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921: Mitch Prinstein | The Perks and Perils of Popularity Nov 14, 2023

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Can we cultivate the likability that accompanies popularity without yielding to its status-seeking negatives? Popular author Mitch Prinstein weighs in!

What We Discuss with Mitch Prinstein:

How the role of popularity changes from childhood to adulthood.
How much does physical attractiveness influence our popularity (and what can we do to overcome its effects if we're not particularly gifted in the looks department)?
How popularity affects our hormonal and neural responses -- and even our DNA.
The dangers of seeking status.
How can we escape the popularity trap?
And much more...

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920: Would It Defeat Her to Know Husband's a Cheater? | Feedback Friday Nov 10, 2023

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Should you alert a newlywed to the fact that her husband slept in your bed after neglecting to inform you he was even married? 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:

A bit of good news to report: 30 victims of human trafficking were recently rescued by episode 833 guests Nathan Paul Southern and Lindsey Kennedy!
Should you alert a newlywed to the fact that her husband slept in your bed after neglecting to inform you he was even married?
Is it worth exiting your current relationship to give the BPD-afflicted ex with whom you're trauma-bonded another shot now that she claims to be getting the help she's always needed?
The relationship with your current husband began as an affair. Are you in the wrong for wanting to attend his adult son's wedding, even though the (perhaps rightfully) bitter ex will be in attendance?
For all of its pros, your "dream" job in space exploration is saddled with way more cons than you were expecting. You're aiming for a job that's out of this world, but should you settle for bringing your dreams back down to Earth for better work/life balance?
Is it overstepping boundaries to strongly hint to your sickly but stoic co-worker's adult kids that they should cherish every moment they can spend with him while they still can?
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919: Chris Miller | Chip War: The Battle for Semiconductor Supremacy Nov 09, 2023

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How high are the geopolitical and technological stakes in the international struggle for semiconductor supremacy? Chip War author Chris Miller chimes in!

What We Discuss with Chris Miller:

Semiconductors, commonly known as semis or chips, are essential components in thousands of products such as computers, smartphones, appliances, gaming hardware, medical equipment, and military technology.
How superconductors evolved to become so crucial to our modern infrastructure.
The intricacies of semiconductor manufacturing -- from their complex operation to the resources required to create them -- mean the countries that can produce the most advanced chips have a strategic advantage on the world stage. Taiwan is currently the leader in this field.
Why China, despite investing heavily in semiconductor technology, is always playing catch-up with the rapid pace of Western-influenced technological advancement -- and what underhanded steps it might take to slow this pace to its advantage.
What the recently passed CHIPS and Science Act will likely mean for semiconductor research and manufacturing jobs in the United States.
And much more...

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918: Tom Hardin | Tipper X: The Man Behind Wall Street's Biggest Sting Nov 07, 2023

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How did Tom Hardin go from insider trading to becoming Tipper X, one of the most prolific informants in securities fraud history? Join us as Tom tells all!

What We Discuss with Tom Hardin:

The factors that led Tom Hardin toward the temptation of illegal insider trading.
How the FBI caught Tom — even when he thought he was playing "smart" — and got him to become Tipper X, one of the most prolific informants in securities fraud history.
The art of wearing a wire, maintaining silence even among family and friends, and other struggles of an FBI informant.
How Tom's work helped bring insider trading to the forefront of public attention and led to increased enforcement efforts by the government.
What the public aftermath of cooperating with the FBI looks like — from risk of retaliation by former colleagues to social isolation, psychological distress, and legal ramifications.
And much more...

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917: Friendship Friction Due to Cocaine Addiction | Feedback Friday Nov 03, 2023

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The reputation you've spent your professional life building is threatened by association with your cocaine-addicted friend. Welcome to Feedback Friday!

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

You can't be envious of what someone else has without considering the unenviable parts of their story you'd prefer to avoid.
The reputation you've spent your professional life building is threatened by association with your cocaine-addicted friend. Which relationship is worth saving?
You seem to be condemned to a life of working for crappy bosses. What can you do to break this undesirable pattern?
You're 41 years old, and — for no reason that's ever been made clear — you've been estranged from your older sister and her family for about 15 years. How can you (and should you) seek reconnection?
You and your wife are good at conversing with strangers and close friends, but you find it challenging to talk to people you've only met a few times and remember details about their lives. How can you remember or tactfully re-ask questions about things you should already know?
What do you do when a troubled ex's suicide threatens the new love you're trying to cultivate?
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916: Jim Latrache | How a Drug Dealer Became an Agent in North Korea Oct 31, 2023

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How does a Danish ex-con wind up as a secret agent dealing arms in North Korea? Jim Latrache (aka Mr. James from The Mole) reveals all here!

