10 Best Olga Khazan Podcasts in 2025

1. Overthinking About Personality

Follow Play Jun 11, 2025 55:33
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About Episode How much of who you are is really you—and how much is habit, circumstance, or a story you started telling yourself a long time ago? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by journalist and author Olga Khazan (@olganator) to explore the strange, sticky concept of personality: where it comes from, why it feels so permanent, and whether we can actually change it. We touch on the appeal of personality frameworks like Myers-Briggs and the Enneagram, but zoom out to ask deeper questions: Do people ever really change, or do we just learn how to act differently? What happens when we no longer feel like the person we’re known to be? A quiet spiral about identity, adaptability, and the mysterious choreography of who we become.Further Reading: Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change by Olga Khazan  - Join the "Magical Overthinkers Club" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers.- To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack.- Pick up a hard copy of Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, or listen to the audiobook. Head to https://Greenchef.com/50MAGICAL and use code 50MAGICAL to get fifty percent off your first month, then twenty percent off for two months with free shipping.  Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://SHOPIFY.COM/magical⁠⁠⁠ Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at ⁠⁠https://www.skims.com/magical⁠⁠ #skimspartner Stop putting off those doctors appointments and go to⁠⁠⁠ https://Zocdoc.com/MAGICAL⁠⁠⁠ to find and instantly book a top-rated doctor today Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Magical Overthinkers
Podcast Description Are you an overthinker? Prone to thought spirals? Do you wonder why, despite living in the "Information Age," life only seems to be making less sense? From extreme celebrity worshippers to people with master’s degrees basing their real-life choices on Mercury’s whereabouts, there seems to be a lot of delulu out there these days. More than ever, in fact. Enter: This relatable, thought-provoking podcast for curious overthinkers. Every other week, tune in as host Amanda Montell, author of the New York Times bestselling book The Age of Magical Overthinking and host of the Sounds Like A Cult podcast, interviews a brilliant expert guest about a buzzy, confounding, anxiety-provoking topic. Think: narcissism, nostalgia, polyamory, social media comparison, "millennial cringe." Complete with heart-on-their-sleeve personal stories, thought-provoking conversations, and actionable takeaways for how chronically online listeners can get out of their own heads, this podcast is here to make some sense of the senseless. To help quiet the cacophony in our brains for a while. Or even hear a melody in it. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com    We wanna make the podcast even better, help us learn how we can: https://bit.ly/2EcYbu4   Privacy Policy: https://www.studio71.com/terms-and-conditions-use/#Privacy%20PolicyMORE Host Amanda Montell
Guest Olga Khazan
Producer/Network Amanda Montell & Studio71
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Apple Rating 4.4/5 Avg Length 62 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

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2. Is It Possible to Change Your Entire Personality?

Follow Play May 03, 2025 1:19:12
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About Episode Is it really possible to change your entire personality in a year? An award-winning journalist experiments with her own personality to find out—and reveals the science behind lasting change. Research shows that you can alter your personality traits by behaving in ways that align with the kind of person you’d like to be—a process that can make you happier, healthier, and more successful. Olga embarked on an “experiment” to see whether it’s possible to go from dwelling in dread to radiating joy. For one year, she clicked “yes” on a bucket list of new experiences—from meditation to improv to sailing—that forced her to at least act happy. With a skeptic’s eye, Olga brings you on her journey through the science of personality, presenting evidence-backed techniques to help you change your mind for the better. Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic and the author of Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World. She has written for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and other publications. Her new book is Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. MORE Podcast Title The Michael Shermer Show
Podcast Description The Michael Shermer Show is a series of long-form conversations between Dr. Michael Shermer and leading scientists, philosophers, historians, scholars, writers and thinkers about the most important issues of our time.MORE Host Michael Shermer
Guest Olga Khazan
Producer/Network Michael Shermer
Email ****@skeptic.com
Apple Rating 4.4/5Facebook 158.9KTwitter 244.1K Avg Length 71 min Format Long form Since Nov 2015 Get Email Contact

