People Who Read People: A Behavior and Psychology Podcast
By Zachary Elwood
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May 16, 2020
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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.com.
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What happened to Keith Olbermann? A review of his insulting and incendiary behaviors
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Feb 12, 2025 |
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Mirror selfies, duck faces, and party pics: On signals we send with dating app profiles
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Feb 08, 2025 |
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Is the left-right spectrum an illusion that harms us? A talk with Hyrum Lewis
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Jan 24, 2025 |
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Does Trader Joe's pressure its employees to talk to customers?
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Jan 19, 2025 |
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The charlatan Chase Hughes promoted by popular shows “Diary of a CEO," Patrick Bet-David, more
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Jan 18, 2025 |
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The polarization of Elon Musk: His high-contempt approach to political disagreement
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Jan 12, 2025 |
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Explanations for those 3 famous UFO videos from 2017
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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Reading faces: A dumb 1960s book on reading physical facial traits
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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I interrogate an 8-year-old about her belief in Santa, Easter Bunny, and more
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Dec 21, 2024 |
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To avoid destruction, we must recognize we're in a self-reinforcing cycle of conflict
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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Many take Trump's words out of context: How this relates to toxic polarization
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Analyzing behavior of Peter Todd, who's accused of being Bitcoin's creator | Jeremy Clark
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Oct 18, 2024 |
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Scammer on Nextdoor gets my personal info: Tips for spotting online marketplace scam tells
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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What’s the problem with the Myers-Briggs personality test?, with Randy Stein
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Some useful and reliable poker tells: A talk with Zach Elwood
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Chase Hughes, NLP, & hypnosis: Putting a top-secret military spin on old NLP ideas
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Sep 26, 2024 |
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We’re MASSIVELY overstating our political violence problem — and that’s dangerous! | Sean Westwood
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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Angry Chase Hughes’ fans lash out after his many lies are revealed
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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The lies of Chase Hughes, the "#1 expert in behavior" and Behavior Panel member
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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I don't believe in astrology but I talked to an astrologer
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Faux behavior expert Jack Brown analyzes Trump's behavior at press conference
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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A sad cry for help from failed podcast host and author Zachary Elwood
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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How magicians misdirect attention and manipulate audiences, with Anthony Barnhart
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Tackling objections to reducing political polarization
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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How small changes in language patterns can influence us, with Liz Stokoe
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Jul 21, 2024 |
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Why are lie detectors used if they don't work?, with Leonard Saxe
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Jul 14, 2024 |
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Examining indicators that a video showing harassment was staged
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Jul 03, 2024 |
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The awe and horror of existence: a talk with psychologist Kirk Schneider
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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The strangeness of life and existential psychology
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Jun 16, 2024 |
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Psychology in waiting tables and running a restaurant, with Robin Dibble
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Jun 01, 2024 |
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Two former congresspeople, a Democrat and a Republican, discuss toxic polarization
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May 21, 2024 |
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The complexity and ambiguity of aphantasia and other inner experiences, with Russell Hurlburt
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May 13, 2024 |
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How a bus driver predicts the behavior of drivers and passengers, with Brendan Bartholomew
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May 07, 2024 |
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To reduce polarization, is it optimal to work on systemic change or cultural change?, with David Foster
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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Do simplistic ideas of power (e.g., oppressed/oppressor framings) reduce empathy? with Elizaveta Friesem
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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News media tends to deepen our divides. Does Isaac Saul have a solution?
