Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
442: Sextortion Scam Security for Naive Nudes | Feedback Friday
04 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In a momentary lapse of your usual good sense, you naïvely provided nude selfies to someone on a da...
441: Russell Brand | Finding Freedom from Our Addictions
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Brand (@rustyrockets) is a comedian, broadcaster, actor, podcaster, columnist, political com...
440: David Michaels | Dark Money and the Science of Deception
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Michaels (@drdavidmichaels) is an epidemiologist who served as the Assistant Secretary of Labo...
439: Going to North Korea: Part Two | Stereo Sunday
29 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the third episode of Stereo Sunday, a little Stereo app-sponsored experiment we’ve been do...
438: How to Straighten Out Your Crooked Boss | Feedback Friday
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your boss is a low-down dirty sidewinder whose corruption seemingly knows no bounds, and you're on h...
437: Charles Koch & Brian Hooks | Bottom-Up Solutions for a Top-Down World
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Charles Koch is the CEO of Koch Industries, one of the largest privately held American companies. Br...
436: Stuart Ritchie | The Science Fictions Undermining Facts
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stuart Ritchie (@StuartJRitchie) is a lecturer in the Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry C...
435: Going to North Korea: Part One | Stereo Sunday
22 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the second episode of Stereo Sunday, a little Stereo app-sponsored experiment we’re doing ...
434: Helping My Coworker Escape from Abuse | Feedback Friday
20 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even people who know they're in abusive relationships don't always leave before it's too late, so wh...
433: Larry Lawton | From Jewel Thief to Honorary Cop Part Two
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Lawton (@LawrenceRLawton) stole over $18m in diamonds and spent 11 years in some of the toughe...
432: Larry Lawton | From Jewel Thief to Honorary Cop Part One
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Larry Lawton (@LawrenceRLawton) stole over $18m in diamonds and spent 11 years in some of the toughe...
431: The Redefining Power of Resilience | Stereo Sunday
15 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This is the first episode of Stereo Sunday, a little Stereo app-sponsored experiment we’re doing l...
430: Setting Boundaries with a Bipolar Parent | Feedback Friday
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You've been trying to set boundaries with your bipolar mother about not calling during work hours un...
429: Greg McKeown | The Disciplined Pursuit of Less
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Greg McKeown (@GregoryMcKeown) is the host of the What's Essential podcast and author of the New Yor...
428: Jenny Radcliffe | Cat Burglar for Hire
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Radcliffe (@Jenny_Radcliffe) of Human Factor Security is an ethical social engineer hired to s...
427: Sister’s Neo-Nazi Boyfriend Raises Red Flags | Feedback Friday
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your sister's new boyfriend is a flag-waving neo-Nazi who admires what Hitler did for "his people an...
426: Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi | The Mob Enforcer Part Two
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi was born into the world of organized crime, spent much of his life as a ...
425: Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi | The Mob Enforcer Part One
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi was born into the world of organized crime, spent much of his life as a ...
424: Bypassing Putrid Pop's Repulsive Proclivities | Feedback Friday
30 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your dad has poor hygiene -- so poor, in fact, his #1 gross habit is that he'll go #2 and not wash h...
423: Celeste Headlee | How to Have Conversations That Matter
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Celeste Headlee (@CelesteHeadlee) is the host of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Broadcasting in...
422: Billy McFarland | From Fyre Fest Fiasco to Federal Prison
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Billy McFarland co-founded the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival, and is currently serving six years in f...
421: Sorting Out My Secret Lesbian Love Life | Feedback Friday
23 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You're a mother of three, happily married to a wonderful man. But lately you've been acting on your ...
420: Renee DiResta | Dismantling the Disinformation Machine
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Renee DiResta (@noUpside) is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. She st...
419: David Shimer | 100 Years of Covert Election Interference
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
David Shimer (@davidashimer) is a historian, foreign policy analyst, and author of Rigged: America, ...
418: How to Deal with Unsolicited Underage Nudes | Feedback Friday
16 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Even if you're a minor, the life-altering consequences of being caught with child pornography shared...
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 Duk...
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, Fortu...
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 wher...
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, soc...
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 convinci...
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 m...
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 controver...
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 Dere...
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 too...
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, retir...
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 sec...
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 s...
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 Lab...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 pawsi...
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 ra...
398: Danny Trejo | Inmate #1
01 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Danny Trejo (@officialDannyT) is an instantly-recognizable actor, producer, and restauranteur with a...
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 n...
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 discov...
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 ...
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 ha...
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...
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...
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 y...
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 he...
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 he...
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 wi...
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 experience...
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 He...
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 recor...
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...
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...
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-l...
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, ho...
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 Somethin...
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 affa...
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 scien...
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 Arizon...
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 j...
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 best...
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...
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 t...
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, ...
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 aut...
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 result...
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...
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 w...
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; ho...
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...
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 W...
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 du...
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, code...
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, ...
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 Awarenes...
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 ...
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 ps...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 perso...
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...
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 lo...
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 o...
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 ...
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 halfwa...
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 i...
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 Califor...
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 sym...
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 Brai...
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 o...
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 dr...