The Jordan Harbinger Show Podcast

Coach Andy Morgan helped Jordan achieve his best shape at 45. Here, he reveals why the fitness industry profits from keeping people confused and fat.

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What We Discuss with Andy Morgan:

• Believing he was taking in "only vegetables," Jordan discovered he was eating 3000+ calories daily. Food tracking revealed hidden calories in sauces, snacks, and forgotten foods that sabotaged his weight loss efforts.
• Exercise burns only five to ten percent of daily calories diet control is far more efficient for weight loss. You can undo an hour of cardio with one small coffeehouse snack because you can't, as they say, "outrun your mouth."
• Most fitness advice is profitable nonsense designed to grab attention. Fad diets like keto, intermittent fasting, and carnivore all work by disguising simple calorie restriction with complex rules.
• Scale weight fluctuates three to four pounds from water, salt, and gut content not fat gain. Understanding this prevents people from quitting after one "bad" meal appears to undo weeks of progress.
• To begin a sustainable fitness regimen, weigh food for just two or three days using a kitchen scale and tracking app like Macro Factor. You'll learn more about nutrition in one week than years of guessing and it becomes automatic.
• And much more...

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Your ex weaponizes restraining orders to steal your kids. Can you beat their legal game of checkers? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!

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On This Week's Feedback Friday:

• A glow-up for Gabriel Mizrahi!
• A glow-up for Alaska Airlines!
• You're trapped in a custody nightmare where your ex and his new wife weaponize restraining orders, manipulate police reports, and systematically alienate you from your daughters. Can you outsmart their legal chess game before losing your children forever?
• You're a 62-year-old gay man married to someone you've never been physically attracted to, both secretly using Grindr, until a passionate affair forces an impossible choice. Will you risk everything comfortable for uncertain love?
• You left your dream job for a prestigious role with someone you admired, only to discover broken promises, micromanagement hell, and career stagnation. How do you escape when going backward isn't an option?
• Recommendation of the Week: Yotam Ottolenghi's cookbooks — Plenty, Flavor, and Simple.
• Your 21-year-old brother is hell-bent on buying a motorcycle despite being a reckless speedster with multiple tickets. Can you convince someone who thinks they're invincible that they're actually mortal?
• Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at [email protected]!
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Spies use psychology to recruit traitors and build deep connections. Here, former spy Julian Fisher reveals the authentic art of strategic influence.

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What We Discuss with Julian Fisher:

• Authenticity is paradoxical in espionage. Spies must be genuine people to build real trust, yet they also lie about their identity. This contradiction requires exceptional self-awareness and emotional intelligence.
• Quality relationships beat quantity networking. Meaningful connections with targeted individuals who can help achieve specific goals are far more valuable than collecting hundreds of superficial contacts.
• Personality profiling reveals deeper insights. Understanding someone's background, struggles, and journey tells you more about who they really are than just their job title or surface-level information.
• Preparation and homework create connection. Researching someone's interests and referencing them naturally (like Julian's football gambit in Zimbabwe) can instantly shift dangerous situations into opportunities.
• Walk to important meetings for mental clarity. A 20-minute walk before crucial conversations clears mental baggage, stimulates creativity, and helps you arrive fully present and focused.
• And much more...

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Did you hear our two-part conversation with the retired ATF agent who worked undercover for years to bust numerous criminal organizations — including the notorious Pagan’s [sic] motorcycle club? Catch up starting with episode 673: Ken Croke | Undercover in an Outlaw Biker Gang Part One here!

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As parents, how do we raise our kids to be resilient against life's inevitable hardships? Good Inside author Dr. Becky Kennedy shares her insights here!

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What We Discuss with Dr. Becky Kennedy:

• Boundaries are what parents tell kids they will do — not what kids must do. "If you're not off the couch by the time I get there, I'll pick you up" works better than threats or punishments that require kid compliance.
• Optimizing for happiness in childhood creates fragility in adulthood. Kids who avoid hard feelings never learn they can handle disappointment, jealousy, or failure — leaving them with a narrow range of emotions they feel capable managing.
• Parents have two jobs: setting boundaries and validating emotions. These aren't opposites — they work together. Set the limit, then acknowledge their feelings: "You really wish you could keep jumping on the couch."
• "Do nothing" is often the best parenting strategy. It's mindful restraint — choosing not to react in the moment when kids are upset. This prevents escalation and models emotional regulation better than immediate correction.
• Build confidence by letting kids struggle through puzzles, conflicts, and challenges. Tell them: "The best feeling is when you think you can't do something, then watch yourself make progress." Struggle builds capability.
• And much more...

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Machiavelli guides your relationships, sex work funds your freedom, but loneliness looms. Can calculating hearts learn to love? Welcome to Feedback Friday!

And in case you didn't already know it, Jordan Harbinger (@JordanHarbinger) and Gabriel Mizrahi (@GabeMizrahi) banter and take your comments and questions for Feedback Friday right here every week! If you want us to answer your question, register your feedback, or tell your story on one of our upcoming weekly Feedback Friday episodes, drop us a line at [email protected]. Now let's dive in!

Jordan's must reads (including books from this episode): AcceleratEd

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On This Week's Feedback Friday:

• Shiatsu on my shoulder makes me happy.
• What makes the difference between a storyteller and a snoreyteller?
• You're a trans woman with Machiavellian traits who craves intimacy but views relationships as cost-benefit transactions. After escaping an unhappy marriage, you're working at a brothel while running a business in rural Asia. Can someone who treats people like "toys" ever find genuine connection?
• Remember that emotional affair with your coworker Bob while you had a boyfriend in episode 1037? Well, life just served up a delicious plot twist: you landed your dream job only to discover you're now working directly with Bob's girlfriend. She wants to be best friends. What could possibly go wrong?
• You're a federal power plant operator facing potential job cuts under the new administration. They're offering a resignation package with continued pay through September, but there's a job opportunity in NYC. Do you hedge your bets or roll the dice on government stability? [Thanks to federal employment lawyer Justin Schnitzer for helping us with this one!]
• Recommendation of the Week: Wayfinders
• Gabe attended a two-day dance workshop involving forced vulnerability exercises, portal-walking declarations, and receiving roses for sharing your "truth." He proclaimed "I am available" and felt like he failed at emotional openness. Did the workshop miss the mark, or was he too defended to benefit?
• Have any questions, comments, or stories you'd like to share with us? Drop us a line at [email protected]!
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