The CRAM Podcast ~ Extraordinary Ideas Unleashed

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The CRAM Podcast features engaging and thought-provoking interviews that explore innovative ideas and exciting new research that’s shaping our lives - whether it's the evolution of the work world, the transformative ways we connect, the re-imagining of home and place, or the dramatic changes in our identity and community. We interview leading researchers and big thinkers about the human condition and the possibilities of tomorrow.


Episode Date
Is there always a WINNER and LOSER in negotiations? Repeat episode
Sep 10, 2026
Would you know if the world was ending?
Aug 27, 2026
Is it actually better for us to forgive - and forget?
Aug 13, 2026
CODE RED: What’s going on in hospital ERs?
Jul 30, 2026
How to GET and KEEP a job in the Age of A.I.
Jul 16, 2026
Why are GenZ’s unhappy (and how do we change that)?
Jul 02, 2026
Do you trust your neighbour? A stranger? The government?
Jun 18, 2026
How to solve life’s everyday dilemmas!
Jun 04, 2026
How to stop procrastinating!
May 14, 2026
To conceive or not to conceive: the facts on fertility
Apr 30, 2026
Is there life BEYOND Earth in the universe?
Apr 16, 2026
The BIG debate: Is being single BETTER than being a couple?
Apr 02, 2026
How can GLP-1s like Ozempic affect your mental health and relationships?
Mar 19, 2026
EVERY woman goes through this misunderstood condition!
Mar 05, 2026
Oh BROTHER! The surprising impact of siblings
Feb 19, 2026
Here’s an incredibly simple strategy for well-being!
Feb 05, 2026
“I think I’m losing my mind!” How gaslighting works
Jan 22, 2026
Is Canada still a SAFE place?
Jan 08, 2026
Why do families become estranged?
Dec 11, 2025
Would you ruin your shoes to save a drowning child?
Nov 27, 2025
Stealing Mona Lisa: the loss of art and our identity
Nov 13, 2025
Violent crime is on the rise. What should we be doing?
Oct 30, 2025
Rx: Get up and DANCE! It’s the best thing you can do for yourself
Oct 16, 2025
This podcast may save your heart – and your life!
Sep 18, 2025
What really is BETTER - working remotely or from the office?
Sep 04, 2025
Cheetos, chips and chocolate: Why do we hate to love junk food?
Aug 21, 2025
Why you should think like a Roman Emperor
Aug 07, 2025
From the Ashes: The true story of A-bomb survivor Setsuko Thurlow
Jul 24, 2025
What is the WORST danger to humankind? (It’s not what you think)
Jul 10, 2025
What is a FURRY? And why would you want to be one?
Jun 26, 2025
How does your brain REALLY work?
Jun 12, 2025
Do common treatments for back pain actually WORK?
May 29, 2025
The deadly cost of pain and shame in men~ Repeat Episode
May 15, 2025
Boy Misunderstood: The Dark Psychology of Incels
May 01, 2025
Is there always a WINNER and LOSER in negotiations?
Apr 17, 2025
Can you TRUST polls?
Apr 03, 2025
How did this company create THE BEST AD of all time?
Mar 20, 2025
What you don’t know – and WHY IT MATTERS
Mar 06, 2025
Migration: WHEN and WHY do people move?
Feb 20, 2025
Juggernauts of the universe: the compelling case of black holes
Feb 06, 2025
Did you know you have a “second brain?” It’s called your GUT!
Jan 23, 2025
Work Smarter: How To Get Peak Performance on the Job
Jan 09, 2025
Do You Want to Fall in Love? Do This!
Dec 19, 2024
What’s your REAL age? What your inner clock tells you about yourself
Dec 05, 2024
The deadly cost of pain and shame in men
Nov 21, 2024
Why are young men attracted to older women? It’s not what you think
Nov 07, 2024
True crime: Into the mind of a serial killer
Oct 24, 2024
Is world democracy in crisis?
Oct 10, 2024
The low tech answer to living LONGER!
Sep 19, 2024
How ETHICAL are the brands you buy?
Sep 05, 2024
Sex and A.I. - the future of intimacy
Aug 22, 2024
Have you lost your sense of WONDER? Why that’s a huge loss
Aug 08, 2024
Cats, dogs and other animals we love - what are they trying to tell us??
Jul 25, 2024
“I see dead people” ~ When the living see the dead
Jul 11, 2024
Taylor vs. Beyonce: the HUGE impact of pop culture
Jun 27, 2024
Are you a rational person?
Jun 13, 2024
Sex, Murder, Power ~ The Badass Women of Antiquity
May 30, 2024
Are we heading towards the END of civilisation?!
May 16, 2024
How often should you see your doctor for a check-up?
