Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
741: Is Marriage Impaired by Emotional Affairs? | Feedback Friday
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
He may not physically be cheating on you, but his penchant for "mentoring" young women — on at lea...
740: Ryan Holiday | Discipline is Destiny (Live from Los Angeles)
20 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ryan Holiday (@ryanholiday) is the host of The Daily Stoic podcast and the bestselling author of cou...
739: Matthew Campbell | Examining Global Shipping’s Grim Underbelly
18 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew Campbell (@MattCampbell) is an award-winning reporter and editor for Bloomberg Businessweek ...
738: "Perfect" Pastor is a Predatory Disaster | Feedback Friday
14 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What do you do when the very married pastor you've known your whole life as a pillar of the church a...
737: Winston Sterzel | Don't Lose Your Bacon in a Pig-Butchering Scam
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Winston Sterzel (@serpentza) is a South African vlogger and video producer who lived in Shenzhen in ...
736: Ian Bremmer | The Power of Crisis to Change the World
11 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ian Bremmer (@ianbremmer) is a political scientist, the president and founder of Eurasia Group and G...
735: Reputation's Been Bruised Since Wrongly Accused | Feedback Friday
07 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Though your name's been officially cleared, a shadow of doubt about your true innocence looms over e...
734: Scott Galloway | Course Correcting an America Adrift
06 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) hosts The Prof G Pod and The Prof G Show, cohosts Pivot with Kara Sw...
733: Maya Shankar | Adapting to a Slight Change of Plans
04 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maya Shankar (@slightchangepod) is a cognitive scientist who once aspired to become a career violini...
732: Low-Key Beguiler is a Cheating Butt-Dialer | Feedback Friday
30 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your wife of 11 years has butt-dialed you twice in conversation with another man, and she lied about...
731: Why We Owe People Honesty | Deep Dive
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) take a deep dive into the pros and cons of cand...
730: Nury Turkel | A Witness to China's Uyghur Genocide
27 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nury Turkel (@nuryturkel) is a human rights attorney for the US Commission on International Religiou...
729: Sexsomnia Guilt-Free After PTSD? | Feedback Friday
23 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As you have a higher libido than your partner, it seems as though it should feel like a blessing whe...
728: Maria Konnikova | The Confidence Game
22 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Maria Konnikova (@mkonnikova) shows us how we can defend ourselves against would-be con artists and ...
727: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Cosmic Perspectives on Civilization
20 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host o...
726: Helping a Guy Whose Wife's an Escort on the Sly | Feedback Friday
16 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is your 10-year marriage worth saving when you've just discovered your wife has been working as a "n...
725: Paul Holes | Solving America's Cold Cases
15 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Holes (@PaulHoles) is a former investigator known for his contributions to solving the Golden S...
724: Bill Nye | The End is Nye
13 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Nye (@billnye) is a lifelong champion of science who is determined to teach you something today...
723: Should I Relive the Drama of Childhood Trauma? | Feedback Friday
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It didn't bring back any particularly traumatic memories when your older brother confessed that he m...
722: Brian Brushwood | Scam Your Way into Anything
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Brushwood (@shwood) has spent the last 20 years entertaining and teaching people how to harnes...
721: Jason Feifer | Build for Tomorrow
06 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Feifer (@heyfeifer) is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine, host of the Build for Tom...
720: Should You Confess You Know He's Not Your Dad? | Feedback Friday
02 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You recently discovered that the person you've always thought was your uncle is actually your biolog...
719: Reid Hoffman | Adaptability Is the New Stability
01 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) is a co-founder of LinkedIn, investor at Greylock Partners, host of th...
718: Barbara F. Walter | How Civil Wars Start (And How to Stop Them)
30 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara F. Walter (@bfwalter) is the Rohr Professor of International Affairs at the School of Global...
717: Coming Out as Polyamorous to My Family | Feedback Friday
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
While you're in the most fulfilling relationship of your life, how do you let your fairly conservati...
716: Jo Marchant | Placebos and the Science of Mind over Body
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jo Marchant (@JoMarchant) is an award-winning journalist, speaker, and author of The Human Cosmos, T...
