What makes everyone like him so easily?
Why does she bug me so much?
Why are they so weird?
Why do I always do that?
Why do I let that person make me feel that way?
Aaron Keck is a multi-award winning radio host and Mitch Prinstein is a psych professor, previously the Chief Science Officer for the American Psychological Association. Together, they talk about the social stuff we all experience, why it happens, and what it tells us about ourselves. It's light, interesting, and fun. It's That Popular Podcast.
About Us
Aaron Keck After earning a PhD in political theory, studying improv, and teaching at Duke, Aaron took the most obvious next step by becoming a radio host in North Carolina's Research Triangle. "This Morning with Aaron Keck" has won multiple awards for Best News Block, Best Interview, and his coverage of news, sports, weather, traffic. Aaron has twice been named the Radio Personality of the Year by the NC Association of Broadcasters.
Mitch Prinstein Mitch's childhood dream of driving an ice cream truck was vetoed by his mother, so he instead got a PhD in clinical psychology and researched aspects of our peer relationships. Mitch has published over 250 scientific manuscripts and 12 books, served as the Director of Clinical Psychology first at Yale and then at UNC Chapel Hill. He was appointed the Chief Science Officer at the American Psychological Association. Mitch loves to explain psychological science which has has done through US Senate testimony, as a consultant to many government agencies and nonprofits, and he frequently works with the media, including The New York Times, Washington Post, NPR, 60 Minutes, etc.
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