People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
This is a podcast about deciphering human behavior and understanding why people do the things they do. I, Zach Elwood, talk with people from a wide range of fields about how they make sense of human behavior and psychology. I've talked to jury consultants, interrogation professionals, behavior researchers, sports analysts, professional poker players, to name a few. There are more than 135 episodes, many of them quite good (although some say I'm biased). To learn more, go to PeopleWhoReadPeople.c...
Episodes (205)
MK Ultra fact vs. fiction: Exaggerated claims of mind control and Manchurian can...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
From body language bullshit to behavior science, with Vincent Denault
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Con man Chase Hughes' military record versus his grandiose claims
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Epstein Hysteria! Moral panic and dumb overreactions from Kyle Kulinski, others
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Is your existence improbable? Or inevitable? Exploring universalism with Arnold...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Waco negotiator Gary Noesner shares tips on de-escalation and reading behavior
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Pro negotiator discusses the “power of nice” and reading body language | with An...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
FBI agent discusses interrogation tactics, body language, the lie detector, and...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Some scoff at political bridge-building efforts. What are they missing?
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
A Fox News fraud: How CIA/intel "expert" Wayne Simmons was exposed by Kent Clizb...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The psychology of narcissistic abuse—and how it can continue after separation
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Body language lies: The pseudoscience and silliness spread by alleged behavior "...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
How a news site uses social network mapping to reduce polarization
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Does contempt for Trump voters help Trump? Are we in a feedback loop?
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The Orgasmic Meditation story: Origins and psychology of OneTaste and Nicole Dae...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Can behavior clusters help determine a lie? Tim Levine on deception detection sc...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Tracking people over terrain: What's real, what's fiction?
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
NLP pseudoscience and its use by Chase Hughes and other con artists and deceptiv...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Is the internet a methamphetamine of the masses?
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
"They're the violent, crazy ones!": How polarization warps our views of our poli...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Are you and I (and everyone) the same person? A talk on Open Individualism with...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The psychology of Bad Vegan: Sarma Melngailis on narcissistic abuse and life aft...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The surprising power of nostalgia — and how it can be used on you
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
My life-changing experience with meditation
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Are you a psychopath? Debunking myths and looking for nuance in "dark" traits
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Penalty kick mind games: Reading and using body language in sports
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Madness explained: How trauma and stress can break the mind
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Our memory and sense of self are full of illusions | with Anne Wilson
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Are you a narcissist? The psychology and spectrum of narcissism
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The "deep whys" behind autistic behaviors | with Barry Prizant
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The psychology of how we react when our sense of meaning is threatened
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
A Bitcoin for news? Could Aemula.com revolutionize journalism and reduce polariz...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Can eye direction reveal a lie? Or is that psychology bullshit? | with Tim Levin...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Why some see liberals as the undemocratic ones: A talk about democracy and polar...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
On hypnosis and mind control: separating psychology fact from fiction | with Mar...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
What happened to Keith Olbermann? A look at his descent.
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Mirror selfies, duck faces, and party pics: The psychology of dating app communi...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Is the left-right political spectrum concept a false illusion? A talk with Hyrum...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Does Trader Joe's pressure its employees to talk to customers?
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Charlatan Chase Hughes promoted as expert by gullible podcast hosts
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The polarization of Elon Musk: His high-contempt approach to political disagreem...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Explanations for those UFO videos released in 2017 (Gimbal, GoFast, others)
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Reading faces: A dumb 1960s book on reading physical facial traits
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
I interrogate an 8-year-old about her belief in Santa, Easter Bunny, and other c...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
The psychology behind the self-reinforcing nature of conflict and polarization
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Many take Trump's words out of context: How this relates to toxic polarization
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Analyzing the behavior of Peter Todd, who's accused of being Bitcoin creator | J...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Scammer on Nextdoor gets my personal info: Tips for spotting online marketplace...
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
What’s the problem with the Myers-Briggs personality test?, with Randy Stein
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
Some useful and reliable poker tells: A talk with Zach Elwood
People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
