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The Art of Charm
Explore social skills like charisma, confidence, body language and conversation. On The Art of Charm, co-founders AJ Harbinger and Johnny Dzubak break down the science of human behavior into practical skills, from owning a room and reading people to making a first impression and building real connection. Short Social Intelligence Briefings focus on one skill in about 15 minutes, and long-form interviews go deep with experts such as Joe Navarro, Chris Voss and Vanessa Van Edwards on body…
Episodes
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #132 | Lonely Lattes and Total Teetotalers
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm652: Daniel McGinn | The Science of Mental Preparation
Daniel McGinn (@danmcginn) is a senior editor at Harvard Business Review, and the author of Psyched Up: How the Science of Mental Preparation Can Help You…
The Art of Charm651: Frank Sesno | The Power of Questions
Frank Sesno (@franksesno) is an award-winning journalist with more than 30 years of experience, and the author of Ask More: The Power of Questions to Open…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #70 | How to Control Emotional Feedback with CIRCA
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #131 | Complicated vs. Complex
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm650: General Ann Dunwoody | A Higher Standard
General Ann Dunwoody (@AnnDunwoody) grew up as an Army brat in a family with four generations of West Pointers, became the first female four-star general in…
The Art of Charm649: Rob Reid | After On
Rob Reid (@Rob_Reid) is a tech entrepreneur (Listen.com, Rhapsody), early-stage tech investor, and author of New York Times Bestseller Year Zero: A Novel and…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #69 | Why You Should Record Your Conversations with Strangers
Rob Reid (@Rob_Reid), author of After On: A Novel of Silicon Valley, will be joining us for a full episode tomorrow. But on this Minisode Monday, we share one…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #130 | The Other Guy in the Glass
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm647: Charlamagne Tha God | Black Privilege
Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) is a radio presenter (The Breakfast Club Power 105.1 FM), television personality (Uncommon Sense Live), podcaster, and author of…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #68 | An Everyday Way to Renew Contact with Old Acquaintances
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #129 | Listening Instead of Thinking Ahead
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm646: Mark Divine | Unbeatable Mind
Mark Divine (@MarkDivine) is a former Navy SEAL Commander, SEALFIT founder, and author of Unbeatable Mind: Forge Resiliency and Mental Toughness to Succeed at…
The Art of Charm645: Richard Clarke | Warnings, Cassandras, and Catastrophes
Richard Clarke (@ghsrm) is the former National Coordinator for Security, Infrastructure Protection, and Counter-Terrorism for the United States, and is the…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #67 | Dabbling: Not Just for Dilettantes
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #128 | Beware of Insecure Security
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm644: Garry Kasparov | Deep Thinking
Garry Kasparov (@Kasparov63) is a Russian chess grandmaster, political activist, and author of Deep Thinking: Where Machine Intelligence Ends and Human…
The Art of Charm643: Srini Pillay | The Power of the Unfocused Mind
Srini Pillay (@srinipillay) is a world renowned, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, former Director of the Outpatient Anxiety Disorders Program at McLean Hospital…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #66 | Doing the Hard Thing Is Easy
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #127 | This Misophonia Goes to 11
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm642: Lynn Lyons | Playing with Anxiety
Lynn Lyons (@lynnlyonsmsw) has been a psychotherapist for 27 years and is the co-author of Anxious Kids, Anxious Parents: 7 Ways to Stop the Worry Cycle and…
The Art of Charm641: Daniel Levitin | Weaponized Lies
Daniel Levitin (@danlevitin) is a cognitive psychologist, neuroscientist, musician, record producer, and author of Weaponized Lies: How to Think Critically in…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #65 | The Advantages of Being an Amateur
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #126 | The Ugly Truth About Excusamine
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm640: Linda Carroll | First Love Fantasies and the Myth of Closure
Linda Carroll (@Lovecycleslinda), author of Love Cycles: The Five Essential Stages of Lasting Love, revisits the show to talk some sense into us about first…
The Art of Charm639: Jay Mohr | Mohr Stories
Jay Mohr (@jaymohr37) is a comedian, actor, Emmy nominee, bestselling author, and host of Mohr Sports from Los Angeles and Mohr Stories. "Desperation has a…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #64 | How to Make Decisions with Absolute Truths
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #125 | Is Formulating a Response a Mistake?
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm637: Bill Nye | Radical Curiosity Saves the World
Bill Nye (@billnye) is a lifelong champion of science who is determined to teach you something today that you didn't know yesterday -- whether it's from a…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #63 | Are You Setting the Bar Too High?
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #124 | Would You Like Vocal Fry with your Uptalk?
