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You were on point all week. Then somebody brought cookies to the office, you had one, and the whole day was shot. So you finished the box and swore you'd start fresh Monday.   So why didn't you?   Coach Steph and I break down why calling foods "good" and "bad" keeps you stuck in the overeat-and-restart cycle, and what to do about it starting today.   In it, you'll hear:   The milkshake study showing one "broken" rule can make a dieter eat more than someone who's never dieted Why banning ice cream from the house makes it the only thing you can think about Steph's litmus test for spotting a food rule pretending to be a value How to bring your trigger foods back without it turning into a free-for-all   Skeptical? Good. Give it 30 days, then tell me it doesn't work.  

Feel to Heal with Sharyn Nichols  In this episode of Feel to Heal, Sharyn introduces The Fifth Agreement by Don Miguel Ruiz and Don Jose Ruiz: Be skeptical, but learn to listen. After exploring The Four Agreements, this episode invites listeners to go one step deeper by questioning the beliefs, stories, and inner voices they have inherited. So many of the thoughts we carry about ourselves were never consciously chosen. They were learned, absorbed, repeated, and eventually mistaken for truth. Sharyn explores how healthy skepticism can help us loosen our grip on old conditioning without becoming cynical or closed off. She also explains why deep listening is essential: listening to ourselves, to others, and to life with curiosity instead of judgment. This episode is a gentle invitation to stop believing every thought, question the stories that limit you, and listen for the truth beneath the noise. 5 Key Takeaways Many beliefs about your worth, needs and identity were absorbed from family, culture and past experiences rather than consciously chosen. Healthy skepticism is not cynical or dismissive; it is a gentle curiosity that asks whether an old story is actually the whole truth. Words, gestures and other symbols are interpreted through personal history, which is why two people can experience the same conversation very differently. Your inner critic may be an outdated recording shaped by people who carried their own fears, wounds and judgments. Healing begins when you create space between yourself and the story by remembering that you do not have to believe everything you think.   Feel To Heal: A Guide to Feeling, Healing, and Living from the Truth of Who You Are    Author Sharyn Nichols   Amazon.com – https://www.amazon.com/dp/1997615312 Amazon.ca – https://www.amazon.ca/dp/1997615312     ~ More About Feel to Heal with Sharyn Nichols ~  Sharyn Nichols is a Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist, Speaker, and Wellness Practitioner with more than 30 years of experience helping individuals create lasting emotional well-being. By combining evidence-based therapy, mindfulness, somatic practices, and Human Design, she empowers clients to regulate their nervous systems, break unhealthy patterns, and cultivate greater self-awareness, resilience, and inner peace. Known for her compassionate, grounded approach, Sharyn creates a safe space for healing, growth, and transformation. She helps clients move beyond stress, emotional overwhelm, and survival mode to build deeper self-trust, healthier relationships, and a life guided by intention rather than reaction. If you're ready to reconnect with your authentic self and experience lasting change, Sharyn will help you discover what's truly possible.    FeelToHeal.com   https://feeltoheal.com/    Email   sharynnichols@feeltoheal.com    YouTube   www.youtube.com/@sharynnicholsFeelToHeal    LinkedIn   www.linkedin.com/in/sharyn-nichols-20526a95/    Instagram   www.instagram.com/feeltohealwithsharyn_    Facebook   www.facebook.com/FeelToHealwithSharyn       TikTok   www.tiktok.com/@sharynnichols   Feel To Heal with Sharyn Nichols: https://www.inspiredchoicesnetwork.com/podcast/feel-to-heal-with-sharyn-nichols/

Do divorced dads always lose the kids and half their stuff in court? On Skeptical Sunday, Nick Pell shares how he got 50-50 custody and child support!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Nick Pell!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1388On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:Family court's rep as a kangaroo court run by man-hating judges is a relic of the '80s. Every state now has gender-neutral custody and child support laws, "best interests of the child" is the North Star, and effective 50-50 parenting is increasingly the norm — not the exception.Accusations aren't evidence — and judges have heard them all before, probably that very morning. Without receipts like police reports or documented incidents, divorce-day abuse claims rarely stick, and calling your ex an "abusive narcissist" may sink your credibility, not theirs.The real villain isn't anti-father bias — it's billable hours. A roughly $50 billion divorce industry rewards lawyers who stoke emotions and feed the sunk-cost fallacy, turning a few-grand, few-month settlement into a six-figure, two-year slog that bleeds everyone dry.Many dads lose before the opening bell — they swallow the horror stories, panic at a bluffed custody evaluation, and fold. Meanwhile, "family court reform" activists want allegations treated as true until proven false, flipping innocent-until-proven-guilty on its head.How do you stand a chance at winning? Lawyer up fast, and pick one who favors a cooperative settlement over a bloodbath. Document everything, stay involved in your kid's life, and keep communication BIFF: brief, informative, factual, firm. Courts reward the calm adult in the room, so be that adult.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: CookUnity: 50% off first week: cookunity.com/jordan or code JORDANMint Mobile: Shop plans at mintmobile.com/jhsZenni: 15% off your first order: zenni.com/podcast, code PODCAST15ZipRecruiter: Learn more at ziprecruiter.com/jordanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We start by Pontus correcting himself on numbers he uttered, then we contemplate whether the recent Russian election results hold water. In TWISH we celebrate the real giant of science Michael Faraday commemorating his brilliant method to prove the ideomotor phenomenon. Then we turn to the news:INTERNATIONAL: a 'Godzilla level' el Niño coming up?UK: Meta deepfake safeguards deemed “fundamentally inadequate” by own Oversight BoardUK: 'Blade runners': Conspiracy theorists are destroying traffic scannersThis week's Really Wrong Award goes to Kent Ekeroth of Sweden Democrats for blaming election defeat on 'voting cattle'Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-550.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:15:52 TWISH0:27:30 News0:44:02 Really Wrong0:51:32 Quote0:53:30 Outro0:54:45 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September 23, 2026; President Trump's White House press ban faced skeptical questions at an emergency court hearing. MS NOW's Ari Melber breaks down what happened. Plus, Republicans distance themselves from Trump as the midterm elections draw closer. The New York Times' Michelle Goldberg joins. To listen to this show and other MS podcasts without ads, sign up for MS NOW Premium on Apple Podcasts. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Something is coming, and I am not ready. That thought shows up at the gas pump, in the war headlines, and in the backseat question about whether robots are taking over. In this episode of The Thought Vault, I go straight into the rabbit hole I have been in for three years now. Oil, the Strait of Hormuz, recession forecasts that contradict each other, AI layoff numbers that say two opposite things at once, super intelligence, and whether my kids will even learn to drive.Then I take all of it to Scripture. Ecclesiastes says there is nothing new under the sun. Jesus, asked about the end of the world, opens with a warning about deception and a command not to be alarmed. And Joseph, handed seven years of warning, does not build a bunker.This is a Sanctified and Skeptical episode. Faith at the foundation. Curiosity about everything else.In this episode* What the data actually says about oil, gas, recession odds, and AI layoffs, and why the people paid to know do not agree* How economic numbers get weighted, and why two unemployment rates can both be “true”* Why the Luddites in 1811, Keynes in 1930, and an automation memo to the President in 1964 all sound like this morning* C.S. Lewis on living in an atomic age, and the line about frightened sheep* The two commands Jesus gives in one breath in Matthew 24* The Headline Test, three questions for any alarming story* Joseph in Genesis 41, and why preparation became generosity instead of a bunker* Three practical responses for a season you cannot predictTimestamps* 00:00 Something Is Coming* 00:43 Pharaoh's Troubling Dream* 01:34 Welcome to Thought Vault* 02:47 Bubble vs Bunker* 05:11 War, Oil, and Prices* 06:33 Recession Signals and Confusion* 08:03 AI, Jobs, and Data Fog* 11:03 Kids, College, and Driving* 14:23 Nothing New Under the Sun* 18:56 Jesus: Stay Alert, Don't Panic* 20:22 The Headline Test* 22:58 Joseph Stores for Famine* 24:57 Cast Bread, Keep Sowing* 26:43 Three Practical Responses* 28:35 Final Charge: Plant AnywayThe Headline TestThree questions to ask before an alarming headline gets into your nervous system:* What does this source want me to feel, and who benefits if I feel it?* If this is completely true, what would I actually do differently this week? If the answer is nothing, put it down.* What has God already said about this?Three practical responses* Test what you take in. Put a fence around the news. Pick a time, pick your sources, and stop letting the feed pick them for you.* Store in the good years. Time, energy, relationships, skills, money. Steward it the way Joseph did, steadily, before you need it.* Keep planting. Have the conversation. Start the project. Give generously. A seed planted in an uncertain year is still a seed.Scripture referenced* Genesis 41:8, 41:16, 41:57 (Pharaoh's dream and Joseph's storehouse)* Ecclesiastes 1:9 (nothing new under the sun)* Ecclesiastes 11:1-6 (cast your bread upon the waters, sow in the morning)* Isaiah 46:9-10 (declaring the end from the beginning)* Matthew 24:4-6 (see that no one leads you astray, see that you are not alarmed)* Romans 12:2 (the renewing of your mind)Subscribe free. This week's Bold Life article goes after the inside version of this, the loop in your own head that keeps you watching instead of planting. It is free to read, and subscribing is where this conversation keeps going between episodes.The Book Club is back, and it is for paid subscribers. Starting Monday, October 5, we are reading Gentle and Lowly by Dane Ortlund together in the private community. It is a book about the heart of Christ toward people who are still in process. Not people who finished. Not people who optimized. People in the middle of it. Grab a copy this week, physical if you can, because you are going to want to underline it. Upgrade to paid to join us.Then tell me in the comments: what have you stopped planting because you have been watching the wind? I read every one, and I will go deeper on any of this if you ask.Also mentionedThe International Energy Agency on the Strait of Hormuz disruption. Challenger, Gray and Christmas layoff data through August. Anthropic and Stanford research on entry-level hiring. The Luddites (1811). John Maynard Keynes on technological unemployment (1930). The 1964 automation memo. C.S. Lewis, “On Living in an Atomic Age” (1948).Note on the numbers: these were current as of September and this data moves weekly. Run the Headline Test on all of it, including the research from the AI companies. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit emilyvermillion.substack.com/subscribe

