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417: Dan Ariely | The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Ariely (@danariely) is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and bestselling author of Predictably...

416: John Perkins | New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man

13 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

John Perkins (@jperkinsauthor) is an economist who has advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and the US government. He is ...

415: Should I Dodge a Debt to the Mafia? | Feedback Friday

09 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You suspect your father-in-law took a large loan from the mafia in the Eastern European country where you now reside, and that they may come to you fo...

414: Jonah Berger | How to Change Anyone's Mind

08 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonah Berger (@j1berger) is a professor at Wharton and a world-renowned expert on word of mouth, social influence, consumer behavior, and how products...

413: Mark Edward | True Confessions of a Fake Psychic

06 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Edward is a professional mentalist who specializes in magic of the mind -- including a convincing stint as a fake psychic. He's the author of Psy...

412: Breaking Up with My Narcissistic Grandma | Feedback Friday

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your grandma is so self-centered and negative that your efforts to stay in touch with her are just making you miserable. How do you go about breaking ...

411: Oliver Stone | Writing, Directing, and Surviving the Movie Game

01 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Oliver Stone (@TheOliverStone) is a film director, producer, and writer known for tackling controversial political issues in films like JFK and Platoo...

410: H.R. McMaster | The Fight to Defend the Free World

29 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Lt. General H.R. McMaster (@ltghrmcmaster) was the 26th National Security Advisor and author of Dereliction of Duty and Battlegrounds: The Fight to De...

409: When Your Deranged Dad Calls the FBI on You | Feedback Friday

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your mentally ill father has threatened to call the FBI on you because he interprets a photo you took of your three-year-old son with a headband on as...

408: Chris Hadfield | An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

24 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) is an engineer, former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, retired astronaut, the first Canadian to walk in space,...

407: Mosab Hassan Yousef | The Green Prince of Hamas

22 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mosab Hassan Yousef grew up as the son of a Hamas co-founder, then worked undercover with Israel security service Shin Bet to root out terrorist plots...

406: My Custody Battle with an Escort Ex | Feedback Friday

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You wound up fathering a child during a relationship with an escort-turned-very-wealthy madam, but struggle with constant custody battles since you're...

405: Harri Hursti | The Cyber War on America's Elections

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Harri Hursti (@HarriHursti) is an ethical hacker and researcher, co-founder of Nordic Innovation Labs, and has been featured in the HBO documentaries ...

404: Guy Raz | How I Built This

15 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Guy Raz (@guyraz) hosts popular podcasts How I Built This and TED Radio Hour, and he's the author of How I Built This: The Unexpected Paths to Success...

403: My Best Friend’s Cheating Ex | Feedback Friday

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

How can you still be supportive of the friend you love when they're still trying to work things out with a cheating ex you'd like to strangle? We'll l...

402: Cheryl Strayed | Creativity, Meltdowns, and Leaving It All Behind

10 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Cheryl Strayed (@CherylStrayed) co-hosts the Dear Sugars podcast and is the award-winning author of several books, including Wild: From Lost to Found ...

401: Robert Wittman | The Undercover Hunt for Stolen Art

08 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Robert Wittman (@robertwittman) is the former senior investigator/creator of the FBI's national art crime team and author of Priceless: How I Went Und...

400: The Doggy Doo-Doo Debacle | Feedback Friday

04 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Instead of hounding your neighbor for letting his pooch poop in your yard, you've instituted a pawsive-aggressive campaign of terrier against them. Bu...

399: Jennifer L. Eberhardt | The Science of Why We're Biased

03 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jennifer L. Eberhardt is a professor of psychology at Stanford University whose research explores race, bias, and inequality; she is the author of Bia...

398: Danny Trejo | Inmate #1

01 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Danny Trejo (@officialDannyT) is an instantly-recognizable actor, producer, and restauranteur with a resume that includes crime, hard time, and battli...

397: My Future vs. My Special Needs Sister | Feedback Friday

28 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You've been helping your single mom care for your special needs sister for 19 years, but you're 24 now and need to set out on your own life. How do yo...

396: Dr. Anders Ericsson | Secrets from the New Science of Expertise

27 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before passing away earlier this year, Dr. Anders Ericsson was the cognitive psychologist who discovered that deliberate practice, not natural talent,...

395: How to Avoid Scams | Deep Dive

25 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive into common scams to watch out for, why even the smartest among us get suckered into falli...

394: Was I Unknowingly a Sugar Daddy? | Feedback Friday

21 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When you gave your girlfriend a place to live rent-free while she went through college -- only to have her break up with you over the phone after grad...

393: Joaquin "Jack" Garcia | Undercover in the Mafia Part Two

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is the former undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Gambino crime family of Cosa Nostra in New York for nearly three years, r...

