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    Explore "Jordan Harbinger" with insightful episodes like "963: Charles Duhigg | Unlocking the Secret Language of Connection", "962: Timeshares | Skeptical Sunday", "961: Dark Prognosis of Friend's Postpartum Psychosis | Feedback Friday", "960: Amir Levine | Finding and Keeping Love with Attachment Science" and "959: Freedom Hopes Dashed If They Find His Gun Stash | Feedback Friday" from podcasts like ""The Jordan Harbinger Show", "The Jordan Harbinger Show", "The Jordan Harbinger Show", "The Jordan Harbinger Show" and "The Jordan Harbinger Show"" and more!

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    963: Charles Duhigg | Unlocking the Secret Language of Connection

    963: Charles Duhigg | Unlocking the Secret Language of Connection

    How can we build rapport and optimize our connection with others? Supercommunicators author Charles Duhigg brings us the practical steps here!

    What We Discuss with Charles Duhigg:

    • The three categories of conversation: practical, emotional, and social.
    • The biological underpinnings of communication — such as neural entrainment — that make humans unique.
    • How to become a better active listener through looping — ask a question, repeat back what you just heard the person say in your own words, and ask if you got it right.
    • The difference between matching and mimicry in communication — and which one will serve you better.
    • Understanding and overcoming stereotype threat.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/963

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    962: Timeshares | Skeptical Sunday

    962: Timeshares | Skeptical Sunday

    Are timeshares ever not a scam? Kevin Rapp joins us for Skeptical Sunday to delve into their pros and cons without the high-pressure sales gauntlet!

    On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss:

    • The hidden costs of timeshares.
    • The unconsidered benefits of timeshares.
    • The unexpected demographics of today's timeshare owners.
    • The trials and tribulations you'll probably face if you try to exit your timeshare investment.
    • Weighing the pros and cons — and reading the fine print — to decide if a timeshare might be right for you.
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!
    • Connect with Kevin Rapp at his website or Twitter, and be sure to subscribe to his newsletter at Substack!

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/962

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    961: Dark Prognosis of Friend's Postpartum Psychosis | Feedback Friday

    961: Dark Prognosis of Friend's Postpartum Psychosis | Feedback Friday

    Postpartum psychosis is a serious disorder that can make mothers kill their children. So why aren't we talking more about it? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • In the wise words of James Clear (and Adam Smith, probably): "Don't spend what you haven't earned."
    • A friend you've known for years killed her baby under the influence of a disorder called postpartum psychosis. The media is having a field day reporting her as a murderous monster, but why isn't it taking the opportunity to raise awareness of this condition so others can avoid repeating the nightmare she and her family are experiencing?
    • You're torn between the desire to maintain the happiness you have with your current partner and the longing for love with someone else who seems unattainable. How can you reconcile these conflicting emotions without hurting anyone?
    • Is there truth to the idea that your teen niece's father is "the kind of person" who might sexually assault her, or is your conspiracy-minded sister just paranoid about her ex having visitation rights? [Thanks to clinical psychologist Dr. Erin Margolis for helping us with this one!]
    • How can you focus on networking and being authentic on a professional level when your Fortune 10 employer has you signing non-disclosure agreements that keep you from mentioning the nature of your work or even the name of your company?
    • Hey! We've got an update from the listener whose psychiatrist was hitting on her on episode 931!
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
    • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/961

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    960: Amir Levine | Finding and Keeping Love with Attachment Science

    960: Amir Levine | Finding and Keeping Love with Attachment Science

    What are attachment styles, and how can we understand them to find and keep love? Attached author Amir Levine is here to share what the science has to say!

    What We Discuss with Amir Levine:

    • The four attachment styles: secure, anxious, avoidant, and anxious-avoidant. 
    • The influence genetics, environment, and upbringing have on these attachment styles.
    • How people tend to handle relationships based on their attachment style.
    • How the development of attachment styles has evolved over time.
    • What the dependency paradox is and how we can navigate it per our attachment style.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/960 

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    959: Freedom Hopes Dashed If They Find His Gun Stash | Feedback Friday

    959: Freedom Hopes Dashed If They Find His Gun Stash | Feedback Friday

    Your tax-evading husband was lucky enough to dodge prison, but the discovery of his secret gun stash could change that. Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • At trial, your tax-evading husband was lucky enough to dodge prison for the sake of his family, but the discovery of his secret gun stash (which you uncovered by mistake) could change that. What should you do now that you know about it? [Thanks — again — to attorney Corbin Payne for helping us answer this one!]
    • Narcolepsy hasn't prevented you from achieving superior performance ratings while working from home, but now your job is pushing for a return to the office. How can you best make the case for a medical exception to maintain a win/win status quo? [Thanks to HR professional Joanna Tate for helping us with this one!]
    • Your borderline personality disorder-suffering stepdaughter's enabling father — your partner — has made it clear he'll always prioritize her needs over yours. Unfortunately, he doesn't want to put in the work to get her the treatment she needs to become someone you feel safe around — or have around your baby. What's your best move? 
    • A colleague you once considered creatively combustive has become, at the helm, a toxic and tiresome lodestone to your organization. Should you join a coup to usurp his deteriorating grasp on the company's reins before all is lost, or give him a heads up that his leadership is in shambles?
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
    • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/959 

