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501: Ed Calderon | Survival Secrets of a Drug War Veteran Part Two Apr 29, 2021

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Ed Calderon (@eds_manifesto) is a non-permissive environment specialist and combatives instructor with over 10 years of experience in counter-narcotics, organized crime investigation, and public safety in the northern border region of Mexico. [This is part two of a two-part episode. Find part one here!]

What We Discuss with Ed Calderon:

Three things that kept Ed from choosing the cartel life over law enforcement when it became a very real option.
Why there’s an eerie devotion to blasphemous, Church-condemned figures like death icon La Santa Muerte by the dispossessed and the deadly on both sides of the law.
What happens when different factions of law enforcement in the same area work for different cartels.
How occult practices that combine Catholic symbology with Aztec beliefs adapt to changing times and desperate characters.
Is Ed worried for his life after crossing some of the world’s most dangerous and vindictive people?
And much more…

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500: Ed Calderon | Survival Secrets of a Drug War Veteran Part One Apr 27, 2021

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What We Discuss with Ed Calderon:

How drug cartels infiltrate and take over towns, cities, and entire regions without fearing local law enforcement or even the military.
How US taxpayers fund limitless government corruption south of the border without any real accountability.
2020 has been the most deadly year in Mexico for cartel-related violence, and it's getting worse.
Not all mass graves found in Mexico are the result of cartel atrocities. The reality could be even more sinister.
Why cracking down on cartel crime is such a difficult (and life-threatening) proposition for would-be crusaders.
And much more...

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499: Preparing a Polyamorous Protection Plan | Feedback Friday Apr 23, 2021

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You're in a relationship with someone who's in an open marriage and all parties consent -- for now. But you want to be sure you don't get stuck with your state's tricky alien of affection law that could ruin your life if someone changes their mind. Aside from documenting all communication, how can you best prepare a polyamorous protection plan should your love triangle get bent out of shape and leave you and your property legally in peril? We'll tackle this and more here on 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!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/499

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

How can you best prepare a polyamorous protection plan should your love triangle get bent out of shape and leave you and your property legally in peril? [Thanks again to attorney and friend Corbin Payne for helping us with this one!]
Your intense, old-fashioned dad doesn't approve of your brother's girlfriend, which makes the arrival of their first child (and his first grandchild) somewhat bittersweet. On top of all this, he's hurt he was the last to find out. What can you do to facilitate communication between your dad and brother so this doesn't sour what should really be a happy occasion for the family?
How do you remain professional and open to networking when you've got annoying, creepy, and clueless clients abusing your business relationship as an unwelcome excuse to pursue something more intimate?
With some of our episodes including less-than-complimentary critiques about the governments of North Korea and China, are we ever worried about being targeted by their agents, and would we ever travel to either country again?
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498: Rob Dyrdek | Manufacturing Amazing with the Dyrdek Machine Apr 22, 2021

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Rob Dyrdek (@robdyrdek) is an entrepreneur, actor, producer, reality TV personality, and former professional skateboarder. He's the founder of venture creation studio Dyrdek Machine and host of the Build with Rob podcast.

What We Discuss with Rob Dyrdek:

How Rob negotiated with his parents to let him drop out of high school and become a professional skateboarder at age 16.
The lesson veteran skateboarder Neil Blender taught young Rob about knowing his range when taking a shot at doing something extraordinary.
How Rob hones the clarity to operate in what he calls "kill mode" by eliminating the stressors that keep him from living optimally.
What venture creation studio Dyrdek Machine is and how it's been built to efficiently launch meaningful businesses that stand the test of time and have an impact on the world.
How Rob has the uncanny ability to, as his friend Shane Nickerson says, put himself in a position where luck hits him.
And much more...

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497: David Kilgour | The Heartless Art of Forced Organ Harvesting Apr 20, 2021

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David Kilgour is a human rights activist, former lawyer, and Canadian politician. He is a Senior Fellow to the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights, and co-author of Bloody Harvest: Organ Harvesting of Falun Gong Practitioners in China.

What We Discuss with David Kilgour:

Who is targeted by the Chinese government for forced organ harvesting, and why?
How long has this illicit trade been going on, and who does it benefit?
How much does a healthy kidney, heart, or lung go for on this immoral market?
Who is Gao Zhisheng, and why is his story important?
How these atrocities have been brought to light and what efforts are being undertaken by the international community to put an end to them.
And much more...

