Preconceived

Zale Mednick

zalemednick@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

This is a weekly society-and-culture interview podcast that challenges assumptions across psychology, science, health, technology, history, and social issues through conversations with experts, authors, and practitioners. PR agencies could credibly pitch researchers, authors, scientists, policy specialists, and subject-matter experts with evidence-based perspectives or distinctive professional experience; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 364

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: Canada

Instagram: 3.1k followers

Contact Information

zalemednick@gmail.com

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Host

Zale Mednick - Host and interviewer who leads conversations examining widely held assumptions about human experience, society, science, health, technology, and culture.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter expertise demonstrated through research, professional practice, specialized field experience, public education, or authorship. Guests should offer a distinctive perspective that can challenge common assumptions.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Specialized research or professional expertise, Public-facing science or educational work, Notable field experience

Recent Guest Discussions

Rich Diviney - Mental Toughness, Elite Performance, Resilience, Adaptability, Situational Awareness, Failure, And Identity.

Emilia Ziosi - Cocaine History, Neuroscience, Addiction, Drug Policy, Prohibition, Racial Politics, And Harm Reduction.

Paul Zak - Thriving, Neuroscience, Emotional Fitness, Social Connection, Awe, Immersion, And The Effects Of Modern Life On The Brain.

Recent Topics

Psychology, Human Behavior, Science, Society, Technology

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Preconceived
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315. What If? The Psychology of Regret and Life's Biggest Decisions

July 28, 2026

In this episode, Zale discusses with Dr. Barry Schwartz, a renowned psychologist and author, how modern society's abundance of choices impacts our happiness, decision-making, and regret. They explore how too many options can lead to paralysis, the role of social comparison, and the importance of setting "good enough" standards for a more satisfying life.Main Topics:The concept of counterfactual thinking and its influence on regretHow choice overload affects decision-making and happinessThe ba...

314. The Navy SEAL - Rethinking Mental Toughness

July 14, 2026

What really separates elite performers from everyone else? In this episode of Preconceived, Zale sits down with former Navy SEAL officer Rich Diviney to challenge the myth of the "superhuman" SEAL and explore what truly drives performance under pressure. Rich explains the difference between skills and attributes, why SEAL training is designed to push candidates to their limits, and how qualities like resilience, adaptability, situational awareness, and compartmentalization determine success i...

313. The Truth About Cocaine

June 30, 2026

Most of us think we know cocaine — a glamorous party drug with a dark side, a scourge of the 80s, a straightforward villain in the story of addiction. But what happens behind the scenes - in the months of work and miles of travel that take the coca leaf of Central and South America to the consumers all around the world? Emilia Ziosi is a researcher and science communicator whose work has focused largely on the cocaine trade. In this episode, Zale and Emilia dig into the assumptions we carry a...

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