The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast
The Jordan Harbinger Show is where self-motivated people, just like you, dig deep into the untapped wisdom of the world’s sharpest minds — from legendary creators to intelligence operatives, iconoclastic writers to visionary change-makers. We bring amazing stories and brilliant personalities to the table and help you demystify what they do and how they do it. You’ll learn new strategies, perspectives, and tactics you won’t find anywhere else, so you can bring these valuable insights into your own life and live what you listen.
219: Adam Savage | Every Tool’s a Hammer
Adam Savage (@donttrythis) is a special effects designer, educator, actor, former cohost of MythBusters, current host of Savage Builds (both on Discovery Channel), and author of Every Tool’s a Hammer: Life Is What You Make It. What We Discuss with Adam Savage: What you have to gain by paying heed to your obsessions. The sublime […]
View Episode218: How to Renegotiate with a Bait-and-Switch Employer | Feedback Friday
When a longstanding policy — whether official or not — was a serious tipping point in the decision to accept your current job, are you right to feel like you’ve gotten the old bait-and-switch treatment when it’s axed nine months after you started? If so, how do you engage leadership to renegotiate terms? We’ll tackle […]
View Episode217: Matthew Schrier | How to Survive in a Secret Syrian Terrorist Prison
Matthew Schrier is an American photographer who survived seven months as an Al-Qaeda captive in Syria before escaping, and the author of The Dawn Prayer: A Memoir. What We Discuss with Matt Schrier: How Matt Schrier was captured by Al-Qaeda just 45 minutes away from the border on his way out of Syria in 2012. […]
View Episode216: Chelsea Handler | Life Will Be the Death of Me
Chelsea Handler (@chelseahandler) is a writer, comedian, producer, TV host, activist, and the author of five consecutive New York Times bestsellers — her latest is Life Will Be the Death of Me…And You Too! [Featured photo by Ryan Hartford of Ecliptic Media] What We Discuss with Chelsea Handler: Finding the line between mood enhancement and […]
View Episode215: How to Invest Wisely and Crush Student Debt | Feedback Friday
There’s lots of stuff in this one about investing wisely and eradicating debt — especially student debt — thanks to some professional help from our all-star, money-ninja accountant Matt Rzepka, along with the usual questions about everything else we get here on Feedback Friday. And in case you didn’t already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) […]
View Episode214: Gabriel Weinberg | How Mental Models Boost Super Thinking
Gabriel Weinberg (@yegg) is a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, founder of privacy-protecting search engine DuckDuckGo, and coauthor of Super Thinking: The Big Book of Mental Models. What We Discuss with Gabriel Weinberg: What are mental models, and how can they be applied to make your life run more efficiently and effectively? How mental models used […]
View Episode213: LeVar Burton | Storytelling the Enemies of Education Off
LeVar Burton (@levarburton) is an award-winning actor famous for iconic roles from Kunta Kinte in Roots to Geordi La Forge on Star Trek: The Next Generation, and the host of long-running PBS series Reading Rainbow and the LeVar Burton Reads podcast. What We Discuss with LeVar Burton: How LeVar went from pursuing a vocation in […]
View Episode212: How to Live with Unwashed Loved Ones | Feedback Friday
Are you a germaphobe if it creeps you out when your spouse and in-laws don’t wash their hands after using the bathroom, or is your disgust actually reasonable and justified? If getting divorced and burning down the house aren’t options, we’ll tell you how to live with unwashed loved ones on this Feedback Friday! And […]
View Episode211: Arthur Brooks | How Loving Your Enemies Can Save America
Arthur Brooks (@arthurbrooks) is a social scientist, Washington Post columnist, president of the American Enterprise Institute, and author of Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt. What We Discuss with Arthur Brooks: Why happiness relies on being mindful of what you have right now instead of comparing yourself […]
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