Smart Girl Dumb Questions

Nayeema Raza
  • 4.6 (288)
  • Society & Culture
  • Updated Weekly

It's a curiosity party, and you're invited. Every Tuesday on SGDQ, Nayeema Raza asks simple Qs about big ideas trying to make sense of life. Some of our faves? Neil deGrasse Tyson on how we'd know if we're in a simulation, Esther Perel on why love gets harder with age, Diplo on why every guy I date is a DJ, and two 11 year olds on what it's like to grow up right now. Send us your dumb (and smart) Qs: nayeema.raza101@gmail.com

  1. 20h ago

    Can We Get Better at Flirting … with Rejection?

    Whether you’re single, married or something in between: this episode is for you. Nayeema sits down with love coach and rejection survivor Francesca Hogi to talk about flirting as a way of life and rejection as a path to growth. Plus, Franny grades Nayeema’s Flirting Skills (and Diplo’s). Is anyone getting an A?!  We get into the 8 types of flirting, how A.I. can or can’t help you in your relationships, and other nuggets from Franny’s book. Plus: can you actually LEARN how to flirt? Is it just improv on steroids? What is HR-approved flirting? And are some people just TOO good at dating to ever be vulnerable?  Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And, obvi: if you liked this episode, send it to your friends, your group chat, your mom... and your CRUSH. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Aug 11

    Are Prediction Markets Destroying Society? I Asked the Kalshi CEO

    Nayeema gets direct with Tarek Mansour, the 30-year-old CEO and Co-Founder of Kalshi. The prediction market hit $30 billion in trade volume this June as users put money on everything from the World Cup to Strait of Hormuz opening dates and the reality show Love Island. So is this gambling with a better brand, a peril to young people, ripe for insider trading, or a path to more accurate information? What does the company NOT allow? And, um, what's the best advice he ever got from Donald Trump, Jr. who serves as an advisor to Kalshi and its top competitor: Polymarket? NOTE: We'll be off next week for some smart girl dumb vacation. See you on 8/25 for a brand new episode. What do you want answers to?!?! Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And, obvi: if you liked this episode, send it to your group chat, your mom... or that one friend who's always convinced they can predict the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Are Prediction Markets Destroying Society? I Asked the Kalshi CEO

  3. Aug 4

    Has There Ever Been a Worse Time for Journalism?

    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.  Nayeema gets David to give grades to each President (um, does anyone get an A on press freedom?). They talk about The New York Times’ unique role in protecting the first amendment (is David basically Kevin Costner in The Bodyguard?). Plus: the Nerdy Legal 101 you didn’t know you needed. **ps: even if you hate the news these days, this episode is worth listening to. It will make you smarter. Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM and YOUR LAWYER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Has There Ever Been a Worse Time for Journalism?

  4. Jul 28

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

    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 Zane Smith and break some news about his relationship with one of the leading TikTokers of our time.  Send us your "dumb questions" on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ. Make sure you're following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok. And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR DAD, and anyone who thinks NASCAR is "just left turns." Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.  And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM and YOUR UBER DRIVER. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

  5. Jul 21

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

    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 crisis, does picking embryos based on IQ make you a eugenicist, and in a movement that intersects with racist overtones are the Collins interested in drawing a line in the sand or in co-opting controversy in their aspirations of fame? Also: how does one afford five to twelve kids anyway? Whether you think they're visionaries or completely off the rails, this is one conversation you won't forget. Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.  And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM and YOUR PREGNANT FRIEND.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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

  6. Jul 14

    Is Everything a Cult?

    Nayeema and cult expert Amanda Montell unpack why cults are everywhere now, why we’re obsessed with them and what all of that has to do with modern loneliness and capitalism. Montell — the bestselling author of Cultish and host of the podcast Sounds Like A Cult breaks down the innocuous language that will suck you in and how to help someone you love get OUT.   Oh, and naturally they try to build a cult around Smart Girl Dumb Questions. We’re not above that. Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.  And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM and YOUR CULT LEADER.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    Is Everything a Cult?

  7. Jul 7

    What Does Love Hurt? with Dr. Justin Garcia

    Nayeema sits down with evolutionary biologist Dr. Justin Garcia, Director of the world-famous Kinsey Institute, to unpack the science of love, sex and attraction. Why are there more single peoplethan ever? Are we still having sex? Why do breakups … feel like withdrawal? And what do pandas, penguins and pigs have to teach us about modern relationships? Also on the agenda: is kissing is “normal,” short kings and what makes someone a great long-term partner. For more from Justin check out his awesome book, The Intimate Animal. Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.  And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM AND THE EX YOU KEEP GOING BACK TO.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    What Does Love Hurt? with Dr. Justin Garcia

  8. Jun 30

    When Do We Move to Mars? (or the Moon)

    Nayeema sits down with space architect Ariel Ekblaw to ask: will my kids commute to the Moon? Why are we privatizing everything in outer space? And did SpaceX just turn space travel into … FedEx? Ariel is a Yale and MIT-trained founder and CEO of Aurelia Institute focused on space technologies including autonomously self-assembling space stations and future space habitats. And if all of this sounds trippy … we agree. Check out the episode! Also on the agenda: space hotels, moon vacations, AI data centers in orbit, whether Elon Musk might secretly be an alien and why astronauts cry when they see Earth from space. Send us your “dumb questions” on IG/TikTok @smartgirldumbquestions or by calling 1-855-MyDumbQ.  Make sure you’re following Nayeema and the show on YouTube, Instagram and TikTok.  And obvi: SHARE THE SHOW WITH YOUR FRIENDS, YOUR MOM and your ideal planet to call home.. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    When Do We Move to Mars? (or the Moon)
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It's a curiosity party, and you're invited. Every Tuesday on SGDQ, Nayeema Raza asks simple Qs about big ideas trying to make sense of life. Some of our faves? Neil deGrasse Tyson on how we'd know if we're in a simulation, Esther Perel on why love gets harder with age, Diplo on why every guy I date is a DJ, and two 11 year olds on what it's like to grow up right now. Send us your dumb (and smart) Qs: nayeema.raza101@gmail.com

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  • Creator
    Nayeema Raza
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2026
  • Episodes
    63
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
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