Every Tuesday best friends Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden are joined by experts, newsmakers and celebrities in an attempt to find answers to the thingsĀ that m...
Shrinkflation Exposed: What Big Brands Donāt Want You to Know
You’d be hard pressed to find a Seinfeld fan who doesn’t know what “shrinkage” is. But in real-life shrinkage is a phenomenon that’s happening all around us and it means, companies are secretly selling us less product for the exact same price or even, at an increased price! In fact, one in three supermarket products have stealthily, shrunk over the past 4 years. And that means, we’re all getting much less product but actually paying more! Really, no really! Edgar Dworsky who is known as “Mr. Consumer” has been a consumer advocate for over 45 years, and he joins Jason and Peter to expose selling scams, and to explain and reveal how many companies rely on and use “shrinkflation" and "skimpflation". *** IN THIS EPISODE: Shrinkflation is legal, so consumer beware. Where have all the local consumer reporters gone? When salad dressings replace oil …for water! The hidden shrinkflation inside dollar stores. How “Party Size” and “New and Improved” trick customers. Toilet paper rolls have 90% less sheets than they had in the 1960’s. Shrinkflation isn’t isolated to your supermarket. What triggers someone to become a consumer advocate? We’re celebrating 75 years of shrinkflation! Jason and Peter share their personal habits relating to expiration dates. The strange lengths Jason takes to postpone eating his bananas! Googleheim: The breath mint with “Retsyn”, and the dangerous truth about Retsyn! *** FOLLOW EDGAR DWORSKY: Website: consumerworld.org & Mouseprint.org *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Best Moments - Celebrating Our 100th Episode!
IN THIS EPISODE: William Shatner explains what would have happened, if he had suffered a heart attack during his recent mission to space. Dick van Dyke discusses his career, turning 100 AND he sings for us! Wayne Knight reveals the somewhat controversial atmosphere on the Seinfeld set. Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson attempts to de-age himself. Simpson’s producer, Mike Reiss explains why he vacations in dangerous places and shares his experience on the Titan submersible that later exploded. Bryan Cranston’s “Breaking Bad “character Walter White, meets George Costanza. Dr. Laurie Santos shows us the path to true happiness. Scam baiter Kitboga, enlisted Jason to scam a scammer, by impersonating a fake elderly couple. Dr. Samuel West explains why he created the Museum of Failure. Jason and Peter have the same favorite episode… *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Festivus 2024
It's an encore presentation of our Festivus episode... with a TWIST. Jason will forever be associated with the 166th episode of Seinfeld, which featured Festivus...the holiday where families air their grievances, then demonstrate feats of strength around an unadorned, aluminum pole. For Seinfeld writer Dan O'Keefe, the horrors of the real-life Festivus, invented by his mad genius father, were traumatizing events. Really, no Really! But wait, that's not all. In this updated episode we have a very special performance of a brand-new Festivus song, with lyrics by Peter and music and vocals by Sunny and the Black Pack. *** FOLLOW SUNNY AND THE BLACK PACK: Instagram: @blackmediapresents Facebook: @sunnyandtheblackpack X: @blackmedia FOLLOW DAN: X: @djok_erSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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The Magic Words that Change Minds, Win Arguments, and Gain Influence!
In today’s episode, our guest, Dr. Jonah Berger, a Wharton School professor, best-selling author, and world-renowned expert on word of mouth, and consumer behavior…discusses with Jason and Peter, how his cutting-edge research, revealed the six types of words that can increase your impact… in every area of your life! These are the “magic words” that salespeople use to convince clients to buy, customer service reps use to increase satisfaction, lawyers use to persuade juries, and you can use, to motivate people do things they otherwise wouldn’t do! And by the end of this episode, you’ll understand how, by simply altering your words, you can increase your persuasiveness…by 30%!!! Really, no Really! IN THIS EPISODE: The 6-types of Magic Words. Why Dr. Berger decided to study the power of words. The astounding difference between “helping” and “being a helper.” Why appealing to our identity is more persuasive than asking for an action. The power of evoking certainty. Revealing the science of contagion. Using language to intentionally manipulate – is that a good or bad thing? The difference between “should” vs “could” in motivating creative problem solving. What really happens when we ask people for advice. What’s the difference between saying a movie, “was good” as opposed to “is good”? Googleheim: What were the first ever words? *** FOLLOW DR BERGER: Website: jonahberger.com X: @j1berger *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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From Antarctica to Mars: Surviving the Isolation
Humans may be sent on a scientific round trip to Mars, potentially as early as 2035. Beyond the technical challenges, the big question is whether human beings would be capable of dealing with the long period of isolation and loneliness necessary to make the journey. Anxiety, depression, cognitive decline, emotional dysregulation, weakened immune system and even hallucinations and delusions are just some of the effects of isolation; not exactly great traits when sending people to a distant planet. That’s why scientists all over the globe have begun researching isolation in some of the most remote places on Earth. Dr. Beth Healey is not only one of those scientists…she’s also a research guinea pig who’s studying the effects of extreme isolation in Antarctica at the spaceflight research center ‘Concordia”, otherwise known as ‘White Mars’. Jason and Peter spoke with Dr. Healey about which human traits are best suited for handling long periods of isolation, how she personally deals with isolation and, how befriending a volleyball, like Tom Hanks did in the movie Cast Away… is an actual phenomenon. Really, no Really! *** IN THIS EPISODE: Who chooses to join an extreme isolation study? The personality traits that successful candidates possess. 3rd Quarter Syndrome and its effect on male and female participants. Dr. Healey discusses the traits, qualifications and abilities that made her a successful White Mars candidate. The psychological challenges of isolation. What happens to interpersonal relationships with friends and family back home? Wilson the volleyball from the Tom Hank’s film “Cast Away” is a real phenomenon. Why someone in Antarctica maliciously hid Dr Healey’s gloves? Really??? GoogleHEIM: We found her glove! *** FOLLOW BETH: Website – BethHealey.com Instagram - @BethAHealey X - @Bethahealey *** FOLLOW REALLY NO REALLY: www.reallynoreally.com Instagram YouTube TikTok Facebook Threads XSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Every Tuesday best friends Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden are joined by experts, newsmakers and celebrities in an attempt to find answers to the thingsĀ that make us goā¦"Really? no, Really?ā We invite you to join us, subscribe and even suggest topics, as we search for the answers to lifeās most baffling, intriguing,Ā confusing and annoying questions