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    958: Alison Young | Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk

    958: Alison Young | Lab Leaks, Pandemics, and a World at Risk

    Did the COVID-19 pandemic start with a lab leak? Pandora's Gamble author Alison Young is here to crunch the numbers without entertaining conspiracies!

    What We Discuss with Alison Young:

    • How often disease research lab leaks really occur.
    • Why even the world's best-run labs are susceptible to safety breaches.
    • The prevalence of disinformation campaigns to cover up, obscure, or misdirect lab leak blame.
    • What gain-of-function research is and why it's so controversial.
    • What we do and don't know about the possibility of the COVID-19 pandemic being the result of a lab leak in Wuhan, China.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/958

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    957: Arthur Brooks | The Art and Science of Getting Happier

    957: Arthur Brooks | The Art and Science of Getting Happier

    If happiness is a direction rather than a destination, how can we ensure we're enjoying the ride? Build the Life You Want co-author Arthur Brooks guides us!

    What We Discuss with Arthur Brooks:

    • Understanding happiness as a direction rather than a destination.
    • The dangers of victim mentality and culture wars.
    • The pitfalls of betting on others to change.
    • Fluid vs. crystallized intelligence.
    • How we can nurture our emotional intelligence and shift focus from achievement-based self-objectification to self-awareness.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/957

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    956: Cannabis | Skeptical Sunday

    956: Cannabis | Skeptical Sunday

    What are the social, political, and medical ramifications of cannabis use? Michael Regilio is the Chong to Jordan's Cheech on this Skeptical Sunday!

    On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss:

    • The historical use of cannabis in the Middle Ages and colonial times.
    • The criminalization of cannabis in the 20th century and the slow reversal of its prohibition.
    • The effects of THC and CBD.
    • Why modern cannabis is so much more potent than the strains our parents used to sneak.
    • The benefits of legal cannabis.
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!
    • Connect with Michael Regilio at TwitterInstagram, and YouTube, and make sure to check out the Michael Regilio Plagues Well With Others podcast here or wherever you enjoy listening to fine podcasts!

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/956

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    955: Romance Twister: My Mister Once Dated My Sister | Feedback Friday

    955: Romance Twister: My Mister Once Dated My Sister | Feedback Friday

    How do you get over the icky discovery that your boyfriend briefly dated your sister before she kicked him to the curb? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • How do you get over the icky discovery that your boyfriend briefly dated your sister a couple of years ago before she kicked him to the curb for character flaws he seems to have developed past?
    • You don't regret cutting off ties with the drug-addicted mother who traumatized you your entire life, but how can you help your teenage siblings who are currently subjected to her abuse without backtracking into the darkness yourself?
    • It turns out you don't really love the field for which your degree prepared you, nor the company you've been with for the past four years. How can you get a fresh start in another career without beginning back at square one?
    • Is there a socially acceptable way to intervene when you overhear an MLM scammer trying to recruit a stranger into their diabolical web of nonsense?
    • How do you get your employers to see you as indispensable while cultivating the resilience to persevere even if you do get laid off?
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
    • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/955

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    954: Dr. Ramani | Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

    954: Dr. Ramani | Identifying and Healing from Narcissistic People

    How can you identify and heal from the narcissistic people who inflict themselves upon your life? It's Not You author Dr. Ramani Durvasula rejoins us to find out!

    What We Discuss with Dr. Ramani Durvasula:

    • The impact of narcissism on relationships.
    • The narcissist's perception of themselves and others.
    • The influence of status and social media on narcissism.
    • The struggles of dealing with a narcissist.
    • The role of culture in narcissistic behavior.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/954

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    953: We Did the Math — Our Colleague's a Sociopath | Feedback Friday

