What happens when the people reshaping our world don't believe in introspection? This hour, a look at looking inward. And, we explore the spectrum of mental imagery.

GUESTS:

• Elizabeth Lopatto: Senior reporter for The Verge

• Maja Spener: Associate Professor in Philosophy at the University of Birmingham. She is the author of Introspection: First-Person Access in Science and Agency

• Reshanne Reeder: Lecturer in Cognitive and Clinical Neuroscience at the University of Liverpool

Music featured (in order):

• Who Knows – Daniel Caesar

• What Kind of Fool Am I – Sammy Davis Jr.

• Man in the Mirror – Michael Jackson

• There’s No Telling – Duncan Sheik

• I’m So Lonesome I Could Cry – Cassandra Wilson

• Pretty Little Picture – Zero Mostel (Original Broadway Cast)

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Colin McEnroe and Dylan Reyes contributed to this show, which originally aired on April 21, 2026.