New Books in Psychology podcast

New Books in Psychology

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This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/psychology

 

#1246

Black Beryl: Self and Nonself, with Nick Canby

Dr Pierce Salguero sits down with Nick Canby, visiting assistant professor at Brown Univer... more

12 Dec 2025

1 HR 09 MINS

1:09:52

12 Dec 2025


#1245

Oliver Davis and Tim Dean, "Hatred of Sex" (U Nebraska Press, 2022)

How well do we understand our relationship to sex? According to Oliver Davis and Tim Dean,... more

01 Dec 2025

49 MINS

49:20

01 Dec 2025


#1244

Nancy McWilliams, "Psychoanalytic Supervision" (Guilford Publications, 2021)

Drawing on deep reserves of experience and theoretical and research knowledge, Nancy McWil... more

30 Nov 2025

59 MINS

59:06

30 Nov 2025


#1243

Jamieson Webster, "Disorganisation & Sex" (Divided Publishing, 2022)

The first collection of essays from the author of the Life and Death of Psychoanalysis, St... more

17 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:23

17 Nov 2025


#1242

Richard H. Thaler and Alex Imas, "The Winner's Curse: Behavioral Economics Anomalies, Then and Now" ...

[Alex Imas] (https://www.aleximas.com/)  is the Roger L. and Rachel M. Goetz Professor of ... more

15 Nov 2025

54 MINS

54:22

15 Nov 2025


#1241

David Kieran, "Signature Wounds: The Untold Story of the Military's Mental Health Crisis" (NYU Press...

The surprising story of the Army's efforts to combat PTSD and traumatic brain injury The w... more

14 Nov 2025

50 MINS

50:01

14 Nov 2025


#1240

Jane G. Goldberg, "Wired for Why: How We Think, Feel, and Make Meaning" (2025)

WIRED FOR WHY: How We Think, Feel and Make Meaning. (Self-Published 2025) spans eighteen c... more

31 Oct 2025

1 HR 03 MINS

1:03:47

31 Oct 2025


#1239

Dominique: the Case of an Adolescent interview with Jamieson Webster

Psychoanalysts Jamieson Webster and Jordan Osserman discuss the recently republished, revi... more

13 Oct 2025

58 MINS

58:37

13 Oct 2025


#1238

Lorraine Besser, "The Art of the Interesting: What We Miss in Our Pursuit of the Good Life and How t...

What is a good life? Traditionally, philosophers have seen it as an equation: The Good Lif... more

11 Oct 2025

50 MINS

50:16

11 Oct 2025


#1237

Alicia M. Walker and Arielle Kuperberg, "Bound by BDSM: Unexpected Lessons for Building a Happier Li...

Why are BDSM practitioners so happy? It turns out, BDSM isn't just about whips and chains.... more

04 Oct 2025

38 MINS

38:34

04 Oct 2025


#1236

Todd McGowan, "The Cambridge Introduction to Jacques Lacan" (Cambridge UP, 2025)

The difficulty of Jacques Lacan's thought is notorious. The Cambridge Introduction to Jacq... more

29 Sep 2025

1 HR 01 MINS

1:01:10

29 Sep 2025


#1235

Understanding Sextortion: A Deeper Look at a Digital Crime

In this episode of "Brainrot: What Our Screens Are Doing to Our Minds," the podcast explor... more

28 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:27

28 Sep 2025


#1234

Mary-Frances O’Connor, The Grieving Body: How the Stress of Loss Can be an Opportunity for Healing (...

[The Grieving Body: How the stress of Loss Can be an Opportunity for Healing] (https://boo... more

14 Sep 2025

37 MINS

37:16

14 Sep 2025


#1233

Armin W. Schulz, "Presentist Social Functionalism: Bringing Contemporary Evolutionary Biology to the...

Humans live in richly normatively structured social environments: there are ways of doing ... more

10 Sep 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:06

10 Sep 2025


#1232

May Friedman, "Fat Studies: The Basics" (Routledge, 2025)

[Fat Studies: The Basics] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/9781032888101)  (Routledge, 2025) ... more

08 Sep 2025

23 MINS

23:15

08 Sep 2025


#1231

Christopher Willard et al., "College Mental Health 101: A Guide for Students, Parents, and Professio...

With a growing number of students entering college with an existing mental health diagnosi... more

07 Sep 2025

45 MINS

45:11

07 Sep 2025


#1230

Peter Lamont, "Radical Thinking: How to See the Bigger Picture" (Swift Press, 2024)

[Radical Thinking: How to See the Bigger Picture] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/978180075... more

07 Sep 2025

43 MINS

43:36

07 Sep 2025


#1229

Molly Worthen, "Spellbound: How Charisma Shaped American History from the Puritans to Donald Trump" ...

Everyone feels it. Cultural and political life in America has become unrecognizable and st... more

06 Sep 2025

1 HR 05 MINS

1:05:57

06 Sep 2025


#1228

Tom Wooldridge, "Eating Disorders: A Contemporary Introduction" (Routledge, 2022)

[Eating Disorders: A Contemporary Introduction] (https://bookshop.org/a/12343/978036786121... more

05 Sep 2025

50 MINS

50:25

05 Sep 2025


#1227

Madness & Acute Religious Experiences, with Richard Saville-Smith

Host Pierce Salguero sits down with Richard Saville-Smith, an independent scholar of madne... more

04 Sep 2025

51 MINS

51:15

04 Sep 2025


#1226

Helen C. Epstein, "Why Live: An Anatomy of Suicide Epidemics" (Columbia Global Reports, 2025)

What causes suicide epidemics—and how can we prevent them? Many suicides are caused by bio... more

03 Sep 2025

31 MINS

31:34

03 Sep 2025


#1225

John Lisle, "Project Mind Control: Sidney Gottlieb, the CIA, and the Tragedy of MKULTRA" (St. Martin...

The inside story of the CIA’s secret mind control project, MKULTRA, using never-before-see... more

29 Aug 2025

1 HR 14 MINS

1:14:56

29 Aug 2025


#1224

Christopher Kemp, "Dark and Magical Places: The Neuroscience of Navigation" (Norton, 2022)

Inside our heads we carry around an infinite and endlessly unfolding map of the world. Nav... more

24 Aug 2025

50 MINS

50:51

24 Aug 2025


#1223

Robyn Koslowitz, "Post-Traumatic Parenting: Break the Cycle and Become the Parent You Always Wanted ...

Every good parent wants to create relationships with their children that are filled with j... more

22 Aug 2025

42 MINS

42:10

22 Aug 2025


#1222

James Kimmel, Jr., "The Science of Revenge: Understanding the World's Deadliest Addiction—and How to...

There is a hidden addiction plaguing humanity right now: revenge. Researchers have identif... more

14 Aug 2025

52 MINS

52:29

14 Aug 2025


#1221

Frances Egan, "Deflating Mental Representation" (MIT Press, 2025)

The human mind has the curious, even mysterious, ability to generate thoughts about things... more

10 Aug 2025

1 HR 02 MINS

1:02:21

10 Aug 2025