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18 MAR

Kathryn Paige Harden (behavioral geneticist)

Kathryn Paige Harden (Original Sin On the Genetics of Vice, the Problem of Blame, and the Future of Forgiveness) is a psychologist, professor, and behavioral geneticist. Kathryn joins the Armchair Expert to discuss why psychology is not a solved problem, studying the essential question of why we do things we don’t want to do, and how her religious upbringing was fundamentally at odds with her desire to study psychology. Kathryn and Dax talk about what living in a culture that embraces the concept of original sin means for our morality, genetic predictors of misdemeanor versus felony behavior, and our active human inclination to break stuff. Kathryn explains her belief that holding each other accountable is not a supernatural condition but a social one, why we can aim to be better in our institutions than in our worst moments, and the scientific fact that there’s no evolution without diversity. Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ Head to turbotax.com to find a store location near you and get matched with a TurboTax expert — with real-time updates in the iOS app. This episode is sponsored by AppleTV. Learn more at: https://tinyurl.com/mr2caw2c See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Mar

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2h 12m
3 DAYS AGO · VIDEO

The Austin Reaves Interview

We’ve got ourselves a very special episode of Mind the Game with LeBron James and Steve Nash as we welcome in, member of the Los Angeles Lakers, Austin Reaves! In this episode, Austin takes us through his journey to becoming one of the best offensive players in the game today. From his beginnings as a baseball player, through going un-drafted in the NBA draft to finally getting comfortable playing alongside LeBron. Then the fellas talk about how he’s developed his confidence and his ridiculous handles. He also takes us behind-the-scenes of some of his most memorable moments including game winners, unbelievable crossovers and of course, the memes. And finally, Steve brings out the laptop for an in-depth for a film session breaking down the little things about Austin’s game. Thanks for watching Mind the Game and be sure to follow and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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9 MAR

Amanda Peet Returns

Amanda Peet (Fantasy Life, Your Friends & Neighbors, The Whole Nine Yards) is an actor, writer, and producer. Amanda joins the Armchair Expert to discuss being a serial monogamist during her dating years, what relation she has to the designer of Radio City Music Hall, and going from a hippie Quaker school in Manhattan to a stuffy private school in London. Amanda and Dax talk about recognizing a pattern of existential thinking when her kids turn seven, undergoing psychoanalysis at age 13, and contending with the cultural mores of Something’s Gotta Give. Amanda explains relishing the opportunity to play a high functioning character with mental illness in her new film, exploring a complicated relationship with wealth in Your Friends and Neighbors, and recently finding a new gear in acting. Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ Head to turbotax.com to find a store location near you and get matched with a TurboTax expert — with real-time updates in the iOS app. This episode is sponsored by AppleTV. Learn more at: https://tinyurl.com/mr2caw2c See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

9 Mar

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2h 18m
SEASON 25, EPISODE 4

The Spy Who Outplayed Nixon | The Rise of China’s Intelligence Machine

How did one CIA mole tip the scales of power between two superpowers? Investigative journalist Bethany Allen exposes the hidden world of Chinese espionage operations in America - from Larry Chin's decades-long infiltration of the CIA to the sophisticated intelligence network that emerged in its wake. In conversation with Bond author Charlie Higson, Bethany reveals how a single Cold War security breach evolved into a vast system of global influence, and examines the modern landscape of China's espionage capabilities today. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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37 min
11 MAR

Amir Levine (on attachment theory)

Amir Levine (Secure: The Revolutionary Guide to Creating a Secure Life, Attached) is a psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author. Amir joins the Armchair Expert to discuss dispelling myths and misconceptions about attachment theory, how the love he has for his dog helped him to understand his relationship with his father, and the test experiments that showed how attachment styles develop in early childhood. Amir and Dax talk about why attachment is really just a radar of availability for other people, the reasons secure adult attachment is linked to our exploratory drive, and how a breakup was the catalyst that led him to co-write Attached. Amir explains the role a sense of reciprocity plays in shifting into secure attachment, the physiological and neurological responses involved as we evolve our attachments, and the beauty in appreciating the hidden sparks of talent in our loved ones. Check Allstate first for a quote that could save you hundreds: https://www.allstate.com/ Head to turbotax.com to find a store location near you and get matched with a TurboTax expert — with real-time updates in the iOS app. This episode is sponsored by AppleTV. Learn more at: https://tinyurl.com/mr2caw2c See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Mar

