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Episodes · 12 months
106
Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, Jan 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 5 of 3,584, 5 of 3,862, 17 of 4,115, 10 of 4,226, 13 of 4,731, 6 of 4,438, 8 of 4,230, 5 of 4,319, 9 of 4,515, 3 of 4,419, 10 of 4,624, 15 of 4,594.
All time
333
+13 via 11 narrower
On record
154
took a position
Where they standLast discussed
1w ago
Nov 6, 2026
Who's talking
Top voices on this topicThe eight guests on the most episodes about this topic in the last 13 weeks, not counting their own shows or clips they were only heard in, most episodes first. VoiceRank (their score across the whole corpus) is shown for context and only breaks a tie. Each strip is that guest's episodes week by week, and the newest week is still in progress.
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Episodes on this topic, by weekEvery analysed episode tagged with this topic in each of the last 13 weeks, across all shows and whoever was on them. The newest week is still in progress, and recent weeks fill in as transcripts are analysed. Point at a name, or tab to it, to highlight the weeks that guest was on an episode.
All shows
Episodes on this topic per week, weeks starting Aug 17 to Nov 9 (the last still in progress): 2, 0, 3, 1, 2, 2, 2, 7, 5, 3, 0, 1, 0.
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 4Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp33 people
37%
24%
21%
18%
- Prioritize transparency and radical…12 people · 37%
- Use strategy for tactical advantage8 people · 24%
- Prioritize emotional connection over…7 people · 21%
- Value directness over social friction6 people · 18%
Prioritize transparency and radical…
Authentic and direct communication is essential for trust, resolving conflicts, and preventing the buildup of resentment in relationships.
12 people · 12 episodes
Lisa Bilyeu advocates for radical transparency and honesty with one's partner to avoid resentment.
“we want to always have so much openness and transparency so that when something happens i'm like oh well he's already proven over 20 years he's going to be honest with me so i'm going to give him the benefit their doubt over here”
Relationship Theory · Jun 2021 · 8 episodes · 2.8M views on this topic
Partners should explicitly and frequently praise one another to keep the relationship alive.
“Praise goes a long way in a relationship. And most of us are starved to hear how we are winning, how we are doing well, how we look.”
Jillian Turecki · Mar 2026 · 3 episodes · 34K views on this topicCD
Charlotte DobreUnrated
Clear and open communication is essential, and individuals should be able to ask their partners questions about suspicious behavior without it being inherently wrong.
“I think it's still good that he wanted to communicate with her and like you know, it's date night and he probably didn't think that it would cause such a problem.”
Two Hot Takes · May 2024 · 1 episode · 1.3M views on this topicUse strategy for tactical advantage
Communication should be strategic, utilizing brevity, body language, and carefully managed disclosures to influence outcomes and protect…
8 people · 8 episodes
Repeating the last one to three words of what a person has said acts as a mirror that encourages them to continue opening up.
“Well, the the secret easiest one, simplest, is the mirror. Repeating the last one to three words of what somebody has just said. Um and this is the best one to open up your teenager with.”
Ed Mylett · Oct 2026 · 3 episodes · 55K views on this topicGH
Asking leading questions in a deposition allows the witness to avoid direct answers and provide their own narrative.
“those are leading questions and they allow the person to just say yes or no or in very well lawyered organized or very well lawyered presentation she's being told you don't have to answer exactly what she asked you so yes that gives her time to do a diatribe and to tell her story”
The Behavior Panel · Nov 2020 · 29 episodes · 23.7M views on this topic
The inability to provide an emotional response to a feeling-based question is a strong indicator of deception.
“If you don't get an emotional response to a feeling question, you know the person is lying.”
Lisa Bilyeu · Aug 2025 · 2 episodes · 2.2M views on this topicPrioritize emotional connection over…
Successful interaction is predicated on building rapport, validating emotions, and fostering deep connection before exchanging rational…
7 people · 7 episodes
Effective communication requires lowering threat by prioritizing safety so that truth can be heard.
“Effective communicators lower threat first. At work, here's what I'm seeing. Tell me if I'm missing something. At home, this matters to me and I want to understand your side. These phrases do one thing. They create safety.”
Jay Shetty Podcast · Jul 2026 · 6 episodes · 2.0M views on this topic
He emphasizes that an emotional connection should be established first in a conversation, with information being a secondary byproduct.
“my Approach is and has always been that the emotional connection has to come first yeah the information that the guest is intending to impart is a byproduct of that emotional conversation”
The Rich Roll Podcast · Feb 2024 · 1 episode · 293K views on this topicNE
Nick EpleyUnrated
Voice provides unique cues that help us understand other people and recognize their mindful presence better than text-based communication.
“What we found was that when people could hear what the person had to say, either while also seeing them, or just with their voice, they rated the person, particularly when they disagreed with them, when there was person on the other side, as more thoughtful, more intelligent, more rational.”
Huberman Lab · May 2026 · 1 episode · 200K views on this topicValue directness over social friction
Efficiency and clarity in communication are improved by abandoning indirect social pleasantries and focusing on explicit, truthful…
6 people · 6 episodes
Individuals with non-negotiable deal breakers regarding major life decisions should state them clearly on the first date.
“it's like God yeah it's like you we knew that it was something exciting and special and it's like let's quickly get get this out of the way because I don't want this to rear its ugly head you know in after 10 dates when I'm all attached because they are they can be deal break”
Dear Shandy Podcast · Nov 2023 · 14 episodes · 286K views on this topic
Rick believes in using clear, upfront communication or a rule-book approach to set boundaries and manage expectations in social interactions and relationships.
“one of the new tools that I have is opening up relationships with a combination it's almost like giving them a rule book but I have to find a funny way of doing it”
Rick Glassman · Nov 2019 · 4 episodes · 601K views on this topicAL
It is better to be 100% honest about a lack of interest in a partner's daily work details than to feign interest and create a foundation of dishonesty.
“It is so much worse to to realize or even half realize subconsciously realize that the person you're giving 100% of this interest to, okay, you're talking about it with as though they're interested in it and they're only 25% listening to you. They're faking it.”
Dear Shandy Podcast · Apr 2026 · 13 episodes · 273K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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Share of episodesThis topic's episodes as a share of every episode we analysed, in each complete month. We analyse more episodes every month, so a raw count would mostly show that growth. Recent months fill in as transcripts are analysed.
Complete months · first on record Jan 2009