How Technology Is Changing Love and Work — with Esther Perel

The Prof G Pod with Scott Galloway

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Careers, Entrepreneurship, Business

4.6 • 4.1K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Scott speaks with Esther Perel, psychotherapist and bestselling author, about the state of modern relationships – at home and at work. They discuss how remote work and technology are fueling a “social atrophy,” why friendship and intimacy are in decline, and how connection is becoming a competitive edge for companies. Esther also shares insights on shifting gender roles, parenting, and what it takes to build real resilience in our relationships today. Follow Esther, @EstherPerel. Subscribe to Esther Perel on YouTube. Follow Esther Perel’s podcast Where Should We Begin? on your favorite podcast app. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Episode 362.
0:03.0	Section 362 stops creditors from coming after you when you filed a bankruptcy.
0:07.0	In 1962, the first Walmart opened.
0:10.0	True story.
0:11.0	I said to my doctor, I said there's blood coming out of my ass.
0:14.0	And the guy just kept on pushing his cart through Walmart.
0:21.1	Go, go, go, go.
0:26.8	Welcome to the 362nd episode of the Prop G-Pod.
0:33.0	What's happening?
0:33.7	It's still Scott Free August, but we're still bringing you thoughtful conversations all
0:38.6	month long. In today's episode, we speak with Esther Perel, a psychotherapist, New York Times bestselling
0:43.2	author, and the host of the hit podcast, Where Should We Begin? We discuss with Astaire, how to build
0:48.9	better relationships at work, why remote life is changing the way we connect, and how to bring
0:52.6	more intention to our personal and professional lives. I become friends with esther i find her just so she's just so good at what she does
1:01.8	and interesting woman and i've learned a lot from her we're also represented by the same podcast
1:07.2	networks that we call each other and share confidential information about our agreements.
1:12.4	But she's become a friend and I think she's, I don't know, she's just an incredibly impressive
1:17.0	and insightful person. So with that, here's our conversation with Estere Perrell. Esther, where does this podcast find you?
1:34.4	This podcast finds me in New York City.
1:38.4	It's a beautiful day today, isn't it?
1:40.8	Yes.
1:41.5	I mean, it's kind of the shoulders can begin to drop as the heat is beginning to envelop.
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