Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another.  In this episode, host Charles Duhigg explores how we communicate without words, including a deep dive into the visual and tonal cues embedded in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, The Big Bang Theory.  He talks with Dr. Dustin York, a professor at Maryville University who studies nonverbal communication and worked in public relations for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He also sits down with Dave Goetsch, a co-executive producer and longtime writer for The Big Bang Theory, and journalist Jessica Radloff, who wrote <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jessica-radloff/the-big-bang-theory/9781538708491/?lens=grand-central-publishing">an exhaustive book about the show</a>.  This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired byDuhigg’s bestselling book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243919">Supercommunicators</a>.  Supercommunicators was produced by Sophie Summergrad and Derek John, who also did the sound design. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another. 

In this episode, host Charles Duhigg explores how we communicate without words, including a deep dive into the visual and tonal cues embedded in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, The Big Bang Theory. 

He talks with Dr. Dustin York, a professor at Maryville University who studies nonverbal communication and worked in public relations for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He also sits down with Dave Goetsch, a co-executive producer and longtime writer for The Big Bang Theory, and journalist Jessica Radloff, who wrote an exhaustive book about the show. 

This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by
Duhigg’s bestselling book, Supercommunicators. 

Supercommunicators was produced by Sophie Summergrad and Derek John, who also did the sound design. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

What we can learn about nonverbal cues from The Big Bang Theory.

Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another. 

In this episode, host Charles Duhigg explores how we communicate without words, including a deep dive into the visual and tonal cues embedded in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, The Big Bang Theory. 

He talks with Dr. Dustin York, a professor at Maryville University who studies nonverbal communication and worked in public relations for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He also sits down with Dave Goetsch, a co-executive producer and longtime writer for The Big Bang Theory, and journalist Jessica Radloff, who wrote an exhaustive book about the show. 

This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by
Duhigg’s bestselling book, Supercommunicators. 

Supercommunicators was produced by Sophie Summergrad and Derek John, who also did the sound design. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supercommunicators | 2. How to Communicate Without Words

Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here… In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyday life. He talks to Nick Epley, psychology professor at the University of Chicago and lifelong researcher of deep questions. And we catch up with Mandy Len Catron, 10 years after she wrote the viral New York Times article “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/style/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html">The 36 Questions That Lead to Love</a>.” This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by Duhigg’s bestselling book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243919">Supercommunicators</a>.  Supercommunicators was produced by Derek John and Sophie Summergrad.  Our technical director is Merritt Jacob.  Joel Meyer is our supervising producer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

<description>Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here…

In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyday life.

He talks to Nick Epley, psychology professor at the University of Chicago and lifelong researcher of deep questions. And we catch up with Mandy Len Catron, 10 years after she wrote the viral New York Times article “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love.”

This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by Duhigg’s bestselling book, Supercommunicators. 

Supercommunicators was produced by Derek John and Sophie Summergrad. 

Our technical director is Merritt Jacob. 

Joel Meyer is our supervising producer.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices</description>

The art and practice of asking the right questions.

Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here…

In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyday life.

He talks to Nick Epley, psychology professor at the University of Chicago and lifelong researcher of deep questions. And we catch up with Mandy Len Catron, 10 years after she wrote the viral New York Times article “The 36 Questions That Lead to Love.”

This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by Duhigg’s bestselling book, Supercommunicators. 

Supercommunicators was produced by Derek John and Sophie Summergrad. 

Our technical director is Merritt Jacob. 

Joel Meyer is our supervising producer.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Supercommunicators | 1. How to Talk to Anyone

