Passion Struck with John R. Miles

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The Psychology Behind Why Smart People Make Terrible Decisions | Alex Edmans – EP 823

September 22, 2026

You're smart. You're informed. So why do you still make terrible decisions?We like to believe that intelligence and information protect us from bad decisions. They don't.Professor Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School and Fellow of the British Academy, returns to Passion Struck to reveal the psychological forces that can distort our judgment—from confirmation bias and anchoring to herd behavior, emotional decision-making, and our tendency to follow whatever information i...

What If the Proof You're Waiting For Never Comes? | John R. Miles - EP 822

September 18, 2026

What if the proof you're waiting for never comes?The apology. The promotion. The recognition.Someone finally admitting they were wrong about you. Someone finally telling you that you belong.What if you're waiting for proof that you don't actually need?After conversations with Cole Brauer and psychologist Marisa Franco, John R. Miles noticed a powerful connection between their work.Cole was told she was too small to survive the Southern Ocean. A year later, she sailed solo, nonstop, and unassi...

Why Nothing You Achieve Will Ever Make You Feel Worthy | Marisa G. Franco – EP 821

September 17, 2026

Why do you still feel like you're not enough—even when your life looks successful from the outside?You can have a successful career, loving relationships, and people who genuinely care about you—and still struggle to believe you're worthy of love, connection, or belonging.Marisa G. Franco, psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller Platonic, returns to Passion Struck to explore the deeper science behind self-worth in her new book, Worth: The New Science of Self-Esteem and Secure...