What do you do when the very married pastor you've known your whole life as a pillar of the church and community propositions you on LGBTQ hookup app Grindr? You know his wife and kids would be devastated if they knew, but you also know he's vindictive and would likely take any blowback out on your family and their standing in that very same church and community. And if you just do nothing, he's free to prey on other young men without consequence. Welcome to Feedback Friday! And in case you didn...
Oct 14, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep 738•Transcript available on Metacast Winston Sterzel ( @serpentza ) is a South African vlogger and video producer who lived in Shenzhen in the Guangdong province of China for 14 years. He hosts his own YouTube channel as SerpentZA and co-hosts vlog ADVChina with Laowhy86. What We Discuss with Winston Sterzel: How does the pig-butchering scam work , and why is it called this? Who tends to be the most common target of the pig-butchering scam , and how has this changed since its inception? The psychological levers that get used to man...
Oct 13, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 737•Transcript available on Metacast Ian Bremmer ( @ianbremmer ) is a political scientist, the president and founder of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, and the author of NYT bestseller The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats — and Our Response — Will Change the World . What We Discuss with Ian Bremmer: How the COVID pandemic exposed cracks in the ability of major powers to cooperate with one another for the common good. What a Goldilocks crisis is and how one could galvanize successful cooperation on a global scale. Why c...
Oct 11, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 736•Transcript available on Metacast Though your name's been officially cleared, a shadow of doubt about your true innocence looms over every interaction since being falsely accused of sexual assault. Now you're wondering if this reputational bruise is ever going to heal, or if it's just something you'll have to live with — forever. We'll try to find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel Mizrahi ( @GabeMizrahi ) banter and ...
Oct 07, 2022•58 min•Ep 735•Transcript available on Metacast Scott Galloway ( @profgalloway ) hosts The Prof G Pod and The Prof G Show , cohosts Pivot with Kara Swisher, publishes the No Mercy/No Malice newsletter, is a professor at NYU Stern School of Business, and is a bestselling author. His latest book is Adrift: America in 100 Charts . What We Discuss with Scott Galloway: What the 70% of Americans who describe themselves as middle class should consider in the election cycles ahead. Do we want advanced technologies in the hands of elected ...
Oct 06, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep 734•Transcript available on Metacast Maya Shankar ( @slightchangepod ) is a cognitive scientist who once aspired to become a career violinist, and is the creator, executive producer, and host of the podcast A Slight Change of Plans . What We Discuss with Maya Shankar: How Maya's love for the violin and sense of playfulness — not flawless technique or prodigious talent — gave her the opportunity to learn from Itzhak Perlman at Juilliard School of Music when she was just nine years old. The unfortunate mishap that deraile...
Oct 04, 2022•2 hr 31 min•Ep 733•Transcript available on Metacast Your wife of 11 years has butt-dialed you twice in conversation with another man , and she lied about her whereabouts when you tracked her phone. Are you right to be worried? 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...
Sep 30, 2022•58 min•Ep 732•Transcript available on Metacast Jordan ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabe ( @GabeMizrahi ) take a deep dive into the pros and cons of candor, how honesty is a core element of all healthy and productive relationships, and why we owe it to others — as well as ourselves. What We Discuss: Honesty deepens relationships. It requires a great deal of trust and confidence — in ourselves and in our friends — and it implies a whole new conception of what friendship actually is. Honesty attracts people who s...
Sep 29, 2022•55 min•Ep 731•Transcript available on Metacast Nury Turkel ( @nuryturkel ) is a human rights attorney for the US Commission on International Religious Freedom and the author of No Escape: The True Story of China's Genocide of the Uyghurs . What We Discuss with Nury Turkel: How the Chinese Communist Party is using artificial intelligence to arbitrarily round up Uyghurs for fabricated crimes — including 17,000 who were arrested within 10 days thanks to assistance from an algorithm. Some of the 48 behaviors that will get Uyghurs flagged a...
