1122: Feng Shui | Skeptical Sunday

You know that story you would absolutely never tell with your parents in the room? There's a podcast built around those stories. It's called Risk. People tell true stories they never thought they'd dare to share. And we're talking about things like being kidnapped by a Mexican drug cartel. It's a little beyond, hey, I had a weird weekend. But the hook isn't just how wild these stories get, it's hearing someone say the thing most people would leave out. The embarrassing detail, the terrible decision, the part that makes them look human instead of heroic. If you like the conversations on this show where somebody drops the polished version and tells you what actually happened, This other podcast is right up your alley. Some stories are funny, some are intense. You might find thinking, I cannot believe you're telling this into a microphone, which honestly is a pretty good reason to keep listening. Listen to and follow Risk wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome to Skeptical Sunday. I'm your host, Jordan Harbinger. Today I'm here with Skeptical Sunday co-host Professor Dave Farina. You get so much crap for that online, by the way, Dave.

Your professor name I mean, you had to see that coming though, right? No, I didn't. I was teaching organic chemistry at a university. And why I started the channel was just my university organic chemistry tutorial, so it seemed apropos at the time. Yeah. No, I mean it it seems fair, but Whenever people are like fake Professor Dave thinks the earth is round, I'm like, Well, you can't really say anything about that. As though you trust any astronomy or geology or physics professor in the entire world, you hypocrite. Yeah, you could be talking to I don't know Galileo and you'd be like, Nope, sorry. No, I made up my mind.

Anyway, on the Jordan Harbinger Show, we decode the stories, secrets, and skills of the world's most fascinating people and turn their wisdom into practical advice that you can use to impact your own life. And those around you. By the way, I know Galileo is the sun, not going around the earth guy. Don't email me. Who did figure out the earth was around? Do we even know? Oh various ancient Greeks and contemporaries, but also Galileo wasn't the first to figure out heliocentrism. That was Copernicus and then actually Kepler. Confirmed it. Or have any idea. Anyway.

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