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

52:44

The Evolution of Online Conflict: Why We Can't Look...

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

2026/10/07

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

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49:50

The Unique Psychology of Auctioneering | Really? no...

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

2026/09/30

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

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60:06

William Shatner Revisited | Really? no Really?

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

2026/09/16

New episode next week! In the meantime, in honor ofStar Trek: The Original Seriesturning 60 this year, we’re revisiting Jason and Peter’s 2023 conversation with Captain Kirk himself, William Shatner. If you’re new to theReally? No, Really?podcast—or simply want to hear it again—this is the perfect time to catch up.Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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36:06

America (And the World) Is Facing A Severe Sexual...

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

2026/09/09

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

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58:52

Can You Build a Store Nobody Can Rob? | Really? no...

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

2026/09/02

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 toReally? 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

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37:08

Love Island: The Show That has Everyone Talking |...

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

2026/08/27

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

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43:43

Hany Farid on the Dangerous and Deceptive Deep Fakes...

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

2026/08/19

Since Jason keeps getting George Costanza deepfake memes, we invited back technologist Hany Farid on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast. Hany explains that while the deepfake memes are AI generated, social media platforms play a major role in how these deepfakes spread creating the perfect storm for spreading misinformation. Plus, the tchnology has advanced so much that's it's getting harder to determine what's real and what's fake.Hany also explains how the courts and our justice

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55:18

Exposing the "Pink It & Shrink It" Strategy in The...

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

2026/08/12

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

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55:18

Exposing the "Pink It & Shrink It" Strategy in The...

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

2026/08/12

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

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65:27

Penn Jillette | Really? no Really?

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

2026/08/05

Why do smart people believe things that aren't true? Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden sit down with legendary magician, skeptic, and author Penn Jillette for a fascinating conversation about why we're so easily manipulated—and why it's happening more than ever.Penn explains how tribalism often beats truth, why persuasion is more powerful than knowledge, how social media algorithms exploit our need to belong, and why curiosity is disappearing. They explore conspiracy theories, misinformation,

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53:20

Ace Alexander, Taxidermist to The Stars | Really? no...

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

2026/07/22

Norwegian soccer superstar Erling Haaland went viral when he walked off a plane carrying a stuffed taxidermied raccoon holding a whiskey bottle that he bought for $750 from Wild Bill's Western Store. His team went in and bought some other stuff sold out of all of their inventory and apparently taxidermy has gone through the roof. They have since defined this as the Haaland Effect. Ace Alexander, a master taxidermist and co-owner of Bischoff's Taxidermy & Animal FX, in North Hollywood, joins Jason

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59:47

Jeff Dunham | Really? no, Really?

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

2026/07/15

Ventriloquist and comedian Jeff Dunham joins us on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast. Jeff joins Jason and Peter to discuss his journey from going from getting his first puppet as a Christmas gift to being a smash hit in the comedy clubs to selling out massive arena tours. Jeff also has a lot of great stories about his first time performing on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson to roasting GE CEO Jack Welch. Jeff will also tell us the origins behind his most famous characters and

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45:04

The Robotic Puppy: The New Emotional Support Object?...

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

2026/07/08

I'm looking at a robotic dog that's freaking me out because it's kind of acting like a real dog in the way it looks at you, the way it responds. And I wasn't sure how I would feel about an animatronic dog design. I think specifically for people who have issues, neurological issues like Alzheimer's disease, dementia, and what this dog can do for those people. And is it for those people, or is it for the family who feels guilty that they have to care, take that person, and that is an intense job in

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68:12

Pete Holmes Survived The Worst Day Of His Life &...

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

2026/06/24

We originally wanted to title this episode "How the worst day of life became the best day of life", but we realized it was better to let Pete Holmes explain everything that happened to him leading up to his stand-up career and the creation of his HBO show, Crashing, that he made with Judd Apatow. On this episode of Really? no Really? Jason and Peter do a deep with Pete on how an incident liking catching your wife in an affair with another man can not only serve as comedic and artistic inspiration,

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64:16

Comedian Rick Glassman, What A Joy! | Really? no...

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

2026/06/19

When comedian Rick Glassman was first diagnosed with autism, he loved talking about it in his act because it was a new discovery for him. But then he became more self-conscious about it because of people's preconceived ideas of what being on the spectrum is. On this episode of Really? no Really?, Rick explains to Jason and Peter how he found himself in these positions where he was teaching, explaining and selling something that didn't leave him feeling comfortable and didn't want to talk about it

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72:57

Steven Cyr On Wooing High Rollers At The Casinos |...

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

2026/06/10

Steven Cyr, long time Las Vegas casino host, Vegas Insider, and a man who spent decades standing at the intersection of money, addiction, psychology, ego, luxury, and absolute human madness. That's a six way intersection, by the way. On this episode of the Really? no, Really? Podcast, you're about to hear the secrets of Vegas revealed, including whether casinos use coolers. The cooler. That's the thing I got to know to stop a player from winning big. We've seen that in movies. A guy quitting and the

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64:03

The $165 Billion Annoyance Economy Is Here To Break...

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

2026/06/03

Chad Maisel and Neale Mahoney, authors of the report, Taking On The Annoyance Economy, explain why every app, website, airline, pharmacy, streaming service, grocery store and parking meter now feels like it's determined to break you on this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast. We used to think companies wanted loyal customers. Now it feels like companies want hostages. Everything is designed to wear you down. The unsubscribe button is hidden like it's a nuclear launch code. Chad and Neale sit

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34:24

Is The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics...

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

2026/05/27

Jason had an emergency this week and could make this episode but Peter held down the fort. With the Olympics heading to Los Angeles in 2028, the issue on how cities bid to hold the Olympics is one that drives Peter crazy. On this episode of Really? no Really? Podcast, Peter speaking economist, Andrew Zimbalist, author of the book, Circus Maximus: The Economic Gamble Behind Hosting the Olympics and the World Cup, breaks down how the bidding process works and the aftermath these cities have to deal

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77:14

Gary Gulman Can Turn Small Anxieties Into Epic...

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

2026/05/20

Gary Gulman is one of the sharpest and the most respected stand up comedians working today. Known for his brilliantly detailed observational comedy, Gary has built a career turning the smallest human anxieties into epic philosophical events. Whether he's talking about state abbreviations, Trader Joe's childhood misunderstandings or the emotional collapse triggered by a routine email, he somehow makes overthinking feel heroic. Gary's acclaimed HBO special, The Great Depression earned widespread

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60:06

"Weird Al" Yankovic's Parody Hit Songs Will Outlive...

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

2026/05/13

You know you've made it in the music industry when "Weird Al" Yankovic requests to parody your song. "Weird Al" has spent more than four decades turning hit songs into time capsules that often outlive the originals. In a career that includes Grammy Awards, Platinum records, best-selling tours and the number one album decades. On this episode of the Really? no Really? Podcast, Jason and Peter sit down with Al and discuss his journey being a shy kid on the accordion to being the king of parody music

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