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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Kevin Adler
Why are so many people experiencing homelessness in big cities in the U.S., and what can be done to help? (with Kevin Adler) · Apr 2024

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Khomotso Moshikaro
Separating the sinner from the sin (with Khomotso Moshikaro) · Nov 2022

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Lance Bush
Mapping metaethics (with Lance Bush) · Jan 2023

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Leah Edgerton
Cognitive biases and animal welfare (with Leah Edgerton) · Apr 2022

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Literal Banana
Could the placebo effect be bullshit? (with Literal Banana) · 2 episodes

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Lynette Bye
Clearer paths and sharper ideas (with Lynette Bye) · Oct 2021

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M.E. Thomas
A conversation with a sociopath (with M.E. Thomas) · Nov 2024

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Magnus Vinding
How can we un-break politics? (with Magnus Vinding) · Dec 2022

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

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Maomao Hu

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Marcus Abramovich

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

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Matt Goldenberg
Is it bad to coerce yourself to do unpleasant things? (with Matt Goldenberg) · Apr 2022

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Matt Greenfield
Educational Restructuring and Investing (with Matt Greenfield) · Jun 2021

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Matthew Smout
What's the most effective type of therapy? (with Matthew Smout) · Jan 2025

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Max Marty
Freezing to (not) death: cryonics and the quest for immortality (with Max Marty) · Dec 2021

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Megan Neff
A conversation with an autistic person (with Megan Neff) · Aug 2025

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Melissa Broudo
Sex workers — empowered, or victims? (with Melissa Broudo) · Nov 2022

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Michael Simmons
Learning and Goal-Setting (with Michael Simmons) · Oct 2020

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Miles Lasater
Decision-Making Under Uncertainty and Entrepreneurship (with Miles Lasater) · Jan 2021

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Miriam Laker
Does simply giving people money truly enable them to escape poverty? (with Miriam Laker) · Oct 2024

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Misha Glouberman
Communicating what you really mean (with Misha Glouberman) · Jun 2022

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

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Nick Beckstead
Utilitarianism and Its Flavors (with Nick Beckstead) · May 2021

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Ozzie Gooen

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Peter Wildeford
Forecasting the things that matter (with Peter Wildeford) · Oct 2022

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Pia Callesen
Using metacognitive therapy to break the habit of rumination (with Pia Callesen) · Aug 2023

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Raffi Grinberg
The skills every adult human should have (with Raffi Grinberg) · Mar 2025

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Ragy Girgis
What causes mass shootings? (with Ragy Girgis) · Nov 2025

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Reinhard Engels
Shovelgloves and extreme moderation (with Reinhard Engels) · Mar 2022

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Richard Bruns
Is bad air quality slowly harming us? (with Richard Bruns) · Oct 2023

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Richard Sedlmayr
Is giving people a sense of agency better than giving them cash? (with Richard Sedlmayr) · Mar 2023

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Rob Smith
Happiness and Hedonic Adaptation (with Rob Smith) · Jan 2021

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Robert Chambers
How to find out what people in rural communities really need (with Robert Chambers) · Nov 2022

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Rohit Krishnan
Are you working on the most important problem in your field? Why not? (with Rohit Krishnan) · Mar 2023

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Ronny Fernandez
Moral Discourse and the Value of Philosophy (with Ronny Fernandez) · Mar 2021

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Sam Rosen
Aesthetics and Polyamory (with Sam Rosen) · Oct 2020

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Sara Ness
How to communicate better with the people in your life (with Sara Ness) · Aug 2021

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Sasha Chapin
Raising our happiness baseline (with Sasha Chapin) · Jun 2024

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Sasha Raskin
Fight, flight, freeze, fawn (with Sasha Raskin) · Feb 2022

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