The Re-engineered You

What’s the most important ingredient for making a good first impression? Is it body language? Is it the value you project? And will someone please tell us what to do with our hands?!

We all need to be tough in life. But how far can we take ‘tough’ before we’re just being mean? What about tough CEO’s? When do we get to blame them for bullying?

Contrary to popular belief, money can buy happiness. But according to science you’re probably shopping in the wrong aisle.

We can never really know how others see us. But with some awareness and the right tools, we can get pretty darn close. Today’s episode; Self Perception!

If the surgeon general can’t decipher his ER bill, what chance do we have? Well, today, we’ll learn to speak “hospitalese” together.

All great artists, creators, composers, and inventors have their obsession. But how far is too far? And how do we channel obsession into rewarding passion?

Napoleon is a hot, incomprehensible mess of a film, but you should still watch it. After learning these important historic facts.

If you’re truly nice, then you’re treated like a doormat. And if you’re fake-nice, then it means you want something. So, are there any benefits at all to being nice in this life?

How do you know when you’ve reached the peak? The peak of your career? The peak of mastery? The peak of your relationship…?

Making friends in college was easy. Lend someone your lecture notes, and you have an ally for life. So why is it so hard to make friends as adults? And how do we keep them?

Joan Crawford was mocked for becoming Pepsi’s spokeswoman, and Orson Welles was chased to Spain for political opinions. What changed for celebrity endorsements?

Celebrities online are doing less and less entertaining, and more and more product peddling and brand management. How much is this hurting public trust?

What are people attracted to? What is ‘chemistry’ in attraction? Is it pheremonse? Is it fate? Is it magic? We’ll also cover studies that explore whether attractive people are naturally meaner than the rest of us.

Career-wise, it pays to play it safe. Which could explain why we’re socially primed to hold each other back, especially when we think someone “isn’t ready”

Did you know that the quickest indicator of your socioeconomic class is in the way you speak? And that hiring managers will base your salary on your class? Yay classism!

Dolly Parton forgave Porter Wagoner for controlling her creatively, for suing her for millions, and for slandering her. But how she forgave him is perhaps the most important part.

Ronald Reagan nearly died from a bullet to the chest, and the shooter showed zero remorse. So why would Reagan forgive his would-be assassin immediately?

Love makes us do crazy things. But exactly how far should we let our crush get out of hand? Sending chocolates and flowers? Unsolicited genital pictures? Trenchcoat, wig, and duct-tape...?

Major publishers have been caught trying to pass off artificially generated art and articles as man-made. How long until they fire their creative teams entirely?

Quitting should be the easiest thing in the world. So why does it take us so long to throw in the towel? And is there an obvious sign when it’s time to bail?

Is all the hatred toward baby boomers justified economically and politically? Or is this another case of Millenials and Gen Z being jealous and lazy?

It’s the final straw that breaks the camel’s back...but how many straws can we take? How bad is day-to-day stress for us, really, compared to the big life events?

Is Michael Jordan truly ‘competitive’? Or was he just a jerk with an amazing mid-court game? Is there even such a thing as ‘competitive instinct’?

Does it pay, financially, to be the bad guy? Do miserable people live longer? Because in today's political and business world, it sure seems like it.

LIV Golf has acquired the PGA. So why is a sports merger about to change American politics? And why are Saudi golf managers paying off Washington lobbyists?