Smart Girl Dumb Questions

Nayeema Raza

nayeema.raza@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

Interview podcast focused on making complex questions about human behavior, relationships, science, and society accessible through conversations with experts, authors, and public thinkers. Credible pitches include researchers, bestselling authors, institutional leaders, and specialists with engaging perspectives on psychology, sexuality, relationships, culture, and social issues; booking difficulty is medium.

Metrics

Episodes: 61

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.6/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

Contact Information

nayeema.raza@gmail.com

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Host

Nayeema Raza - Host and interviewer who explores complex questions about life and society through accessible conversations with experts and public thinkers.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium
Typical Credentials:  
Subject-matter experts, researchers, bestselling authors, institutional leaders, and public thinkers who can explain complex social, scientific, or behavioral topics in an accessible and engaging way.
Required Achievements:  
Bestselling books, Leadership of prominent research institutions, Academic or scientific expertise, Public-facing work on major social issues, Established media or podcast platforms

Recent Guest Discussions

Simone Collins - Low Birth Rates, Pronatalism, Embryo Selection, Family Size, Marriage, And Demographic Policy.

Malcolm Collins - Low Birth Rates, Pronatalism, Embryo Selection, Family Size, Marriage, And Demographic Policy.

Amanda Montell - Cults, Persuasive Language, Loneliness, Capitalism, And Helping People Leave Harmful Groups.

Justin Garcia - Love, Sex, Attraction, Relationships, Breakups, Kissing, And The Science Of Long-term Partnerships.

Recent Topics

Human Behavior, Relationships, Psychology, Sexuality, Science

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Smart Girl Dumb Questions
:

Has There Ever Been a Worse Time for Journalism?

August 04, 2026

David McCraw has gone to battle with Harvey Weinstein, Sarah Palin, Justin Baldoni and Presidents from Bush and Obama to Biden and Trump. Today, Nayeema asks the lead newsroom lawyer for the New York Times what he’s learned fighting powerful people … what’s normal (or not) when it comes to tension between the government and a free press … and why the recent appearance of federal agents with subpoenas at the homes of New York Times journalists should shock the conscience of every American.&nbs...

He Drives 200 MPH. What Scares Him? with NASCAR Star Carson Hocevar

July 28, 2026

Nayeema’s learning all about NASCAR today with rising star Carson Hocevar, who’s constantly compared to the legend Dale Earnhardt Sr.  So: what’s the difference between NASCAR and F1? What’s Hocevar’s risk-reward analysis on aggression? Does he have a safe word with the dude who’s in his ear? And when you go 200 mph most days, what’s it like to be stuck in traffic with the rest of us? Most of all: what is “Hurricane Hocevar” afraid of? Plus: we dive into Carson’s (one-sided?) feud with...

Birth Rates Are Low. Can A “Fertility President” Fix That?

July 21, 2026

And does it even need to be fixed? In this episode Nayeema tries to understand whether demographic collapse is a crisis or a con job. She sits down with Malcolm and Simone Collins, a New Right pronatalist couple with ties to the Heritage Foundation and Elon Musk and policy drafts being submitted for White House consideration. They have 5 kids, 30 embryos on ice and aspirations to keep going til Simone’s uterus “falls out”. On the agenda: why aren’t people having kids (is it a modern marriage...

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