Podcasts by Smartest Person in the Room
Laura Tremaine is not the smartest person in the room, but she knows someone who is. Driven by her belief that we all learn, grow, and become better when we surround ourselves with people who are smarter than us, she'll take you along to meet people who are brilliant in their fields. With the casual tone of the best dinner party conversation you've ever had, Smartest Person in the Room offers fascinating, funny, and thought-provoking learning you won't want to miss!
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Ep 38 Best Books of 2018 from 2018-12-31T08:00
It's finally here! Our best books of the year episode.
Host Laura Tremaine and her real life book club friends Stephanie Newman-Smith and Yasmin Dunn discuss their favorite books of the y...
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Ep 37 Princess and Pirate Rachael MacFarlane from 2018-11-08T20:00
You've probably heard Rachael MacFarlane speak at some point in her 20 year acting career. She's given voice to characters from Johnny Bravo, Tom & Jerry, Fancy Nancy, Family Guy, and she has pl...
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Ep 36 Laura's favorite books of 2018 (so far) from 2018-07-24T07:30
On today's episode, Laura is the smartest person in the room because she is the ONLY person in the room. That's right, it's a first for this podcast: a solo show! Laura shares the best books she...
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BIAS: A series wrap-up and Q&A from 2018-06-28T07:30
This is the final episode in the BIAS series. We're sharing our thoughts on creating and releasing this series, and answering some of the questions we've re...
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Ep 35 BIAS: Marriage burst the bubble from 2018-06-21T07:30
Over the past several episodes, we’ve mentioned several times that my friend and co-host for this series Yasmin is married to a white man. Yasmin has talked about how...
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Ep 34 BIAS: Stop saying "down there" from 2018-06-14T19:00
This episode is different from any episode of Smartest Person in the Room that I’ve ever recorded. Months ago, when Yasmin and I were planning this series, I mentioned that though I’ve lived in ...
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Ep 33 BIAS: Wow, there's a whole other side of you. from 2018-05-24T07:30
This is an unplanned episode. Yasmin and Laura were talking off the record, but the mic was recording. With Yasmin's permission, we are sharing this story.
The blog post we reference fro...
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Ep 32 BIAS: Pop culture perspectives from 2018-05-17T07:30
Early in our friendship, Yasmin and I realized that we had pretty different perspectives on most things pop culture. So many factors (and especially our racial makeup) affects how we see everyth...
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Ep 31 BIAS: Identity matters from 2018-05-10T07:30
This episode is all about racial identity, and how it matters.
I'm speaking with my friends Jason & Yvonne Lee, actors and producers here in Los Ange...
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Ep 30 BIAS: Well-meaning white people from 2018-04-26T07:30
Continuing our series on racial bias, a black and white conversation between friends.
In this episode, Yasmin and I talk to her friend and former colleague Melissa Kaplan, the Deputy Sup...
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Ep 29 BIAS: When a Black person tells you it’s about race from 2018-04-19T07:30
This is the beginning of a new series and this time we're trying something a little different. I'm sitting down with my good friend Yasmin Dunn talking heart-to-heart, friend-to-friend about inh...
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Smartest Person in the Room Series 5 Trailer from 2018-04-12T07:30
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Ep 28 Best books&reading 2017 from 2017-12-21T08:30
We're talking about the best books we read in 2017! My guest is Yasmin Dunn, a friend and member of my real life book club. We cover all the best novels, self-help, memoirs, and general nonficti...
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Mind-Body Series: a wrap-up from 2017-11-22T18:00
After 6 episodes, we've concluded our Mind/Body connection series. In this wrap-up episode, host Laura Tremaine and producer/editor Megan Tietz talk through t...
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Ep 27 Mind-Body Series: The transgender experience with Bethany Cole from 2017-11-17T01:00
Bethany Cole is an only child born to conservative Christian parents who was assigned the gender of male at birth. By the age of five, she realized there was something different about her as com...
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Ep 26 Mind-Body Series: Exploring sexual fulfillment with sex therapist Dr. Hernando Chaves from 2017-11-13T00:00
There is no way to cover the vast topic of Mind/Body connection and not explore the issue of sexuality. We are sexual beings, and yet culture often prevents us from discussing sex in a realistic...
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Ep 25 Mind-Body Series: Eating disorders with dietician Nicole Avila from 2017-10-18T07:30
Eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of any mental illness. And yet this disease is widely misunderstood and vastly under researched.
But before one is diagn...
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Ep 24 Mind-Body Series: Paralympic Gold Medalist Mark Zupan from 2017-10-10T07:30
Mark Zupan is known for a lot of things: his Gold Medal for rugby in the 2008 Paralympics. As the star of the award-winning documentary Murderball. Inspiring a character on the tv show Friday Ni...
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Ep 23 Mind-Body Series: Acupuncture with Salena Hanrahan from 2017-09-26T07:30
What is acupuncture and how does it work?
Most of us have a vague idea of the ancient Chinese practice involving thin needles stuck in your skin all over your body. Acupuncture has been u...
