We look at the history of measuring human intelligence including some sample questions from actual IQ assessments. Plus, a professor of psychology joins me to review questions from my own version of an IQ test. 

From "put a fork in me" to "uh-oh," we look at famous and not so famous last words. 

Being terminated may be the greatest gift you can get, if you know how to open it - in today's Get Smarter With Words podcast. 

Jonnie takes his show on the road, as he talks about what people pay us for our time vs. what we are truly worth, and how to know the difference.

The Pandemic and 9/11 have a surprising number of things in common, from Rudy Giuliani to massive losses for the airline industry. We look at the connections, and the lessons we can learn from them in today's Get Smarter With Words podcast. 

Jack Anderson, a professional resume writer, joins me to talk about the biggest resume mistakes and the best words to use to build a great resume that will help you get more, and better interviews. 

Testosterone has nothing to do with it. We review the words that get men killed early, in today's Get Smarter With Words podcast. 

Angry? Hurt? Broken? Feel like you are at odds with the world? On today's Get Smarter With Words podcast, I talk about a Victim Mentality - where it comes from, how it can ruin your life, and how you can overcome it. 

We create passwords for everything that matters - cell phone access, access to online banking and shopping sites, and social media platforms. In today's Get Smarter With Words podcast, I share the most common - and worst  - passwords and passcodes. Plus, I share a simple process for creating more secure and easier to remember passwords. 

Don't want to get out of bed? Love the way it smells outside when it rains? Hate shaving that space between your eyebrows? All of these have a name. On today's Get Smarter With Words podcast, we look at the unusual names for things and actions that you did not know had names, plus our Strangers On LinkedIn segment showcases an especially persistent LinkedIn message writer.