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Tim Palmer is not a quantum computing skeptic from the outside. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society, a CBE, an IPCC lead author, and the inventor of probabilistic ensemble forecasting — techniques now used in every major weather prediction center on Earth. He did his PhD in general relativity under Roger Penrose. When someone with that profile publishes a peer-reviewed paper in PNAS arguing that the entire fault-tolerant quantum computing roadmap may rest on a mathematical assumption that is subtly and profoundly wrong, it is worth paying close attention. The timing matters. The quantum computing industry is spending billions on the assumption that standard quantum mechanics scales indefinitely — that if you can build enough error-corrected qubits, Shor's algorithm will eventually factor RSA-2048. Palmer's RaQM framework, reviewed by leading quantum foundations researchers including Lucien Hardy and Nicolas Gisin, makes a concrete, falsifiable prediction that this assumption will fail somewhere between 200 and 1,000 error-corrected qubits. That falsification window is opening right now. This episode is for anyone who cares about the foundations of quantum mechanics, the long-term viability of fault-tolerant quantum computing, or the rare pleasure of watching a serious scientist put a real stake in the ground. What We Get Into Why Palmer left general relativity and came back to quantum foundations decades later — the conceptual thread connecting chaos theory, climate forecasting, and the geometry of quantum state space What Rational Quantum Mechanics actually proposes — specifically, why Palmer argues that Hilbert space should be defined over rational numbers rather than the full continuum of complex numbers, and what that means physically The information-theoretic argument for a qubit ceiling — why, in RaQM, the information content of n entangled qubits grows linearly with n rather than exponentially, and why that creates a hard conflict with the quantum Fourier transform above a few hundred qubits Why the 2022 Nobel Prize did not prove non-locality — Palmer's careful distinction between "Bell's inequality is violated" (experimentally established) and "the world is non-local" (an interpretation), and why that distinction matters enormously How gravity enters the picture — Palmer's argument, drawing on Penrose-style thinking, that gravity is the physical mechanism responsible for discretizing Hilbert space, and how that determines the numerical qubit ceiling Why the ceiling is technology-dependent but bounded absolutely — how Palmer estimates ~400 qubits for current photonic technology and argues that no technology, however exotic, can push the limit above ~1,000 What happens to Shor's algorithm specifically — why the quantum Fourier transform is the precise point of failure, and what that means for RSA encryption and the post-quantum cryptography transition The optimistic read on a potentially negative result — Palmer's argument that a fundamental discovery about quantum mechanics, even one that limits quantum computing, could open doors we cannot yet imagine, in the same way general relativity eventually gave us GPS Resources & Links Guest Tim Palmer — Oxford Department of Physics — Full publication list, including the RaQM paper and prior quantum foundations work Royal Society Fellow Profile: Professor Tim Palmer CBE FRS — Official Fellow profile covering Palmer's career from ensemble forecasting to quantum foundations Oxford Quantum Institute: Tim Palmer — Confirms Palmer's affiliation with OQI Papers & Articles "Rational Quantum Mechanics: Testing Quantum Theory with Quantum Computers" — PNAS (March 2026) — The primary paper discussed in this episode; the full RaQM proposal with the qubit-ceiling prediction arXiv preprint: "Rational Quantum Mechanics: Testing Quantum Theory with Quantum Computers" (Feb 2026) — Full preprint version with acknowledgements and references arXiv preprint: "Solving the Mysteries of Quantum Mechanics: Why Nature Abhors a Continuum" (Feb 2026) — Companion paper laying out the philosophical and mathematical case for RaQM; good starting point for the conceptual argument Oxford Physics News: "Rational Quantum Mechanics — A New Theory of Quantum Physics" (March 17, 2026) — Oxford's official press release; accessible summary of RaQM and its implications IAI TV: "New Theory Argues Quantum Physics Must Abandon Irrational Numbers and the Continuum" (May 2026) — Palmer's own popular-audience explanation of RaQM; a good read before or after the episode IAI TV: "Chaos Theory Eliminates Quantum Uncertainty" — Palmer's accessible argument that quantum uncertainty is epistemic rather than fundamental The Quantum Insider: "Is RSA Safe? New Study Argues Quantum Computers Face a Hard Ceiling" (March 2026) — Industry-facing coverage of RaQM's implications for cryptography PostQuantum.com: "The 1,000-Qubit Ceiling That Probably Isn't" (April 2026) — Skeptical technical rebuttal of RaQM's qubit-ceiling prediction; worth reading alongside the paper ECMWF Festschrift: "Tim's Adventures in Quantum Mechanics" (April 2026) — Palmer's own account of his transition from meteorology to quantum foundations; illuminating backstory arXiv: "Quantum Computers for Weather and Climate Prediction: The Good, the Bad and the Noisy" (Tennie & Palmer, 2022) — Palmer's earlier, more optimistic assessment of quantum computing for climate modeling; an interesting counterpoint to RaQM's ceiling prediction Further Reading The Primacy of Doubt — Oxford University Press — Palmer's 2022 trade book synthesizing chaos, climate, and quantum uncertainty; accessible entry point to his broader thinking 214 is a delightful bonus to the conversation, a short story by Noel Gorelick that imagines what might happen if RaQM turns out to be true. 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The map says oasis; the aisles say Doritos. This Skeptical Sunday, Jessica Wynn explains why grocery stores failed to fix how low-income neighborhoods eat.Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Jessica Wynn!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1385On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:A 'food desert' is the USDA's label for a low-income neighborhood where hundreds of people live over a mile from a large grocery store — too far, the theory goes, so they eat worse. Build a store and diets improve. Yet billions of dollars later, most residents were already driving past one to shop elsewhere.Distance was never the driver — equalizing access and prices closes just nine to ten percent of the diet gap. The rest is preference, and preference isn't fixed taste; it's learned from culture, marketing, price, and stress. West Harlem got a great supermarket 15 years ago, yet obesity stayed high.The same government building stores to fix diets spends roughly $9 billion a year subsidizing crops like corn and soy — the raw material for syrup, seed oils, and cheap meat. Fresh produce gets under ten percent. No wonder a pint of blueberries costs more than a family-size bag of Blue Takis.The sharper problem isn't the desert but the swamp — neighborhoods saturated with fast food, dollar stores, and junk promotions. Counties with the worst swamp scores saw 77% higher obesity-related cancer deaths. A store can even be a mirage: it's there, but the shelves are mostly Doritos.You can't buy health by proximity, but you can build it through knowledge. Don't abandon the food you love; adjust it. Swap corn oil for olive, tweak a method, make one familiar dish a little healthier. Preference is learned, which means it can be relearned, starting now.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!Connect with Jessica Wynn at Instagram (and Instagram!), and subscribe to her newsletters: Between the Lines and Where the Shadows Linger!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Xero: One month of Xero for free: xero.comOrion: 15% off: orionsleep.com/jordanCastbox: Find, organize, and subscribe to the world's best podcasts: castbox.fmFlyKitt: 15% off: flykitt.com, code JORDANSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Detroit attorney Todd Perkins, a former mayoral candidate, explains why, as a Black voter, he's skeptical of U.S. Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed, but will probably vote for him — although reluctantly.Appearing Friday as a panelist on the podcast "The Week That Was," Perkins said one of the issues that bothers him was when El-Sayed was part of the "uncommitted" voters' movement in Michigan in the February 2024 presidential primary, when President Joe Biden was the candidate. A key issue was U.S. support of Israel. There were 101,623 "uncommitted" votes in the Michigan primary.In the general election, El-Sayed endorsed Kamala Harris for president, though some thought he had already done damage to the party."I'm kind of conflicted...I'm a lifelong Democrat and I remain a Democrat, but you know the the problem I have with El Sayed, I'm still stuck on this uncommitted shit that happened several years back. And now we need to coalesce, and you want my you want my vote now," Perkins said."You set the house on fire and then you want to come in and act like you're putting out the fire...And then I have...I really have a freaking problem too in the commercials and how he engages Black people. So, he engages the White construct in a way that's intelligent and everything and then I see this commercial where he's sitting there playing Aretha Franklin and he's dancing a jig.""And then he's got a sign, he doesn't even speak. He points to a sign about benefits and then he's dancing some more and then some more benefits. I'm frickin insulted.""What I'm upset about...the reality is, I'm probably going to have to vote for this guy because I do believe in closing ranks.""Where I get upset with...Black people in our entire community is that we do not coalesce on issues and we lose and we fracture our ability to have power." (Perkins talks about this at the 36:15 mark of the video below.)Besides Perkins, Friday's panelists for the podcast included host Saeed Khan; attorneys Steve Fishman, Bill Seikaly and Joel Sklar; community and labor activist Barb Ingalls; veteran journalist Nancy Derringer; and Deadline Detroit co-founder Allan Lengel.They also talk about skyrocketing gas prices, artificial intelligence, the imbalanced Supreme Court, the one-man debate on Fox 2 and more.

