The psychology of nostalgia and the allure of the past, with Jannine Lasaleta
A talk with Jannine Lasaleta, who has researched the psychological effects of nostalgia, including how nostalgic feelings make people more loose and uncaring with money. We talk about the connection ...
16 Syys 20211h
Is it okay to ignore politics? Is it okay to not vote? | a talk with Chris Freiman
If you're someone who pays a lot of attention to politics, but feels that doing so makes you miserable, this may be an important listen. What if someone were to tell you that paying attention to polit...
8 Syys 20211h 14min
Why Democrats should care about election integrity, with Jennifer Cohn
Jennifer Cohn is an attorney and election integrity advocate. Since 2016 she has been drawing attention to problems with U.S. election security and was frustrated during the Trump admin years to see t...
31 Elo 20211h 7min
"The media" isn't some strange external force: it's just people | with Elizaveta Friesem
Elizaveta Friesem thinks and writes about media and how we relate to it. Her recent book is called "Media Is Us" and it examines the idea that media is not something "out there" but more something tha...
18 Elo 202145min
How a poker pro thinks about poker tells, with Dara O'Kearney
An interview with professional poker player Dara O'Kearney about poker tells (behavioral patterns in poker). We talk about how useful tells are compared to strategy, what are some of the tells he's us...
11 Elo 20211h 8min
A politically liberal cop talks George Floyd and police violence issues (part 2)
The second of two interviews with James Mitchell, a recently retired police captain who worked in Prince George's County, Maryland. We attempt to understand the factors behind the problem of American ...
7 Elo 20211h 11min
Do some people just want to watch the world burn?, with Kevin Arceneaux
An interview with Kevin Arceneaux, a researcher on the “need for chaos” research project, which found that a surprising number of people, around 40% of those polled, seem to have antisocial views abou...
28 Heinä 20211h 4min
What is football quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's tell?, with Jon Hoefling
A talk with sports analyst and broadcaster Jon Michael Hoefling, who writes for Deadspin. We discuss a recent story about Steelers quarterback Roethlisberger and an apparent tell he has, where his foo...
25 Heinä 202131min