392: Joaquin "Jack" Garcia | Undercover in the Mafia Part One

18 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Joaquin "Jack" Garcia is the former undercover FBI agent who infiltrated the Gambino crime family of Cosa Nostra in New York for nearly three years, r...

391: Help! My Ex Hacked My Entire Home! | Feedback Friday

14 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your ex hacked all of your electronics when you were together, and now they spy on you from inside your own house! What can you do to fight back? This...

390: Ray Dalio | Principles of an Investing Pioneer Part Two

13 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) is the founder of Bridgewater Associates -- the largest and best-performing hedge fund in the world -- and author of New York Ti...

389: Ray Dalio | Principles of an Investing Pioneer Part One

11 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) is the founder of Bridgewater Associates -- the largest and best-performing hedge fund in the world -- and author of New York Ti...

388: Should I Bail Out My In-Laws? | Feedback Friday

07 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your in-laws need financial help to keep their business afloat, but they're historically terrible with finances. Should you bail out your in-laws or e...

387: Tom Wainwright | How to Run a Drug Cartel

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tom Wainwright (@t_wainwright) of The Economist shares the harrowing and sometimes grisly experiences he endured while writing Narconomics: How to Run...

386: Amanda Knox | The Truth About True Crime

04 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Amanda Knox (@amandaknox) is an exoneree, journalist, public speaker, and author of Waiting to Be Heard. She was the host of The Scarlet Letter Report...

385: Can I Date a White-Collar Criminal? | Feedback Friday

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While googling someone you met on a dating app, it turns out they have a white-collar criminal record. Should you give them the benefit of the doubt t...

384: Aimen Dean | Nine Lives of a Spy Inside Al-Qaeda Part Two

30 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aimen Dean (@AimenDean) was once one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers who swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. He eventually switche...

383: Aimen Dean | Nine Lives of a Spy Inside Al-Qaeda Part One

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Aimen Dean (@AimenDean) was once one of al-Qaeda’s most respected bomb-makers who swore allegiance to Osama bin Laden himself. He eventually switche...

382: Should I Move In with My Father-in-Law? | Feedback Friday

24 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You and the spouse moved in with your father-in-law to emotionally support him when your mother-in-law passed away, but it's difficult to relax or wor...

381: Neal Brennan | Comedy's Triple Threat

23 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Neal Brennan (@nealbrennan) is a comedy writer/producer/director, co-creator of Chappelle's Show, host of the How Neal Feel podcast, and is featured i...

380: Blake Mycoskie | Made for Entrepreneurship

21 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Blake Mycoskie (@BlakeMycoskie) is the philanthropic founder of TOMS Shoes, author of Start Something That Matters, and co-founder of wellness subscri...

379: How to Deal with a Cheating Dad | Feedback Friday

17 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You know that your father, who has a history of cheating on your mother, is currently having an affair with a family "friend." How should you deal wit...

378: Steven Johnson | How We Make the Decisions That Matter the Most

16 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Johnson (@stevenbjohnson) is the best-selling author of 11 books on the intersection of science, technology, and personal experience, including...

377: Randolph Nesse | Good Reasons for Bad Feelings

14 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Randolph Nesse (@randynesse) is the founding director of the Center for Evolution Medicine at Arizona State University and author of Good Reasons for ...

376: How to Fire Someone You Care About | Feedback Friday

10 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Because of the economic downturn, you're forced to lay off someone who gave up a lot to accept the job on your recommendation. How do you fire someone...

375: Bob Sutton | The A-hole Survival Guide

09 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Sutton (@work_matters) is a Stanford Business School professor and author of New York Times bestseller The No Asshole Rule and, most recently, ...

374: Kelly McGonigal | The Upside of Stress

07 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kelly McGonigal (@kellymcgonigal) is a research psychologist, a lecturer at Stanford University, and an award-winning science writer. She is the autho...

373: How Do I Keep My Mother-in-Law Alive? | Feedback Friday

03 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your wife refuses to stand up to her mother about her failing health, instead leaving it up to you to hound her about blood sugar levels, smoking, etc...

372: Bob Saget | How Comedy Continually Changes His Life

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Bob Saget (@bobsaget) is a comedian, actor, director, host of the Bob Saget's Here For You podcast, and author of Dirty Daddy: The Chronicles of a Fam...

371: Maria Konnikova | Pulling Off the Biggest Bluff

30 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Konnikova (@mkonnikova) is a regular contributing writer for The New Yorker, a bestselling author, and an international poker champion -- a titl...

370: My Life as a Secret Love Child | Feedback Friday

26 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your father already had another family when he decided to have an affair with your mom (which resulted in you). Now that you're 18, is it right for yo...

