Doc to Dock
What happens when long-distance friends turn their voice notes into a podcast?Doc to Dock is where two PhDs, Nicole K. Mayberry and Brett S. Goldberg, turn their ongoing voice notes into conversations that travel across place, politics, and perspective.
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- Sep 18, 2026
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Why Can't People Just Say What They Mean? (opens the original)
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This week, Nicole docks the conversation in directness…or maybe all of the things we do to be anything but direct. We're talking about the elaborate stories we tell to avoid uncomfortable conversations, why feedback feels like criticism, how empathy can sometimes get in the way of accountability, and why being honest might actually create more connection than avoiding the conversation altogether. Doc to Dock is co-hosted, written, produced, and edited by Dr. Brett S. Goldberg and Dr. Nicole K. M
When Does a Fandom Become Part of Who You Are? (opens the original)
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This week Brett docks the conversation in fandoms. It starts with a book, a movie, or a TV show, and before you know it, you're planning trips around conventions, collecting merch, and calling a fictional world your comfort place. This week we're talking about the stories that stay with us, the communities they create, the parts of fandom culture we absolutely do not fuck with, and why some stories end up becoming part of who we are. Doc to Dock is co-hosted, written, produced, and edited by Dr.
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