Amy Alkon: Science-Based Advice and LA's Breakdown

0:00 – Intro: Amy Alkon, science-based advice columnist
2:22 – How free advice on a Soho street corner started her career
3:50 – "Listen to the scientists" and how to vet research
5:06 – Cherry-picking studies and absolute vs. relative risk
6:56 – Low-carb, high-fat eating and the Eadeses
9:04 – Sugar, flour, inflammation, and willpower
11:25 – Albert Ellis and skipping the PhD
13:55 – Embodied cognition: how actions change feelings
17:50 – Self-compassion and looking back on your 20s
20:07 – What the research says about shame
25:17 – Shame, John Waters, sex clubs, and coming out
31:36 – Blazing Saddles, Kung Fu Hustle, and David Zucker
34:39 – Evolutionary psychology and sex differences
37:00 – Commitment, timing, and Lou meeting his wife
39:16 – Why men and women should consider freezing eggs and sperm
44:26 – How Amy became a volunteer mediator
47:00 – Neighbor disputes and what mediation looks like
48:28 – Why mediation beats court, and small kindnesses
51:49 – Lou's feuding neighbors and how to mediate it
57:13 – A felon living outside her house
1:02:14 – Restraining orders and a 90-minute 911 response
1:05:33 – Homelessness, Christopher Rufo, and housing first
1:07:49 – Nextdoor and a hostile neighborhood regular
1:12:56 – Why L.A. needs shelters, and positions vs. interests
1:16:07 – Gavin Newsom, French Laundry, and The Queen's Gambit
1:18:42 – Where to find Amy and wrap-up