The Jordan Harbinger Show
(Apple's Best of 2018) In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game. Jordan Harbinger unpacks guests' wisdom into practical nuggets you can use to impact your work, life, and relationships. Learn from leaders (Ray Dalio, Simon Sinek, Mark Cuban), entertainers (Moby, Tip "T.I." Harris, Dennis Quaid), scientists (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye), athletes (Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Tony Hawk) and an eclectic array of fascinating minds, from art forgers and arms traffickers to spies and psychologists.
Episodes
Should we worry that the complex dynamics between Israel and Iran might ignite WWIII? Intelligence analyst Ryan McBeth brings us in from Out of the Loop.
Welcome to what we're calling our "Out of the Loop" episodes, where we dig a little deeper into fascinating current events that may only register as a blip on the media's news cycle and have conversations with the people who find themselves immersed in them.
On...
Grab a front-row seat to the gritty world of bare-knuckle boxing with undefeated champ Bobby Gunn and his 'Bare Knuckle' biographer Stayton Bonner here!
What We Discuss with Bobby Gunn and Stayton Bonner:
- The culture and traditions of — as well as the stereotypes, lifestyle choices, and challenges faced by — the traveler community in which Bobby was raised.
- How Bobby started fighting drunks for money at the not-so-ten...
Your pregnant sister-in-law was a wild child growing up and suffers addiction. Would adopting her baby disrupt your family life? 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 sto...
What's it like to be one of the only Muslim Arab Americans fighting terrorism in the US' most secret military unit? Adam Gamal shares here in part 2 of 2! [Part 1 can be found here.]
What We Discuss with Adam Gamal:
- How Adam Gamal went from being an Egyptian refugee who barely spoke English to an operative in the United States' most secret special forces unit.
- The unit's tasks range from counterterrorism and hostage r...
What's it like to be one of the only Muslim Arab Americans fighting terrorism in the US' most secret military unit? Adam Gamal shares here in part 1 of 2!
What We Discuss with Adam Gamal:
- How Adam Gamal went from being an Egyptian refugee who barely spoke English to an operative in the US Army's most secret special forces unit.
- The unit's tasks range from counterterrorism and hostage rescue to counter-narcotics operat...
We have a follow-up from our episode 904 listener on her Persian boyfriend's hesitation to advance their six-year relationship. 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 stor...
Children's Rescue Initiative founder Bruce Ladebu joins us to discuss the 20 years he's spent liberating hundreds of people from slavery and trafficking!
What We Discuss with Bruce Ladebu:
- Human trafficking and slavery affect around 40 million globally, generating $150 billion per year. Exploitation includes forced labor, domestic servitude, and sex trafficking of all ages.
- Heartless and often sadistic traffickers pre...
How can we achieve work/life balance when we're always so dang busy? Slow Productivity author Cal Newport helps us achieve without burning out here!
What We Discuss with Cal Newport:
- Why we need to redefine what productivity means in an age of constant connection and unclear boundaries between work life and home life.
- How the pandemic's remote work "solutions" exacerbated — on a societal level — an already...
Are too many people abusing laws that allow service animals to accompany the legitimately disabled? Michael Regilio walks us through this Skeptical Sunday!
On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss:
- If you've noticed a proliferation of people threatening legal repurcussions if they aren't allowed to go absolutely everywhere with their emotional support animals, you're not alone. They're just hoping you don't k...
Your alcoholic sister's in an abusive relationship, and you worry your nieces are in danger. What can you do? 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 up...
How has artificial intelligence (AI) become the 21st century's greatest dilemma? Microsoft AI CEO and The Coming Wave author Mustafa Suleyman weighs in!
What We Discuss with Mustafa Suleyman:
- A deep dive into the evolution of AI and understanding how AI learns and predicts.
- AI's potential impact on everything from everyday jobs to gaming to national security to solving global challenges.
- The ethical consideration...
A dinner party with friends was interrupted in one of the most embarrassing ways possible — and then it went viral. Welcome to April Fools' 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 yo...
Are you afraid of the possibility of nuclear war? Chances are good you're not scared enough. Journalist Annie Jacobsen is here to change all that!
What We Discuss with Annie Jacobsen:
- What checks and balances keep us safe from nuclear attacks — and prevent such attacks from being initiated accidentally?
- Why nuclear war preparedness and response plans are woefully inadequate under even the mildest potential scena...
If you want to understand communication, emotional regulation, and bargaining under pressure, join us here with former hostage negotiator Scott Walker!
What We Discuss with Scott Walker:
- The role of trust in successful negotiations.
- How emotional intelligence plays into hostage negotiations.
- The minimalist toolkit of a hostage negotiator.
- Navigating legal and ethical boundaries in negotiations.
- The perils of fame in k...
Does the $200 billion bottled water industry provide a superior product to what comes out of your tap? Andrew Gold investigates on this Skeptical Sunday!
On This Week's Skeptical Sunday, We Discuss:
- Is the bottled water industry a $200 billion sham?
- Fluoride in water: myths and facts.
- Bottled vs. tap, and purified vs. filtered: quality, safety, and environmental impact.
- The benefits of spring water over oth...
Now in his 80s, the abusive dad who made your life Hell is experiencing domestic violence at the hands of his younger wife. 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...
How has a drug cartel operating as its own country thwarted hostile actions by its neighbors and the CIA? Narcotopia author Patrick Winn is here to explain!
What We Discuss with Patrick Winn:
- Burma vs. Myanmar.
- The CIA's role in Wa State's formation.
- How Wa State went from a poppy-harvesting cartel to a self-sufficient, defense-capable narco nation.
- The evolution of Wa State's drug branding and distribution that outse...
Your friend is legally chained to a life of debt for something he did in his youth. Is there an ethical way to ease his burden? 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 stor...
How do globally organized criminals stay two steps ahead of the law? Chasing Shadows author Miles Johnson takes us into the underworld for answers!
What We Discuss with Miles Johnson:
- The global impact of drug trafficking and sanctions busting.
- How the DEA internationally operates more like the CIA than the FBI.
- The Syrian conflict: a tangled web of alliances and interests.
- Innovative low-tech money laundering sc...
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 ...
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