Episode 180: Can People Really Change

Episode 180: Can People Really Change

June 1, 2026 · 55 min · Episode 180

About this episode

The episode explores the concept of personal change and challenges the notion that people cannot change.

“People don’t change” is one of those lines that sounds wise until you follow it to its conclusion. If it’s true, then New Year’s resolutions are pointless, repentance is theater, and growth is just a personality makeover. We’re not buying it, and we spend this hour testing the claim from every angle. We dig into psychological determinism and why it can become a seductive, simplified worldview that explains everything while excusing anything. Then we get practical: what actually makes change...

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