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2h 2m
16 MAR

Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge

Aaron Krause did not set out to reinvent the kitchen sponge. He was a car detailer, building buffing pads and the machines that made them. To clean his greasy hands, he made a makeshift hand scrubber out of extra-rough foam, and it worked so well he decided to sell it. But nobody wanted it. He shelved the product for years. Then one day while cleaning up around the house, he accidentally discovered the foam’s “magic” properties and realized it would make the perfect kitchen sponge. Scrub Daddy was born. As a friend advised him, nobody goes to the supermarket to discover new innovations in sponges. So Aaron did a furious round of in-store demos and eventually wound up on QVC (where he nearly got kicked off) and finally Shark Tank, where he made $1M the night it aired. In this episode, Aaron breaks down the unglamorous mechanics of building a consumer brand—negotiation, patents, and the obsession needed to keep going when no one believes in your vision. You’ll learn: How Aaron’s many patents helped drive his car-detailing business The hidden downside of “great” deals: exclusivity traps and corporate bureaucracyHow Aaron forced 3M to rethink value during acquisition negotiations How to sell a product no one is shopping for How Scrub Daddy built a brand block (Scrub Mommy & more) to become a category leaderHow to defend against copycats—patents, trade dress and aggressive enforcement Timestamps: 07:24 — “You get to buy your own sneakers”—the childhood lesson that shapes Aaron’s hustle09:03 — The brutal factory internship that sends him back to washing cars17:50 — The mirror snaps off a Mercedes… leading to a buffing pad breakthrough19:58 — The parable of the DIY patent: “If you had a toothache, would you drill your own tooth?”27:36 — Dirty factory hands inspire Aaron to invent a special hand scrubber… which no one wants41:35 — Aaron hangs up on a corporate powerhouse: refusing to sell to 3M based on EBITDA51:16 — The shelved scrubbers come out of storage and Aaron discovers their “magical” properties 1:02:31 — Retail won’t bite—so he demos in ShopRite and sells 100 sponges a day1:13:43 — Shark Tank → $1M in one night… and retailers suddenly call back Follow How I Built This: Instagram → @howibuiltthis X → @HowIBuiltThis Facebook → How I Built This Follow Guy Raz: Instagram → @guy.raz Youtube → guy_raz X → @guyraz Substack → guyraz.substack.com Website → guyraz.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

16 Mar

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1hr 29min
SEASON 130, EPISODE 1

Under Armour's Attack on Nike | Sweat Equity

It’s 1995 and college football player Kevin Plank is frustrated with the way the cotton t-shirt he wears under his pads gets drenched with sweat. He begins designing a t-shirt made from a different kind of material - one that will wick away sweat and keep him cool and dry on the field. Upon graduating, Plank uses his life savings and maxes out his credit cards to launch Under Armour. And within ten years of its founding, Plank sets his sights on the biggest prize of all: taking on Nike. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Wars ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

S130, E1

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44 min
3 DAYS AGO

Ted Bundy: Part 1

In the first half of this two-part episode, retired FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong explores the disturbing case of Ted Bundy, one of the most notorious serial killers in American history. In the early 1970s, young women began vanishing from college campuses and sunlit streets across the Pacific Northwest. When the truth finally came to light, it revealed a killer unlike any other: a handsome, charming law student who weaponized trust itself, approaching his victims in broad daylight with a smile and a request for help. By the time investigators across multiple states connected the disappearances, the body count stretched from Washington to Utah to Colorado and beyond. Candice examines how a childhood built on secrets and identity deception, a devastating romantic rejection, and years of escalating paraphilic fantasy converged to create one of history's most organized and methodical predators, and how for Bundy, getting caught was never the end of anything — it was just the beginning. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Killer Psyche ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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53 min
10 MAR · VIDEO

