Psychology After Dark podcast

Psychology After Dark

Two professionals in the field of psychology from wildly different theoretical and practical orientations getting together to take a look at the dark side of the human condition.

Two professionals in the field of psychology from wildly different theoretical and practical orientations getting together to take a look at the dark side of the human condition.

 

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Bonus Episode - The Secret Teachings of Mary Magdalene

The story of the life of Jesus Christ is one of the most quintessential in all of humanity... more

12 Jan 2022

53 MINS

53:47

12 Jan 2022


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Episode 46 - Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church

In January of 2002 the Spotlight investigative team for the Boston Globe dropped a bombshe... more

08 Nov 2021

48 MINS

48:05

08 Nov 2021


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Episode 45 - Artistic Expression and Mental Illness

After his death, Vincent van Gogh’s work became some of the most instantly recognizable pa... more

25 Oct 2021

46 MINS

46:39

25 Oct 2021


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Episode 44 - Twin Studies

1980 would change the lives of Robert Shafran, Edward Galland, and David Kellman forever. ... more

11 Oct 2021

46 MINS

46:23

11 Oct 2021


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Episode 43 - The Ken and Barbie Killers

TRIGGER WARNING: This episode describes extreme acts of sexual violence and murder. Listen... more

27 Sep 2021

49 MINS

49:44

27 Sep 2021


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Episode 42 - Interview with Dr. Richard E. Nisbett

From a humble beginning in Littlefield, Texas, to Professor Emeritus at the University of ... more

13 Sep 2021

59 MINS

59:25

13 Sep 2021


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Episode 41 - Abraham Lincoln & Precognition

According to legend, President Abraham Lincoln once had a dream that foreshadowed his deat... more

30 Aug 2021

36 MINS

36:31

30 Aug 2021


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Episode 40 - Andrea Yates

On June 20, 2001, a woman named Andrea Yates called her local police dispatch and requeste... more

16 Aug 2021

54 MINS

54:40

16 Aug 2021


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Episode 39 - Project Stargate

In the 1970s, the CIA, motivated by intelligence about Soviet espionage experiments, devel... more

02 Aug 2021

39 MINS

39:48

02 Aug 2021


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Episode 38 - Interview with Molly Maeve Eagan, Trauma-Informed Writer

Molly Maeve Eagan met Lizzy Hershberger when Lizzy was working on a book about her experie... more

19 Jul 2021

33 MINS

33:45

19 Jul 2021


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Episode 37 - Israel Keyes

On February 1, 2012, barista Samantha Koenig was abducted from her job in a small coffee k... more

05 Jul 2021

41 MINS

41:45

05 Jul 2021


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Interview with Jen Iacino-Taylor, Founder of Little Man's Legacy Foundation (Bonus Episode)

Approximately 3,500 babies die unexpectedly each year. This often kicks off a spiral of gr... more

28 Jun 2021

33 MINS

33:24

28 Jun 2021


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Interview with Jess Costa - Writer/Director of Sleep Talking (Bonus Episode)

Ever wonder what goes through the mind of a horror film creator? Mix yourself a libation, ... more

19 Apr 2021

38 MINS

38:57

19 Apr 2021


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Episode 36 - The Wrongful Conviction of Ronald Cotton

In July of 1984, a man broke into the apartment of Jennifer Thompson in Burlington, North ... more

01 Mar 2021

40 MINS

40:29

01 Mar 2021


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Episode 35 - The Philip Experiment

In 1972 Dr. George Owen, a university lecturer, geneticist, mathematician and member of th... more

15 Feb 2021

39 MINS

39:27

15 Feb 2021


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Episode 34 - Jane Toppan

On October 29, 1901, police inspectors arrested Jane Toppan on suspicion of the murder of ... more

01 Feb 2021

37 MINS

37:34

01 Feb 2021


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Episode 33 - Fyre Festival

On the morning of April 27th, 2017, flights carrying roughly 500 people from Miami began l... more

18 Jan 2021

44 MINS

44:35

18 Jan 2021


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Episode 32 - The Silk Road

In October of 2013, a crypto-anarchist named Ross Ulbricht was arrested and charged with b... more

04 Jan 2021

47 MINS

47:24

04 Jan 2021


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Episode 31 - The McMartin Trial

In 1983 a mother named Judy Johnson accused teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, Ca... more

21 Dec 2020

33 MINS

33:51

21 Dec 2020


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Episode 30 - The Death of Candace Newmaker

In April of 2000, 10 year old Candace Newmaker was treated with a controversial therapy me... more

07 Dec 2020

40 MINS

40:08

07 Dec 2020


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Episode 29 - Instincts: Friend or Foe?

Has anyone ever told you, “You are your own worst enemy?” Even the smartest people can mak... more

23 Nov 2020

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:23

23 Nov 2020


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Episode 28 - The Watts Family Murders

In November of 2012 Chris Watts married Shanann Rzucek, two years after a chance meeting o... more

09 Nov 2020

39 MINS

39:11

09 Nov 2020


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Episode 27 - The Amityville Hauntings

On November 13, 1974, Ronald Defeo Jr. burst into a local bar pleading for help. When bar ... more

26 Oct 2020

41 MINS

41:42

26 Oct 2020


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Episode 26 - MK Ultra Mind Control Experiments

In the anti-communist furor of the 1950s, the newly formed Central IntelligenceAgency or C... more

22 Jun 2020

40 MINS

40:49

22 Jun 2020


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Episode 25 - Waco Part 2: The "Good" Guys

On the morning of February 28, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearmsarrived wi... more

08 Jun 2020

55 MINS

55:33

08 Jun 2020


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Episode 24 - Waco Part 1: The "Bad" Guys

On February 28th, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms attempted to serve a w... more

25 May 2020

46 MINS

46:34

25 May 2020


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Episode 23 - Conspiracy Theories

In December of 2019, medical officials began noticing several mysterious cases of pneumoni... more

11 May 2020

49 MINS

49:34

11 May 2020


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Episode 22 - The Stuff of Nightmares

At the age of 10, Dr. Micono had a nightmare that she clung to the Colossus of Rhodes whil... more

27 Apr 2020

49 MINS

49:50

27 Apr 2020


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Episode 21 - The War of the Worlds Mass Panic

On October 30th, 1938, a young actor by the name of Orson Welles, in collaboration with a ... more

13 Apr 2020

41 MINS

41:56

13 Apr 2020


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Episode 20 - The Sandy Hook Shooting

On December 14, 2012, 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot and killed Nancy Lanza, Rachel D’Avino, ... more

30 Mar 2020

55 MINS

55:11

30 Mar 2020