The Human Behind It

The Human Behind It

Hosted by: Dr. Michelle Thompson & Stephaney Thompson

Join Dr. Meesh and Steph each week to learn about the human behind it for a more connected world.

All Episodes

Episodes

The Human Behind It: Perfection, AI, and Saying No | Kyle Jennings

In this episode of The Human Behind It, Michelle and Stephaney jump straight into a full conversation with country singer-songwriter  @KyleJenningsMusic . Together, they explore what makes imperfect performances so...
View Episode

Why Control Is Backfiring (feat. Prospect Hill’s Mark Roberge)

What happens when healthy habits stop being healthy? In this episode of The Human Behind It, Michelle and Stephanie unpack orthosomnia and orthorexia — the obsessive side of sleep, food, and body tracking that can...
View Episode

The Human Behind It: Payton Whitmore on Fame, Criticism, and Being Human

What happens when the new voice joins one of the biggest radio shows in the country? In this episode of The Human Behind It, Dr. Meesh and Stephaney sit down with Payton Whitmore, radio personality and digital creator...
View Episode

Reality TV, Human Nature, and the Voice Behind the Mic | Rich Berra

In this episode of The Human Behind It, Michelle and Stephaney start with a deep dive into the America’s Next Top Model documentary and the early days of reality TV. They explore the ethics behind entertainment, the...
View Episode

Love Is Blind, Real Talk, and the Human Behind the Music (Chad Bushnell)

In Episode 4 of The Human Behind It, Dr. Meesh and Stephaney kick things off with a breakdown of Love Is Blind as a real-time human experiment: why it’s easier to go deep when you’re not sharing physical space, and...
View Episode

All the Bunnies: Super Bowl Takes, AI Music, and Staying Human with Marina City

In Episode 3 of The Human Behind It, we kick things off fresh off the Super Bowl breaking down the Bad Bunny halftime conversation, why you can’t please everyone, and whether halftime shows should prioritize the...
View Episode

The “It Factor” Isn’t What You Think with Lemmy Boi

Episode 2 of The Human Behind It explores what it really means to “make it” — and what gets lost along the way. We start by unpacking the idea of the “it factor” in entertainment, looking at how authenticity,...
View Episode

"People Are Not Really F-in With AI" with YMTK

This is our debut episode of The Human Behind It! Episode 2 will be released Feb. 10th. In this episode of The Human Behind It Podcast, we explore what it means to stay human in a world that’s moving faster than ever....
View Episode