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Evolutionary psychology with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD and Nathan Gershfeld, D.C.Most psychology advice treats your brain like a broken machine. Beat Your Genes starts somewhere different: your instincts aren't broken. They're just optimized for a Stone Age environment that no longer exists.Dr. Lisle - Evolutionary psychologist, former Stanford lecturer, and co-author of The Pleasure Trap - has spent decades developing frameworks that explain human behavior from the ground up. Nathan Gershfeld, D.C. - trained first as an electrical engineer and then spent 14 years as a Doctor of Chiropractic. He brings a systems thinker's curiosity to every conversation. He mostly lets Dr. Lisle talk.Topics include relationships and attraction, self-esteem, personality, depression and anxiety, willpower, the ego trap, and how pushy people exploit agreeable ones.380+ episodes. New episodes every other week.New here? Start at beatyourgenes.org/start-here
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Signup to Generate a PitchEvolutionary psychology with Dr. Doug Lisle, PhD and Nathan Gershfeld, D.C.Most psychology advice treats your brain like a broken machine. Beat Your Genes starts somewhere different: your instincts aren't broken. They're just optimized for a Stone Age environment that no longer exists. Dr.
Beat Your Genes Podcast is hosted by BeatYourGenes. The show has published 412 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "396: Why You Still Miss Your Abusive Ex" (25 October 2026, 24 minutes), "395: Why Your Dating Odds Don't Matter" (18 October 2026, 17 minutes), and "394: Your Past Isn't Why You're Still Depressed" (18 October 2026, 43 minutes).
Beat Your Genes Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 48 minutes across 412 episodes.
Booking probability for Beat Your Genes Podcast is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Beat Your Genes Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Beat Your Genes Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
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BeatYourGenes hosts Beat Your Genes Podcast, a health podcast with 412 episodes published.
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Episode #396
Missing an abusive ex can feel like proof that something is wrong with you. Dr. Lisle says it's actually a sign your genes are doing exactly what they evolved to do. That is precisely why you shouldn't listen to them. A...
Episode #395
A listener rates himself an 8 out of 10. He gives himself a 75% chance with two 8s and a 30% chance with two 9s, and he wants to know which way to go. Dr. Lisle says the math is beside the point. Those odds measure...
Episode #394
When something terrible happens, most people assume the damage lingers for years, buried in the unconscious and quietly running their life. Dr. Lisle says the nervous system doesn't work that way. It is built to be...
Can you talk your way out of the friend zone? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle says no, because there is nothing you said that put you there. A woman's brain runs one of the most sophisticated mating assessments...
Is the friend zone real, and can you get out of it? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle explains what is actually happening when a woman sees you as "just a friend," and why it has nothing to do with saying the...
Episode #391
Dr. Doug Lisle wraps up the three-part series on Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life by explaining why almost no one has ever filmed a real, unscripted therapy session, why he chose to tell this book as a dialogue...
Episode #390
Dr. Doug Lisle continues the story of Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life in part two of this three-part series. He breaks down the book's central claim: that every feeling and action, from depression to love, is the...
Dr. Doug Lisle announces his new book, Sherlock Holmes and the Secret of Life, more than a decade in the making. In the first of a three-part series, Dr. Lisle traces the book's twisting 12-year path: the early...
A listener has spent a year chasing a high-profile CEO who disappears for weeks, resurfaces warmly, and never quite commits. She knows the math doesn't add up, so why can't she walk away? Dr. Doug Lisle breaks down the...
Episode #387
She grew up in a family of surgeons, a Google computer scientist, and a NASA astrophysicist, and she became a flight attendant who wanted to be a housewife. Now her genius-level family calls her the failure. Dr. Doug...
Episode #386
What do you say when a friend or family member recommends horse-assisted coaching, family constellations therapy, or the latest protein fix for your problems? Evolutionary psychologist Dr. Doug Lisle explains why...
A listener who knows evolutionary psychology well asks Dr. Doug Lisle a painful question. If men seem satisfied once they have food and sex, and never care about her inner life, is she fighting a losing battle against...
Why do some people freeze when they try to speak up in a group, while others jump in without a second thought? Dr. Doug Lisle says it is not shyness or a confidence problem you can train away. It is your nervous system...
Episode #383
A listener noticed their kid gets dissatisfied after too much screen time and asked Dr. Lisle a deeper question: when your mood feels off, is it always worth analyzing, or are some bad moods just random? Dr. Lisle's...
Episode #382
Most people assume mate value is a fixed, rankable number and that attraction follows logically from it. Dr. Lisle says that is the wrong model entirely. Mate value has deep objectivity across a population, but your...
Most people think a marriage in trouble can be downgraded into a business arrangement to protect the house. Dr. Lisle says that is the previous investment trap talking, not your judgment. The four walls are not where...
Your partner's habits are driving you crazy and asking nicely isn't working. The common advice is to be more patient, communicate better, or just accept your partner as they are. Dr. Lisle says that's not a solution...
Most people assume that whoever cares less in a relationship holds the power. In this episode, Dr. Doug Lisle explains why that framing gets it completely backwards. What people call the "care gap" isn't a power move at...
Q1: I am an artist and I will occasionally use AI for reference material. But I still sketch the image out onto canvas and then paint it all by hand. My issue is when other artists create AI artwork, print it on canvas...
Q1: Dear Dr. Lisle, I am curious what your thoughts are on Acceptance and Commitment therapy? I am a psychologist, and I have to use this method at my job, and I have noticed that some of the points of the treatment is...
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