Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
641: How to Quit Your Job the Right Way | Deep Dive
24 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) have helped a lot of people optimize their chances...
640: Peter Zeihan | Why the World Should Care About Ukraine
22 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Zeihan (@PeterZeihan) is a geopolitical strategist and author of The Absent Superpower, The Ac...
639: Dealing with Your Darling's DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder) | Feedback Friday
18 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your significant other has DID (Dissociative Identity Disorder), a mental health condition where a p...
638: Yuriy Matsarsky | Fighting for Ukraine
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Yuriy Matsarsky is a Ukrainian journalist turned civilian fighter against the Russian invasion of Uk...
637: Bill von Hippel | Where the Social Leap Lands
15 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill von Hippel (@billvonhippel) is a professor of psychology at the University of Queensland and th...
636: Is It Wrong to Decline Guardianship of Family? | Feedback Friday
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You and your spouse made the decision long ago not to have children of your own. So was it wrong to ...
635: Joe Barone | Living in Dread Between the Mob and the Feds Part Two
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Barone was born into a life of crime from both sides of his family, became the longest-running m...
634: Joe Barone | Living in Dread Between the Mob and the Feds Part One
08 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Joe Barone was born into a life of crime from both sides of his family, became the longest-running m...
633: Finding Work Fast with a Criminal Past | Feedback Friday
04 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Getting your record expunged after the embarrassment of earning a DUI can take years, but you need t...
632: Jon Acuff | Give Yourself the Gift of Done
03 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Acuff (@jonacuff) is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including his Wall St...
631: Amanda Catarzi | Overcoming Cult Life and Sex Trafficking
01 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Catarzi survived a cult-dominated childhood and abuse at the hands of sex and labor trafficke...
630: When the Law Puts You In a Catch-22 | Feedback Friday
25 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A well-intended law in your state makes it impossible for victims of sexual abuse, or their loved on...
629: Getting Your Foot In The Door | Deep Dive
24 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) take a deep dive into what you should do if you...
628: Amanda Montell | Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism
22 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Amanda Montell (@amandamontell) is a language scholar and author of critically acclaimed Wordslut: A...
627: Would I Be Insane to Report from Ukraine? | Feedback Friday
18 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You're an American citizen living and working in Kyiv, Ukraine. The embassy just released a statemen...
626: Adam Grant | Why Helping Others Drives Our Success
17 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) is Wharton’s top-rated professor, the host of podcast WorkLife with Adam...
625: Dan Pink | The Power of Regret
15 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) is the NYT-bestselling author of When and Drive. His latest book is The Po...
624: Is She Moving Abroad for a Friend or a Fraud? | Feedback Friday
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You're concerned your 21-year-old daughter is making a mistake by moving abroad to be with her Bahra...
623: Ludacris | Fast & Philanthropic
10 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ludacris (@Ludacris) is a Grammy-winning rapper, a SAG award-winning actor known for roles in Crash,...
622: Ishmael Beah | Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
08 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ishmael Beah (@IshmaelBeah) is a former child soldier, UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador, and the New York ...
621: Are You at Fault for Being Sexually Assaulted? | Feedback Friday
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A "friend" who once admitted to having a crush on you came over to continue a night of drinking and ...
620: Richard Clarke | Warnings, Cassandras, and Catastrophes
03 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Richard Clarke (@ghsrm) is the former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, ...
619: Danny Gold | Breaking News from the Underworld
01 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, long-form writer, and co-host (wit...
618: Prescription for Friction: Marry into Addiction | Feedback Friday
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your fiancée knows her weed habit triggers your own addictive tendencies, but keeps it in her daily...
617: Daniel Levin | Finding a Missing Person in the Middle East
27 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Levin is an attorney, political commentator, and author of Nothing but a Circus: Misadventure...
616: Martin Kove | Kicking It in the Cobra Kai Dojo
25 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Martin Kove (@MartinKove) is a prolific actor best known for his portrayal of the evil karate sensei...
615: Need Wedding Free from Dad's Drunken Spree | Feedback Friday
21 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
You'd love to invite your dad to your wedding, but he has a habit of getting drunk at gatherings and...
