529: Qualms about QAnon Mom and Her Starseed Schtick | Feedback Friday
02 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your conspiracy-minded Mom subscribes to the tenets of QAnon, believes she's a half-human/half-alien...
528: Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part Two
01 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen (@UlrichTheMole) is a family man from Denmark who spent 10 years undercover...
527: Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part One
29 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ulrich "The Mole" Larsen (@UlrichTheMole) is a family man from Denmark who spent 10 years undercover...
526: What to Do When Your Teen Attempts Suicide | Feedback Friday
25 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While you're beyond grateful she survived, your teenager's attempted suicide came as a heartbreaking...
525: Robert H. Frank | The Myth of Meritocracy
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert H. Frank (@econnaturalist) is the HJ Louis Professor of Economics at Cornell University and a...
524: Nicholas Christakis | Pandemic Impacts and Contagious Behavior
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nicholas Christakis (@NAChristakis) is the Sterling Professor of Social and Natural Science at Yale,...
523: Defusing the Drama Around Your Intoxicated Mama | Feedback Friday
18 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're raising your teenage sister to keep her out of the cycle of neglect and abuse she was exposed...
522: Daniel Pink | To Sell Is Human
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Pink (@DanielPink) is the author of To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Othe...
521: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Cosmic Queries for the Acutely Curious
15 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium, host o...
520: Medical Meddling's Wack from Bipolar Hypochondriac | Feedback Friday
11 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Enduring your bipolar mother's hypochondria your entire life has made you neglectful of your own hea...
519: Dacher Keltner | The Power Paradox
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dacher Keltner is a professor of psychology at University of California in Berkeley, one of the worl...
518: Daniel Kahneman | When Noise Destroys Our Best of Choices
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Daniel Kahneman is a celebrated psychologist, economist, Nobel Prize winner, and author of the much-...
517: Trouble Runs Deep with the Neighborhood Creep | Feedback Friday
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The pedophile psychopath who lives across the street has made your life hell for more than a decade,...
516: Mike Massimino | Unlocking Science Secrets with an Unlikely Spaceman
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mike Massimino (@Astro_Mike) is the astronaut who sent the first tweet from space and one of the few...
515: James Jani | Repelling the Law of Attraction Myth
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
James Jani (@jamesvjani) is a YouTuber who makes documentary-style videos about money, business, and...
514: Distancing from Junkie Sibling's Self-Jinxing | Feedback Friday
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In spite of what you've done to help your addiction-prone sibling stay off of hard drugs, he keeps r...
513: Charlamagne Tha God | The Opportunities of Black Privilege
27 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) is a radio presenter (The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM), television ...
512: Michio Kaku | The Quest for a Theory of Everything
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michio Kaku (@michiokaku) is a theoretical physicist, famed futurist, on-air personality, professor ...
511: Does a Reformed Abuser Deserve a Second Chance? | Feedback Friday
21 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You cringe when you think back to the toxic, abusive person you used to be, but a traumatic experien...
510: Rob Reid | Why the Future is a Good Kind of Scary
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Reid (@Rob_Reid) is a tech entrepreneur, early-stage tech investor, author of After On: A Novel ...
509: Sam Harris | Making Sense of the Present Tense
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Harris (@SamHarrisOrg) is a neuroscientist, philosopher, and author of five New York Times bests...
508: Shaking an Unsuitable Stalking Suitor | Feedback Friday
14 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your sister's (now former) boyfriend might be a legitimate psychopath, but he's definitely a stalker...
507: Robert Cialdini | A New Look at the Science of Influence
13 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Robert Cialdini (@RobertCialdini) is widely regarded as the “Godfather of influence” for his gro...
506: Tim Grover | The Unforgiving Race to Greatness
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Tim Grover is the preeminent authority on the science and art of achieving physical and mental domin...
505: Special Needs Son Seduced by Psycho Siren | Feedback Friday
07 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your adult son has Asperger Syndrome, which has contributed to his naïveté in social situations an...
504: Lt. Col. Oliver North | Lessons from the Tragedies of War
06 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lt. Col. Oliver North (@OliverLNorth) is a political commentator, military historian, and retired Un...
503: Cal Newport | Reimagining Work in a World without Email
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Cal Newport researches cutting-edge technology and writes about the impact of these innovations on s...
502: How Do I Tell Daughter Her Dad Is Dying? | Feedback Friday
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The father of your eight-year-old daughter has been given six months to live. How much do you tell y...
501: Ed Calderon | Survival Secrets of a Drug War Veteran Part Two
29 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Calderon (@eds_manifesto) is a non-permissive environment specialist and combatives instructor wi...
500: Ed Calderon | Survival Secrets of a Drug War Veteran Part One
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ed Calderon (@eds_manifesto) is a non-permissive environment specialist and combatives instructor wi...
