# Psychology in Everyday Life: The Psych Files

A podcast by Michael Britt. Learn how theories in psychology affect you in everyday life. Upbeat and interesting podcasts from experienced psychology teacher Michael Britt give you a bit more insight into you and your life.

Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/thepsychfiles

## Latest episodes

- [What Makes a Dad Joke Funny? Science Weighs In](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/54d9f6acaa85) (2026-10-14, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/dad-jokes-episode.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [One Simple Habit for a Happier Marriage? Not So Fast](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/40e86a6b8dd6) (2026-10-07, 14 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/walking-relationships-enhanced-v3.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [I'm Not the Person I Used to Be (and Why Your Brain Wants You to Believe That)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/72e8e0c4008d) (2026-10-01, 23 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/moral-distance-enhanced-v2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [You've Got Dopamine Backwards (and I Can Prove It On Piano)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/5d8c02313ef8) (2026-09-23, 25 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Dopamine_final.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Science Corrects Itself: The Embodied Cognition Story](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/b8a8b27f8009) (2026-08-30, 42 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/EmbodiedCognition-Episode-esv2-50p-bg-10p-music-10p.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [The Secret to a Good Joke Is Silence](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/4647b9131832) (2026-08-13, 17 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Telling-Jokes-enhanced-v2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [AI: Mixed Feelings, Cognitive Dissonance, and the Stories We Tell Ourselves](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/c8b411123a99) (2026-07-30, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/MixedFeelingsv2-enhanced-v2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Why Nobody Pushed the Button: The Psychology Behind a Subway Tragedy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/9faa766842b4) (2026-07-06, 15 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/bystander2-enhanced.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Why People Step Out of the Plane — and Go Back Up the Next Day](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/1fd2f22d2635) (2026-06-26, 11 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Sensation-Seeking-V2-enhanced-v2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Does Your Cat or Dog Need Closure? Pet Grief and the Psychology of Loss](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/e98f09939497) (2026-06-12, 26 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/closure-enhanced-v2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Home Alone: The Hidden Cost of Remote Work](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/52dfbe10de59) (2026-06-10, 13 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/remoteWork-enhanced-v3.mp3?dest-id=10763
- ["I'm Getting Old" — And That Thought Might Be Killing You](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/f013805ad06c) (2026-03-27, 18 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_Ageing-Mindset-enhanced.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Actors Don't Really Memorize Lines!](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/1121a7817896) (2026-02-24, 10 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Levels-of-Processing-esv2-90p-bg-10p.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Latest Research: Anthropomorphism and Dementia](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/5cdda9397144) (2025-10-15, 19 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Anthropomorphism_and_Dementia.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [The Surprising Psychology Behind Effortless Line Memorization](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/b961dd0fee2e) (2025-09-24, 11 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Line_Memorization_-_first_stage.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Why Are We So Polite to AI?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/72bf61811488) (2025-06-25, 11 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Politeness_To_AI.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [The Song "Yesterday," Manhood, and the Fear of Vulnerability](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/c6ac06b05ab4) (2025-05-11, 12 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF-Yesterday-Manhood.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Study Hack: Use ChatGPT to Ace Your Exams! | Self-Explanation Effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/8a88c431962a) (2025-02-07, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/CogDiss-WithAIv-1920x1080.mp4?dest-id=10763
- [Lost in the Click: Exploring the Browser Doorway Effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/bb157a02d515) (2024-10-18, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/DoorwayEpisode-V3.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Beck's Cognitive Distortions: An AI-Powered Learning Activity](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/4149351b15c7) (2024-06-24, 4 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Goal-playing-Episode.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Paralyzed by Fear: Exploring Tonic Immobility in Sexual Assault](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/384ac0a7edc6) (2024-05-11, 11 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/frozenFright.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Cloning Voices: Scary Maybe, But Also Therapeutic?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/960da559b9bd) (2024-05-06, 12 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/RunawayToys-Episode.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [The Psychology of Music: The Role of Expectations and Minor Chords](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/6c3e7c94113e) (2024-04-29, 44 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_101_PsychologyOfMusic_080109-V2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [My 3 Favorite Psych Articles This Week - March 8, 2024](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/fd343dac57d7) (2024-03-08, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_ResearchSummary_030824.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [From Insane Asylum to Psychiatric Center: A Brief History](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/d6675ffd22e9) (2024-01-20, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-27-from-insane-asylum-to-psychiatric-center-a-brief-historyV2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Episode 104: Can Positive Affirmations Improve Your Self Esteem?