All In The Mind podcast

All In The Mind

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All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.

All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.

 

#246

Difficult people: answering your questions about tricky relationships

Difficult people are everywhere. Maybe you're one of them, or maybe you're about to sit th... more

6 hrs Ago

29 MINS

29:35

6 hrs Ago


#245

From prohibition to social media - what makes bans succeed ... or fail?

From the prohibition era in the US, to gun control in Australia, bans have been used throu... more

06 Dec 2025

30 MINS

30:00

06 Dec 2025


#244

Presents — Unravel: Huntsman

The ABC's biggest investigative true crime podcast Unravel has just dropped their new seas... more

05 Dec 2025

03 MINS

03:40

05 Dec 2025


#243

The music that saves us

When bad things happen, do you berate yourself or treat yourself with compassion? Do you j... more

29 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:36

29 Nov 2025


#242

If everything is traumatic, is anything traumatic? The power of labels

We've come a long way in how we talk about mental health. But while diagnoses like depress... more

22 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:36

22 Nov 2025


#241

‘What if I’m a paedophile?’ The intrusive thoughts that haunted Uma

You've probably experienced intrusive thoughts — bizarre, fleeting, sometimes inappropriat... more

15 Nov 2025

29 MINS

29:38

15 Nov 2025


#240

Consumer behaviour and the quest for cool

According to consumer psychology, there's a recipe for being cool. And surprisingly, the i... more

08 Nov 2025

28 MINS

28:45

08 Nov 2025


#239

Narcissist, or just a pain? How to deal with difficult people

You know how certain people are just… difficult? Maybe they're prickly to be around, don't... more

01 Nov 2025

33 MINS

33:29

01 Nov 2025


#238

How borderline personality disorder makes it harder to hold down a job

Extreme emotional turmoil, fears of abandonment, huge amounts of stigma… These factors can... more

25 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:35

25 Oct 2025


#237

From school avoidance to food anxieties: navigating neurodiverse parenting

Long before Sarah's daughter Chloe Hayden became an award-winning actress starring in Netf... more

18 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:37

18 Oct 2025


#236

Brain Rot: Meet the people who ditched their smartphones

We've all dreamt of lobbing our smartphone into the ocean and going off grid. So what happ... more

11 Oct 2025

28 MINS

28:57

11 Oct 2025


#235

Brain Rot: Internet addiction

Plenty of people will say they are addicted to the internet. But how well-recognised, scie... more

04 Oct 2025

29 MINS

29:31

04 Oct 2025


#234

Brain Rot: What is tech doing to your memory?

We're trusting tech with more tasks than ever — including the ones our brains once did. We... more

27 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:36

27 Sep 2025


#233

Brain Rot: Will AI turn us off human relationships?

Whether it’s social media, the omnipresent smartphone or AI companions, in recent decades ... more

20 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:35

20 Sep 2025


#232

Brain Rot: Is your phone destroying your attention span?

Everyone seems to have a hunch that their phone is destroying their attention span, but is... more

13 Sep 2025

29 MINS

29:35

13 Sep 2025


#231

Why revenge feels good — and what it costs

Revenge feels sweet... At least for a moment. James Kimmel Jr knows that better than most.... more

06 Sep 2025

32 MINS

32:21

06 Sep 2025


#230

Task paralysis and procrastination - why it's so hard to get sh*t done

Five years of unpaid taxes. Homework handed in on the last day of an extension. Some peopl... more

30 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:47

30 Aug 2025


#229

Cruel intentions: how toxic tabloids and celebrity culture changed the way we talk about mental heal...

If you opened up a magazine in the 2000s, you'd likely be met by countless images of celeb... more

23 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:38

23 Aug 2025


#228

Is clutter making you feel bad?

When was the last time you decluttered? Was it a satisfying process, or did it fill you wi... more

16 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:39

16 Aug 2025


#227

Serial killers: answering your questions about how they think

Can serial killers ever learn empathy? Is their psychology similar to mass shooters? Why a... more

09 Aug 2025

29 MINS

29:35

09 Aug 2025


#226

Depersonalisation — when nothing feels real

Have you ever felt like things were not quite real? That you were no longer connected to y... more

02 Aug 2025

30 MINS

30:06

02 Aug 2025


#225

Divination isn’t scientific, but can it ever be therapeutic?

Love it or hate it, there are reasons you might read your star sign and relate to what it ... more

26 Jul 2025

34 MINS

34:04

26 Jul 2025


#224

Where have all the serial killers gone?

The backpacker killer. The Claremont killer. Ted Bundy. The crimes serial killers commit l... more

19 Jul 2025

32 MINS

32:07

19 Jul 2025


#223

Kleptomania: when compulsive stealing takes over your life

What drives some people to steal compulsively? This week, as part of our special four-part... more

12 Jul 2025

27 MINS

27:10

12 Jul 2025


#222

Pyromania vs revenge – why do people light fires?

Australians know the devastation of bushfires all too well. So why would anyone deliberate... more

05 Jul 2025

29 MINS

29:42

05 Jul 2025


#221

Munchausen by Proxy: when parents hurt their kids

Why would any parent lie about their child's health? Or worse, intentionally make their ch... more

26 Jun 2025

31 MINS

31:50

26 Jun 2025