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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The allure of deciphering behavior, with Rounders screenwriter Brian Koppelman
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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How a pro poker player makes use of poker tells, with Dara O'Kearney
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Feb 18, 2024 |
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Tips on interrogating people for information and confessions, with David Zulawski
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Reading behavior and motivations in the Robbi Jade Lew poker hand, with Yakov Hirsch
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Jan 28, 2024 |
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Understanding Trump and his voters' animosity towards the media, with Yakov Hirsch
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Jan 20, 2024 |
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The exaggeration of antisemitism, and the importance of understanding the "other side," with Yakov Hirsch
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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Why do some people want to watch the world burn?, with Kevin Arceneaux
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Jan 04, 2024 |
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Reading "tells" in football, baseball, and other sports, with Jon Hoefling
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Dec 21, 2023 |
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Dealing with debilitating anxiety, with Scott Stossel
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Dec 14, 2023 |
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Electrodermal activity is what lie detectors measure, but what is it?, with Christopher Moyer
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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Dogs' and cats' interactions with humans, with Daniel Mills
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Nov 29, 2023 |
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On the art of listening and the challenges of being an introvert, with Joel Berman
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Tricks and strategies in door-to-door sales
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Nov 11, 2023 |
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How is bias in media related to polarization?, with Vanessa Otero
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Oct 29, 2023 |
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Why is criticism of Israel sometimes portrayed as antisemitic?, with Yakov Hirsch
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Oct 22, 2023 |
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Is our desire for certainty our biggest weakness?, with Maria Konnikova
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Oct 14, 2023 |
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Understanding an orchestra conductor's gestures, with Ming Luke
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Examining behavior pseudo-expert Dr. Jack Brown
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Sep 16, 2023 |
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Understanding what drives MAGA anger, with ex-Trump voter Rich Logis
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Examining some common scams and the strategies behind them, with Martina Dove
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Sep 06, 2023 |
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The narcissism spectrum: from healthy narcissism to the more toxic forms, with Craig Malkin
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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Resolving conflict in our relationships, with couples therapist Bill Doherty
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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Understanding the behavior of people under anesthesia, with Ashita Goel
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Aug 02, 2023 |
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Psychological factors in conspiracy theory beliefs, with Mikey Biddlestone
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Jul 15, 2023 |
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Understanding the behavior of autistic people, with Barry Prizant
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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How does anxious body language affect a job interview?, with Simonne Mastrella
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Jun 22, 2023 |
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What do we owe to our fellow citizens? (even when we think they're very wrong), with Robert Talisse
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Jun 10, 2023 |
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Behavioral analysis in security and risk assessment, with Philip Baum
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May 31, 2023 |
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Poker tells in a hand from the World Series of Poker Ladies Event, with Lara Eisenberg
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May 13, 2023 |
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The illusions of memory and self, with Anne Wilson
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May 03, 2023 |
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My book Defusing American Anger is out
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Apr 20, 2023 |
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On the loneliness of leaving one's cult, with Calvin Wayman
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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On psychopaths, dark traits, and "dark empaths," with Nadja Heym
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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Do our anger and insults help create the very things we're angry about?
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Reading situations and opponents in racecar driving, with Andy Lally
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Mar 11, 2023 |
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Do we have recurring facial expression patterns that are tied to personality traits?, with Herman Ilgen
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Mar 05, 2023 |
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An angry us-vs-them divide in a small town, with Rebecca Schillenback
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Feb 19, 2023 |
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Improving sexual satisfaction in long-term relationships, with Jessica Maxwell
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Feb 15, 2023 |
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How our body language can affect teammates and competitors, with Philip Furley
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Why are we so gullible?, with Brian Dunning
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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How big a problem are hate crimes in the U.S.?, with Wilfred Reilly
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Jan 18, 2023 |
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About this podcast: why I do it and why I think it's important
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Examining American antisemitism, with James Kirchick
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Dec 10, 2022 |
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Is liberal bias impeding U.S. depolarization and conflict resolution efforts?, with Guy Burgess
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Nov 20, 2022 |
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The art of recruiting, with Blake Mobley