For over a decade we have mispronounced a certain publisher's name (duh!) but it's never too late to learn… The Swedish election results are more or less in, and hopefully it's a sign of reason that the party spreading the most disinformation lost almost 15% of their seats in parliament. In TWISH we hear the mesmerizing story about Jean Sylvain Bailly who was a French astronomer, mathematician, freemason, and political leader of the early part of the French Revolution.Then we turn to the news:SWEDEN: Measles outbreakAUSTRIA: Michael Frass gets his retracted article re-publishedINTERNATIONAL: New site has started to measure imbalance in mediaWe then have a Who's Quacking? from AfD in Germany and hand out a Really Wrong Award to the UK parliament.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-549.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:51 Greetings0:08:18 TWISH0:17:35 News0:36:33 Who's Quacking?0:41:14 Really Wrong0:46:00 Quote0:47:46 Outro0:49:09 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Have you ever walked into a home and immediately felt comfortable — or walked into a beautiful room that somehow felt wrong? Beth Dodson explores why with Lisa Morton, a designer and certified feng shui master teacher with 20+ years of experience. Lisa demystifies the 4,000-year-old practice as a grounded "art and science of arrangement": color affects the nervous system, lighting affects mood, and furniture placement shapes how we connect. They cover the front door as the "mouth of Qi," the walk-in-like-a-stranger exercise, clutter as a subconscious ping, the five elements, the command position for beds and desks, why you shouldn't sleep on top of a to-do list, and one powerful weekend project: love on the center of your home. Skeptics get a challenge too — give it six weeks. Key Topics & Timestamps (00:41) — Why do some homes just feel right? Beth opens with the question everyone has experienced: a room can look beautiful but feel off — and the flow, light, colors, clutter, and furniture may be influencing how you feel and function. (02:29) — What feng shui actually is First off: it's not Chinese food (yes, Lisa's been asked). It's a 4,000-year-old art and science of arrangement — examining whether your home is supporting your stress relief, sleep, and focus, or working against them. (03:53) — The HGTV-ready home that wasn't supporting her Lisa's own story: a designer, photo-shoot-perfect home during a period of anxiety and overwhelm — with the wrong colors, patterns, and imagery. Beautiful, but "just pretty to look at." (05:42) — Quick tips vs. going deep Easy fixes genuinely improve a space, but concrete life shifts require looking at your specific land, layout, lifestyle, and goals — your single-story home with two dogs is not your neighbor's two-story with five kids. (06:45) — The book exercise Beth loves From Aligned at Home: a short guided walk through your own front door, noticing where your eyes go and how you feel — revealing both your goals and your guests' first impression. (07:57) — The front door is the mouth of Qi Energy, opportunities, friendships, and job offers enter here. Keep it fresh: clean rug, pretty wreath, no squeaky hinges. Then walk around the block and re-enter as if you've never been there — what's the first thing your eyes land on? (09:44) — Actually use your front door Garage-door people, take note: hang the dog leash or keep your sneakers in the coat closet so your daily walk moves that front door. An unused door keeps opportunities standing outside. (10:11) — This isn't woo — it's grounded Color affects the nervous system, lighting affects mood (February crankiness is real), and furniture arrangement shapes conversation. A sofa across the room from a lone chair is not an intimate setup. (11:48) — Beth's fiery red sofas Beloved paprika-red sofas... and constant spats with her husband. "Little too spicy, little too fiery." Neutral sofas, happier marriage. Sometimes the fix is color; sometimes it's just rearranging the layout. (12:33) — Shop your home No remodel required. That blue throw pillow in the closet, the candlestick in the pantry — rearrange, repurpose, and shift how energy flows for free. (14:40) — Clutter, gently Clutter carries emotion — fear, holding on, "I might need this." Be kind to yourself, but make sure everything in your home is worthy of being there. Donate rather than landfill: do you really need nine coats, or would eight and a warm neighbor be better? (16:08) — One thing, not the whole house Skip the overwhelming weekend purge. Choose one thing that's blocking you — often that memory-laden box in the corner. Even forgotten clutter "pings" your subconscious like a phone notification. (19:01) — The five elements Wood, fire, earth, metal, water — how feng shui describes the world. Balance them by purpose: bedrooms and reading rooms want watery, earthy calm; kitchens and workout spaces want fire and wood energy. A beige, silent casino would be boring; a red, rock-music spa would be stressful. (21:58) — Bedroom: the command position Solid wall and headboard behind you, door visible off to the side (not directly across from your feet) — the ancient "mountain behind, valley in front." And clean out under your bed: one client was literally sleeping on top of unread books and unfinished photo albums — "sleeping on a to-do list." Others sleep over "the jeans I'll fit into someday." Lisa recommends nothing under the bed. (27:12) — Home office: routine, command, and focus Create a dedicated space — even a nook — and a physical open/close routine (blinds, lamp, chair) that trains your body into and out of work mode. Sit in the command position. And audit your field of view: cute trinkets directly behind your monitor are adorable distractions; move them to a side wall. (31:01) — The skeptic's challenge: six weeks Try the changes for six weeks — you can undo everything after. Lisa's clients call before the deadline: sleeping better, loving their home, finally watching movies together. Journal your emotions at the start and re-evaluate at the end. (32:44) — One thing to do this weekend: love on your center Using the Bagua map (nine energy centers laid over your floor plan), the centermost area connects to all the others. Find your home's center as a bird would see it, and make it beautiful: fresh flowers, a houseplant, swept floors, working bulbs, a scented candle. Lifting the center lifts every space. (34:34) — Bonus: feng shui your car The center console is your car's center — clear the junk, add a granola bar, a nice pen, and a bottle of water, and let it radiate out. (35:34) — Where to find Lisa PureLivingWithLisaMorton.com and @PureLivingWithLisaMorton on social — plus her podcast and her book Aligned at Home, available on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and wherever you get books. Key Takeaways Feng shui is grounded, not magic: color affects your nervous system, lighting affects mood, and furniture placement shapes connection. Your front door is the "mouth of Qi" — keep it fresh, and build a routine (dog walks, package pickup) that actually uses it. Shop your home before you shop the store: rearranging and repurposing shifts energy for free. Clear clutter gently — one blocking item at a time — because even forgotten clutter pings your subconscious. Ask whether every item is worthy of being in your home; donate what isn't. Sleep and work in the command position: solid wall behind, door visible to the side — and keep nothing under your bed. Balance the five elements by a room's purpose: calm elements for rest spaces, fiery ones for high-energy spaces. Skeptical? Give it six weeks and journal the before-and-after. This weekend: find the center of your home and love on it — it lifts the energy of every other space. Resources Mentioned Lisa Morton: PureLivingWithLisaMorton.com | @PureLivingWithLisaMorton on social media Aligned at Home by Lisa Morton — available on Amazon, BarnesandNoble.com, and wherever you get books (includes the front-door exercise Beth recommends) Feng Shui Living Podcast — Lisa's show HomeZada: Home inventory reminder — don't forget what's in cabinets, drawers, closets, and under beds  

