Waxing Prosaic

Reggie Grey
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Spin yourself some Waxing Prosaic, where Reggie Grey unpacks life's chaos with raw psychology breakdowns, evolutionary lenses, and no BS nuance. A career filmmaker back in school to become a psychologist, a father and husband: we'll explore ambition, meaning, and human quirks with a focus on available all sides, and a dislike of echo chambers. Old-soul vibes meet modern debates: Virtue's a mean, comfort with ambiguity's intelligence, and don't take yourself so seriously. Level up with discourse, challenge my takes!

Episodes

  1. Feb 22

    Precious Pixels – Why I'm Choosing Privacy for My Kid Online

    I'm giving you the rawest take on "sharenting": That's right, this media wh*re had a baby and is now lecturing on child privacy... so very rich with irony! I've got psych breakdowns on consent, assent vs. consent, Dunbar's number, and Continuum matrix, evo psych on tribal signalling, and fixes like puberty rites of passage. Oh, and a cold, hard truth... posting children's likenesses online benefits no one. TW: Vulnerability exploitation, pr*dator risks discussed (brief, practical)00:00 - Tease: My Statement on Baby Birth Silence03:59 - The History of This Media Wh*re08:54 - Historical Timeline & Tech Gatekeepers19:25 - Roses: Normalization, Kids Love It, Time Capsule, Tribalism25:41 - Continuum Matrix: Posting Frequency/Privacy29:21 - Thorns: I Have a Cheat Code34:57 - Thorns: Obvious Psych36:22 - Thorns: The Praise Paradox39:19 - Thorns: Consent v Ascent40:36 - Thorns: Theory of Mind41:59 - Thorns: Piaget's Concrete Operational Stage45:03 - Thorns: Vulnerability & Exploitation50:03 - Thorns: Ask Yourself "WHY?"52:30 - Thorns: Evo Psych53:12 - Thorns: Transactional Relationships53:58 - Thorns: Performance Anxiety54:42 - Thorns: Parasocial Pressure57:11 - Thorns: The Dunbar Number58:29 - Thorns: Play Within Ancestral Bounds1:00:03 - Thorns: Erosion of Consent1:02:59 - Thorns: Identity Theft & Extortion1:07:10 - Thorns: Online Pred*tors Unfortunately Exist1:09:06 - Fallout: Kid Lawsuits & Laws1:10:13 - Fixes: Government 1:12:26 - Fixes: Tech1:13:18 - Fixes: Parents 1:14:18 - The Optimal Way Forward1:15:29 - Piaget's Formal Operational Stage1:16:45 - Erik Erikson's Identity v Inferiority1:17:30 - Rites of Passage1:17:57 - Put it All Together!1:20:53 - No Longer Ignorant1:22:23 - Sign OffCOMPLETE TRANSCRIPThttps://waxingprosaic.com/transcript-002SUBMARINE IF PLEASE⁠https://www.youtube.com/reggiegreymeowBOUNCE YOURSELF ON OVER TO⁠https://www.waxingprosaic.comi love youSOCIAL LINX⁠https://www.instagram.com/waxingprosaichttps://www.tiktok.com/@waxingprosaic⁠https://www.x.com/reggiegrey⁠https://www.facebook.com/reggiefromtheroadSTUDIES & ARTICLES CITEDDelayed Gratification: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10902-021-00440-y , https://doi.org/10.1002/bdm.197750% of Gen Zers want to be influencers: https://pro.morningconsult.com/analyst-reports/influencer-marketing-trends-reportChild Star Studies: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/in-the-trenches/201106/the-child-performer , https://doi.org/10.1207/s15327752jpa7003_7Child Online Literacy: https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000876Kids Self Esteem Goes Up with Positive Feedback on Their Likeness: https://parentingscience.com/effects-of-praise/Sharenting Study: https://mottpoll.org/reports-surveys/parents-social-media-likes-and-dislikes-sharentingHow Bad Internet Is for Identity and Self Esteem: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40894-024-00251-1APA - Internet Linked to Self Doubt: https://www.apa.org/monitor/2023/09/protecting-teens-on-social-mediaPraise Paradox: https://doi.org/10.1111/cdep.12171Jean Piaget: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203164730Erik Erikson: https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1951-04438-000Theory of Mind (1978): https://doi.org/10.1017/S0140525X00076512Illinois Kidfluencer Law: https://www.ilga.gov/Legislation/publicacts/view/103-0556Parasocial Relationships: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.copsyc.2022.101306Dunbar Number: https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2021.0158France Identity Protection Fine: https://www.info.gouv.fr/guide-victimes-en/protect-your-image-rightsNo Chimps in Hollywood: https://www.peta.org/news/eli-susie-chimpanzees-hollywood/Importance of Rite of Passage: https://doi.org/10.7728/0102201004Social Media Babies are Now Adults: https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/29/us/social-media-children-influencers-cec