614: Shawn Achor | Leveraging the Happiness Advantage
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shawn Achor (@shawnachor) is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happines...
613: Ray Dalio | Why Nations Succeed and Fail
18 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) is the founder of Bridgewater Associates — the largest and best-performing ...
612: Cautioning Creepy Dad's Current Clan | Feedback Friday
14 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Your mom and stepdad split up when she caught him trying to take pictures of you -- at age 16 -- in ...
611: Reid Hoffman | Surprising Entrepreneurial Truths
13 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Reid Hoffman (@reidhoffman) is a co-founder of LinkedIn, investor at Greylock Partners, host of th...
610: Bill Sullivan | Pleased to Meet Me
11 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Sullivan (@wjsullivan) is a professor of pharmacology and microbiology at the Indiana Universit...
609: Evicting a Boarder with a Dangerous Disorder | Feedback Friday
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The tenant renting your upstairs room has become so paranoid and delusional that you and your spouse...
608: Jocko Willink | The Winning Example of Extreme Ownership
06 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jocko Willink (@jockowillink), commander for the most highly decorated special operations unit of th...
607: Dwyane Wade | A Life Bigger Than Basketball
04 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dwyane Wade (@DwyaneWade) is a retired NBA All-Star, host of The Cube on TBS, and author of Dwyane ...
606: David Rubenstein | Patriotic Philanthropy and Leading Large
30 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David M. Rubenstein is co-founder and co-executive chairman of The Carlyle Group, host of The David...
605: Aaron Levant | NTWRK Shopping with Culture's Creators
28 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Aaron Levant is the founder and CEO of NTWRK, the curated livestream shopping company some have call...
604: Put Your Best Foot Fetish Forward | Feedback Friday
24 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're concerned that your foot fetish betrays the dedication you have to your significant other and...
603: Mike Rowe | Dirty Jobs and Peripatetic Moments
23 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Rowe (@mikeroweworks) of Dirty Jobs and The Way I Heard It podcast (and book) fame joins us to ...
602: Tom Wright | Billion Dollar Whale
21 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Wright (@tomwrightasia) is an award-winning journalist, co-author of the New York Times bestsell...
601: Should I Marry My Dying Girlfriend? | Feedback Friday
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You've met someone who checks your boxes for marriage material, but there's one problem: medical iss...
600: Metta World Peace | Mettaphorically Speaking
16 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Metta World Peace (@MettaWorld37) (aka Metta Sandiford-Artest, aka Ron Artest) is a former NBA All-...
599: Spencer Roberts | The Dirty Truth About Corporate Greenwashing
14 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Spencer Roberts (@Unpop_Science) is an ecologist, photovoltaic engineer, musician, and writer who sp...
598: Gently Sequestering a Questionable Counselor | Feedback Friday
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A medical issue has rendered your therapist colleague mentally (and ethically) incapable of providin...
597: Gary Vaynerchuk | Leadership, Social Media, and Self-Awareness
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Gary Vaynerchuk (@garyvee) is the chairman of VaynerX, the active CEO of VaynerMedia, and the author...
596: Andrew Gold | Exorcisms On the Edge
07 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andrew Gold (@andrewgold_ok) is an award-winning BBC and HBO journalist who interviews the world's m...
595: My Bi Guy: Am I Enough to Satisfy? | Feedback Friday
03 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When your significant other confessed his bisexual tendencies, you began to wonder: can you ever rea...
594: Joshua Fields Millburn | Love People, Use Things
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Joshua Fields Millburn (@JFM) is best known as one half of The Minimalists, where he and Ryan Nicode...
593: Steven Pinker | Why Rationality Seems Scarce
30 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Pinker (@sapinker) is a psychology professor at Harvard, one of the world's leading authoriti...
592: Do the Math: Am I a Psychopath? | Feedback Friday
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thinking back on how you've navigated your life, you're concerned that certain human interactions re...
591: Chase Jarvis & Jordan Harbinger | Your Network Insurance Policy
25 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jordan digs into what it takes to push past the mental boundaries that keep you from realizing your ...
