I’ve long maintained that a**holes are decent people minus a sense of humor. And I want to preface this episode by making sure that my audience knows I welcome as guests those with differing opinions and positions across humanhood and the political spectrum - as long as you bring your ability to laugh at life and its mysteries. My guest this episode is Jeremy Sherman, PhD, who shares my core belief that humor is the saving grace of humanity. He’s authored 1000 articles, with 10 million readers, for Psychology Today, and his latest book is called What's Up With Assholes? How To Spot And Stop Them Without Becoming One.

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(0:00) Introduction and guest introduction: Jeremy Sherman, PhD. (6:33) The impact of "assholes" on progress in areas like climate change and nuclear peacekeeping (15:11) Understanding the mindset of an "asshole" and their detachment from reality (27:58) The journey from rational thinking to irrational rationalizing (35:08) Trump's appeal to orthodox Jews: a curious connection (42:02) Reality checks and sobering moments: the aftermath of January 6th (45:01) Stand-up comedy: the last bastion of free speech (54:19) Comparing the styles of Putin and Trump (1:00:08) The emerging field of psychoprotology (1:06:29) Hersh Rephun reflects on the human condition and fear