Communication, Negotiation & Persuasion
1349: Valerie Fridland | Why We Talk Funny and What Our Voices Reveal
You don’t just speak with an accent, you hear with one. Linguist Valerie Fridland reveals how your voice leaks your class, your past, and your biases. What We Discuss with Valerie Fridland: The Pan Am bomb threat that sent the wrong man to prison. How a grumpy cargo handler spent nine months locked up over […]
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VIEW EPISODE1330: Javier Leiva | Why We Obey: From Prank Calls to Fake Badges
Fake cops, fake ICE agents, and prank callers are turning ordinary people into accomplices. Javier Leiva joins us to examine the psychology of obedience. What We Discuss with Javier Leiva: How a stranger with a phone, a fake title, and the magic phrase “this is part of an investigation” can hijack ordinary people’s judgment and […]
VIEW EPISODE1318: Guillaume Dulude | Tribal Truths for Modern Minds
What can uncontacted tribes teach us about trust, status, and connection? Psychologist Guillaume Dulude treks into the wild to find out. What We Discuss with Guillaume Dulude: Guillaume Dulude doesn’t use language to build trust with uncontacted tribes — he relies on eye contact, body language, and patience, proving that human connection is fundamentally nonverbal […]
VIEW EPISODE1273: Richard Shotton & MichaelAaron Flicker | Marketing to Human Minds
Hacking the Human Mind authors Richard Shotton and MichaelAaron Flicker reveal ways brands exploit human psychology and how we can use this to our benefit! What We Discuss with Richard Shotton & MichaelAaron Flicker: Five Guys built a $1.6 billion empire on a single insight: doing one thing exceptionally well signals expertise. The company’s refusal […]
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