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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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...
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 wr...
341: Julie Gerberding | Answering Your COVID-19 Questions
21 Apr 2020
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Julie Gerberding is the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...
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, w...
339: Michele Rigby Assad | My Secret Life in the CIA
16 Apr 2020
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Michele Rigby Assad (@michelerigassad) is an international security consultant, trainer, and author ...
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 ...
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 i...
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 wi...
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 wi...
334: I Was Supposed to Die Five Years Ago | Feedback Friday
03 Apr 2020
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A brain tumor had doctors guessing you should have died five years ago, but hard work and luck have ...
333: Isaac Lidsky | Eyes Wide Open
01 Apr 2020
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Isaac Lidsky (@isaaclidsky) is the only blind person to serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Co...
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 G...
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...
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 Pr...
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 Pr...
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 y...
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 o...
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 se...
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 roo...
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...
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...