{"id":5547,"date":"2025-07-21T11:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T18:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odaatchat.com\/?p=5547"},"modified":"2025-07-24T06:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T13:14:57","slug":"the-molecule-of-more-addiction-behavior-what-really-fills-the-void-with-author-michael-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/odaatchat.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/21\/the-molecule-of-more-addiction-behavior-what-really-fills-the-void-with-author-michael-long\/","title":{"rendered":"The Molecule of More: Addiction, Behavior &amp; What Really Fills the Void With Author Michael Long"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Embed Player\" src=\"https:\/\/play.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37487130\/height\/128\/theme\/modern\/size\/standard\/thumbnail\/yes\/custom-color\/87A93A\/time-start\/00:00:00\/playlist-height\/200\/direction\/backward\/download\/yes\/font-color\/FFFFFF\" height=\"128\" width=\"100%\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" oallowfullscreen=\"true\" msallowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border: none;\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; 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