Podcast Episodes
620: Richard Clarke | Warnings, Cassandras, and Catastrophes
Richard Clarke (@ghsrm) is the former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-Terrorism for the United States, and is the co-author of Warnings: Finding Cassandras to Stop Catastrophes. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We Discuss with Richard Clarke: What […]
VIEW EPISODE619: Danny Gold | Breaking News from the Underworld
Danny Gold (@DGisSERIOUS) is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, long-form writer, and co-host (with Sean Williams) of the Underworld podcast, which covers organized crime around the world — from Balkan warlords to Brooklyn wiseguys. What We Discuss with Danny Gold: How coming from a family of Holocaust survivors inspired Danny to pursue journalism and keep an […]
VIEW EPISODE618: Prescription for Friction: Marry into Addiction | Feedback Friday
Your fiancée knows her weed habit triggers your own addictive tendencies, but keeps it in her daily routine anyway. Now she’s giving you flak for your recent lapse in sobriety, and this is making you wonder if getting married next month is really the best move for both of you. What should you do? We’ll […]
VIEW EPISODE617: Daniel Levin | How to Find a Missing Person in the Middle East
Daniel Levin is an attorney, political commentator, and author of Nothing but a Circus: Misadventures Among the Powerful and Proof of Life: Twenty Days on the Hunt for a Missing Person in the Middle East. What We Discuss with Daniel Levin: How the Syrian regime kidnaps westerners and blames the opposition, keeping them in captivity […]
VIEW EPISODE616: Martin Kove | Kicking It in the Cobra Kai Dojo
Martin Kove (@MartinKove) is a prolific actor best known for his portrayal of the evil karate sensei, John Kreese, in The Karate Kid trilogy and Netflix’s Cobra Kai series. Be on the lookout as he hosts the upcoming Kicking It with the Koves podcast with his kids Jesse and Rachel. What We Discuss with Martin […]
VIEW EPISODE615: Need Wedding Free from Dad’s Drunken Spree | Feedback Friday
You’d love to invite your dad to your wedding, but he has a habit of getting drunk at gatherings and making a spectacle of himself. Is there a way to politely request sobriety as a condition of his invitation? We’ll try to find answers to this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case […]
VIEW EPISODE614: Shawn Achor | Leveraging the Happiness Advantage
Shawn Achor (@shawnachor) is one of the world’s leading experts on the connection between happiness and success, and is the author of Big Potential, Before Happiness, and The Happiness Advantage: How a Positive Brain Fuels Success in Work and Life. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh […]
VIEW EPISODE613: Ray Dalio | Why Nations Succeed and Fail
Ray Dalio (@RayDalio) is the founder of Bridgewater Associates — the largest and best-performing hedge fund in the world — and author of New York Times bestseller Principles: Life and Work. His latest book is The Changing World Order: Why Nations Succeed and Fail. What We Discuss with Ray Dalio: What an investor like Ray Dalio is uniquely poised to […]
VIEW EPISODE612: Cautioning Creepy Dad’s Current Clan | Feedback Friday
Your mom and stepdad split up when she caught him trying to take pictures of you — at age 16 — in the shower. Now he’s remarried with new stepchildren and a baby on the way. How can you warn his new family about his predatory proclivities before he ruins their lives too? This and […]
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