About this episode

Alt-R&B artist rum.gold and Dr. Nim Tottenham discuss the impact of early caregiving on emotional development through the lens of a music video.

Alt-R&B artist rum.gold joins host Matt Whyte with Dr. Nim Tottenham, Chair of Psychology at Columbia University, for a live taping centered on his song and video “Is It Something I Said.” What begins as a conversation about a music video portraying a mother and son living with anxiety, grief, and hoarding becomes a striking window into Dr. Tottenham’s research on how early caregiving and stress shape the developing brain — and how those early emotional environments can echo into adulthood as anxiety, attachment struggles, and dysregulation. Taped live at Ludlow House in NYC on January 27, 2026 as part of the On Air presents series.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Whyte

Guests: rum.gold, Dr. Nim Tottenham

Topics covered

• attachment psychology
• music video
• anxiety
• grief
• early caregiving
• brain development

Keywords

• attachment psychology
• anxiety
• grief
• music video
• early caregiving
• brain development
• rum.gold

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Columbia University

Places: Ludlow House

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