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Historian Molly Worthen discusses her new book Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump — arguing that charisma isn't charm but a polarizing story that tells followers who the heroes are, who the villains are, and where they fit in. Also: ...  Show more

Mickey Bergman, who negotiates the release of political prisoners, returns to explain how freeing hostages from the world's most hostile regimes runs entirely on emotional intelligence, not geopolitical leverage. He walks through two cases — using Bill Richardson's death to unloc ...  Show more

We're taking some time off to bring you even more episodes of A Bit of Optimism that you're going to love! In the meantime, we're revisiting some of our favorite episodes, like this one with Harvard professor Robert Waldinger.

We all want to live a happy life. But w ...

Today's guest on the Geniuses Of Copywriting Podcast is Mike Pavlish. Mike is an A-List direct response copywriter of long form sales letters and video sales letters that have sold over $558 million worth of nutritional supplements and health products. His copywriting has been pr ...  Show more

We all want to live a happy life, but what does research say about how to actually achieve it?
 

For more than 86 years, researchers at Harvard University have been trying to answer that question.  In one of the longest-running and most comprehensive studies of huma ...

I'll teach you how to become the media's go-to expert in your field. Enroll in The Professional's Media Academy now: https://www.professionalsmediaacademy.com/Pick up a copy of Charles Piller's new book "Doctored: Fraud, Arrogance, and Tragedy in the Quest to Cure Alzheimer's " h ...  Show more