The Jordan Harbinger Show
(Apple's Best of 2018) In-depth conversations with people at the top of their game. Jordan Harbinger unpacks guests' wisdom into practical nuggets you can use to impact your work, life, and relationships. Learn from leaders (Ray Dalio, Simon Sinek, Mark Cuban), entertainers (Moby, Tip "T.I." Harris, Dennis Quaid), scientists (Neil deGrasse Tyson, Bill Nye), athletes (Kobe Bryant, Dennis Rodman, Tony Hawk) and an eclectic array of fascinating minds, from art forgers and arms traffickers to spies and psychologists.
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Jordan Harbinger interviews Chris Colby, a 30-year apparel industry veteran and founder of Hypernatural Clothing, about the hidden health risks in synthetic performance fabrics. They explore how polyester, nylon, and spandex dominate modern wardrobes despite being coated with potentially harmful chemicals including PFAS, phthalates, and toxic dyes. The conversation covers how heat, sweat, and friction activate these chemicals to leach into skin, the marketing myths around 'performance' fabrics, and practical steps consumers can take to make safer clothing choices without completely overhauling their closets. Colby introduces bio-based alternatives using natural materials like chitin from shellfish and jade stone that provide genuine performance benefits without chemical treatments.
- The Hidden Chemical Crisis in Your Closet
1332: Screen Time | Skeptical Sunday
May 24, 2026Summary Preview
Michael Regilio discusses the complex relationship between screen time and mental health, exploring both the legitimate concerns about smartphone addiction in young people and the historical pattern of technological moral panics. The episode examines research on how social media platforms are deliberately designed to be addictive, the impact on teenage mental health (especially girls), and the nuanced reality that screens themselves aren't inherently harmful—it's about how they're designed and used.
- Historical Fear of New Technology
- The Happiness U-Curve and Its Disruption
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This Feedback Friday episode features an extended discussion about religious and biblical counseling, sparked by previous listener responses. Gabe broadcasts from Rio while sharing yoga mishap stories, then the hosts tackle three detailed letters examining different perspectives on faith-based counseling versus traditional therapy. The episode concludes with a deeply concerning letter from a woman in a relationship with an unstable, verbally abusive partner with bipolar disorder and a troubled past.
- Opening Banter and Gabe's Rio Adventures
- Religious Counseling Letter #1: Breaking Free from the Fold
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1329: Psychic Detectives | Skeptical Sunday
May 17, 2026Processing failed
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In this Feedback Friday episode, Jordan and Gabe tackle several complex personal dilemmas. They discuss supporting a partner with addiction who drinks heavily while maintaining a full schedule, navigating a significant age gap and reproductive differences in a loving relationship, managing financial and personality challenges with a borderline personality disorder diagnosis, and a self-aware narcissist's journey to break generational cycles of emotional abuse. The hosts provide thoughtful guidance on taking responsibility for personal growth, setting boundaries, and seeking professional help.
- Breaking Free from Alcohol Addiction
- May-December Romance with No Regrets
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Eric Zimmer, host of The One You Feed podcast, shares his journey from being a 100-pound heroin addict facing prison to building a life of purpose and sustained change. This conversation dismantles the Hollywood myth of dramatic transformations, revealing that real change isn't one watershed moment but thousands of unsexy, repeated decisions. Eric explains why motivation is unreliable, how to work with your brain's resistance to change, why values only matter when they show up in behavior, and how to build sustainable habits through low-resistance actions done consistently over time.
- The Reality of Rock Bottom: Eric's Story
- The Myth of the Watershed Moment
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Jordan Harbinger interviews Simone Stolzoff about humanity's uncomfortable relationship with uncertainty. They explore why we crave certainty even when it makes us worse at decision-making, how experts can be less accurate than dart-throwing chimpanzees at predictions, and why our intolerance for uncertainty is declining in the smartphone era. The conversation covers practical strategies for building uncertainty tolerance, avoiding certainty traps like comfort, hubris, and control, and learning to make decisions despite doubt. Stolzoff shares compelling examples from business leaders like Brian Chesky and Stewart Butterfield who thrived by embracing uncertainty rather than avoiding it.
- The Year of Living Dangerously: An Experiment in Relationship Uncertainty
- Why Humans Are Obsessed With Certainty (And Terrible at Predictions)
1325: Matriarchy | Skeptical Sunday
May 10, 2026Processing failed
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Jordan and Gabe answer listener questions about a husband's hidden porn habits and sexual preferences causing trust issues in a marriage, getting the competitive edge in job interviews after multiple rejections, and how to support friends struggling with depression when you haven't experienced it yourself. Jordan also shares chaotic stories from his recent Disney cruise disaster involving food poisoning, Nazi tattoos, and Disney adults.
- Disney Cruise Disaster and Food Poisoning Nightmare
- Husband's Hidden Porn Habits and Sexual Preferences Destroying Marriage Trust
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Todd Rose explores how collective illusions—false beliefs about what others think—are quietly warping American society, politics, and trust. From defunding police to social media manipulation by foreign powers, we're all conforming to opinions that almost nobody actually holds. Rose reveals how our brains reward conformity with dopamine hits, how bot armies manufacture fake majorities, and why we're facing the lowest social trust ever recorded in US history—despite actually agreeing on most fundamental values.
