Episodios

  • That’s All, Folks

    That’s All, Folks
    May 5 2023
    In this final episode of GossipINT, our hosts talk about their favorite structured analytic techniques, what they hope listeners have learned from this podcast...and the Jonas brothers!
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    27 m
  • Hathaway, Gere and..Ray-Bans?

    Hathaway, Gere and..Ray-Bans?
    Apr 28 2023
    Did someone have it out for actors Anne Hathaway and Richard Gere? What’s the relationship between Ray-Ban sunglasses and the movie ”Top Gun”? In this episode, we talk about how covert influence is used in Hollywood and in marketing to sway us.
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    26 m
  • Who Doesn’t Love a Good Conspiracy?

    Who Doesn’t Love a Good Conspiracy?
    Apr 21 2023
    Is Stevie Wonder faking being blind? Was Walt Disney cryogenically frozen? Does Mattress Firm act as a front for money laundering? In this episode, we talk about about our favorite crazy conspiracy theories.
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    31 m
  • How to Waste $1 Billion in Six Months

    How to Waste $1 Billion in Six Months
    Apr 14 2023
    Why did the short-form streaming platform Quibi fail within six months? Do viewers prefer white, male superheroes? Has Mark Zuckerberg misread demand for the Metaverse? In this episode, we talk about how mirror image bias can have major economic consequences.
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    27 m
  • Milgram, Manson, and the Biggest Art Heists Ever

    Milgram, Manson, and the Biggest Art Heists Ever
    Apr 7 2023
    Why would someone knowingly torture someone else? How did Sam Bankman-Fried dupe investors? In this episode, we talk about how authority bias tricks us into trusting untrustworthy people.
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    28 m
  • Nessie vs. QAnon

    Nessie vs. QAnon
    Mar 31 2023
    Why do people believe in conspiracy theories like QAnon and chemtrails? Did President Putin release 500 lions in Moscow to keep people at home during the start of the COVID pandemic? In this episode, we talk about how the third-person effect gives us false confidence in our ability to distinguish fact from fiction.
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    27 m
  • Charlie’s Angels, the Rock, and Why you Can Never Find What You’re Looking For

    Charlie’s Angels, the Rock, and Why you Can Never Find What You’re Looking For
    Mar 17 2023
    Why do people forget about the female action heroes of yesteryear? Why are Google search results so skewed to recent events? In this episode, we talk about how the recency bias causes people to over-value the present over the past.
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    24 m
  • Glenda the Good Witch, Jimmy Savile, and Ted Bundy

    Glenda the Good Witch, Jimmy Savile, and Ted Bundy
    Mar 3 2023
    How do celebrities get away with terrible crimes? Why are some people acolytes of the cult of Apple? In this episode, we talk about how the halo effect dazzles us into ignoring common sense.
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    32 m