The Dr. Drew Podcast

Drew welcomes podcaster Wes Alwan (The Partially Examined Life) to the show to discuss his area of expertise - Psychology. The guys dive deep on Wes' history working in the field and how the study of philosophy has evolved thought the generations. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Drew welcomes podcaster and author David McRaney to the show and them immediately dive in and have a very in depth conversation about the Dunning-Kruger effect. Drew also touches on the idea that he has thought about trying to convert the thoughts of a flat earth supporter to his form of thinking. They also discuss the backfire effect and much much more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Drew opens the show by welcoming in Kim Litton to tell her story about her history with substance abuse and her journey to get her life in order and eventually get into counseling, specifically when it comes to other women. They discuss the different stigmas that are thrust, rightfully or not, on women who use substances as opposed to men. As the show wraps up Drew goes to the phones and takes some listener phone calls. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A special crossover podcast with This Life. Dr. Drew and Bob Forrest sit down with Steve-O See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

A special crossover podcast with This Life. Dr. Drew and Mike Catherwood sit down with Dave Navarro of Dave Navarro's Dark Matter Radio, Ink Master Shop Wars, and Jane's Addiction! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Drew welcomes Dilbert creator and expert on persuasion Scott Adams to today's Dr. Drew Podcast and they dive right in talking about Scott's experience as a trained hypnotist, his long running history of correctly predicting US Presidential elections and his expert level knowledge is the art of persuasion. You can pre-order Scott's new book 'Win Bigly: Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter' now on amazon, releasing this October. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

UC Berkeley Professor of Psychology Dr. Stephen Hinshaw joins Dr. Drew for an in-depth conversation on phsychology and mental illness. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Janina Scarlet calls in to talk about Superhero Therapy and geek culture. Wes Chapman also joins the show to further investigate more evidence based treatments and the effects of a hero's journey through acceptance. After the break, Dr. Drew talks to Tim Ryan, founder of A Man In Recovery Foundation. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Wes Chapman returns to the show to delve even further into his fascinating story that he introduced on episode 275. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Drew opens today's show speaking about some of the recertification tests he has been taking recently and the changes that have been made to them over the years. He then turns to the phones and speaks to callers on a variety of topics including 'Trump Anxiety', complications arising from sarcoma, HPV and more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.