Seth Andrews addresses an often unpopular reality: We're all human, and humans can be fooled. Check out some examples of popular links and memes (shared by progressives and atheists) that aren't tethered to sources or are outright lies.VIDEO of this speech.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/thethinkingatheist--3270347/support.

Landon Dickerson is being placed on injured reserve- the 94 WIP Morning Show talks about what it means for the Eagles. Some fans had a surprisingly negative reactions to the Eagles win even though Jalen Hurts looked good. (00:01:50) Eagles News and Dickerson Injury(00:06:25) Ritchie Analyzes Bone Bruises(00:09:50) Debating Negative Fan Reactions(00:14:40) Team Performance Ledger Breakdown(00:20:45) Ray Didinger Praises Jalen Hurts(00:25:30) Mahomes and NFL Week One(00:30:48) Sirianni on Special Teams Detail(00:36:07) Carson Wentz Redemption Poll(00:40:28) Best Nineties Movie Lines

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Welcome to another episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing, a podcast that asks young people about their journeys in manufacturing, how they intend to influence the industry and what they are looking for from an employer. For this episode, I welcome Bahir Usanmaz, a 26-year-old AI software engineer for Nordson Test & Inspection, a manufacturer of metrology and inspection systems and sensors for a range of industries, including automotive, energy, aerospace and medical. Usanmaz joined Nordson more than four years ago as a junior software engineer working on the company's Automatic X-ray Metrology product line. He now develops AI solutions used across multiple product lines. In this episode, Usanmaz discusses: • (1:03) How Gen Z is creating jobs• (4:18) Engineering skills that matter most in the modern era• (7:00) Why Gen Z is more skeptical of AI than older generations (9:20) The question that manufacturers should be asking about AI• (12:11) Why team fit matters more than individual skills.Please make sure to like and share this episode of Gen Z in Manufacturing. To view previous episodes, visit manufacturing.net. If you are a member of Gen Z and would like to discuss your experience in the manufacturing industry, please get in touch with me, Nolan Beilstein, at nolan@ien.com.

The housing crisis is real, but the villain isn't the one you think. Nick Pell nails down the real culprits here on Skeptical Sunday!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Nick Pell!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1381On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:The villain behind the housing affordability crisis isn't BlackRock. The scare stat that private equity owns 20% of single-family homes? The Urban Institute — a left-leaning shop — clocks it under 4%. Even grandpa renting out a condo counts as an "investor." Aim your outrage at the right enemy.Before a single plank of wood gets nailed, regulations bake about 24% into a new home's price — roughly $94,000 nationally, north of $150K in California. It's effectively illegal to build a genuinely cheap house, and almost nobody is protesting that.Golden handcuffs froze the market: why trade a 3% mortgage for a 6% one? Owners now sit tight a record 11 years, the listings that exist cluster between $750K and $1 million, and the starter home you could actually afford never reaches the market.The other culprit is your neighbor Greg, who treats vinyl siding as a war crime. Mandated gables, brick on all four sides, half-acre lots, mature trees — pure aesthetics, zero safety — heap tens of thousands onto every build and quietly outlaw the starter home.The empowering truth is that scarcity is a policy choice, so it's reversible — and the decisive fights are local. Show up to the city-council meetings you've been skipping. And credit is more fixable than you'd guess — Nick raised his 120 points in a year just paying down debt.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: SimpliSafe Home Security: 50% off + 1st month free: simplisafe.com/jordanQuince: Free shipping & 365-day returns: quince.com/jordanAG1: Welcome kit: drinkag1.com/jordanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Hurry up to get the early bird price for ESC Liverpool! You have until 14 September!Isar Aerospace achieves first launch to orbit from continental Europe and in TWISH we celebrate the 60th anniversary of Star Trek, a show that brought humanism into science fiction. Then, it's time for the news:SWEDEN: General elections update plus early voting screwupGERMANY: AfD wins in Saxony-AnhaltINTERNATIONAL: IgNobel prizes of 2026UK: Discrepancy between public perception of crime rates and actual statisticsThis week's Who's Quacking? award goes to Fredrik Paulún, self-proclaimed Swedish health guru.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-548.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:06:14 TWISH0:16:44 News0:47:25 Who's Quacking?0:54:01 Quote0:55:20 Outro0:56:43 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Trump is rallying his Republican base with a promise of $5,000 for every adult citizen if Republicans keep Congress. For more, KCBS' Steve Scott spoke with Former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown and KCBS Insider Phil Matier.