- The Elm Hollow Discovery: Everyone's a Hypocrite
- The Social Media Amplification Machine
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David Royce built a $500 million pest control empire by transforming door-to-door rejection into a scalable machine. Starting as a broke college student who couldn't sell anything, he went on to found multiple companies, eventually exiting to become one of the youngest pest control moguls in the country. This conversation explores what 60,000 door knocks teaches you about people, why most top performers can't scale, how to turn skills into systems instead of personality traits, and why 'follow your passion' is terrible business advice. The real game isn't working harder—it's building something that works without you.
- From Zero Sales to Top Rookie: Learning the Hard Way
- The Psychology of Door-to-Door Sales: Reading People at Scale
1320: The Moon | Skeptical Sunday
May 03, 2026Summary Preview
Jordan Harbinger and Jessica Wynn dive deep into lunar myths, examining claims that the moon affects human behavior, from crime rates to hospital admissions to menstrual cycles. Using extensive scientific research and large-scale data analysis, they systematically debunk popular beliefs about lunar influence while explaining what the moon actually does—like stabilizing Earth's tilt and creating tides. The episode explores cognitive biases that make these myths persist despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary, touching on everything from werewolf folklore to modern moon water trends on social media.
- The Moon's Actual Effects: Tides, Stability, and Planetary Scale Influence
- Why the 'Humans Are Mostly Water' Argument Fails
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Jordan Harbinger and Gabriel Mizrahi tackle three complex listener dilemmas in this Feedback Friday episode: a husband suspecting his wife may be gay after years of intimacy issues and trauma, a mother navigating her gifted eight-year-old son's behavioral challenges and bullying, and a woman weighing whether to pursue medication for anxiety and depression. The hosts offer compassionate, nuanced advice that balances empathy with practical guidance, exploring the deeper psychological patterns at play in each situation.
- Navigating a Marriage with Intimacy Issues and Questions of Sexual Orientation
- The Complexity of Coming Out and Identifying the Real Issues
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Guillaume Delude, a psychologist and adventurer, shares his extraordinary experiences visiting remote tribes across the globe. From hunting baboons in Tanzania to navigating tribal politics in Ethiopia, Guillaume discusses the psychology of building relationships with indigenous communities, the importance of understanding hierarchy and vulnerability, and the rituals and traditions that define traditional cultures. He reflects on lessons from over 50 tribal encounters about human connection, survival, and what modern society can learn from traditional communities.
- From Olympic Dreams to Tribal Exploration
- The Moscow Hospital Nightmare
1317: Homelessness | Skeptical Sunday
Apr 26, 2026Summary Preview
This Skeptical Sunday episode tackles America's homelessness crisis, challenging common narratives about who becomes homeless and why. Host Jordan Harbinger and researcher Nick Pell examine the data behind homelessness statistics, expose misleading definitions like 'hidden homeless,' and explore why well-funded programs often fail. They argue that chronic homelessness is driven primarily by untreated mental illness, drug addiction, and criminal history rather than simple economic misfortune, and that many chronically homeless people actively reject available services due to sobriety and treatment requirements.
- Defining the Types of Homelessness
- The Myth of Being 'One Paycheck Away'
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This Feedback Friday episode tackles three complex listener dilemmas: a wife's discomfort with her husband's close friendship with an ex-girlfriend, navigating the balance between duty and self-care while caring for an elderly, difficult parent, and an extraordinary follow-up letter from the sister of a previous letter writer that reveals a shocking alternate perspective on their shared traumatic childhood with an abusive mother.
- Opening Banter: Gabe's Brazilian Retreat
- The Ex-Girlfriend Friendship Dilemma
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This episode explores the dark underbelly of battery technology and the clean energy revolution. Nicholas Niarchos details how the lithium-ion batteries powering our devices come from dangerous artisanal mines in Congo, where workers face horrific conditions for minimal pay. The conversation reveals how China dominates the battery supply chain, creating geopolitical vulnerabilities, while Western companies claim clean supply chains despite questionable auditing practices. The discussion spans from the human cost of mining to the strategic implications of resource dependency, examining whether we've simply traded oil dependence for battery dependence and outsourced the suffering to places we don't see.
- The Hidden Cost of Battery Technology
- China's Strategic Chokehold on Battery Supply Chains
1314: Bees | Skeptical Sunday
Apr 19, 2026Summary Preview
This episode explores the fascinating world of bees, revealing surprising truths about their intelligence, behavior, and critical role in agriculture. From their sophisticated waggle dance communication to the shocking reality of bee theft and colony collapse disorder, the discussion uncovers both the remarkable capabilities of these insects and the unsustainable systems threatening their survival. The conversation challenges common misconceptions while highlighting the intricate relationship between bees, industrial agriculture, and food security.
- The Hidden Complexity of Bee Species and Intelligence
- Revolutionary Hive Design and Bee Transportation