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Ep 22 Mind-Body Series: Pilates instructor Kerri Campbell from 2017-09-19T07:30
This is the first episode in the Mind/Body series and we're getting personal.
We’re exploring a topic that is relevant to every human on earth: how our minds and our bodies are intrinsica...
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Smartest Person in the Room Series 4 Trailer from 2017-09-15T18:00
A sneak-peek of Series 4 of Smartest Person in the Room!
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Ep 21 Special Edition: books&reading 2017 from 2017-06-13T07:30
The best books of 2017 (so far) and what is on our summer To Read lists!
In this special edition episode of Smartest Person in the Room, we're breaking from our series format to discuss a...
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Ep 20 Viral Series: Professional bridesmaid Jen Glantz from 2017-06-01T07:30
Jen Glantz is a professional bridesmaid. That’s right, you can hire out the role traditionally held by best friends or sisters or cousins or old roommates....
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Ep 19 Viral Series: Comedian and viral video star SteveO from 2017-05-24T07:30
This is the third episode in the VIRAL series.
WARNING: This episode contains adult language and humor.
Ep 18 Viral Series: MTV producer Shane Nickerson from 2017-03-02T08:30
This is the second episode in the VIRAL series of Smartest Person in the Room.
My conversation is with actor and producer Shane Nickerson, who knows mo...
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Ep 17 Viral Series: Buzzfeed editor and award-winning blogger Morgan Shanahan from 2017-02-21T08:30
This is the VIRAL series, and we’re looking closely at something that permeates most of our internet culture: viral content. Videos, memes, tweets, graphics, these can take over our online exper...
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Smartest Person in the Room Series 3 trailer from 2017-02-17T16:26:12
A sneak-peek of Series 3 of Smartest Person in the Room!
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Religion Series: a wrap-up from 2017-02-14T08:30
Ep 15 Religion Series: When God goes silent from 2017-02-07T08:30
We're closing out the religion series by talking about LOSING your faith.
Ep. 14 Religion Series: The mystery of Hinduism from 2017-01-31T08:30
This is the 5th episode in the RELIGION series.
Ep 13 Religion Series: Religion reporting in the time of Trump from 2016-12-20T08:00
So far in the RELIGION series we've heard from people from 4 different faiths. Today's episode is a bit of a departure, as we're instead talking to someone who writes nationally about religion a...
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Ep 12 Religion Series: The political door to Islam from 2016-11-30T08:00
Ep. 11 Religion Series: Practicing religion without mentioning God from 2016-11-21T02:00
Ep 10 Religion Series: Mormons vs. mainstream Christianity from 2016-11-15T08:00
Welcome to the first episode in the RELIGION series of Smartest Person in the Room. For the next few weeks we’ll be hearing stories about people living within their religion, defined here as a “...
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Smartest Person in the Room Series 2 Trailer from 2016-11-11T08:00
A sneak-peek of Series 2 of Smartest Person in the Room!
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Hollywood Series: a wrap-up from 2016-10-25T05:30
The Hollywood series has concluded and host Laura Tremaine and producer/editor Megan Tietz decided to sit down to discuss the best and worst parts of making the first series of Smartest Person i...
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Ep. 8 Hollywood Series: Film director&producer Jeff Tremaine from 2016-10-11T05:00
Jeff Tremaine is a producer and director best known for co-creating the cultural phenomenon Jackass, an MTV television show that was born out of a skateboarding magazine and went on to four #1 b...
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Ep. 6 Hollywood Series: Television writer&director Julie Hébert from 2016-09-27T05:00
Julie Hébert is an award-winning playwright and a television writer, director, and producer. She began her career in the San Francisco theater world, and her plays have been produced across the ...
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Ep. 5 Hollywood Series: Documentary producer Katie Doering from 2016-09-20T05:00
Ep. 4 Hollywood Series: Celebrity Bodyguard Wayne Newton from 2016-09-13T05:00
Wayne Newton has been a bodyguard for the most high profile of celebrities, protecting Mariah Carey, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and many more. In 25 years of private security, he has never once spoke...
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Ep. 3 Hollywood Series: Executive producer Shanna Zablow from 2016-09-06T05:00
Shanna Zablow is an executive producer and general manager for the Gorilla Flicks Productions whose producing credits include MTV’s Rob and Big, Ridiculousness, and N...
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Ep. 2 Hollywood Series: Production Designer Ethan Tobman from 2016-08-30T05:00
Production designer Ethan Tobman is one of the most sought after artists in Hollywood. He designed the complicated and innovative set for the 2015 Oscar-winning film Room, and is the creative fo...
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Ep. 1 Hollywood Series: Disney screenwriter Phil Johnston from 2016-08-23T09:00
Phil Johnston is a Disney screenwriter, producer, and director best known for his work on Zootopia, Wreck-It Ralph, and the upcoming Wreck-It Ralph 2.
In this episode, I ...
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Smartest Person in the Room Trailer from 2016-08-11T05:04:52
Laura Tremaine is not the smartest person in the room ... but she knows someone who is.
Smartest Person in the Room launches August 23rd.
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