The Jordan Harbinger Show

Robin Dreeke ( @rdreeke ) is the retired head of The FBI Behavioral Analysis Program and co-author of Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agent's User Manual for Behavior Prediction and The Code of Trust: An American Counterintelligence Expert's Five Rules to Lead and Succeed . What We Discuss with Robin Dreeke: People can be relied on to act in their own best interest (from their perspective, not you...

Gabriel Mizrahi  ( @GabeMizrahi ) joins us for this deep dive exploring the ups and downs of COVID-19 pandemic life and how to make the most of quarantine to emerge better, not beaten, from the experience. [Featured photo by  Kari Shea ] What We Discuss with Gabriel Mizrahi: While you may not be able to control how long the pandemic lasts, you can control your response to it —  is there opportunit...

Your unstable roommate physically attacked you over an argument about laundry, and then she filed a protection from abuse order against you! Now even your family doesn't seem to believe your side of things, and abuse hotlines seem to dismiss you immediately because of your Y chromosome. Even though you're in debt, should you get a lawyer to defend you in case she tries to extort you through the le...

ZDoggMD ( @ZDoggMD ) [aka Zubin Damania] is a physician, assistant professor, comedian, Internet personality, musician, founder of Turntable Health , and host of The ZDoggMD Show . What We Discuss with ZDoggMD: No, COVID-19 wasn't cooked up in a lab somewhere to wreak havoc on the world's populace at the behest of elite politicians and scientists. No, COVID-19 is not "activated" by wearing face ma...

Jordan shares the seedier side of his origin story -- from hacking phones and buying pizza with fake credit card numbers to catching online predators and understanding the fundamentals of social engineering -- with Jack Rhysider ( @JackRhysider ) of Darknet Diaries . [Featured art by habblesthecat ] What Jordan and Jack Discuss: What Jordan learned about the mysterious workings of the adult mind w...

Out of work since late last year, you were finally making progress on the job hunt until COVID-19 locked everything down. Now you've been making connections and finding opportunities on LinkedIn that seem promising. The problem is, your spouse is nervous that anything you post there will somehow hurt your chances for getting a job; it seems her resentment that you're not working -- added to the co...

General Martin Dempsey ( @Martin_Dempsey ) is a retired Army general who served as the 18th chairman of the Joint Chiefs for four years during the Obama administration, and the author of No Time for Spectators: The Lessons That Mattered Most from West Point to The West Wing . What We Discuss with General Martin Dempsey: Why learning how to follow is as much of a skill as leadership. That character...

Dan Heath is a Senior Fellow at Duke University's CASE center, which supports entrepreneurs who are fighting for social good. He is the co-author of four New York Times bestsellers, and his latest book is Upstream: The Quest to Solve Problems Before They Happen . What We Discuss with Dan Heath: How many problems in our lives and in society are we tolerating simply because we’ve forgotten that we c...

You've never thought of yourself as a doormat, but you've just found it easier to meet people halfway and go with the flow rather than waste your energy on something stupid or trivial. So how do you pick your battles -- especially while everyone who's been following the advice of medical professionals to stay home during the pandemic is feeling a little cooped up and abrasive right now? We'll tack...

Thomas Kostigen ( @kostigen ) is a New York Times bestselling author and journalist. His latest book is Hacking Planet Earth: How Geoengineering Can Help Us Reimagine the Future . What We Discuss with Thomas Kostigen: What is geoengineering , how is it being used today, and what forms will it take with rapidly developing technology? Why those who stand to be the first victims of climate disenfranc...

Brian Keating ( @DrBrianKeating ) is a professor of physics and astronomy at the University of California San Diego, host of the Into the Impossible podcast, and the author of Losing the Nobel Prize: A Story of Cosmology, Ambition, and the Perils of Science’s Highest Honor . What We Discuss with Brian Keating: What compelled dynamite inventor Alfred Nobel to annually reward outstanding contributio...

Did your long-term significant other really dump you because they believed you were "faking" the symptoms of COVID-19 coronavirus, or was the lily-livered sidewinder just looking for a convenient excuse to end it? This and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Jason DeFillippo ( @jpdef ) banter and take your comments and que...

