Fri, 27 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 79, from February 2012. The lie detector is not a test for truth and the polygraphists know this. Join Jason Hartman as he interviews expert and co-founder of AntiPolygraph.org, George Maschke on the fallacy of lie detectors. George states that the practice of using a polygraph test has not been scientifically proven to be accurate and that, for the most part, it gets people to divulge information based on “control” questions, and also “buffer” questions that are not even measured. The polygraph measures physiological responses, such as breathing, blood pressure, heart and perspiration rates, which are compared to the reactions of lie-control questions. George explains how it is often used to trick people into handing over information, how the test is not 98% accurate, but closer to only 50% accurate, and how it is sometimes used as a plea bargain in court cases to “prove” innocence or guilt. George shares many instances where the guilty were able to manipulate the test and go free unless other evidence was found to convict, and also instances of innocent people being found guilty. He lists many ways that a lie detector test can be beaten. George Maschke became a co-founder of AntiPolygraph.org and an author and activist against the use of lie detectors after wrongly failing a polygraph to get into the FBI. The organization is a non-profit, public interest website dedicated to exposing and ending waste, fraud, and abuse associated with the use of polygraphs and other purported “lie detectors.” George is co-author of “The Lie Behind the Lie Detector” with Gino J. Scalabrini. George was born and raised in Long Island, New York, where he graduated from Westhampton Beach High School. He joined the U.S. Army for a four-year enlistment, and then moved to Los Angeles, California to study at UCLA, where he received his bachelor’s degree in Near Eastern Studies, followed by a master’s and doctoral degree in New Eastern Languages and Cultures. He currently lives in The Hague, Netherlands, with his family as a legal translator. Website: |
Wed, 25 October 2017
Jason Hartman talks with Jon E. Mica, a writer and the father of a son who has been diagnosed with autism. Jon is author of “The Autistic Holocaust: The Reason Our Children Keep Getting Sick”, a book that accuses the federal government of refusing to acknowledge it as such and having a corrupt and morally unsound relationship with “Big Pharma.” First noting the dramatic rise in cases of autism in the United States since the 1970s, Autistic Indifference then discusses the rampant misuse and dangers associated with vaccinations. Additionally, the book argues that the Center for Disease Control has lied to the American public by presenting inaccurate data on annual flu deaths and, along with the Vaccine Safety Datalink, has buried damaging research on the perils of vaccines. Key Takeaways: [5:31] How the legal system is benefiting pharmaceutical companies [12:22] Comparing the USA’s vaccine rules against the rest of the world [16:06] Ways we can take action [21:22] The evidence that vaccines aren’t as safe as we’ve been told [26:57] Why drug companies are using drugs that are dangerous for us in our vaccines and how much it would cost to change it Websites Mentioned: jon.e.mica [at] isp [dot] com |
Wed, 25 October 2017
Even in the face of rising interest rates and the current business cycle, Jason is still bullish when it comes to investment opportunities during the upcoming Trump administration. The future of the investment economy will be discussed during the next Meet the Masters Live Event. Today’s guest Gerald Celente makes his third appearance on the Creating Wealth podcast. Gerald is the Founder of the Trends Research Institute, Publisher of Trends Journal and Editor of Agora Financial’s Breakthrough Technology Alert. The previously pessimistic trends analyst has changed his outlook on America’s economic future by 180 degrees in the direction of positive. Key Takeaways: [1:40] All over the world people vote out what they want out. [3:21] The current shift is a shift away from big government not towards Socialism. [5:23] The Businessman-in-Chief is a bottom line guy. [6:49] The media world, the political world and the real world. [11:20] It’s time to take advantage of opportunities and play the “Trump” card. [13:46] The U.S. needs to become a self-sustaining economy. [17:44] The Fed’s will raise interest rates several more times. [23:00] Will there be war under a Trump administration? [25:22] Closing thoughts and contact information for Gerald Celente. Website: “Under Trump, there will be job growth in the lower, middle and upper-end pay scales.” |