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496: Schizophrenic Mother a Duty Like No Other | Feedback Friday Apr 16, 2021

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The schizophrenic mother with whom you've never had a great relationship is out of hospital and probably in need of high maintenance care. You feel guilty for saying so, but just being around her makes you want to leave town and disappear without leaving a forwarding address. Is there a way to ensure she's taken care of without taking on the burden of providing that care, and does it make you a terrible person for even wondering? We'll find answers to this and more here on Feedback Friday!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/496

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

How can you ensure your schizophrenic mother gets the care she needs without taking on a burden that eclipses your entire life?
Your cousin is in the middle of a divorce from an emotionally manipulative woman who is threatening to lie to the police that he's been abusing her -- which would threaten his DREAMer status and potentially send him back to the country where he was born but hasn't seen since he was nine (he's 29 now). Is there any legal protection he can pursue?
You're getting a divorce from your husband, who also happens to be your business partner. You don't want a stake in the business you helped build from the ground up, and you don't want money; you just want your dog and your truck, and you want to start a new life. But are you making a mistake to walk away with nothing?
As a high school teacher, you're worried the kids you teach to live in today's world won't have a place in a tomorrow operated increasingly by artificial intelligence. What will the future of work look like, and how can you best prepare your students for this potentially dystopian future? [Thanks to Allen and Shane from Allen Gannett and Shane Snow from the Creative Hotline podcast for helping us with this one!]
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495: Jon Acuff | The Surprising Solution to Overthinking Apr 15, 2021

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Jon Acuff (@jonacuff) is an Inc. Magazine Top 100 Leadership speaker, host of the All It Takes Is a Goal podcast, and author of multiple bestsellers. His latest book is Soundtracks: The Surprising Solution to Overthinking.

What We Discuss with Jon Acuff:

Jon defines a soundtrack as those repetitive thoughts that play automatically in your head that shape more of your choices than you know -- and this is why you need to curate your soundtrack.
Three questions to ask yourself if you want to identify a broken soundtrack that derails your ambitions -- and change it into one that goads you into action.
How you can flip a worry-inducing soundtrack into one that instills confidence.
Being prepared always leads to an action; overthinking always leads to more overthinking.
Something better to tell yourself than "Fake it 'til you make it" from the son of the guy who coined that phrase.
And much more...

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494: Rutger Bregman | Humankind: A Hopeful History Apr 13, 2021

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Rutger Bregman (@rcbregman) is a historian and author who has published five books on history, philosophy, and economics. His latest is New York Times bestseller Humankind: A Hopeful History.

What We Discuss with Rutger Bregman:

How crises like the London Blitz during WWII and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina tend to bring out the best in people rather than the worst.
Why a crisis that forces us to isolate rather than connect with each other as a way to cope (like the COVID-19 pandemic) may make some of us behave counter to this tendency, but not most.
The evidence that prevails against veneer theory -- the idea that humanity is only buffered from acting on its vilest and most selfish instincts by the thin veneer of civilization (perpetrated by those in power throughout human history).
The negativity bias vs. contact theory: how we can counter the effects of past bad experiences with others by increasing our exposure to diversity.
How a real-life Lord of the Flies incident disproved the thesis of William Golding's fictional counterpart and showed how six shipwrecked schoolkids cooperated to thrive on a remote island for more than a year.
And much more...

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493: Should You Sue Uncle Sam for Allegation Sham? | Feedback Friday Apr 09, 2021

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Your promising military career was derailed when former colleagues falsely accused you of wrongdoing to cover their own misdeeds. Even though the timeline proved that your alleged malfeasance would have been impossible and you were cleared of all charges, you missed promotions, eligibility cutoffs, special pay, and accompanying bonuses over the course of the lengthy investigation. Adding insult to these injuries is the message that your higher-ups have elected "not to go forward" with reinstating your qualifications and reimbursing you for your losses. So now you're wondering: should you sue Uncle Sam for this allegation sham?

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/493

On This Week's Feedback Friday, We Discuss:

Your military career was derailed by accusations of misconduct proven untrue, but you've been denied back pay or promotions due. Should you sue? [Thanks to attorney and friend Corbin Payne for helping us with this one!]
In an out-of-character lapse of judgment, your girlfriend got drunk, drove, hit a car, and got arrested. As a result, she may spend a year in prison. While you feel bad for her, you don't want to be pulled down by her bad choices. Should you stay or should you go?
In spite of the pandemic, your new business is thriving. Unfortunately, your mental health isn't, and establishing self-care boundaries with your workaholic business partner isn't panning out. Should you try to navigate the partnership for the sake of all you've built, or let it go for the sake of your sanity?
What's the best way to get your child to learn a second language at a young age?
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492: Michael Shermer | Why We Believe Weird Things Apr 08, 2021

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Michael Shermer (@michaelshermer) is the founder of Skeptic magazine and several books on the nature of belief. He’s the Director of The Skeptics Society, a non-profit dedicated to the promotion of science, reason, and critical thinking. He joins us to discuss why people believe weird things. [This is a rebroadcast that originally aired in 2016.]

What We Discuss with Michael Shermer: