Smart People Podcast
Smart People Podcast is a biweekly, interview-based podcast that features today's most well respected thought leaders engaging in authentic, insightful conversation for the benefit of the listener. The host, Chris Stemp, and his co-host/producer Jon Rojas, utilize their insatiable curiosity and relatable charm to provoke their guests into giving the interview of a lifetime. Every single guest has achieved a high level of recognition within their arena and in doing so has collected a wealth of experiences and insights that are brought to life in this top ranked podcast. Show topics include: psychology, leadership, education, technology, entrepreneurship, relationships, and much more.
Life in the Corporate Blender: Why Change is Making Work Worse with Ashley Goodall
Eliminate Work Fatigue and Optimize Your Productivity with Neuroscientist, Dr. Mithu Storoni
What’s Your Strategy? How to Drive Progress in Your Business and Your Life with Seth Godin
How the World Ran Out of Everything: Inside the Global Supply Chain with Peter Goodman
Overcome Perfectionism and Unlock Your Full Potential with Dr. Mary Anderson
How to Use Economics to Maximize Your Wellbeing and Make Tough Decisions with Dr. Andrew Leigh
Stress Wisely: How to Be Well in an Unwell World with Psychology Scholar Dr. Robyne
The Rise of White Nationalism: Exploring the Online Roots of a Growing Threat with Elle Reeve
The #1 Thing Holding You Back from Your Dream Job with Dr. Tessa West
How to Intentionally Design Your Future with Frederik Pferdt
How to Rewrite Your Life Story and Overcome a Lifetime of Conformity with Christina Rasmussen
Special Episode - The Optimistic Outlook - Gen Z and the power of multigenerational teams
Does UV Light Actually Sterilize? The Truth About Using UV Light to Sanitize and a New Technology That Could Change Everything with Founder, John Rajchert
The Alarming Truth About Brain Surveillance and the War for Your Thoughts with Nita Farahany
America in Crisis: A Bold New Solution to Our Broken Democracy with Constitutional Law Scholar, Max Stearns
Brian Klaas - Fluke: How to Use Chance and Chaos to Your Advantage
Guy Kawasaki Explains How Steve Jobs Taught Him to Think Remarkably
The Past, Present, and Future of Real Estate: A Conversation with Dave Liniger, Founder and President of the Largest Real Estate Company in the World
Why We Die: The New Science of Aging and the Quest for Immortality with Nobel laureate, Venki Ramakrishnan
Charles Duhigg - Mastering the Art of Supercommunication in Daily Life
Why We Remember and How to Hold on to What Matters with Dr. Charan Ranganath
How to Find Your Life Path with Creative Strategist, Bonnie Wan
From Survival Mode to Thriving: Hacking Your Neurobiology for Success using Polyvagal Theory with Dr. Stephen Porges
Hate Work? Listen here. A conversation on designing your intentional life with Paul Millerd.
The Convergence: Blockchain, AI, Extended Reality, and IOT are coming together with Alex Tapscott
Your Wakeup Call: Life Lessons from FBI Negotiation Trainer and Suicide Prevention Specialist, Dr. Mark Goulston
Bridging the Divide: Using Curiosity as a Solution for Division with Scott Shigeoka
Reflecting on the Pandemic: What We Learned and What We Didn’t with Joe Nocera
The Neuroscience Behind the Power of Emotions with Dr. Julia DiGangi
Life is Hard: How Philosophy Can Help Us Find Our Way with Kieran Setiya
Threshold: Terminal Lucidity and the Border Between Life and Death, with Dr. Alexander Batthyany
If we are the only sentient beings, what does that mean for how we live? A manifesto for living with Physicist, Marcelo Gleiser.
The Perfection Trap - Learning to let go and focus on what matters most with Thomas Curran
Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars with Harvard Astronomer Avi Loeb
Dealing with Stress, Anxiety, and Panic. How to turn anxious energy into a useful tool with Dr. Luana Marques
How to see things as they really are. A better way to pay attention in a distracted world with Christian Madsbjerg.
Your IQ doesn't matter, it's all about XQ. How to leverage experiential intelligence with Soren Kaplan
What do you want to be known for? How to establish your brand with Aliza Licht.