Sep 27, 2022•2 hr 45 min•Ep 730•Transcript available on Metacast As you have a higher libido than your partner, it seems as though it should feel like a blessing when he makes sexual advances on you in the middle of the night when his sexsomnia (" a rare sleep disorder in which a person engages in sexual activity during their sleep") takes over. But this is problematic for two reasons : A) It briefly triggers your PTSD from being sexually assaulted in your sleep years ago, and B) When your PTSD subsides, you feel guilty for engaging in sex with a partner who ...
Sep 23, 2022•54 min•Ep 729•Transcript available on Metacast Maria Konnikova ( @mkonnikova ) shows us how we can defend ourselves against would-be con artists and use the same principles for more benign purposes in her book The Confidence Game . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Maria Konnikova: As it turns out, you can fool an honest man. But cynics — by their own overconfidence in being savvy and “scamproof” — ar...
Sep 22, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 728•Transcript available on Metacast Neil deGrasse Tyson ( @neiltyson ) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host of StarTalk Radio , and author. He is kind enough to rejoin us and discuss his latest book, Starry Messenger: Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization . What We Discuss with Neil deGrasse Tyson: The problems society faces when average citizens lose their ability to distinguish between facts and opinions — and how this can be remedied. What some of our dearest opinions look like under the s...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 727•Transcript available on Metacast Is your 10-year marriage worth saving when you've just discovered your wife has been working as a "non-intimate" escort behind your back? We'll try to find an answer to this and more here on 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 ...
Sep 16, 2022•53 min•Ep 726•Transcript available on Metacast Paul Holes ( @PaulHoles ) is a former investigator known for his contributions to solving the Golden State Killer case using advanced methods of identification with DNA and genealogy technology, and he is the author of Unmasked: My Life Solving America's Cold Cases . What We Discuss with Paul Holes: Why do some serial killers take breaks between their murder sprees or even quit killing altogether? Why does it seem like there were so many serial killers in the '70s compared to today? How rare are...
Sep 15, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 725•Transcript available on Metacast Bill Nye ( @billnye ) is a lifelong champion of science who is determined to teach you something today that you didn’t know yesterday — whether it’s from a television screen, the pages of a book, or next to you at a dinner party. He can be found hosting his new series, The End Is Nye , on Peacock TV. What We Discuss with Bill Nye: The environmental changes that currently threaten humanity and much of life on Earth. How to maintain childlike curiosity as an adult. If you believe...
Sep 13, 2022•54 min•Ep 724•Transcript available on Metacast It didn't bring back any particularly traumatic memories when your older brother confessed that he molested you when you were children. Would it be worth the possibility of dredging up a painful past through therapy to heal wounds you aren't even aware you've been carrying, or should you just shut this confession out of your thoughts and hope the memories remain unattainable? We'll try to find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harb...
Sep 09, 2022•59 min•Ep 723•Transcript available on Metacast Brian Brushwood ( @shwood ) has spent the last 20 years entertaining and teaching people how to harness the deceptive (and self-deceptive) skills of scientists, spies, criminals, and con artists. He is the author of Scam School: Your Guide to Scoring Free Drinks, Doing Magic, and Becoming the Life of the Party . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Brian Brushwood: Why being interesting isn&rs...
Sep 08, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 722•Transcript available on Metacast Jason Feifer ( @heyfeifer ) is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, host of the Build for Tomorrow podcast, and author of Build for Tomorrow: An Action Plan for Embracing Change, Adapting Fast, and Future-Proofing Your Career . What We Discuss with Jason Feifer: How the bubonic plague that killed 60 percent of Medieval Europe forever changed the way we work , and the lessons from this tragedy we can apply to our own collective COVID experience. The pros and cons of the four-day work wee...
Sep 06, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 721•Transcript available on Metacast You recently discovered that the person you've always thought was your uncle is actually your biological father, and suddenly it makes sense why you never really bonded with the man who raised you as his own. Now that he's on his deathbed, is it worth clearing the air and letting him know that you know the truth? 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 question...
Sep 02, 2022•55 min•Ep 720•Transcript available on Metacast Reid Hoffman ( @reidhoffman ) is a co-founder of LinkedIn , investor at Greylock Partners , host of the podcast Masters of Scale , and co-author of the fully revised and updated bestseller The Start-Up of You: Adapt to the Future, Invest in Yourself, and Transform Your Career . What We Discuss with Reid Hoffman: Why you should think of your career as a startup — from the perspective of an entrepreneur rather than an employee. What it means to evoke a permanent beta mindse...
