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• Putin/Disinformation
• Abnormal Psychology
• Activism, Resistance, and Revolution
• China
• Communication
• Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement
• Cults, Scams, and Conspiracies
• Cyber Warfare
• Debate and Negotiation
• Entrepreneurship and Investing
• Failure and Resilience
• Financial Crimes
• Love and Relationships
• Mafia/Undercover
• North Korea
• Success and High Performance
• Technology and Futurism
• Women at the Top of Their Game
• Skeptical Sunday
• Deep Dive

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Putin/Disinformation

• Dan Ariely | Why Rational People Believe Irrational Things
• Cindy Otis | Spotting Fake News Like a CIA Analyst
• Bill Browder | Surviving Vladimir Putin’s Wrath
• Bill Browder | Hunted by Putin
• Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova | How to Read and Riot
• Michael McFaul | What It’s Like to Stand Up to Putin
• Nicole Perlroth | Who’s Winning the Cyberweapons Arms Race?
• Nina Schick | Deepfakes and the Coming Infocalypse
• Garry Kasparov | Deep Thinking for Disordered Times
• Oliver Bullough | Why Thieves and Crooks Rule the World
• Renee DiResta | Dismantling the Disinformation Machine
• David Shimer | 100 Years of Covert Election Interference
• Clint Watts | Surviving in a World of Fake News
• Peter Zeihan | Why the World Should Care About Ukraine
• Yuriy Matsarsky | Fighting for Ukraine

Abnormal Psychology

• Carole Hooven | How Testosterone Dominates and Divides Us
• Rachel Zoffness | Managing Pain In Your Body and Brain
• Thomas Erikson | How to Protect Yourself from Psychopaths
• James Fallon | How to Spot a Psychopath
• Joe Navarro | How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People 
• Wendy Behary | Disarming the Narcissist
• Gavin de Becker | The Gift of Fear Part One

Activism, Resistance, and Revolution

• Siddharth Kara | How the Blood of the Congo Powers Our Lives
• Paul Rosolie | Perusing and Protecting the Pristine Amazon
• Bill Browder | Hunted by Putin
• Srdja Popovic | Blueprint for Revolution 
• Michael McFaul | What It’s Like to Stand Up to Putin 
• Charles Ryu | Confessions of a North Korean Escape Artist 
• Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova | How to Read and Riot 
• Christian Picciolini | Breaking Hate 
• Rachael Denhollander | What Is a Girl Worth? 

China

• Desmond Shum | Wealth, Power, Corruption, and Vengeance in China
• Sam Cooper | How the West Was Infiltrated by Its Enemies
• Laowhy86 | How the Chinese Social Credit Score System Works Part Two
• Laowhy86 | How the Chinese Social Credit Score System Works Part One
• Dan David | Putting Muscle on the China Hustle
• Zak Dychtwald | How Young China Will Change the World
• Robert Spalding | How China Took Over America
• David Kilgour | The Heartless Art of Forced Organ Harvesting
• Kai-Fu Lee | What Every Human Being Should Know about AI Superpowers

Communication

• Charles Duhigg | Unlocking the Secret Language of Connection
• Michael McQueen | Mastering the Art of Changing Minds
• Esther Perel | Cheating, Argument, and Conflict
• Jack Schafer | Flipping the Like Switch Part One
• Jack Schafer | Flipping the Like Switch Part Two
• Robert Cialdini | A New Look at the Science of Influence
• Celeste Headlee | How to Have Conversations That Matter

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement

• Captain Max Hardberger | The Man Who Steals Ships from Pirates
• Paul Holes | Solving America’s Cold Cases
• Jack Schafer | Getting People to Reveal the Truth 
• Kevin Barrows | Think Like an FBI Interrogator 
• Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taking Down Pablo Escobar 
• Robin Dreeke | Sizing People Up 
• Chris Voss | Negotiate as If Your Life Depended on It 
• Joe Navarro | How to Identify and Protect Yourself from Harmful People 
• Kris Buckner | Who Does Counterfeiting Really Hurt? 

