The Psychology Podcast
Episodes
Ron Friedman || Reverse Engineering Greatness
09 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Ron Friedman on the podcast. Dr. Friedman is an award-winning social psychologist who specializes in human motivation. He has served in ...
Brad Stulberg || Finding Groundedness
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Brad Stulberg on the podcast. Brad is an internationally known expert on human performance, well-being, and sustainable success. He’s ...
Irvin Yalom || Existential Psychotherapy
30 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Irvin Yalom on the podcast. Yalom is emeritus professor of psychiatry at Stanford University’s School of Medicine and aut...
Heather McGhee || What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Heather McGhee on the podcast. Heather is an expert in economic and social policy. The former president of the inequality-focused thinkt...
Gary Heil || Choose Love, Not Fear in the Workplace
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Gary Heil on the podcast. Gary is an author, educator, lawyer, consultant, and coach. He’s the co-founder for The Center ...
Jon Levy || The Art and Science of Cultivating Influence
19 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Jon Levy on the podcast. Jon is a behavioral scientist best known for his work on influence, human connection, and dec...
Gleb Tsipursky || Cognitive Bias in Relationships
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Gleb Tsipursky on the podcast. Gleb is the CEO of Disaster Avoidance Experts where he consults, coaches, and trains leaders...
Michael Lewis || A Doctor Shares Life Lessons From His Experiences with Michael Jordan and Abraham Maslow
12 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Michael Lewis on the podcast. Michael is an orthopedic surgeon at the Illinois Bone and Joint Institute. He’s been an ort...
Colin DeYoung || Rethinking Mental Illness
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Colin DeYoung on the podcast. Dr. DeYoung is a professor in the psychology department at the University of Minnesota and th...
Jordan Peterson || Chatting About Human Nature
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today’s episode includes a conversation between Dr. Jordan B Peterson and Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman. Dr. Peterson is professor of psychology at the Un...
Paul Wong || Existential Positive Psychology
02 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s a great honor to chat with the legendary Paul Wong on the podcast. Dr. Wong is Professor Emeritus of Trent University. He’s a fellow of...
Kristin Neff || Fierce Self-Compassion
29 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Kristin Neff on the podcast. Kristin is currently an associate professor of educational psychology at the University o...
Daniel Goleman || Mindfulness and Emotional Intelligence
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Daniel Goleman on the podcast. Daniel is an internationally known psychologist who lectures frequently to professional...
Dean Simonton || The Science of Genius
22 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dean Keith Simonton on the podcast. Dean is distinguished professor emeritus of psychology at the University of California ...
Robert Sternberg || Adaptive Intelligence
19 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Robert Sternberg on the podcast. Robert is a psychology professor at Cornell University. Among his major contributions to p...
Andrew Huberman || Optimize Your Brain
15 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Andrew Huberman on the podcast. Andrew is an associate professor of neurobiology and ophthalmology at Stanford. His la...
Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch || Dear Therapists
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Lori Gottlieb and Guy Winch on the podcast. Lori Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author o...
David Buss || The Evolution of Sexual Conflict
05 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have David Buss on the podcast. David is a professor of psychology at University of Texas, Austin, and is one of the founders of the field of...
Robert Cialdini || The New Psychology of Persuasion
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Dr. Robert Cialdini. Dr. Cialdini is the author of Influence and Pre-Suasion and is recognized as the foundational exp...
Amy Chan || Breakup Bootcamp
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Amy Chan on the podcast. Amy is the Founder of Renew Breakup Bootcamp, a retreat that takes a scientific and spiritual...
Loch Kelly || Living an Awakened Life
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Loch Kelly on the podcast. Loch is an author, meditation teacher, psychotherapist, and founder of the non-profit, Open...
Annaka Harris || On the Mysteries of Consciousness
21 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Annaka Harris on the podcast. Annaka is an author whose work touches on neuroscience, meditation, philosophy of mind, and c...
Tal Ben-Shahar || The Science of Happiness
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Tal Ben Shahar on the podcast. Tal is a Best-Selling Author & Leadership Expert. He taught two of the largest classes in Ha...
John McWhorter || Nasty Words
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John McWhorter teaches linguistics, philosophy, and music history at Columbia University, and writes for various publications on language issues and r...
Judson Brewer || Unwinding Anxiety
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Jud Brewer on the podcast. Dr. Brewer is a New York Times best-selling author, addiction psychiatrist and neuroscientist. H...
Arthur Brooks || Love Your Enemies
07 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Arthur Brooks on the podcast. Arthur is the William Henry Bloomberg Professor of the Practice of Public Leadership at ...