715: Cindy Otis | Spotting Fake News Like a CIA Analyst
23 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cindy Otis (@cindyotis_) is a former CIA military analyst specializing in disinformation threat anal...
714: How "Real" Is a Dad Who Denies You Exist? | Feedback Friday
19 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adopted and raised by a loving family, you were still curious enough to seek out your biological par...
713: Marion Nestle | How Companies Skew the Science of What We Eat
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Marion Nestle (@marionnestle) is the Paulette Goddard Professor in the Department of Nutrition, Food...
712: Brad Klontz | Harnessing the Power of Financial Psychology
16 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Brad Klontz (@drbradklontz) is a financial psychologist, Managing Principal at Your Mental Wealt...
711: Prankster Precariously Pushing Partner's Patience | Feedback Friday
12 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your prankster partner is precariously pushing your patience by habitually heaping his hazardously h...
710: Sebastian Junger | How War and Crisis Create a Tribe
11 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sebastian Junger (@sebastianjunger) is a journalist, filmmaker, and bestselling author of The Perfec...
709: John Abramson | How Big Pharma Broke American Health Care
09 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. John Abramson (@drjohnabramson) is a physician, lecturer of health care policy at Harvard Medica...
708: Familiarizing Family with Your Felonious Fella | Feedback Friday
05 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your new beau served five years in prison for being tangentially connected to a non-violent, but hig...
707: Johann Hari | Why You Can't Pay Attention—And What to Do About It
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Johann Hari (@johannhari101) is a New York Times best-selling author and top-rated TED speaker. His ...
706: Tessa West | How to Deal with Jerks at Work
02 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tessa West (@tessawestnyu) is a social psychology professor at New York University and the author of...
705: Gabe’s Front-Row Seat to Florid Psychosis | Feedback Friday
29 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this Feedback Friday, Gabe relays the tragic story of a paranoid schizophrenic neighbor that illu...
704: Robert Greene | The Emotions Behind Success, Mastery, and Power
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Greene (@RobertGreene) is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers on power and str...
703: Benjamin Hardy | How to Be Your Future Self Now
26 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Hardy (@BenjaminPHardy) is an organizational psychologist and author of books about willpo...
702: Atheist Teen Stressed by Mom's Church Scene | Feedback Friday
22 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As a closeted, bi, teen atheist, it's a bummer your mom makes you go to a church — three times a w...
701: Ioan Grillo | How America Arms Gangs and Cartels Part Two
21 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ioan Grillo (@ioangrillo) is a contributing writer at The New York Times specializing in crime and d...
700: Ioan Grillo | How America Arms Gangs and Cartels Part One
19 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ioan Grillo (@ioangrillo) is a contributing writer at The New York Times specializing in crime and d...
699: Can An Open Marriage Be Anxiety-Free? | Feedback Friday
15 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your wife and you agree that introducing BDSM and ethical non-monogamy into your marriage has brough...
698: Sam Harris | Rationally Confronting the Irrational
14 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Harris (@samharrisorg) is a neuroscientist, author, and philosopher; he’s also a staunch criti...
697: Peter Santenello | Inspecting Perspectives the Media Neglects
12 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Santenello (@petersantenello) is a videomaker, traveler, and entrepreneur whose videos shine a...
696: You Can't Part from His Cheatin' Heart | Feedback Friday
08 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your spouse is a louse with a heart that's been cheating. Though you long to leave him, your resolve...
695: Malcolm Gladwell | Imperfect Puzzles and Mismatched Demeanors
07 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Malcolm Gladwell (@gladwell) has written multiple bestsellers that are probably on your shelf right...
694: Carole Hooven | How Testosterone Dominates and Divides Us
05 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carole Hooven (@hoovlet) teaches and co-directs the undergraduate program in the Department of Human...
693: Lottery | Skeptical Sunday
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Millions of people play the lottery every day. Is it just a harmless game, or something more insidio...
692: Self-Defense Against Ex Led to Unjust Arrest | Feedback Friday
01 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your faith in the justice system has been shaken because you were arrested for defending yourself ag...
