The Human Behavior Podcast

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are talking about social media manipulation and extremist groups with their friend Dr. Carlos Vazquez. Dr. Carlos is an author and holds a doctorate in Psychology and a Master’s in Criminal Justice. He consults and lectures on Criminal Psychopathology, criminal organizations, and media manipulation. He is the author of the book  “Apocalyptic Psyc...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are discussing some recent, as well as some historical examples of how and when the 1st Amendment of the Constitution applies in certain situations.  We specifically talk about the recent story of a Louisville Police Officer who was forced to resign after an internal police department email was leaked and we compare that case to some other recent...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Dr. Colleen Richardson. Colleen is the chief of psychology at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Dallas, Texas and is also a veteran herself. Recently, Brian met Colleen in Salt Lake City at the funeral for his friend and fellow Marine veteran Tyler Bues. On August 25th of this year, Tyler, or “Blue” as many people called him,...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by their good friend Mike Siracuse. Mike is a Scientist, Pilot, Entrepreneur, Producer, and Information Theorist who has been serving our country both inside and outside the Department of Defense for several decades.  Mike has an amazing ability to draw on his vast array of life experiences which includes everything from being an enlis...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode Greg and Brian are discussing how your daily routines are necessary for accomplishing your goals but at the same time can cloud your judgment.  People on both ends of the experience scale, meaning people with a very HIGH level of experience and people with a very LOW level of experience, can often fall victim to their own biases. Some of the examples they discus...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by John Carughi, who is usually referred to as the “ Weapon Snatcher .” A few months ago John was working a security detail for a news station covering the riots in Seattle when he witnessed a looter break into a police car, steal the rifle from inside and then begin firing the weapon indiscriminately. John immediately sprang into acti...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are talking about a concept called “fake it till you make it” or also known as “acting as if.” Although this concept can be used successfully in certain situations, it can also give you a false sense of confidence in your abilities which can lead to you to “fight outside your weight class.” This way of thinking may also cause you to be more susce...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian are talking about the importance of understanding the CONTEXT surrounding your observations. This includes all of the information you take in on a daily basis whether that’s from a news article, a conversation you overheard, or a Facebook post from one of your friends.  Greg and Brian cover a number of topics today including confirmation bias, ho...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Brady Pesola. Brady is a Marine, Executive Protection Agent and he is the creator of The Gray Man Project which is a new initiative to provide information to the average person on Gray Man Theory, modern preparedness, personal security, family readiness, wilderness survival, and security consulting. Brady talks about his interpretat...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Air Force Veteran and Author Andy Brown. Andy is on the show to discuss his book “Warnings Unheeded” where he documents the events leading up to two seemingly unrelated tragedies that occurred when he was stationed at Fairchild Air Force Base in 1994.  The first event Andy talks about was the crash of a B-52 bomber that happened dur...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Captain Dale Dye.  Captain Dye is a famous actor, writer, technical advisor, and Marine combat veteran who has appeared in dozens of films, TV Shows, and documentaries. Capt. Dye revolutionized the way Hollywood portrayed the military when he became the Military Technical Advisor to Oliver Stone’s 1984 iconic war film Platoon, and h...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by strategic health and human performance expert Dr. Jannell MacAulay.  Dr. MacAulay is a combat veteran who served 20 years in the U.S. Air Force, as a pilot, commander, special operations consultant, international diplomat, and professionalism instructor. She currently serves as a Leadership and Human Performance consultant for the D...

Send us Fan Mail In today’s episode, Greg and Brian start by discussing the news of the Washington Redskins recent name change which leads into a broader discussion of how all words, and specifically names, can have a unique meaning to them that is often missed or misinterpreted.  They also address the most important factor in situations where words or names become offensive; the person's int...

Send us Fan Mail In today's episode, Greg and Brian are recapping some of the recent events from the 4th of July weekend and we explain how often times situations escalate beyond our control due to a simple lack of planning or misunderstanding about our own assumption of risk. Follow us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/HBPRA/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arcadia_cognerati/ YouTub...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Greg and Brian are discussing the recent case of a U.S. Army soldier who was arrested for planning an attack against his own unit. They dive into the topics of insider threats and group identity and discuss how they can lead to insider threat attacks. While recording this episode, Brian was live streaming to Facebook and they were able to get some great in...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, we are joined by High-Performance Psychologist Dr. Michael Gervais. Dr. Gervais is a nationally recognized expert on human performance and has helped Olympians, world-record holders, Fortune 500 companies, and many others, achieve high levels of performance through mindset training and coaching.  He is the co-founder of Compete To Create and hosts the Finding M...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by Psychologist Dr. JJ Walcutt.  JJ is a scientist, mom, thought-leader, and innovator who specializes in education, government, and military readiness. She holds a doctorate in psychology and has over 20 years of experience in research focused on training and education. Learn More about Dr. Walcutt here: https://www.teamjjusa.com Chec...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian start out with a recent Hollywood Scam that Brian was involved in. Greg and Brian explain HOW people fall for these types of schemes and how that relates to the current behavior we are seeing around the protests and the social media response that comes along with it. Stick around until the end when we put things in perspective by relating it to o...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are discussing some of the latest protests and rioting that have erupted in different cities across the United States. They talk about a number of issues including crowd dynamics, how people behave under stress, and how these situations spin out of control. Some of the topics discussed in this episode are: -Rage -How humans behave during stressfu...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode Greg and Brian are covering one of the concerns some of our listeners have addressed in the past and it falls under the theme of “what if I’m wrong?” Meaning, if I think I see something going on that I should tell someone about or even intervene in the situation, what if my observation is wrong? We dive into this topic and end up using a recent Waffle House exam...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Brian and Greg are discussing the recent case of Ahmaud Arbery who was shot and killed by two men who chased after him because they thought he was breaking into a home. Unlike most discussions about this case, Brian and Greg chose to stick to a LEGAL framework to analyze what occurred. Follow us on FaceBook: https://www.facebook.com/HBPRA/ Instagram: https://ww...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian answer some of the questions that our friend Walt asked us when we were on his podcast a few weeks ago. They also address some of the common questions we receive from other listeners. Greg and Brian will be discussing WHY people choose visible signs of structure or authority to lash out at as well as typical behavior regarding conformity and pani...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Greg and Brian are talking about how diminished cognitive performance under stressful conditions affects your decision making. We are using a recent example from Ohio where several teenagers in a stolen vehicle taunted police officers because they thought the officers weren’t going to chase them due to physical distancing policies.   In the episode, we cov...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode, Greg and Brian are going to be talking about the recent mass shooting in Nova Scotia, Canada. Please keep in mind that we recorded this episode on the morning of April 22nd when the details of the case were still being reported. During the episode, we explain how to conduct real-time predictive analysis during an in-progress situation so that even during a...

Send us Fan Mail On today’s episode, Greg and Brian are joined by retired Navy SEAL Master Chief Steve Drum.  During his 27 years of service, Steve developed and led high-performance teams in combat at every level in some of the most challenging and extreme environments imaginable.  As a speaker and consultant, Steve helps organizations such as; CDW, Horizon Therapeutics, Zurich Insurance, and 9 E...