Cults, Scams, and Conspiracies

• Dan Ariely | Why Rational People Believe Irrational Things
• Daniella Mestyanek Young | How to Disengage from a Lifelong Cult
• Sarah Edmondson & Nippy Ames | Surviving NXIVM Part Two
• Sarah Edmondson & Nippy Ames | Surviving NXIVM Part One
• Maria Konnikova | The Confidence Game
• Brian Brushwood | Scam Your Way into Anything
• Steven Hassan | Combating Cult Mind Control 
• Steven Hassan | The #iGotOut Guide to Quitting QAnon 
• Frank Abagnale | Scam Me If You Can
• Leah Remini | Surviving Hollywood and Scientology 
• Coffeezilla | How to Expose Fake Guru Scams
• Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things 
• Renee DiResta | Dismantling the Disinformation Machine 
• Justin Ramsdell | How to Detect and Disarm Pseudoscience 
• ZDoggMD | Debunking Plandemic COVID-19 Pseudoscience 
• Mick West | How to Debunk Conspiracy Theories 
• Austin Meyer | Slaying the Patent Scam Trolls
• Amanda Montell | Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism 

Cyber Warfare

• Karim Hijazi | When Cyber War Goes Kinetic
• Nicole Perlroth | Who’s Winning the Cyberweapons Arms Race?
• Richard Clarke | Defending Ourselves in the Age of Cyber Threats
• Nina Schick | Deepfakes and the Coming Infocalypse
• Clint Watts | Surviving in a World of Fake News
• Harri Hursti | The Cyber War on America’s Elections
• Renee DiResta | Dismantling the Disinformation Machine
• Jordan Harbinger | A Darknet Diaries Origin Story

Debate and Negotiation

• Chris Voss | Hostage Negotiation Tactics for Everyday Life
• Daniel Levin | How to Find a Missing Person in the Middle East
• Chris Voss | Negotiate as If Your Life Depended on It 
• Alex Kouts | The Secrets You Don’t Know About Negotiation

Entrepreneurship and Investing

• Cal Newport | Reclaiming Time and Focus with Slow Productivity
• Reid Hoffman | Surprising Entrepreneurial Truths
• Ray Dalio | Principles of an Investing Pioneer 
• Blake Mycoskie | Made for Entrepreneurship
• Mark Cuban | Tales from the Shark Side 
• Kevin Systrom | Life Lessons from an Instagram Founder
• Reid Hoffman | Mastering Your Scale for the Unexpected 
• Jason Calacanis | Advice from the Most Successful Angel Investor 

Failure and Resilience 

• Robert Waldinger | Unlocking the Science of Happiness
• Brian Keating | Losing the Nobel Prize 
• Cheryl Strayed | Creativity, Meltdowns, and Leaving It All Behind 
• Brian Scudamore | How Failure Can Be Your Key to Success 
• Charlamagne Tha God | Turning the Tables on Fear and Anxiety 
• John Tierney | Harnessing the Power of Bad 
• Neil Pasricha | You Are Awesome 
• Susan David | How to Improve Your Emotional Agility 
• Rick Hanson | The Science of Hardwiring Happiness and Resilience
• Benjamin Hardy | How to Break Free from Self-Limiting Beliefs 
• Melissa Dahl | The Not-So-Cringeworthy Truth about Awkwardness 
• Kristen Carney | Why Depression Isn’t Just Your Own Battle 
• Ed Latimore | The Superpower of Ignoring Social Approval

Financial Crimes

• Frank Abagnale | Scam Me If You Can
• Billy McFarland | From Fyre Fest Fiasco to Federal Prison 
• Frank Bourassa | The World’s Greatest Counterfeiter
• Justin Paperny | Lessons From Prison 
• Frank Maderal | The Dirty Money Behind Illicit Gold Smuggling 
• Joshua Fruth | The War on Money Laundering and Why You Should Care 
• Oliver Bullough | Why Thieves and Crooks Rule the World 

Love and Relationships

• Vanessa Van Edwards | The Science of Succeeding with People
• Linda Carroll | Unlocking Lasting Love Skills 
• Duana Welch | The Science of Jealousy and How to Manage It 
• Vanessa Van Edwards | How to Captivate with Social Cues 
• Linda Carroll | What to Do When Good Chemistry Goes Bad 

