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People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast

This is a podcast about deciphering human behavior and understanding why people do the things they d

Episodes

Total: 164

Animal behavior researcher Daniel Mills talks about various aspects of the human-pet relationship, w

Joel Berman is a practitioner of Compassionate Listening (compassionatelistening.org). Joel has trav

A talk with two people with door-to-door sales experience. We talk about the tricks and strategies t

Vanessa Otero is the creator of a popular and well respected media bias chart that ranks the bias of

A talk with Yakov Hirsch, who thinks that some Jewish people have exaggerated ideas about the amount

Maria Konnikova is the best-selling author of the books The Biggest Bluff, The Confidence Game, and

A talk with orchestra conductor Ming Luke (mingluke.com). Topics discussed include: what a conductor

This episode is about "behavior bullshit." There are many self-proclaimed behavior experts spreading

This episode is about "behavior bullshit." There are many self-proclaimed behavior experts spreading

For the purposes of depolarization, I think it's important to understand the us-vs-them political na

A talk with Martina Dove, author of the book The Psychology of Fraud, Persuasion and Scam Techniques

Craig Malkin is the author of 'Rethinking Narcissism: The Secret to Recognizing and Coping with Narc

A talk with Bill Doherty, a relationship therapist and the co-founder of Braver Angels, a political

A talk with anesthesiologist Ashita Goel about her work. Topics include: the sometimes strange behav

A talk with psychology researcher Mikey Biddlestone, who specializes in conspiracy theory beliefs, a

A talk with Barry Prizant (barryprizant.com), author of the influential book Uniquely Human: A Diffe

A talk with Simonne Mastrella, author of the research paper "Acting Anxious: The Impact of Candidate

A talk with political theorist Robert Talisse, author of Sustaining Democracy: What We Owe To The Ot

Aviation security professional Philip Baum talks about analyzing behavior for aviation security and

A talk with poker player Lara Eisenberg, who won the 2021 World Series of Poker Ladies Event, and wh