Jim Kwik ( @jimkwik ) hosts the Kwik Brain podcast and is the author of Limitless -- Upgrade Your Brain, Learn Anything Faster, Unlock Your Exceptional Life . What We Discuss with Jim Kwik: Why it's a L.I.E. that your intelligence is fixed and the person you were at age eight is the same person you are today and the same person you'll be tomorrow. Why genius is not born, it’s built -- and it leave...

Jonna Mendez is a former chief of disguise in the CIA's Office of Technical Service, and co-author of The Moscow Rules: The Secret CIA Tactics That Helped America Win the Cold War . What We Discuss with Jonna Mendez: What was it like to work as a heavily surveilled CIA operative in the Soviet Union at the height of the Cold War? Why did the United States have to rebuild its embassy in Moscow from...

You have a family history of addiction, and now your clinically depressed little brother is using drugs and alcohol to a degree that goes well beyond rebellious teenage mischief. With parental guidance being nonexistent, can you do something, or is your brother a lost cause? We'll try to address this and more here on Feedback Friday. And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @Jord...

David Epstein ( @DavidEpstein ) has worked as an investigative reporter for ProPublica and a senior writer for Sports Illustrated . He is the author of the number-one New York Times bestseller Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World . What We Discuss with David Epstein: What are the pros and cons of specialization and generalization ? Why sacrificing depth for breadth in the learning...

Julie Gerberding is the former director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and administrator of the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR). What We Discuss with Julie Gerberding: What makes COVID-19 so uniquely dangerous compared to other diseases and would-be pandemics we've encountered in the past century? Is staying six feet away from other people rea...

With big changes afoot thanks to technological advances and the need to adapt in a COVID-19 world, what skills should you consider picking up, and what jobs will exist in the new economy that you can prepare to fill? This and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Jason DeFillippo ( @jpdef ) banter and take your comments and...

Michele Rigby Assad ( @michelerigassad ) is an international security consultant, trainer, and author of Breaking Cover: My Secret Life in the CIA and What It Taught Me about What’s Worth Fighting For . What We Discuss with Michele Rigby Assad: Is working undercover for the CIA as exciting as it looks in the movies? How does an isolated Florida girl grow up to be a CIA operative in the Arab world?...

Ozan Varol is a rocket scientist turned award-winning law professor and bestselling author -- which makes him perfectly poised to share the wisdom found in his latest book, Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life . What We Discuss with Ozan Varol: How to apply first-principles thinking in your life. How you can reverse your own processes to...

While we're trying to avoid talking directly about the current pandemic, there's no doubt COVID-19 is clearly crushing careers. Gretchen Rubin helps us ensure we can still be productive during this time. Also, Dorie Clark joins us to talk a teenager through coming out as gay a non-supportive environment. We have a lot happening here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jorda...

Kevin Systrom ( @kevin ) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Mike Krieger. This is part two of a two-part episode. Make sure to catch part one here ! What We Discuss with Kevin Systrom: How Kevin and Mike made decisions at Instagram to best avoid project-crippling bottlenecks. Why checking yourself is a good way to ensure that you are less likely to wrec...

Kevin Systrom ( @kevin ) is a computer programmer and entrepreneur who co-founded Instagram in 2010 with Mike Krieger. This is part one of a two-part episode. Look out for part two later this week! What We Discuss with Kevin Systrom: Why founding a startup now is probably easier for the average aspiring entrepreneur than ever before. What famous brands have pivoted radically from their origins to...

A brain tumor had doctors guessing you should have died five years ago, but hard work and luck have reduced it by 50 percent and arrested its progress. Would it be wishful thinking to start long-term planning and getting your life back on track? We'll tackle this and more here on Feedback Friday! And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger ( @JordanHarbinger ) and Jason DeFillippo ( @...

Isaac Lidsky ( @isaaclidsky ) is the only blind person to serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. He's also an entrepreneur, he was once a child actor on a popular '90s sitcom, and now he's the bestselling author of Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly . What We Discuss with Isaac Lidsky: Why Isaac Lidsky considers going blin...