The Dream

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days in the top 50 since Dec 2024

Latest episodes

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Diagnosis: Fat

#10 trending · Society & Culture

This week we hear from sociologist and researcher Amanda Levitt about how fat people are treated at their doctor's offices. She's found that many doctor's center losing w

Sep 6
38 min

Die Already

Did you hear how RFK Jr. just bragged about closing down "thousands" of hospice organizations? We sit down with Dream regular and death coach Megan Carmichael to get to t

Aug 30
40 min

Computer Love

Author Bridget Todd discusses her research on human/AI relationships. Her new audiobook "Love At First Prompt" is a fascinating look into how we communicate with these ma

Aug 22
52 min

The Small Bow: God Can’t Help You Until You Get Out of the Way

Today we bring you another of our favorite podcasts which you can find right here: The Small Bow. Queen Conny Caruso is 96 years old and not afraid to die. She gets ang

Aug 15
53 min

Hyperfixed: Rooting Out Racists

Today we'd like to share with you a wonderful episode of one of our favorite podcasts, Hyperfixed. Host Alex Goldman chats with an anonymous hacker who took down a white

Aug 7
35 min

You, Me and CTE

We've known about it for almost 20 years and yet there is still very little being done to combat Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy - more commonly known as CTE. And if you

Aug 1
42 min

There's No Accounting, Or Taste

This year marked the 250th anniversary of the signing of the declaration of independence. Did you celebrate? Because it seems like Washington, D.C. didn't, or at least no

Jul 24
43 min

How Is Private Equity Legal?

"How is this legal?" That question has been haunting host Jane Marie since the day she started researching Multi Level Marketing seven years ago. Since then, it feels li

Jul 17
40 min

Truth and Reconciliation, Part Two

Today we wrap up our long, winding conversation with Daniel Klein, former settler who grew up in the West Bank. You can find more from him Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/

Jul 12
51 min

Truth and Reconciliation, Part One

This is part one of a two-part discussion with Daniel Klein, a former Zionist who grew up in a settlement in the West Bank. He has since moved to the US and regularly sha

Jul 4
38 min

The Great Freezer Fire

Have you heard about the frozen food warehouse that burned for over a week in Los Angeles? Over 11 acres of food, 85,000,000 pounds, destroyed. We invited complex food sy

Jun 28
24 min

Boopity Boopity Boop

Jane used to host a show called DTR, the official Tinder podcast, well before The Dream was even an idea. On this episode, she and pal Jason Mantzoukas swipe for a woman

Jun 20
33 min

Tough Conversations

This week, host Jane Marie continues her conversation about race in America with actor, musician, writer and Executive Director of The New Evangelicals, Malynda Hale. Yo

Jun 14
51 min

Is Everything More Racist Right Now?

This week, host Jane Marie and comedian, writer and host of CNN's "United Shades of America" and the new "Who's With Me?" W. Kamau Bell about racism in America. Check out

Jun 6
28 min

To Kid Or Not to Kid

This week, host Jane Marie talks to two old friends that made a delightfully impactful choice about how to live their lives together. You can find more from Maris Kreizm

May 29
40 min

How to Fire Your Boss

Leaving an MLM can be the hardest part of the business. This is a bonus episode we’re releasing as additional reporting from season one. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com

May 23
23 min

Chemistry for Ding Dongs Like Jane

This week host Jane Marie sits down with Dr. Chem Thug, a PHd chemist trying to do the good work of explaining chemistry to the rest of us in ways that we can actually un

May 15
58 min

Happy Single Mother's Day

Author Jamilah Lemieux joins us today to talk about her new book "Black. Single. Mother." And a whole bunch of other stuff about being a mom. Isn't it weird how every hum

May 9
32 min

Magic Tricked

This week, host Jane Marie combines two of her favorite things - magic and scam debunking - in an interview with mentalist and known psychic-skeptic, Dustin Dean. You ca

May 1
40 min

Satanic Panic Redux

Revisiting our 2025 Halloween episode, Jane is diving into the darkness with journalist, writer and podcaster, Sarah Marshall, about her knew podcast "The Devil You Know"

Apr 24
31 min

Chart positions

Where The Dream ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Sep 7, 2026).

#113 ▲ 48 Society & Culture US

What listeners say

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Loved season 1. Season 2, while not as strong as 1, was still pretty good & I really enjoyed it. Season 3 was rough. Really rough. I finished it because I’m a completist, but it was lacking. It seemed to lack any sort of significant editing & just meandered from point to point. It’s too bad because I think the whole life coach thing is an excellent topic to unpack & I really enjoy Jane’s conversational speaking style, but this should not have been released. Along with other folks’ comments also, ad breaks would pop up mid-sentence & are a solid 2+ minutes each.

mtw00 · Aug 2024

This is a typical Puskin podcast. Content is 4+, but there are waaaaay too many ads. Extra strike...Gladwell makes multiple appearances in the ads. His smarm is too much to take. Would easily be 4-stars (maybe even 5) but the ads kill the buzz.

iGreeley · Jun 2024

Very well-crafted show, from audio quality to human interest content, to her professional narration.

LauraLai Maryland · Jun 2024

One of the smartest podcasts out there, it has really shaped how I think about a lot of things. I really appreciate Jane Marie’s honesty and vulnerability especially in the latest season. So happy I found this podcast!

Archie wayne · May 2024

I liked season 1 up until the end when they clearly had an agenda and kept interrupting the only person from MLMs that offered to talk to them. Season 2 went completely off the rails in episode 2. The host was so rude and condescending to her partner about his interest in more natural things. She makes a point about how crystals are just like journaling but she claims crystals don’t “work”. If she thinks journaling works because of the placebo effect then how does that mean crystals don’t “work”? She’s so obsessed with western medicine despite pointing out that western doctors have really had no solutions for her TBI. She has a very white centric view of medicine and completely dismisses very longstanding medical and wellness practices like herbalism and meditation. I agree that you shouldn’t be treating issues with unregulated supplements, but she’s really throwing the baby out with the bathwater. She points out that the wellness industry includes everything from crystals to CrossFit but doesn’t dig into the spectrum of validity in the wellness space. Sure there are grifters like Amanda Chantal Bacon and her adaptogenic dusts, but that’s such a small portion of what this space is about. Some meditation and acupuncture might actually help the host chill the F out a little bit and stop being so judgy.

GED76186 · Jul 2024

I love anti-MLM stuff and Season 1 was good. The wheels fell off at S2E2. That episode was completely self absorbed and off topic. And you were SO RUDE to Dan. Belittling him about perfectly normal things he has around his house that bring him happiness. That was an awful thing to do. He seems very sweet and he was very attentive to you later in the episode when you had an emotional moment. Not sure if I’m going to continue past S2E2.

Here because of the storyline · Jul 2024

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