The Rush

By: Nova Podcasts
  • Summary

  • The Rush looks at the different ways our brains get the biochemical rush we crave. Sugar. Fame. Fear. Stimulants. Sex. We all have some sort of behaviour that triggers our high. Part Louis Theroux, part Morgan Spurlock, The Rush takes you on a thrilling, experiential adventure into how, and why, we crave what we do.

    2024 Nova
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Episodes
  • Algorithms: A Cloud Of Stimulation
    Aug 31 2021

    Over the past seven episodes, Josh has explored all the rushes that some crave and others despise. But what about the micro-rushes that almost all of us get every day? When we hear our phone ping with a social media notification, or lose countless hours in a video game, we are all getting sucked in to the intermittent rewards of the algorithm. Josh talks to a futurist, a data expert, a recovered video game addict, and a digital wellbeing expert to try and figure out why we've all become addicted and how we can break free.

    Dive deep into the rush... of algorithms.

    LINKS

    • Josh Szeps @joshszeps
    • Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial
    • Mark Pesce https://nextbillionseconds.com/
    • Cam Adair https://camerondare.com/
    • Chris Eade https://antisocial.io/
    • Dr Joanne Orlando https://www.joanneorlando.com.au/

    CREDITS

    Host: Josh Szeps
    Managing Producer: Elle Beattie
    Producer: Amy Kimball
    Editor: Adrian Walton

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    33 mins
  • Fame: The Infinite Treadmill Of Status
    Aug 24 2021

    Have you ever wished you were famous? Millions of followers online, fans clamouring for selfies, private jets to the Bahamas... But why do we crave this intense level of attention? And how does it affect people when they receive it, especially when it's not intentional? Josh leaves no stone unturned as he speaks to reality star Charlotte Crosby, a philosopher, a fame psychologist, a man who helps people get famous, and a woman who became a meme...

    Dive deep into the rush... of fame.

    LINKS

    • Josh Szeps @joshszeps
    • Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial
    • Tim Dean http://www.ockhamsbeard.com.au/
    • Charlotte Crosby @charlottegshore
    • Listen to Values And Vibrators with Charlotte Crosby https://bit.ly/values-and-vibrators
    • Silvia Bottini https://silviabottini.com/
    • Max Markson http://marksonsparks.com/
    • Dr Donna Rockwell http://www.donnarockwell.com/

    CREDITS

    Host: Josh Szeps
    Managing Producer: Elle Beattie
    Producer: Amy Kimball
    Editor: Adrian Walton

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    24 mins
  • Endurance: Finding The Flow State
    Aug 17 2021

    What do you think when you see someone on an early morning run, or drive past someone cycling down the highway to god knows where? Why do some people feel the need to push their bodies to the limit of physical exertion? Josh talks to marathon-running comedian Eddie Izzard, a self-confessed exercise addict, and takes on a six-week personal training course to try and figure it out.

    Dive deep into the rush... of endurance.

    LINKS

    • Josh Szeps @joshszeps
    • Nova Podcasts Instagram @novapodcastsofficial
    • Dr. Tom Seabourne https://www.ntcc.edu/directory/seabourne-dr-tom
    • Eddie Izzard https://eddieizzard.com/en
    • Studio Athletica https://www.studioathletica.com.au/

    CREDITS

    Host: Josh Szeps
    Managing Producer: Elle Beattie
    Producer: Amy Kimball
    Editor: Adrian Walton

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    20 mins

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