Proxy with Yowei Shaw – Details, episodes & analysis
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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 gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. 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 journalism™️ 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)
mercredi 19 mars 2025 • Duration 17:59
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 journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.
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Alternate Realities (from NPR's Embedded)
jeudi 6 mars 2025 • Duration 35:46
Conspiracy theories have been gaining traction all the way to the highest seats of power. So, are there emotional dynamics at play that we could understand to be able to do something about it?
Last year, Zach Mack’s dad sent him a strange email, asking to bet $10,000 to settle once and for all who was correct and who was the brainwashed one.
From NPR’s Embedded podcast, this is episode 2 of the Alternate Realities series: Down the Rabbit Hole.
From the episode:
- Listen to the rest of the Alternate Realities series from NPR's Embedded
- Follow Zach Mack's work
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ 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 Mechanics and Magic of Ritual
Episode 7
mercredi 21 août 2024 • Duration 23:43
The final installment of Yowei's quest to solve the mystery of proxy converations. In this episode, Yowei talks to a ritual expert and tries explaining what she's learned about proxy conversations to her mom.
From the episode:
- Michael Norton's book The Ritual Effect: From Habit to Ritual, Harnessing the Surprising Power of Everyday Actions
- Find out more about Michael and his work
- Yowei's unhinged grieving ritual for her layoff
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ 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
Episode 6
jeudi 15 août 2024 • Duration 39:41
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.
From the episode:
- Find out more about Dr. Scott Giacomucci and his work
- The Phoenix Center for Experiential Trauma Therapy
- Download Scott's textbook about psychodrama for free
- Follow Scott on YouTube
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.
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Connor Ratliff's Dead Eyes
Episode 5
mardi 6 août 2024 • Duration 36:59
Part 2 of Yowei's quest to solve the mystery of proxy conversations. Why do they work? How? Can Yowei figure out how to explain the show to people who don't get it? In this episode, Yowei gets advice from actor, comedian, and proxy conversation expert Connor Ratliff. Over 20 years ago, Tom Hanks fired Connor from a small role in the HBO mini-series Band of Brothers - apparently for having "dead eyes." But is that really what happened? Connor made a podcast to investigate, and had 30 episodes worth of proxy conversations before talking to Tom Hanks himself.
From the episode:
- Follow Connor Ratliff on Instagram @connorratliff
- Listen to Connor Ratliff's podcasts: Dead Eyes, Tiny Dinos, and The George Lucas Show
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ 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 Incredible Healing Powers of Vicarious Restorative Justice
Episode 4
mercredi 24 juillet 2024 • Duration 01:00:59
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.
From the episode:
- Learn more about Dr. Alissa Ackerman and her work
- Ampersands Restorative Justice
- Alissa's book Healing from Sexual Violence: The Case for Vicarious Restorative Justice
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.
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Exploding the Myth of Meritocracy with Ofer Sharone [TEASER]
vendredi 7 juin 2024 • Duration 09:58
Teaser for full-length exclusive bonus episode on Patreon. An in-depth interview with UMass Amherst sociologist and professor Ofer Sharone about the stigma trap that laid off workers can fall into and how the myth of meritocracy impacts even people who don't think they believe in it. For the full bonus episode, go to patreon.com/proxypodcast.
From the episode:
- Learn more about Ofer Sharone and his work
- Ofer's book The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.
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Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com
The Layoff Trilogy 3: HR by Proxy
Season 1 · Episode 3
jeudi 23 mai 2024 • Duration 49:39
With every layoff, there's the blackbox of what's really going on behind the scenes. Why did it go down the way it did? Was it really not about your performance, like they told you? How does the layoff list get made anyway? In our inaugural proxy conversation, we connect Miles and Elliot with a proxy HR professional to answer their layoff questions.
From the episode:
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ 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 Layoff Trilogy 2: Danger Day
Season 1 · Episode 2
jeudi 23 mai 2024 • Duration 41:54
Please note: This story contains brief mention of suicidal ideation. If you or someone you know may be considering suicide, contact the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline by dialing 9-8-8, or the Crisis Text Line by texting HOME to 741741.
Elliot and Miles loved working at the same company, until the spectre of layoffs came to haunt them.
From the episode:
- Learn more about Ofer Sharone and his work
- Ofer Sharone's book The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.
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Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw
Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com
The Layoff Trilogy 1: Layoff Girl
Season 1 · Episode 1
mercredi 22 mai 2024 • Duration 42:25
When Yowei Shaw got laid off from NPR, she didn't just feel bad. She was confused by how bad she felt and how long the bad lasted. So Yowei does what she usually does in a situation like this - she reported on her feelings. Then things go left.
From the episode:
- Learn more about Ofer Sharone and his work
- Ofer Sharone's book The Stigma Trap: College-Educated, Experienced, and Long-Term Unemployed
Proxy is an independent podcast and we rely on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, consider joining our Patreon. You’ll get ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus interviews.
Sign up for our free newsletter.
Follow us on Instagram: @proxypodcast @yoweishaw
Get in touch at proxythepod@gmail.com
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