meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Jordan Harbinger Show

1174: Brad Meltzer | The Life-Changing Magic of Empathy and Kindness

The Jordan Harbinger Show

Jordan Harbinger

Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Entrepreneurship, Talk Radio, Business, Science, Education

4.8 • 12.1K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 77 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Kindness has become our culture's rarest magic trick. Author Brad Meltzer breaks down how life operates like a magic show — and why you're the magician!

Full show notes and resources can be found here: jordanharbinger.com/1174

What We Discuss with Brad Meltzer:

  • Life mirrors magic tricks. Make the best version of yourself appear, harness your fears instead of eliminating them, switch places with others through empathy, and embrace constant transformation — the hardest but most valuable skill.
  • Our culture is starving for kindness and empathy. Social media amplifies the loudest, angriest voices while genuine human connection gets lost. We've stopped treating each other as real people behind the screens.
  • Use criticism as rocket fuel, not poison. Brad carried a harsh critic's words for 20 years, but they motivated rather than destroyed him because he didn't respect the source. Prove your doubters wrong through action.
  • Thank the people who believed in you first. Brad's ninth-grade teacher who said "you can write" changed his life. When he returned years later with his published book, she cried and delayed retirement by 13 years.
  • Ordinary people change the world through small acts of kindness. Thank janitors for keeping spaces clean, acknowledge service workers, show empathy to strangers — your impact is far bigger than you realize.
  • And much more...

And if you're still game to support us, please leave a review here — even one sentence helps!

This Episode Is Brought To You By Our Fine Sponsors:

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

You just realized your business needed to hire someone yesterday.

0:04.1

How can you find amazing candidates fast?

0:07.2

Easy. Just use Indeed.

0:09.6

Stop struggling to get your job post seen on other job sites.

0:13.9

With Indeed sponsored jobs, your post jumps to the top of the page for your relevant candidates,

0:18.9

so you can reach the people you want

0:21.2

faster. According to Indeed data, sponsored jobs posted directly on Indeed have 45% more

0:28.0

applications than non-sponsored jobs. Don't wait any longer. Speed up your hiring right now with Indeed.

0:34.5

And listeners of this show will get a £100 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at Indeed. And listeners of this show will get a £100-pound sponsored job credit to get your

0:39.3

jobs more visibility at indeed.com slash P-O-D-K-A-T-Z-Eleven. Just go to Indeed.com slash P-O-D-K-A-T-Z-Eleven right now.

0:50.6

And support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast.

0:55.2

Terms and Conditions Apply.

0:56.8

Hiring, Indeed is all you need.

0:59.5

Coming up next on the Jordan Harbinger Show.

1:02.3

You are the magician now.

1:04.2

To do actual magic takes you.

1:07.5

You're the one that matters.

1:09.1

It takes time and intentionality. Things don't just appear and

1:12.9

disappear by themselves. You're the magician. That's it. You're the one. Abercadabra. That's it.

1:18.9

That's what we put at the end of the book.

1:23.9

Welcome to the show. I'm Jordan Harbinger. On the Jordan Harbinger show, we decode the stories,

1:28.3

secrets, and skills of the world's most fascinating people and turn their wisdom into practical

...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 13 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Jordan Harbinger, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Jordan Harbinger and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.