About this episode

The episode explores the world of pickup artists and their connection to NLP through the insights of Ross Jeffries.

A new group of fans flocked to NLP in the 90s: pickup artists. At the center of the movement was Ross Jeffries, a hypnotist and purported expert in getting women into bed. Jeffries lets Zoë in on the secret to his success, as she and Alice grapple with the realization that maybe they, as journalists, have more in common with pickup artists than they’d like to admit. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Zoë, Alice

Guest: Ross Jeffries

Topics covered

• pickup artists
• NLP
• hypnosis
• journalism
• gender dynamics

Keywords

• pickup artists
• NLP
• Ross Jeffries
• hypnosis
• journalism

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