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A Slight Change of Plans
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Today: #144 in Society & Culture, Canada on our combined chart.
Today: #194 in Society & Culture, India on our combined chart.
Today: #134 in Society & Culture, Philippines on our combined chart.
Today: #135 in Society & Culture, South Africa on our combined chart.
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 27 | — | — |
| Oct 21 | #200 | #191 |
| Oct 14 | #194 | #185 |
Latest episodes
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A Theranos Whistleblower (Who Really Could See Everything)
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Letting Go of Control Through Tiny Experiments
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Why We Crave Closeness — and Run From It
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Leaving the Life You Trained For
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Petra Mathers and Her Michael | From Death of an Artist
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What a Therapist Learned in Therapy
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“I Have One Goal: Keep You Alive”
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Can Uncertainty Be a Gift?
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The Hidden Wounds of Moral Injury
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Tenacity: Stories about perseverance | From The Story Collider
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A Realist’s Guide to Optimism
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About the show
What happens when life doesn’t go according to plan? In this award-winning podcast, cognitive scientist Dr. Maya Shankar explores how we experience change and strategies we can use to better navigate moments of upheaval.
Maya’s life took a dramatic turn when an injury ended her career as a violinist and inspired her to study the science of change.
Named Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year, A Slight Change of Plans features deeply personal stories and scientific insights about who we are and who we become in the face of a big change.
Past guests include Kacey Musgraves, Brené Brown, Ruby Bridges, Amanda Knox, Adam Grant, Angela Duckworth and more.
Whether it’s a sudden pivot or a slow transformation, each episode reveals how change can give us an opportunity to reimagine who we are and unlock greater possibility.
You can follow Maya on instagram @DrMayaShankar and read her free newsletter at changewithmaya.com.
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