This is a podcast about deciphering human behavior and understanding why people do the things they d
This is a follow up to my last episode, in which I shared information about the many lies of Chase H
An examination of the deceptive and strange background of Chase Hughes, who refers to himself as the
I talk to a professional astrologist named Ophira Edut. I myself don't believe in astrology but I wa
I talk again about fake behavior expert Jack Brown, whose pseudoscientific behavior analysis work I
Apologies for the sad clickbait-y title. I'll be okay. I was trying to be a little funny. This is ju
Psychologist and magician Anthony Barnhart discusses some behaviors magicians use to misdirect atten
Media bias specialist Vanessa Otero, founder of Ad Fontes Media, talks to me (Zach Elwood) about my
I talk with Liz Stokoe, who studies conversation analysis (CA) and who's the author of the book "Tal
A talk with psychologist Leonard Saxe, who is known for, amongst other things, his research into lie
This episode examines a video from 2020 that seemed to show a black person being harassed by a racis
A reshare of a 2022 talk I had with existential psychologist Kirk Schneider. We talk about existenti
Thoughts about how an awareness of life's strangeness might impact us, both positively and negativel
A talk with Robin Dibble, an experienced Albuquerque-area service industry professional who’s wor
I talk to former members of the House of Representatives Luke Messer (Republican) and Elizabeth Esty
A talk with Russell Hurlburt, who’s researched inner experience for more than five decades. He is th
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A talk with David Foster, who writes about polarization and media at knowthesystem.org and is the au
Elizaveta Friesem writes about media and about social power (i.e., the power people exert over other
A talk with Daniel Whiteson, a professor of physics and astronomy, about free will, with a focus on
