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The State Of US
Episode
22
Fear, Connection, Smoke Alarm, Vagus Nerve, Fight, Flight, Freeze
March 4, 2026
Fear isn’t just an idea; it’s physiological. It tightens your chest, narrows your thinking, and rushes you toward certainty. In this episode, we explore how fear acts like a smoke alarm in our brains, why it simplifies people into “us vs. them,” and how staying in a constant state of alarm is shrinking our capacity for connection.
46 min
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