Now that your mother-in-law is in hospice, you're worried that your unstable brother-in-law — whose uncomfortable attachment to her makes Norman Bates look like John Boy Walton — is set to go literally ballistic against you and your husband (who has been handling her financial affairs) when she finally passes. Should you skip the funeral, or rent a couple of bulletproof vests and hope for the best? We'll try to find an answer to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you ...
Jan 20, 2023•59 min•Ep 782•Transcript available on Metacast Peter Zeihan ( @peterzeihan ) is a geopolitical strategist, founder of the consulting firm Zeihan on Geopolitics , and author of The Absent Superpower , The Accidental Superpower , Disunited Nations , and The End of the World is Just the Beginning: Mapping the Collapse of Globalization . What We Discuss with Peter Zeihan: How advancements in technology and global trade have led to a world where virtually everything we could want or need is available on tap. What the role o...
Jan 19, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep 781•Transcript available on Metacast Chris Fenton ( @TheDragonFeeder ) is an expert on China's influence over Hollywood and how the Chinese government pressures American movie studios into creating soft power propaganda. He is the author of Feeding the Dragon: Inside the Trillion-Dollar Dilemma Facing Hollywood, the NBA, and American Business . What We Discuss with Chris Fenton: How China exerts influence over the Hollywood movie industry. The strategies that are used to make movies and commercials relevant to the Chinese public &m...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Ep 780•Transcript available on Metacast How do the environmental costs of producing almonds outweigh their nutritional benefits? Allow us to count the ways... 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/779 On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss: Almo...
Jan 15, 2023•22 min•Ep 779•Transcript available on Metacast An old friend who wrote you off for remaining neutral when she left her husband is asking you to testify on her behalf to secure full custody of her children. However, you've always known her ex-husband to be a responsible father and are skeptical of her anecdotes that would disqualify him from co-parenting rights. Obviously, the time for neutrality has passed and it's time to pick a side. So where does loyalty lie when legality is on the line? We'll try to find an answer to this and more here o...
Jan 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep 778•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin Dutton ( @therealdrkev ) is a psychologist and author known for his research on the psychology of evil and the science of charisma. His latest book is The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success . [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch up with part one here !] What We Discuss with Kevin Dutton: How having a con artist father who never lost his cool sparked Kevin’s interest in understanding the mindset of the psychopath. ...
Jan 12, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 777•Transcript available on Metacast Kevin Dutton ( @therealdrkev ) is a psychologist and author known for his research on the psychology of evil and the science of charisma. His latest book is The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success . [This is part one of a two-part episode. Keep an eye out for part two later this week!] What We Discuss with Kevin Dutton: How having a con artist father who never lost his cool sparked Kevin's interest in understanding the mindset of the psychopat...
Jan 10, 2023•59 min•Ep 776•Transcript available on Metacast Participating in your bestie's wedding seemed like a great honor — until she transformed into a demanding Bridezilla. Now it's a stressful horrorshow that's straining what's left of your friendship. Should you stay or should you go? 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 q...
Jan 06, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep 775•Transcript available on Metacast Jonah Berger ( @j1berger ) has spent over 15 years studying how social influence works and how it drives products and ideas to catch on. He’s a marketing professor and author, and his new book is Invisible Influence: The Hidden Forces that Shape Behavior . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Jonah Berger: We like to believe we’re so special that our choices are d...
Jan 05, 2023•47 min•Ep 774•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. David Lieberman ( @dr_lieberman ) is the author of the book Mindreader: The New Science of Deciphering What People Really Think, What They Really Want, and Who They Really Are . He is a respected expert on human behavior and relationships, with a focus on improving communication and understanding between individuals. What We Discuss with Dr. David Lieberman: Common misconceptions about body language that can be safely discarded as nonsense. The difference between self-esteem and confidence ....