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm636: Tim Grover | Relentless at Best
Tim Grover (@ATTACKATHLETICS) is the legendary trainer called upon by athletes like Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant when they want to be at the top of their…
The Art of Charm635: Jack Barsky | Deep Undercover Pt. 2
Jack Barsky (@DeepCoverBarsky) joins us to discuss his book Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America. This is part two…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #62 | It's All Fake News If We Pick and Choose
This Minisode Monday, we examine how even the most reliable news sources and documentary makers skew the facts or present half-truths when reporting -- often…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #123 | I Hate My Boss
Liz Dolan (@SSLiz) and Larry Seal (@IHateMyBossShow) from the I Hate My Boss podcast join us for this Fan Mail Friday to answer your work and career-related…
The Art of Charm634: Christian Picciolini | Life After Hate
Christian Picciolini (@cpicciolini) is an Emmy Award-winning television producer, reformed extremist, co-founder of peace nonprofit Life After Hate, and author…
The Art of Charm633: Jack Barsky | Deep Undercover Pt. 1
Jack Barsky (@DeepCoverBarsky) joins us to discuss his book Deep Undercover: My Secret Life and Tangled Allegiances as a KGB Spy in America. This is part one…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #61 | Acknowledging vs. Suppressing Emotions
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #122 | Well Played, Sugar Nuts
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. In this…
The Art of Charm632: Chase Hughes | The Behavioral Table of the Elements
Chase Hughes (@thechasehughes) teaches interrogation and behavior science on a tactical level for the US military, created The Behavioral Table of the Elements…
The Art of Charm631: Aaron Walker | View from the Top
Aaron Walker (@VFTCoach) has almost four decades of successful entrepreneurship under his belt; he rejoins us to talk about his new book, View From the Top…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #60 | Hacking Motivation with Value Languages
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #121 | 21st Century Millennial Loneliness
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm629: Timothy Snyder | Twentieth Century Lessons on Tyranny
Timothy Snyder (@TimothyDSnyder) is the Housum Professor of History at Yale University and author of Black Earth: The Holocaust as History and Warning and On…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #59 | How to Overcome Default Friendships
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #120 | Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm628: Brian Brushwood | Scam School & The Modern Rogue
Brian Brushwood (@shwood) has spent the last twenty years performing onstage, on TV, and on the Internet, entertaining and teaching people how to harness the…
The Art of Charm627: David Buss | The Evolution of Desire
David Buss (@ProfDavidBuss) is a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin. He is considered the world's leading scientific expert on…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #58 | Chris Hadfield: Boss In Space
Commander Chris Hadfield (check out our full episode with him here) was the first Canadian to walk in space, but the experience went far from smoothly. In this…
The Art of CharmNorm Pattiz | PodcastOne (Bonus)
Norm Pattiz (@PodcastOne) is a legendary broadcasting entrepreneur who founded radio syndication company Westwood One in the '70s and the PodcastOne network in…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #119 | Anger and Dopamine
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. In this…
The Art of Charm626: Adam Braun | MissionU
Adam Braun (@AdamBraun) is the founder of school-building Pencils of Promise and bestselling author of The Promise of a Pencil. He joins us to discuss his new…
The Art of Charm625: Chris Hadfield | Rare Earthling
Chris Hadfield (@Cmdr_Hadfield) is an engineer, former Royal Canadian Air Force fighter pilot, retired astronaut, the first Canadian to walk in space, and…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #57 | The Way We Treat the Ones We Meet
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #118 | What Dat Mean?
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Let's cut to…
The Art of Charm624: Nick Bilton | American Kingpin
Nick Bilton (@nickbilton) is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair, a contributor to CNBC, a former columnist and reporter for The New York Times, and author…
The Art of Charm623: Dean Karnazes | The Road to Sparta
Dean Karnazes (@DeanKarnazes) may be most famous for running fifty marathons in fifty states in fifty days, but he's also a bestselling author who most…
The Art of CharmMinisode Monday #56 | Success Momentum
Welcome to Minisode Monday, where we kick off the week with something quick and actionable -- to make you more magnetic and effective -- that you can implement…
The Art of CharmFan Mail Friday #117 | Shelf Help Isn't Always Helpful
Time for Fan Mail Friday, where we'll be answering your questions and dropping some knowledge and feedback to help you kick the weekend off right. Even a life…
The Art of Charm622: David Eagleman | Making Sense of The Brain
David Eagleman (@davideagleman) is a Stanford neuroscientist, host of Emmy-nominated PBS/BBC series The Brain, and author of Incognito: The Secret Lives of the…