Fri, 20 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 101, from August 2012 Jason Hartman is joined by author, Gordon G. Chang, to discuss the looming proliferation of nuclear weapons, particularly in North Korea. Gordon talks about the skepticism surrounding North Korean intentions, noting that the KNO-8 missile was unveiled and was to be transported on TELs, Transporter Erector Launchers, of Chinese design. He says it’s very likely the Chinese are arming the North Korean forces. The KNO-8 has the potential to reach Alaska and U.S. forces in the Pacific. It is considered a direct threat to our homeland and completely unacceptable. Gordon feels there needs to be some very candid conversations about this issue. He talks about the instability and belligerence of the North Korean regime that doesn’t bode well for their relationships with South Korea and the U.S. With the hard-line, barbaric elements controlling the regime under young Kim Jong-un, it could take a half decade or more to establish a more stable North Korea. Jason and Gordon also discuss the fragile political and economic system in China. As the workforce shrinks, China is at risk of collapse due to low economic growth and very interesting developments happening, creating a volatile society. The “economy is stumbling, the Communist party is fracturing, the authority of the central government is eroding, the military is breaking free of civilian control, and while all of this is happening, the Chinese people are taking to the streets hundreds of thousands of times a year and often in violent protest,” says Gordon, based on the last figures available in 2010. In wrapping up, Gordon states that the change in nature of the regimes in both countries put everyone at risk. He suggests the U.S. stop looking at China as a solution for North Korea and instead create a new policy of working with its friends in the region. Gordon G. Chang is the author of Nuclear Showdown: North Korea Takes On the World, released by Random House in January 2006. Showdown focuses on nuclear proliferation in general and the North Korean crisis in particular. His first book is The Coming Collapse of China (Random House, August 2001). He is a columnist at Forbes.com and The Daily and blogs at World Affairs Journal. He lived and worked in China and Hong Kong for almost two decades, most recently in Shanghai, as Counsel to the American law firm Paul Weiss and earlier in Hong Kong as Partner in the international law firm Baker & McKenzie. His writings on China and North Korea have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, the Far Eastern Economic Review, the International Herald Tribune, Commentary, The Weekly Standard, National Review, and Barron’s. Website: |
Wed, 18 October 2017
Jason Hartman welcomes Economist Mike Norman to the show to discuss Modern Monetary Theory or MMT. Mike shares examples of common misconceptions people have of the US monetary system and economy, such as the US debt clock, that inflation equals growth, and how the tax system works. He believes that the US has an unlimited supply of capital and balancing the budget or functioning as a fixed monetary system would accomplish the opposite of what is needed to create growth. Key Takeaways: [1:40] Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) explains the value of money. [4:39] A tax system is required to create demand for money. [9:31] A fixed monetary system creates cycles of economic depressions and recessions. [11:53] The US national debt is a summation of what is owned by the US and its constituents. [19:25] A dollar must be created and pumped into the economy before it can be used to pay a tax debt. [21:46] The US has an unlimited amount of new capital. [27:13] There is a difference between inflation and growth. Website: |
Fri, 13 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 36, from April 2011. Jason Hartman interviews Bronwyn Saglimbeni, founder of Bronwyn Communications, on the art of public speaking and how to push yourself beyond the basics so that your presentation captivates your audience from start to finish. For nearly 15 years, Bronwyn has worked with clients to improve their public speaking and media relations skills, challenging them to bring out more of themselves in their communications. Bronwyn is known for her playful, irreverent approach to coaching, combined with her knack for delivering “tough love” in a way that allows executives to achieve true breakthroughs. Bronwyn encourages clients to be authentic, engaging and approachable, which has resulted in successful interviews for clients in publications such as the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Businessweek, and speaking engagements at top industry events including Ad:Tech, AAAAs, AdAge Digital, CreativityandTech, Web 2.0 Expo and others. Bronwyn has also worked with clients preparing for television appearances including American Idol, The Oprah Show, and Home Shopping Network. |
Wed, 11 October 2017
Regina M. Benjamin, M.D., M.B.A., was appointed by President Barack Obama as the 18th United States Surgeon General in July, 2009 and served a four-year term. Dr. Benjamin also oversaw the operational command of 6,700 uniformed public health officers who serve in locations around the world to promote, and protect the health of the American People. Dr. Benjamin served simultaneously as Surgeon General and as the first chair of the National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council (National Prevention Council) - 17 cabinet-level Federal agencies that developed the road map for the Nation’s health – The National Prevention Strategy. Before becoming “America’s Doctor,” she served her patients at the rural health clinic she founded in tiny, Bayou La Batre, Alabama, keeping the clinic in operation despite damage and destruction inflicted by Hurricanes Georges (1998) and Katrina (2005) and a devastating fire (2006). She has a B.S. in chemistry from Xavier University of Louisiana, an M.D. degree from the University of Alabama at Birmingham and an M.B.A. from Tulane University. She