Noreena Hertz || How to Restore Human Connection
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Noreena Hertz on the podcast. Noreena Hertz is a renowned thought leader, academic, and broadcaster, named by The Obse...
Christian Jarrett || The Science of Personality Change
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Christian Jarrett on the podcast. A cognitive neuroscientist by training, Christian is Deputy Editor of Psyche, a glob...
Tim Grover || The Victory Mentality
22 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Tim Grover on the podcast. Tim is the CEO of Attack Athletics Inc. which he founded in 1989 and author of the international...
Bridget Phetasy || Why We Need More Humor
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bridget Phetasy is a writer and stand-up comedian. Bridget has contributed to a wide variety of publications such as SpectatorUSA, Huffington Post, Pl...
Katy Milkman || How to Change
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Katy Milkman is an award-winning behavioral scientist and the James G. Dinan Professor at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. She ho...
Ed Catmull || The Soul of Pixar
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Ed Catmull. Ed is the co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and former president of Pixar Animation and Disney Animati...
Dave Asprey || Fast This Way
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Dave Asprey, Founder & Chairman of Bulletproof. Dave is a three-time New York Times bestselling science author, host o...
Julie Lythcott-Haims || How To Be An Adult
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Julie Lythcott-Haims on the show. Julie believes in humans and is deeply interested in what gets in our way. She is a ...
Daniel Kahneman || A Remarkable Life, Fast and Slow
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Daniel Kahneman, one of the most influential psychologists of all time. Kahneman is known for his work on the psycholo...
Jesse Singal || Fad Psychology
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jesse Singal is a contributing writer at New York and the former editor of the magazine’s Science of Us online vertical, as well as the cohost of th...
Ayaan Hirsi Ali || Protecting Women's Rights
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Ayaan Hirsi Ali on the podcast. Ayaan is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and founder of t...
Michael Murphy || Human Potential
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Michael Murphy on the podcast. Michael is co-founder of Esalen Institute, a pioneer of the Human Potential Movement, and au...
Nedra Tawwab || Set Boundaries, Find Peace
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Nedra Glover Tawwab. Nedra is a licensed therapist and sought-after relationship expert. She has practiced relationshi...
Andrew Yang || Humanizing Education
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today the tables are turned on The Psychology Podcast as Andrew Yang interviews Scott Barry Kaufman! This is a really meaningful episode for Scott, as...
Sam Harris || Free Will (Part 2)
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Sam Harris on the podcast. Sam is the author of five New York Timesbest sellers, including The End of Faith, Letter to a Ch...
Sam Harris || Free Will (Part 1)
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Sam Harris on the podcast. Sam is the author of five New York Times best sellers, including The End of Faith, Letter to a C...
Simon Baron-Cohen || How Autism Drives Human Invention
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Simon Baron-Cohen. Simon is professor of psychology and psychiatry and director of the Autism Research Centre at Cambr...
Jennifer Aaker & Naomi Bagdonas || How Humor Can Save The World
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Jennifer Aaker and Naomi Bagdonas on the podcast. Dr. Jennifer Aaker is the General Atlantic Professor at the Stanford...
Adam Grant || Think Again
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Adam Grant on the podcast. Adam is an organizational psychologist at Wharton, where he has been the top-rated professor for...
Steven Kotler || The Art of Impossible
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Steven Kotler on the podcast. Steven is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Exec...
Noam Chomsky || On Human Nature and Human Progress
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have the legendary Noam Chomsky on the podcast. Noam is a public intellectual, linguist, and political activist. He’s the auth...
Rich Roll || A Psychological Case Study on Greatness
31 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to chat with Rich Roll on the podcast. Named one of the 25 fittest men in the world by Men’s Fitness and the guru of reinvention ...
Douglas Conant || Authentic Leadership
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Your life story is your leadership story.” - Douglas Conant Today it’s great to have Douglas “Doug” Conant on the podcast. Conant is the CE...
Olga Khazan || The Perks of Being a Weirdo
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it's great to have Olga Khazan on the podcast. Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic, covering health, gender, and science. Prior to that, s...
Matt Ridley || How Innovation Works
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Matt Ridley on the podcast. Matt is the author of the recently-released How Innovation Works, as well as The Rational Optimist and sever...
Sian Beilock || How Not to Choke Under Pressure
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Sian Beilock on the podcast. Sian began her tenure as Barnard College President in July 2017, after spending 12 years at th...
Susan Baum || To Be Gifted & Learning Disabled
26 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Susan Baum on the podcast. Dr. Baum is the Director of the 2e Center for Research and Professional Development at Bridges A...
