Choiceology with Katy Milkman

1,288

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)

Recent Episodes
Episodes loading...
Recent Reviews
  • Dafooster
    Always learning something new
    This podcasts provides a lot of food for thought. I learn at least one thing new about myself every episode. Thanks for the great product!
  • dirty stasch
    Wonderful work
    I truly enjoy the topics and presentation of them. Have recommended the show to all my business friends, and anyone thinking about their decision making
  • Dan the liberal
    Sep 23 episode
    Really enjoyed the whole episode. The last topic, about different colonoscopy protocols was very surprising - who knew that colonoscopies can come with a happy ending!
  • miami zal
    Great podcast!
    This podcast has became one of my favorites. The topics and practical content that I can apply to my life are so good. Love it !!
  • Introvert Intrapreneur
    Choiceology shines - episode after episode!
    Thanks to Katy, Team and Guests for the their ongoing, excellent work. The episodes offer an expanding pool of guests, superb insights, engaging dialogs, and entertaining anecdotes. Keep them coming!
  • ReykjaMac
    Wonderful Bites
    Wonderful little knowledge bites, well delivered, if you have an interest in what makes people tick.
  • AmiFidel
    Nails on a chalkboard!
    I am decreasing the numbers of stars since my last review this past March, and we are at the end of June. Katy’s creaky voice (vocal fry) at the end of sentences is getting worse! My previous advices were simply discarded. Please, do something to increase a little bit your speech register (tone). We don’t need to imitate a man’s voice to sound authoritative. Please talk like a woman, at a slighter high pitch, so that your vocal cords don’t produce this glottal scrape sound. Am I asking for something impossible? Take it as a challenge and use your vast intelligence to conquer this impairment. Thanks. On March 2024, I wrote fir the second time, the following: On October 23, 2023 I wrote the following review. The content of the podcast is brilliant. Unfortunately, Katy Milkman did not make any effort, apparently, to fix her severe vocal fry at the end of sentences. Her vocal fry is so intense that we get distracted. Despite being outstanding, it is quite uncomfortable to listen to this podcast. Please get rid of this creaky voice at the end of sentences! A speech therapist is advisable to make this podcast one of the best, as it deserves to be. Today, March 27, 2024, more than five months after, I hear no improvement on her extreme vocal fry. The admission of a problem is the first step to solve it. Unless Katy suffers from a self-serving bias, maybe a topic for a future show. Katy is phenomenal. I love her podcast despite the fait that I cringe every time when I hear the end of her sentences. It is like the squeaking sound of chalk on a blackboard.
  • Harpita
    A1
    Top notch podcast, always interesting and in-depth story at the top of the episode that illustrates the concept. No fancy jargon, practical advice for every day life.
  • trishiriye
    My new favorite!!!!
    How have I survived without this show? I love how Katie makes me THINK about the daily decisions I make (or don’t make) and WHY I do what I do! I’m waist deep in listening to the whole back catalog and I’m loving it!
  • ElectricianWes
    Great Podcast for Improving Decisions
    Dr Milkman does a great job bringing on expert guest speakers to present interesting topics related to human behavior as it relates to decision making. The topics are not only good for financial decisions but also good for everyday life.
  • nomoreavailablenickname
    Amazing show!
    This show was recommended to my Behavioral Finance class by our professor so we can learn more about human behaviors even outside the school. As of this writing I have only listened to the first two episodes and they were amazing! I will definitely be listening more as it will not only help me with my course but also in real life.
  • Cmcoaching
    Absolutely fantastic because it takes research
    Dr. Katy Milkman takes the research insights from academia and turns them into actionable insights - a rarity in today’s world. She has a variety of guests from lots of disparate realms and doesn’t just burnish her own reputation by staying within a small range of topics that pertain to her work. This is the closest I’ve found to the impact of “The Huberman Lab” podcast which has the same impact on me but through the medical lens. The stories are also super relatable and easy to understand while connecting research dots.