A New Theory that Explains the Mysteries of Life with Dr. Neil Theise
Scientific Wellness: How to use your blood, your genes, and AI to help you live longer with Dr. Nathan Price
What does it mean to be you? A powerful exploration of identity with Stanford psychologist Brian Lowery
Turn Your Flaws Into Fuel with Shark Tank Investor Matt Higgins
The Surprising Benefits of 'Bad' English: Lessons from Linguistics Expert Valerie Fridland
Should America Pay Reparations for Slavery? A Discussion on Racism with Coleman Hughes
Evolution, The Big Bang, and How We Can Live Better By Understanding Our Origin Story with Dan Levitt
Steven Kotler - Peak Performance Aging: Crushing It As You Get Older
Garrett Brown and Colin Coggins - Authentic Influence: A New Paradigm in Sales and Effectiveness
Stefan Falk - Creating Intrinsic Motivation: The Key to Loving Your Work
Gloria Mark - How to Find Focus, Fight Distraction, and Get More Done
Dr. Marc Schulz - How to Live the Good Life: Lessons from the World's Longest Scientific Study of Happiness
2022 Year in Review
Jennifer Moss - The Rise of Chronic Stress and How We Can Fix It
Leigh Marz and Justin Zorn - Finding Purpose in Silence
Bethany Brookshire - Can we Separate Humans from Nature?
David Sikorjak and Ben Valenta - Why it’s Better to be a Sports Fan
Kristin Keffeler - How Money Changes Your Perspective
Jeremy Utley and Perry Klebahn - The secret to generating great ideas
Christie Hunter Arscott - Reimagine Risk, Embrace Uncertainty & Launch a Brilliant Career
Mauro Porcini - Will Companies Finally Put People First?
Will Storr - The Status Game - On Human Life and How to Play It
Steve Magness - How to Build Healthy Resilience and Toughness
Kathryn Judge - The Middlemen who have Taken Control of our Economy
Eric Barker - Everything You Know About Relationships is (Mostly) Wrong
Todd Kashdan - How to Challenge the Status Quo… and Win
Julie Winkle Giulioni - Promotions Are So Yesterday
Avery Carl - Making Passive Income With Real Estate In Today’s Market
Chuck Ruby - Is Mental Illness A Myth - Part 2
Kute Blackson - How to Find Your Truth
Dan Pink - The Power of Regret
Becca Levy - A Whole New Way to Live Longer
Nate Zinsser - How to Build Unshakeable Confidence
Dr. John Abramson - How the Pharmaceutical Industry is Scamming Us
Uma Naidoo - Your brain on food
Nic Voge - What self worth theory says about your motivation
Ranjay Gulati - Can Purpose be Profitable
Dr. Ethan Kross - The Amazing Impact of Self Talk and How to Master It
Robert Abasolo - Passive Income Through Airbnb Rentals with Robuilt
Rick Plautz - The New World of Web3, Crypto, and NFTs
Peter Bregman & Howie Jacobson - Four Steps to Help Others Change
Bradley Schurman - How Demographics Will Change Our World
Patrick Leddin - An Army Ranger's Lessons on Leadership, Love, and Life
Dr. Amishi Jha - Find Your Focus
Richard Nisbett - Why Your Reasoning Is Flawed and How To Fix It
Paul Bloom - The Pleasures of Suffering and the Search for Meaning
Jon McConaughy - Why Farming and Capitalism Don’t Mix
Bill Schutt - What We Can Learn from the Heart
Bryan Adams - How Companies Find the Perfect Fit and How You Should Too
Jeff Garson - Being Decent in an Indecent World
Robert Siegel - How to Leverage Digital Thinking in a Physical World
Sukhinder Singh Cassidy - How to Take Calculated Risks and Win at Your Career
Mike Zani - Olympic Coach on Being Happy and Productive at Work
Alex Bezzerides - Why Our Bodies Break
Annie Murphy Paul - How to Overachieve with our Limited Brain
Tim Grover - Never Forget, Winning is Everything
Rebecca Schwarzlose - How Your Brain Interprets Your Reality
Guy Perelmuter - The Coming Deep Tech Revolution
Scott Miller - How to Brand Yourself for Success
Paul English - Networking and Storytelling are the Keys to Success with Kayak Founder
Melissa Bernstein - Billionaire Founder Talks Truth About Entrepreneurship
Dr. Bruce Greyson - Is There Life After Death
Dr. Shanna Swan - What Your Sperm Says About Your Health
Charlene Walters - Time to Launch Your Inner Entrepreneur
Suneel Gupta - Why Others Take a Chance on You
Dorothy Holinger - The Impact of Grief
Erin Meyer - How Netflix Won
Lisa Feldman Barrett - Why Do We Have a Brain?