691: Shaquille O’Neal | Circling Back on Flat Earth Theory
30 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shaquille O'Neal (@SHAQ) has been retired from basketball for years, but he’s still got his irons ...
690: Jane McGonigal | How to See the Future and Be Ready for Anything
28 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jane McGonigal (@avantgame) is a futurist who specializes in designing games that challenge players ...
689: Her Beau is Faux, But She Doesn't Know | Feedback Friday
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You were happy for your roommate's sister when it seemed her new boyfriend was a keeper who made her...
688: A-Rod | Still Having a Ball After All
23 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A-Rod (aka Alex Rodriguez) (@AROD) is a 3x MVP, 14-time All-Star, and World Series champion. As of 2...
687: Amy Webb | Changing Lives with Synthetic Biology
21 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Webb (@amywebb) is an author and the founder and CEO of The Future Today Institute -- a leading ...
686: An Abuser's Dead: Get Him Out of Your Head | Feedback Friday
17 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your uncle abused you when you were very young, and now he's on death's doorstep. You've resolved no...
685: Steve Rambam | The Real Life of a Private Investigator
16 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Rambam (@stevenrambam) is the founder and CEO of Pallorium, Inc., a licensed Investigative Ag...
684: Desmond Shum | Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in China
14 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Desmond Shum is the former husband of arrested Chinese billionaire "Whitney" Duan Weihong and the au...
683: Mad Lad Hates Dad and Treats Whole Family Bad | Feedback Friday
10 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can there be reconciliation with an estranged son who hates the way his father treated him as a kid ...
682: Hustle Culture | Deep Dive
09 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) take a deep dive into the toxic cesspool of hus...
681: Bill Browder | Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath
07 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Browder (@Billbrowder) pioneered a brand-new market after the fall of The Iron Curtain while ma...
680: Recycling | Skeptical Sunday
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Between climate change, global pollution, and a spiraling amount of waste created every single day, ...
679: Mom's Bigotry Makes Romantic Future Hard to See | Feedback Friday
03 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It's difficult to plan for a future with your long-term partner when their mother refuses to enterta...
678: Chris Voss | Hostage Negotiation Tactics for Everyday Life
02 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Chris Voss (@VossNegotiation) is a former FBI hostage negotiator and author of Never Split the Diffe...
677: Sam Cooper | How the West Was Infiltrated by Its Enemies
31 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Cooper (@scoopercooper) is a national investigative journalist for Global News and co-author of ...
676: The Olympics | Skeptical Sunday
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Olympic games hold a place of reverence in the hearts of people around the world. But for the at...
675: A Tenant, Psychotic, Makes Your Life Chaotic | Feedback Friday
27 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You invited a friend to rent one of your rooms for a year. Only five months in, she's having delusio...
674: Ken Croke | Undercover in an Outlaw Biker Gang Part Two
26 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Croke is a retired ATF agent who worked undercover for years to bust numerous criminal organizat...
673: Ken Croke | Undercover in an Outlaw Biker Gang Part One
24 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Croke is a retired ATF agent who worked undercover for years to bust numerous criminal organizat...
672: Toothpaste | Skeptical Sunday
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Two or three times a day, every day, for most of your life, you use toothpaste. But what’s in it? ...
671: Cheating Husband Caught in His Own Clap Trap | Feedback Friday
20 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
When you determined the strange numbers on your husband's phone connected to escort services, he imm...
670: Vanessa Van Edwards | The Science of Succeeding with People
19 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Vanessa Van Edwards (@vvanedwards) is the lead investigator at human behavior research lab Science ...
669: Dallas Taylor | The Psychology of Sound Design
17 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dallas Taylor is the host and creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast revealing the stories behi...
668: Tipping | Skeptical Sunday
15 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Tipping isn't a city in China. But it is a shameful institution that encourages racism, sexism, hara...
667: Friend's Sicko Spouse Keeps Infecting Our House | Feedback Friday
13 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your inseparable friend's perpetually ill spouse seems to get a sick kick out of infecting your fami...
666: How to Ask for a Promotion | Deep Dive
12 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) take a deep dive into their tried-and-true appr...