Shellye Archambeau || Unapolegetically Ambitious
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Shellye Archambeau on the podcast. Archambeau is one of high tech's first female African American CEOs and has a track reco...
Sharon Salzberg || Mindfulness To Heal Ourselves and the World
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Sharon Salzberg on the podcast. Sharon is a meditation pioneer and industry leader, a world-renowned teacher, and New York ...
W. Keith Campbell || The New Science of Narcissism
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is really great to have W. Keith Campbell on the podcast. Campbell is a professor of Psychology at the University of Georgia as well as the a...
Caroline Webb || How to Have a Good Day During a Global Pandemic
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is great to have Caroline Webb on the podcast. Webb is an executive coach, author and speaker who specializes in showing people how to use in...
Ryan Holiday || Lives of the Stoics
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is great to have Ryan Holiday on the podcast. Holiday is one of the world’s foremost thinkers and writers on ancient philosophy and its pla...
Greg Lukianoff || Free Speech
24 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is great to have Greg Lukianoff on the podcast. Greg is an attorney, New York Times bestselling author, and the present CEO of the Foundation...
Spencer Greenberg || Effective Altruism, Mental Health, & Habit Change
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is great to have Spencer Greenberg on the podcast. Spencer is an entrepreneur and mathematician and founder of Spark Wave — a software foun...
Erika Lust || Ethical Porn
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it's great to have Erika Lust on the podcast. Lust is an acclaimed adult filmmaker who creates sex-positive, indie adult cinema that portrays se...
Bret Weinstein || Uniting America
13 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Bret Weinstein on the podcast. Bret has spent two decades advancing the field of evolutionary biology, earning his Ph.D. at the Universi...
Chloé Valdary || Love & Race
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it is great to have Chloé Valdary on the podcast. After spending a year as a Bartley Fellow at the Wall Street Journal, Chloe developed the The...
Robert Sutton || Good Leaders vs. Bad Leaders
30 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Robert Sutton on the podcast. Sutton is Professor of Management Science and Engineering and Professor of Organizational Beh...
Chip Conley || Wisdom, Midlife, and Peak Experience
23 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it's great to have Chip Conley on the podcast. Chip is a New York Times best-selling author who helped Airbnb's founders turn their fast-growing...
Michael Gervais || Creating a Living Masterpiece
16 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dr. Michael Gervais on the podcast. Dr. Gervais is a world-renowned high-performance psychologist and industry visionary. O...
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal || Uncancellable
09 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal on the podcast. Together, Herzog and Signal co-host the Blocked and Reported Podcast. NOTE: T...
Ayishat Akanbi || Keeping it Real
02 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
I’m really excited to have Ayishat Akanbi on the podcast today. Ayishat is a writer and fashion stylist based in London. Personal reflection has gui...
Richard Haier || The Nature of Human Intelligence
25 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dr. Richard Haier on the podcast. Dr. Haier is Professor Emeritus in the School of Medicine at the University of California...
Lilliana Mason || How Politics Became Our Identity
18 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have the political psychologist Lilianna Mason on the podcast. Dr. Mason is associate professor of Government and Politics at t...
Geoffrey Miller || Signaling, Mating, and Morality
11 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, I talk with Geoffrey Miller, an American evolutionary psychologist, researcher, and author about elements of evolutionary psycholog...
Martin Seligman || From Learned Helplessness to Learned Hopefulness
04 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dr. Martin Seligman on the podcast. Dr. Seligman is a leading authority in the fields of positive psychology, resilience, l...
Wendy Wood || How to Make Positive Changes that Stick
21 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode I discuss habits with social psychologist Wendy Wood-- how to break the bad ones, create good habits, and how to make them actually st...
Pete Carroll || Winning with Meaning and Purpose
07 May 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Psychology Podcast I chat with Coach Pete Carroll about how to win with meaning, purpose, and love. Support this podcast: http...
Michele Gelfand || How Tight and Loose Cultures Wire Our World
30 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have the cultural psychologist Michele Gelfand on the podcast. Dr. Gelfand is a Distinguished University Professor at the Univer...
Judith Orloff || Thriving as an Empath
23 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“A little self-care goes a long way. Honoring your sensitivities is an act of self-love.” Today it’s so great to have Dr. Judith Orloff on the p...
David Yaden || The Science of Self-Transcendent Experiences
16 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have David Yaden on the podcast. Dr. Yaden is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medicine. His research focus is on...
Scott Barry Kaufman || Transcend
09 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
On this episode of The Psychology Podcast, physicist Sean Carroll chats with Scott Barry Kaufman, host of The Psychology Podcast, about his new book T...
