{"podcast":{"title":"The School of Greatness","slug":"the-school-of-greatness-745252","podcast_index_feed_id":745252,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/AAvup9Zz","website_url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/26599185-3762-4b80-b03a-c975609dd865/e20c5e11-ec01-4da9-9e10-b3e5be7bea6b/3000x3000/final-art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Lewis Howes","episode_count":1956,"summary":"Lewis Howes is a New York Times best-selling author, 2x All-American athlete, keynote speaker, and entrepreneur. The School of Greatness shares inspiring interviews from the most successful people on the planet—world-renowned leaders in business, entertainment, sports, science, health, mental health and literature—to inspire YOU to unlock your inner greatness and live your best life.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T14:21:06.912766+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-greatness-745252"},"episode":{"title":"The Neuroscience of Identity: Why You Keep Repeating the Same Patterns | Emily McDonald","slug":"the-neuroscience-of-identity-why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-patterns-emily-mcdonald","published_at":"2026-06-01T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-greatness-745252/the-neuroscience-of-identity-why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-patterns-emily-mcdonald","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-greatness-745252","url":"https://www.siriusxm.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/f65f0c/stitcher.simplecastaudio.com/094bed00-1a31-479a-bd9b-f5e1438a4844/episodes/40d61159-1b24-4043-9781-0ae9ab8278b9/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=094bed00-1a31-479a-bd9b-f5e1438a4844&awEpisodeId=40d61159-1b24-4043-9781-0ae9ab8278b9&feed=AAvup9Zz","summary":"Neuroscientist and mindset expert Emily McDonald, known as Emonthebrain, joins Lewis Howes to break down the neuroscience of identity shifting, neuroplasticity, and subconscious reprogramming. The conversation covers the default mode network, identity anchors, the kitten experiment in early neural development, law of attraction through a neuroscience lens, ADHD medication dependency, dopamine system hijacking through addiction, and Emily's personal journey from victim mindset and clinical depression to building a coaching business and social media platform reaching millions.","meta_description":"Neuroscientist and mindset expert Emily McDonald, known as Emonthebrain, joins Lewis Howes to break down the neuroscience of identity shifting, neuroplast…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4683,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-school-of-greatness-745252/episodes/the-neuroscience-of-identity-why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-patterns-emily-mcdonald/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-school-of-greatness-745252/the-neuroscience-of-identity-why-you-keep-repeating-the-same-patterns-emily-mcdonald.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}