In this episode we were joined by Dr. Amy Muise to discuss sex: how couples navigate different sexual desires in relationships, how cuddling improves sexual satisfaction, how much sex is enough sex, and sex in consensual nonmonogamy relationships. We also discuss Amy's recent debunk of "love languages."

Resources:

• Webpage: https://www.amymuise.com/

• Lab instagram: https://www.instagram.com/share.research/
• Good, Giving, and Game: The Relationship Benefits of Communal Sexual Motivation: https://static1.squarespace.com/static/615a20501ce896399f8d5a13/t/617dda90aed0153084cbb6b3/1635637905317/Good%2C+Giving%2C+and+Game-+The+Relationship+Benefits+of+Communal+Sexual+Motivation.pdf
• Measurement of communal strength: https://clarkrelationshiplab.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Measurement%20in%20communal%20strength.pdf
• positivity resonance: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781315564296-12/broaden-build-theory-meets-interpersonal-neurobiology-lens-compassion-positivity-resonance-barbara-fredrickson-daniel-siegel
• The costs and benefits of sexual communal motivation for couples coping with vulvodynia: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2017-05298-001
• Post Sex Affectionate Exchanges Promote Sexual and Relationship Satisfaction: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10508-014-0305-3
• Sexual Frequency Predicts Greater Well-Being, But More is Not Always Better: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/1948550615616462
• Sexual need fulfillment and satisfaction in consensually nonmonogamous relationships: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0265407518774638
• Popular Psychology Through a Scientific Lens: Evaluating Love Languages From a Relationship Science Perspective: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/09637214231217663
  

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This is a first episode about the Israel-Palestine conflict. Our guest, Dr. Steven David is a scholar of international relations and security studies, and he discussed the conflict with us. This conversation largely explores the conflict from an Israeli (specifically a progressive Zionist) perspective. There are many issues we did not discuss, but we will likely explore in future episodes.

Note: The episode was recorded on 1/16/2024, and reflects the information that was available at the time.

Sources:

• New York Times coverage of Hamas’s tunnels in Gaza
• David, S. R. (2012). Existential threats to Israel: learning from the ancient past. Israel Affairs, 18(4), 503-525.
• David, S. R. (2018). Existential threats to Israel. In Contemporary Israel (pp. 299-316). Routledge.
• David, S. R. (2019). Coping with an existential threat: Israel and Iran under Netanyahu. In Israel Under Netanyahu (pp. 197-215). Routledge.
• Israel’s Construction of Iran as an Existential Threat: https://www.jstor.org/stable/26378543
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In this episode, Manny and Dylan chat with Dr. Daniel Yudkin, a social psychologist and researcher at the organization More In Common. We talk about how and why people fundamentally misunderstand Americans’ political viewpoints, and what we can do about this problem.

(So sorry about Manny's audio quality! There was a mic issue and we had to use his webcam mic for the episode.)

Daniel’s Substack - The Partial Spectator

The “Hidden Tribes” of America

The Perception Gap quiz

More In Common Group 2018 US midterms report

Pew Research Typologies

Polling that shows high support for progressive policies.

“Democratic candidates, on average,are helped by higher turnout.” Hansford and Gomez, 2010

Also, racial minorities (who are more likely to vote democrat) are much less likely to vote, relative to white voters. See Pew

Income and Education predict different things when it comes to voting in 2016 and 2020