Seize the Moment Podcast

Seize the Moment Podcast, hosted by Leon Garber and Alen Ulman, is a project centered around making the most important and useful ideas in psychology, philosophy, and personal development mainstream. We feature guests from all walks of life whether they be artists, musicians, comedians, entrepreneurs, philosophers, psychologists and many more. There is a saying, "the most essential knowledge is not yet made widely accessible." We want to make that information accessible and change as many lives for the better as possible. Leon Garber is a philosophical writer, contemplating and elucidating the deep recesses of man's soul. He is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor/Psychotherapist — specializing in Existential Psychotherapy, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and Trauma Therapy — and manages a blog exploring issues of death, self-esteem, love, freedom, life-meaning, and mental health/mental illness, from both empirical and personal viewpoints.Alen Ulman is a content creator and life long au

Seize the Moment Podcast is a education podcast hosted by Alen D. Ulman, Leon Garber, with 200 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Alen D. Ulman, Leon Garber hosts Seize the Moment Podcast, a education show with 200 episodes published.

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  Episode #265

  Colin Marshall - How to Change Someone's Mind Without Manipulating Them | STM Podcast #265

  Sep 27, 20261h 6m

  On episode 265, we welcome Colin Marshall to discuss ethical persuasion, how it differs from debating, the importance of respecting others' life choices and taking them seriously, Colin's experience phone-banking during the last US presidential election, virtue signaling and bullying as barriers to persuasion, Daryl Davis and persuading people away from white supremacist beliefs, staying true to yourself when in conflict, whether podcasting is a good space for reasoning with others, why Fred Rogers epitomizes moral persuasion, the importance of keeping an open mind when trying to prove a point, and teamwork as the foundation for changing minds. Colin Marshall is professor of philosophy at the University of Washington, Seattle. He is the author of Compassionate Moral Realism. His new book, available now, Just Hear Me Out: How to Change Minds Without Lies, Bullshit, or Moral Compromise, explores how we can change minds on difficult issues without lying, manipulation, or sacrificing respect and compassion. It brings together philosophy, psychology, and real-world stories of persuasion. | Colin Marshall | ► Website | https://phil.washington.edu/people/colin-marshall ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/prof.c.marshall ► Bluesky | https://bsky.app/profile/profcolin.bsky.social ► Just Hear Me Out Book | https://bit.ly/JustHearMeOutUCP Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast ► Patreon | patreon.com/user?u=32208666

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  Arlie Russell Hochschild - How Trump Turned Shame and Fear Into Political Power | STM Podcast #264

  Sep 19, 20261h 8m

  On episode 264, we welcome Arlie Russell Hochschild to discuss Trump's appeal in rural America, 'the pride paradox' and shame being the natural result of believing you're completely in charge of your own destiny, how Pikeville, Kentucky addressed a white supremacist march, navigating political polarization and learning how to humanize each other, shame and blame as irrelevant to real but complex understandings of the world, the different ways of navigating the emotional distress of a changing economy, and the predispositions fascists take advantage of. Arlie Russell Hochschild is the author of many groundbreaking books, including The Second Shift , The Managed Heart , and The Time Bind as well as Strangers in Their Own Land , which became an instant bestseller and was a finalist for a National Book Award, and Stolen Pride: Loss, Shame, and the Rise of the Right (both from The New Press). Hochschild is professor emerita of sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. | Arlie Russell Hochschild | ► Website | https://sociology.berkeley.edu/professor-emeritus/arlie-r-hochschild ► X | https://x.com/hochschild_r ► Stolen Pride Book | https://amzn.to/46AHOon Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast ► Patreon | patreon.com/user?u=32208666

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  Episode #262

  Mike McIntire - Why America Can't Escape Gun Violence | STM Podcast #262

  Jul 12, 202657 min

  On episode 262, we welcome Mike McIntire to discuss American gun ownership, the Supreme Court's misinterpretation of the second amendment of the bill of rights, the proliferation of guns for both defense and conquest throughout American history, gun ownership as a symbol of responsibility and masculinity, the NRA's existential fear of gun reforms, the philosophical divide at the heart of the debate around gun ownership, how the founding fathers may have reacted to the current political climate, and the importance of popular messaging in alleviating gun violence. Mike McIntire is an investigative reporter, author, and editor. As a member of the investigations unit at The New York Times, he shared Pulitzer Prizes in 2022 for reporting on the hidden financial incentives behind police traffic stops, and in 2017 for reporting on covert Russian interference in the US presidential election. His new book, available July 21, 2026, is called Ricochet: Guns, Greed, and the American Way of Violence. | Mike McIntire | ► Website | https://www.mikemcintire.com ► The New York Times | https://nyti.ms/3TffsfU ► Ricochet Book | https://bit.ly/read-ricochet-book Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast

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  Episode #261

  Ilan Stavans - Why Americans Can't Stop Arguing About God | STM Podcast #261

  Jun 28, 20261h 4m

  On episode 261, we welcome Ilan Stavans to discuss the historical incarnations of god, god as a symbol of both oppression and liberty, Moses's rebellion against god and how it symbolizes modern faith, god as an ineffable experience, why we continue to create god, militant atheism as a response to deep-seated hope for the existence of god, Jesus dying for the sins of Yahweh, morality without religion, and god in the age of AI. Ilan Stavans is the publisher of Restless Books and the Lewis-Sebring Professor of Humanities and Latin American and Latino Culture at Amherst College. His books include On Borrowed Words, Spanglish, Dictionary Days, The Disappearance, and A Critic's Journey. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including a Guggenheim Fellowship, Chile's Presidential Medal, the International Latino Book Award, and the Jewish Book Award. Stavans's work, translated into twenty languages, has been adapted to the stage and screen. Ilan is also the host of the NPR-affiliated podcast "In Contrast." His new book, available on June 30, 2026, is called A Nation Wrestles With God: American Prophets, Philosophers, and Firebrands. | Ilan Stavans | ► Website | https://restlessbooks.org/our-team ► Podcast | https://www.nepm.org/in-contrast-a-podcast-on-culture-in-the-making ► A Nation Wrestles With God Book | https://bit.ly/ANationWrestlesWithGod Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast

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  Episode #260

  David Ost - The Hidden Connection Between Fascism and Modern Populism | STM Podcast #260

  Jun 14, 20261h 12m

  On episode 260, we welcome David Ost to discuss the philosophy of the red pill movement, the similarities and differences between red pill and fascism, why people are drawn to authoritarian figures, the rise of Trump, populism as an ideological framework for fascism, Soviet communism as the extreme end of the left's failures to improve lives, sports and worker's rights, and the New York Knicks as a symbol of class struggle. David Ost is an emeritus professor of politics at Hobart and William Smith Colleges, who has written widely on eastern Europe, left and right politics, and labor and democracy. He is the author of Solidarity and the Politics of Anti-Politics, The Defeat of Solidarity: Anger and Politics in Postcommunist Europe, as well as editor/author of Class After Communism, and co-editor/author of Workers After Workers' States. He has written for a wide variety of scholarly and popular publications. His new book, available now, is called Red Pill Politics: Demystifying the Far Right from Fascism to Right-Wing Populism. | David Ost | ► Website | https://annlarsonwrites.com, https://economichardship.org/author/annlarson ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/david.ost.10 ► Red Pill Politics Book | https://amzn.to/3S5ZWm9 Where you can find us: | Seize The Moment Podcast | ► Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/SeizeTheMomentPodcast ► Twitter | https://twitter.com/seize_podcast ► Instagram | https://www.instagram.com/seizethemomentpodcast ► TikTok | https://www.tiktok.com/@seizethemomentpodcast

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