Dr. Jason Fung - A New Understanding of Cancer
Remembering Tony Hsieh - 2011 Interview
Kevin Vallier - Can You Trust Politicians (Or Anyone)
Harry Kraemer - What Do You Value? Prove it.
Tal Ben-Shahar - The Science of Happiness
Maelle Gavet - The Case for Empathy in Tech
Guy Raz - Guy Tells Us His Entrepreneurial Secrets
Adam Alter - Working remotely? Avoid technology overwhelm.
Robert Pasin - CEO of Radio Flyer
Christopher Marquis - Finally - It’s Not All About Profit
Kate Lanz - What is the Sex of Your Brain
Vikram Mansharamani - Even Experts Don’t Know Everything
Christine Comaford - Building Resilient Teams and Authentic Engagement
Neil deGrasse Tyson - Astrophysics, impostor syndrome, and everything in between
Dr. Vivian Lee - We Have Finally Solved the Healthcare Crisis
Jim McKelvey - The World Needs Your Crazy Ideas
Dana Cavalea - High Performance Coaching
Kelly Brogan - The Truth About Your Mind
Tom Rath - How You Contribute to the World
Dexter Roberts - China, the Coronavirus, and the Global Economy
Robin Dreeke - How to Recruit a Russian Spy
Matt Stoller - Monopolies: How They Run The World
Alexey Guzey - Is Matthew Walker Lying to Us About Sleep?
Alan Weiss - Becoming a Fearless Leader
Darren Gold - Develop an Extraordinary Identity
David Epstein - Why it's Better to be Curious than Comfortable
Nir Eyal - How to Finally Conquer Distractions
Neil Pasricha - Are You a Unique Snowflake?
Dr. William Li - Have We Finally Solved What to Eat?
Dr. Sasha Heinz - Stop Self Sabotage and Achieve Happiness
Andrew Yang - 2014 Interview Rebroadcast
CrisMarie Campbell and Susan Clarke - Uh Oh, Relationship Conflicts
Dr. Jo Boaler - Is Your Mind Limitless?
Dr. Chuck Ruby - Is Mental Illness a Myth?
Steven Rogelberg - Meetings: We Need Them, Everyone Hates Them
Amy McCready - How to Raise Kids Right
Jim Weatherall - Fake News: Why What You Believe Depends on Who You Know
Sherri Davidoff and Jeremy Smith - Hackers: from Subculture to Industry
Introducing Bandtastic
Rich Karlgaard - Why Your Career Takes Time
Scott Miller - Management Mess to Leadership Success
Dr. Anthony Youn - Plastic Surgeon Reveals All
Brad Stulberg and Steve Magness - Follow Your Passion? Not so Fast.
Laura Tierney - Parenting in the Age of Social Media
Lori Gottlieb - We Need to Talk
Sandy Rogers - Invest in Building Loyalty
Safi Bahcall - Nurture Crazy Ideas
Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath - How Your Stories Change Your Reality
Dave Birss - Great Ideas, You've Got Them
Annie McKee - Find Happiness at Work
Sean McFate - The Future of War
Cheryl Heller - Higher Purpose Through Social Design
2018 End of Year Special
Mark Manson - Experience Growth and Fulfillment
Karen Wickre - Networking Tips From a Silicon Valley Pro
Todd Rose - Success Through Individuality
James Clear - The Laws of Behavior Change
Dr. James Lewis - Understanding ADHD
Alexandra Levit - The Workforce of the Future
Jeffrey Gitomer - Be Intriguing from the Outset
Brad Staats - Never Stop Learning
Brandon Webb - Conquer Fear Like a SEAL
Joan C. Williams - Class Clash in America, The Forgotten Workers
Dr. Will Bulsiewicz - Gut Health, Gut Check
Bob Rosen – Leading with Consciousness
Mike Rognlien – What Does it Mean to be Truly Fulfilled?