499: Preparing a Polyamorous Protection Plan | Feedback Friday
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're in a relationship with someone who's in an open marriage and all parties consent -- for now. ...
498: Rob Dyrdek | Manufacturing Amazing with the Dyrdek Machine
22 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek) is an entrepreneur, actor, producer, reality TV personality, and former prof...
497: David Kilgour | The Heartless Art of Forced Organ Harvesting
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Kilgour is a human rights activist, former lawyer, and Canadian politician. He is a Senior Fe...
496: Schizophrenic Mother a Duty Like No Other | Feedback Friday
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The schizophrenic mother with whom you've never had a great relationship is out of hospital and prob...
495: Jon Acuff | The Surprising Solution to Overthinking
15 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Acuff (@jonacuff) is an Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership speaker, host of the All It Takes Is a ...
494: Rutger Bregman | Humankind: A Hopeful History
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rutger Bregman (@rcbregman) is a historian and author who has published five books on history, philo...
493: Should You Sue Uncle Sam for Allegation Sham? | Feedback Friday
09 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your promising military career was derailed when former colleagues falsely accused you of wrongdoing...
492: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things
08 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) is the founder of Skeptic magazine and several books on the natu...
491: Ray Dalio | The Changing World Order
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) is the founder of Bridgewater Associates — the largest and best-performing h...
490: Boo's Rightful Vexation Over Frightening Fixation | Feedback Friday
02 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You love jumping out of random hiding places in your house to startle your fiancée, but your fiancé...
489: Frank Bourassa | The World’s Greatest Counterfeiter Part Two
01 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Bourassa counterfeited and sold $250 million in fake US currency until he was nabbed in an und...
488: Frank Bourassa | The World’s Greatest Counterfeiter Part One
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Bourassa counterfeited and sold $250 million in fake US currency until he was nabbed in an und...
487: Connect with Cult Father, or Don't Even Bother? | Feedback Friday
26 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You basically grew up in a cult, and following your own path as an adult was seen as an act of "rebe...
486: Nina Schick | Deepfakes and the Coming Infocalypse
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Nina Schick (@NinaDSchick) specializes in how technology is transforming geopolitics and society in ...
485: Leah Remini | Surviving Hollywood and Scientology
23 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Leah Remini (@leahremini) is an actor, producer, co-host of podcast Scientology: Fair Game, and co-a...
484: Give Bridesmaid the Boot for Political Dispute? | Feedback Friday
19 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your BFF was slated to be a bridesmaid at your wedding, but she can't resist the urge to argue about...
483: Drew Binsky | Vicarious Trips and Travel Tips
18 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Drew Binsky (@drewbinsky) has been to 194 countries (probably more by the time you're done reading t...
482: Adam Grant | The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Grant (@AdamMGrant) is Wharton’s top-rated professor, the host of podcast WorkLife with Adam ...
481: Custody Battle Rattles Disproven Dad | Feedback Friday
12 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a father is unbothered by the results of a paternity test that disproves a biological connectio...
480: Roger Atwood | Stealing History
11 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Roger Atwood (@rogeratwood) knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, an...
479: Lisa Feldman Barrett | Seven and a Half Lessons About the Brain
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Feldman Barrett (@lfeldmanbarrett) is among the top one percent most-cited scientists in the wo...
478: Will Suing Abusive Father Bring Mother Peace? | Feedback Friday
05 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your mother and aunt have suffered lifelong trauma from your grandfather's physical, mental, and sex...
477: Peter Diamandis | Creating a Future Bold in Abundance
04 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Peter Diamandis (@PeterDiamandis) is the founder of the XPRIZE Foundation, co-host of the Exponentia...
476: Dan David | Putting Muscle on the China Hustle
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan David (@Dan_David44) is an investor, activist short-seller, and whistle-blower. He is the founde...
475: Is It Possible to Assuage Narcissistic Rage? | Feedback Friday
26 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Your significant other of six years has a narcissistic personality disorder and an unhealthy relatio...
474: David Eagleman | The Inside Story of the Ever-Changing Brain
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
David Eagleman (@davideagleman) is a neuroscientist at Stanford, CSO of sensory substitution technol...
473: Scott Galloway | From Crisis to Opportunity Post Corona
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Scott Galloway (@profgalloway) cohosts Pivot with Kara Swisher, publishes the No Mercy/No Malice new...
472: When Your Employee Defrauds the Government | Feedback Friday
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In spite of not being financially affected by the pandemic, you know an employee of yours and his wi...
471: Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide to Quitting QAnon
18 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steven Hassan (@CultExpert) has helped thousands of individuals and families recover from undue inf...