May 02, 2024
How to deal with a narcissist
Apr 18, 2024
Why a total solar eclipse is a MUST-SEE event!
Apr 04, 2024
What do our nightmares tell us? Exploring the dark side of sleep
Mar 21, 2024
What are the most dangerous personality traits?
Mar 07, 2024
Faster, higher, stronger: Improving how we move whether we’re disabled or Olympic athletes
Feb 22, 2024
Does psychotherapy REALLY work? What you should know
Feb 08, 2024
People behaving badly - what's going on?!
Jan 25, 2024
What do your dreams mean - and how do you control them?
Jan 11, 2024
Hope for the new year: A repeat of our interview with Dr. James Orbinski
Dec 28, 2023
Do you know what makes you happy? You could be wrong
Dec 14, 2023
How stress changes the brain and why it’s contagious
Nov 30, 2023
Delusions: Why do people believe almost anything?
Nov 16, 2023
Are we our memories? How we lose them and how we keep them.
Nov 02, 2023
What REALLY haunts us?
Oct 19, 2023
Men Behaving Badly – the World’s WORST Tyrants
Oct 05, 2023
What foods can INCREASE your risk of cancer?
Sep 21, 2023
The Anxious Generation: Why are today's children so anxious and what can we do?
Sep 07, 2023
Why is serendipity important in life?
Aug 24, 2023
WHO are WE? The characteristics of every living generation
Aug 10, 2023
Our TRIBAL instinct: the powerful force that shapes who we are
Jul 27, 2023
Lessons for Living… and Dying
Jul 13, 2023
The Pain of It All: Conquering Chronic Pain
Jun 29, 2023
Why do we say I DO?!
Jun 15, 2023
The worst and best of human behaviour
Jun 01, 2023
A.I. – friend or foe?
May 18, 2023
Can you be healthy no matter what your condition?
May 04, 2023
How BIG things get done (and small things too!)
Apr 20, 2023
I Didn’t Learn This in School: a shocking part of Canadian history
Apr 06, 2023
Are you a rational person?
Mar 23, 2023
The Meaning of Movies: Looking back half a century at film
Mar 09, 2023
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? How we determine what is beautiful (and what is ugly)
Feb 23, 2023
Happily NEVER after? Re-thinking romantic love
Feb 09, 2023
The mysteries of music explained
Jan 26, 2023
What you don’t know about the things you do every day
Jan 12, 2023
Special CRAM Podcast! What happens when a biologist, cosmologist and political scientist walk into a room?
Jan 05, 2023
Our future with covid, virtual relationships, and the dark side of AI with sci-fi writer Rob Sawyer
Dec 15, 2022
Re-designing our world: Creating harmony between cities and nature
Dec 01, 2022
The psychopaths among us – who are they?
Nov 17, 2022
Part II: The Truth about Lying
Nov 03, 2022
The magic of everyday magicians – who were they and what did they practice?
Oct 20, 2022
How do you work with people you don’t like or trust?
Oct 06, 2022
The “surprising” role serendipity plays in your life
Sep 22, 2022
The truth about lying – what it is, how it starts and can you detect a liar?
Sep 08, 2022
We're extending our summer break!
Aug 23, 2022
Good habits for a good life
Jun 30, 2022
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Jun 23, 2022
What is a life worth living?
Jun 16, 2022
Who am I… REALLY?
Jun 09, 2022
Brave new world of dating – mid-life and beyond!
Jun 02, 2022
Brave new world… of dating
May 26, 2022
When nothing is perfect
May 19, 2022
Romantic love - when one partner is not enough
May 12, 2022
How the dead speak
May 05, 2022
What does an astrophysicist think about?
Apr 28, 2022
Lessons on War and Sex
Apr 21, 2022
A puzzling metaphor for life
Apr 14, 2022
What's the truth behind fake news?
Apr 07, 2022
The startling connection between movement – and learning
Mar 31, 2022
Hope for a sustainable future
Mar 24, 2022
Declarations of war
Mar 17, 2022
Learning in prison
Mar 10, 2022
Rethinking pain
Mar 03, 2022
What really creates good health?
Feb 24, 2022
Grieving towards a better world
Feb 17, 2022
How words can predict our behaviour and health
Feb 10, 2022
How to get a GOOD night's sleep!
Feb 03, 2022
How to be happy
Jan 27, 2022
CRAM PODCAST LAUNCH: What’s luck got to do with life?
Jan 20, 2022
Bee CSI ~ What’s killing our bees?
Jan 13, 2022
“Design think” your way out of a problem
Jan 06, 2022
Life in a post pandemic world
Dec 30, 2021
What really keeps couples together?
Dec 23, 2021
Why do we make the decisions we do in life (even the bad ones)?
Dec 13, 2021