Jan 03, 2023•2 hr 31 min•Ep 773•Transcript available on Metacast Energy Drinks. What is in these things? Why are some people hooked on them? Why are they wild, unnatural colors? What exactly do they do? Are they dangerous? Are they hype? Or are they both ? Sit back, pour yourself a nice tall glass of carbonated, bright-blue, sugar-packed whatever the hell this is, commence vibrating, and get the straight dope on energy drinks. Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and fact-checker, comedian, and podcast host ...
Jan 01, 2023•39 min•Ep 772•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Edmondson ( @sarahjedmondson ) and Anthony "Nippy" Ames ( @nippyames ) are two former NXIVM cult members turned whistleblowers. Together, they host the podcast A Little Bit Culty , and are featured in HBO's series The Vow . Sarah's 12-year ordeal is chronicled in Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life . [This is part two of a two-part conversation. Find part one here !] What We Discuss with Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames: How NXIVM began as a community ...
Dec 29, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 771•Transcript available on Metacast Sarah Edmondson ( @sarahjedmondson ) and Anthony "Nippy" Ames ( @nippyames ) are two former NXIVM cult members turned whistleblowers. Together, they host the podcast A Little Bit Culty , and are featured in HBO's series The Vow . Sarah's 12-year ordeal is chronicled in Scarred: The True Story of How I Escaped NXIVM, the Cult That Bound My Life . [This is part one of a two-part conversation. Stay tuned for part two later this week!] What We Discuss with Sarah Edmondson and Nippy Ames: How NXIVM b...
Dec 27, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep 770•Transcript available on Metacast Most resources seem to focus on how to separate from people with narcissistic behaviors and get them out of your life — but what are you supposed to do when you’re the loving parent of an adult narcissist and you just want them to have a normal family and a fulfilling, productive life? 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 comment...
Dec 23, 2022•1 hr 7 min•Ep 769•Transcript available on Metacast Chase Hughes ( @thechasehughes ) created The Behavioral Table of Elements for behavior analysis in interrogations, and is the author of The Ellipsis Manual: Analysis and Engineering of Human Behavior . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Chase Hughes: What is The Behavioral Table of the Elements and how can we use it to determine the likelihood that someone is te...
Dec 22, 2022•1 hr 10 min•Ep 768•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Sohom Das ( @dr_s_das ) is a consultant forensic psychiatrist who works in prisons and criminal courts to assess and rehabilitate mentally ill offenders. He is the author of In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice, and Recovery From a Forensic Psychiatrist . What We Discuss with Dr. Sohom Das: How was fake heiress Anna Delvey (aka Anna Sorokin) able to convince even the savviest New York social elites that she was one of them and gain access to their checkbooks? The numerous non-viole...
Dec 20, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Ep 767•Transcript available on Metacast Why are so many of the snacks and drinks offered as safe for consumption in the United States wholly banned in other parts of the world? How bad could our favorite foodstuffs actually be? 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. Editor's note: A previous version of this show's note...
Dec 17, 2022•57 min•Ep 766•Transcript available on Metacast You're a straight man who was sexually assaulted by another man when you were just 21 years old, and it's haunted you ever since. Additionally, you bear the burden alone because you've never been able to tell your wife about this traumatic experience. What can you do to make this right after all this time? We'll try to help 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 ) ba...
Dec 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep 765•Transcript available on Metacast Nick Bilton ( @nickbilton ) is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair , a contributor to CNBC , a former columnist for The New York Times , and author of American Kingpin: The Epic Hunt for the Criminal Mastermind Behind the Silk Road . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Nick Bilton: How does a merit badge-bedecked Eagle Scout become the head of a thriving online black market wo...
