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Smartest Person in the Room

Laura Tremaine is not the smartest person in the room, but she knows someone who is. Driven by her belief that we all learn, grow, and become better when we surround ourselves with people who are smar... Read more

Ranked #1

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Ep 29 BIAS: When a Black person tells you it’s about race

Ep 29 BIAS: When a Black person tells you it’s about race

This is the beginning of a new series and this time we're trying something a little different. I'm sitting down with my ... Read more

19 Apr 2018

59mins

Ranked #2

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Ep 10 Religion Series: Mormons vs. mainstream Christianity

Ep 10 Religion Series: Mormons vs. mainstream Christianity

Welcome to the first episode in the RELIGION series of Smartest Person in the Room. For the next few weeks we’ll be hear... Read more

15 Nov 2016

43mins

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Ep 22 Mind-Body Series: Pilates instructor Kerri Campbell

Ep 22 Mind-Body Series: Pilates instructor Kerri Campbell

This is the first episode in the Mind/Body series and we're getting personal. We’re exploring a topic that is relevant t... Read more

19 Sep 2017

39mins

Ranked #4

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Ep 28 Best books & reading 2017

Ep 28 Best books & reading 2017

We're talking about the best books we read in 2017! My guest is Yasmin Dunn, a friend and member of my real life book cl... Read more

21 Dec 2017

1hr 15mins

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Ranked #5

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Ep 21 Special Edition: books & reading 2017

Ep 21 Special Edition: books & reading 2017

The best books of 2017 (so far) and what is on our summer To Read lists! In this special edition episode of Smartest Per... Read more

13 Jun 2017

39mins

Ranked #6

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Ep 26 Mind-Body Series: Exploring sexual fulfillment with sex therapist Dr. Hernando Chaves

Ep 26 Mind-Body Series: Exploring sexual fulfillment with sex therapist Dr. Hernando Chaves

There is no way to cover the vast topic of Mind/Body connection and not explore the issue of sexuality. We are sexual be... Read more

13 Nov 2017

56mins

Ranked #7

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Ep. 11 Religion Series: Practicing religion without mentioning God

Ep. 11 Religion Series: Practicing religion without mentioning God

This episode is about Reformed Judaism as a cultural identity as opposed to a religion focused on worshipping God. The R... Read more

21 Nov 2016

40mins

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Ep 25 Mind-Body Series: Eating disorders with dietician Nicole Avila

Ep 25 Mind-Body Series: Eating disorders with dietician Nicole Avila

Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. And yet this disease is widely misunderstood and... Read more

18 Oct 2017

35mins

Ranked #9

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Ep 15 Religion Series: When God goes silent

Ep 15 Religion Series: When God goes silent

We're closing out the religion series by talking about LOSING your faith.  In the last five episodes, we’ve talked about... Read more

7 Feb 2017

44mins

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Ep 17 Viral Series: Buzzfeed editor and award-winning blogger Morgan Shanahan

Ep 17 Viral Series: Buzzfeed editor and award-winning blogger Morgan Shanahan

This is the VIRAL series, and we’re looking closely at something that permeates most of our internet culture: viral cont... Read more

21 Feb 2017

37mins

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Ep 20 Viral Series: Professional bridesmaid Jen Glantz

Ep 20 Viral Series: Professional bridesmaid Jen Glantz

Jen Glantz is a professional bridesmaid. That’s right, you can hire out the role traditionally held by best friends or s... Read more

1 Jun 2017

32mins

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Ep 13 Religion Series: Religion reporting in the time of Trump

Ep 13 Religion Series: Religion reporting in the time of Trump

So far in the RELIGION series we've heard from people from 4 different faiths. Today's episode is a bit of a departure, ... Read more

20 Dec 2016

38mins

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Ep 32 BIAS: Pop culture perspectives

Ep 32 BIAS: Pop culture perspectives

Early in our friendship, Yasmin and I realized that we had pretty different perspectives on most things pop culture. So ... Read more

17 May 2018

1hr 8mins

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Ep 12 Religion Series: The political door to Islam

Ep 12 Religion Series: The political door to Islam

Salah Abdul-Wahid was born Daniel Hewlitt. He converted to Islam as an adult, after growing up Catholic in a large Creol... Read more

30 Nov 2016

39mins

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Ep. 14 Religion Series: The mystery of Hinduism

Ep. 14 Religion Series: The mystery of Hinduism

This is the 5th episode in the RELIGION series.  Hinduism is the world’s third largest religion, with over 1 billion fol... Read more

31 Jan 2017

38mins

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Ep 33 BIAS: Wow, there's a whole other side of you.

Ep 33 BIAS: Wow, there's a whole other side of you.

This is an unplanned episode. Yasmin and Laura were talking off the record, but the mic was recording. With Yasmin's per... Read more

24 May 2018

49mins

Ranked #17

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Ep 34 BIAS: Stop saying "down there"

Ep 34 BIAS: Stop saying "down there"

This episode is different from any episode of Smartest Person in the Room that I’ve ever recorded. Months ago, when Yasm... Read more

14 Jun 2018

51mins

Ranked #18

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Ep 19 Viral Series: Comedian and viral video star SteveO

Ep 19 Viral Series: Comedian and viral video star SteveO

This is the third episode in the VIRAL series. WARNING: This episode contains adult language and humor. Stephen Glover i... Read more

24 May 2017

39mins

Ranked #19

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Ep 18 Viral Series: MTV producer Shane Nickerson

Ep 18 Viral Series: MTV producer Shane Nickerson

This is the second episode in the VIRAL series of Smartest Person in the Room. My conversation is with actor and produce... Read more

2 Mar 2017

36mins

Ranked #20

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Religion Series: a wrap-up

Religion Series: a wrap-up

Host Laura Tremaine and producer/editor Megan Tietz break down the six episodes of the RELIGION series. They talk downlo... Read more

14 Feb 2017

28mins

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