<description>&lt;p&gt;Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, host Charles Duhigg explores how we communicate without words, including a deep dive into the visual and tonal cues embedded in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, &lt;em&gt;The Big Bang Theory&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;He talks with Dr. Dustin York, a professor at Maryville University who studies nonverbal communication and worked in public relations for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He also sits down with Dave Goetsch, a co-executive producer and longtime writer for &lt;em&gt;The Big Bang Theory&lt;/em&gt;, and journalist Jessica Radloff, who wrote &lt;a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jessica-radloff/the-big-bang-theory/9781538708491/?lens=grand-central-publishing"&gt;an exhaustive book about the show&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Duhigg’s bestselling book, &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243919"&gt;Supercommunicators&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supercommunicators was produced by Sophie Summergrad and Derek John, who also did the sound design. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Why is it that we can tell someone “I’m totally fine!” and they instantly know we’re not? Gestures, facial expressions, tone of voice, and other subtle nonverbal cues play a huge role in how we connect with one another.  In this episode, host Charles Duhigg explores how we communicate without words, including a deep dive into the visual and tonal cues embedded in one of the biggest sitcoms of all time, The Big Bang Theory.  He talks with Dr. Dustin York, a professor at Maryville University who studies nonverbal communication and worked in public relations for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign. He also sits down with Dave Goetsch, a co-executive producer and longtime writer for The Big Bang Theory, and journalist Jessica Radloff, who wrote <a href="https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/jessica-radloff/the-big-bang-theory/9781538708491/?lens=grand-central-publishing">an exhaustive book about the show</a>.  This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired byDuhigg’s bestselling book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243919">Supercommunicators</a>.  Supercommunicators was produced by Sophie Summergrad and Derek John, who also did the sound design. Our technical director is Merritt Jacob and our supervising producer is Joel Meyer. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how &lt;em&gt;deeply&lt;/em&gt; we ask them. Stick with us here…&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyday life.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;He talks to Nick Epley, psychology professor at the University of Chicago and lifelong researcher of deep questions. And we catch up with Mandy Len Catron, 10 years after she wrote the viral New York Times article “&lt;a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/style/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html"&gt;The 36 Questions That Lead to Love&lt;/a&gt;.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by Duhigg’s bestselling book, &lt;a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243919"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Supercommunicators&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Supercommunicators was produced by Derek John and Sophie Summergrad. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our technical director is Merritt Jacob. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Joel Meyer is our supervising producer.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Why are some people able to talk with just about anyone—about almost anything? One answer may lie in the questions we ask—and how deeply we ask them. Stick with us here… In this episode, host Charles Duhigg examines why deep questions are so powerful and how to ask them in everyday life. He talks to Nick Epley, psychology professor at the University of Chicago and lifelong researcher of deep questions. And we catch up with Mandy Len Catron, 10 years after she wrote the viral New York Times article “<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2015/01/09/style/no-37-big-wedding-or-small.html">The 36 Questions That Lead to Love</a>.” This Slate miniseries dives into the art and science of meaningful conversations, inspired by Duhigg’s bestselling book, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Supercommunicators-Unlock-Secret-Language-Connection/dp/0593243919">Supercommunicators</a>.  Supercommunicators was produced by Derek John and Sophie Summergrad.  Our technical director is Merritt Jacob.  Joel Meyer is our supervising producer. <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, hosts June Thomas, Isaac Butler, and Ronald Young Jr. reflect on the best tips, tools, and words of wisdom from the past four years of &lt;em&gt;Working&lt;/em&gt;. They bid farewell to the show, to the listeners, and discuss the lessons that stuck with them and changed the way they work. They also save time at the end to reply to some heartwarming listener emails.  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Past episodes that they mention include: &lt;a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working/2021/02/choreographer-annie-b-parson"&gt;How Choreographer Annie-B Parson Expresses Music Through Movement&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working/2021/11/oliver-burkeman-time-management"&gt;Writer Oliver Burkeman on the Dangers of Obsessive Time Management&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working/2024/02/how-to-write-every-day-and-stick-to-it"&gt;How to Write Every Day and Stick to It&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;In recent years, Working has been hosted by June Thomas, Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., Karen Han, Nate Chinen, Kristen Meinzer, TK Dutes, and Cameron Drews. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Morgan Flannery was the founding producer of the most recent iteration of the show. Cameron Drews and Kevin Bendis have been the primary producers of both &lt;em&gt;Working&lt;/em&gt; and &lt;em&gt;Working Overtime&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please send comments, questions, tips about creative work, and feedback to &lt;a href="mailto:working@slate.com"&gt;working@slate.com&lt;/a&gt;, and thank you so much for listening! &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr&gt;&lt;p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'&gt; Hosted on Acast. See &lt;a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'&gt;acast.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; for more information.&lt;/p&gt;</description>

June, Isaac, and Ronald look back on some of the most useful creative wisdom from the show.

This week, hosts June Thomas, Isaac Butler, and Ronald Young Jr. reflect on the best tips, tools, and words of wisdom from the past four years of Working. They bid farewell to the show, to the listeners, and discuss the lessons that stuck with them and changed the way they work. They also save time at the end to reply to some heartwarming listener emails.   Past episodes that they mention include: <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working/2021/02/choreographer-annie-b-parson">How Choreographer Annie-B Parson Expresses Music Through Movement</a>, <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working/2021/11/oliver-burkeman-time-management">Writer Oliver Burkeman on the Dangers of Obsessive Time Management</a>, and <a href="https://slate.com/podcasts/working/2024/02/how-to-write-every-day-and-stick-to-it">How to Write Every Day and Stick to It</a>. In recent years, Working has been hosted by June Thomas, Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., Karen Han, Nate Chinen, Kristen Meinzer, TK Dutes, and Cameron Drews.  Morgan Flannery was the founding producer of the most recent iteration of the show. Cameron Drews and Kevin Bendis have been the primary producers of both Working and Working Overtime.  Please send comments, questions, tips about creative work, and feedback to <a href="mailto:working@slate.com">working@slate.com</a>, and thank you so much for listening!  <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

A Working Farewell and What We’ve Learned

Hosts Isaac Butler, Ronald Young Jr., and June Thomas interview creative people about how they write, compose, paint, and more.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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