  • Daryl Pitts
    Try not to sound too NPRy
    Katy, great topics, guests, and insights. Please pump up your energy a bit. I’m reminded of the SNL sketches “Schweddy Balls” where the comedians mock NPR by talking in a exaggerated monotone.
  • Mike H., RN
    Great show
    I always look forward to the show and its’ useful information.
  • Kevinneedstheword
    You got bravery defined wrong
    Leon Panetta and the National Command Authority would have been completely gutless to do anything but take the Bin Laden compound. They took the highest potential shot and personally risked nothing to do it.
  • Mantis79
    Biases toward left.
    After listening to the humus episode it became completely clear that host Katie is a leftists activist, pushing her WOKE values in corporate works. Driven by leftists ideology, parading as a researcher. Blah.
  • ric0chet
    Entertaining and educational
    This podcast is consistently a good listen. I often find myself wondering how they’re going to connect the story with the concept, which is definitely a good hook. The episodes are a good length… Just enough in depth without being overly long, and there’s a lot of ideas that can be applied in the real world.
  • Dave Buck.
    Choiceology
    A great new find. Thanks, Dave B.
  • Hilltop View
    Interesting topics
    Uplifting and enjoyable podcast.
  • Chanel and Mia's Mom
    A cut above most podcasts. Thank you!
    I really like this podcast. Katy is easy to listen to and it's very well done. Keep 'em coming Katy!
  • Jammin Jimbur
    Helping me make the right Choices!
    I’ve listen to pretty much every single Choiceology episode, and I’m always amazed at the new stuff that I learn. I’m not an academic I didn’t stay at a Holiday Inn express last night, but I always feel smarter having listen to these episodes.
  • SEAHWK206
    The power of choice
    Listening to episodes of this podcast actually makes a difference. I am human and make my mistakes. This podcasts helps me recognize why I make my decisions. Often to the better!
  • Dr lancha
    review
    great potcast
  • Charles from GA
    Episode: So much in common
    Always find your content engaging. I’m thinking about the West Point study related to the time of day for classes. I love early morning and I might have had a different outcome from the study. Time of day and motivation levels might be another interesting study.
  • denisemija
    IT’S THE ‘WHY’ WE DO WHAT WE DO
    I love how much this podcast draws me in. It includes great stories, great examples of behaviors, psychology and economics. It explains the ‘why’ so well. So easy to understand and presented beautifully. Thanks!!
  • Writer46
    Thoroughly enjoyable and informative!
    What a fantastic podcast!
  • spiritual reminders
    Understandable and actionable!
    Katie Milkman does a great job of making complex topics understandable...and actionable. I never walk away from an episode without something new.
  • Sports fan 2019
    Invalid certificate
    On One of my iPhones I keep getting a message that the identity of feeds. pacific-content.com cannot be verified. Expired 9-30-21. I tried deleting and re-adding but it didn’t help. Someone should tell the publisher to fix this
  • IllinoisFD
    Must have on my queue
    This podcast has opened my eyes for why I do the things i do. Katie consistently Provides great insight and gives me something to think about and I eagerly anticipate for her next episode. Keep up the amazing work!
  • Sonofman311
    Always informative, always relevant
    Love the way in which the Katy sets up each discussion with an incredible story about an important topic relevant to decision making. The stories are always captivating and draw you in. The follow up discussion is relevant and thought provoking on how each of us can set ourselves up for success by making good decisions. Thank Katy and to the Chronology team! Great work!
  • mtnguy1
    Basic and Elementary
    Very basic
  • FrannyMV
    Brilliant Show! Bravo Dr Katy Milkman!
    If you are looking for the latest information around social psychology and overall becoming more self-aware you will LOVE Choiceology. Dr Katy Milkman does a terrific job of making the episodes inspiring and practical in the information guests provide.
  • Elizabeth SA
    Excellent Series!