3. Olga Khazan on Motherhood, Personality Shifts, and Micro Epiphanies

Follow Play Mar 13, 2025 34:59
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About Episode In this episode, Liz sits down with The Atlantic journalist and author Olga Khazan to explore how motherhood reshapes identity and personality. Olga shares insights from her new book, Me, But Better: The Personality Test, and together they dive into the science of personality, the role of micro-epiphanies, and the surprising upsides of neuroticism. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. MORE Podcast Title The Motherly Podcast
Podcast Description The Motherly Podcast features honest conversations about modern motherhood with inspiring leaders—who also happen to be mothers. These incredible women, like Kristen Bell, Sen. Tammy Duckworth, and Gabrielle Union, are helping to redefine motherhood, using their voices to uplift women with practical ideas and expert insights. The Webby Award winning podcast is hosted each week by Liz Tenety, an award-winning journalist and co-founder of Motherly. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.MORE Host Elizabeth Tenety
Guest Olga Khazan
Producer/Network Motherly
Email ****@mother.ly
Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 3.2MTwitter 10.6KInstagram 1.2M Avg Length 38 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

4. 3 Proven Steps To Change Your Personality and Reinvent Your Life: The..

Follow Play Apr 17, 2025 1:21:30
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About Episode What if the person you think you are… isn’t fixed, but flexible? Award-winning journalist and Atlantic staff writer Olga Khazan joins Lo for a vulnerable, thought-provoking conversation that will make you question everything you believe about your personality. Based on her new book Me, But Better, Olga shares how she used science-backed strategies to shift her own personality—and how you can too. She opens up about the anxiety she’s battled, her relationship with her mother and father, and what it was really like to challenge a lifetime of beliefs about who she was supposed to be. From introvert to more extroverted, from self-critical to self-compassionate—Olga’s journey proves that transformation is possible. Plus, Lo shares a powerful mental “spring cleaning” tool at the top of the episode to help you reset your headspace and finally make space for the version of you that’s been waiting underneath the surface. If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, or like change is out of reach—this episode is for you. You’re not broken. You’re not too late. And you’re absolutely not stuck. Stay Connected to The Lo Life! Your Favorite Cult Facebook: Join the Coven: The Lo Life FB Group Instagram: @thelolifepodcast Your host: @stylelvr TikTok: @thelolifepodcast This Week's Guest: Olga Khazan We have deals and steals for our kings and kweens- all thanks to our sponsors QUINCE: High fashion clothing for affordable prices. Discount code lolife at check out for free shipping NUTRAFOL: $10 off your first month's subscription and FREE shipping with promo code LOLIFE THRIVE MARKET: healthy eating! Lo's go to spot for healthy, clean food and snacks. Are you ready for a junk free 2025? use code LoLife for 30% off your first order plus a free $60 gift! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title The Lo Life
Podcast Description Join host Lo VonRumpf, entrepreneur, stylist to the stars and everyone's dream BFF, as he explores his curiosities in life- pop culture, relationships, business, dating, sex, health, fashion, and everything in-between. Every Thursday, Lo sits down with inspiring friends, thought leaders and fascinating human beings to explore unique topics, learn something new, or just spill the tea on the hot mess express. No topic is off limits kings and kweens. Grab a beverage and treat your ear holes to a great conversation with everyone's favorite fashion-forward friend.MORE Host Lo Vonrumpf
Guest Olga Khazan
Producer/Network Podcast Nation
Apple Rating 5.0/5 Avg Length 91 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