Sep 01, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Ep 719•Transcript available on Metacast Barbara F. Walter ( @bfwalter ) is the Rohr Professor of International Affairs at the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego, and the author of the NYT bestseller How Civil Wars Start: And How to Stop Them . What We Discuss with Barbara F. Walter: What does Barbara's research into causes and warning signs of civil wars around the world portend for the chances of such a conflict in the United States? What is an anocracy , and have you ever lived under one?...
Aug 30, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 718•Transcript available on Metacast While you're in the most fulfilling relationship of your life, how do you let your fairly conservative family know it's not quite what they'd consider traditional? 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 ...
Aug 26, 2022•57 min•Ep 717•Transcript available on Metacast Jo Marchant ( @JoMarchant ) is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and author of The Human Cosmos , The Shadow King , and the New York Times bestseller Cure: A Journey into the Science of Mind over Body . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Jo Marchant: How to understand the power of placebos. How your immune system can be trained. Why stress kills and how to beat it. The importance of soci...
Aug 25, 2022•58 min•Ep 716•Transcript available on Metacast Cindy Otis ( @cindyotis_ ) is a former CIA military analyst specializing in disinformation threat analysis and counter-messaging, and is the author of True or False: A CIA Analyst’s Guide to Spotting Fake News . What We Discuss with Cindy Otis: What is fake news , and why does it spread six times faster than real news? How is fake news different from satire? How does misinformation differ from disinformation? The historical consequences of using fake news to influence a population. How to spot f...
Aug 23, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep 715•Transcript available on Metacast Adopted and raised by a loving family, you were still curious enough to seek out your biological parents and learn their story when you reached adulthood. It turns out you were the result of a forbidden tryst between a traveling American woman and the married Australian man who briefly employed her on his farm. When you reached out, your biological mother was happy to make contact, but your biological father? Not so much. In fact, he's been "happily" married for 50 years and refuses to admit he ...
Aug 19, 2022•56 min•Ep 714•Transcript available on Metacast Marion Nestle ( @marionnestle ) is the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health at New York University, and the author of Food Politics , Soda Politics , and Unsavory Truth: How Food Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat . What We Discuss with Marion Nestle: How food companies pay for research studies that distort science in their favor — at the expense of even the most health-conscious consumers among us. Why it's important to remember...
Aug 18, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 713•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Brad Klontz ( @drbradklontz ) is a financial psychologist, Managing Principal at Your Mental Wealth Advisors, and co-author of six books on the psychology of money, including Money Mammoth: Harness The Power of Financial Psychology to Evolve Your Money Mindset, Avoid Extinction, and Crush Your Financial Goals . What We Discuss with Dr. Brad Klontz: If the United States is the wealthiest country on Earth, and it's one of the most prosperous times in human history, why does 45 percent of the p...
Aug 16, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 712•Transcript available on Metacast Your prankster partner is precariously pushing your patience by habitually heaping his hazardously humorless hijinks on you. How can you reclaim some peace before he ends up deceased? We'll help you find a way here on 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,...
Aug 12, 2022•55 min•Ep 711•Transcript available on Metacast Sebastian Junger ( @sebastianjunger ) is a journalist, filmmaker, and bestselling author of The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea . He joins us to discuss his book Tribe: On Homecoming and Belonging and what he's learned by covering war for the past 20 years. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Sebastian Junger: Why do some people get addicted to war and recall times o...
Aug 11, 2022•49 min•Ep 710•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. John Abramson ( @drjohnabramson ) is a physician, lecturer of health care policy at Harvard Medical School, and author of Overdosed America: The Broken Promise of American Medicine . His latest book is Sickening: How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care and How We Can Repair It . What We Discuss with Dr. John Abramson: Despite spending an excess $1.6 trillion on healthcare per year compared to other wealthy countries, the amount of time that Americans live in good health ranks a lowly 68th ...
Aug 09, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep 709•Transcript available on Metacast 
