Psychology, Behavior & Decision-Making
755: Dr. Sohom Das | Rehabilitating the Criminally Insane
Dr. Sohom Das (@dr_s_das) is a consultant forensic psychiatrist who works in prisons and criminal courts to assess and rehabilitate mentally ill offenders. He is the author of In Two Minds: Stories of Murder, Justice, and Recovery From a Forensic Psychiatrist. What We Discuss with Dr. Sohom Das: Telling the difference between someone whose treatable […]
VIEW EPISODE753: A Clandestine Crossdresser’s Conundrum | Feedback Friday
When you’re a secret crossdresser who’s had a secret affair with another married man whose untimely death left you grieving in secret, it’s got you wondering if you should bury your secret things before you die and your wife discovers what you’ve been hiding from her for all these years? We’ll try to find an […]
VIEW EPISODE752: Angela Duckworth | How to Grow Your Grit
Angela Duckworth (@angeladuckw) is a professor of psychology at the University of Pennsylvania, founder of the non-profit Character Lab, co-host of the No Stupid Questions podcast, and author of NYT bestseller Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance. [Note: This is a previously broadcast episode from the vault that we felt deserved a fresh pass […]
VIEW EPISODE750: Can You Help Friend Shake His Psychotic Break? | Feedback Friday
Your best friend’s tether to reality was severed by a psychotic break when you were living abroad, and you were disheartened upon returning to discover just how immersed in paranoid delusions he’d become. His state seems to have improved for the moment, but you’re worried he could succumb to these delusions again at any time. […]
VIEW EPISODE749: Yasmine Mohammed | How the West Empowers Radical Islam Part Two
Yasmine Mohammed (@yasmohammedxx) is a human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women living within Muslim-majority countries, as well as those who struggle under religious fundamentalism in general. She is the founder of Free Hearts Free Minds and the author of Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam. [This is part two of […]
VIEW EPISODE748: Yasmine Mohammed | How the West Empowers Radical Islam Part One
Yasmine Mohammed (@yasmohammedxx) is a human rights activist who advocates for the rights of women living within Muslim-majority countries, as well as those who struggle under religious fundamentalism in general. She is the founder of Free Hearts Free Minds and the author of Unveiled: How Western Liberals Empower Radical Islam. [This is part one of […]
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