Craig and Big Mac analyze Aaron Judge's return to the Yankees lineup and question the decision to play him in right field after a long injury layoff. They also reflect on a recent flight from Los Angeles, sharing frustrations over airplane Wi-Fi and boarding procedures. (00:01:04) Aaron Judge Returns (00:04:00) Half Inning Statistics (00:07:17) Craig's Travel Story

What do energy drinks, a skeptical parent, marriage, and grief have in common? They're all part of one conversation about what a real “SWO reset” looks like.We sit down with Ginger, a camp nurse, to talk about protecting kids from dehydration, heat exhaustion, and concussions. But the conversation goes deeper when she shares her story of when she came to SWO wondering if the camp was even trustworthy, at one point questioning whether it was a cult. By the end of the week, she watched her daughter's faith take root and saw God do something she never expected.From there, we talk about marriage, medicine, grief, and the kind of Biblical transformation that doesn't end when you leave camp.Marriage ConferenceSend us Fan MailPlease leave a review on Apple or Spotify to help improve No Sanity Required and help others grow in their faith. Click here to get our Colossians Bible study.

(00:00) Tim McKone and Matt McCarthy talk about Drake Maye and whether he'll make a Year 3 leap. What will constitute a “successful” season for Maye and the Patriots?(14:24) McKone and McCarthy take a deep dive into the state of the AFC. Who are the true contenders for the Conference Title? McCarthy declares “no wagons” in the AFC.(25:49) McKone and McCarthy get into their big picture concerns for the Patriots heading into the 2026 NFL Season. Callers pile on McCarthy over his Drake Maye takes.(33:51) What has a chance to derail the Patriots season? McKone and McCarthy continue to offer their expectations for the Patriots this season.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Female genital mutilation (FGM) is happening right now to girls worldwide. Jessica Wynn explains why — and what stops it — on Skeptical Sunday.Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Jessica Wynn!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1378On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:Female Genital Mutilation isn't a fringe practice — an estimated 230 million women and girls alive today have undergone FGM, and the number is climbing, up 15 percent in eight years. More than two million girls are cut each year, most before their fifth birthday, some within days of being born.FGM isn't Islamic — it predates Islam and appears among Christian and non-religious communities alike; the common thread is culture, not theology. "God requires this" is used as control, which is also why trusted religious leaders are among the strongest voices for ending it.The decision is overwhelmingly made by women — mothers, grandmothers, aunts — not fathers. But they act inside a system where marriage, status, and inheritance hinge on being cut, so it isn't simply men oppressing women. FGM and child marriage are two gears in one machine.The fastest-growing myth is that cutting is safer in a clinic — about one in four recent cases were done by healthcare workers, up to 75 percent in Egypt. There is no safe version. Medicalizing FGM doesn't reduce harm; it lends the practice a veil of legitimacy that helps it survive.Here's what actually works: change from the inside out. When communities talk their own way to abandoning FGM, as in Somaliland and Tostan's villages, it sticks. You can help: fund survivor-led groups, check whether your state bans FGM, back healthcare training, and keep the conversation alive.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!Connect with Jessica Wynn at Instagram (and Instagram!), and subscribe to her newsletters: Between the Lines and Where the Shadows Linger!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Xero: One month of Xero for free: xero.comThe Cybersecurity Tapes: Listen here: thecybersecuritytapes.comQuince: Free shipping & 365-day returns: quince.com/jordan ConciergeMD: 20% off all services/memberships: conciergemdla.com/jordan, code JORDANProgressive Insurance: Free online quote: progressive.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nominate candidates both Das Goldene Brett and the Ockham Award (including the Rusty Razor!), links are in the show notes. In TWISH we hear about that Russian space visionary Konstantin Tsiolkovsky who over a 100 years ago established still valid theories about space rockets and more, needed for space flight. Then we have the news:INTERNATIONAL: Elsevier to ‘soon investigate' two Macchiarini papers more than a year after retraction requestITALY: Unvaccinated child dies of diphteriaGermany has finally(!) removed funding for both homeopathic and anthroposophic remedies, and for that they deserve the Really Right Award!Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-547.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:07:49 TWISH0:14:55 News0:28:39 Really Right0:35:09 Quote0:38:32 Outro0:39:55 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When Dr. Tasha Arnold came across Alpha's MAP test scores, she was in disbelief. As a lifelong lover of traditional schooling with two decades of experience teaching everywhere from Chicago public schools to top private schools in London and Mumbai, Tasha decided to test the learning model out for herself.In this episode, MacKenzie and Tasha (who is now the Head of School at Alpha!) dive deep into the massive paradigm shift required to accept AI in the classroom, why technology actually increases human interaction, and why giving kids the space to fail might be the most important thing we can do for their future.Episode Timestamps:00:00 - Introduction: The Ultimate Skeptic02:37 - Dr. Tasha's Global Education Background05:13 - The New Scarcity: Human Connection vs. Content07:21 - The Reality of Traditional Classrooms & Lesson Plans16:44 - Building Life Skills: "UN" Style Town Halls21:12 - Protecting the Good Teachers (And Filtering the Rest)25:44 - The "Failure Loop" & Practicing "Support, Not Solve"30:53 - Building True Confidence Through Competence34:42 - Data Privacy & Addressing AI Skepticism38:05 - The Future of AI in Public Schools41:50 - The Mumbai Experiment: From Skeptic to BelieverWatch the Future of Education on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@future_of_educationRead MacKenzie's Substack: www.futureofeducation.substack.comLearn more about Alpha School: www.alpha.schoolLearn more about all of our schools: www.2hourlearning.com/schools

KPIX 5's Matt Lively joins Willard & Dibs to discuss the San Francisco 49ers roster finalization process and whether George Kittle or Nick Bosa could be ready for Week 1 in Australia.

KMOX Media Expert Julie Smith joins Megan Lynch, and expresses her skepticism over ChatGPT's new platform which they claim will be used as a tool for teens.

