{"podcast":{"title":"Growth Minds with Sean Kim","slug":"growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068","podcast_index_feed_id":349068,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1ebb5710/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.jumpspeak.com","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/5055940/5055940-1753122665661-c9d8cff1ba95b.jpg","author":"Sean Kim","episode_count":231,"summary":"Impactful conversations with the world's top experts in health, wealth, and love to help you reach your full potential. Guests include: Robert Kiyosaki (Rich Dad Poor Dad), Steve Aoki, Robert Greene, Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Steven Gundry, Neil deGrasse Tyson (StarTalk), Dennis Rodman, Wim Hof, Daniel Pink, Doctor Mike, Lewis Howes (School of Greatness), Tom Bilyeu (Impact Theory), Andrew Yang, Dr. Paul Conti, Charles Hoskinson (Ethereum), Dr. Drew (After Dark), Jo Koy, Jordan Belfort (Wolf of Wall Street), Dave Asprey (Bulletproof).","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068"},"episode":{"title":"Why Psychopaths Secretly Run The World (How to Spot Them) | Daniel Jones","slug":"why-psychopaths-secretly-run-the-world-how-to-spot-them-daniel-jones","published_at":"2025-09-05T12:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/why-psychopaths-secretly-run-the-world-how-to-spot-them-daniel-jones","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/growth-minds/episodes/Why-Psychopaths-Secretly-Run-The-World-How-to-Spot-Them--Daniel-Jones-e37q40n","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/1ebb5710/podcast/play/107859415/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-8-4%2F406924946-44100-2-da5f56444784a.mp3","summary":"Dr. Daniel Jones is a psychologist and researcher best known for his expertise in dark personality traits such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psychopathy. He has published widely on how these traits influence relationships, leadership, and society, making complex psychological concepts accessible to the public. Dr. Jones is also a sought-after speaker and educator, often featured in media and podcasts where he discusses the impact of personality on everyday life. In our conversation we discuss: (00:01) – Spotting psychopaths (02:13) – Survival context vs psychopathy (05:19) – Dark triad overview (10:12) – Prevalence of dark traits (14:52) – Machiavelli vs Machiavellianism (18:39) – Influence vs manipulation (26:36) – Origins: nature vs nurture (32:30) – Self-awareness of dark traits (37:39) – Dark traits in leadership (42:12) – Power tactics and society (48:36) – Trolley problem basics (52:48) – Careers suited to dark traits (1:00:28) – Self-awareness aiding manipulation (1:04:00) – Dark traits in dating (1:08:55) – Vetting romantic partners (1:13:14) – Attraction to high-empathy partners (1:17:38) – Cutting ties vs expecting change Learn more about Dr. Daniel https://www.unr.edu/social-psychology/people/dan-jones Watch full episodes on: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@seankim⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect on IG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://instagram.com/heyseankim","meta_description":"Dr. Daniel Jones is a psychologist and researcher best known for his expertise in dark personality traits such as narcissism, Machiavellianism, and psycho…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4866,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/episodes/why-psychopaths-secretly-run-the-world-how-to-spot-them-daniel-jones/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/growth-minds-with-sean-kim-349068/why-psychopaths-secretly-run-the-world-how-to-spot-them-daniel-jones.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}