    Really diverse series, with great advice, all in short 30 minute episodes (no commercials!) all given in interesting stories and anecdotes.
  • Liyutyang
    Have to listen
    Great podcast and insightful discussions and interviews. Also recommend the book of how to change.
  • Saltman52
    Good information, unfortunate title
    I am fairly new to this podcast but have read Dr Milkman’s book, which led me here. I like what I’ve heard so far, except that there’s an odd almost-ending in the middle of every episode I’ve heard so far. The first time I thought it was over until I glanced at the progress bar and realized there had to be more coming.
  • Jack-uDontKnoMe
    Choiceology is worth the listen
    Dr Milkman’s “Better Decision Making 601”class is in session. This is a graduate level course so better take notes. Each episode is well thought out and presented to the podcast audience. Love the way she involves colleagues as guests to share their expertise on a specific study, or invites the subject of a study to testify about their experience in decision making. Dr Milkman never fails to relate the topic directly to investing and business.
  • Mutex
    Wow
    Milkman shepherds these discussions across a wonderful and wild range of topics. She yokes together the history of science, social science, behavioral economics, psychology—and reveals what’s really going on when we decide.
  • Queueball
    Well executed
    I discovered Financial Decider first but found I preferred the wider range of Choiceology. Interesting vignettes or guests are used to explore various cognitive and behavioral biases.
  • alysoncohen
    My favorite podcast
    It’s fascinating
  • My RS review
    Opinionology
    Great show with interesting guests and topics that are easy to relate to. Valuable in a time when we are called to make many choices.
  • bytemyash88
    Informative; pejorative
    Interesting commentary but host Milkman talks to us as if we were a classroom of first graders. Her tones (from nails-on-chalkboard highs to lows), while they’re ostensibly meant a to garner attention (from children) have the opposite effect on me. Milkman if you’re reading this could you just speak normally? Those operatic swings don’t belong in behavioral economics IMO.
  • Alm65
    Always Insightful
    Although the nexus between these podcasts and investing is not always clear, they are always insightful and helpful in improving the various decisions we must make in life. The production quality is also exceptional. Although I find Financial Decoder helpful from a bricks-and-mortar perspective, it is not nearly as enjoyable as Choiceology. Kudos to Dr. Milkman and her colleagues.
  • frissjan
    Mediocre
    The topics are over simplified, best suited for high schoolers and not for educated adults. The host isn’t awful; I’ve heard worse. However, she speaks in an unnatural and scripted way. This podcast could be so much better than it is.
  • Mary Liz Burns
    Insightful, inspiring and motivating
    Behavioral insights are explored in relatable ways during each episode. Highly recommend the conversation with Annie Duke that explores why we tend to under-explore our options during our lives- and that sometimes being pushed out of our comfort zone can create new opportunities we would have never seen. Brilliant and inspiring for my pursuits in financial psychology!
  • Bexter79
    Such great informative storytelling
    This podcast is so good - I love the way the ideas are presented, and I find myself thinking or referring back to something I learned. So glad to see new episodes again!
  • Amyisverygood
    Excellent
    Every episode is interesting and thoughtful. Very happy I found this podcast
  • psychGman
    Actually, every show is fantastic.
    All are extremely informative. Slick and totally professional. I study psychology and Dr. Milkman is brilliant with impressive subject matter that the vast majority can relate to with top scientists in psychology interviews punctuating each subject per podcast. Thank you so much for doing this Dr. Milkman.
  • miami tiger
    General Review of the Podcast
    Always look forward to the Podcast especially because of the shows ability to apply lessons from totally unrelated to fields to our financial well-being and decision making. Congratulations to Schwab on the sponsorship.
  • Mars33me
    You’re back!!
    So glad to see this podcast back! I missed Katy!
  • smileyblair
    Love it
    One of my favorite podcast. Great job. Great detail. Bring it back please. Can’t say enough good things.
Similar Podcasts
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork on this page are property of the podcast owner, and not endorsed by UP.audio.