Really? no, Really? with Jason Alexander & Peter Tilden

Nuclear power is back in the headlines, fueled by climate goals and the growing demand for electricity. But are we ready for a nuclear renaissance—or still carrying the fears of Three Mile Island, Chernobyl and Fukushima? Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden ask nuclear engineer Dr. Leslie Dewan how reactors work, what happens to spent fuel, and whether small reactors and reopened plants can help meet the moment. They get into AI data centers, grid vulnerabilities, safety oversight, and the human decisions that can make or break even good engineering. Along the way, there’s a story from Fukushima—and Jason’s plan to send nuclear waste into space. Could nuclear energy power the future, or are we underestimating what can go wrong? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What does it take to get a dog to Westminster—and what happens when the judge starts checking under the hood? Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden welcome Kimberly Calvacca, a third-generation dog show competitor, handler, and breeder, for a funny, behind-the-scenes look at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. Kim explains how dogs qualify, why handlers can spend a hundred days a year at shows, and what it takes to get eight dogs ready to compete. The conversation gets into breed standards, judging, grooming, show business—and whether the whole thing is a bit of a racket. Then Jason and Peter get advice for their own dogs, with pug Tango stealing the spotlight. There’s a lot of work behind those ribbons, but Kim says the bond between handler and dog is what makes them shine: “We’re like a dance team out there.” Listen to the Show on all Podcast Apps "Really? no, Really?" https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-really-no-really-107027693/ Follow us: http://reallynoreally.com https://www.instagram.com/reallynoreallypodcast/ https://www.facebook.com/reallynoreallypodcast/ https://twitter.com/reallynoreally_ Jason's Socials: https://www.instagram.com/jalexander1959/?hl=en https://twitter.com/IJasonAlexander #jasonalexander #reallynoreally #dogshow #podcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Just because something is going viral doesn't mean it's important but it can be divisive because not everyone is sharing and receiving the same information. But this is how social media platforms can cause us to get in our own bubbles causing serious dangerous divisiveness. Luckily, our guest on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast, Ruby Thelon, has been studying digital trends and has some thoughts on how to battle this enterprise of bots pushing the political propaganda and cultural maneuvers. Little background on Ruby: He is a designer, cyber ethnographer and teacher who's been studying the phenomena of of online trending for a while now. He'll explain to Jason and Peter how social media and isolation have to lead to a form of digital speciation creating it's own digital language. So how do we pop these algorithmic bubbles? Rudy will explain how his Tim To Touch solution works. Follow Ruby: https://www.instagram.com/being_on_line Pre-order his new book: In Defense of Being Online https://draw-down.com/collections/new/products/rubythelot Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Auctions are unique psychologically because instead of me putting your product up at a price that you determine, it's determined by the public as a way for the seller to get richer. Whether it's art, livestock or collectible toys, you'll notice that the auctioneer has a certain fast talking rhythm to the job and it's still a trade you can go to college for. Cole Morrison of the Western College of Auctioneering joins Jason and Peter on this episode of Really? no Really? to give us a closer look into the world of auctioneering.Cole is also the Montana Rookie Auctioneer of the year in 2020 and also the 2023 Montana State Auctioneer champion. He'll explain more about the psychological element behind his profession along with the different level of performances required to meet the expectations for different industries. It's all about facilitating the conversation.Cole also explains how learning how to nail the fast talk rhythm of the auction has helped people overcome stutters, stammers and speech impediments. #jasonalexander #auction #auction_techniques #podcast #reallynoreallyListen to the Show on all Podcast Apps "Really? no, Really?" https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-really-no-really-107027693/Follow us:http://reallynoreally.comhttps://www.instagram.com/reallynoreallypodcast/https://www.facebook.com/reallynoreallypodcast/https://twitter.com/reallynoreally_Jason's Socials: https://www.instagram.com/jalexander1959/?hl=enhttps://twitter.com/IJasonAlexander Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

William Shatner, the Canadian actor, author, musician, and iconic Captain Kirk, returns for candid, hilarious stories. He recalls Broadway disasters, dangerous spaceflight, the awe and grief of seeing Earth, and his appetite for adventure. Shatner also discusses his unexpected music career, online critics, curiosity, mortality, Johnny Carson, and his long-running feud with George Takei.