Seth Gillihan || Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Made Simple
02 Apr 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dr. Seth Gillihan on the podcast. Dr. Gillihan is a licensed psychologist who has written and lectured nationally and inter...
Roy Baumeister || Overcoming the Power of Bad
26 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“Life has to win every day, death only has to win once.” — Roy Baumeister Today it’s great to have Roy Baumeister on the podcast. Dr. Baumeist...
Max Lugavere || Heal Your Mind, Strengthen Your Body, and Become Extraordinary
19 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Max Lugavere on the podcast. Max is a filmmaker, health and science journalist and the author of the New York Times best-se...
Carol Dweck || The Latest Science of Growth Mindset
12 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s a real honor to have Carol Dweck on the podcast. Dr. Dweck is a leading researcher in the field of motivation and is the Lewis and Virgin...
Coleman Hughes || The Humanity of Race
05 Mar 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“There are very few people who have nothing of any value to say.” — Coleman Hughes Today it’s great to have Coleman Hughes on the podcast. Col...
Nir Eyal || How to Be Indistractable
27 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s really great to have Nir Eyal on the podcast. Nir is formerly a Lecturer in Marketing at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and als...
Lori Gottlieb || Maybe You Should Talk to Someone
13 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today we’re excited to have Lori Gottlieb on the podcast. Gottlieb is a psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Ta...
Jonathan Mooney || Normal Sucks
30 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“The only normal people are the people you don’t know very well.” — Jonathan Mooney Today we have Jonathan Mooney on the podcast. Jonathan is...
Paul Bloom || The Joy of Suffering and the Downside of Empathy
16 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today it's great to have Paul Bloom on the podcast. Dr. Bloom is the Brooks and Suzanne Ragen Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science at Yale Un...
Cory Muscara || Stop Missing Your Life
02 Jan 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-psychology-podcast/supportToday it’s great to have Cory Muscara on the podcast. Cory is an internation...
Marc Brackett || Become an Emotion Scientist
19 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“Emotion skills are the key to unlocking the potential inside each one of us. And in the process of developing those skills, we each, heart by heart...
Julia Shaw || Humanizing Evil
05 Dec 2019
Contributed by Lukas
“I firmly believe there is no person, no group, no behavior, no thing that is objectively evil. Perhaps evil only really exists in our fears.” -- ...
Rex Jung || The Neuroscience (and Neuroplasticity) of Intelligence, Creativity, and Genius
21 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dr. Rex Jung on the podcast. Dr. Jung is an assistant professor of neurosurgery at the University of New Mexico, and a clin...
Steven Hayes || Liberate Your Mind
07 Nov 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today it’s great to have Dr. Steven Hayes on the podcast. Dr. Hayes is a professor of psychology at the University of Nevada, Reno. The author of fo...
[Rerun] Dr. Elaine Aron on The Highly Sensitive Person
31 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Elaine Aron is one of the world’s foremost experts on the highly sensitive person. She ought to be – she was its first researcher! In this epi...
[Rerun] Helen Fisher on Why We Love, Lust, and Live with Helen Fisher
24 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A leader in the psychology of human mating, and an expert on both the cultural and biological foundations of love, Helen Fisher shares science-backed ...
[Rerun] "Spectacular Ability in a Sea of Disability”: The Psychology of Savantism with Darold Treffert
17 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A leading expert in the psychology of savantism for over 40 years and the scientific advisor for the film Rain Man, Darold Treffert is a wellspring o...
[Rerun] Todd Kashdan on Dancing with the Dark Side of Your Personality
10 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Psychologist Dr. Todd Kashdan shares some unconventional research on how we can harness “negative” psychological characteristics to live whole, su...
[Rerun] Angela Duckworth on Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance
03 Oct 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Angela Duckworth researches self-control and grit, which is defined as passion and perseverance for long term goals. Her research has demonstrated th...
[Rerun] Jordan Peterson on Wonder, Creativity, and the Personality of Political Correctness
26 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Today we have Dr. Jordan Peterson on the podcast. Dr. Peterson has taught mythology to lawyers, doctors and business people, consulted for the UN Secr...
[Rerun] Tim Ferriss on Accelerated Learning, Peak Performance and Living the Good Life
19 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
Three time bestselling author and human guinea pig Tim Ferriss discusses how to become top 5% in the world with a new skill in just 6-12 months. Scott...
[Rerun] Kristin Neff on The Healing Power of Self-Compassion
12 Sep 2019
Contributed by Lukas
A pioneering researcher in the psychology of self-compassion, Dr. Kristin Neff provides deep insight into the incredible healing power of being your o...