Why Can't You Stop Thinking About Last Weekend?

Want to send us a message? Why does a piece of chocolate trigger the same brain chemical as meeting someone new at a swinger party? This episode reveals the surprising neuroscience behind New Relationship Energy, dopamine addiction, and why the swinging lifestyle can feel impossible to walk away from. Ed and Phoebe break down the science of pleasure—from that 55% dopamine spike you get from chocolate to the 1000% surge from harder substances—and explain why novelty in the lifestyle hijacks y...