Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®

Episode 240 - Common Courtesy

19 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If you like this, there you go. If you don't, no worries

Episode 239 - Going Both Ways At Once

12 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Let's go up by going down, trust me.

Episode 238 - The Dog Star

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

After 10,000 years, why haven't we learned more?

Episode 237 - The Agenda

28 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

If I wanted theology I would have gone to church.

Episode 236 - Rejection

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Don't be dejected if you're rejected. It happens to me quite frequently.

Episode 235 - Altered States

14 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Perceptions may differ, but there is a common reality.

Episode 234 - Customers Are Always In The Way

07 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

An examination of the best and the worst customer service, and the fallacy of the problem being the Great Resignation.

Episode 233 - What The Hell Is So Important?

31 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Excuse me, I'd like to continue, but I really have to take this

Episode 232 - The Coffee Shop

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The difference between excellent and indifferent service is often a matter of who owns what.

Episode 231 - What Is Leadership

17 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

I'll define what leadership is and isn't, and you can decide whether you see it or not.

Episode 230 - Ukraine

10 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On the horrors of socialism and communism and the fallacies thereof.

Episode 229 - 76

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wherein I reflect on my life on earth thus far.

Episode 228 - Open Mike

24 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Where we study the recent "whoops" from Whoopi Goldberg and the sources of "shut up and sing."

Episode 227 - I'll Take The Retroactive Loan Forgiveness, Please

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wherein we examine why loan forgiveness for student debt is applicable today, but not before, and doesn't apply to those who paid out of their own poc...

Episode 226 - Why Do People Run For Office

10 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mostly for the wrong reasons.

Episode 225 - Ipso Facto

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wherein we discuss completely objective opinions on recent obviousities.

Episode 224 - Living In Another World

27 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Wherein we examine the extent to which celebrity trumps common sense and social obligation. Oh, yea: and ethics.

Episode 223 - Hubris

20 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

On false prided and false assumptions.

Episode 222 - American Airlines

13 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A request for Charles Lindbergh to return or common sense appear.

Episode 221 - Gratitude

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Is it time to change ours?

Episode 219 - The Grinch

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The people who steal your oxygen and your energy. Move away. Have yourself a merry little Christmas.

Episode 220 - Rules

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why rules are important for the dynamic of conformity and creativity. It's not what you think.

Episode 218 - The Blahs

16 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Overcoming the blahs.

Episode 217 - Grammar

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why he should have ran faster but thunk better of it when he come to his senses.

Episode 216 - Riot

02 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

A mob is a mob, but perhaps we can better learn the need to understand each other without storming a building.

Episode 215 - Eggshells And Mine Fields

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You can see egg shells, but not mines. However, maybe the worst is coming to an end.

Episode 215 - Eggshells And Mine Fields

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

You can see eggshells, but not mines. However, maybe the worst is coming to an end

Episode 214 - Superficiality

18 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why do we settle for what we see rather than what’s underneath it?

Episode 213 - Intuition

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Do we really trust ourselves?

Episode 212 - Counting Pronouns

04 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 212 - Counting Pronouns by Alan Weiss

Episode 211 - New York, New York

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 211 - New York, New York by Alan Weiss

Episode 210 - To Squander

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 210 - To Squander by Alan Weiss

Episode 209 - Let's Kill All The Lawyers

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 209 - Let's Kill All The Lawyers by Alan Weiss

Episode 208 - Vaccinations

07 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 208 - Vaccinations by Alan Weiss

Episode 207 - Brave New World

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 207 - Brave New World by Alan Weiss

Episode 206 - Talent Should Out

23 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 206 - Talent Should Out by Alan Weiss

Episode 205 - Noah's Ark

16 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 205 - Noah's Ark by Alan Weiss

Episode 204 - Legacy

09 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 204 - Legacy by Alan Weiss

Episode 203 - Afghanistan

02 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 203 - Afghanistan by Alan Weiss

Episode 202 - The Sky Is Falling

25 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 202 - The Sky Is Falling by Alan Weiss

Episode 201 - Things That Make Me Crazy

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 201 - Things That Make Me Crazy by Alan Weiss

Episode 200 - The Olympics

12 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 200 - The Olympics by Alan Weiss

Episode 199 - Beyond Success

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 199 - Beyond Success by Alan Weiss

Episode 198 - Between You And Me

29 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 198 - Between You And Me by Alan Weiss

Episode 197 - UFOs

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 197 - UFOs by Alan Weiss

Episode 196 - Which Is It?

15 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 196 - Which Is It? by Alan Weiss

Episode 195 - Hidden Agendas

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 195 - Hidden Agendas by Alan Weiss

Episode 194 - What Will The Next Year Look Like?

01 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 194 - What Will The Next Year Look Like? by Alan Weiss

Episode 193 - The Toilet Tissue Crisis

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 193 - The Toilet Tissue Crisis by Alan Weiss

Episode 192 - Get A Grip

17 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 192 - Get A Grip by Alan Weiss

Episode 191 - Is There Beauty?