Think you need to be an "alpha" to win? Nick Pell debunks the wolf-pack myth and reveals what actually earns respect here on Skeptical Sunday!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Nick Pell!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1375On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:An "alpha" is supposedly the dominant top dog — the leader who takes 90% of life's spoils while the lesser "betas" scrap for crumbs. But the whole pecking order traces back to a 1940s study of captive wolves crammed into a pen — the "wolf prison yard," not real pack life.The biologist who made "alpha" famous, L. David Mech, spent decades disavowing his own bestseller. The so-called alpha wolves aren't the toughest fighters who clawed their way up — they're just the parents. The pack defers to them because they bring the food.Humans didn't conquer the planet by bullying — we did it by cooperating. We're "obligate cooperators," self-domesticated apes who arguably bred aggression out of ourselves. Nobody builds a pencil, let alone a moon rocket, alone. Dominance is a liability, not a cheat code.Real influence runs on prestige, not dominance (a distinction from anthropologist Joseph Henrich). Fear makes people hide problems — think D-Day, when nobody dared wake Hitler, or Vietnam-era "fragging." Domineering bosses get avoided; competent ones get followed.Want to actually lead? Drop the dominance act and build competence instead. Lead by example, stay approachable so small problems reach you while they're still small, and treat people as collaborators rather than rivals. Prestige is freely given — and it's what makes people want to follow you.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Zenni: 15% off your first order: zenni.com/podcast, code PODCAST15Xero: One month of Xero for free: xero.comNOBL: Up to 46% off: nobltravel.com, tell them we sent youCastbox: Find, organize, and subscribe to the world's best podcasts: castbox.fmSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

With András back in the saddle, we advice against climate doom and also encourage listeners to nominate for the Ockhams Awards. In TWISH we go back almost 2500 years for an example of how superstition can ruin your quite innocent Sicilian expedition, and then we head for the news:SWEDEN: Elections coming up fast, rife with AI fakes and populistic opportunismSPAIN / INTERNATIONAL: Investigation into the fake doctor industryFRANCE: End of Life law implementedGERMANY: Follow-up on Bavarian Study – Massive failureThe Channel 4 documentary ‘The Great ADHD Myth?‘ is loaded with pseudoscience and conspiracy theories and so is a worthy recepient of the Really Wrong Award.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-546.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:13:31 TWISH0:22:56 News0:46:51 Really Wrong0:51:34 Quote0:54:22 Outro0:55:44 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

RFK Jr. is skeptical of measles being the cause of the 2 deaths earlier this week. State Rep. Mandy Steele says she isn't buying it! full 473 Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:24:41 +0000 vPnynFOkp1ZE7JMq0tYb791bl3HvkGyt emailnewsletter,news Marty Griffin emailnewsletter,news RFK Jr. is skeptical of measles being the cause of the 2 deaths earlier this week. State Rep. Mandy Steele says she isn't buying it! On-demand selections from Marty's show on Newsradio 1020 KDKA , airing weekdays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 2024 © 2021 Audacy, Inc.

Ahead of the midterm elections, North Carolina's early voting locations and hours have been set. We discuss the impact and how voters feel about confidence in election security. Later in the show, we'll examine a new study that shows how Charlotte's growth is cutting into its farmland.

Send us Fan MailThere are times when credit union discussions about AI and how it's transforming their operations detour into a reprise of the classic Wendy's commercial: Where's the beef?That is: where are the measurable benefits arising from AI use?And then into my email box pops an email from Christian Klacko, CEO of Kintera AI, who says his tools can be integrated into a credit union's backoffice operations in 10 days and that the results come quickly.What results?  In a case study Kintera clicks off results attained by an anonymous $3.5 billion credit union:A 90% reduction in file review time - from 20 minutes to twoBig savings result for credit unions: $250,000 in the first year at the anonymous credit unionThere are still more plusses ticked off by Klacko in the show.Skeptical?  Also on the show is Kris VanBeek, now CEO at Massachusetts based Rockland Federal Credit Union, soon to be renamed Arise Financial as of August 1.  Rockland has been using Kintera tools for some months and VanBeek sings the praises of these AI tools - and he also talks about the reactions of employees as they put AI into action.Understand it's considered rude to ask a credit union exec if his institution is the anonymous one and of course I didn't ask.For the record, Arise Financial (nee Rockland Federal Credit Union) is a $3.7 billion institution.Longtime listeners will recall that VanBeek is a past guest.  He was in episode 172 in 2021 talking about Bank Dora, an innovative neo bank created by USAlliance, where VanBeek was CEO, and three other institutions.  Listen up.Like what you are hearing? Find out how you can help sponsor this podcast here. Very affordable sponsorship packages are available. Email rjmcgarvey@gmail.com  And like this podcast on whatever service you use to stream it. That matters.  Find out more about CU2.0 and the digital transformation of credit unions here. It's a journey every credit union needs to take. Pronto

Oat, almond, soy, dairy—the milk aisle is a culture war in your coffee. But what's best? Jessica Wynn brings all the truth to the yard on Skeptical Sunday!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Jessica Wynn!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1372On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:On nutrition, dairy still wins — about eight grams of high-quality protein per cup versus one to two for most oat milks, plus it's the cheapest protein you can pour. Switching to plant milk to feel healthier can quietly cost you the very nutrition you assumed tagged along.The viral "gallons per almond" stat is engineered outrage — framed per nut, never per glass, and never beside dairy. Full life-cycle studies show dairy actually uses more total water and carries the biggest footprint of all. When a scary stat trends as an industry loses share, ask who funded it.Branding, not merit, decides what's in your cup — soy and pea rival dairy on protein, and hemp and pea are the cleanest options environmentally, yet all three barely sell. Pea milk's real handicap is its name. The market rewards the familiar and coffee-friendly, not the nutritionally best.The war over the word "milk" is mostly theater — the DAIRY PRIDE Act has stalled since 2017 because the FDA's own focus groups found nobody confuses oat milk with cow's milk. It was never about deception. It's about protecting the billions in market share dairy lost fair and square.There's no single "right" milk, only the one that fits your priority. Want nutrition? Soy or pea. Environment? Oat, pea, or hemp. Best latte? Oat or macadamia. Digest dairy fine? Enjoy it. For kids under five, ask a pediatrician, not a barista. Consistency beats purity.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!Connect with Jessica Wynn at Instagram (and Instagram!), and subscribe to her newsletters: Between the Lines and Where the Shadows Linger!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: SimpliSafe: 50% off + 1st month free: simplisafe.com/jordanChime: Open an account in two minutes: chime.com/jhsZipRecruiter: Learn more at ziprecruiter.com/jordanConciergeMD: 20% off all services/memberships: conciergemdla.com/jordan, code JORDANSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The WIP Morning Team discusses whether they are more skeptical or confident about this Eagles offense. Tom Kelly is more skeptical, while James Seltzer is more confident. The team discusses AJ Brown's performance at the joint practice and how they feel about his play being better than last season.