Due Quach - Find Your Calm
Dr. Traci Stein - Hypnosis, Biofeedback, and Brain Hacks
John Hooker - Solving Ethical Dilemmas
Dr. Elizabeth Boham - Functional Medicine, Breast Cancer, and Chronic Illness
Barbara Lipska - Our Little-known Brain
Adam Braun - Do Meaningful Work and Change the World
Dr. Lisa Mosconi - Nuclear Medicine Meets Nutrition
Soon Yu - Starting a Company and Dealing with Failure
Jeremy Bailenson - How Virtual Reality Will Impact Your Life
Bryan Caplan - Education is a Waste of Time and Money
Mary Beth Ferrante - We Are Failing Working Mothers
Listener Questions Special Part 2
Listener Questions Special
Nancy Koehn - Survive and Thrive During Turbulent Times
Scott Carney - Does the Wim Hof Method Really Work?
Mike Lewis - How to Jump to Your Dream Life
Steve McKee - Are You Stalled, Stuck, or Stale?
Morgan Simon - Where Did Your Money Spend The Night?
Philip Shepherd - Get Out Of Your Head and Into Your Body
Todd Davis - The Secret Weapon for Success
W. Keith Campbell - When You Love Yourself Too Much
Suzanne Bouffard - How To Raise A Smart Child
Dr. Allen Frances - Trump, Mental Illness, and the End of Reason
Frank Ostaseski - What Death Can Teach Us About Living
Peter Brannen - How The World Ends
Paul Armstrong - Disruptive Technologies Will Change Your Business and Your Life
Brett Velicovich - The World's Most Dangerous Drone Expert
R.P. Eddy - How To Predict Disasters
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - What Have You Googled Recently?
Guy Winch - The Secret To A Happy Life Is An Emotional First Aid Kit
Anindya Ghose - The Future of the Mobile Economy
Larry Robertson - Why Creativity Is Our Natural Language
Kate Raworth - A Better Economic Model
Christopher Brinton and Mung Chiang - The Power of Networks
Jennifer Mueller - Embrace Creativity, Change Your Life
Heather Gray - How To Stop Compromising and Have It All
Andy Molinsky - NOW Is the Time to Change, Here's How
Leanne Jacobs - How To Achieve Real Wealth
Yuval Noah Harari - How Humans Have Become Gods and What it Means for Our Future
David Hoffeld - Using Neuroscience to Sell
Sam Weinman - How to Win at Losing
Lawrence Levy - When Steve Jobs Needed Help, He Called Lawrence
Dr. Richard Wolff - Capitalism is Broken. Here is the Solution.
Jerome Hardaway - Supporting Veterans through Vets Who Code
Doug Hensch - How to Build Resilience
Jonathan Levi (Part 2) - How to Optimize Your Memory
Dr. Jessica Tracy - How Pride Can Help You Achieve Your Goals
Chris Bailey - A Life of Productivity
Dr. Susan David - Control Your Destiny by Understanding Your Emotions
Alan Iny - A New Paradigm for Creativity
Dr. Matthew Accurso - How to Achieve Optimal Health
Michael Bungay Stanier - Ask Better Questions, Get Better Results
Tema Frank - Make Customers Love You
Roman Krznaric - How Should We Live?
Paul Tough - How to Raise Successful Kids
Dr. Daniel Amen - The Most Popular Psychiatrist in America
Arun Sundararajan - The Sharing Economy
Anne Loehr - Be of Service, Be Successful
General Ann Dunwoody – Leadership from America’s First Female Four-Star General
Tom Davenport – Will Machines Take Your Job?
