708: Familiarizing Family with Your Felonious Fella | Feedback Friday
Your new beau served five years in prison for being tangentially connected to a non-violent, but high-profile crime. You love him, trust him, and believe he deserves a second chance, but there's one p...
5 Aug 202244min
707: Johann Hari | Why You Can't Pay Attention—And What to Do About It
Johann Hari (@johannhari101) is a New York Times best-selling author and top-rated TED speaker. His latest book is Stolen Focus: Why You Can't Pay Attention—And How to Think Deeply Again. What We Disc...
4 Aug 20221h 20min
706: Tessa West | How to Deal with Jerks at Work
Tessa West (@tessawestnyu) is a social psychology professor at New York University and the author of Jerks at Work: Toxic Coworkers and What to Do About Them. What We Discuss with Tessa West: The se...
2 Aug 20221h 6min
705: Gabe’s Front-Row Seat to Florid Psychosis | Feedback Friday
On this Feedback Friday, Gabe relays the tragic story of a paranoid schizophrenic neighbor that illustrates just how destabilizing unchecked mental illness can be for family members, friends, neighbor...
29 Jul 20221h 15min
704: Robert Greene | The Emotions Behind Success, Mastery, and Power
Robert Greene (@RobertGreene) is the author of multiple New York Times bestsellers on power and strategy, including The 48 Laws of Power and The Art of Seduction. His latest book is The Daily Laws: 36...
28 Jul 202249min
703: Benjamin Hardy | How to Be Your Future Self Now
Benjamin Hardy (@BenjaminPHardy) is an organizational psychologist and author of books about willpower, self-limiting beliefs, teamwork, and the pursuit of happiness. He returns to the show to discuss...
26 Jul 20221h 10min
702: Atheist Teen Stressed by Mom's Church Scene | Feedback Friday
As a closeted, bi, teen atheist, it's a bummer your mom makes you go to a church — three times a week — that has a problem with your very existence. On top of this, she insists you're being overly dra...
22 Jul 202249min
701: Ioan Grillo | How America Arms Gangs and Cartels Part Two
Ioan Grillo (@ioangrillo) is a contributing writer at The New York Times specializing in crime and drugs. He is the author of El Narco: Inside Mexico's Criminal Insurgency; Gangster Warlords: Drug Dol...
21 Jul 20221h 5min
