What happens when long-distance friends turn their voice notes into a podcast? Doc to Dock is hosted by Dr. Nicole K. Mayberry (Washington, D.C.) and Dr. Brett S. Goldberg (Orange County, CA) — two friends since grad school, now on opposite coasts, turning the voice notes they send each other into weekly conversations about culture, politics, relationships, and the small stuff that actually runs your life.
It's voice notes turned podcast. Place as perspective.
This week, Brett docks the conversation in capitalism. Everywhere you look, there's another sale, another trend, another thing you're supposed to buy, and somehow everyone else seems to be keeping up. This week we're talking about consumerism, FOMO, debt, social media, and why it feels like everything has become a product. This is Part 1 of our two-part conversation on capitalism.
Show Notes
Klarna & Chipotle: https://gizmodo.com/doordash-partners-with-klarna-for-deferred-payments-in-case-you-need-a-loan-to-pay-for-your-burrito-2000578752 (https://gizmodo.com/doordash-partners-with-klarna-for-deferred-payments-in-case-you-need-a-loan-to-pay-for-your-burrito-2000578752)
John Oliver & Prediction Markets (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN4njIQcSR4 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZN4njIQcSR4)
Adam Bonica’s Expose on Democratic Party Texting (Substack): https://data4democracy.substack.com/ (https://data4democracy.substack.com/)
Spider-Man Punches a Nazi (YouTube): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OkJHwEVB7zM (https://www.youtube.com/shorts/OkJHwEVB7zM)
Doc to Dock is co-hosted, written, produced, and edited by Dr. Brett S. Goldberg and Dr. Nicole K. Mayberry.
Original music by Matt Bogdanow; artwork by Andre Gonzalez.
Doc to Dock is recorded between Washington, D.C., and Orange County, CA. In Washington, D.C., we record on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank/Anacostan, Piscataway, and Pamunkey peoples. In Orange County, we record on the traditional and unceded lands of the Hashemann and Tongva tribal nations.
For more or find us on https://linktr.ee/doctodockpod (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRV9nd3dUNzQzbDRCZklhWlRNUlZ5TXxBTl9pYzRjM0NwYUxnMEhlbjRfd1hVbGo5eHZha3FYQkktMGJXclgzdktCbU5aYXV5WjlQUjREdHBOemVEMndSN1hyamFDTnpDZUJnTTRscXJzajRYX3laSzNjcnRSaThQbzFD&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fdoctodockpod&v=azZ-SZoZoAQ) and follow the show at @doctodockpod on Instagram and YouTube.
18 Sept 2026
Why Can't People Just Say What They Mean?
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. Mayberry.
Original music by Matt Bogdanow; artwork by Andre Gonzalez.
Doc to Dock is recorded between Washington, D.C., and Orange County, CA. In Washington, D.C., we record on the ancestral lands of the Nacotchtank/Anacostan, Piscataway, and Pamunkey peoples. In Orange County, we record on the traditional and unceded lands of the Hashemann and Tongva tribal nations.
For more or find us on https://linktr.ee/doctodockpod (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?event=video_description&redir_token=QUZZTVljRV9nd3dUNzQzbDRCZklhWlRNUlZ5TXxBTl9pYzRjM0NwYUxnMEhlbjRfd1hVbGo5eHZha3FYQkktMGJXclgzdktCbU5aYXV5WjlQUjREdHBOemVEMndSN1hyamFDTnpDZUJnTTRscXJzajRYX3laSzNjcnRSaThQbzFD&q=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2Fdoctodockpod&v=azZ-SZoZoAQ) and follow the show at @doctodockpod on Instagram and YouTube.
4 Sept 2026
When Does a Fandom Become Part of Who You Are?
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. Brett S. Goldberg and Dr. Nicole K. Mayberry.
Original music by Matt Bogdanow; artwork by Andre Gonzalez.
Doc to Dock is recorded between Washington, D.C. and Orange County, CA. We record on Nacotchtank/Anacostan, Piscataway, Pamunkey, Hashemann and Tongva lands.
For more or find us on https://linktr.ee/doctodockpod (https://linktr.ee/doctodockpod) and follow the show at @doctodockpod on Instagram and YouTube.
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5.0 / 5
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