Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth®
Episodes
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.
Episode 141: Tough Love
24 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
True love is knowing when to be tough about it.
Episode 140: The Death of Sales
17 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Play a dirge, the sales profession is being replaced by the leveraged consumer and customer. It's time to get out of Jurassic Park.
Episode 139: Blinded by the Light
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Examining our willingness to walk in what light we have.
Episode 138: Small Blessings During Crisis
03 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even in the worst of times, good things emerge if we bother to experience them.
Episode 137: There Are Dogs and There Are Dogs
27 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to quickly determine if there IS a dog on the internet.
Episode 136: The Helping Hand or Sleight of Hand?
20 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Beware the hand reaching out to you, are they giving or taking?
Episode 135: The Law
13 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why we have too many lawyers, too much law, and not nearly enough justice.
Episode 134: Here's A Tip
06 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Why I loathe the miserly and how to act well when you're with one.
Episode 133: A Conversation With Lisa Larter, The Best Damn Technology Marketing Strategist On Earth
29 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
For this special edition of The Uncomfortable Truth, I sit down with marketing strategist, Lisa Larter.
Episode 132: Risk/Reward
21 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
How to determine the odds of success and the important nature of your attitude.
Episode 131: The Objectification of Women
15 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Straddling the third rail to raise points about hypocrisy in some choices.
Episode 130: The Invasion of the Grievance Monsters
08 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Wherein everyone demands everyone else's attention for every minor inconvenience, ending civilization as we know it.
Episode 129: They Shot The Bolt
01 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
An independent view of why the Democrats just may be out of ammunition.
Episode 128: How Can You Help Others?
24 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Discussing how we can be of comprehensive help in these times and all times.