Podcast Episodes
423: Celeste Headlee | How to Have Conversations That Matter
Celeste Headlee (@CelesteHeadlee) is the host of On Second Thought at Georgia Public Broadcasting in Atlanta and has been a host and correspondent for NPR and PRI since 2006. She is the author of We Need to Talk: How to Have Conversations That Matter. What We Discuss with Celeste Headlee: Why listening in the right […]
VIEW EPISODE422: Billy McFarland | From Fyre Fest Fiasco to Federal Prison
Looking for ABC’s The Con and Good Morning America‘s full interview with Billy McFarland that landed the Fyre Festival promoter in solitary confinement? You’re in the right place! Billy McFarland co-founded the ill-fated 2017 Fyre Festival, and is currently serving six years in federal prison for defrauding investors of $27.4 million. What We Discuss with […]
VIEW EPISODE421: Sorting Out My Secret Lesbian Love Life | Feedback Friday
You’re a mother of three, happily married to a wonderful man. But lately, you’ve been acting on your urges to get intimate with other women. Racked with guilt, what can you do to come to terms with this secret lesbian love life before it wrecks your marriage? We’ll tackle this and more here on Feedback […]
VIEW EPISODE420: Renee DiResta | Dismantling the Disinformation Machine
Renee DiResta (@noUpside) is the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory. She studies the role that tech platforms and curatorial algorithms play in the proliferation of disinformation and conspiracy theories, terrorist activities, and state-sponsored information warfare. What We Discuss with Renee DiResta: How the anti-vaxx movement, the Tea Party, and militia groups learned early […]
VIEW EPISODE419: David Shimer | 100 Years of Covert Election Interference
David Shimer (@davidashimer) is a historian, foreign policy analyst, and author of Rigged: America, Russia, and One Hundred Years of Covert Electoral Interference. What We Discuss with David Shimer: Why the more polarized a democracy, the more vulnerable it is to foreign subversion. While we know that Russia interfered in the 2016 election and is […]
VIEW EPISODE418: How to Deal with Unsolicited Underage Nudes | Feedback Friday
Even if you’re a minor, the life-altering consequences of being caught with child pornography shared via sexting by a fellow minor can be dire. We’ll tackle how to deal with unsolicited, underage nudes — and much more — here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel […]
VIEW EPISODE417: Dan Ariely | The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations
Dan Ariely (@danariely) is the James B. Duke Professor of Psychology and Behavioral Economics at Duke University and bestselling author of Predictably Irrational: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions and Payoff: The Hidden Logic That Shapes Our Motivations. What We Discuss with Dan Ariely: How does the What the Hell effect keep us making bad decisions […]
VIEW EPISODE416: John Perkins | New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man
John Perkins (@jperkinsauthor) is an economist who has advised the World Bank, United Nations, Fortune 500 corporations, and the US government. He is the author of The New Confessions of an Economic Hit Man. What We Discuss with John Perkins: How corporations and governments use economic hit men (like John in a previous life) to […]
VIEW EPISODE415: Should I Dodge a Debt to the Mafia? | Feedback Friday
You suspect your father-in-law took a large loan from the mafia in the Eastern European country where you now reside, and that they may come to you for it because you’re American and they assume you’re rich (which you’re not). What can you do to keep your family safe? We’ll field this and more here […]
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