

People Pleaser with Austin Archer
People Pleaser with Austin Archer
Austin Archer invites friends into his blanket fort recording studio in his North Hollywood apartment to discuss a new topic each week.
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Sep 1, 2022 • 1h 43min
127: FORGIVENESS with Whit Hertford
Best bud Whit Hertford pops in to the fort LIVE and in person to discuss the healing power of forgiveness.

Aug 25, 2022 • 1h 34min
126: RIDING THE WAVES with MORGXN
Popular singer-songwriter MORGXN makes an appearance in the fort to discuss riding the ups and downs or a career in the music industry, as well as the continued importance of representation for marginalized communities even in the modern era.

Aug 18, 2022 • 1h 8min
125: MINISODE #33: What does it take to be a good person in a corrupt institution?
Malcolm Gladwell is on the bad take brigade, and we're exploring whether or not it's possible to be a good person while supporting fundamentally bad institutions.

Aug 13, 2022 • 1h 11min
124: MINISODE #32: Remframing Anxiety
Beto O'Rourke is our first contestant on Baller of the Week, and I discuss how my recent trip to Ireland helped me reframe the role anxiety plays in my life.

Jul 28, 2022 • 1h 24min
123: MOVIE THEATRES with Tim Blakaj aka @comedianofcinema
Matt Gaetz is on the bad take brigade, and Tim pops in to talk about why we feel that movie theatres are a sacred space.

Jul 15, 2022 • 1h 2min
122: MINISODE #31: The significance of our size in the universe
Josh Hawley shows up on the bad take brigade, and we break down the existential significance of the new photos from the James Webb Space Telescope.

Jul 7, 2022 • 1h 47min
121: RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM with Dr. John Dehlin
Looking at the religious extremism. What is it? And what role is it playing in the current American sociopolitical landscape?

Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 41min
120: ADHD with Brave Dave
Brave Dave cruises in to chat about the evolving landscape of ADHD. How what we know about it has changed, and the role TikTok has played in a groundswell of new diagnoses.

Jun 23, 2022 • 1h 28min
119: ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE with Matthew Libby
Discussing the current state of machine learning. How we got here, and where we might be going next.

Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 30min
118: MINISODE #30: The Bad Take Brigade
Breaking down bad takes from Bill Maher, Ben Shapiro, Joe Rogan, Ricky Gervais, and Matt Walsh.