Amy Herman – See More and Achieve More with Visual Intelligence
Patrick McGinnis – Live Your Startup Dream Without Quitting Your Day Job
Tom Schwab – The Online Business Builder
Anders Ericsson – The Truth Behind the 10,000 Hour Rule
Scott Harrison – Founder and CEO of charity: water
Nancy Duarte and Patti Sanchez – The Best in the World at Storytelling and Presentations
Tim Sanders – Former Yahoo Executive on Leadership Development, Sales Strategy, and Human Performance
Morgan Wright – Cybersecurity and Identity Theft
David Burkus – The Old Rules of Business No Longer Apply
Andrew Cockburn – The Ugly Truth About Drone Warfare
Jeff Gramm – Secrets of a Hedge Fund Manager
Jacquie McNish – Whatever Happened to BlackBerry?
Sam Attard – Want To Be Healthy?
Lisa Nichols – How to Get More of What You Want
George Franklin – A Corporate Lobbyist Tells All
Mary Roach – How to Write Bestsellers and More About Her New Book, ‘Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal’
Dennis Tirch – The Science of Compassion
The Best of 2015, Part 2
The Best of 2015, Part 1
Veny Musum and Upendra Chivukula – How to Fix Income Inequality
Bill George – Discover Your True North
George Anastasia – The Demise of the American Mafia
Garrison Wynn – What the 1% Do Differently
Dr. Shelley Reciniello – Consciousness Before Mindfulness
Adam Werbach – How Business Can Change the World for the Better
John Sedgwick – The Duel that Stunned the Nation
Todd Kashdan – How to Achieve Fulfillment
Seth Siegel – How a Desert Nation Solved the Water Shortage Crisis
Roger Lowenstein – How The Federal Reserve Was Created
Maurice Schweitzer – How Emotions Affect Your Decisions
Yvette d’Entremont – The Truth About Gluten, MSG, Organic, and More…Using Science
Rich Roll – Live with Authenticity
Steven Kotler – Decoding the Science of Ultimate Human Performance
Rosie Von Lila – A Burning Man Insider
Michael Farmer – An Inside Look Into Advertising Agencies
Chris Buckingham – Launch Your Business or Idea with Crowdfunding
Lars Tvede – Western Society is Killing Creativity, Here’s How We Fix It
Dr. Stephen Camarata – How Not To Screw Up Your Kid
Adrian Gostick – What Motivates You?
Ryan Holiday – Overcoming Any Obstacle
Andrew Sinkov – Co-Founder and VP of Marketing of Evernote
Jeff Cohen – ‘Chunk’ from The Goonies!
Fred Kiel – Does It Pay To Be Moral?
Amy Stewart – Everything You Want to Know About Alcohol
Kathleen McGinn – Is it Better or Worse to be Raised by a Stay at Home Mom?
Alvin Roth – He Won a Nobel Prize… Enough Said
Till Roenneberg – Night Owl vs. Early Bird and the Science Behind Your Sleep Patterns
Bob Burg – 5 Laws of Stratospheric Success
Matt Richtel – What is Technology Doing to Us?
Michael Uslan – The Rise of Superheroes
Leigh Gallagher – The End of the Suburbs
Deedra Determan – The New American Dream… Professional Blogging
Conrad Egusa – You Need a New PR Strategy
Alexandra Horowitz – The Mysteries of Human Perception
Jonathan Waldman – Rust: The Longest War
Lee Cockerell – Time Management Magic
Alex Korb – The Most Common Psychological Disorder in America
Clay Clark – Entrepreneur of the Year
Dr. Michael Gazzaniga – Left Brain vs. Right Brain
Laura Roeder – Social Media is for Real
Edward Humes – Our Dirty Love Affair with Trash
Kory Kogon – Extraordinary Productivity
Markus Kramer – What’s in a Luxury Brand?
Kevin Kelly – Co-Founder of Wired Magazine
Tiffani Lennon – Are Women Better?
David Morris – The True Cost of War
Erica Peitler – How to Lead
Dave Birss – How to be creative
Richard Wiseman – The Science of Luck
Best of 2014
Mary Lee Esty – Conquering Concussion
Shane Harris – Cyber warfare is perhaps the greatest threat to national security
Dr. Andrew Hill – What are smart drugs and can you supplement your way to genius?
Tony Stubblebine and Erin Frey – How to have the strongest mind in the room
Peter Buffett – What is it like to be the son of the richest man on Earth?
