Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

Spencer Greenberg

Booking Overview

This is a long-form interview show focused on rationality, psychology, philosophy, self-improvement, and practical frameworks, typically featuring researchers, authors, policy experts, founders, and educators for deep discussions of important ideas. Suitable pitches include credible subject-matter experts with original research, a substantive book or framework, relevant professional experience, or an intellectually distinctive perspective; booking difficulty is medium because guests are accomplished specialists but generally not celebrity-level figures.

Metrics

Episodes: 324

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.7/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 4.9k subscribers

Instagram: 1.3k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

clearerthinkingpodcast@gmail.com

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Host

Spencer Greenberg - Spencer Greenberg is the host and director of Clearer Thinking, exploring rationality, psychology, philosophy, and practical self-improvement through in-depth conversations with expert guests.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

medium

Typical Credentials:

Authors, academics, researchers, policy professionals, founders, educators, and other practitioners with recognized expertise and a strong ability to explain complex ideas through rigorous, practical frameworks.

Required Achievements:

Published a substantive book or original body of work, Conducted notable research or policy analysis, Founded or led an organization or specialist venture, Built an established educational or public-facing platform

Recent Guest Discussions

Claire Boine - AI Companionship, Emotional Attachment To Chatbots, AI Governance, Consumer Protection, Reciprocity, And The Effects Of Artificial Relationships On Human Development.

Cate Hall - Personal Agency, Self-help, Decision-making, Overcoming Social Constraints, Rejection, Courage, And Taking Action.

Alex Armlovich - Housing Affordability, Zoning Restrictions, Urban Economics, Housing Supply, Density, Development, And Pro-housing Policy.

Stephen Zerfas - Meditation, Altered States, Emotional Regulation, Nervous System Training, Contemplative Practice, And The Role Of Cognition In An Ai-enabled World.

Tor Parsons - Leaderless Communities, Informal Power, Social Norms, Group Enforcement, Belonging, Cancelation, And Social Order.

Recent Topics

Rationality, Psychology, Philosophy, Self Improvement, Decision Making

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Clearer Thinking with Spencer Greenberg

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

September 13, 2026

Read the full transcript here. What does “neurodivergent” actually mean, and has the term become too broad to be useful? Why might people grouped under the same neurodivergent umbrella have conflicting needs? Is autism really a single spectrum, or would it make more sense to speak of multiple “autisms”? Why are autistic people somewhat less likely to be religious than their non-autistic peers? What is the “cognitive dissonance pressure cooker,” and why might it contribute to religious decon...

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

September 04, 2026

Read the full transcript here. Why is producing meat so inefficient? How does animal agriculture contribute to hunger and malnutrition? How large are the environmental costs of meat production? How does industrial animal agriculture increase the risk of antibiotic resistance and future pandemics? Would organic or free-range farming solve these problems? What are the biggest sources of suffering for animals on factory farms? Why do people who oppose animal cruelty continue to buy factory-far...

Our relationship to chatbots (with Claire Boine)

August 18, 2026

Read the full transcript here. What makes an attachment to AI meaningfully different from an attachment to a human, animal, or fictional character? If chatbot relationships are built around validation and adaptation, can they ever provide the friction and otherness that make human relationships opportunities for growth? Does a relationship need reciprocity to be genuine, or can an asymmetrical relationship still be deeply valuable? How would the possibility of AI sentience change the moral ...

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