An Honest Talk about NBA Officiating and The Rule Changes Over the Years

Welcome to another episode of Mind the Game with LeBron James and Steve Nash. In today’s conversation we’ll be talking about the rule changes over the years including the gather step, rip through and many others. Plus the guys talk about the difficulty of being an NBA official in 2026. And finally we answer your fan questions. Thanks for watching and listening to Mind the Game. Be sure to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

10 Mar · Video

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4 DAYS AGO

Vital Farms: Matt O’Hayer. How a serial entrepreneur re-branded the egg

For decades, a dozen eggs was just… a dozen eggs. No story. No real branding. No reason to care who produced them. Then Matt O’Hayer came along and asked a question almost nobody in America was asking: what if store-bought eggs could be different? What if they tasted better, looked better, and came from hens raised in a much more humane way? The business he launched– with 20 hens and some used trailers– is now the number-one pasture-raised egg producer in the US, with a network of 600 farms, and a projected revenue of nearly $1B this year. When he started Vital Farms, Matt was in his 50s, living in an RV on the farm, and trying to convince people to pay premium prices for eggs. Before that, his passion for business drove him to pursue an astonishing range of ideas: carpet-cleaning, a barter-exchange franchise, a stint as a charter-boat captain and broker. One of his businesses left him nearly broke after 9-11, and there were many other hard lessons along the way. This is a story about metabolizing failure into success, and turning one of the most overlooked shelves in the grocery store… into a billion dollar opportunity. What you’ll learn: The hard lessons Matt learned from 3 (+) decades of founding businessesHow 9/11 changed his lifeWhat 4 years as a boat captain taught him about leading–and servingHow “conscious capitalism” became the blueprint for Vital FarmsWhy pasture-raised eggs were a branding opportunity hiding in plain sightHow Whole Foods became an early and critical partnerWhy great products grow faster when customers do your work for you Timestamps: 07:48 – “I didn’t have 300 dollars.” Matt starts a carpet-cleaning company with no real plan11:31 – The barter business that taught Matt how to scale complex ideas17:58 – Building a travel company, taking it public, and growing it to roughly $50 million in sales22:57 – The morning of 9/11: Matt watches his business collapse in real time25:59 – Starting over, Matt becomes a charter boat captain –plus chef, teacher, and toilet-fixer31:16 – The blog essay that transformed how Matt thought about business34:19 – The lightbulb conversation: pasture-raised eggs could become a real company41:03 – Starting the farm in Austin: “I bought a thousand baby chicks.” 43:58 – The first eggs taste great, but nobody wants to pay for them49:53 – Finally: The first Whole Foods pallet 50:52 – A label mistake gets Vital Farms pulled from shelves1:03:09 – How the egg carton became one of Vital Farms’ most powerful branding tools1:08:24 – Why humane eggs cost more—and why Matt believes they shouldThis episode was produced by Kerry Thompson, with music by Ramtin Arablouei. Edited by Neva Grant, with research help from Casey Herman. —----------------- Follow How I Built This: Instagram → @howibuiltthis X → @HowIBuiltThis Facebook → How I Built This Follow Guy Raz: Instagram → @guy.raz Youtube → guy_raz X → @guyraz Substack → guyraz.substack.com Website → guyraz.com See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 days ago

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1hr 8min

Guy Raz interviews the world’s best-known entrepreneurs to learn how they built their iconic brands. In each episode, founders reveal deep, intimate moments of doubt and failure, and share insights on their eventual success. How I Built This is a master-class on innovation, creativity, leadership and how to navigate challenges of all kinds. New episodes release on Mondays and Thursdays.

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BUSINESS
Netflix vs. HBO. Nike vs. Adidas. Business is war. Sometimes the prize is your wallet or your attention. Sometimes, it’s just the fun of beating the other guy. The outcome of these battles shapes what we buy and how we live. Business Wars gives you the unauthorized, real story of what drives these companies and their leaders, innovators, investors and executives to new heights -- or to ruin. Hosted by David Brown, former anchor of Marketplace. From Wondery, the network behind Against the Odds and American History Tellers. Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of Business Wars ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

