The Science of Personality Podcast – Details, episodes & analysis

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Blake is joined by special guest host Valerie Stone, Hogan's marketing director, who interviews Blake to discuss his life, his role at Hogan, and his career journey. 

Many listeners probably noticed that there was not a new episode last week, and that was for a couple of reasons. The primary reason is that Ryne has had an extensive international travel schedule in the second half of 2025. The other reason is that this time of year is extremely busy at Hogan as we look to wrap up the year. But that got me thinking. How well do you, our listeners, know Ryne and Blake? In this special episode you get an in-depth look at Blake's life, and a similar episode featuring Ryne will be published in the coming weeks. Cheers!

In the final spooky season episode of The Science of Personality in 2025, Ryne and Blake are joined by Christopher Bader, PhD, professor and chair of the department of sociology at Chapman University, to talk about why people believe in the paranormal. Christopher has studied the paranormal for more than 20 years, and he also takes his work out into the field, having participated in several ghost hunts, observed support groups for UFO abductees, and joined in on bigfoot investigations. In addition, he is the author of the book Paranormal America: Ghost Encounters, UFO Sightings, Bigfoot Hunts, and Other Curiosities in Religion and Culture and the book Paranormal Britain, which will be released in Spring of 2026. 

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality, Ryne and Blake are joined by David Greenberg, PhD, a psychologist, neuroscientist, and musician who is one of the world’s leading experts on the psychology of music, and in today’s episode David is going to help us explore the topic of music and personality. What does the music we listen to say about our personalities? How do our personalities frame the various kinds of music we listen to? Well, we couldn’t have asked for a better guest to help us answer these questions. Throughout his prestigious career, David has served as a senior scientific advisor and consultant for companies like Spotify and National Geographic and is a regular guest on the BBC, NPR, CBS, ABC News and many other media outlets. We think you’re really going to enjoy this discussion. 

In addition, David is the founder of CHIME Therapy and his latest venture, CHIME Health, which just launched this month. 

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Robert Hogan to talk about Elon Musk the person, his business background, and his leadership style.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Georgi Yankov, a Senior Research Scientist at Development Dimensions International, to talk about the future of personality assessment. In this discussion, Georgi compares traditional assessments to new measures, and also addresses some of the looming legal challenges these new methods face in the coming months and years.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Larry Martinez, Associate Professor of Psychology at Portland State University, to discuss the topic of paranormal psychology. More specifically, we talk about scientific studies around telepathy and telekinesis,  the afterlife and extraterrestrial life, cults, and why people believe in things such as monsters, witches, and haunted places. We even had something spooky happen while we were recording the episode. You won't want to miss this one.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Katherine Ramsland, Professor of Forensic Psychology and Assistant Provost at DeSales University, to discuss the personality of serial killers. Dr. Ramsland is one of the world’s leading experts in this arena, having appeared in more than 200 crime documentaries and consulted on numerous mainstream TV shows, such as CSI, Bones, and the Alienist. She also worked directly with Dennis Rader, more widely known as the BTK Killer, on his autobiography and starred in A&E's "BTK: Confession of a Serial Killer."

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Sophie von Stumm, Professor of Psychology at the University of York, to discuss the topic of educational outcomes and how personality plays a significant role, particularly in more advanced academic settings.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake discuss a couple of the hot topics organizations are facing all over the globe: The Great Resignation and Quiet Quitting.

In the latest episode of The Science of Personality Podcast, Ryne and Blake are joined by Dr. Aiyesha Dey, Associate Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School, to discuss CEO behavior. Aiyesha has done a tremendous amount of research on this topic, much of it focused on examining CEOs’ personal lives and how their behavior outside of the workplace can be quite predictive of how they will perform on the job.