Episode 165

#165 - What is Dopamine Nation? (book club review)

Published on: 29th April, 2025

This is a book club episode where Kyle, Doug, and Scott review Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke.

Further episodes to dive deeper into topics discussed here are:

  • #164 - Why do we struggle?

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Timestamps: 

  • [00:17] Conversation primer
  • [05:45] The bodega ritual
  • [08:23] Book introduction
  • [10:53] Addiction, pain, and pleasure
  • [16:23] Access to porn and dopamine
  • [19:33] Phone addiction and social media
  • [26:10] Reading as an antidote
  • [30:49] Smut, violence, arousal, and struggling
  • [39:08] General takeaways
  • [46:25] Our next book?
  • [49:19] Outro
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