Are the benefits of facial recognition technology worth their societal cost? Your Face Belongs to Us author Kashmir Hill weighs the pros and cons here! What We Discuss with Kashmir Hill: What is facial recognition technology , and how does it work? What are the positive use cases for facial recognition technology? How accurate is facial recognition technology, and what happens when it confidently misidentifies someone (or is used unethically by those with access to the keys)? Who is pushing for ...
Feb 06, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 948•Transcript available on Metacast How do you get your life back on track after it was disrupted so thoroughly by a cyberbully's campaign to ruin your reputation? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, dro...
Feb 02, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Ep 947•Transcript available on Metacast Is polite persuasion impossible among the presently polarized populace? Mindstuck: Mastering the Art of Changing Minds author Michael McQueen has answers! What We Discuss with Michael McQueen: Despite technological advances that have changed how we communicate, the psychology that dictates our persuasion, decision-making, and thinking remains the same. The effects of rationalizing our existing beliefs and the power of our expectations and perceptions. The importance of not defining ourselves by ...
Jan 30, 2024•2 hr 36 min•Ep 946•Transcript available on Metacast The ex-wife turned your son against you because you called the cops when her daughter was caught on camera stealing from you. Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop ...
Jan 26, 2024•1 hr 22 min•Ep 945•Transcript available on Metacast What hurdles must humanity face before it can inhabit the final frontier? A City on Mars co-author Zach Weinersmith is here to ground us with the facts. What We Discuss with Zach Weinersmith: How tethered to reality are Elon Musk's grand plans for the human colonization of Mars? Shouldn't we focus on ensuring the sustainability of our current world before investing in centuries-long efforts to squeeze life out of a dead planet? With current technology, how well can human bodies be protected agai...
Jan 23, 2024•1 hr 27 min•Ep 944•Transcript available on Metacast You love your wife, but a surgical mishap makes sex painful for her. Is there an ethical way to have your needs met elsewhere ? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, dro...
Jan 19, 2024•1 hr 21 min•Ep 943•Transcript available on Metacast How does emotional enmeshment (aka covert incest) with a parent shape our mental health and relationships? Dr. Ken Adams is here to help us understand. What We Discuss with Dr. Ken Adams: What enmeshment is , and how it entwines family members in an emotionally unhealthy way. How enmeshment dictates the course of future relationships. The connection between enmeshment and abuse. The underlying causes for enmeshment to take hold. How to spot enmeshment and begin the process of healing from its re...
Jan 16, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Ep 942•Transcript available on Metacast It would be wise to avoid your domestically violent ex and her creepy, extorting family, so why do you want her back so much? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop ...
Jan 12, 2024•1 hr 15 min•Ep 941•Transcript available on Metacast How coded into our DNA are the universal innovations that have driven human history globally? Futurist Byron Reese shares what he's uncovered here! What We Discuss with Byron Reese: Why innovations that increase productivity are always good for humans — because they won't steal and devalue our jobs, but create more than we can fill. Why did it only take humanity three generations to get from the Wright Brothers' first flight at Kitty Hawk to landing on the moon, but our ancestors endured 8...
Jan 09, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep 940•Transcript available on Metacast The high school principal wants your girlfriend's nude photo for his 'investigation' into the hacker who got her to send it. Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop u...
Jan 05, 2024•1 hr 14 min•Ep 939•Transcript available on Metacast Your sister's life is dominated by a coffee kibbutz cult. What can you do to make her see the light and come back to reality? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop ...
Dec 29, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 938•Transcript available on Metacast Nuclear Now director Oliver Stone joins us to advocate for nuclear power as a better alternative to wind, solar, and other green energy solutions. What We Discuss with Oliver Stone: The history of nuclear energy and the political factors that influence its usage. Lessons learned from Fukushima, Chornobyl, and Three Mile Island. How nuclear power compares to wind, solar, hydro, and other green energy alternatives. The influence the fossil fuel industry wields over energy alternatives of any kind....
Dec 26, 2023•47 min•Ep 937•Transcript available on Metacast The accidental discovery of your sister's OnlyFans show has you worried it's only a matter of time before the family finds out. Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, dro...
Dec 22, 2023•57 min•Ep 936•Transcript available on Metacast Join us for adventure with Ben Macintyre , author of Prisoners of the Castle: An Epic Story of Survival and Escape from Colditz, the Nazis' Fortress Prison ! What We Discuss with Ben Macintyre: How Germany's Colditz Castle — around in some form or another since 1046 — came to serve as a Nazi POW camp for high-ranking officers of the Western Allies during World War II. How concentrating Allied officers who had previously escaped from other camps — or were deemed to be a high-sec...
Dec 21, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep 935•Transcript available on Metacast Who are Yemen's Houthis, and what threat do they pose to us here in the West? Intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth brings us in from Out of the Loop. Welcome to what we're calling our "Out of the Loop" episodes, where we dig a little deeper into fascinating current events that may only register as a blip on the media's news cycle and have conversations with the people who find themselves immersed in them. On This Episode of Out of the Loop, We Discuss: Though the group from which they originat...
Dec 19, 2023•55 min•Ep 934•Transcript available on Metacast Are you really fine after a fire consumed your home and all you owned, or is there trauma you’re still taking time to process? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of ou...
