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[Encore] Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self

Dan and Michael take on workplace personality tests, IQ tracking, and pop psychology’s obsession with turning people into types.

[Encore] Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self
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[Encore] Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self

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July 27, 2026

[Encore] Dan and Michael Are Not Your Type: Corporate astrology, MBTI madness, and the myth of the measurable self

Dan and Michael take on workplace personality tests, IQ tracking, and pop psychology’s obsession with turning people into types.
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July 13, 2026

Honor, Shame, Friendship & Job Hunting | Why Losing Face Hurts More Than You Think

Why your best friend can call you an idiot, why job hunting feels humiliating, HOA politics, honor cultures, and whether the internet deserves to die.
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July 6, 2026

Home Cooking, Kitchen Gadgets, Dinner Party Etiquette & Food Culture | Dan and Michael Left the Oven On (feat. Bryan Haut)

Kitchen gadgets, food allergies, dinner party etiquette, hospitality, beans, and why cooking is really about people.
June 29, 2026

[Encore] Dan and Michael Get Spooked: The Anthropology of Fear and Other Modern Hauntings

This week on People Stuff, anthropologists Dan and Michael sink their teeth into the strange and the spooky — from vampire lifestyles and Nazi fanboys to the mysterious Jersey Devil lurking in New Jersey’s Pine Barrens. They start with a “What Fresh Hell” segment exploring the surprising backlash against empathy, before diving into three listener questions that veer from the undead to the unhinged: High Stakes: A listener obsessed with vampires wonders — is it normal to want to become one? Dan a
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June 22, 2026

Why Do We Care About TV People? (feat. Arianna Haut of Jeopardy & Master Minds)

An anthropologist, a game show champion, and an increasingly unhealthy relationship with television investigate why celebrities feel like friends, whether violent media changes us, and what TV is doing to modern human life.
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