Proxy with Yowei Shaw

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It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so unique, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who’s been through the exact same thing? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get unstuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalismTM️. Yowei Shaw, former host of Invisibilia, at your service. New cases every other Tuesday.

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Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon . You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Bisexual Wife Guy

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

04/22/25 • 53 min

The case of George, the bisexual wife guy who got dumped. In this episode, we find a proxy to stand in for a listener's ex - another queer woman who left her straight relationship.

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Listen to Hanna’s podcasts Radio Atlantic and Chutzpod!
Follow her on X @hannarosin and Instagram @hannarosin

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Psychodrama: The 2nd Oldest Psychotherapy You've Never Heard Of, But Have Definitely Tried

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

08/15/24 • 39 min

Part 3 of Yowei's extremely meta quest to solve the mystery of proxy conversations. In this episode, Yowei learns about psychodrama, a psychotherapy that has similarities to proxy conversations and used to be a dominant modality in the U.S. and then died. Dr. Scott Giacomucci breaks down the mechanics of proxy conversations and tries his psychodrama techniques on Yowei.

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Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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The Utility of Self-Delusion (and Big Show Update)

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

03/19/25 • 17 min

Yowei shares exciting show news and goes on a self-delusion bender with the team at Proxy HQ. Is she being delusional? Or is delusion just necessary for starting any new project?

From the episode:

Useful Delusions: The Power & Paradox of the Self-Deceiving Brain, by Shankar Vedantam
Radiotopia from PRX

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Is there anything we can actually do about polarization?

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

10/29/24 • 41 min

Whoever wins the election, Americans will still want to rip each other's heads off. Social psychologist Jay Van Bavel helps us understand why we should care about polarization, how we got here, and what, if anything, we can do about it.

From the episode:

Jay Van Bavel's book The Power of Us: Harnessing Our Shared Identities to Improve Performance, Increase Cooperation, and Promote Social Harmony
The paper on political sectarianism Jay co-wrote
Find out more about Jay Van Bavel and his work
Follow Jay on X and Instagram: @jayvanbavel

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Presenting: I felt too seen. Um, dragged. (from Basket Case), Plus an Update

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

02/06/25 • 39 min

Basket Case is a new show about mental health. In this episode, host Nicole Kelly (NK) takes on perfectionism, an issue that Yowei has personally struggled with. Plus, some breaking news about Proxy.

From the episode:

Basket Case is a show from Molten Heart and iHeart Podcasts, created and executive produced by Jasmine (JT) Green, and hosted by Nicole Kelly (NK)
Listen to Basket Case podcast
Learn more about NK

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Presenting: "Stings for Our Enemies. Honey for Our Friends." (from Our Ancestors Were Messy)

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

02/26/25 • 67 min

For as long as she can remember, Nichole Hill has had a complicated relationship with Black history. Then in 2020, she stumbled on a digital archive of pre Civil Rights era Black newspapers and got obsessed with the scandalous stories she found. Our Ancestors Were Messy is her new podcast that explores Black history through the lens of gossip and drama. In this episode, Nichole tells the story of a Victorian era love triangle that rocked the elites of DC.

From the episode:

Listen to Our Ancestors Were Messy
Support the show by becoming a member
Learn more about Nichole and follow her on Instagram @nicholewthanh

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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So many tears but what do they say?

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

09/26/24 • 24 min

We all know that moment - when you feel like you need to cry in front of other people, but don't want to cry. In this episode, Yowei talks to Heather Christle, the author of The Crying Book, to parse what’s happening in that moment, what tears are saying and how we should respond to them.

From the episode:

Heather Christle's The Crying Book
Heather's new book In the Rhododendrums: A Memoir with Appearances by Virginia Wolf
Follow Heather on X and Instagram @heatherchristle
The Thai Life Insurance commercial from our crying experiment

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Aparna and the Self-Loathing Introvert

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

05/20/25 • 43 min

For a long time, Yowei saw her introversion as a character flaw to fix. She gets advice from comedian (and fellow introvert) Aparna Nancherla about how to stop wishing for personality puberty to hit.

From the episode:

Read Aparna's book Unreliable Narrator: Me, Myself, and Imposter Syndrome
Learn more about Aparna
Follow her on Instagram @aparnapkin
Upcoming shows: Amphibian Theater in Fort Worth, TX on May 22-23 and French Broad River Brewery in Asheville, NC on June 14
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking, by Susan Cain

Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Presenting: The Art of Vulnerability and Connection with Mae Martin (from ReThinking)

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

09/20/24 • 37 min

Recently, Yowei noticed a pattern among new friends she's making. These friends all make her feel lighter, more playful, and listened to... and they all have a background in improv comedy. Today, we're sharing an interview that gets inside the head of an improv comedian to see how they connect with other people.

This episode comes from ReThinking, a podcast where organizational psychologist Adam Grant has lively discussions and debates with people about new thoughts and new ways of thinking. In the interview, Adam talks to comedian Mae Martin about the value of vulnerability in connection and life lessons from the art of improvisation.

Listen to more episodes of ReThinking, here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/rethinking/id1554567118

The Incredible Healing Powers of Vicarious Restorative Justice

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

07/24/24 • 60 min

Yowei has a problem. She's having trouble explaining the show to people who don't get it. She knows proxy conversations work. But why? How? Part 1 of a 4-part quest to solve the mystery of proxy conversations. Yowei learns about a proxy conversation happening in a completely different context: restorative justice with proxy survivors and offenders.

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Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalismTM️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.

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Proxy with Yowei Shaw currently has 22 episodes available.

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The podcast is about Podcasts, Social Sciences and Science.

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The episode title 'Bisexual Wife Guy' is the most popular.

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The average episode length on Proxy with Yowei Shaw is 37 minutes.

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Episodes of Proxy with Yowei Shaw are typically released every 14 days.

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The first episode of Proxy with Yowei Shaw was released on May 15, 2024.

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