Dec 15, 2022•56 min•Ep 764•Transcript available on Metacast Laowhy86 ( @laowhy86 ) — aka Matthew Tye, aka C-Milk — is a Westerner who lived in China for 10 years, and watched it change from an opening and liberalizing society into regression and authoritarianism. His YouTube videos explain China, Chinese culture, and Chinese politics, and decode Chinese propaganda so viewers are armed with the knowledge to identify and resist it. Welcome to what we’re calling our “Out of the Loop” episodes, where we dig a little deeper...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 763•Transcript available on Metacast Mysterious circumstances suggest your brother didn't die at birth per "official" sources in Cold War-era East Germany, but he may have actually been abducted and sold to a family connected to the corrupt political hierarchy of the day. What can you do to find out for sure and give your parents the certainty they've been seeking for decades? We'll try to find answers to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Gabriel...
Dec 09, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Ep 762•Transcript available on Metacast Bradley Steyn ( @bradley_steyn_ ) is an expert on risk mitigation, operational support, and racial injustice. He is the co-author of Undercover with Mandela's Spies: The Story of the Boy Who Crossed the Square , a memoir of his time as a double agent working for Nelson Mandela during the dying days of South African Apartheid. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to check out part one here !] What We Discuss with Bradley Steyn: Bradley shares his observations as a white kid g...
Dec 08, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep 761•Transcript available on Metacast Bradley Steyn ( @bradley_steyn_ ) is an expert on risk mitigation, operational support, and racial injustice. He is the co-author of Undercover with Mandela's Spies: The Story of the Boy Who Crossed the Square , a memoir of his time as a double agent working for Nelson Mandela during the dying days of South African Apartheid. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Keep an eye out for part two later this week!] What We Discuss with Bradley Steyn: Bradley shares his observations as a white kid g...
Dec 06, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep 760•Transcript available on Metacast When your mother is the other woman in some other family's affair, how do you compel her to do the right thing and walk away? We'll tackle 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 of our upcoming weekly Feedbac...
Dec 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep 759•Transcript available on Metacast David Buss ( @ProfDavidBuss ) is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is considered the world’s leading scientific expert on strategies of human mating, and his most recent book is — appropriately enough — The Evolution of Desire: Strategies of Human Mating . [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with David Buss: Why does mating matter ? The mati...
Dec 01, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep 758•Transcript available on Metacast Annie Duke ( @annieduke ) is a World Series poker champion, a shrewd decision-maker, and the author of Thinking in Bets: Making Smarter Decisions When You Don’t Have All the Facts and Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away . What We Discuss with Annie Duke: Why "Never give up!" is objectively terrible advice (as even Muhammad Ali might grudgingly admit). Life's too short to keep fighting a battle that's only losing ground when you could better devote the time you're spending to more ...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep 757•Transcript available on Metacast As a child, you were sexually abused by an older sibling, and you, in turn, abused your younger sibling. How can you overcome the guilt and shame you feel to repair your relationship with this person you've deeply hurt? 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 w...
Nov 25, 2022•1 hr•Ep 756•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Sohom Das ( @dr_s_das ) is a consultant forensic psychiatrist who works in prisons and criminal courts to assess and rehabilitate mentally ill offenders. He is the author of In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice, and Recovery From a Forensic Psychiatrist . What We Discuss with Dr. Sohom Das: Telling the difference between someone whose treatable madness is causing them to act out and someone whose irredeemable, criminal badness makes them a permanent danger to society. Over 97% of the men...
Nov 24, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 755•Transcript available on Metacast Miki Mistrati ( @MrMistrati ) is the award-winning director of three international documentaries exposing brutal trafficking and illegal child labor in the multi-billion dollar chocolate industry: The Chocolate War , The Shady Chocolate Business , and The Dark Side of Chocolate . What We Discuss with Miki Mistrati: How human trafficking, child slavery, and inhumane treatment likely contribute to the production of your favorite chocolate products. Why, nearly two decades after pledging to eradica...
Nov 22, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep 754•Transcript available on Metacast When you're a secret crossdresser who's had a secret affair with another married man whose untimely death left you grieving in secret, it's got you wondering if you should bury your secret things before you die and your wife discovers what you've been hiding from her for all these years? 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 comme...
Nov 18, 2022•55 min•Ep 753•Transcript available on Metacast 
