Mayim Bialik's Breakdown
Mayim Bialik
Consciousness. Spontaneous healing. UAPs. Near Death Experiences. Manifestation. Psychic phenomena. Angels. Nothing is off limits if it can be approached with curiosity and rigor.
MBB started as a conversation about mental health — and quickly became something much bigger. Because the deeper you go into what it means to be human, the faster you run into questions science hasn’t fully answered yet.
Hosted by neuroscientist and cultural icon Mayim Bialik and spiritual explorer Jonathan Cohen, MBB is a multi-award-winning podcast where science and spirituality meet. Together they break down the assumptions, the misperceptions, and the boundaries between disciplines — and every breakdown is a breakthrough. This is where the biggest questions get taken seriously — and where you realize you’ve never been alone in asking them.
Can the mind actually heal the body? Can quantum physics explain psychic phenomena? What do Near Death Experiences reveal about the nature of consciousness and the seat of the human soul? What if the only thing separating you from your own intuition - or even God - is the assumption that it’s out of reach? And if governments are publicly acknowledging the existence of UFOs, what does that mean for the future of humanity?
These are the questions Mayim Bialik's Breakdown asks every week.
Subscribe on Substack for ad-free episodes and bonus content, and check us out on YouTube (@MayimBialik) for video versions of our episodes!
MBB started as a conversation about mental health — and quickly became something much bigger. Because the deeper you go into what it means to be human, the faster you run into questions science hasn’t fully answered yet.
Hosted by neuroscientist and cultural icon Mayim Bialik and spiritual explorer Jonathan Cohen, MBB is a multi-award-winning podcast where science and spirituality meet. Together they break down the assumptions, the misperceptions, and the boundaries between disciplines — and every breakdown is a breakthrough. This is where the biggest questions get taken seriously — and where you realize you’ve never been alone in asking them.
Can the mind actually heal the body? Can quantum physics explain psychic phenomena? What do Near Death Experiences reveal about the nature of consciousness and the seat of the human soul? What if the only thing separating you from your own intuition - or even God - is the assumption that it’s out of reach? And if governments are publicly acknowledging the existence of UFOs, what does that mean for the future of humanity?
These are the questions Mayim Bialik's Breakdown asks every week.
Subscribe on Substack for ad-free episodes and bonus content, and check us out on YouTube (@MayimBialik) for video versions of our episodes!
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Oct 30, 2026 • 1h 25min
Re-Air: #1 Body Language Expert Explains Subtle Cues Impact Everything From Dating To Work Promotions | Vanessa Van Edwards
Vanessa Van Edwards, behavioral researcher, body-language expert, and founder of Science of People, explores the hidden signals shaping first impressions, dating, workplace recognition, and trust. They discuss vocal tone, microexpressions, eye contact, deception, awkwardness, neurodivergence, and authentic charisma. Plus, practical ways introverts can navigate social situations and create stronger connections.
Oct 28, 2026 • 48min
Part Two: The Alien Invasion Already Happened. JFK, The CIA & Who’s Really Controlling History | Peter Levenda
Peter Levenda, an author and researcher of occultism, intelligence operations, and anomalous phenomena, explores MKUltra, mind control, and psychological warfare. He connects JFK’s assassination, Nazi networks, UFOs, and nonhuman intelligence while recounting eerie Men in Black encounters. The conversation examines consciousness manipulation, religious symbolism, Cold War paranormal research, and how modern media can blur the line between revelation and control.
Oct 27, 2026 • 1h 5min
The Alien Invasion Already Happened. JFK, The CIA & Who’s Really Controlling History | Peter Levenda
Peter Levenda, an author and researcher of occultism, intelligence operations, conspiracies, and UFOs, explores the hidden forces behind history. He connects JFK, Lincoln, Oswald, Roswell, Nazi technology, and nonhuman intelligence. The conversation examines UFOs as a possible control system, government narrative management, consciousness, occultism, and Levenda’s eerie encounter with a silent triangular craft.
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Oct 23, 2026 • 2h 13min
Re-Air: Childhood Trauma Can Lead to Disease | Here’s How to Heal Now! | Dr. Aimie Apigian
Dr. Aimie Apigian, a physician, biochemist, and trauma specialist, explores how unresolved trauma shapes the nervous system and physical health. They discuss cellular trauma biology, chronic illness, functional freeze, alcohol and brain inflammation, women’s health, menopause, intuition, and somatic healing. A fascinating look at moving beyond survival mode toward presence, purpose, and regulation.
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Oct 21, 2026 • 46min
Part Two: Big Bang Theory & Two and a Half Men Creator on Signing a Billion-Year Scientology Contract, Why Success Didn’t Cure His Alcoholism, and Surviving the Public Battle with Charlie Sheen | Chuck Lorre
Chuck Lorre, the acclaimed sitcom creator behind The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, opens up about alcoholism, sobriety, low self-esteem, and a decade in Scientology. He revisits the collapse of Two and a Half Men, his fraught relationship with Charlie Sheen, the creative refuge of The Big Bang Theory, and learning to trust his comedic instincts.
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Oct 20, 2026 • 57min
Big Bang Theory & Two and a Half Men Creator on Signing a Billion-Year Scientology Contract, Why Success Didn’t Cure His Alcoholism, and Surviving the Public Battle with Charlie Sheen | Chuck Lorre
Chuck Lorre, the celebrated creator of The Big Bang Theory and Two and a Half Men, opens up about addiction, low self-esteem, and the rage-filled childhood that shaped his comedy. He recounts signing a billion-year Scientology contract, finding sobriety, writing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles theme, and navigating his turbulent relationship with Charlie Sheen. It’s a candid journey through fame, recovery, creativity, and self-forgiveness.
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Oct 16, 2026 • 49min
What Really Happens After Death - Doctors & Nurses Are Afraid To Tell You
Doctors, nurses, and family members describe shared death experiences, from apparitions and mysterious lights to sensations seemingly felt across vast distances. The discussion explores deathbed visions across cultures, after-death communication, near-death research, and whether these encounters reflect grief, brain activity, or something science has yet to explain.
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Oct 14, 2026 • 52min
Part Two: Some Psychic Abilities Are Dangerous: Aliens, Telepathy & Discovering Your Gifts | Dr. Dean Radin
Dr. Dean Radin, chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences, explores the edges of consciousness and reality. They discuss probabilistic precognition, presentiment experiments, telepathy, remote viewing and the Stargate program. The conversation also considers nonhuman intelligence, collective prayer, global consciousness, psychic sensitivity and the challenge of separating meaningful intuition from fear or noise.
Oct 13, 2026 • 51min
Some Psychic Abilities Are Dangerous: Aliens, Telepathy & Discovering Your Gifts | Dr. Dean Radin
Dr. Dean Radin, chief scientist at the Institute of Noetic Sciences and a leading researcher of consciousness, explores telepathy, precognition, remote viewing, and psychic sensitivity. They discuss whether reality is connected across space and time, how meditation may influence intuition, why psychic abilities can be distressing, and how Enlightenment-era skepticism shaped modern science. Quantum correlations, prayer, AI bias, and the mystery of “magic” are also on the table.
Oct 10, 2026 • 58min
Substack Exclusive: Making the Paranormal Normal | Mystic Michaela
Mystic Michaela, a fourth-generation psychic medium, aura reader, author, and podcast host, explores the unseen forces shaping everyday life. They discuss reading energy from afar, connecting with past selves, recognizing intuition, interpreting dreams, and using pendulums without surrendering personal agency. The conversation also ventures into ancestral patterns, house energies, ghosts, and what may linger after someone leaves.