ESC Liverpool speakers announced, Wasp-watch big reveal and listener feedback about Triodos Bank. The bulk of the episode is a trip down memory lane with a rebroadcast of our interview with James the Amazing Randi from ten years ago. It's really worth a listen!The Really Wrong Award goes to Richard Tice of Reform UK for saying people should “enjoy the heat” of the recent climate crisis.Enjoy!https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-545.htmlSegments:0:00:27 Intro0:00:54 Greetings0:14:30 Interview1:14:35 Really Wrong1:17:12 Quote1:18:15 Outro1:19:37 Outtakes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mark Farzetta explains why the receiver room after DeVonta Smith remains an Eagles concern entering the Patriots test.Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

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Trepanation, voluntary eunuchs, and other things to never try at home. Nick Pell cuts through the crackpot science here on Skeptical Sunday.Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Nick Pell!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1369On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:The oldest surgery on Earth: How humans spent 7,000 to 10,000 years drilling holes in skulls — and why survival rates reached 40 percent, climbing as high as 78 percent in some pre-modern European populations, rivaling the best of early modern Europe.When the ancients got it right: Why trepanation was sometimes sound medicine — relieving deadly pressure from a brain bleed — even as it was also used to release evil spirits, treat epilepsy and migraines, or mark warriors and shamans in rites of passage.The modern movement's quack roots: What drives voluntary trepanation today traces to Dutch pseudo-doctor Bart Huges, who drilled his own skull chasing a "higher consciousness" — a theory with zero evidence and a mortality rate north of 25 percent.DIY castration and the men behind it: How thousands of voluntary eunuchs and unlicensed "cutters" operate outside medicine, and why researchers tie the drive to body integrity dysphoria, sexual fetish, and the elusive pursuit of total "eunuch calm."How separating crackpot theory from real science comes down to asking what the evidence actually shows, respecting bodily autonomy without romanticizing harm, and consulting a mental health professional before anything irreversible.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: FlyKitt: 15% off: flykitt.com, code JORDANAG1: Welcome kit: drinkag1.com/jordanQuince: Free shipping & 365-day returns: quince.com/jordanZipRecruiter: Learn more at ziprecruiter.com/jordanSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week we have a special solar eclipse report (video available!) and two tips of UK free tourist tours relevant for skeptics. In TWISH we hear about Wilhelm Wundt, the founder of experimental psychology.Then, it's time for the news:EUROPE: Warmest summer ever in Western Europe, warmest global sea temperatures on record – and the economy suffers tooHUNGARY: Fake AI ads exploit Semmelweis University to sell miracle weight loss patchesINTERNATIONAL: Scam targets film fans with fake streaming sitesROMANIA: TikTok hoax leads to violent ambulance attack in RomaniaThe Really Wrong Award goes to Google for its stupid idea of letting users create fake AI maps on Google Earth.https://theesp.eu/podcast_archive/theesp-ep-544.htmlSegments: 0:00:27 Intro0:00:50 Greetings0:16:48 TWISH0:28:40 News0:52:46 Really Wrong0:56:11 Quote0:58:40 Outro1:00:03 OuttakesEnjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On Your World of Creativity, we explore how innovators, entrepreneurs, artists, scientists, and thought leaders transform ideas into impact.Today's guest has spent three decades helping some of the world's most sophisticated science and healthcare companies answer a deceptively simple question:How do you persuade people who pride themselves on not being persuaded?Hamid Ghanadan is the founder and CEO of LINUS, a commercial strategy consultancy serving life science and healthcare innovators. A former biochemist turned strategist, Hamid has guided organizations including Twist Bioscience, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and 10x Genomics through product launches, market development, and growth initiatives.His new book, Not Buying It: The Art of Selling to Scientists, Doctors, and Other Professional Skeptics, challenges conventional thinking by arguing that even the most technical buying decisions are ultimately driven by psychology, empathy, and human behavior—not just data.Hamid 's WebsiteHamid on YouTubeHamid LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hghanadan/Let's explore creativity, persuasion, science, and what it takes to influence skeptical minds.Guest BioHamid Ghanadan is the Founder and CEO of LINUS, a commercial strategy consultancy focused on life sciences, healthcare, diagnostics, medical devices, and biotechnology.Originally trained as a biochemist, Hamid became fascinated with a question that would shape his entire career:How do scientists make decisions?That curiosity led him from the laboratory into marketing, strategy, and behavioral psychology. Over the past 30 years, he has developed what he calls an Insights-Led Commercial Strategy, helping science and healthcare organizations better understand customer decision-making and create meaningful demand.His new book, Not Buying It, explores how technical professionals evaluate information, why traditional marketing often fails with scientific audiences, and how empathy becomes a competitive advantage in high-stakes commercial environments.1: From Biochemist to Behavioral StrategistHamid, one of the stories I found fascinating is that your career began in a biochemistry laboratory.You describe an early encounter watching a salesperson struggle to connect with scientists, which sparked a question that changed your professional trajectory: How do you sell to such a skeptical audience? What was it about that moment that stayed with you, and how did it eventually lead you from science into strategy?2: The Psychology Behind Technical DecisionsOne of the central themes of your book is that commercial strategy is fundamentally a game of psychology. That can sound counterintuitive in industries built on evidence, data, peer review, and rigorous analysis. Yet you argue that scientists, doctors, engineers, and other technical professionals are still human beings first. What do most companies misunderstand about how highly educated professionals actually make decisions? Why isn't more data necessarily more persuasive?3: The Soul of the BrandLet's apply my favorite framework—the Soul of the Brand. Thinking about LINUS:What is your focus?What work are you really doing?Who are you serving?What gives you credibility?What industry assumptions are you challenging?And what larger mission drives the organization?4: Persuasion, Creativity, and the Age of AIIn the book, you make an interesting observation. AI is making it easier than ever to create content, automate outreach, and scale communications. But you suggest that simply producing more content creates more noise—not more influence. As someone who studies persuasion and decision-making, what concerns you most about how organizations are currently using AI? What human skills become more valuable in an AI-enabled world?5: Unlocking Influence Through EmpathyOne of the ideas that really resonated with me is your belief that the key ingredient of an effective strategy is a unique insight into audience psychology—and that finding that insight requires empathy. For leaders, marketers, entrepreneurs, healthcare innovators, and creative professionals listening today: How can they become better observers of human behavior and uncover those insights that others miss?If you enjoyed today's episode, please subscribe, rate, and review the podcast.

Probiotics, cleanses, leaky gut, worms — science or scam? Jessica Wynn digests the truth about your microbiome this Skeptical Sunday!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Jessica Wynn!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1366On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:Your gut is a genuine marvel, with 500 million neurons chattering up the vagus nerve to your brain. But "marvel" got rebranded as "malfunction" the second the wellness industry smelled money. The gut-brain axis is real science; the $62 kombucha is not."Scientists discover the sadness bacteria" sells. "We found a correlation we can't explain yet" doesn't. Depressed people do have different gut bacteria — but no one knows which is driving the bus. Correlation isn't causation, a lesson the internet forgets daily.Those "parasites" in cleanse videos are mucus casts — your product coming back out, shaped like worms. "Leaky gut," "mucoid plaque," rope worms: catch-all diagnoses for being alive. The cleanse creates the problem, then sells you the repair kit. Perfect loop.The pitch targets women for a reason: IBS hits them twice as often, and medicine spent decades calling their symptoms "just stress." Wellness says "your doctor won't listen, we will." That distrust is earned — but a real grievance doesn't make the $79 capsules work.The good news is that your microbiome isn't broken, so stop trying to fix it. Eat a wide variety of real, whole and fermented foods, move your body, sleep, manage stress — and take real symptoms to a gastroenterologist, not TikTok. Boring, cheap, and it works.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!Connect with Jessica Wynn at Instagram (and Instagram!), and subscribe to her newsletters: Between the Lines and Where the Shadows Linger!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: HomeServe: Find the plan that's right for you: homeserve.comSimpliSafe Home Security: 50% off + 1st month free: simplisafe.com/jordanProgressive Insurance: Free online quote: progressive.comFlyKitt: 15% off: flykitt.com, code JORDANSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Arthur Herman recounts the historic 1896 meeting where Henry Ford pitched his internal combustion engine to a skeptical Thomas Edison. Edison's encouragement served as the catalyst for Ford's revolution in American transportation. This industrial transformation was further enabled by John D. Rockefeller, whose ability to lower oil prices made gasoline an economically feasible fuel for mass production. The segment also highlights George Washington's vision for a professional Continental Army. (9)1910