590: Andy Norman | The Search for a Better Way to Think
23 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Andy Norman (@drandyno) directs the Humanism Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University, is the founde...
589: Persevering Past Paranoid Parental Persecution | Feedback Friday
19 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You dared to set a boundary with your parents: you would only communicate with them if they were res...
588: Sammy "The Bull" Gravano | Mafia Underboss Part Two
18 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano (@gravanothebull) is the host of the Our Thing podcast, former second-in-co...
587: Sammy "The Bull" Gravano | Mafia Underboss Part One
16 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sammy "The Bull" Gravano (@gravanothebull) is the host of the Our Thing podcast, former second-in-co...
586: Guarding Grandpa from a Grubby Grift | Feedback Friday
12 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your grandpa is allowed to cope with the grief of recently losing your grandma in any way he sees fi...
585: Timothy Snyder | Twentieth-Century Lessons on Tyranny
11 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) is the Housum Professor of History at Yale University and author of...
584: Anderson Cooper | The Rise and Fall of an American Dynasty
09 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Anderson Cooper (@andersoncooper) is a broadcast journalist, political commentator, 18-time Emmy Awa...
583: Mentor-Mentee Fantasy Can Only End In Misery | Feedback Friday
05 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Happily married for 20-something years, you've started to fixate on what it might be like to be marr...
582: Robert Greene | The Daily Laws Part Two
04 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Greene (@RobertGreene) is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers on power and stra...
581: Robert Greene | The Daily Laws Part One
02 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Greene (@RobertGreene) is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers on power and stra...
580: Seeking Relief from Your Unending Grief | Feedback Friday
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grieving the loss of a sibling while still finding your footing at a new job is making it impossible...
579: Yeonmi Park | A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom Part Two
28 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yeonmi Park (@YeonmiParkNK) is a North Korean defector and activist whose harrowing experiences are ...
578: Yeonmi Park | A North Korean Girl's Journey to Freedom Part One
26 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Yeonmi Park (@YeonmiParkNK) is a North Korean defector and activist whose harrowing experiences are ...
577: I Wish It Were Cheaper to Be My Sister’s Keeper | Feedback Friday
22 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your narcissistic sister with special needs thinks nothing of "borrowing" thousands of dollars from ...
576: General Michael Hayden | American Intelligence in the Age of Terror
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
General Michael Hayden (@GenMhayden) is a retired United States Air Force general, former Director o...
575: Benjamin Hardy | Minding the Gap and the Gain
19 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Benjamin Hardy (@BenjaminPHardy) is an organizational psychologist and author of books about willpow...
574: Can There Be Merit in the Extramarital? | Feedback Friday
15 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You've been secretly chatting with an old flame whose torch you still carry, and you even met in per...
573: David Buss | When Men Behave Badly
14 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Buss (@profdavidbuss) is considered the world’s leading scientific expert on the evolutionar...
572: Tamer Elnoury | Undercover with a Muslim FBI Agent
12 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tamer Elnoury is an Arabic-speaking Muslim American, a longtime elite counterterrorism undercover ag...
571: Pastor Past Makes You An Outcast | Feedback Friday
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As an exemplary member of the clergy for 29 years, you'd think honesty to your superiors would be re...
570: Marc Fennell | Cracking California's Nut Jobs
07 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Marc Fennell (@MarcFennell) is an award-winning journalist, interviewer, author, and documentary mak...
569: Rick Ross | How to Boss Up and Build an Empire
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rick Ross (@RickRoss) is a multi-platinum-selling, multi-Grammy-nominated rapper, artist, songwriter...
568: Sugar Daddy's Ambition is a Savory Transition | Feedback Friday
01 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're a bit embarrassed to say you went through a debaucherous sugar daddy phase, but your sweet to...
567: Kai-Fu Lee | Ten Visions for Our Future with AI
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Kai-Fu Lee (@kaifulee) is an AI expert, CEO of Sinovation Ventures, former President of Google China...
566: Brian Chesky | Lessons Airbnb Learned to Survive the Pandemic
28 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Brian Chesky (@bchesky) is co-founder and CEO of the peer-to-peer lodging service Airbnb, named as o...
