FULL EPISODE: Everything About Procrastination - May 4, 2026

About this episode

The episode explores various aspects of procrastination and its effects, featuring insights from multiple experts.

Media personality Caitlin Green speculates whether Jimmy Kimmel will leave ABC when his contract is up. (⁠Listen to Caitlin co-host The Jann Arden Podcast here⁠⁠⁠.) Anthropology professor Jeffrey Snodgrass explains how tabletop games like D&D act as 'drama therapy in the wild' to boost players' self-concepts. Professor of economics Charles Noussair shares his surprising finding that work bonuses can lower self-set goals and reduce performance. Economist Moshe Lander⁠⁠⁠ tackles some money dilemmas involving a wife planning an unwanted fancy dinner for her husband's birthday, and a spouse who doesn't help when their partner gets a ticket on a streetcar. Environmental chemist and professor Miriam Diamond⁠ warns that overusing the antibacterial chemicals in everyday cleaning products may be helping dangerous, drug-resistant bacteria evolve⁠. Psychologist and educational researcher Lisa Bäulke discusses how procrastination declines with age but still shapes major life outcomes over nearly two decades. Sociologist and management professor Glenn Carroll talks about how great company culture is more than creating a nice place to work. Technology and culture correspondent Katie…

People in this episode

Host: David Cooper

Guests: Caitlin Green, Jeffrey Snodgrass, Charles Noussair, Moshe Lander, Miriam Diamond, Lisa Bäulke, Glenn Carroll, Katie Notopoulos

Topics covered

• procrastination
• tabletop games
• company culture
• economics
• antibacterial chemicals
• self-concept
• performance

Keywords

• procrastination
• self-concept
• tabletop games
• company culture
• economics
• antibacterial chemicals
• performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ABC

Books & works: The Jann Arden Podcast

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