    1h 24m

  2. 12/31/2025

    The Why Behind the Wax – My Origin in Chaos

    My unfiltered origin: From UFO sightings and kid fears (bees as projection scapegoats) to film highs, psych ward hell, and a God-driven twist—unpack the drive behind this podcast. Psych lenses on praise paradox, fear of success, evo psych ambition, and more. TW: Mental health, ideation, psychedelics (resources: IASP at https://www.iasp.info/suicidalthoughts/). SUBMARINE IF PLEASE!!! 00:00 — Intro & Why Now 00:28 — Canada's Roswell: Memory V Reality 02:37 — Pod Goals / Disclaimer / Reach Out / Structure 05:17 — Superhero Movies Please Chill 06:02 — Origin Story Engage... with Shame... 09:57 — Projection and Phobias = Lovers 13:54 — Puberty? Let's Sublimate! 19:46 — Losing My Dad 22:17 — My Skin (Tattooooos) 25:51 — Film School 29:10 — Rent-A-Goalie / Praise Paradox 34:07 — Documentary Filmmaking 38:55 — Corporate Gigs 42:24 — Advertising aka Actual Money 46:48 — Mid-Life Crisis 49:14 — Admitting There's a Mental Health THING 53:43 — Off to Therapy I Go 57:03 — Nomadic Road Warrior 1:02:40 — Commercial Break 1:04:35 — North Haven via Wizard 1:06:48 — Getting off the Road 1:08:40 — Fort Nova 1:10:35 — Home at Last 1:11:54 — Covid Sh*ts (Dare I Say?) 1:14:51 — Psychedelics & Psychosis 1:27:03 — Dissociative Identity Disorder (DID) 1:29:34 — Psych Ward Take 2 1:33:25 — Drugs and SSRIs 1:40:03 — My Guardian Angels: North Haven 1:48:49 — Diagnosis (PTSD) and a Plan 1:50:53 — Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) 1:53:57 — Post Traumatic Growth 1:56:38 — The Phoenix is Rising 2:00:00 — First REAL Job and Back to School... at 40 2:04:50 — A Therapist Who Has Been There 2:09:15 — Getting Fit 2:11:17 — Whirlwind Wife 2:13:13 — Working with My Heroes 2:14:02 — Neual Bloom Late in Life 2:19:23 — Generativity... It's All Bout the Babies 2:23:55 — The Psychology of WHY 2:32:05 — Confirmation Bias 2:35:47 — A Psychoanalytic Analysis 2:40:30 — The Flow State and Hormesis 2:43:22 — Mortality Salience 2:46:01 — Trans-Humanisim 2:47:04 — An Evolutionary Lens 2:49:32 — Simulation Echoes 2:54:31 — G-O-D / My Spirituality 2:58:19 — Entropy 2:59:18 — Virtue is a Mean... It is Everything at Once 3:03:19 — Contraversial Thought Experiment 3:11:05 — Wrap Up / Sign Off BOUNCE YOURSELF ON OVER TO https://www.waxingprosaic.com LINX MENTIONED IN VID Michael Farrington - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22ZNEQUTDiUNorth Haven - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SXUoX8Ldw8Q i love you SOCIAL LINX https://www.youtube.com/reggiegrey https://www.x.com/reggiegrey https://www.facebook.com/reggiefromtheroad

    3h 13m
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Spin yourself some Waxing Prosaic, where Reggie Grey unpacks life's chaos with raw psychology breakdowns, evolutionary lenses, and no BS nuance. A career filmmaker back in school to become a psychologist, a father and husband: we'll explore ambition, meaning, and human quirks with a focus on available all sides, and a dislike of echo chambers. Old-soul vibes meet modern debates: Virtue's a mean, comfort with ambiguity's intelligence, and don't take yourself so seriously. Level up with discourse, challenge my takes!

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  • Creator
    Reggie Grey
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    2
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Reggie Grey
  • Show Website
    Waxing Prosaic