The Re-engineered You

The Re-engineered You

This is a podcast about self-empowerment, and all the myths, lies, and misconceptions we tell ourselves. Then we use science and history to bust those myths and re-engineer a better you.

Episodes

213 - Is Being “Too Helpful” Lowering Your Value?

August 25, 2026
Everyone asks for favors. But if you’re too available, too nice, too accommodating, does that actually lower your value in other people’s eyes?
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212 – The Diabolical Math Behind Ghost Jobs

August 18, 2026
The news keeps saying there are millions of open jobs, so why does applying feel like screaming into a void?
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211 – Inferiority as a Super Power

June 30, 2026
Most people avoid feelings of inferiority at all costs. But what if embracing it could make you unstoppable?
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210 - Why Some Cheaters Get a Pass

June 16, 2026
Meg Ryan's affair ended her career, whereas Russell Crowe won an Academy Award. Who decides which cheaters we forgive, and why?
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209 – Can We Forgive Each Other Politically

June 2, 2026
The nation is getting more divided, and the entertainment media keeps pushing us further apart. When this is all over, can we really go back to being neighbors?
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208 – Why All Streamer Content Feels The Same Now

April 14, 2026
From Joe Rogan to Steven Bartlett to Clavicular: online creators are in a rush to become “extreme.” So why are they all starting to sound like clones?
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207 – Habituation Can Ruin or Save Your Relationship

March 17, 2026
Your brain is biologically wired to stop noticing the people around you, so why do self-help gurus pretend it's a willpower problem?
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206 – The Hypocrite Values of Parents According to Harvard

February 24, 2026
Do kids really listen when parents preach values? Or is "monkey see, monkey do" the only real rule?
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205 - AI Grief Bots

February 3, 2026
Are “Grief Bots” an A.I. skip-button for feeling bad after a death? Or are they just another A.I. grift?
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204-Teaching Curiosity to the iPad Generation

January 13, 2026
Can curiosity be trained, or is it something you’re born with?
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203 – The Surprising Benefit of Emotional Self-Distancing

December 16, 2025
Can talking about yourself in the third person re-wire your brain to be more stoic, and more self-aware?
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202 – How Toxic Lovers Use Intermittent Reinforcement

November 25, 2025
Toxic lovers will “neg” you, tease you, lovebomb you, and act surprised when you demand attention. So why does inconsistency keep us “hooked” for so long?
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201 - What The Biggest Loser Documentary Forgets About Weight Loss

October 21, 2025
The Biggest Loser did permanent harm to its contestants, allegedly. But it’s okay, because the show producers were trying to save the lives of obese people…right?
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200 - What Peak Human Accomplishment Actually Looks Like

October 14, 2025
What does it really mean to be the best version of yourself? Lambos? Tigers? Cigars and women?
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199 - Picking Sides In Your Everyday Life Is Costing You

August 26, 2025
When every decision is framed like a war, how can we decide what’s important?
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198 - The Rotting Influencer Economy

August 5, 2025
If being famous on the internet pays less than minimum wage, why are millions still chasing it?
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Episode 65 - Private Detectives & Little Details

July 23, 2025
Sherlock has his ‘Memory Palace’ and Mike Ross from Suits has his photographic memory. But what’s the real-life equivalent to these skills, and how do we get them?
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Episode 66 - ‘Molly’ Sampson & Bravery

July 16, 2025
Why are we evolved to be brave, especially if being too brave could get you pruned from the evolutionary tree? And who was the gritty ‘Mulan’ of the Revolutionary War?
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197 - The Most Satisfying Jobs in America

July 8, 2025
Everyone wants a job with meaning that also pays the bills. Is that even possible in the current economy?
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Episode 64 - Crip Camp & Belonging

July 2, 2025
As humans we need each other...desperately. Yet we can’t help rank each other, measure each other, and compare each other. Today we’ll dig into that instinct.
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