Predicting the lottery, playing Russian roulette on live TV and tricking people into robbing a security van in broad daylight. These are just a few of the stunts that Derren Brown has performed in over 20 years of pushing the boundaries of the believable.
But while he may be best known for controlling minds, one he couldn’t control was his own. From battling ... Show More
Sep 18
Most Replayed Moment: Is Renting Keeping You Poor? What's The Actual Cost Of Home Ownership? David Bach
Is buying a home still the smartest financial decision you can make? David Bach is a bestselling author, financial expert and creator of The Automatic Millionaire, one of the most influential personal finance books of the last two decades. In this moment, David Bach challenges on ... Show More
18m 48s
Sep 17
The Great AI Debate: Is Artificial Intelligence an Extinction Threat? Debating the True Risks of Advanced Models
Ed Zitron, Roman Yampolskiy, Nate Soares and Andrew McAfee discuss the risk of AI. This debate brings together four distinct voices at the forefront of the artificial intelligence revolution: Ed Zitron - A prominent tech critic and CEO of EZPR Andrew McAfee - Principal research s ... Show More
2h 26m
Jul 2023
#143 — The Keys to the Mind
Sam Harris speaks with Derren Brown about his work as a “psychological illusionist.” They discuss the power of hypnosis, the power of expectations, the usefulness of Stoic philosophy, and other topics. Derren Brown began his UK television career in December 2000 with a series of ... Show More
39m 19s
Sep 2021
S12, Ep1 How to Fail: Derren Brown
My first guest for Season 12 is mind-blowing in the truest sense of the word. Derren Brown has had a 20-year television and stage career, during which he has deployed magic, suggestion, psychology, misdirection and showmanship with extraordinary - and sometimes - controversial re ... Show More
1 h
Dec 2020
Happying with Derren Brown
What happens when someone who is obsessed with human behavior, instead of becoming a psychologist, chooses a career in entertainment? Mentalist and illusionist, Derren Brown, has mastered the ability to tap into our motivations and biases to uncover some remarkable things. These ... Show More
22m 3s
Jul 2023
How to Achieve the Extraordinary
<p><span data-sheets-value= "{"1":2,"2":"In today's episode, Darren shares with you one of his greatest secrets to how he achieved EXTRAORDINARY results. He has done two things for 30+ years that most don't, and the accumulated compound effect of these two things had produced the ... Show More
5m 50s
Nov 2018
#143 — The Keys to the Mind
Sam Harris speaks with Derren Brown about his work as a "psychological illusionist." They discuss the power of hypnosis, the power of expectations, the usefulness of Stoic philosophy, and other topics. If the Making Sense podcast logo in your player is BLACK, you can SUBSCRIBE to ... Show More
42m 28s