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.
672: Toothpaste | Skeptical Sunday
Two or three times a day, every day, for most of your life, you use toothpaste. But what’s in it? Is it actually good for you? And why is there a scary label on the back warning you not to swallow it? If you want to know the answers to these questions and more about […]
View Episode671: Cheating Husband Caught in His Own Clap Trap | Feedback Friday
When you determined the strange numbers on your husband’s phone connected to escort services, he immediately told you not to worry — he was just seeking inexpensive massages for back pain he’d been having. And when he went to the hospital to find relief from another kind of pain, his innocent explanation didn’t match with […]
View Episode670: Vanessa Van Edwards | The Science of Succeeding with People
Vanessa Van Edwards (@vvanedwards) is the lead investigator at human behavior research lab Science of People and the author of Captivate: The Science of Succeeding with People and Cues: Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass through your earholes!] What We […]
View Episode669: Dallas Taylor | The Psychology of Sound Design
Dallas Taylor is the host and creator of Twenty Thousand Hertz, a podcast revealing the stories behind the world’s most recognizable and interesting sounds. He is also the Creative Director of Defacto Sound, a TED mainstage speaker, a regular contributor to major publications, and a respected thought leader on the narrative power of sound. What […]
View Episode668: Tipping | Skeptical Sunday
Tipping isn’t a city in China. But it is a shameful institution that encourages racism, sexism, harassment, and exploitation of low-income workers while placing the burden of compensation on customers instead of business owners. If most restaurants and service-based industries in the world can exist without relying on tipping, why does the custom persist in […]
View Episode667: Friend’s Sicko Spouse Keeps Infecting Our House | Feedback Friday
Your inseparable friend’s perpetually ill spouse seems to get a sick kick out of infecting your family on the regular and refuses to respect any boundaries you’ve tried to establish that might keep her and her nasty cooties at bay. If you didn’t know any better, you’d suspect she was doing it on purpose! What […]
View Episode666: How to Ask for a Promotion | Deep Dive
Jordan (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabe (@GabeMizrahi) take a deep dive into their tried-and-true approach to asking for a promotion, maximizing your chances of landing it, and building on it to create a thriving career. What We Discuss: The important questions to ask yourself before approaching your boss for a raise or a promotion. What you can start doing to […]
View Episode665: Luis Navia | 25 Years Inside the Narco Cartels
Luis Navia worked for nearly 25 years as a cocaine trafficker for the deadliest Colombian and Mexican cartels until the law caught up with him in 2000. He is the co-author (with Jesse Fink) of Pure Narco: One Man’s True Story of 25 Years Inside the Cartels. What We Discuss with Luis Navia: Why did […]
View Episode664: Reiki Healing | Skeptical Sunday
Is Reiki — the not-so-ancient Japanese energy healing technique by which your psychic empath aunt swears — a legitimate way to treat ailments like cancer, diabetic neuropathy, anxiety, lactose intolerance, and cooties? Or is it nothing more than a placebo that, at best, might offer you a relaxing way to spend an hour of your […]
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