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.
807: Siddharth Kara | How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
Siddharth Kara (@siddharthkara) is a British Academy Global Professor, an Associate Professor of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery at Nottingham University, a Senior Fellow at the Harvard School of Public Health, and the author of the New York Times bestseller Cobalt Red: How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives. What We Discuss with […]
View Episode806: Neil Woods | Undercover in the UK’s Most Vicious Drug Gangs
Neil Woods (@wudzee0) spent 14 years as an undercover drugs operative, gaining the trust of some of the most violent, unpredictable criminals in Britain. Now he’s an active member of the international drug policy reform movement, and co-author of Good Cop, Bad War and Drug Wars. What We Discuss with Neil Woods: The complex logistics […]
View Episode805: Diet Pills and Supplements | Skeptical Sunday
Are the diet pills and supplements you take to offset that midnight chalupa habit doing you any favors? You wouldn’t be alone in wondering. All over the world, people buy pills or supplements in hopes of preventing disease, improving their health, and losing weight. But do any of them really work? Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, […]
View Episode804: Beau’s Bad Bets Bust Beloved’s Bank | Feedback Friday
Your gambling addict of a boyfriend has put you $70,000 in debt, and now you’re wondering if the notarized document he’s agreed to sign will really be enough to ensure you’ll ever see that money again. While you’re smart enough to know the house always wins when wagering, you have a sneaking suspicion that the […]
View Episode803: Martin Seligman | Flourishing in an Uncertain Future
Martin Seligman is the Fox Leadership Professor of Psychology at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the Positive Psychology Network. He is the author of 20+ books including Learned Optimism and The Optimistic Child; his latest (co-authored with Gabriella Rosen Kellerman) is Tomorrowmind: Thriving at Work with Resilience, Creativity, and Connection ― Now […]
View Episode802: Michael Santos | Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term
Michael Santos (@MichaelGSantos) survived 26 years as a federal prisoner, hosts the Prison Professors podcast, and is the author of Earning Freedom!: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term. What We Discuss with Michael Santos: How Michael Santos got sentenced to 45 years in federal prison when he was just 23 years old — not for committing […]
View Episode801: Circumcision | Skeptical Sunday
While mandated by some religious and cultural traditions for thousands of years, and not without certain benefits to health, is circumcising newborns before they’re old enough to consent wrong? Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and fact-checker, comedian, and podcast host David C. Smalley break down a […]
View Episode800: Can Therapy Wreck a Background Check? | Feedback Friday
Sexually abused by your own brother at a young age, and aware of your own proclivities to possibly abuse others younger than yourself, you wonder if seeking therapy to alleviate how you feel might get you in trouble if you ever sought security clearance for a government job. What should you do? Welcome to Feedback […]
View Episode799: Marina Nemat | Surviving Inside an Iranian Prison
Marina Nemat (@marinanemat) is a human rights activist who survived torture and imprisonment in Iran after Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution. She chronicled her ordeals in Prisoner of Tehran: One Woman’s Story of Survival Inside an Iranian Prison. What We Discuss with Marina Nemat: How life for women in Iran prior to Ayatollah Khomeini’s Islamic Revolution […]
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