#217 | Choose Better Charities w/ Ethan Platt

By the end of this episode, another person will lose their life to suicide. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and public health worker Crystal King have a sobering yet instructive conversation about battling depression, navigating grief, and finding healing.

The average human being makes 35,000 decisions each day, and the average American couple spends 132 hours deciding what to eat each year. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Justin Brown have a fun yet powerful conversation that introduces us to a random number generator.

In a world where algorithms amplify fake news and people in power deceive the masses, it is more important than ever that we pass the mic to truth-tellers. But how do we combat the falsehoods that reign in our own brains? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have an honest conversation about secrets, insecurity, and reality.

Most of us feel mostly unknown, even with the very people who should be closest. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Beau Johnson announce the release of the fourth book in their Essential Conversations series. Be Fully Known is available now only on Amazon. Buy the book here - https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F5QS9JVX?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&ref_=cm_sw_r_ffobk_cp_ud_dp_D0FB5FQ8XJDMJAJ4KSAN_1&bestFormat=true

It’s a common response to anyone who dares to speak truth to power. This week, Dr. Michael Brown joins family physician and aspiring abolitionist Dr. Justin Brown in a conversation about passion, purpose, and priorities.

Would you drink one less coffee this week so that a child across the world could live an average of 25 years longer? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and affordable housing specialist Ethan Platt encourage us to maximize our impact through effective altruism.

Sometimes a situation calls for more than just an apology. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Sammy Adebiyi have a surprising conversation about insecurity, humility, and intimacy.

What if a simple choice could save your life? This week, Dr. Justin Brown shares his medical recommendations and Dr. Michael Brown shares his story in this important public service announcement.

When faced with life’s difficult circumstances, will we respond like a cow or like a bison? This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Dr. Tyler Schwanz have a conversation about pain, strength, and healing.

If we can ever have the hope to choose a better tomorrow, we must first accept that we have chosen our yesterday and our today. This week, Dr. Michael Brown and Casey Greenawalt explore the concept of free will in this conversation about regret, addiction, and empathy.