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The Longing Lab

Amanda McCracken

Do you ever find yourself so fixated on longing that you can’t enjoy the present? Longing for a lover, an exotic destination, a lost loved one, or a past time in your life? The Longing Lab takes a deeper look at the science of longing and the culture that drives us to long for what we don’t have. You can expect insightful conversations with individuals uniquely qualified to talk about longing. Hos... more

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Episode 36 Columbia University Professor of Music Walter Frisch explores how longing is expressed in 19th and 20th-century music, particularly in the works of composers like Schumann, Wagner, and Arlen. Frisch also shares the lesser-k... more

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Episode 35 Feminist journalist and author of The Sex Myth, Rachel Hills discusses what she’s learned about sex as a source of power, the sex myths many of us believe, and how the sexual revolution didn’t really liberate us. Hills also... more

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Episode 34 Dylan Thomas Doyle (PhD) discusses the use of AI in creating "griefbots," which simulate deceased loved ones. Doyle-Burke emphasizes the ethical considerations, potential harms, and psychological impacts of grief-related te... more

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Episode 33 Dr. Ravin Alaei explores the relationship between music lyrics and attachment styles. In a study of 500 participants, lyrics of ~4,700 songs were analyzed to quantify avoidance, security, and anxiety. Results showed that pe... more

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  • Deep, Meaningful Conversation

    The Longing Lab Podcast is a thoughtful, deeply introspective journey into the emotional and spiritual terrain of human longing. Hosted with calm clarity and vulnerability, each episode feels like a gentle but powerful excavation of the things we often leave unspoken—desire, grief, connection, and the sacred tension between what we want and what we have.

    What sets this podcast apart is its ability to balance intellectual depth with emotional resonance. Whether exploring personal stories, interv... more

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