5. Extreme makeover, personality edition

Follow Play Mar 30, 2025 40:45
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About Episode Science writer Olga Khazan didn’t really like herself. A self-described neurotic, she tended to fixate on the negative. She assumed she’d always be this way, but then she came across research showing that personality is something you can change. In today's episode, Olga chronicles her year-long journey to "fix" her personality, and invites us to consider whether it’s truly possible to change who we are. Try the personality test that Olga talks about here. Sign up for Maya’s new newsletter, where she shares the results of *her* personality test (!) here. Get early, ad-free access to episodes of A Slight Change of Plans by subscribing to Pushkin+ on Apple Podcasts or Pushkin.fm. Pushkin+ subscribers can access ad-free episodes, full audiobooks exclusive binges, and bonus content for all Pushkin shows.  Subscribe on Apple: apple.co/pushkin Subscribe on Pushkin: pushkin.fm/plus See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. MORE Podcast Title A Slight Change of Plans
Podcast Description You can follow the show at @DrMayaShankar on Instagram. Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year 2021 Editor's Note: Maya Shankar blends compassionate storytelling with the science of human behavior to help us understand who we are and who we become in the face of a big change. Maya is no stranger to change. “My whole childhood revolved around the violin, but that changed in a moment when I injured my hand playing a single note,” says Shankar, who was studying under Itzhak Perlman at the Juilliard School at the time. “I was forced to try and figure out who I was, and who I could be, without the violin." Maya soon discovered a new path in the field of cognitive science, where she earned her PhD as a Rhodes Scholar studying how and why we change. Her insights into human behavior ultimately led her to create A Slight Change of Plans—Apple Podcasts’ Best Show of the Year in 2021. You’ll hear intimate conversations with people like Tiffany Haddish, Kacey Musgraves, and Riz Ahmed, as well as real-life inspirations, like John Elder Robison, who undergoes experimental brain stimulation to deepen his emotional intelligence, Daryl Davis, a Black jazz musician who inspires hundreds of KKK members to leave the Klan, and Shankar herself, who had her own “slight change of plans” earlier this year. The show also explores the science of change with experts like Adam Grant and Angela Duckworth. "What I love most about this show is that the content is evergreen," says Shankar. "You can listen to episodes in any order and at any time."MORE Host Maya Shankar
Guest Olga Khazan
Producer/Network Pushkin
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Apple Rating 4.7/5Facebook 1.6KTwitter 4.4KInstagram 143K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact

6. How to Change Your Personality with Olga Khazan

Follow Play Apr 28, 2025 1:16:21
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About Episode Can we really change our personalities? In this episode, Forrest is joined by someone who’s actually tried most of the things we talk about on the podcast: journalist and author Olga Khazan. Olga shares the personal experiments that led to her becoming more extroverted and agreeable, and less neurotic. They discuss the Big Five personality traits, how behavior shapes identity, the role of self-concept, authenticity, and some of the common challenges people face when trying to change a core aspect of who they are. About Our Guest: Olga Khazan is a writer at The Atlantic, where she covers health, culture, and the complexities of human behavior. She's the author of Weird: The Power of Being an Outsider in an Insider World and her new book Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change. You can watch this episode on YouTube. Key Topics: 0:00: Introduction 1:15: Olga’s personal background with personality change 5:20: Age, extroversion, self-concept, and Olga’s improv classes 10:10: Unconditional positive regard, meditation, and mindfulness 20:55: Trying on different traits, and acceptance vs. change 24:25: Conscientiousness, openness, agreeableness, and individualism 36:20: Changing at the ‘trait level’, and the changes Olga has embraced most 43:50: Psychedelics, non-self, and identifying what’s really true 53:50: Nature vs. nurture and the aspects we can’t change 56:30: Parenting and personality change 1:02:05: Recap Support the Podcast: We're now on Patreon! If you'd like to support the podcast, follow this link. Sponsors Head to fastgrowingtrees.com/BEINGWELL to get 15% off the best deals for your yard. Use BEINGWELL at checkout, and take advantage of their Alive and Thrive Guarantee! Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com/beingwell.  Go to ZOE.com and find out what ZOE Membership could do for you. Use code WELL10 to get 10% off membership. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code BEINGWELL at https://www.oneskin.co/  Connect with the show: Subscribe on iTunes Follow Forrest on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow Forrest on Instagram Follow Rick on Facebook Follow Forrest on Facebook Visit Forrest's website Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesMORE Podcast Title Being Well with Forrest Hanson and Dr. Rick Hanson
Podcast Description Forrest Hanson is joined by clinical psychologist Dr. Rick Hanson and a world-class group of experts to explore the practical science of lasting well-being. Conversations focus on the key insights from psychology, science, and contemplative practice that you need to build reliable inner strengths, overcome your challenges, and get the most out of life. New episodes every Monday.MORE Hosts Forrest Hanson, Rick Hanson
Guest Olga Khazan
Producer/Network Rick Hanson, Ph.D., Forrest Hanson
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Apple Rating 4.8/5 Avg Length 73 min Format Long form Get Email Contact