1827: Religion & Scarcity Brain w/ Michael Easter

<p>Join us as we interview journalist, author and former fitness director of Men's Health magazine Michael Easter. Michael has written two books: The Comfort Crisis and Scarcity Brain. Today, Michael discusses hard topics like Why do people become addicted? How does scarcity put our brains in a loop? How does religion play into all of this?</p> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scarcity-Brain-Craving-Mindset-Rewire/dp/B0BRBVCQB9/ref=sr_1_1?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsp6pBhCfARIsAD3GZuadPNnppvIeTN2dSteawKmiY9wIsbjp33cGFQEVcZJmmYmqEkE41nMaAgxYEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=651372615297&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9023812&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=6426993917525018443&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2057110328117&amp;hydadcr=15529_13558536&amp;keywords=scarcity+brain+michael+easter&amp;qid=1697149664&amp;sr=8-1" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Comfort-Crisis-Embrace-Discomfort-Reclaim/dp/B08LDX3TZ2/ref=sr_1_4?gclid=Cj0KCQjwsp6pBhCfARIsAD3GZuadPNnppvIeTN2dSteawKmiY9wIsbjp33cGFQEVcZJmmYmqEkE41nMaAgxYEALw_wcB&amp;hvadid=651372615297&amp;hvdev=c&amp;hvlocphy=9023812&amp;hvnetw=g&amp;hvqmt=e&amp;hvrand=6426993917525018443&amp;hvtargid=kwd-2057110328117&amp;hydadcr=15529_13558536&amp;keywords=scarcity+brain+michael+easter&amp;qid=1697149664&amp;sr=8-4" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter</span></a></li> </ul> <p><a href="https://www.mormonstories.org/avada_portfolio/religion-and-scarcity/%20%E2%80%8E" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Episode Show Notes</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J1bnUiOsCgM" rel="noopener" target="_blank">YouTube Link</a></p> <hr /> <h2><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mormon Stories Thanks Our Generous Donors!</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Help us continue to deliver quality content by becoming a donor today:</span></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://donorbox.org/mormon-stories?default_interval=m" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">One-time or recurring donation through Donorbox</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Support us on Patreon</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/mormonstories" rel="noopener" target="_blank">PayPal</a></li> <li><a href="https://account.venmo.com/u/mormonstories" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Venmo</a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Our Platforms:</span></h3> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/mormonstories?sub_confirmation=1" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Youtube</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/mormonstories" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Patreon</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4sDzk7dRjODTSEqzZKZJzk?si=148b0efc1ccc4404" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Spotify</span></a></li> <li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mormon-stories-lds/id312094772" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Apple Podcasts</span></a></li> </ul> <hr /> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Contact us:</span></h3> <p><a href="mailto:MormonStories@gmail.com" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">MormonStories@gmail.com</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">PO Box 171085,</span> <span style="font-weight: 400;">Salt Lake City, UT 84117 </span></p> <hr /> <h3><span style="font-weight: 400;">Social Media:</span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/mormstories" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Insta: @mormstories</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@mormonstoriespodcast" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tiktok: @mormonstoriespodcast</span></a></li> <li style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://discord.com/invite/kuX5p6yyjF" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><span style="font-weight: 400;">Join the Discord</span></a></li> </ul> <hr />