Podcast · 575 episodes
The Jordan Harbinger Show
by Jordan Harbinger · English
(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.
Latest episodes
1389: Jamison Firestone | A Wild Ride Through Putin's Corrupt RussiaJamison Firestone, a post-Soviet Moscow attorney, describes how Russian justice was “weaponized” after Sergei Magnitsky exposed a $230 million tax fraud.29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 33 min
1388: Family Court | Skeptical SundaySkeptical Sunday episode debunking claims that U.S. family court is a “man-hating kangaroo court” where judges rubber-stamp maternal custody and men have no rights.27 Sep 2026 · 1 h 12 min
1387: Romance in Rome Ends with Lien on Your Home | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday episode mixing listener advice with Jordan and Gabe’s personal updates.25 Sep 2026 · 1 h 31 min
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1389: Jamison Firestone | A Wild Ride Through Putin's Corrupt RussiaJamison Firestone, a post-Soviet Moscow attorney, describes how Russian justice was “weaponized” after Sergei Magnitsky exposed a $230 million tax fraud.29 Sep 2026 · 1 h 33 min · 35 chapters
1388: Family Court | Skeptical SundaySkeptical Sunday episode debunking claims that U.S. family court is a “man-hating kangaroo court” where judges rubber-stamp maternal custody and men have no rights.27 Sep 2026 · 1 h 12 min · 20 chapters
1387: Romance in Rome Ends with Lien on Your Home | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday episode mixing listener advice with Jordan and Gabe’s personal updates.25 Sep 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 25 chapters
1386: Sean Wiswesser | Inside Putin's Russian Intelligence MachineRetired CIA officer Sean Wiswesser explains how Russian intelligence services operate under Vladimir Putin, arguing they are both highly capable and often corrupt/incompetent.22 Sep 2026 · 1 h 56 min · 54 chapters
1385: Food Deserts | Skeptical SundayThe episode critiques the “food desert” policy idea that lack of nearby grocery stores causes worse diets, arguing that evidence shows small diet effects from new supermarkets and that broader “food…20 Sep 2026 · 1 h 18 min · 37 chapters
1384: Have You Lost Chance at Transatlantic Romance? | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday episode mixing (1) Jordan’s story about a nightmare international flight dominated by a passenger with extreme body odor and the airline’s inadequate response, and (2)…18 Sep 2026 · 1 h 43 min · 27 chapters
1383: Christopher Ryan | The Dark Side of Civilization and ProgressThe episode argues that “civilization” is not humanity’s rescue but a self-inflicted harm: progress created a “neo-Hobbesian” story that prehistory was brutal while modern life is healthier.17 Sep 2026 · 1 h 42 min · 49 chapters
1382: Emad Mostaque | Surviving the Coming AI Jobs ApocalypseEmad Mostaque argues that within about 1,000 days (he says ~684 days remain), AI will make most white-collar jobs economically irrelevant by letting employers “push a button” to replace workers with…15 Sep 2026 · 1 h 20 min · 30 chapters
1381: The Housing Crisis | Skeptical SundayThe U.S. housing crisis—how bad it is, who benefits/loses, whether private equity (e.g., BlackRock) is the main driver, and what structural causes (especially zoning/regulation) and incentives…13 Sep 2026 · 1 h 19 min · 26 chapters
1380: Is Victim at Fault for Scopolamine Assault? | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday episode focused on a listener’s account of being drugged with scopolamine in Colombia, then sexually assaulted and robbed, and on broader safety/financial-recovery advice.11 Sep 2026 · 1 h 39 min · 30 chapters
1379: Joseph Moore | Why Getting Ahead Has Never Been EasierJoseph S. Moore argues that “getting ahead in America has never been easier” (not easy/fair/guaranteed), and that the “American dream is dead” narrative is amplified by incentives to talk about…8 Sep 2026 · 1 h 45 min · 46 chapters
1378: Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) | Skeptical SundayThe episode explains what female genital mutilation (FGM) is, why it persists, and how myths and power structures (including silence, marriage incentives, and religious/medical justifications) keep…6 Sep 2026 · 1 h 24 min · 30 chapters
1377: Is Help Unseekable for Attraction Unspeakable? | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday advice episode mixing travel banter with a listener letter about distressing sexual thoughts involving early teenage girls, plus a shorter response to a prior letter about a husband…4 Sep 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 36 chapters
Introducing What Could Go Right?The episode promotes the Progress Network podcast “What Could Go Right,” arguing that doom-focused news often overlooks real-world progress.4 Sep 2026 · 1 min · 1 chapter
1376: Sean Hemeon | The Good Little Drug LordSean Hemeon recounts how shame, repression, and addiction drove him from a closeted Mormon theater student into crystal-meth trafficking, then into becoming a federal informant.1 Sep 2026 · 1 h 26 min · 35 chapters
1375: Alphas | Skeptical SundayDebunking “alpha/beta/sigma” ideology as pseudoscience and explaining how it spreads from wolf studies into dating/manosphere culture, then into corporate “hustle” and “LinkedIn” talk.30 Aug 2026 · 1 h 13 min · 22 chapters
1374: Safety Compromised by Husband, Traumatized | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday advice letter about a husband whose mental health deteriorated after possible mefloquine exposure and later PTSD from military/police trauma; he stopped psychiatric meds and now…28 Aug 2026 · 1 h 24 min · 30 chapters
1373: Sonja Lyubomirsky | Five Mindsets to Get You More of What MattersHow happiness researcher Sonja Lyubomirsky explains the gap between being loved and actually feeling loved, arguing that psychological “feeling loved” drives happiness more than money, status, or…25 Aug 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 43 chapters
1372: Milk | Skeptical SundayThe episode “Milk” (Skeptical Sunday #1372) examines what milk is, what counts as “milk” legally in the U.S., why plant milks (especially oat) surged, and how nutrition and environmental claims…23 Aug 2026 · 1 h 30 min · 44 chapters
1371: Showed Intent to Roam, so In-Laws Stole Home | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday advice on two listener letters. Main story: a man’s in-laws allegedly retaliate for his move by lowballing and then withholding promised sale money after a quitclaim deed transfer,…21 Aug 2026 · 1 h 28 min · 27 chapters
1370: Peter Zeihan | North American Solutions to a Breaking World OrderPeter Zeihan argues Iran, Ukraine, and China are converging into one “breaking world order” system crisis.18 Aug 2026 · 1 h 31 min · 40 chapters
1369: Trepanation & Castration | Skeptical SundayTrepanation (trepanning/burr holing) and modern elective “drill a hole in your head” movements, contrasted with legitimate craniotomy for traumatic brain bleeding.16 Aug 2026 · 1 h 14 min · 32 chapters
1368: Predatory Faux Pro You Know Must Go | Feedback FridayFeedback Friday listener Q&A. Main story: a yoga/massage therapist discovers a former coworker (known as John, later “Alex”) was using his wife’s massage license to work illegally, then sexually…14 Aug 2026 · 1 h 17 min · 20 chapters
1367: Annie Jacobsen | The Genes and Germs of Biological WarfareBiological warfare and the risks of genetically engineered pathogens, using Annie Jacobsen’s book scenario about a lab leak of pneumonic plague that becomes uncontrollable via air travel and…11 Aug 2026 · 1 h 48 min · 42 chapters