This is a podcast aimed at better understanding other people, and better understanding ourselves.
Ready to jump in? Some popular episodes:
- On psychopaths & “dark empaths”: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
- Reading relationship tells: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
- Hidden meaning in statements: Apple | Spotify | YouTube
I’m Zach Elwood. For my podcast, I talk to people from a wide range of professions and backgrounds about their understanding of human behavior and psychology. Some episode compilations you might enjoy:
- The best episodes
- Politics-related episodes
- Mental health-related episodes
- Crime/investigation-related episodes
- Sports & games-related episodes
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 excellent (although I may be biased). To learn more, go to PeopleWhoReadPeople.com.
Reviews:
“Consistent interesting and smart and humane and insightful.” – Scott Stossel, National Editor of The Atlantic
“Intriguing topics weaved into a tapestry of insight into the human condition.” – from an Apple Podcasts review
“Probably the best podcast I’ve come across… Very intelligent.” – from an Apple Podcasts review
A talk with Brendan Bartholomew, who's a professional bus driver in San Francisco. We talk about the role understanding and predicting human behavior can play when driving a city bus. Topics discussed include: the importance of thinking ahead about potential pedestrian/traffic dangers; how bus drivers know who’s waiting for a bus and who’s not; thoughts on handling unruly and/or mentally ill passengers; how modern rideshare and scooter traffic have changed things for bus drivers.
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Well Beyond Medicine: The Nemours Children’s Health Podcast
Exploring people, programs and bold ideas changing children’s health for good.
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
Discover The Power of Sound!
Keeping a consistent sound in how you present your company really is the “hidden gem”…
Listen on: Apple Podcasts Spotify
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Popular Episodes
- About this podcast: why I do it and why I think it’s important
- Questioning if body language is useful for detecting lies, with Tim Levine
- Reading and predicting jury behavior, with Christina Marinakis
- How to spot fake online reviews, with Olu Popoola
- Group psychology, polarization, and persuasion, with Matthew Hornsey
- Relationship “tells”, with Brandi Fink
- Cryptocurrency, problem gambling, and addiction, with Paul Delfabbro
- Reading poker tells, with poker pro Dara O’Kearney
- Why do so many people “want to watch the world burn”?, with Kevin Arceneaux
- Understanding and coping with anxiety, with editor of The Atlantic Scott Stossel
About me
I’m most known for my work on poker tells (aka, poker behavior). My first poker tells book, Reading Poker Tells, has been translated into eight languages. I’m also known for my work on political polarization (for example, my book Defusing American Anger). My independent research on deceptive online activity has been featured in NY Times, Washington Post, Buzzfeed, and more.
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