565: My Manipulative Sister: How Can We Resist Her? | Feedback Friday
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You have a manipulative half-sister who disrespects your father by referring to him as "bio-dad" and...
564: A.J. Jacobs | It’s All Relative
23 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs) is a New York Times best-selling author who went on a quest to help build th...
563: Bobby Hall (aka Logic) | This Bright Future
21 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bobby Hall (aka Logic) (@Logic301) is a Grammy-nominated, platinum-selling recording artist, actor, ...
562: Old Ex-Con Mister Eloped with My Young Sister | Feedback Friday
17 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your family helped a 62-year-old convict who was "wrongfully convicted" of the statutory rape of his...
561: Charles Duhigg | The Secrets of Being Smarter Faster Better
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Duhigg (@cduhigg) is a Pulitzer prize-winning reporter at The New York Times and author of ...
560: Dan Carlin | Apocalyptic Moments in Hardcore History
14 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Carlin (@hardcorehistory) is the host of the wildly popular Hardcore History and Common Sense po...
559: How to Say Yes to Post-Traumatic Success | Feedback Friday
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you find your way back to high achievement when coping with the aftermath of extreme trauma k...
558: Jack Schafer | Flipping the Like Switch Part Two.
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Schafer (@jackschafer) is a retired FBI special agent, current assistant professor at Western ...
557: Jack Schafer | Flipping the Like Switch Part One
07 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Schafer (@jackschafer) is a retired FBI special agent, current assistant professor at Western ...
556: How Can I Expunge the Family Sponge? | Feedback Friday
03 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You live in an extended family situation and the only contribution one member makes to the collectiv...
555: Jessica Tracy | Why Pride is the Deadly Sin of Success
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Tracy (@ProfJessTracy) is a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia in...
554: Laurie Santos | Practical Lessons from The Happiness Lab
31 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Santos (@lauriesantos) is a professor of psychology at Yale University, instructor of Courser...
553: Is Friend's Fiancé Despotic or Simply Erotic? | Feedback Friday
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your best friend speaks glowingly about her fiancé, but she lives far away and your recent communic...
552: Will Storr | Understanding Social Position and the Status Game
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Will Storr (@wstorr) is an award-winning investigative journalist and best-selling author. His lates...
551: T-Pain | You Can't Auto-Tune Your Way to Happiness
24 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
T-Pain (@TPAIN) is a rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer known for popularizing auto-tune in ...
550: Conscience Contorted by Dad’s Abuse Unreported | Feedback Friday
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your father was physically violent toward you and your brother on at least two occasions that would ...
549: Mickey Royal | A Pimp's Secrets of Mind Manipulation Part Two
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey Royal (@mickey_royal) is a former gangster, drug dealer, pimp, mob enforcer, and bestselling ...
548: Mickey Royal | A Pimp's Secrets of Mind Manipulation Part One
17 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mickey Royal (@mickey_royal) is a former gangster, drug dealer, pimp, mob enforcer, and bestselling ...
547: Stopping a Swami from Swindling Our Mommy | Feedback Friday
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When your stepfather passed away and your mother posted about it on Facebook, an old friend -- a sel...
546: Scott Adams | Persuasion in a World Where Facts Don't Matter
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Adams (@ScottAdamsSays) of Dilbert fame revisits us to discuss his book Win Bigly: Persuasion ...
545: Rachel Nuwer | Inside the Dark World of Wildlife Trafficking
10 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Nuwer (@RachelNuwer) is an award-winning freelance journalist who reports about science, trav...
544: Psycho Scammer Landlord Alert | Feedback Friday
06 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You stopped renting from a violent, paranoid landlord as soon as you saw the warning signs, but you ...
543: R. Douglas Fields | Understanding Why We Snap
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
R. Douglas Fields (@RDouglasFields1) is a neuroscientist specializing in the cellular mechanisms of ...
542: Nicole Perlroth | Who's Winning the Cyberweapons Arms Race?
03 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicole Perlroth (@nicoleperlroth) is an award-winning cybersecurity journalist for The New York Time...