Mafia/Undercover

• Robert Mazur | How Money Laundering Works Part Two
• Robert Mazur | How Money Laundering Works Part One
• Adam Gamal | My Top-Secret Fight Against Terrorism Part Two
• Adam Gamal | My Top-Secret Fight Against Terrorism Part One
• Nathan Paul Southern and Lindsey Kennedy | Sourcing Cyber-Slavery
• John Nores | Reclaiming America’s Wildlands from the Drug Cartels
• Neil Woods | Undercover in the UK’s Most Vicious Drug Gangs
• Ken Croke | Undercover in an Outlaw Biker Gang Part Two
• Ken Croke | Undercover in an Outlaw Biker Gang Part One
• Luis Navia | 25 Years Inside the Narco Cartels
• Sammy “The Bull” Gravano | Mafia Underboss Part Two
• Sammy “The Bull” Gravano | Mafia Underboss Part One
• Ulrich “The Mole” Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part Two
• Ulrich “The Mole” Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part One
• Ed Calderon | Survival Secrets of a Drug War Veteran Part Two
• Ed Calderon | Survival Secrets of a Drug War Veteran Part One
• Javier Peña and Steve Murphy | Taking Down Pablo Escobar
• Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi | The Mob Enforcer Part Two
• Anthony S. Luciano Raimondi | The Mob Enforcer Part One
• Mosab Hassan Yousef | The Green Prince of Hamas
• Joaquin “Jack” Garcia | Undercover in the Mafia Part Two
• Joaquin “Jack” Garcia | Undercover in the Mafia Part One
• Aimen Dean | Nine Lives of a Spy Inside Al-Qaeda Part Two
• Aimen Dean | Nine Lives of a Spy Inside Al-Qaeda Part One
• Jack Barsky | Deep Undercover with a KGB Spy in America Part Two
• Jack Barsky | Deep Undercover with a KGB Spy in America Part One
• Tamer Elnoury | Undercover with a Muslim FBI Agent
• Joe Barone | Living in Dread Between the Mob and the Feds Part Two
• Joe Barone | Living in Dread Between the Mob and the Feds Part One

 

North Korea

• Christopher Ahn | A Marine in Kim Jong-un’s Crosshairs Part Two
• Christopher Ahn | A Marine in Kim Jong-un’s Crosshairs Part One
• Jim Latrache | How a Drug Dealer Became an Agent in North Korea
• Charles Ryu | Confessions of a North Korean Escape Artist Part One
• Charles Ryu | Confessions of a North Korean Escape Artist Part Two
• Going to North Korea: Part One | Stereo Sunday
• Going to North Korea: Part Two | Stereo Sunday
• Ulrich “The Mole” Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part One
• Ulrich “The Mole” Larsen | Undercover in North Korea Part Two
• Yeonmi Park | A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom Part One
• Yeonmi Park | A North Korean Girl’s Journey to Freedom Part Two
• Going to North Korea: Part Two | Stereo Sunday
• Going to North Korea: Part One | Stereo Sunday

Success and High Performance

• Jason Feifer | Build for Tomorrow
• Reid Hoffman | Adaptability Is the New Stability
• Shaquille O’Neal | Circling Back on Flat Earth Theory
• A-Rod | Still Having a Ball After All
• Eric Schmidt | How a Coach Can Bring out the Best in You
• Ramit Sethi | I Will Teach You to Find Your Dream Job 
• Kobe Bryant | Dissecting the Mamba Mentality 
• Scott Galloway | Solving the Algebra of Happiness 
• Moby | What to Do When Success Makes You Miserable 
• Laila Ali | Finding Strength, Spirit, and Personal Power 
• Tony Hawk | How Did I Get Here? 
• Brian Koppelman | How to Make Billions 
• Gretchen Rubin | Four Tendencies: The Framework for a Better Life 

Technology and Futurism

• Mustafa Suleyman | The Coming Wave of Artificial Intelligence
• Marc Andreessen | Exploring the Power, Peril, and Potential of AI
• Amy Webb | Changing Lives with Synthetic Biology
• David Eagleman | How Our Brains Construct Reality
• Nina Schick | Deepfakes and the Coming Infocalypse 
• Peter Diamandis | How to Create a Future Bold in Abundance 
• Rob Reid | Synthetic Biology for Medicine and Murder 
• Stuart Ritchie | The Science Fictions Undermining Facts 
• Matt McCarthy | The Race to Stop a Superbug Epidemic 
• Kai-Fu Lee | What Every Human Being Should Know about AI Superpowers 
• Mary Lou Jepsen & Rob Reid | The Future of Telepathy and Affordable Healthcare 

