The Station Wagon Podcast: Exploring Mindfulness and Sibling Rivalry

After a long break, Marc and Julie are back with lots of nice stuff to say to themselves. Grab your mirror, and enjoy this ep all about the science and history of self-affirmation! Be Social Leave us feedback on Itunes (or wherever). Join the discussion in our Facebook Group. Tweet at us @Wagonpod Credits This episode was recorded in Snoqualmie and Olympia, and produced at Shiny Object studios using Audacity. All research by Julie and Marc; all opinions are our own. Our music, "Modern Problems" is by The Pleasure Kills Give  Send your cash to Planned Parenthood or one of the other great organizations devoted to providing quality care to all!

Don't take your reflection for granted. Learn about the history and science of looking in mirrors and what happens when we (tried to) give them up for a couple of weeks. Be Social Leave us feedback on Itunes (or wherever). Join the discussion in our Facebook Group. Tweet at us @Wagonpod Credits This episode was recorded in Snoqualmie and Olympia, and produced at Shiny Object studios using Audacity. All research by Julie and Marc; all opinions are our own. Our music, "Modern Problems" is by The Pleasure Kills Give  Send your cash to Planned Parenthood or one of the other great organizations devoted to providing quality care to all!

How many varieties of Doritos do we actually need? What happens when we give up food variety? Learn the science and history of diet variation and follow along for Marc and Julie's experiment! Please note: This is the episode in which we go for a more organic, less-edited feel. I.e, Hear Marc make lots of notes to himself about editing, which Julie deliberately ignores because she got to edit this one [insert evil laughing]. Be Social Leave us feedback on Itunes (or wherever). Join the discussion in our Facebook Group. Tweet at us @Wagonpod Credits This episode was recorded in Snoqualmie and Olympia, and produced at Shiny Object studios using Audacity. All research by Julie and Marc; all opinions are our own. Our music, "Modern Problems" is by The Pleasure Kills

Siblings Marc Shecter and Dr. Julie Kinn give you the science and history of the things in life we take for granted. After taking a closer look, they change their behavior for a couple of weeks and tell you how it goes!  

"Pop music is not a threatening style of music." -- Joan Jett. That's good to know since we are only listening to pop music and not our usual mix. Spoiler alert -- one of us like this, one of us didn't.  

How much sleep do we actually need? We dive into the science and history of sleep, and then try to reduce our sleep for a couple of weeks to see how bad it really is. Learn more about insomnia, sleep apneas, and all sorts of sleep disorders and treatments/tips for adults and kids from actual experts on the A Better Night's Sleep podcast (made for the military, but good for everyone!). Be Social Leave us feedback on Itunes. Join the discussion in our Facebook Group. Credits This episode was recorded in Snoqualmie and Olympia, and produced at Shiny Object studios using Audacity. All research by Julie and Marc; all opinions are our own. Our music, "Modern Problems" is by The Pleasure Kills Thank you's Huge thanks to our listeners whose enthusiasm keeps us going! And to our spouses, children, and friends for putting up with us giving us feedback and contributing to the betterment of our show.  

We become much better people by giving up gossip. Sort of. Tune in to learn all about the science and history of gossip and why giving it up is probably not a great idea.

Julie seeks advice from Marc on how to handle people who are seriously into medical treatments that have no scientific backing. Spoiler: he's not very helpful. Weigh in with your own recommendations on Twitter or Facebook. Please! We seriously need all the help we can get!  

When is cash better than credit, and vice versa? Learn the history and science of how we pay for stuff, and find out what happens when we give up credit and virtual payments. Featuring guest star, "Olaf" and commercial break from Planned Parenthood.

We dig deep into the reasons why modern Westerners take pictures, and we find out what happens when we give up photography for a couple of weeks. Spoiler alert: Pebbles was the real victim of this experiment. Commercial Break: Planned Parenthood #science #history #podernfamily 

Join us for a minisode in which we dig into the research behind some delicious clickbait!