    953: We Did the Math — Our Colleague's a Sociopath | Feedback Friday

    Finding out your colleague's a legitimate sociopath who preys on the sympathy of others is bad enough, but he's also a doctor. Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • Finding out your colleague's a legitimate sociopath, drunk, and drug addict who preys on the sympathy of others is bad enough — but he also happens to be a doctor who controls the fate of countless lives. Now that this has been uncovered, what happens next?
    • Caring for your criminally violent nine-year-old adopted brother puts your aging parents in danger. Is there a compromise that would ensure their safety without abandoning him to the foster system that failed him? [Thanks to licensed marriage and family therapist Nancy Yen for helping us with this one!]
    • A legal battle with a contentious, antagonistic coworker exacerbates your struggles with PTSD and anxiety. Quitting your job over this seems like the only way to stop sharing uncomfortable space with this guy, but what are your options?
    • Though it's contributed to a more positive overall attitude that's improved your life significantly and helped you kick alcohol, you worry that vaping small doses of synthetic, legal cannabis derivative HHC has you hooked. Does the good outweigh the bad here, or is your concern warranted? [Thanks to clinical psychologist and addiction specialist Dr. Rubin Khoddam for helping us with this one!]
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
    • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/953

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    952: Adam Grant | The Science of Tapping Into Your Hidden Potential

    952: Adam Grant | The Science of Tapping Into Your Hidden Potential

    When we lack a sense of natural talent, how can we unlock our ability to excel? Find out on this episode with Hidden Potential author Adam Grant!

    What We Discuss with Adam Grant:

    • When you're going through the repetitive steps necessary to learn a new skill, how can you turn the daily grind into a source of daily joy?
    • Why learning from an expert mentor is not necessarily the best path to success.
    • What are character skills, and why are they more important than cognitive skills or talent when it comes to succeeding?
    • How did a pair of hyperpolyglots go from repeatedly failing to retain languages to speaking dozens fluently?
    • Why we should seek advice we can act upon rather than feedback that only identifies our cheerleaders and critics.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/952

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    951: Anna Lembke | Finding Dopamine Balance in the Age of Indulgence

    951: Anna Lembke | Finding Dopamine Balance in the Age of Indulgence

    Dopamine Nation author Anna Lembke helps us understand why it's difficult to resist the temptations of a world designed to exploit our pursuit of pleasure.

    What We Discuss with Anna Lembke:

    • The neuroscience of addiction and the role dopamine plays in keeping us hooked.
    • How modern society's unrestricted indulgence in pleasurable substances and behaviors can lead to addictive tendencies and the gratification of constant dopamine release.
    • The pros and cons of using psychedelics.
    • The impact of resource scarcity on instant gratification.
    • The need to address underlying conditions for effective addiction treatment.
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/951

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    950: Emergency Medical Services | Skeptical Sunday

    950: Emergency Medical Services | Skeptical Sunday

    Why is relying on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) liable to send your bank balance to the morgue? Michael Regilio joins us on Skeptical Sunday to find out! 

    On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss:

    • Unlike police and fire departments, emergency medical services (EMS) are not deemed essential across most of the US — which means they're often underfunded and struggling to provide adequate care.
    • Insurance policies commonly omit coverage for EMS-provided ambulance rides, making them cost-prohibitive for the people who often need them the most.
    • Even the EMTs who staff EMS outfits are underpaid and can't usually afford to make use of them without going into the red.
    • Who profits from the status quo of the broken EMS system, and why is it so hard to enact the reforms necessary to have providers declared essential?
    • What can we do to educate and advocate for the overhauls necessary to make EMS viable for everyone?
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!
    • Connect with Michael Regilio at his website, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube, and make sure to check out the Michael Regilio Plagues Well With Others podcast here or wherever you enjoy listening to fine podcasts!

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/950 

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    949: Justice in the Mix for Pervert-in-Law from 796 | Feedback Friday

    949: Justice in the Mix for Pervert-in-Law from 796 | Feedback Friday

    The blackmail victim from episode 796 reports that the brother-in-law who wronged her is now in custody and awaiting justice. Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • The blackmail victim from episode 796 reports that the brother-in-law who wronged her is now in custody and awaiting justice. What happens next? [Thanks — again — to attorney Corbin Payne for helping us answer this one!]
    • When loved ones won't take the meds they need to function (at the expense of their family), what can you do?
    • After listening to episode 807 with Siddharth Kara, where can you send used, rechargeable lithium-ion batteries to be recycled?
    • Horrible mom lives her life like it's prom. How do you get her to wake up to reality? [Thanks to clinical psychologist Dr. Erin Margolis for helping us with this one!]
    • When it comes to conspiracy theories, how do you tell the difference between the possible and the impossible?
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
    • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/949

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    948: Kashmir Hill | Is Privacy Dead in the Age of Facial Recognition?

    948: Kashmir Hill | Is Privacy Dead in the Age of Facial Recognition?

    Are the benefits of facial recognition technology worth their societal cost? Your Face Belongs to Us author Kashmir Hill weighs the pros and cons here!