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Dealing with anxiety and mental health issues as a college student
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Understanding madness, with Richard Bentall
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Reading tells in football, with Larry Hart
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Oct 29, 2022 |
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The challenges and rewards of studying nonverbal behavior, with Alan Crawley
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Oct 15, 2022 |
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How do we react when our sense of meaning is threatened?, with Steven Heine
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Is the entire world becoming more polarized?, with Andrew O'Donohue
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Oct 01, 2022 |
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Are eye movement patterns linked to personality traits?, with Sabrina Hoppe
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Sep 21, 2022 |
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Is body language actually useful for detecting lies?, with Tim Levine
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Aug 30, 2022 |
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Reading "drug-seeking" behaviors, with Dr. Casey Grover
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Aug 17, 2022 |
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Predicting psychosis and schizophrenia using language patterns, with Neguine Rezaii
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Reading and predicting jury behavior, with Christina Marinakis (reshare from 2018)
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Jul 21, 2022 |
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How to spot fake online reviews, with Olu Popoola (reshare from 2019)
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Jul 06, 2022 |
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The psychological factors of polarized groups, with Matthew Hornsey
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Jun 11, 2022 |
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Analyzing written and verbal statements for hidden meaning, with Mark McClish (reshare from 2018)
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May 22, 2022 |
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Behavioral indicators of good and bad relationships, with Brandi Fink
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May 08, 2022 |
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Psychological effects of social media content moderation policies, with Bill Ottman
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May 01, 2022 |
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Are a majority of Americans actually racist?, with Leonie Huddy
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Apr 19, 2022 |
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Cryptocurrency, problem gambling, and addiction, with Paul Delfabbro
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Apr 10, 2022 |
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Why do people believe the U.S. election was stolen?, with Peter Wood
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Mar 17, 2022 |
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Detecting lies via facial muscles and machine learning, with Dino Levy
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Mar 16, 2022 |
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How many Americans actually support political violence?, with Thomas Zeitzoff
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Mar 05, 2022 |
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Studying poker tells scientifically, with Brandon Sheils
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Feb 16, 2022 |
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On how distance makes it easier to kill (and do other things), with Abe Rutchick
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Feb 09, 2022 |
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On American polarization and being a black conservative, with John Wood Jr.
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Feb 03, 2022 |
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The awe and the horror of existence, with existential psychologist Kirk Schneider
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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Using conversation analysis to make your language more persuasive, with Elizabeth Stokoe
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Jan 15, 2022 |
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How many Trump supporters really believe the election was rigged?, with Tom Pepinsky
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Jan 06, 2022 |
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Inherent aspects of social media that amplify divides and bad thinking
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Dec 28, 2021 |
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Artificial intelligence and the nature of consciousness, with Hod Lipson
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Dec 21, 2021 |
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Does video surveillance decrease crime?, with Eric Piza
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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Rittenhouse verdict reactions and political polarization
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Conversation analysis and ethnomethodology, with Saul Albert
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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Tracking people over land, aka "sign cutting," with Rob Speiden
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Oct 28, 2021 |
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What does research say about how social media affects polarization?, with Emily Kubin
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Oct 14, 2021 |
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Understanding behavior and psychology as a professional musician, with Ben Tyler (aka Small Skies)
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Oct 03, 2021 |
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Nostalgia and our attraction to the past, with Jannine Lasaleta
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Sep 16, 2021 |
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Is paying excessive attention to politics hurting us?, with Chris Freiman
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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How has polarization affected beliefs about election security?, with Jennifer Cohn
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Does blaming "media" help us avoid personal responsibility?, with Elizaveta Friesem
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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Reading poker tells, with Dara O'Kearney
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Talking about police violence with politically liberal police captain James Mitchell (part 2)
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Aug 07, 2021 |
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Why do so many people want to watch the world burn?, with Kevin Arceneaux
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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What is quarterback Ben Roethlisberger's tell?, with Jon Hoefling
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Jul 25, 2021 |
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Might gender identity theory itself be creating gender dysphoria?, with Carey Callahan
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Jul 17, 2021 |
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How might we better connect with people?, with Ted Brodkin and Ashley Pallathra
