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, and is celebrated across many cultures. And yet,...
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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.
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20 of 50 episodesEpisode 46 - Sexual Abuse and the Catholic Church
In January of 2002 the Spotlight investigative team for the Boston Globe dropped a bombshell when they revealed a story about sexual abuse w...
Episode 45 - Artistic Expression and Mental Illness
After his death, Vincent van Gogh’s work became some of the most instantly recognizable paintings ever laid to canvas. While he was alive he...
Episode 44 - Twin Studies
1980 would change the lives of Robert Shafran, Edward Galland, and David Kellman forever. Each had been living separate lives as young men g...
Episode 43 - The Ken and Barbie Killers
TRIGGER WARNING: This episode describes extreme acts of sexual violence and murder. Listener discretion is advised. Paul Bernardo and Karla...
Episode 42 - Interview with Dr. Richard E. Nisbett
From a humble beginning in Littlefield, Texas, to Professor Emeritus at the University of Michigan Ann Arbor, Dr. Richard Nisbett has lived...
Episode 41 - Abraham Lincoln & Precognition
According to legend, President Abraham Lincoln once had a dream that foreshadowed his death at the hands of an assassin. In the dream, he ev...
Episode 40 - Andrea Yates
On June 20, 2001, a woman named Andrea Yates called her local police dispatch and requested the presence of officers to her home, refusing t...
Episode 39 - Project Stargate
In the 1970s, the CIA, motivated by intelligence about Soviet espionage experiments, developed a program to create so-called “psychic spies....
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 experiences growing up as a daughter in a devout Amish fa...
Episode 37 - Israel Keyes
On February 1, 2012, barista Samantha Koenig was abducted from her job in a small coffee kiosk in Anchorage, Alaska. Samantha’s disappearanc...
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 grief that parents will carry with them for the rest...
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, get cozy, and find out how some of our dark psycho...
Episode 36 - The Wrongful Conviction of Ronald Cotton
In July of 1984, a man broke into the apartment of Jennifer Thompson in Burlington, North Carolina, and raped her at knifepoint. During the...
Episode 35 - The Philip Experiment
In 1972 Dr. George Owen, a university lecturer, geneticist, mathematician and member of the Toronto Society for Psychical Research, recruite...
Episode 34 - Jane Toppan
On October 29, 1901, police inspectors arrested Jane Toppan on suspicion of the murder of four members of the prominent Davis family to whom...
Episode 33 - Fyre Festival
On the morning of April 27th, 2017, flights carrying roughly 500 people from Miami began landing on the island of Great Exuma in the Bahamas...
Episode 32 - The Silk Road
In October of 2013, a crypto-anarchist named Ross Ulbricht was arrested and charged with being the primary administrator of a website called...
Episode 31 - The McMartin Trial
In 1983 a mother named Judy Johnson accused teachers at a preschool in Manhattan Beach, California, of physically and sexually abusing her y...
Episode 30 - The Death of Candace Newmaker
In April of 2000, 10 year old Candace Newmaker was treated with a controversial therapy meant to help her deal with her mental health diagno...