369: Tim Ballard | Putting a Stop to Child Sex Trafficking

25 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Update: There is some controversy about the information presented in this episode. A counterpoint to some of the statistics and specifics on the probl...

368: Coffeezilla | How to Expose Fake Guru Scams

23 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Coffeezilla (@coffeebreak_YT) is a prolific YouTuber who exposes fake guru scam artists and alerts would-be victims to the tactics used to part them f...

367: How to "Fix" Your Relationship without Nagging | Feedback Friday

19 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your significant other has picked up some bad habits while self-quarantining during the pandemic; how can you fix your relationship without nagging? W...

366: Bill Nye | Radical Curiosity Saves the World

18 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

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 fr...

365: Benjamin Hardy | How to Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs

16 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Benjamin Hardy (@BenjaminPHardy) is an organizational psychologist and author of Willpower Doesn't Work: Discover the Hidden Keys to Success and Perso...

364: Can You Stop a Racist from Becoming a Doctor? | Feedback Friday

12 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of your fellow medical students is openly racist, misogynistic, and homophobic. Do you have a duty to report this terrible person in hopes it prev...

363: Mick West | How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories

11 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mick West (@mickwest) is a co-founder and former technical director of Neversoft Entertainment, coder, pilot, Metabunk and  Contrail Science founder,...

362: Mark Cuban | Tales from the Shark Side

09 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mark Cuban (@mcuban) is a Shark Tank investor in over 200 companies, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, and author of How to Win at the Sport of Business:...

361: From Self-Help Cultist to Sex Offender | Feedback Friday

05 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The mindset and linguistic contortionism you developed as a self-help cult (aka Large Group Awareness Training program) follower led to you becoming a...

360: Garry Kasparov | Deep Thinking for Disordered Times

04 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist, and author of Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Huma...

359: Justin Ramsdell | How to Detect and Disarm Pseudoscience

02 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Ramsdell is a clinical psychologist, an expert witness, an assistant professor of forensic psychology at George Mason University, and a veteran...

358: Is My Friend Blowing Her IVF Money on Gifts? | Feedback Friday

29 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your friend wants to be a mother more than anything, but says she and her husband can’t afford the IVF it would take to make this possible. On the o...

357: Robin Dreeke | Sizing People Up

28 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Robin Dreeke (@rdreeke) is the retired head of The FBI Behavioral Analysis Program and co-author of Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manua...

356: How to Make the Most of Quarantine | Deep Dive

26 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive exploring the ups and downs of COVID-19 pandemic life and how to make the most of quaranti...

355: My Roommate Tried to Kill Me! | Feedback Friday

22 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your unstable roommate physically attacked you over an argument about laundry, and then she filed a protection from abuse order against you! Now even ...

354: ZDoggMD | Debunking Plandemic COVID-19 Pseudoscience

21 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

ZDoggMD (@ZDoggMD) [aka Zubin Damania] is a physician, assistant professor, comedian, Internet personality, musician, founder of Turntable Health, and...

353: Jordan Harbinger | A Darknet Diaries Origin Story

19 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jordan shares the seedier side of his origin story -- from hacking phones and buying pizza with fake credit card numbers to catching online predators ...

352: My Spouse Controls My Online Life! | Feedback Friday

15 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Out of work since late last year, you were finally making progress on the job hunt until COVID-19 locked everything down. Now you've been making conne...

351: General Martin Dempsey | No Time For Spectators

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

General Martin Dempsey (@Martin_Dempsey) is a retired Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs for four years during the Obama...

350: Dan Heath | Solving Problems from Upstream

12 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's CASE center, which supports entrepreneurs who are fighting for social good. He is the co-author of f...

349: How to Pick Your Battles Without Being a Doormat | Feedback Friday

08 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You've never thought of yourself as a doormat, but you've just found it easier to meet people halfway and go with the flow rather than waste your ener...

348: Thomas Kostigen | Hacking Planet Earth

07 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Kostigen (@kostigen) is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist. His latest book is Hacking Planet Earth: How Geoengineering Can Hel...

347: Brian Keating | Losing the Nobel Prize

05 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Brian Keating (@DrBrianKeating) is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California San Diego, host of the Into the Impossible pod...

346: Did Coronavirus Kill My Relationship? | Feedback Friday

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Did your long-term significant other really dump you because they believed you were "faking" the symptoms of COVID-19 coronavirus, or was the lily-liv...

345: Jim Kwik | How to Upgrade Your Brain's Limitless Potential

30 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jim Kwik (@jimkwik) hosts the Kwik Brain podcast and is the author of Limitless -- Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, Unlock Your Exceptional ...

344: Jonna Mendez | The Moscow Rules

28 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Jonna Mendez is a former chief of disguise in the CIA's Office of Technical Service, and co-author of The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That He...