It's a battle of the siblings: Marc Shecter thinks dream interpretation is enlightening, and Julie Kinn thinks it's cow dung. Spoiler alert: Julie's right. And cooler. And smells better. And is in charge of "show notes" this month. Learn history and science of dreams and dream interpretation, and find out what Marc and Julie learn about themselves when they record their dreams for two weeks. Commercial break: Planned Parenthood The Meddling Kids Podcast (A Scooby-Doo Review) P.S. Hey Marc, You're so ugly Hello Kitty said goodbye to you.

Marc and Julie's latest ep is like a user's guide for your mouth! Learn all about the history, science, and cultural significance of lipstick and lip balm.  Plus, Julie even tried "grown up lady" make-up for a week (see below for proof)! It didn't end well. Can someone please help her, already? Commercial break: Planned Parenthood

Is white 'chocolate' chocolate? What's the deal with craving chocolate before menstruation? Is chocolate actually healthy? Find out with the latest ep of the Station Wagon Podcast, all about the history and science of chocolate (and what happens when hosts Marc Shecter and Julie Kinn tried to give it up for two weeks)! Big thanks to: Chris Osborne of Play Comics Podcast The Pleasure Kills for the use of the song Modern Problems 

We chill out in episode 39 and focus on the science and history of meditation, mindfulness, and relaxation. Learn about our two-week test: what worked, what didn't, and how Sanford and Sons can assist you during stressful times! Shout-outs: Suzy of the Casual Birder Podcast Paul of Varmints Podcast Harvey of the 1240 Hangover Cure Podcast Be sure to try out the Military Meditation Coach podcast and the apps Julie mentioned: the Mindfulness Coach, Virtual Hope Box, and Breathe2Relax.  

Marc and Julie talk about the history and science of traditional nail care. Learn what happens when they give up nail clippers and go Old School!   Important stuff: Thanks to Brittney Miller (above) for the interview segment and inspiration! Thanks to Planned Parenthood for everything you do

How much do you acknowledge strangers walking by you on the sidewalk? What about acquaintances at work? Are you like Marc who hates humanity or Julie who tries to high-five random joggers? In this ep, we learn all about the science, history, and culture of modern greeting rituals -- and then talk about what happened when we went out of our way to give a friendly greeting (or at least eye contact and a head nod) to everyone on our path. Special shout-outs: Cecil Baldwin and Meg Bashwiner of Welcome to Nightvale for teaching up how to do vocal warm-ups at PodCon! The Washington Center for the Performing Arts The Toph of GravityBeard Podcast Kyle of the Merchants of Dirt Podcast Meddling Kids Podcast (Julie's awesome Scooby-Doo recap show) Big thanks to the friends who sent in clips we didn't have space to use! Especially Chris Osborne of The Play Comics Podcast and Jimmy from Jimmy Teaches Everything  Join us on Facebook and Twitter!

We try connecting to friends and loved ones using written correspondence. Marc is a big baby about it, and Julie goes overboard. Learn about the history and science of letter writing! Visit and connect with us: http://wagonpod.com https://www.facebook.com/wagonpod/ https://twitter.com/wagonpod Hear Julie's other show (The Meddling Kids Podcast)! Read about one of Julie's studies on "Caring Letters" And.... feel free to still send us mail! We'll write ya back! Station Wagon Podcast, c/o Julie Kinn 1001 Cooper Point SW Suite 140, PMB #369 Olympia, WA 98502 

Marc's kids take over the show for this minisode about giving up screens (TV, internet, video games, and computer).   Connect with us at: http://wagonpod.libsyn.com/ @Wagonpod https://www.facebook.com/wagonpod/  

Enjoy our latest foray into the science and history of things we take for granted. This time we focus on the ups, downs, and deliciousness of fried food and food cooked in oil. We then gave it up for a couple of weeks and nearly starved to death! Twitter: @Wagonpod Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wagonpod/