665: Luis Navia | 25 Years Inside the Narco Cartels
10 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Luis Navia worked for nearly 25 years as a cocaine trafficker for the deadliest Colombian and Mexica...
664: Reiki Healing | Skeptical Sunday
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is Reiki -- the not-so-ancient Japanese energy healing technique by which your psychic empath aunt s...
663: Thinking of Another Dude: Is Marriage Screwed? | Feedback Friday
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Celebrating only the second anniversary with your wonderful husband, you've found yourself wondering...
662: Daniel J. Levitin | How to Think Critically in the Post-Truth Era
05 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel J. Levitin (@danlevitin) is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, musician, record produc...
661: Rachel Zoffness | Managing Pain In Your Body and Brain
03 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Rachel Zoffness (@DrZoffness) is a pain psychologist, international speaker, medical consultant,...
660: Chemtrails | Skeptical Sunday
01 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a chemtrail of dihydrogen monoxide, known to ca...
659: Her Spouse Raped You. Can Friendship Stay True? | Feedback Friday
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Can your friendship with the woman whose husband raped you on their wedding day ever recover? Perhap...
658: Shanna Swan | The Reproduction Crisis and Humanity's Future
28 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shanna Swan (@drshannaswan) is the Professor of Environmental Medicine and Public Health at the ...
657: Josh Peck | Happy People Are Annoying
26 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Josh Peck (@ItsJoshPeck) is an actor (currently appearing as Drew on How I Met Your Father), comedia...
656: Your Stalker's Sister is Dating Your Brother | Feedback Friday
22 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having a stalker is bad enough. But what happens when that stalker starts showing up at family funct...
655: David Eagleman | How Our Brains Construct Reality
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
David Eagleman (@davideagleman) is a Stanford neuroscientist, host of Emmy-nominated PBS/BBC series ...
654: Chris Miller & Brandon Wheeler | News from Ukraine's Warfront
19 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Former US Secretary of Defense Chris Miller and Freedom Research Foundation's Brandon Wheeler join u...
653: Ear Candling | Skeptical Sunday
17 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Is ear candling -- the practice of inserting a lit, hollow candle in your ear to remove earwax -- a ...
652: Sad About Dad's Sexist Thoughts Re: Assault | Feedback Friday
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your father's never been abusive, but you were recently disheartened when he referred to a child sex...
651: Anja Shortland | How Kidnap Insurance Works
14 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Anja Shortland is a professor of political economy at King’s College, London who specializes in th...
650: Brian Klaas | The Corruptible Influence of Power
12 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Klaas (@brianklaas) is an associate professor in global politics at University College London,...
649: Arranged Marriage Threatens Lesbian Couple | Feedback Friday
08 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Parental plans for an arranged marriage threaten a lesbian couple's future. Welcome to Feedback Frid...
648: Susan Cain | Introverts Unite for a Quiet Revolution
07 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Cain (@susancain) is, in her own words, an "unlikely" award-winning speaker, and bestselling a...
647: Karim Hijazi | When Cyber War Goes Kinetic
05 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Karim Hijazi (@karimhijazi) is the founder, chairman, and CEO of cyber intelligence company Prevaili...
646: Expiration Dates | Skeptical Sunday
03 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
How concerned should you be about expiration dates stamped on items you buy from the grocery store? ...
645: Is a Bridesmaid Fight Worth a Disinvite? | Feedback Friday
01 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone knows that when tweetle beetles fight, it's called a tweetle beetle battle. But bridesmaids...
644: Laowhy86 | How the Chinese Social Credit Score System Works Part Two
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laowhy86 (@laowhy86) -- aka Matthew Tye, aka C-Milk -- shared the good, the bad, and the ugly aspect...
643: Laowhy86 | How the Chinese Social Credit Score System Works Part One
29 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Laowhy86 (@laowhy86) -- aka Matthew Tye, aka C-Milk -- shared the good, the bad, and the ugly aspect...
642: Living In Fear of the Fiend Who Lurks Near | Feedback Friday
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Several violent encounters with your erratic, mentally ill neighbor over the years leave you constan...