    What We Discuss with Kashmir Hill:

    • What is facial recognition technology, and how does it work?
    • What are the positive use cases for facial recognition technology?
    • How accurate is facial recognition technology, and what happens when it confidently misidentifies someone (or is used unethically by those with access to the keys)?
    • Who is pushing for the proliferation of facial recognition technology, and what do they stand to gain from it?
    • Is there a middle ground between the outright banning of facial recognition technology and completely allowing it to keep tabs on us in a world where privacy is a quaint relic of a bygone era?
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/948

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    947: Getting Back on Track After Cyberbully's Attack | Feedback Friday

    947: Getting Back on Track After Cyberbully's Attack | Feedback Friday

    How do you get your life back on track after it was disrupted so thoroughly by a cyberbully's campaign to ruin your reputation? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • Motion feels like progress. Action is progress.
    • How do you get your life back on track after it was disrupted so thoroughly by a cyberbully's campaign to ruin your reputation?
    • What can you do to help your fallen-behind friend excel when it seems like he doesn't want to take the first steps toward helping himself?
    • You send your two brothers and their kids gifts each year for Christmas, but they don't want to exchange even rudimentary gifts with you. Is it unreasonable to experience inexplicably intense feelings about this?
    • How do you address the feelings of guilt, cynicism, and responsibility that accompany your work monitoring sex offenders and ensuring they don't re-offend?
    • Jordan got kidnapped twice so you don't have to! A listener shares how listening to this show saved his family from almost getting abducted in a land far from home.
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
    • Connect with Jordan on Twitter at @JordanHarbinger and Instagram at @jordanharbinger.
    • Connect with Gabriel on Twitter at @GabeMizrahi and Instagram @gabrielmizrahi.

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/947

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    946: Michael McQueen | Mastering the Art of Changing Minds

    946: Michael McQueen | Mastering the Art of Changing Minds

    Is polite persuasion impossible among the presently polarized populace? Mindstuck: Mastering the Art of Changing Minds author Michael McQueen has answers!

    What We Discuss with Michael McQueen:

    • Despite technological advances that have changed how we communicate, the psychology that dictates our persuasion, decision-making, and thinking remains the same.
    • The effects of rationalizing our existing beliefs and the power of our expectations and perceptions.
    • The importance of not defining ourselves by our opinions.
    • Practical persuasion techniques such as priming and the power of sequence, as well as the effectiveness — and associated dangers — of using fear as a persuasive tool.
    • How an understanding of these concepts can improve our ability to communicate and persuade — even when society seems hopelessly polarized (and doubly so during an election year).
    • And much more...

    Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/946

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    945: Estranged from Son for What His Sister's Done | Feedback Friday

    945: Estranged from Son for What His Sister's Done | Feedback Friday

    The ex-wife turned your son against you because you called the cops when her daughter was caught on camera stealing from you. Welcome to Feedback Friday!

    And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com. Now let's dive in!

    On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

    • The ex-wife manipulated your son against you because you called the cops when her daughter was caught on camera stealing from you. Now he refuses to talk to you. What can you do?
    • Is there a way to accept the job offer two states over that pays $60,000 more than you were making while sharing custody of your 16-year-old daughter who graduates in 18 months?
    • Ever since you were young, networking and building relationships have made you uncomfortable, and you've always felt like you're inconveniencing people by contacting them. You think it may have to do with time spent around a volatile, negative sister during your formative years. How can you overcome this?
    • Dr. Carl Hart claims that drugs like heroin, crack cocaine, and crystal meth can, when used responsibly, enhance a person's life in a variety of ways, such as helping married couples become closer. Well, in spite of losing your mother to heroin six years ago, you thought you might benefit from giving it a try — to disastrous results. While you're currently in recovery, you wanted to share your story with others to spare them from making the same mistake based on this "expert's" advice.
    • Working at a large company, you're sick of watching so many others around you get promoted while you continue to languish in the middle ranks. And ever since failing to pass a grueling interview gauntlet for a leadership position, your morale has been drained. How can you heal this emotional wound?
    • Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at friday@jordanharbinger.com!
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    944: Zach Weinersmith | Out-of-This-World Hurdles to Colonizing Mars

    944: Zach Weinersmith | Out-of-This-World Hurdles to Colonizing Mars

    What hurdles must humanity face before it can inhabit the final frontier? A City on Mars co-author Zach Weinersmith is here to ground us with the facts.

    What We Discuss with Zach Weinersmith:

    • How tethered to reality are Elon Musk's grand plans for the human colonization of Mars? Shouldn't we focus on ensuring the sustainability of our current world before investing in centuries-long efforts to squeeze life out of a dead planet?
    • With current technology, how well can human bodies be protected against prolonged exposure to radiation, extreme temperature fluctuation, and lesser gravity on the Red Planet and the Lunar surface?
    • The economics of farming, mining, and extracting resources in space.
    • The political, legal, and ethical considerations of space colonization.
    • If now's not the most prudent time to hurl our species into the cold, uncaring void, then when?
    • And much more...

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