Podcast Episodes
800: Can Therapy Wreck a Background Check? | Feedback Friday
Sexually abused by your own brother at a young age, and aware of your own proclivities to possibly abuse others younger than yourself, you wonder if seeking therapy to alleviate how you feel might get you in trouble if you ever sought security clearance for a government job. What should you do? Welcome to Feedback […]
VIEW EPISODE799: Marina Nemat | Surviving Inside an Iranian Prison
Marina Nemat (@marinanemat) is a human rights activist who survived torture and imprisonment in Iran after Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution. She chronicled her ordeals in Prisoner of Tehran: One Woman’s Story of Survival Inside an Iranian Prison. What We Discuss with Marina Nemat: How life for women in Iran prior to Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution […]
VIEW EPISODE798: Forrest Galante | A Wild Life of Rediscovery
Forrest Galante (@ForrestGalante) is a wildlife biologist, conservationist, co-host of The Wild Times Podcast, and TV presenter for Extinct or Alive and Mysterious Creatures. He is also the author of Still Alive: A Wild Life of Rediscovery. What We Discuss with Forrest Galante: What happened when an Amazonian shaman insisted Forrest snort an unknown powder from […]
VIEW EPISODE797: Ouija Boards | Skeptical Sunday
Every year around Halloween, millions of teenagers, drunk adults, and terrified believers gather around Ouija boards to contact “The Other Side.” We’ve all been a part of it, and we know we weren’t moving that little thing, but it was definitely moving. So what’s really going on here? Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition […]
VIEW EPISODE796: Pervert-in-Law Scammer Belongs in the Slammer | Feedback Friday
Your creepy brother-in-law has been using explicit pictures of you — which he obtained through a nanny cam he secretly installed in your bedroom eight years ago — to anonymously threaten you with blackmail. Your sister was in the process of divorcing him and turned his laptop over to the police as evidence, but you […]
VIEW EPISODE795: Alastair Smith | The Dictator’s Handbook Part Two
Alastair Smith is the Bernhardt Denmark Chair of International Relations at New York University, professor of political science in the Wilf Family Department of Politics, and co-author (with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita) of The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Find part one […]
VIEW EPISODE794: Alastair Smith | The Dictator’s Handbook Part One
Alastair Smith is the Bernhardt Denmark Chair of International Relations at New York University, professor of political science in the Wilf Family Department of Politics, and co-author (with Bruce Bueno de Mesquita) of The Dictator’s Handbook: Why Bad Behavior is Almost Always Good Politics. [This is part one of a two-part episode. Find part two […]
VIEW EPISODE793: Death | Skeptical Sunday
Are you dead wrong to trust the funeral industry in having your best interests at heart when it’s time to shuffle off your mortal coil? Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and fact-checker, comedian, and podcast host David C. Smalley break down a topic that you may […]
VIEW EPISODE792: Red Flags Making You Rethink Your Shrink | Feedback Friday
A number of red flags have you rethinking the effectiveness of your shrink. Shouldn’t they make you feel more capable of facing the world and understanding your place in it instead of less capable and more confused? Is it time for you to shop for a newer, better therapist? We’ll try to help you answer […]
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