What We Discuss with Jim Latrache:

What compels a poor Danish kid like Jim Latrache to join the French Foreign Legion, and was it everything he expected it to be?
How did Jim get wrapped up in the cocaine trafficking business, what rationalizations allowed him to carry on guilt-free, and what lessons did he learn along the way?
What put Jim's drug dealing empire in the crosshairs of the police, and how did he spend his 5.5-year prison sentence once the law caught up with him?
Why was Jim seen as an ideal candidate for gathering intelligence in North Korea despite being an obvious outsider, what dangers did he face once there, and how did his years of risk pay off?
As remarkable as Jim's story is, it shows how even the most unlikely people can make a difference in the world.
And much more...

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915: Mom's Crush on Star Has Gone Way Too Far | Feedback Friday Oct 27, 2023

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How do you get your mother-in-law to understand the celebrity crush she thinks she's dating probably doesn't know she exists? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

How do you get your mother-in-law to understand the celebrity crush she thinks she's dating — because of correspondence with his interns or AI — probably doesn't even know she exists?
An inappropriate teacher-student relationship in the making led to your hardcore porn addiction, which causes you endless shame and interferes with your spiritual well-being. How can you get a handle on what's become a harmful habit? [Thanks to clinical psychologist and addiction specialist Dr. Rubin Khoddam for helping us with this one!]
How can you overcome the self-esteem and confidence issues that have kept you passive your entire life now that you've got a healthcare job where snap decisions you make could mean life or death?
Your dad's such a narcissist that you worry more about what he thinks of you than what you think of him. Where can you find balance, here? [This segment is sponsored by BetterHelp. Big thanks to Haesue Jo, Head of Clinical Operations at BetterHelp!]
Being an open-minded, critical thinker means understanding both sides of an argument — not just nodding along when your biases are confirmed. If you're still listening after having your point of view challenged on a past episode, we thank you for playing along!
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914: Ben Lamm | Resurrecting the Woolly Mammoth Oct 24, 2023

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After their tragic extinction, will woolly mammoths once again walk the world alongside humanity? Colossal's Ben Lamm is here to de-extinct our skepticism!

What We Discuss with Ben Lamm:

Colossal Biosciences is a company working to bring back animals that, for a variety of reasons, have disappeared from the world stage in a process it calls "de-extinction."
Colossal's current focus is inserting genes from the iconic woolly mammoth into Asian elephant embryos with the goal of creating hybrid elephant-mammoths that can survive the Arctic tundra.
Colossal believes these modified woolly mammoths could help restore the Arctic ecosystem and sequester carbon to reduce the rate of climate change.
Additionally, this research will help scientists learn more about — and more effectively treat — elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus (EEHV), a disease among modern Asian elephant populations with a mortality rate of up to 85 percent.
Colossal is still in the early stages of development, but it hopes to have the first hybrid mammoths within a decade.
And much more...

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913: Trust Betrayed by Wife Who Strayed (2,300 Times) | Feedback Friday Oct 20, 2023

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2,300 messages discovered on your wife's old phone reveal her prolific infidelity that spanned years of your 24-year marriage. Welcome to Feedback Friday!

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

2,300 messages discovered on your wife's old phone reveal a pattern of prolific infidelity that spanned approximately 16 percent of your 24-year marriage. Does she deserve the second chance she's begging for?
As the least successful of two sisters, you know your mother already worries chronically about you. And since your brother-in-law died by suicide last year, you're hesitant to share that you also suffer from depression — but you don't want to keep her in the dark, either. What's the right way to handle this dilemma?
Described as "irreplaceable" by your employers, your workload equals or surpasses that of longer-tenured coworkers who make twice as much as you. How can you renegotiate your salary without coming off as entitled and greedy? [Thanks to The Connector’s Advantage author Michelle Tillis Lederman for her help with this one!]
Your dad lives remotely with a partner who's generally abusive toward him, with health problems that make it difficult for her to be left alone for long periods of time. This means she either comes with him when he visits (complaining the whole time and making everyone miserable), or she stays home and texts or calls incessantly to berate him the whole time. How can you help him work up the nerve to end this obviously unhappy relationship?
How do you get over the anger and confusion brought on by the ex who ghosted you with zero explanation after a year-long relationship — especially when his thirst-trap photos keep showing up in your dating app?
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912: Matthew Dunn | Iranian Hit Squads in the UK and US Oct 19, 2023

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Why are Iranian hit squads operating in the UK and even the US? Former MI6 intelligence officer and spy novelist Matthew Dunn shares his inside info here!

What We Discuss with Matthew Dunn:

Iranian hit squads are operating in the UK, the US, and other Western nations, threatening to kidnap, torture, and kill Iranians living abroad who are critical of the current regime.
These hit squads are not expendable cannon fodder — they’re usually composed of former members of the Iranian security forces and intelligence services who are seriously trained to get the job done.
This is not a new phenomenon — these hit squads have been working since the ’80s. But how have they kept themselves largely out of the public eye, and why have they suddenly become more active than ever before?
We’ll examine the threat these hit squads pose to their targets and the general population, and scrutinize whether or not Western intelligence agencies are taking them seriously enough to counter their efforts.
What function does MI6 serve in the post-Cold War landscape, and how does someone get invited to become part of its team?
And much more…

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