470: Bruce Sackman | A Glimpse Behind the Murder Curtain
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bruce Sackman (@bts1811) is a renowned investigator specializing in tracking down medical serial kil...
469: Should a Cheater Get a Second Chance? | Feedback Friday
12 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Should a cheater get a second chance? Like most of us, you probably have an instant answer to that q...
468: Jack Schafer | Getting People to Reveal the Truth Part Two
11 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Schafer (@jackschafer) is a retired FBI special agent, current assistant professor at Western I...
467: Jack Schafer | Getting People to Reveal the Truth Part One
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Schafer (@jackschafer) is a retired FBI special agent, current assistant professor at Western I...
466: How to Cope with a Dying, Narcissistic Parent | Feedback Friday
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In order to preserve your own sanity, you cut off all contact with your covert narcissist mom a few ...
465: Thomas Erikson | How to Protect Yourself from Psychopaths
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Thomas Erikson is a behavioral expert, active lecturer, and bestselling author of Surrounded by Idio...
464: Ramit Sethi | I Will Teach You to Find Your Dream Job
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ramit Sethi (@ramit) is the bestselling author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich: No Guilt. No Excuses....
463: Saying Sayonara to Sister's Swindling Sweetie | Feedback Friday
29 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
While your sister's history of bad beaus continues to sap her self-esteem and savings, her current c...
462: Linda Carroll | Unlocking Lasting Love Skills
28 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Linda Carroll (@Lovecycleslinda) is a licensed marriage and family therapist, relationship sage, and...
461: Erik Vance | The Curious Science of the Suggestible You
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Erik Vance (@erikvance) is an award-winning science journalist and author of Suggestible You: The Cu...
460: Why Did Your Adopted Child Leave? | Feedback Friday
22 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When your adopted child turned 18, he immediately moved out without warning and wrote you a letter s...
459: Steve Madden | How a Cobbler Disrupted an Industry
21 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Steve Madden (@stevenmadden) is a fashion designer and businessman, and author of The Cobbler: How I...
458: John Brennan | An Undaunted Fight Against America's Enemies
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
John Brennan (@JohnBrennan) served as the Director of the CIA from 2013 to 2017, and is the author o...
457: Help! I Married a Conspiracy Theorist! | Feedback Friday
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You and your wife of four years have had your ups and downs, but she recently revealed her belief in...
456: Laura Nirider | Anatomy of a False Confession
14 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Laura Nirider (@LauraNirider) is the co-director of the Center on Wrongful Convictions at Northweste...
455: Matthew McConaughey | Following Life's Greenlights to Success
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Matthew McConaughey (@McConaughey) is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer, and author of #1 N...
454: Dodging Criminal Liability For Erotic Roleplaying | Feedback Friday
08 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
You're in an online community that chats about erotic roleplay (ERP), and inadvertently engaged in c...
453: Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taking Down Pablo Escobar
07 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Javier Peña and Steve Murphy (@deanarcos) are former DEA agents best known for bringing down Colomb...
Bonus: How to Stop Falling for Everyone You Date | Stereo Sunday
03 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Stereo Sunday, a little Stereo app-sponsored experiment we did live in front of a studio ...
452: Fessing Up to Security Clearance Sex Lies | Feedback Friday
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
You and your direct boss had a secret affair, and he asked you not to disclose it to your company's ...
451: Jason Silva | Origins of a Performance Philosopher
24 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Jason Silva (@JasonSilva) would have been called a “performance philosopher” by counterculture i...
450: Frank Maderal | The Dirty Money Behind Illicit Gold Smuggling
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Frank Maderal is a litigator and trial attorney (as featured on Netflix's Dirty Money) whose work ha...
449: How to Cope with Your Partner's Manic Mind | Feedback Friday
18 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your significant other is hyper-productive and passionate, but you suspect their motivation is hitch...
448: Srdja Popovic | Blueprint for Revolution
17 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Srdja Popovic (@SrdjaPopovic) is the author of Blueprint for Revolution: How to Use Rice Pudding, Le...
447: Stephen Schwarzman | Lessons in the Pursuit of Excellence
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Stephen Schwarzman is the chairman and CEO of The Blackstone Group, an investor, a philanthropist, a...
446: How to Help Your Suicidal Partner | Feedback Friday
11 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Your significant other has gone through more than most in this seemingly cursed year, but any attemp...
445: Seth Godin | Shipping Creative Work
10 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Seth Godin (@thisissethsblog) is an entrepreneur, a teacher, a Marketing Hall of Fame inductee, a d...
444: Jordan & Gabe | Kidnap Me Twice, Shame on Me
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, "K...
443: Kidnap Me Once, Shame on You | Stereo Sunday
06 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, "K...
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...