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On Truth or Dare, leading social experts reveal social “truths” and then they “dare” listeners to apply them. Each episode shares "best practices" on how to make friends, maintain friendships, and develop a satisfying social life.
Justin Dillon is the creator of Made in a Free World and Slavery Footprint and the author of the new book, Selfish Plan to Change the World. He started his career as a musician but now devotes himself to helping people understand how they might accidentally be contributing to the exploitation of others.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.or
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Dr. Eva Ritvo is an author and psychiatrist with 25 years of neuroscience and psychiatry experience. She is the former vice chair of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and the founder of Be Kindr. She is the author of the Concise Guide to Marriage and Family Therapy as well as the co-author of The Beauty Prescription. Dr.Ritvo has appeared on the TODAY show and been featured in the New York Times, USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, Ladies Home Journal, O Magazine, Allure, and many others.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Patrick King is a Social Interaction Specialist and Conversation Coach based in San Francisco, California. He's been featured in: GQ Magazine, Forbes, Huffington Post, Business Insider, Men's Fitness, Inc., ATTN, Real Simple Magazine, and Creative Live. When he's not helping clients conquer the world, he's either fronting an 80′s cover band or training for his next 10k.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Sheila Heen has been with the Harvard Negotiation Project for twenty years, teaching negotiation and difficult conversations at Harvard Law School and in Harvard's executive education programs. She is also CEO of Triad Consulting in Harvard Square and co-author of Difficult Conversations and Thanks for the Feedback.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Eden Collinsworth is a former media executive and business consultant. She was president of Arbor House Publishing Co. and founder of the Los Angeles-based monthly lifestyle magazine, Buzz, before becoming a vice president at Hearst Corporation. She is the founder of Collinsworth & Associates, a Beijing-based consulting company, which specializes in intercultural communication and the author of I Stand Corrected and Behaving Badly.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Dr. James Pennebaker is the Regents Liberal Arts Professor of Psychology. He and his students research group dynamics and natural language use. Dr.Pennebaker is also the author or editor of over 250 articles and 9 books, including Opening Up and The Secret Life of Pronouns.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Dr. Ulrike Schultze is an associate professor in information technology at Southern Methodist University whose research explores the impact of information technology on work practices. She has studied the implications of social media technologies, specifically the virtual world Second Life, and how they impact identity. Her research has been published in many leading journals and she is also the senior editor of Journal of the Association of Information Systems.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Elizabeth Loftus is a cognitive psychologist who has conducted extensive research on human memory. She is well known for her groundbreaking work on the "misinformation effect" and has been asked to share her expertise in legal cases including those of O.J. Simpson, Oliver North, Ted Bundy, the Menendez Brothers, Michael Jackson, Marth Stewart, and Lewis "Scooter" Libby.
The Review of General Psychology’s named her as the highest ranking woman on their list of the 100 most influential psychological researchers of the 20th century.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Dr.Robin Dunbar earned his PhD at Bristol University, before going to Cambridge to complete an Advanced Research Fellowship. He has held research and teaching posts at Stockholm University, University College London, and Liverpool University before returning to Oxford in 2007. Dr.Dunbar's research seeks to understand the mechanisms that foster social bonding in primates and humans.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Dr.Ivan Joseph is an educator, speaker, award wining performance coach, and a seasoned speaker. He is passionate about helping others build self confidence.
Dr.Joseph is also the director of Athletics at Ryerson University and the person behind a landmark TedX talk entitled The Skill of Self Confidence.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org
Matt Abrahams is an innovative educator who teaches for Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. He's also the author of the book Speaking Up Without Freaking Out, which helps people who suffer from anxiety when speaking in public.
In addition, Matt co-founded Bold Echo Communication Solutions, a standout consulting practice in the communication industry.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org.
This episode's featured guest is clinical psychologist and author Sherry Turkle who founded the MIT Initiative on Technology and Self. Sherry has spent the last 30 years studying the psychology behind people's relationship with technology. She's written two well-known books that explore these topics: Alone Together and Reclaiming Conversation.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org.
This episode's featured guest is author and Georgetown University professor, Cal Newport.
Cal studies the theoretical foundations of our digital age. His most recent book, Deep Work, suggests what will help people thrive in the future is the ability to concentrate without distraction.
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org.
This episode's featured guest is Social Media Historian Allison Graham. Allison is a graduate of Southern Methodist University and has worked all over the country and globe bringing the written word to life on the big screen.
She has worked for Artisan Entertainment, Universal Studios, Paramount Pictures, Warner Brothers, New Line Cinema, 20th Century Fox, Miramax and Dreamworks SKG as Assistant Director, Production Manager, and Producer working with such titans as Jerry Bruckheimer, Michael Bay, Timur Bekmamvetov and Tim Burton. She was one of the key business strategists behind The Blair Witch Franchise marketing campaigns, leading the team responsible for revolutionizing the way the Internet and film marketing were viewed.
Allison also gave a landmark TED talk entitled, "How Social Media Makes Us Unsocial."
Learn more about author and host, Sarah Raymond Cunningham, at sarahcunningham.org.