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 Your new beau served five years in prison for being tangentially connected to a non-violent, but high-profile crime. You love him, trust him, and believe he deserves a second chance, but there's one problem: you still have to introduce him to your friends and relatives. What's the best way to familiarize your family with your felonious fella? 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 Gab...
Aug 05, 2022•48 min•Ep 708•Transcript available on Metacast Johann Hari ( @johannhari101 ) is a New York Times best-selling author and top-rated TED speaker. His latest book is Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—And How to Think Deeply Again . What We Discuss with Johann Hari: It's not just your imagination: attention spans are shortening, and finding the mental state that fosters deep thinking is increasingly elusive. It's not just kids: college-age people switch tasks, on average, every 65 seconds. Adults? Every three minutes. We've become...
Aug 04, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Ep 707•Transcript available on Metacast Tessa West ( @tessawestnyu ) is a social psychology professor at New York University and the author of Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them . What We Discuss with Tessa West: The seven types of jerks at work : the kiss up/kick down, the credit stealer, the bulldozer, the free rider, the micromanager, the neglectful boss, and the gaslighter. Why prioritizing conflict management as a skill is crucial for identifying and coexisting with jerks at work. How to stop the jerks at wo...
Aug 02, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 706•Transcript available on Metacast On this Feedback Friday, Gabe relays the tragic story of a paranoid schizophrenic neighbor that illustrates just how destabilizing unchecked mental illness can be for family members, friends, neighbors, and the patients themselves. 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...
Jul 29, 2022•1 hr 21 min•Ep 705•Transcript available on Metacast Robert Greene ( @RobertGreene ) is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers on power and strategy, including The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction . His latest book is The Daily Laws: 366 Meditations on Power, Seduction, Mastery, Strategy, and Human Nature . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] How to learn multiple languages and maintain their use throughout your life. Why it's important to...
Jul 28, 2022•54 min•Ep 704•Transcript available on Metacast Benjamin Hardy ( @BenjaminPHardy ) is an organizational psychologist and author of books about willpower , self-limiting beliefs , teamwork , and the pursuit of happiness . He returns to the show to discuss his latest offering: Be Your Future Self Now: The Science of Intentional Transformation . What We Discuss with Benjamin Hardy: Prospection : rather than remaining tethered to a past over which we no longer have any control, we can visualize a number of possible futures and choose ...
Jul 26, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Ep 703•Transcript available on Metacast As a closeted, bi, teen atheist, it's a bummer your mom makes you go to a church — three times a week — that has a problem with your very existence. On top of this, she insists you're being overly dramatic about the depression, anxiety, and insomnia you experience every day. How do you even consider coming out to a mother who can't seem to empathize with your most basic needs? We'll try to help find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already kn...
Jul 22, 2022•55 min•Ep 702•Transcript available on Metacast Ioan Grillo ( @ioangrillo ) is a contributing writer at The New York Times specializing in crime and drugs. He is the author of El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency ; Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America ; and Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels . [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to check out part one here !] What We Discuss with Ioan Grillo: The Iron River may sound like something you'd fin...
Jul 21, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 701•Transcript available on Metacast Ioan Grillo ( @ioangrillo ) is a contributing writer at The New York Times specializing in crime and drugs. He is the author of El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency ; Gangster Warlords: Drug Dollars, Killing Fields, and the New Politics of Latin America ; and Blood Gun Money: How America Arms Gangs and Cartels . [This is part one of a two-part episode. Stay tuned for part two later this week!] What We Discuss with Ioan Grillo: How did Ioan Grillo -- a journalist from the UK...
Jul 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 700•Transcript available on Metacast Your wife and you agree that introducing BDSM and ethical non-monogamy into your marriage has brought you some of the happiest and closest times in your relationship. On the other side of the coin, this new level of communication and honesty has made her more vulnerable than ever to the anxiety and depression she's suffered since childhood. Is there a way to get past the bad without giving up the good this lifestyle provides, or should you just go back to the way things were before? Welcome to F...
Jul 15, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 699•Transcript available on Metacast Sam Harris ( @samharrisorg ) is a neuroscientist, author, and philosopher; he’s also a staunch critic of religion (while being an advocate of mindfulness) who joins the show to discuss some views that — fair warning — many may find controversial. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Sam Harris: When does stubbornness stop being a virtue and become a confession of intellectual...
Jul 14, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 698•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Santenello ( @petersantenello ) is a videomaker, traveler, and entrepreneur whose videos shine a light on the world the media fails to capture -- without political polarization. What We Discuss with Peter Santenello: Why Ukraine was an ideal base of operations for Peter's immersive, culture-hopping videos -- and what made him move to the US just before Russia decided to invade. For all the problems the US faces on the home front, what do Americans take for granted that people from other co...
Jul 12, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep 697•Transcript available on Metacast Your spouse is a louse with a heart that's been cheating. Though you long to leave him, your resolve has been fleeting. You know you should go, so what's making you stay? We'll try to find out 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...
Jul 08, 2022•54 min•Ep 696•Transcript available on Metacast Malcolm Gladwell ( @gladwell ) has written multiple bestsellers that are probably on your shelf right now, including The Tipping Point , Blink , Outliers , What the Dog Saw , and Talking to Strangers . His latest book is The Bomber Mafia: A Dream, a Temptation, and the Longest Night of the Second World War . What We Discuss with Malcolm Gladwell: Why you're probably worse at detecting when other people are lying to you than you think you are (but at least it's for a good reason...
Jul 07, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 695•Transcript available on Metacast Carole Hooven ( @hoovlet ) teaches and co-directs the undergraduate program in the Department of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University, and is the author of T: The Story of Testosterone, the Hormone that Dominates and Divides Us . What We Discuss with Carole Hooven: What creates differences between the sexes? How testosterone is at the core of who we are , regardless of gender. The ways testosterone shapes our minds and bodies in the womb and beyond. What we've learned about testoster...
Jul 05, 2022•2 hr 34 min•Ep 694•Transcript available on Metacast Millions of people play the lottery every day. Is it just a harmless game, or something more insidious? Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and fact-checker, comedian, and podcast host David C. Smalley break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/693 On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss: How much do people ...
Jul 03, 2022•40 min•Ep 693•Transcript available on Metacast 