Jonathan Levi – Become a SuperLearner: Speed Reading and Advanced Memorization
Daniel Cloud
Christine Clapp Returns
Uri Gneezy
Robert Richman
Stephen Law
Ed Hess
Chris Roebuck
Alan De Quieroz
Savannah Ellis
Collis Ta’eed
Jared Dean
Josh Shenk
Karan Girotra
McKenzie Funk
Joe Navarro
Roger Hamilton
James Nestor
Simon Sinek
Russ Roberts
Shamus Khan
Dan Buettner
Daniel Burrus
Branko Milanovic
Brad Stone
Adam Bryant
Joe De Sena
Suzanna Walters
Gerald Chertavian
Sam Rashkin
Tony Stubblebine
Kevin Roose
Andrew Yang
Carrie Schwab-Pomerantz
Dr. Michio Kaku
Corinne Woods
Olof Dallner
Carmine Gallo
Bill Shannon
Christian Madsbjerg and Mikkel Rasmussen
Eswar Prasad
Larry Downes
Bob Sutton
Lance Fortnow
Christine Montross
Colonel (Ret.) Peter Mansoor
Best Of – Episode 2
Maddy Dychtwald
Best Of – Episode 1
Jesse Sostrin
Joe Whitcomb
Stephen Cowan Part 2
Stephen Cowan Part 1
Debra Benton
Scott Sklar
Josh Tetrick
Alivia Tagliaferri
David Linden
Rosalind Wiseman
Alexis Ohanian
Jonathan Poneman
Daniel Roberts
Barry Nalebuff
Christopher Schroeder
Marc Ostrofsky
Adam Grant
Jay Baer
Dorie Clark
Steve Blank
Louie Schwartzberg
Nicco Mele
Tony Schwartz
Lauren Sandler
Christine Clapp
David Kadavy
Jamie and Maren Showkeir
Susan Schorn
Kevin Smokler
Michael Moss
Roman Krznaric
Jonah Berger
Dr. Paul Ruggieri
David Shenk
Joe Peta
Dan Pink
Marlene Zuk
Venkatesh Rao
Dan Carlin
Stefan Molyneux
Alex Stone
Marty Cagan
Sydney Finkelstein
Brandon Mendelson
Brian Orend
Peter Webster and Kyle Robertson
Dr. Mollie Marti
Brian Dunning of Skeptoid
Fran Hawthorne
Linda McQuaig
Richard Fine
Dr. James Serpell
Mark Malkoff
Dr. Richard Davidson
Ann Louise Gittleman
Reggie Freeman
Arun Chaudhary
Jonathan Haidt
Shannon Kaiser
Brian Wansink
Jill Badonsky
Phil Edwards
Jesse Prinz
David DiSalvo
Austin Kleon
Charlie Pellerin
Dr. Meg Jay
David-Michel Davies
Craig Koslofsky
Dr. Srini Pillay
Drew Dudley Part 2
Drew Dudley Part 1
Dr. Richard Alley
Josh Klein
Debra Benfield
Rebecca Woodcock
Brené Brown
Cameron Herold
Barry Schwartz
Fojol Brothers
David McRaney
Jeff Frieden
Laurence Gonzales
Ron Suskind
Steve Almond
Thom Shanker
Roger Simmermaker
Cathy Davidson
Jeff Ryan
Nintendo Overtime
Seth Godin
Lauren Shockey
Dr. Geoff Marcy
Gretchen Rubin
Bill Poundstone
Dr. Gary Chapman
Kerry Patterson
Dr. Mike Rose
Donna Dunning
Jeff Eisenberg
Andrew Breitbart
Nicole Daedone
Jancis Robinson
Dr. Pamela Rutledge
Dr. Tom Woods
Jim Hopkinson
Dr. Anodea Judith
Dr. Lawrence Krauss
Tony Hsieh
Kathryn Schulz
Dan Goldie
Rita Schulte
Stanley Fish
Dr. Anthony Daniels
Dr. Joel Fuhrman
Aubrey de Grey
Jamie Flam
Bob Barron
Dr. Barry Bernfeld
Robb Spewak
Dr. Michael Lardon