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Reading tells in the video game Apex Legends, with Brandon Singer, aka Nocturnal
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Jun 26, 2021 |
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Reading opponent tells in tennis, with Carlos Goffi
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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Talking about police violence with politically liberal police captain James Mitchell (part 1)
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Apr 19, 2021 |
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Living with anxiety, with Scott Stossel, national editor of The Atlantic
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Apr 14, 2021 |
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Psychological and environmental factors in psychosis and schizophrenia, with Nathan Filer
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Mar 27, 2021 |
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I talk to an 8-year-old kid
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Feb 25, 2021 |
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Gina Assaf, who has "long haul" covid, discusses her research on it
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Why hasn't crowdsourcing of medical data from public disrupted healthcare?, with Jamie Heywood
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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Reading online dating profiles (part 2), with Scott
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Jan 26, 2021 |
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Reading online dating profiles (part 1), with Celia
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Jan 20, 2021 |
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How does a disbelief in free will affect one's life?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson
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Jan 09, 2021 |
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How does aphantasia (lack of mental imagery) impact one's life?, with Zach Elwood
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Dec 10, 2020 |
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How do insults and hurt feelings affect political conflicts?, with Karina Korostelina
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Nov 25, 2020 |
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Why does democracy fall apart and authoritarianism rise?, with Thomas Carothers
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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Questioning how much social media plays a role in political polarization, with Levi Boxell
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Nov 11, 2020 |
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Are some political party stances due to randomness and chance?, with Michael Macy
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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How does Facebook increase political polarization and animosity?, with Jaime Settle
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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Examining causes of polarization in the U.S. and other countries, with Jennifer McCoy
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Oct 09, 2020 |
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Do violent protests and riots cause people to vote more conservatively?, with Omar Wasow
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Sep 17, 2020 |
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Understanding violent protester behavior: an interview with a Portland antifa/BLM protester
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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Did Cambridge Analytica exaggerate their abilities and not actually do anything impressive?, with Dave Karpf
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Aug 22, 2020 |
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Evaluating psych patients in the ER, and discussion of personality disorders, with Rob Tarzwell
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Aug 09, 2020 |
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Is some offensive behavior due to psychological conditions?, with Timothy Jay
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Aug 02, 2020 |
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Can you predict schizophrenia by studying the language of teenagers?, with Neguine Rezaii
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Jul 17, 2020 |
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Can you see what people are thinking with a scan of their brain?, with Marcel Just
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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Indicators that English text is written by a native Russian speaker, with Brian Baer
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May 29, 2020 |
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Interpreting brain imaging, with Rob Tarzwell
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May 20, 2020 |
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Reading behavior in Rock Paper Scissors, with Jason Simmons, aka Master Roshambollah
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Mar 25, 2020 |
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Driving a San Francisco city bus, with Brendan Bartholomew
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Mar 20, 2020 |
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What does skin conductance (aka GSR aka EDA) tell us?, with Christopher Moyer
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Dec 28, 2019 |
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Behavior in social deduction game Secret Hitler, with Polina Vorozheykina
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Nov 01, 2019 |
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Indicators of fake Amazon reviews, with Olu Popoola
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Aug 04, 2019 |
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Prison life and behavior, with Benjamin Moots
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Reading indicators of good and bad relationships, with Brandi Fink
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Jun 01, 2019 |
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Reading customers in door-to-door sales, with Conrad Smith and Dave Mock
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May 15, 2019 |
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Restaurant and service industry psychology, with Robin Dibble
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Apr 20, 2019 |
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Psychology and behavior in MMA and jiu-jitsu, with Robert Drysdale
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Mar 18, 2019 |
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Reading opponent behavior in the sport of fencing, with Seth Baldwin
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Mar 09, 2019 |
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Social engineering, with Jenny Radcliffe
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Jan 10, 2019 |
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Interrogation techniques, with David Zulawski
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Dec 14, 2018 |
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Jury selection strategies, with Christina Marinakis
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Sep 24, 2018 |
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Analyzing written and verbal statements, with Mark McClish
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Sep 07, 2018 |
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Reading the audience when doing standup comedy, with Alex Falcone
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Aug 21, 2018 |