Dec 15, 2023•56 min•Ep 933•Transcript available on Metacast What novel scientific breakthroughs will bring us back from the brink of total climate catastrophe? Mike Kelland of Planetary Technologies explains here! What We Discuss with Mike Kelland: The regressive consequences of climate change denial (and why the climate crisis isn't a hoax no matter what your nutty uncle said throughout the entirety of Thanksgiving dinner). The role carbon plays in climate change. Current and projected methods of removing carbon from the environment. How Ocean Alkalinit...
Dec 12, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep 932•Transcript available on Metacast You distanced yourself from a randy shrink after his attempt at a psychia-tryst. How do you ensure he's not harming others? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us...
Dec 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 931•Transcript available on Metacast If we can't predict the future, how can we prepare for a future in which we'll thrive? We consult Same As Ever author Morgan Housel for answers! What We Discuss with Morgan Housel: Why the best investment lessons won't be found in a finance textbook — they'll be found by understanding human behavior. Changes are exciting and novel, but most human behavior patterns are consistent over generations. The importance of preparedness over prediction. Why Morgan believes the first rule of happines...
Dec 07, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Ep 930•Transcript available on Metacast What unknown frontiers reside inside the human brain? Dr. David Eagleman, host of the original iHeart podcast Inner Cosmos , helps us chart a course here! What We Discuss with David Eagleman: The reason we might view particularly intense situations in slow motion. The phenomenon of synesthesia: why some people hear colors and taste sounds. How close we are to being able to add new senses to our brains and bodies. The new hope neuroscience technology gives to people affected by spinal cord injuri...
Dec 05, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep 929•Transcript available on Metacast Your stepson doesn't know your late husband wasn't his real father. Is it your place to clue him in against his mother's wishes? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, dr...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 928•Transcript available on Metacast What's an anti-Zionist Israeli's take on current events? Miko Peled , author of The General's Son: Journey of an Israeli in Palestine , is here to share. What We Discuss with Miko Peled: How the patriotic son of a renowned Israeli general came to change his mind about the forces at play in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The ongoing role of the US and the West in this conflict. A detailed analysis of the October 7th incident from a pro-Palestinian pro-Palestinian (note: not pro-Hamas) point of...
Nov 28, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 927•Transcript available on Metacast Your abusive ex was grievously injured by his now-new ex for cheating. Should you visit him in hospital or let him suffer alone? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, dr...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep 926•Transcript available on Metacast Enjoy this deluxe edition of our initial chat with 'Son of Hamas' author Mosab Hassan Yousef, featuring exclusive new insights into Israel's current events. What We Discuss with Mosab Hassan Yousef: What it was like growing up in one of the first families of Palestinian terrorist group Hamas -- and why Mosab considers it "the greatest school of [his] life." The turning point when Mosab no longer saw Hamas as the "good" guys . How Mosab dealt with the loneliness of working undercover for Israeli ...
Nov 23, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep 925•Transcript available on Metacast The Plastics Paradox author Chris DeArmitt joins us to separate fact from fiction around plastic's impact on our health and the environment. What We Discuss with Chris DeArmitt: Misconceptions about plastic degradation . Misconceptions about endocrine-disrupting chemicals in plastics. The energy efficiency of plastics. The role of recycling in plastic waste management. The future of plastics: biodegradability and compostability . And much more... Full show notes and resources can be found here: ...
Nov 21, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 924•Transcript available on Metacast A stalker who suffers from schizophrenia has your neighbor in fear for her life, and law enforcement can't do much about it. Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop u...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Ep 923•Transcript available on Metacast Join us for insights from former Hamas member Mosab Hassan Yousef on the escalated Israel conflict and his perspectives on building a path to peace. What We Discuss with Mosab Hassan Yousef: What does Hamas hope to gain by escalating its conflict with Israel? How does Hamas thrive on chaos at the expense of the people it claims to represent? What would it take to build a viable Palestinian nation ? How would Mosab propose a ceasefire , and what does he see as non-negotiable demands? What is like...
Nov 16, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 922•Transcript available on Metacast Can we cultivate the likability that accompanies popularity without yielding to its status-seeking negatives? Popular author Mitch Prinstein weighs in! What We Discuss with Mitch Prinstein: How the role of popularity changes from childhood to adulthood. How much does physical attractiveness influence our popularity (and what can we do to overcome its effects if we're not particularly gifted in the looks department)? How popularity affects our hormonal and neural responses -- and even our D...
Nov 14, 2023•1 hr 15 min•Ep 921•Transcript available on Metacast Should you alert a newlywed to the fact that her husband slept in your bed after neglecting to inform you he was even married? Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 2 min•Ep 920•Transcript available on Metacast How high are the geopolitical and technological stakes in the international struggle for semiconductor supremacy? Chip War author Chris Miller chimes in! What We Discuss with Chris Miller: Semiconductors, commonly known as semis or chips, are essential components in thousands of products such as computers, smartphones, appliances, gaming hardware, medical equipment, and military technology. How superconductors evolved to become so crucial to our modern infrastructure. The intricacies of semicond...
Nov 09, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep 919•Transcript available on Metacast 