attended Morehouse School of Medicine and completed her family medicine residency in Macon, Georgia. Dr. Benjamin is the recipient of 22 honorary degrees. She is former associate dean for Rural Health at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine in Mobile and past chair of the Federation of State Medical Boards of the United States. In 1995, she was the first physician under age 40 and the first African-American woman to be elected to the American Medical Association Board of Trustees. She served as president of the American Medical Association Education and Research Foundation and chair of the AMA Council on Ethical and Judicial Affairs. In 2002, she became the first African-American female president of a state medical society in the United States when she assumed leadership of the Medical Association State of Alabama. Key Takeaways: [1:36] The purpose of the FDA and the importance of adult vaccinations [4:00] The startlingly low rates of vaccinations among adults [6:25] Dr Benjamin addresses the vaccination debate and why we need to build up trust as a society [8:23] What Dr Benjamin is proudest of from her term as the 18th US Surgeon General [10:42] The obesity epidemic in America and what can be done Websites Mentioned: |
Fri, 6 October 2017
Today's Flash Back Friday comes from Episode 117, from December 2012. In light of the recent election results, thousands of people across the United States started petitions to the government requesting that their state secede from the Union. Drew Zahn, news editor at WND, joins Jason Hartman for a discussion about this movement that immediately followed on the heels of Obama’s re-election. Drew and Jason talk about states’ rights, pointing out that many citizens feel our individual rights are also being infringed upon through some of President Obama’s mandates, such as healthcare reform. The movement began with one gentleman in Louisiana asking for a peaceful secession from the Union for his state and very quickly snowballed. Drew explains the legality involved in secession, noting that there are three ways that a state can leave the Union. Citizens in all 50 states have petitioned the White House, with many states having acquired more than enough signatures to meet the requirement of the government’s policy for petitions. Jason and Drew discuss the ramifications, good, bad and difficult, of a state actually legally seceding. Drew Zahn is a reporter, movie critic and one of the news editors at WND.com, the nation’s oldest, largest independent online news source. A graduate of Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, Drew Zahn is a former pastor, who cut his editing teeth as a member of the award-winning staff of Leadership, Christianity Today’s professional journal for church leaders. He is the editor of seven books, including “Movie-Based Illustrations for Preaching and Teaching,” which sparked his ongoing love affair with film and his weekly WND column, “Popcorn and a (World)View.” He and his wife and their 16 children live in Iowa. |
Thu, 5 October 2017
In this 10th episode, Jason Hartman talks with Michael Gelb, author of The Art of Connection: 7 Relationship-Building Skills Every Leader Needs to Know, as well as How to Think Like Leonardo da Vinci: Seven Steps to Genius Everyday. The Art of Connection offers readers seven methods of developing better rapport in their professional and personal lives. The two of them delve into the importance of kindness in life, and examine each of the seven skills leaders need. Key Takeaways: [2:52] Social media is connecting us online, but isolating us physically [6:12] What you need to do if you really want to be innovative. #1 is embrace humility [10:28] How much more could you accomplish if you were respectful boss rather than a jerk [14:44] People are finding reasons to be offended these days, and it's toxic [18:42] We are all becoming more like ourselves thanks to things like big data [22:30] Achieving balanced energy exchange [25:52] Turning friction into momentum Website: |
Wed, 4 October 2017
Sunday night in Las Vegas shook the town and, tragically, saw the loss of life to over 50 and caused injuries to over 400 participants at the Route91 Christian Music Festival. The deranged gunman who fired at them was shooting from the Mandalay Bay hotel, where Jason Hartman happened to be attending a meeting. Jason took some time Monday evening to reflect on his experience as the realization dawned on him, and the other meeting attendees, that someone was shooting at people on the ground. He also talks to his friend, Larry, who stayed at the meeting a little longer and ended up being locked into the hotel and having to spend the night in the meeting room. Larry tells about the scare they received in the room, how the situation was handled, and when he was allowed to leave. [1:13] Hearing the gunshots from the balcony of the meeting room, and the slow realization that something was horribly wrong [5:40] The biggest terrorist attack in the US since 9/11 and the fear that the next one will be even bigger [8:38] The moment where Larry and his meeting attendees thought the shooter was outside their door [15:12] What happened when everyone was released and the security measures during the night Website: Route91 Christian Music Festival #LasVegasShooting "I just never in my life thought I would witness some terrible tragedy like this" |