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MANAGEMENT
Mind the Game is back for Season 3 — continuing to celebrate this beautiful game of basketball with two of the most hardworking and brilliant minds in the sport, LeBron James and 2X NBA MVP, Steve Nash. Season 3 carries forward the mission of exploring the X’s and O’s, breaking down game plays, strategy, and all the ways basketball continues to evolve into one of the most tactical sports on the planet. Mind the Game cuts through the clutter of highlight reels and hot takes to uncover the nuances that make the game great: schemes and adjustments, preparation and recovery, and the human elements that define competition. Presented by UNINTERRUPTED, LeBron’s athlete storytelling brand, and Wondery, Mind the Game continues to rethink sports media and deliver deeper, more insightful coverage for fans who truly love the game. Check out new episodes every other Tuesday. Follow Mind the Game on YouTube or wherever you get your podcasts.

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SPORT
Dear Cousin: The Stalking of Susan Fensten is the gripping true story of one woman's quest for long lost family. After the deaths of her sister and estranged father, Susan searches for relatives on an early online genealogy forum. When she meets cousins from her grandfather's other family, they're everything she'd hoped for—until it all goes to hell. Susan’s dreams are shattered when she learns her relatives’ dangerous history, and she is bombarded with threatening messages and sexually explicit content. When dozens more people contact her, Susan realizes she's stumbled into a real-life horror movie. As Susan desperately searches for the truth, she struggles to determine who's an ally and who wants her dead, and she falls down a digital rabbit hole of career criminals, predators, and sexual cultists in the Tri State area. But given the cyber law landscape in 2003, the police are unable to help Susan despite violent phone calls, and unwelcome visits. Things change when a plot to abduct Susan and her boyfriend comes to light. The FBI steps in, and Susan is given hope when a skeptical agent takes on her case. What he discovers upends Susan's reality forever. Twenty years after events took place, this real-life thriller from the dawn of the internet serves as a shocking cautionary tale about survival and perseverance against all odds. Hear Susan’s story in her own words, with contributions from expert guests, and the FBI Special Agent and Assistant US attorney on Susan’s case. This is the story of how one woman survived a two-year torture campaign when no one else would help. Please be advised, this program contains graphic sexual imagery, and discussions of violence, and death. Some names have been changed to protect their subjects’ identities.

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TRUE CRIME
Hi, I’m Dax Shepard, and I love talking to people. I am endlessly fascinated by the messiness of being human, and I find people who are vulnerable and honest about their struggles and shortcomings to be incredibly sexy. I invite you to join me as I explore other people’s stories. We will celebrate, above all, the challenges and setbacks that ultimately lead to growth and betterment. What qualifies me for such an endeavor? More than a decade of sobriety, a degree in Anthropology and four years of improv training. I will attempt to discover human “truths” without any laboratory work, clinical trials or data collection. I will be, in the great tradition of 16th-century scientists, an Armchair Expert.

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COMEDY
In a country obsessed with gossip, the great and the good fear one thing more than any other - scandal. British scandals change the course of history. They bring down governments, overthrow the rich and cause the mighty to fall. Some are about sex, others about money. In the end, they’re all about power. But often at the heart of a scandal, there are ordinary human stories. Stories of those caught up in the swirl of outrage. Who was really to blame for what happened? Why did they do it? And when all is said and done, did anything really change? From the creators of Business Wars, American Scandal and Ghost Story, comes British Scandal. Each week, hosts Alice Levine and Matt Forde delve into the murkier side of the British elite, from Phone Hacking to Profumo to the short-lived premiership of Liz Truss. Because sometimes the truth doesn’t set everyone free… Audible subscribers can listen to all episodes of British Scandal ad-free right now. Join Audible today by downloading the Audible app.

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Kathryn Paige Harden (behavioral geneticist)

The Austin Reaves Interview

Amanda Peet Returns

The Spy Who Outplayed Nixon | The Rise of China’s Intelligence Machine

Amir Levine (on attachment theory)

Scrub Daddy: Aaron Krause. How a Failed Experiment Became a Billion-Dollar Sponge

Under Armour's Attack on Nike | Sweat Equity

Ted Bundy: Part 1

An Honest Talk about NBA Officiating and The Rule Changes Over the Years

Vital Farms: Matt O’Hayer. How a serial entrepreneur re-branded the egg

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