Women at the Top of Their Game

• Esther Perel | Cheating, Argument, and Conflict
• Jennifer Cohen | Live the Life You Want, Not the Life You Get
• Cheryl Strayed | Creativity, Meltdowns, and Leaving It All Behind 
• Maria Konnikova | Pulling Off the Biggest Bluff 
• Chelsea Handler | Life Will Be the Death of Me 
• Leah Remini | Surviving Hollywood and Scientology 
• Laura Nirider | Anatomy of a False Confession 
• Pussy Riot’s Nadya Tolokonnikova | How to Read and Riot 
• Rachael Denhollander | What Is a Girl Worth? 
• Barbara Boxer | The Thrill of the Fight Back 
• Jenny Radcliffe | Cat Burglar for Hire 
• Michele Rigby Assad | My Secret Life in the CIA 
• Kim Scott | Care Personally, Challenge Directly with Radical Candor 
• Lisa Lampanelli | Changing Careers at the Top of Your Game 
• Vanessa Van Edwards | Pumping up the Volume of Nonverbal Communication 
• Annie Duke | How to Make Decisions Like a Poker Champ 

Skeptical Sunday

• Porn | Skeptical Sunday
• Emotional Support Animals | Skeptical Sunday
• Bottled Water | Skeptical Sunday
• Timeshares | Skeptical Sunday
• Cannabis | Skeptical Sunday
• Emergency Medical Services | Skeptical Sunday
• Lawns | Skeptical Sunday
• Psychics and Tarot Cards | Skeptical Sunday
• Bioplastics | Skeptical Sunday
• Flat Earthers | Skeptical Sunday
• Homeopathy | Skeptical Sunday
• Body Language | Skeptical Sunday
• Ayurveda | Skeptical Sunday
• Personality Tests | Skeptical Sunday
• Astrology | Skeptical Sunday
• Targeted Ads | Skeptical Sunday
• Fast Fashion | Skeptical Sunday
• Fireworks | Skeptical Sunday
• Self-Help Cults | Skeptical Sunday
• 5G | Skeptical Sunday
• E-Commerce Scams | Skeptical Sunday
• The Wedding Industry | Skeptical Sunday
• Sportswashing | Skeptical Sunday
• Acupuncture | Skeptical Sunday
• The Oscars | Skeptical Sunday
• Crystal Healing | Skeptical Sunday
• Diet Pills and Supplements | Skeptical Sunday
• Circumcision | Skeptical Sunday
• Ouija Boards | Skeptical Sunday
• Death | Skeptical Sunday
• Chocolate | Skeptical Sunday
• Almonds | Skeptical Sunday
• Energy Drinks | Skeptical Sunday
• Banned Foods | Skeptical Sunday
• Lottery | Skeptical Sunday
• Recycling | Skeptical Sunday
• The Olympics | Skeptical Sunday
• Toothpaste | Skeptical Sunday
• Tipping | Skeptical Sunday
• Reiki Healing | Skeptical Sunday
• Chemtrails | Skeptical Sunday
• Ear Candling | Skeptical Sunday
• Expiration Dates | Skeptical Sunday

Deep Dive 

• What We Can Learn from Envy | Deep Dive
• Why We Owe People Honesty | Deep Dive
• Hustle Culture | Deep Dive
• How to Ask for a Promotion | Deep Dive
• How to Quit Your Job the Right Way | Deep Dive
• Getting Your Foot in the Door | Deep Dive
• How to Avoid Scams | Deep Dive
• How to Make the Most of Quarantine | Deep Dive
• How to Ask for Advice | Deep Dive
• The Right Way to Cultivate Abundance | Deep Dive
• What to Do When Your Purpose Starts to Suck | Deep Dive
• How to Stop Blaming Other People | Deep Dive
• Why Does Self-Help Make You Feel Terrible? | Deep Dive
• Forget Finding Your Purpose — Do This Instead | Deep Dive
• How to Overcome Imposter Syndrome | Deep Dive
• The Five Keys to Being Unforgettable | Deep Dive
• This Is the Vulnerable Truth about Vulnerability | Deep Dive
• Why You Should Be an Amateur | Deep Dive
• How to Stop Comparing Yourself to Other People | Deep Dive
• Why We Suffer and How to Manage It | Deep Dive
• Learning How to Cope with Instability | Deep Dive