Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Clearer Thinking is a podcast about ideas that truly matter. If you enjoy learning about powerful, practical concepts and frameworks, wish you had more deep, intellectual conversations in your life, or are looking for non-BS self-improvement, then we think you'll love this podcast! Each week we invite a brilliant guest to bring four important ideas to discuss for an in-depth conversation. Topics include psychology, society, behavior change, philosophy, science, artificial intelligence, math, economics, self-help, mental health, and technology. We focus on ideas that can be applied right now to make your life better or to help you better understand yourself and the world, aiming to teach you the best mental tools to enhance your learning, self-improvement efforts, and decision-making. • We take on important, thorny questions like: • What's the best way to help a friend or loved one going through a difficult time? How can we make our worldviews more accurate? How can we hone the accuracy

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Every guest on Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

304 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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Garrison Lovely
The Race to Replace Us With AI (with Garrison Lovely) · 2 episodes

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Gavin Leech
Can we choose who we are? (with Gavin Leech) · Aug 2023

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Geoff Anders
Scientific Progress and the Replication Crisis (with Geoff Anders) · Dec 2020

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Georgia Shreve
The art of being a creative person (with Georgia Shreve) · Oct 2021

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Gordon Guyatt
Evidence-Based Medicine and its discontents (with Gordon Guyatt) · Mar 2025

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Greg Lopez
The rival philosophies to Stoicism that you've never heard about (with Greg Lopez) · Jun 2025

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Habiba Islam
Ambition and expected value at extremes (with Habiba Islam) · Sep 2022

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Hank Racette

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Holly Elmore

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Itamar Shatz
Why we procrastinate, and what actually helps (with Itamar Shatz) · Sep 2026

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Jack Despain Zhou
How to unleash student potential in education (with Jack Despain Zhou) · Apr 2025

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Jacob Appel
Too many mental health challenges and not enough psychiatrists (with Jacob Appel) · May 2025

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Jacob Falkovich
Rationality Education and Dating (with Jacob Falkovich) · Feb 2021

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Jacob Skidmore
A conversation with a narcissist (with Jacob Skidmore) · Dec 2024

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James Norris
Self-Improvement and Behavior Change (with James Norris) · Jun 2021

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Jamie Woodhouse
Evidence, reason, and compassion for all sentient beings (with Jamie Woodhouse) · Feb 2022

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Jayson Gaddis
Building healthy relationships (with Jayson Gaddis) · Nov 2022

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Jeff Perron
Schemas, goals, values, and the pursuit of happiness (with Jeff Perron) · Jan 2024

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Jeffery Martin
Experiments for enlightenment and fundamental wellbeing (with Jeffery Martin) · Sep 2023

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Jeremy Nixon
An interview with an A.I. (with GPT-3 and Jeremy Nixon) · 2 episodes

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Jeremy Stevenson
The Twelve Levers for a better life (with Jeremy Stevenson) · 2 episodes

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Jesse Richardson
Bringing conspiracy theorists back from the brink (with Jesse Richardson) · Dec 2023

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Jessica Schleider
Psychological change in a single session (with Jessica Schleider) · Feb 2024

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Jim Davies
How to form habits effectively (with Jim Davies) · Aug 2022

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Jim Rutt
Large language models, deep peace, and the meaning crisis (with Jim Rutt) · May 2023

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Joe Edelman
Aligning society with our deepest values and sources of meaning (with Joe Edelman) · May 2024

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Joel Lehman
AI creativity and love (with Joel Lehman) · Jul 2023

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Joep Meindertsma
Should we pause AI development until we're sure we can do it safely? (with Joep Meindertsma) · Apr 2024

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Joey Savoie
Should you become a charity entrepreneur? (with Joey Savoie) · Apr 2023

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Jonathan Machnee
Neurodiversity, Autism, Awe, and Religious Experience (with Jonathan Machnee) · Sep 2026

