The Art of Charm | Social Science | Cognitive Psychology | Confidence | Relationship Advice | Behavi

The Art of Charm | Social Science | Cognitive Psychology | Confidence | Relationship Advice | Behavi


Latest Episodes

620: AoC Toolbox | The Art of Grit
May 25, 2017

Are you resilient? Resilience -- true grit -- has to last in order to be real. That's what we're going to explore in this toolbox: how to build real and lasting grit.

619: Gabrielle Reece | Less Than Perfect
May 23, 2017

Gabrielle Reece has been an athlete, a model, an actress, a television personality, a mom, author of My Foot Is Too Big for the Glass Slipper: A Guide to the Less Than Perfect Life, and podcaster on The Truth Barrel with Gabrielle Reece and Neil Strauss.

Minisode Monday #54 | Treat Your Haters Like Toddlers
May 22, 2017

Ever get upset by rude comments on the Internet? In this Minisode Monday, we share an effective strategy for dealing with this that we learned from Jay Baer, author of Hug Your Haters: How to Embrace Complaints and Keep Your Customers.

Fan Mail Friday #115 | Don't Fake It 'Til You Break It
May 19, 2017

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. As a bonus, screenwriter and BFF Gabriel Mizrahi joins us for this one.

618: Peter McGraw | The Humor Code
May 18, 2017

Peter McGraw is an associate professor of marketing and psychology at the University of Colorado Boulder, founder of the Humor Research Lab (HuRL), and co-author of The Humor Code: A Global Search for What Makes Things Funny.

617: Neil deGrasse Tyson | Astrophysics for People in a Hurry
May 16, 2017

Neil deGrasse Tyson is the Frederick P. Rose Director of the Hayden Planetarium and author of number one New York Times Bestseller Astrophysics for People in a Hurry.

Minisode Monday #53 | Creative Avoidance
May 15, 2017

In this Minisode Monday, Reach author Andy Molinsky rejoins us to talk about the creative ways we manage avoidance of things we don't want to do -- and what we can do to break the habit.

Fan Mail Friday #114 | If They Can't Pay, Walk Away
May 12, 2017

Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right.

616: Lisa Feldman Barrett | How Emotions Are Made
May 11, 2017

Lisa Feldman Barrett is the Director of IASLab at Northeastern University and an innovator in the field of psychology. Her new book, How Emotions Are Made: The Secret Life of the Brain, is out now.

615: Isaac Lidsky | Eyes Wide Open
May 09, 2017

Isaac Lidsky is the only blind person to serve as a law clerk for the U.S. Supreme Court. He was once a child actor, and he's the author of Eyes Wide Open: Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities in a World That Can't See Clearly.