A.J. Jacobs (@ajjacobs) is a journalist, lecturer, human guinea pig, and best-selling author; his latest book is Thanks a Thousand: A Gratitude Journey. What We Discuss with A.J. Jacobs: What’s the difference between true gratitude and positive thinking? How acknowledging the role of luck in our lives allows us to have compassion for and empathize […]
Psychology
Jordan Harbinger podcast interviews that get heady. Conversations about cognition, psychology, and the human mind.
172: Clint Watts | Surviving in a World of Fake News
Clint Watts (@selectedwisdom) is a Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute, a Senior Fellow at the Center For Cyber and Homeland Security at The George Washington University, and author of Messing with the Enemy: Surviving in a Social Media World of Hackers, Terrorists, Russians, and Fake News. What We Discuss with Clint Watts: […]
166: Kevin Barrows | Think Like an FBI Interrogator
Kevin Barrows is a former FBI special agent who now conducts traditional corporate fraud investigations, reputation risk and due diligence efforts, and supervises computer forensic and computer crime assignments for Renaissance Associates. What We Discuss with Kevin Barrows: Why conducting a successful interview is an art that requires establishing credibility, understanding motivation, employing psychology, assessing […]
165: Chris Voss | Negotiate as If Your Life Depended on It
Chris Voss (@fbinegotiator) retired as the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI, is CEO of the Black Swan Group, and is the author of the national bestseller Never Split the Difference: Negotiating as If Your Life Depended on It. What We Discuss with Chris Voss: How you can be a more effective negotiator for […]
162: Cesar Millan | Seeing the World from a Dog Whisperer’s Perspective
Cesar Millan (@cesarmillan) is the internationally renowned master dog trainer known best as the Dog Whisperer, founder of the Dog Psychology Center, and best-selling author of Lessons From the Pack: Stories of the Dogs Who Changed My Life. [Featured image by Ryan Hartford] What We Discuss with Cesar Millan: How Cesar Millan went from impoverished […]
159: Cal Newport | Choosing a Focused Life in a Noisy World
Cal Newport researches cutting-edge technology and writes about the impact of these innovations on society. He is the author of Deep Work, So Good They Can’t Ignore You, and Digital Minimalism. What We Discuss with Cal Newport: Why focus in our modern era of endless technological distractions is the new IQ. Why your greatest competitive […]