If you had told us to worry about the decline of people having sex fifteen years ago, we would've thought you were crazy. But the latest sociology reports have confirmed these dramatic declines in sexual activity. Sociology Professor, Brad Wilcox, joins Jason and Peter to break down the data and explain how we found ourselves in a sex recession on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast. Brad explains there's a number of factors that can explain what's contributing to the decline in adult relationship and human intimacy. The digital revolution, antidepressants and other medications, MeToo, isolation from the pandemic and the economics making it difficult for younger people to move out of their parents house and to afford their own homes, Brad breaks all of this down to prove how it's the perfect storm of causes for a sex recession. The United Nations is now forecasting we're going see a global population decline this century. We'll also cover how what type of impact this has on the world population. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Can you build a store nobody can steal from? Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden ask criminologist Dr. Reed Hayes—and his answer challenges the premise that brought him to Really? No, Really. The founder of the Loss Prevention Research Council reveals what he learns from interviewing active shoplifters, why everyday toiletries end up behind locked glass, and how stores use psychology to make thieves think twice. From self-checkout mistakes to organized retail crime, Hayes explains the security decisions shaping your shopping experience. Jason questions the privacy cost of constant surveillance, while Hayes recalls catching a jewelry thief whose disappearing act looked like magic. The conversation also confronts the human stakes of retail theft—and why chasing stolen merchandise can come at a devastating price. Plus, what helps protect your home? Hayes weighs cameras, dogs, and warning signs—including why advertising that you own a gun could attract thieves. Listen to discover what makes a thief think twice—and what might send the wrong message. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Last year, Love Island USA got 2.3 billion hours of watch time, creating these huge communities of viewers who watch it together in bars and movie theaters. Especially amongst Gen Z viewers. So how did this show originate from Britain and went to have 8 insanely successful seasons in the United States? Jason and Peter bring in an actual pop culture expert, Doctor and Professor Steven Granelli, to explain what makes Love Island USA different from any other reality TV series on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, the premise is to basically take a bunch of hot single people, put them on an island with the goal of them coupling up with somebody else. If you are coupled up with somebody else on this island, you're safe. You get to stay. But if you are single, you are vulnerable. It's sexual musical chairs but it's a manipulated game that airs nightly. The big debate we'll cover is do shows like Love Island USA cause damage to the entertainment industry by dumbing down the audience? Are their serious repercussions to appealing to the lowest common denominator? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hany Farid, a digital forensics professor who builds tools to detect synthetic media. He explains how social platforms amplify AI-made deepfakes and why detection is getting harder. He discusses threats to courts and evidence, fraud via fake interviews and voice clones, and defenses like watermarks, authentication, and mannerism models.

Here's something may not have known: men's feet are more square and more rectangular and women's feet are more triangular. You'd think companies that design sneakers for women would understand that but instead, what they do is use the anatomy of a male's foot to design a woman's sneaker and then "shrink it and pink it". Creative designer and author of the book, Man-Made, Karen Korellis Reuther, previously served as Vice President of Creative Direction and Innovation at Reebok and Global Creative Director at NIKE, where she led major product, merchandising, and brand strategies. She joins Jason and Peter on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast to explain how fashion, clothing and other major industries haven't been accurately designing their products for female consumers through "shrink it and pink it" strategy. She joins us to explain how companies can rectify the lack of gender diversity in the design process to not just make their product serve an actual female consumer base without having to charge them more. It's not just the sneakers industry that's being impacted by the pink tax and the lack of gender diversity when it comes to design. Women firefighters have higher injury rates than their male counterparts because their helmets and uniforms are still designed for men Female surgeons have had to stand on stools because the operating tables didn't go low enough. Even the female dummies created for crash tests and CPR training are just male shrunken versions of male dummies. So how can we solve this problem? Korellis Reuther says the next big movement is to get companies attention to get them to fit their products properly for women to be safe in their professions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices