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The Mind Behind It

Huda Cadekiwala and Sahil Saluja

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Join Huda Cadekiwala and Sahil Saluja as they invite the best minds in psychology, neurology, ecology, history, culture, religion, popular culture, media and so on, to dissect the most controversial subjects, and venture towards the gruesome, crazy and remarkable stuff; all with guaranteed banter. Follow us on Instagram: @humane.productions Connect with us on: www.humaneproductions.com Voice msg us on https://www.speakpipe.com/Themindbehindit
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This week Sahil and Huda say their goodbyes and thank yous in their final episode. But before they do, they punch out a few more episodes that weren’t released. Their guests for these are: Tasha Jackson, MFT who has been practicing psychotherapy for over 16 years and has her own clinic in San Francisco, California. She has a diverse clientele rangi…
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Sahil and Huda speak with Dr. George Church, a Professor of Genetics at Harvard Medical School and Professor of Health Sciences and Technology at Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). His pioneering work has contributed to the development of DNA sequencing and genome engineering technologies. He has also had an imp…
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Sahil and Huda speak with Dr. Beth who is the author of the Best Selling book, The Female Fat Solution, the creator of the 12 Week Female Fat Solution Challenge, the Eat for Your Cycle™ Method, and the host of The Female Health Solution Podcast. We chat about how a woman's body goes through four different stages during her period, how different hor…
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Sahil and Huda interview Rachel Gur-Arie, a Hecht-Levi Postdoctoral Fellow in Ethics & Infectious Disease at the Berman Institute at John Hopkins University and at the Wellcome Center for Ethics and Humanities at the University of Oxford. She also completed her PhD in Health Systems Management at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Beer She…
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Sahil and Huda interview Grant Giles, a clinical hypnotherapist and strategic psychotherapist having trained through the institute of Applied Psychology, and is registered with the Australian Hypnotherapy Association. Grant is also an elite high performance coach within sport, giving him a wealth of experience working with people of varying ages an…
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Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Rébecca Kleinberger, who received her PhD from the MIT Media Lab where she is currently doing postdoctoral research and is a Keynote speaker (search up her TED talk ' Why don't you like the sound of your own voice?'). Rébecca creatively mixes science, engineering, design and art to explore ways to craft experi…
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Sahil and Huda speak with Associate Professor in the Social and Decision Sciences Department at Carnegie Mellon University about how personal bias affects decision making. We discuss how other people's perceptions could influence the way someone may make decisions about their future, especially when it comes to the stereo-types that are made based …
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Sahil and Huda speak with Associate Professor in marketing at the University of Wyoming, Dr Elizabeth Minton and discuss how marketing plays an important role in consumer decision making. They talk to Elizabeth about how simple cues can prime consumers to engage in societally/environmentally-beneficial behaviors or alter product evaluations, spread…
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Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Dr Thomas Hansen, a Research Professor of psychology, Ageing research, Norwegian Social Research (NOVA), Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences. In this episode, we discuss happiness levels of couples with or without children, societal pressure on women to have a child, distinction between lo…
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Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Novalee Wilder, Los Angeles based Numerologist and writer of the book 'A little bit of numerology'. In this episode, we discuss the basics of numerology, your date of birth and it's significance, how a name change has the potential to change your life and the differences between Pythagorean and Chaldean Numero…
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In the second of this two part episode, Sahil and Huda continue their conversation with Dr Michelle Drouin, an American Scientific Researcher, Forensic Consultant, Expert Witness, Author and Keynote Speaker (search up her TEDx talk 'Online love & infidelity. We're in the game, what are the rules?'). Her work primarily focuses on psychological issue…
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In the first of this two part episode, Sahil and Huda sit down virtually with Dr Michelle Drouin, an American Scientific Researcher, Forensic Consultant, Expert Witness, Author and Keynote Speaker (search up her TEDx talk 'Online love & infidelity. We're in the game, what are the rules?'). Her work primarily focuses on psychological issues dealing …
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Sahil and Huda dive deep into the latest topic of equality with Tasneem Chopra, a leading Australian Cross-cultural Consultant. Tasneem is an expert in addressing issues of diversity, equity and inclusion across organisational leadership, including intersectionality within government, corporate, arts and community sectors. In this episode they disc…
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Sahil and Huda dive deep into space exploration with Prof. Chris Impey, a British astronomer, educator, and author. His body of research and work is primarily focussed on observational cosmology—using telescopes and other instruments to study the large-scale structure and evolution of the universe. In this episode, they discuss the Pentagon reports…
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Starting the new season on the right foot, Sahil and Huda have one of the most important discussions with Dr. Hugh Mackay, Australian psychologist, social researcher and journalist/writer, about the key to living a truly satisfied life. They discuss human nature, and how we can channel more kindness into our lives, they discuss happiness and what t…
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Huda and Sahil discuss how they will be taking a break from the podcast deadlines - but this doesnt mean that they wont be contactable, they are still working on some new and exciting things for all you cool kids. In the meantime, please get in touch with them, they want to get to know their listeners from around the world (all 49 Countries out the…
