Why Do We Talk to Ourselves? | Echoes of Consciousness in Times Square - Good Afternoon Planet Earth

Good Afternoon Planet Earth With Dominic Leonelli and Amy Jans

Welcome back to Good Afternoon Planet Earth — your favorite cosmic talk show filmed live in Times Square! In this episode, we explore why humans talk to themselves and whether it makes us geniuses or just overwhelmed weirdos (spoiler: maybe both). 💭🧠

Featuring your co-hosts Amy Jans (@amekablame) and Dominic Leonelli (@dominicleonelli), we dive into:

• The science of inner monologues

• Einstein quotes, ADHD rants, and dolphin brain trivia

• Margarita mix drama 🍹

• Times Square sibling adoptions 👯

• Humanity Hall of Fame: Leonardo da Vinci edition 🎨

PLUS: Live street interviews, trivia games, chaotic tangents, and the ultimate question—are we okay?

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00:00 – 🎬 Cold Open: Welcome to Good Afternoon Planet Earth
01:12 – 🗣️ Too Many Words at Once (Times Square Talk Show Chaos)
02:45 – 👯 Introducing Your Cosmic Co-Hosts
04:00 – 🧃 Hydration PSA & Making Friends in NYC
05:12 – 🧠 EPISODE THEME: Echoes of Consciousness – Why Humans Talk to Themselves
07:30 – 💭 Who Has an Inner Monologue? (And Who’s Lying?)
09:25 – 🧼 Einstein, Desks & Decision Fatigue
11:20 – 🐉 Bearded Dragons & If Humans Showed Thoughts Visibly
13:05 – 🧲 Human Beings = Emotional Metal Detectors?
14:50 – 🎯 Self-Talk as a Survival Tool
16:00 – 😂 Existential Stand-Up & New Word of the Day
17:10 – ❓ Cosmic Debate: Is Inner Dialogue Genius or Overthinking?
19:00 – 🍒 Waitress Breakdown & Talking to Yourself at Work
22:25 – 💪 Mirror Pep Talks vs Inner Monologue Battles
24:00 – 🧠 “Does This Thought Help Me?” — Mental Filtering 101
25:20 – 🚸 Should We Teach Kids to Talk to Themselves?
27:00 – 📣 Dealing with Doubters, Social Climbers & Belief in Yourself
29:15 – 🧍 Trivia Time! Talking Out Loud = Better Memory?
31:30 – 🏗️ Stress Talk: Editing vs Falling Off Skyscrapers
33:05 – 🧠 Self-Talk Using Your Own Name = Emotional Regulation
35:00 – 💡 Typing to Remember & Diagonal Writers Unite
36:45 – 🤖 Voice-to-Text Confessions & Public Talking Faux Pas
38:15 – 🐬 Which Animals Show Metacognition? (Trivia Round 2)
39:45 – 🐙 Octopuses Have How Many Brains?!
41:00 – 🧴 Lip Gloss Break & Shoutout to Jamie in Hell’s Kitchen
42:15 – 🚀 Segment 3: Intergalactic Correspondence Begins
43:20 – 🧘‍♂️ Daydreams: Escape or Identity? (Live Interview)
44:30 – 🖼️ Humanity Hall of Fame: Leonardo da Vinci
46:45 – 📜 Da Vinci’s 7,000 Pages of Self-Talk
48:00 – 🧬 ADHD as a Superpower & Ancient Backward Languages
50:00 – 🖋️ Diagonal Writing, Bad Handwriting, and Creative Geniuses
51:30 – 🎤 Voice-to-Text Glitches & Accidental Pineapple Rants
52:45 – 🥦 Eat Your Vegetables and Talk to Yourself
53:30 – 🍌 BONUS: Who Eats More Bananas – Canada or the U.S.?
55:00 – 🇨🇦 Banana Showdown, Free Healthcare, and Final Thoughts
56:20 – 👋 Wrap-Up: See You Next Week on Good Afternoon Planet Earth!

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