This week's guest is the remarkably witty, acerbic, and insightful Peter Sagal.
He is the host of one of my favorite shows, Wait Wait...Don't Tell Me!
He is to wit what Mount Chimborazo is to mountains.
If you've never heard of Mount Chimborazo, it's time for you to fire up Google to learn why it trumps Mount Everest as far as mountain metaphors go.
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Yesterday
How to Build Emotionally Intelligent Teams: Vanessa Druskat's 9-Norm Framework
What if the secret to high-performing teams isn't hiring the smartest people, but creating the right environment? Vanessa Druskat, organizational psychologist and associate professor at the University of New Hampshire, reveals how emotionally intelligent teams outperform their co ... Show More
59m 6s
Apr 2024
Peter Thiel on Political Theology
In this conversation recorded live in Miami, Tyler and Peter Thiel dive deep into the complexities of political theology, including why it’s a concept we still need today, why Peter’s against Calvinism (and rationalism), whether the Old Testament should lead us to be woke, why Ca ... Show More
1h 14m
Sep 2024
PETER JAMES - Cinematographer
SEASON 2 - EPISODE 107 - PETER JAMES - CINEMATOGRAPHER On this episode of the Team Deakins Podcast, cinematographer Peter James (MAO’S LAST DANCER, BLACK ROBE, DRIVING MISS DAISY) joins us to talk about his career. Growing up in Sydney, Australia, Peter spent five years in his yo ... Show More
1h 11m
Apr 16
David Sedaris #5
David Sedaris (Happy-Go-Lucky, A Carnival of Snackery, Calypso) is a comedian, humorist, and author. David returns to the Armchair Expert to discuss why his Picasso painting is what he would grab in a fire, what in 50 years we will see as unforgivable, and how you can have a towe ... Show More
2h 3m
Jul 2024
Moment 170: The Scientific Method For Unstoppable Confidence: Professor Steve Peters
In this moment, elite sport psychologist, Professor Steve Peters discusses the way to overcome low self-esteem. Often low self-esteem manifests itself outwardly in abusive relationships, the wrong career, and impulsive behaviours. Dr Peters says these are ‘maladaptive coping stra ... Show More
10m 6s
Sep 2024
Backwoods to the Big Apple
In this week's episode, Ken Eurich is back from her trip to Pennsylvania and New York Fashion Week, reflecting on the whirlwind contrast between her rural hometown and the glitz of the fashion scene. Joined by Ford Sanders, they share hilarious stories about life back in Butler, ... Show More
42m 18s
Apr 30
Susan Morrison (on Lorne Michaels)
Susan Morrison (Lorne: The Man Who Invented Saturday Night Live, SPY Magazine, The New Yorker) is a journalist and author. Susan joins the Armchair Expert to discuss never wanting to subject her children to a life of moving around, marrying comedy and journalism into irreverant r ... Show More
1h 52m