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 191 - Is There Beauty? by Alan Weiss

Episode 190 - The Bright Side Of Covid

03 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Listen as I discuss the bright side of Covid-19.

Episode 189: Futurism

25 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 189: Futurism by Alan Weiss

Episode 188: Interview With Doug Brown

17 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in to this special episode with guest Doug Brown.

Episode 187: The Oscars

12 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

There are no rewards in watching the awards.

Episode 186: Predictions

05 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

15 stabs at future truth.

Episode 185: Predatory Drift

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Are you "hard wired" to chase clients? Are you as motivated as a German Shepherd?

Episode 184: Sport Mode

21 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Wherein cars and business are both heading down the track.

Episode 183: Paranoid and Pathetic

14 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Mental illness comes in varied forms and perhaps it's the real problem we need to face.

Episode 182: Hypocrisy and Deceit

07 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

How we're not told the truth and people distort the truth and think we don't know.

Episode 181: Interview With Rebecca Merrill

31 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Tune in to this special episode with guest Rebecca Merrill.

Episode 180: Harry and Meghan

24 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

The choreography and the end game.

Episode 179: Cuomo

17 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

When crises bring out the absolute worst in politicians.

Episode 178: Rename This

10 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why aren't we standing up to the anarchists?

Episode 177: That Uncomfortable, Profitable Year

03 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Maybe that's light at the end of the tunnel, or maybe we're out of the tunnel.

Episode 176: Interview with Nancy MacKay

24 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features a discussion with special guest Nancy MacKay.

Episode 175: Time Elasticity

17 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why your calendar and your requests are undermining your productivity.

Episode 174: Legacy

10 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Legacy is about creating your own meaning, not searching for someone else's meaning. And you'd better begin now.

Episode 173: Football Lessons

03 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Playing to win is not as obvious as you may think or, unfortunately, practice.

Episode 172: Frank Advice

27 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why making noise when you yawn is so damn annoying.

Episode 171: Interview with Lisa Bing

20 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Episode 171: Interview with Lisa Bing by Alan Weiss

Episode 170: Temptation

13 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Is anyone capable of turning down the offer, of refusing the advantage, of cutting the line?

Episode 169: Neither Rain Nor Snow...Oops

06 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Why the newspaper guy in a small car beats the postal worker with a jeep.

Episode 168: Remote Fooling About Schooling

30 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The bus has broken down but no one wants to admit it.

Episode 167: The Vaccine

23 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We need more than a couple of shots in the arm.

Episode 166: The Chief

16 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How to get rich in law enforcement in a small town.

Episode 165: Unselling

09 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Can you refer me to a great coach? Let's talk about "unselling" and Evangelism.

Episode 164: Black Friday

02 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

More power to these people.

Episode 163: Business Renaissance

25 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The good news is coming! The good news is coming!

Episode 162 - Agendaization

17 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why agendas are simply selfish "to do" lists and can never satisfy those who don't wish to be satisfied.

Episode 161 - Ironies

10 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The Spartans had help and you'd better not eat like a bird.

Episode 160 - The Calf Path

04 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Of calves, dogs, sheep, and men.

Episode 159 - Hate

27 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you really hate "them"? We'll find out on Wednesday.

Episode 158: Hidden Bias

19 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The principal and the principle, and poor public schools.

Episode 157: Small Business Sloth

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Not only is it not rocket science to run a business, but it's also not even a sandbox.

Episode 156: Debate This

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We know who lost, who won?

Episode 155: Symbolism

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wherein symbols replace substance and we're all the worse for it.

Episode 154: The New New York Times

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How the "newspaper of record" has become a broken record in trying to create loathing for American and guilt for Americans.

Episode 153: Meaning

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You don’t search for it, you create it.

Episode 151: Conventions

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

An examination of whether conventions accomplish anything at all and whether we care.

Episode 152: Pandemic Peculiarities

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Why you should be confused because some things just make no sense.

Episode 150: The Doorman

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Who's minding the store and how are customers being handled?

Episode 149: Me or Your Lying Eyes?

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Do you want to believe the propaganda or what you see?

Episode 148: Why Are You Talking? I'm Not Listening.

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The pachinko machine of unsolicited feedback.

Episode 147: Memories

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Violence is not protected by the constitution. Who will be left to protect you?

Episode 146: Masked Selfishness

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Pretending that not wearing a mask represents control is like claiming that not vaccinating your children isn't really stupid.

Episode 145: Scrub-A-Dub

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Can we and should we really try to scrub away past sins and shameful history, or try to learn from them?

Episode 144: Post-Pandemic Business

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How and why 25% of all business practices will change and what to do about it if you're smart.

Episode 143: Overreactions

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The doom loop of polarization and overreactions, and why I can't win unless you lose.

Episode 142: Chutzpah

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Alan explains true nerviness and why it's similar to criminal behavior.