Ep#200 - Andrew Gold Returns - The Psychology of Secrets

This week on The Knight Tube , Stephen Knight (@GSpellchecker) Journalist and Author Andrew Gold (@AndrewGold_OK) returns to talk about hid fascinating new book 'The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers'. You can watch the video version at 0:00 Intro 0:08 Air conditioning and summer heat 1:24 Andrew's YouTube success and avoiding audience capture 3:51 Doe accusations of bigotry hurt? 8:59 Prosocial lies: How do we recognise when we aren't being honest? 14:14 Is it dangerous to talk to extreme people? Why cover the most dark, heinous topic possible? 19:42 Do you ever worry people will make judgments about you for the dark topics you write about? 28:27 Andrew Gold's experience with Piers Morgan 36:46 The fear of running out of things to say in interviews and pushing back with your guests. 41:57 Are the left unwilling to debate their ideas? And does being 'ex-communicated' from your 'tribe' make you more extreme? 51:46 Utopian thinking, Stephen going soft on vegetarianism and the value of religion. 57:18 Jews and Santa 01:02:34 Lie detector tests and the cult leader aspect of 'influencers'. 01:09:20 Are other people's secrets a burden? Buy Andrew's book: Stephen Knight's Substack: Support the podcast at Also available on iTunes , Stitcher , YouTube & Spotify.

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This episode is 01:13:35 long.

This episode was published on May 30, 2024.

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