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This week Argus Kaine, also known as Moonpriest on TikTok; sits with us to discuss all things astrology. Explaining the difference between the Sun, Moon and Rising signs and how astrology should actually be used. He speaks about how the planets work when it comes to our traits or personalities. While he does that he gives Huda and Sahil a brief rea…
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This week Huda and Sahil speak to Australian-American writer, linguist, and co-host of the popular podcast MonsterTalk, Dr. Karen Stollznow, about USA gun laws and how badly they have impacted the people in America, and delve into how language can draw different aspects of our true discriminations out, how it is used in today's society - especially…
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This weeks episode we delve into the world of the supernatural with a sceptics perspective - Huda, Sahil and Deborah share ghost stories, and dissect them. They dissect religion and the existence of God, supernatural experiences, where the belief from vampires rose from, exorcism and why it still exists in today's society. To read more on Deborah H…
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In this weeks episode Huda and Sahil speak to Psychosexual & Relationship psychotherapist, Silva Neves from the UK, and ask the questions that we all want to low-key (or high-key) know about. They discuss porn, whether it negatively effects the brain, if there is enough sex education out there, whether masterbating too much is bad for you (looking …
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This week's episode is with Dr Prash P, a Melbourne based psychiatrist who speaks to Huda and Sahil about psychedelic therapy. They discuss the impacts of this experience, how it can address traumas and depression, the history of this particular substance, and it's stigmas in society. They objectively discuss depression, the human ego and trauma, a…
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In part 2 of Kevin Volkan's episode we cover types of hoarding, what types of people become hoarders in life and why, and the history of hoarding. We speak about animal hoarding (who is the crazy cat lady?), Joe Exotic from Tiger King and his alleged hoarding of exotic animals, children hoarding (looking at you Angelina Jolie), technological hoardi…
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In part one of this episode, Huda and Sahil speak to Kevin Volkan, Professor of Psychology at the California State University. They start off with a general discussion on the types of discrimination in society today, cancel-culture, and political correctness - whether it is effective. They then delve into the importance of childhood development, es…
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This week Huda and Sahil speak to two wonderfully entertaining blokes from the UK who study why people believe in conspiracy theories. Together we dissect the different theories that made a huge trend, such as lizard people, QAnon, Epstien, Trump and COVID-19 and the vaccine. We speak about attachment styles and narcissism and how those have a role…
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In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to the creator of Lucid Mind Centre, Judith Schjorring. We discuss her journey at the Monroe Institute which specialises in the Gateway Experience and Hemi-Sync teachings to expand human conciousness. She talks about near-death experiences, lucid-dreaming and the recent buzz around FBI's secret remote view…
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We speak to Iye Bako who is a social influencer for social justice about her quest to abolish othering. We discuss racism in not just the black community, but overall, what it's like to be a person of color in a predominantly white community, another way of looking at veganism, what othering is and how important it is that we actively work towards …
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This week Huda and Sahil talk about their favorite documentaries, and from that they draw on parenting. They speak about different types of parenting and how children are affected by those different styles. They draw on thoughts about death, and how different beliefs and religions impact the way people view death. From that, discussions about why i…
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In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to American stand up Paul Gilmartin. He is a comedian, television personality best known as the longtime host of popular network TV show 'Dinner and a Movie' and now a podcast host of 'The Mental Illness Happy Hour' We discuss ways that Paul dealt with crippling depression in the late 90s on the back of hi…
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In this weeks episode Sahil and Huda speak to author of multiple award-winning books, writer of Forbes articles, and psychotherapist, Bryan E. Robinson, about his experiences, and his upcoming book #Chill. We discuss better ways we can all navigate through life's stresses, how important it is to do the internal work and shift perspectives, how to c…
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This weeks episode we speak to Anthropologist Barbara J King, who has spoken on a TED Talk called 'Grief and love in the animal kingdom'. Barbara has studied animal behaviours and written multiple books on animal love and grief. In light of her upcoming book release 'Animals' Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and in …
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Huda and Sahil discuss whether attractiveness effects the types of opportunities that one has in life. They also touch on the consequences colonialism has had on the past and present generations of India and Pakistan. Plus they delve into a topic about friendships, our fears when it comes to giving, our anxieties in life, and how to combat those.…
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David Howe, a scientist in ethnocynology has studied and talks to us about the relationship between humans and dogs, some theories on how it began, the evolution of the different breeds of dogs we see today. We touch on climate change from an archeoligists perspective, and some consipiracy theories. Please head over to www.davidianhowe.com to check…
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In this weeks episode we talk to Brock Bastian who wrote the book 'The other side of happiness', together we focus on the psychology of suicide bombers, why people self-harm, end their life or feel worthless. We discuss why pain is important and why we need adverse situations in our lives. We also touch on why people are entitled and empathy and wh…
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Here we discuss the protests by Indian farmers and celebrity responses to it. We address the Japanese vaccine fiasco and shine light on cognitive dissonance when it comes to artists we love and admire. Also, listen in for some updates. Head over to our subreddit to have your say on 'whether the Internet has made us stalkers' https://www.reddit.com/…
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