People Who Read People, hosted by Zachary Elwood

People Who Read People, hosted by Zachary Elwood

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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

Recent Episodes

  • To reduce polarization, is it optimal to work on systemic change or cultural change?, with David Foster

    3 weeks ago
  • Do simplistic ideas of power (e.g., oppressed/oppressor framings) reduce empathy? with Elizaveta Friesem

    1 month ago
  • What's life like when you don't believe in free will?, with physicist Daniel Whiteson

    1 month ago
  • News media tends to deepen our divides. Does Isaac Saul have a solution?

    2 months ago
  • The allure of deciphering behavior, with Rounders screenwriter Brian Koppelman

    2 months ago
  • How a pro poker player makes use of poker tells, with Dara O'Kearney

    2 months ago
  • Tips on interrogating people for information and confessions, with David Zulawski

    3 months ago
  • Reading behavior and motivations in the Robbi Jade Lew poker hand, with Yakov Hirsch

    3 months ago
  • Understanding Trump and his voters' animosity towards the media, with Yakov Hirsch

    3 months ago
  • The exaggeration of antisemitism, and the importance of understanding the "other side," with Yakov Hirsch

    3 months ago