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Podcast · Business
Choiceology with Katy Milkman
by Charles Schwab · English · Business
Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares stories of high-stakes decisions and what research reveals they can teach us. Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, explores the…
- New episodes
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 34 min
- Latest
- 5 Oct 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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S18 · E3 · 21 Sep 2026 · 31 min
The Disclosure Dilemma: Oversharing (With Leslie John)
Harvard Business School's Leslie John explains why we misjudge the risks of self-disclosure and how openness can improve relationships.
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S18 · E2 · 7 Sep 2026 · 35 min
The Commuter's Paradox: Why We Misjudge Social Connection (With Nick Epley)
Learn about the barriers we build between ourselves and the rest of the world—and how connecting more can make us happier and wiser.
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S18 · E1 · 24 Aug 2026 · 37 min
The Hardest Promises to Break: Peer Accountability (With Angela Duckworth)
The people around us can make goals easier to achieve—or easier to abandon. Find out why social influence matters more than you might expect.
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S18 · 10 Aug 2026 · 2 min
Coming Soon: A New Season of Choiceology
Each episode tells true stories involving high-stakes moments and explores the latest research to help you make better judgments and avoid costly mistakes.
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S17 · E6 · 1 Jun 2026 · 36 min
A Depth of Trust
Teamwork is an essential part of everyday life. Discover how candid cultures that invite ideas from every level of an organization can be the difference between failure and a miracle.
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S17 · E5 · 18 May 2026 · 26 min
Death by Dashboard
When progress falters, our confidence often goes with it. This episode explores why short-term performance can carry more psychological weight than it deserves.
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S17 · E4 · 4 May 2026 · 31 min
A Comedy of Economic Errors
From market booms to historic downturns, learn how major economic events impact us and influence how much risk we're comfortable taking.
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S17 · E3 · 20 Apr 2026 · 33 min
The Illusion of Number One
Ranked lists are everywhere—top hospitals, best colleges, must-visit cities. Yet behind these rankings are hidden assumptions, and they don't always reflect what matters most to you.
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S17 · E2 · 6 Apr 2026 · 36 min
When Sunk Costs Take Flight
Katy Milkman explores why people tend to keep investing time, money, or effort into something even when future benefits no longer justify continuing.
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S17 · E1 · 23 Mar 2026 · 36 min
The Algorithm Advantage
Explore the high-stakes friction between human intuition and algorithmic guidance.
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S17 · 9 Mar 2026 · 2 min
Coming Soon: A New Season of Choiceology
Each episode tells true stories involving high-stakes moments and explores the latest research to help you make better judgments and avoid costly mistakes.
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S16 · E6 · 20 Oct 2025 · 34 min
Playing the Long Game: The Power of Self-Control
When your emotions flare or temptation calls, what does it take to hold back? Learn how self-control can be one of the hardest—and most important—skills we ever learn.
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S16 · 20 Oct 2025 · 34 min
Bonus: A Sit Down With Katy Milkman & Angela Duckworth
From the Choiceology episode "The Power of Self-Control," experience Katy's full interview with Angela Duckworth, where they explore the relationship between self-control and grit.
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S16 · E5 · 6 Oct 2025 · 35 min
How Mindset Shapes Success
Learn how approaching new skills or challenges with openness, effort, and curiosity can take you farther than you might expect.
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S16 · E4 · 22 Sep 2025 · 38 min
Why Starting Over Hurts
Even when turning back is the smartest option, there's a strong pull to keep moving forward. In this episode, we explore why people push ahead even when a better path is available.
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S16 · E3 · 8 Sep 2025 · 43 min
Teamwork That Works: What Great Teams Have in Common
What makes an effective team? Talent? Discipline? Courage? Learn about the ingredients that research shows make teams more successful than the sum of their parts.
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S16 · E2 · 25 Aug 2025 · 37 min
When It Feels Like Everyone's Watching
It can feel like the whole world is watching you—and judging you—in those embarrassing moments. But are people paying as much attention to you as you think?
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S16 · E1 · 11 Aug 2025 · 29 min
How a Single Source of Information Can Seem Like Several
It must be great if everyone is talking about it, right? Learn how we overweight a single source of information when exposed to it through multiple channels.
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S16 · 28 Jul 2025 · 2 min
Coming Soon: A New Season of Choiceology
It’s a new season of Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab. New episodes arrive every two weeks, so please follow us in your favorite podcasting app.
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S15 · E6 · 2 Jun 2025 · 28 min
Little Bits of Happiness: With Guests Sally Millington & Ellen Evers
Learn how the way we separate life's highs and lows can influence our happiness.
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S15 · E5 · 19 May 2025 · 33 min
Cents & Sensibility: With Guests Melina Palmer & Devin Pope
Why do tiny gaps near round numbers alter how we perceive value? Learn how small thresholds can drive big differences in decision-making.
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S15 · E4 · 5 May 2025 · 31 min
Hooked on Streaks: With Guests Chloë Hamilton & Jackie Silverman
How can streaks be both motivating and demotivating?
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S15 · E3 · 21 Apr 2025 · 31 min
Obstacle Illusions: With Guests Daniella McCahey & Tom Gilovich
We're wired to interpret our challenges as bigger than our advantages, even if the reality is more balanced.
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S15 · E2 · 7 Apr 2025 · 38 min
The Reality Trap: With Guests Ken Adelman & Julia Minson
What if our biggest blind spot is thinking we don't have a blind spot?
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S15 · E1 · 24 Mar 2025 · 30 min
A Numbers Game: With Guests Linda Chang & Stephen M. Colbert
Why do we tend to fixate on numbers even when words or graphs represent the same information?
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S15 · 10 Mar 2025 · 2 min
Coming Soon: A New Season of Choiceology
It’s a new season of Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab. New episodes arrive every two weeks, so please follow us in your favorite podcasting app.
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S14 · E6 · 21 Oct 2024 · 40 min
A Hero's Journey: With Guests Ethan Gilsdorf, David Fajgenbaum & Kurt Gray
Framing the narrative of your life as an epic journey can give you control and meaning.
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S14 · E5 · 7 Oct 2024 · 36 min
Rebel With a Cause: With Guests Francis Kelly & Christopher Bryan
Can resistance to authority be leveraged for positive change?
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S14 · E4 · 23 Sep 2024 · 38 min
On a High Note: With Guests Maurice Schweitzer & Matthew Polly
Is it possible to structure our experiences to remember them more fondly?
About Choiceology with Katy Milkman
Can we learn to make smarter choices? Listen in as host Katy Milkman--behavioral scientist, Wharton professor, and author of How to Change--shares stories of high-stakes decisions and what research reveals they can teach us. Choiceology, an original podcast from Charles Schwab, explores the lessons of behavioral economics to help you improve your judgment and change for good. Season 1 of Choiceology was hosted by Dan Heath, bestselling author of Made to Stick and Switch. Podcasts are for informational purposes only. This channel is not monitored by Charles Schwab. Please visit schwab.com/contactus for contact options. (0321-1S88)
Choiceology with Katy Milkman is a English business podcast from Charles Schwab. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- Charles Schwab
- Language
- English
- Category
- Business
- New episodes
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 34 min
- Latest episode
- 5 Oct 2026
- Feed
- RSS — paste into any podcast app
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- Website
- schwab.com/learn/choiceology
- Rights
- 2026 Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. All rights reserved. Member SIPC. Unauthorized access is prohibited. Usage will be monitored.
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