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/31855b9ea2f6) (2024-01-18, 21 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-104-can-positive-affirmations-improve-your-self-esteem.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Episode 64: Self Help Book - How To Tell if It's Any Good](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/f2de655c0916) (2024-01-18, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-64-a-scientist-goes-looking-for-a-self-help-book.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How to Remember Names](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/10adfc379df9) (2023-08-08, 19 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_277_RememberNamesB_032317.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Part 2: How Do Actors Memorize All Those Lines?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/1d2907f153be) (2023-06-29, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Kelner-part2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How Do Actors Memorize Lines? Interview With Jared Kelner](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/a06f4b029405) (2023-06-10, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Kelner-part1.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Do Brain Training Games Work?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/35bec45e6c18) (2023-04-10, 14 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-128-do-brain-training-games-workB.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How Actors Use the "Number-Shape" Mnemonic Technique](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/0645762d5c37) (2023-04-06, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/number-shape-orig-audio-for-Podcast.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Questionable Research - With A Famous Psychologist Involved](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/a11046f1bfdd) (2023-03-29, 34 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/ep-230-questionable-research-with-a-famous-psychologist-involved.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Actors Use Keywords to Memorize Lines](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/546c575d4749) (2023-03-24, 5 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/Keyword-LetterSceneR-AudioOnly.mp4?dest-id=10763
- [Human Emotions: The Two Factor Theory](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/b4031b025336) (2023-03-15, 17 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-44-human-emotions-the-two-factor-theory.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Games and Videos as Therapeutic Tools: Dr. Anna Vagin (part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/dd5f5c510b9e) (2023-03-07, 29 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/ep-289-games-and-videos-as-therapeutic-tools-dr-anna-vagin-part-2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Using TableTop Games and Videos in Therapy: Interview with Anna Vagin](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/2f759d044745) (2023-02-22, 21 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/ep-288-using-tabletop-games-and-videos-in-therapy-interview-with-anna-vagin.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How Psychology Gets You To Slow Down While Driving](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/4f6b7b6ce3c1) (2023-01-13, 14 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_252_SlowDown_122915c.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [The TV Show Luther, Logical Thinking and Crinkly Plates to Lose Weight](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/f11076bcbf0c) (2023-01-12, 23 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/ep-284-on-the-tv-show-luther-logical-thinking-and-crinkly-plates-to-lose-weight.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [The Psychology of Tipping](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/5cbd84e42c81) (2022-12-04, 28 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-78-the-psychology-of-tipping.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How Smart Do You Want Your Fitness Tracker to Be?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/b5b9b64e5d50) (2022-11-26, 30 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/ep-299-how-smart-do-you-want-your-fitness-tracker-to-be.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How to Prevent Violence in Your Neighborhood](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/5dfcc3e31cbf) (2022-11-12, 12 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_253UrbanPlanning_011116V2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Adele Faber Interview on Parenting (Part 2)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/7653ce4c4b10) (2022-10-04, 36 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-136-adele-faber-interview-on-parenting-part-2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Adele Faber Interview on Parenting (Part 1)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/3e7b0b496b4c) (2022-10-04, 27 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-135-adele-faber-interview-on-parenting-part-1.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Racial Divide: Why Does It Happen? How We Can Fix It](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/b785c0d7d03a) (2022-09-26, 31 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_239_Baltimore_050415-v2.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [What is Music Therapy?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/dee65520ccac) (2022-09-07, 38 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-56-what-is-music-therapy.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [What Can We Do To End Anti-Gay Bullying in Schools?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/86f9aa0d134c) (2022-08-15, 33 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/what-can-we-do-to-end-anti-gay-bullying-in-schools-episode-148.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [How To Create a Human-Like Voice](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/3934fa67b2dc) (2022-08-15, 20 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/TPF_272_Alexa_010617.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Want to Swap Bodies?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/551937a7a6b5) (2022-08-08, 23 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/ep-235-body-swapping-now-we-can-make-you-feel-like-someone-else.mp3?dest-id=10763
- [Manhood: Are You A "Real Man"?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/215516451/303682c7b6c9) (2022-06-18, 24 min): audio https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/thepsychfiles/episode-87-manhood-are-you-a-real-man.mp3?dest-id=10763

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