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Jack Westin MCAT Podcast

Jack Westin

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Frequency: 1 episode/6d. Total Eps: 294

Mike and Molly from Jack Westin discuss anecdotes, advice, and ramblings on the premed years, the MCAT, and life beyond. Have new episodes delivered to you by subscribing. Note: Dr. Anita Paschal, MD, double PhD now has her own pre-med podcast. You can listen here: https://open.spotify.com/show/44nzbuzuaedVQxZrgB2rGJ?si=HqfcKNuhQ8mKBMmdNd6vkQ

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You Can't Speak. You Can't Understand. Here's Why I MCAT Broca's & Wernicke's Area Explained

Season 1 · Episode 68

Tuesday, May 12, 2026 • Duration 32:59

Welcome back to the Jack Westin MCAT Podcast with Mike and Molly! In this episode, we're breaking down one of the most high-yield neuroscience topics on the MCAT, the biology of language and the brain areas behind it.

Ever wonder why some people lose the ability to speak clearly after a stroke, while others speak fluently but make zero sense? That's not random, it comes down to specific brain regions, and the MCAT loves to test exactly this.

🔑 High-yield MCAT tip: If you see broken, labored speech with intact comprehension → Broca's. Fluent speech that makes no sense → Wernicke's. Can't repeat phrases → conduction aphasia (arcuate fasciculus).

🎧 Next episode: Theories of language and language development — Chomsky, Whorf, and more. Don't miss it.

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MCAT CARS Walkthrough: "Moral Relations" Philosophy Passage

Season 1 · Episode 51

Friday, May 8, 2026 • Duration 29:15

In this episode of the Jack Westin CARS Podcast, Usher and Molly tackle one of the trickier philosophy passages in recent memory, "Moral Relations" from May 6th. If philosophy passages make you nervous on the MCAT, this one's for you.

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📖 This passage is linked in the description and available free on jackwestin.com as part of our daily CARS practice passages.

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Theories of Emotion & Stress on the MCAT: James-Lange, Cannon-Bard & Cognitive Appraisal

Season 3 · Episode 67

Tuesday, May 5, 2026 • Duration 48:41

Is stress a bad thing? Not according to the science. In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly flip the coin from last episode's neurobiology of emotion to the psychology of emotion and stress. They walk through the major theories of emotion, break down eustress vs. distress, explain cognitive appraisal, and connect it to the MCAT study experience in a way that might actually change how you approach test day.

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Next episode: Language, thought, and aphasias

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MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Chimpanzee Domestication & Mutual Dependence

Season 1 · Episode 50

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 • Duration 30:42

Did chimpanzees domesticate us? And if wild chimps don't exploit each other, why do captive chimps exploit humans? In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Chimpanzee Domestication" (April 29th), a surprisingly philosophical passage about the mutual relationship between humans and chimps that's way more nuanced than it first appears.

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This is a great episode for anyone who struggles with passages where the same idea appears in slightly different forms across paragraphs, or who tends to over-complicate a passage that's actually more straightforward than it seems.

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Limbic System, Emotion & Stress on the MCAT: Amygdala, Hippocampus & HPA Axis

Season 3 · Episode 66

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 • Duration 44:14

Why do you remember your most stressful moments so vividly but can't recall what you had for lunch last Tuesday? It's all about the limbic system. In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly break down the biology of emotion and stress, covering every limbic system structure, the HPA axis, cortisol, and general adaptation syndrome, plus how all of it directly applies to surviving your MCAT prep without burning out.

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Next episode: The psychology of emotion and stress (theories, stages of experiencing emotion, and how we respond to stressors)

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MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Rituals, Speech Act Theory & Performance Failures

Season 1 · Episode 49

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 • Duration 35:13

What do you do when a CARS passage gives you a laundry list of examples in one paragraph and then repeats the same idea with a new layer in every paragraph after that? You learn to recognize the pattern and stop over-mapping.

In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Ritual Failures" (April 22nd), an unusual passage that blends philosophy, anthropology, and speech act theory to explore why rituals go wrong. This one is packed with examples, parallel structure across paragraphs, and a rare gift-wrapped thesis statement that makes the main idea surprisingly clear if you know what to look for.

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This is a great episode for anyone who struggles with philosophy or anthropology passages, tends to over-map examples, or has trouble recognizing when paragraphs are just adding layers to the same core argument.

Atoms & Radioactive Decay on the MCAT: Alpha, Beta, Gamma, Half-Life & PET Scans

Season 3 · Episode 65

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 • Duration 57:53

Alpha, beta minus, beta plus, gamma. Do you know which decay changes mass, which changes identity, and which changes nothing? In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly finally cover the topic they've been putting off for over a year: atoms and radioactive decay. They build from the ground up, starting with atomic structure, isotopes, and stability, then walk through every type of decay and connect it all back to PET scans and carbon dating.

Next episode: The limbic system, emotion, and stress

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MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Philosophy, Language & Context (Wittgenstein)

Season 1 · Episode 48

Wednesday, April 15, 2026 • Duration 28:06

What do you do when a CARS passage goes back and forth on the same idea for six paragraphs and only gives you the answer in the last sentence? You stay calm and trust the process.

In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Philosophical Driving" (April 15th), one of the toughest and least interesting passages they've covered on the podcast. This episode is essential for anyone who struggles with dense philosophical CARS passages or who panics when the author doesn't take a clear stance until the very end.

This is one of the best episodes for building your tolerance for uncomfortable, unclear CARS passages where the author makes you wait for the punchline.

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Magnetism on the MCAT: Right Hand Rules, Two Scenarios & How MRI Works

Season 3 · Episode 64

Monday, April 13, 2026 • Duration 43:56

There are only two scenarios in MCAT magnetism. That's it. In this Jack Westin MCAT Podcast episode, Mike and Molly break down everything you need to know about magnetic fields, both right hand rules, the key equations, and how it all connects to how MRI machines actually produce those high-resolution images of your brain.

Next episode: Atoms and radioactive decay (and how it connects to PET scans)

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MCAT CARS Passage Breakdown: Merit Pay & Education Reform

Season 1 · Episode 47

Wednesday, April 8, 2026 • Duration 34:48

How do you find the main idea when every paragraph has a different argument? In this Jack Westin CARS Reading Skills Workshop, Usher and Molly break down the daily CARS passage "Teacher's Merit Pay" (April 8th), a passage they've both taught many times in their CARS strategy courses. This one is packed with arguments, counterarguments, examples, and named individuals, making it the perfect passage to practice identifying what actually matters.

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This is one of the best episodes for anyone who struggles with argument-heavy CARS passages, tends to over-map, or has trouble choosing a main idea when the passage doesn't repeat one idea clearly.

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