Proxy with Yowei Shaw podcast

Proxy with Yowei Shaw

It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so unique, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former host of Invisibilia, at your service. New cases every other Tuesday.  ---------- [Proxy] (https://www.proxypodcast.com/) is an independent podcast and we rely mostly on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, [consider joining our Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast) starting at $5 a month. You’ll get exclusive premium episodes, ad-free episodes, and access to the chat. To just get our newsletter, join our Patreon for free 🍏 Follow us on Instagram: [@proxypodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/) [@yoweishaw] (https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/) Get in touch at [proxythepod@gmail.com] (mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com)

It’s the knot you can’t untangle - a problem so unique, it makes you feel alone. But what if you could talk to someone who gets it? On Proxy, we find just the person you were looking for, the person who can help you get a little less stuck. It’s not therapy - it’s emotional investigative journalism™️. Yowei Shaw, former host of Invisibilia, at your service. New cases every other Tuesday.  ---------- [Proxy] (https://www.proxypodcast.com/) is an independent podcast and we rely mostly on listeners. To support emotional investigative journalism™️ and help the show keep going, [consider joining our Patreon] (https://www.patreon.com/c/ProxyPodcast) starting at $5 a month. You’ll get exclusive premium episodes, ad-free episodes, and access to the chat. To just get our newsletter, join our Patreon for free 🍏 Follow us on Instagram: [@proxypodcast] (https://www.instagram.com/proxypodcast/) [@yoweishaw] (https://www.instagram.com/yoweishaw/) Get in touch at [proxythepod@gmail.com] (mailto:proxythepod@gmail.com)

 

#36

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02 Dec 2025


#35

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#34

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04 Nov 2025


#33

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31 Oct 2025

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#32

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21 Oct 2025

40 MINS

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#31

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14 Oct 2025

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#30

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07 Oct 2025

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#29

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#28

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23 Sep 2025

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#27

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#26

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#25

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#24

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#23

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15 Jul 2025

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#22

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#21

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01 Jul 2025

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