The Deductionist Podcast

The Deductionist Podcast

Hosted by: ben cardall

Look no further, dear listener, for The Deductionist podcast is here to sharpen your deductive skills and blow your mind with its clever insights.Hosted by the charming and enigmatic deductionist himself (HA!) and the...

Episodes

You’re Being Hunted...How to Wake Up Before It's Too Late

Season #3

In this episode, we dive deep into the disturbing truth about how disconnected we've become from ourselves, from each other, and from the world around us. With stories of phone snatchings, split-second decisions, and...
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Why Most Investigation Interviews Fail...And What to Do Instead

Season #3

What if the key to better investigations isn’t more pressure but more empathy? In this powerful premiere, we unpack The Clarity Code, a new framework for ethical interviewing and investigative conversations built for...
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We’re Offloading Our Humanity One Chatbot at a Time

Season #3

In this episode, we dive deep into the uncomfortable truth about AI chatbots. They're helpful, yes but are they also replacing real human connection? From cognitive offloading to emotional dependency, we explore the...
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Why Everything You Think About Liars Is Wrong (Backed by Science)

Season #3

Everything you think you know about how to spot a liar is wrong. In this episode, we expose the truth behind body language myths, why lie detection fails, and how to actually catch a liar using science-backed...
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Reading Like Sherlock: A Process for Finding What’s Worth Your Time

Season #3

Everyone asks the same question: What do you read to think like Sherlock Holmes? But the real skill isn’t in memorising book lists it’s in learning how to decide what’s worth reading in the first place. In this...
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The Invisible force Behind Every Action: Why Context Changes Everything!

Season #3

In this eye-opening episode of The Deductionist Podcast, hosts from the Behavioural Intelligence Academy explore one of the most misunderstood yet powerful aspects of human behaviour, context. Why do people act so...
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How to Think Clearly in a World of Cognitive Bias

Season #3

In this episode of, we dive deep into the Reasoning Funnel which is a step-by-step framework to sharpen your ability to think clearly, challenge assumptions, and avoid the traps of cognitive bias.You can join in with...
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The Death of Reason: Critical Thinking, Lies, and the Collapse of Clarity

Season #3

In The Death of Reason, we explore why critical thinking is vanishing in a world addicted to outrage, division, and blind faith in proven liars. From the psychology of motivated reasoning to the neuroscience of how...
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Building Multi-Generational Teams in Hospitality & Beyond

Season #3

In this episode of the Deductionist Podcast, we are joined by Kieran, a lifelong hospitality leader and passionate advocate for multigenerational teamwork.   Kieran shares powerful stories from running pubs, turning...
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Why the Big 5 Personality Test Is Failing Us – A Deductionist’s Take

Season #3

Sherlock may have something to say as The Big Five personality model is often praised as the gold standard in psychology but what if it's missing the most important part of human behavior? In this episode of The...
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Curiosity and Deduction: Sharpening Conversation, Observation, and Critical Thinking

Season #3

For the deductionist, curiosity isn’t just a nice trait, it’s the engine of learning, the driver of observation, and the spark of critical thinking. Without it, conversations stay shallow, patterns go unnoticed, and...
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The Language of Behaviour: Reading People Without 'Guessing'

Season #3

Sherlock Holmes once said that it is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. In this episode of The Deductionist Podcast, we put that into practice. Forget “gut guesses” and overhyped body language tricks,...
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