{"podcast":{"title":"PsycHacks","slug":"psychacks-5277640","podcast_index_feed_id":5277640,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/oriontaraban/feed.xml","website_url":"https://oriontaraban.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12281334/PsycHacks_1x1_1_ao49k.png","author":"Orion Taraban","episode_count":647,"summary":"PsycHacks provides listeners with a brief, thought-provoking episode several days a week on a variety of psychological topics, inspired by my clinical practice. The intention is for the core idea contained within each episode to inspire listeners to see something about themselves or their world in a slightly different light.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-18T02:21:12.871077+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychacks-5277640"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 629: Wanting a wife (the secretary problem)","slug":"episode-629-wanting-a-wife-the-secretary-problem","published_at":"2026-06-08T15:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychacks-5277640/episode-629-wanting-a-wife-the-secretary-problem","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychacks-5277640","url":"https://oriontaraban.podbean.com/e/episode-tbd-wanting-a-wife/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/9qpvz9za4n6ap8i8/Wanting_a_wife_-_Audio_scrapebtju0.mp3","summary":"Why are modern marriages breaking down? In this episode, I argue that one of the root causes is that both men and women are wanting a wife. The secretary problem reveals an enduring male preference: men will enter into relationships with women who help them. However, mismatched expectations around roles, reciprocity, and value exchange are frustrating the formation of relationships today. Join my community: https://the-captains-quarters.mn.co Buy my book, ”The Value of Others” Ebook: https://amzn.to/460uGrA Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3YfFwbx Paperback: https://amzn.to/3xQuIFK Buy my book, ”Starry Night” Ebook: https://amzn.to/4qJrh9U Audiobook: https://amzn.to/3LuUJRS Paperback: https://amzn.to/4sGcqOY Book a paid consultation: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com/consultations Subscribe to my newsletter: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com Social Media TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@oriontaraban Facebook: https://facebook.com/profile.php?id=100090053889622 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/orion-taraban-070b45168/ Instagram: https://instagram.com/psyc.hacks Twitter: https://twitter.com/oriontaraban Website: https://oriontarabanpsyd.com Orion’s Theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WrXBzQ2HDEQ Thinking of going to grad school? Check out STELLAR, my top-rated GRE self-study program based on the world’s only empirically-validated test prep system. Use the code ”PSYCH” for 10% off all membership plans: https://stellargre.com. Become a Stellar affiliate and earn a 10% commission for every membership purchased by a new student you conduct into the program: https://stellargre.tapfiliate.com. GRE Bites: https://www.youtube.com/@grebites4993 Become a Psychonaut and join PsycHack’s member community: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSduXBjCHkLoo_y9ss2xzXw/join Sound mixing/editing by: v…","meta_description":"Why are modern marriages breaking down? In this episode, I argue that one of the root causes is that both men and women are wanting a wife. The secretary…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":780,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/psychacks-5277640/episodes/episode-629-wanting-a-wife-the-secretary-problem/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/psychacks-5277640/episode-629-wanting-a-wife-the-secretary-problem.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}