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Josh Castle
Forgiveness and E-Prime (with Josh Castle) · Oct 2020

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Josh Morrison
Volunteering to be infected with COVID — for science! (with Josh Morrison) · Apr 2022

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Julia Carvalho
Productive Conversations and Feedback Loops (with Julia Carvalho) · Jun 2021

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Julie Kheyfets
Negotiation and Psychological Immune Systems (with Julie Kheyfets) · Oct 2020

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Justin Smith-Ruiu
Do technological innovations yield net gains in the long run? (with Justin Smith-Ruiu) · Oct 2023

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Kaj Sotala
How many minds do you have? (with Kaj Sotala) · Jan 2022

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Kanika Bahl
Simple and effective methods for helping people that nonprofits often ignore (with Kanika Bahl) · Apr 2025

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Kat Woods
Concrete actions anyone can take to help improve AI safety (with Kat Woods) · 2 episodes

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Kayla Spicer
A conversation about Borderline Personality Disorder (with Kayla Spicer) · Jan 2025

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Kaytlin Bailey
Should sex work be a crime? (with Kaytlin Bailey) · Nov 2024

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Recent episodes

326 episodes from the feed, newest first.

The Race to Replace Us With AI (with Garrison Lovely)
with Garrison Lovely

Oct 2026
Why we procrastinate, and what actually helps (with Itamar Shatz)
with Itamar Shatz

Sep 2026
Neurodiversity, Autism, Awe, and Religious Experience (with Jonathan Machnee)
with Jonathan Machnee

Sep 2026
Can We End Factory Farming Without Giving Up Meat? (with Bruce Friedrich)
with Bruce Friedrich

Sep 2026
Our relationship to chatbots (with Claire Boine)
with Claire Boine

Aug 2026
The good advice you least want (with Cate Hall)
with Cate Hall

Aug 2026
Why housing costs so much and what can be done about it (with Alex Armlovich)
with Alex Armlovich

Jul 2026
How To Pursue Goals without Striving (with Stephen Zerfas)
with Stephen Zerfas

Jul 2026
Bicameral Minds and Leaderless Tribes (with Tor Parsons)
with Tor Parsons

Jul 2026
How Small Actions Rewrite Identity (with Eric Zimmer)
with Eric Zimmer

Jun 2026
The Twelve Levers for a better life (with Jeremy Stevenson)
with Jeremy Stevenson

Jun 2026
The Hidden History of Evidence-Based Everything (with Helen Pearson)
with Helen Pearson

Jun 2026
Is cash a better form of charitable aid? (with Nick Allardice)
with Nick Allardice

Jun 2026
When painful thoughts feel true but aren't (with Christine Padesky)
with Christine Padesky

Jun 2026
Could an international agreement protect us from dangerous AI? (with Malo Bourgon)
with Malo Bourgon

May 2026
Is patriarchy gone or hiding in plain sight? (with Kate Manne)
with Kate Manne

May 2026
Is string theory BS or the most promising theory in physics? (with Christian Ferko)
with Christian Ferko

Apr 2026
What's true and what's myth about trauma? (with George Bonnano)
with George Bonanno

Apr 2026
Are we in an honesty crisis? (with Christian B. Miller)
with Christian Miller

Apr 2026
What impact will AI have on jobs and the economy? (with Anton Korinek)
with Anton Korinek

Apr 2026
The seductiveness of secular gurus (with Christopher Kavanagh)
with Christopher Kavanagh

Apr 2026
What beats intuition when it comes to doing good? (with Marcus Davis)
with Marcus Davis

Mar 2026
Can averages explain a human life? (with Steven C. Hayes)
with Steven Hayes

Mar 2026
Should science stop worshiping statistical significance? (with Andrew Gelman)
with Andrew Gelman

Mar 2026
What happens when your co-workers are AIs? (with Evan Ratliff)
with Evan Ratliff

Feb 2026