343: Is My Little Brother a Lost Cause? | Feedback Friday

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You have a family history of addiction, and now your clinically depressed little brother is using drugs and alcohol to a degree that goes well beyond ...

342: David Epstein | Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World

23 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

David Epstein (@DavidEpstein) has worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated. He is the author of t...

341: Julie Gerberding | Answering Your COVID-19 Questions

21 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Julie Gerberding is the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substan...

340: What Jobs Will Exist in the New Economy? | Feedback Friday

17 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With big changes afoot thanks to technological advances and the need to adapt in a COVID-19 world, what skills should you consider picking up, and wha...

339: Michele Rigby Assad | My Secret Life in the CIA

16 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Michele Rigby Assad (@michelerigassad) is an international security consultant, trainer, and author of Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and W...

338: Ozan Varol | How to Think Like a Rocket Scientist

14 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning law professor and bestselling author -- which makes him perfectly poised to share the wisdom fou...

337: COVID Clearly Crushing Careers | Feedback Friday

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

While we're trying to avoid talking directly about the current pandemic, there's no doubt COVID-19 is clearly crushing careers. Gretchen Rubin helps u...

336: Kevin Systrom | Life Lessons from an Instagram Founder Part Two

09 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Systrom (@kevin) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Mike Krieger. This is part two of a two-part ep...

335: Kevin Systrom | Life Lessons from an Instagram Founder Part One

07 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Kevin Systrom (@kevin) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Mike Krieger. This is part one of a two-part ep...

334: I Was Supposed to Die Five Years Ago | Feedback Friday

03 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A brain tumor had doctors guessing you should have died five years ago, but hard work and luck have reduced it by 50 percent and arrested its progress...

333: Isaac Lidsky | Eyes Wide Open

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Isaac Lidsky (@isaaclidsky) is the only blind person to serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. He's also an entrepreneur, he was once a chil...

332: Rachael Denhollander | What Is a Girl Worth?

31 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rachael Denhollander (@R_Denhollander) is an attorney, advocate, educator, and author of What Is a Girl Worth?: My Story of Breaking the Silence and E...

331: How to Work from Home Effectively | Feedback Friday

27 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Due to the recent COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak, many of us are now required to work from home. As a team of people who have been working from home fo...

330: Gavin de Becker | The Gift of Fear Part Two

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin de Becker (@gdbaprotects) is the author of The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence and the security pioneer wh...

329: Gavin de Becker | The Gift of Fear Part One

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gavin de Becker (@gdbaprotects) is the author of The Gift of Fear and Other Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence and the security pioneer wh...

328: How Should I Spend My Inheritance? | Feedback Friday

20 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Instead of freeing you up to find a career you could fall in love with, a windfall you received at your father's passing has instead overwhelmed you w...

327: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry

19 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host of StarTalk Radio, and author of New York Times bes...

326: Austin Meyer | Slaying the Patent Scam Trolls

17 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Austin Meyer (@x_plane_austin) is the software developer of flight simulator X-Plane and aircraft sensor fallback Xavion, an entrepreneur fighting aga...

325: My Mother-in-Law Is a Monster! | Feedback Friday

13 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Your monster of a mother-in-law says hurtful things to you about your husband when he leaves the room, and now insists on telling you how you'll be ra...

324: Tony Hawk | How Did I Get Here?

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Tony Hawk (@tonyhawk) is a vertical skateboarding legend who enjoys household name status these days, but as we learn in discussing his book How Did I...

323: Laura Gassner Otting | Living Your Limitless Life

10 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Laura Gassner Otting (@heylgo) is a motivational keynote speaker and the author of Limitless: How to Ignore Everybody, Carve your Own Path, and Live Y...

322: Mislead an Employer for a Foot in the Door? | Feedback Friday

06 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You finally landed an interview with a high-end Italian furniture company for a position that falls in line with your career aspirations. You're super...

321: How to Ask for Advice | Deep Dive

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) joins us for this deep dive exploring how to ask for advice the wrong way, how to ask for advice the right way, and the...

320: Dennis Carroll | Planning an End to the Pandemic Era

03 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Dennis Carroll is the former USAID director for pandemic influenza and emerging threats. He currently works with The Global Virome Project, an interna...

319: Should We Shut Down Our Business? | Feedback Friday

28 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

You were laid off, your wife's business is in the red, and you have a baby on the way. In spite of occasionally inconsiderate guests being a drag, ren...

318: Christian Picciolini | Breaking Hate Part Two

27 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Christian Picciolini (@cpicciolini) is an Emmy Award-winning television producer, reformed extremist, founder of the Free Radicals Project, and author...