Corn subsidies, cartoon tigers, and fake health claims turned sugar into breakfast. Nick Pell digs to the bottom of the box on Skeptical Sunday!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Nick Pell!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1359On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:Your innocent bowl of Corn Flakes was invented by Dr. John Harvey Kellogg — a Seventh-Day Adventist convinced that bland, flavorless food would stop people from masturbating. The great American breakfast staple is, at its root, a failed anti-vice experiment that accidentally became candy."Part of a balanced breakfast" and "the most important meal of the day" aren't dietician wisdom — the latter was minted by a 1944 Kellogg's ad campaign and simply repeated until it felt like science. The health halo around cereal was written by marketers, not doctors.Nutritionally, sugary cereal is equivalent to ice cream — some brands run north of 50% sugar with barely any protein or fiber. It spikes your blood sugar, leaves you hungry an hour later, and was engineered to be sold to six-year-olds parked in front of Saturday cartoons.Cereal stays cheap and unchallenged for a reason: corn is America's most subsidized crop — $9.3 billion in 2024 — and a phrase like "high in fiber" has no legal definition. Subsidies quietly fund the sugar while toothless FTC rules protect the claims on the box.The fix is refreshingly doable: treat cereal as an occasional treat, not a daily staple. Hunt down low-sugar or protein options, swap milk for Greek yogurt, or lean on eggs, oats and fruit. Give a better habit a month; small morning choices compound into real quality of life.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: The Cybersecurity Tapes: Listen here: thecybersecuritytapes.comSimpliSafe: 50% off + 1st month free: simplisafe.com/jordanThe Perfect Jean: 15% off first order: theperfectjean.nyc, code JORDAN15Whatnot: Start selling today: whatnot.com/sellSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Charles Spicer describes the 1936 Berlin Olympics as a deceptive high point for Anglo-German relations. While Hitlersought a pact granting him control over Europe in exchange for British imperial security, Vansittart remained skeptical of Ribbentrop's intellectual weight. Because Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin refused to meet Hitler, Conwell-Evansrecruited former Prime Minister David Lloyd George for a substitute mission. Lloyd George, known as the "Welsh Wizard," believed that dialogue was essential to "civilize" the dictator and prevent another catastrophic war, viewing himself as a free agent capable of building necessary rapport. (4)1945

We've hit peak tip fatigue. Michael Regilio is here to explain how a century of tipping led us here — and how it can be remedied — on Skeptical Sunday!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by skeptic, comedian, and podcaster Michael Regilio!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1356On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:Tipping wasn't born of kindness — it was born of swagger. In Tudor England, the wealthy pressed coins on servants to broadcast their status, a little "I'm above you" rendered in currency. From day one, the gratuity signaled hierarchy, not good service.After the Civil War, employers dodged paying newly freed Black workers by letting customers "tip" instead. Pullman porters lived almost entirely on gratuities. Tipping became a tidy loophole for keeping labor nearly free.The federal tipped minimum wage is $2.13 an hour, frozen since 1996. Servers can take home paychecks reading zero dollars, the tips quietly doing all the heavy lifting the law politely declines to.By retiring the old 15% option and anchoring you at 18-22-25% during the on-screen payment process, it nudges your brain toward "generous" before the food even exists. It's behavioral economics, weaponized into a swivel screen that watches you decide.Nobody actually likes this system, which makes it ripe for change. Europe proves restaurants flourish without it. So aim your energy at fair-wage policies rather than the person holding the iPad — they didn't build this maze, they're just surviving it.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!Connect with Michael Regilio at Twitter, Instagram, Threads, Bluesky, and YouTube, and check out War Bar, his comedy special!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Quince: Free shipping & 365-day returns: quince.com/jordanSimpliSafe: 50% off + 1st month free: simplisafe.com/jordanZipRecruiter: Learn more at ziprecruiter.com/jordanConciergeMD: 20% off all services/memberships: conciergemdla.com/jordan, code JORDANSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stalin's Strategic Shift and the Path to the Korean War GUEST: Nick Bunker Throughout 1949, Stalin was skeptical of Kim Il-sung's plan to invade South Korea, doubting North Korea's capability and the strategic rationale. However, in January 1950, Stalin abruptly authorized the planning of the attack. This shift was fueled by several factors: his newfound confidence in Mao as an ally and the perception that the United States would not intervene. Stalin interpreted Dean Acheson's "defensive perimeter" speech and the congressional defeat of the Korean aid bill as signals of American withdrawal from the peninsula. Furthermore, Stalin saw Korea as strategically vital for securing the Soviet Far East and strengthening communist states in Asia. While Washington remained largely oblivious to these plans, Stalin benefited from an abundance of intelligence gathered simply by reading American newspapers, which were filled with leaks about the "confusion" and "dissension" within the Truman administration. (6)

On this Skeptical Sunday, Jessica Wynn reveals how Big Alcohol ran Big Tobacco's playbook to sell you a Group 1 carcinogen as self-care. Cheers!Welcome to Skeptical Sunday, a special edition of The Jordan Harbinger Show where Jordan and a guest break down a topic that you may have never thought about, open things up, and debunk common misconceptions. This time around, we're joined by writer and researcher Jessica Wynn!Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1351On This Week's Skeptical Sunday:Group 1 means top-shelf danger. Strip away the vineyard branding and alcohol is just ethanol, a carcinogen shelved beside asbestos and plutonium, causally tied to at least seven cancers. The WHO now states what almost no drinker realizes: there is no safe level.Why the red wine health halo crumbles under real scrutiny. The studies that crowned moderate drinking heart-healthy were warped by the sick-quitter flaw, lumping already-ill ex-drinkers in with lifelong abstainers. Apply stronger genetic methods and the protective effect simply vanishes.How the industry runs Big Tobacco's playbook down to the same PR firms. invent personal responsibility as a liability shield, coin Drink Responsibly, fund flattering research, and lobby cancer warnings off labels that have not changed since 1988.Who profits and who absorbs the damage. Alcohol factors into 40 to 60% of violent crime and roughly 13,000 traffic deaths a year, at a cost near $380 billion, yet the harm falls hardest on women and lower-income communities while the industry stays insulated.What actually works is already proven. Scotland's minimum pricing cut alcohol deaths, cancer-specific warning labels shift behavior, and medications like naltrexone curb cravings. Gen Z is drinking less and building real sober-friendly spaces. Learn the facts, then decide for yourself.Connect with Jordan on Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube. If you have something you'd like us to tackle here on Skeptical Sunday, drop Jordan a line at jordan@jordanharbinger.com and let him know!Connect with Jessica Wynn at Instagram (and Instagram!), and subscribe to her newsletters: Between the Lines and Where the Shadows Linger!And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps! Sign up for Six-Minute Networking — our free networking and relationship development mini course — at jordanharbinger.com/course!Subscribe to our once-a-week Wee Bit Wiser newsletter today and start filling your Wednesdays with wisdom!Do you even Reddit, bro? Join us at r/JordanHarbinger!This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors: Revolve Man: 15% off: revolve.com/jordan, code JordanWayfair: Start renovating: wayfair.comProgressive Insurance: Free online quote: progressive.comQuiltmind: Email jordanaudience@quiltmind.com to get started or visit quiltmind.com for more infoSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.