Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEdward L. Jones III, "Medication, Mental Illness, and Murder: What Really Killed the Crespi Twins?" (Rowman & Littlefield, 2025)
Episode 229
While Kim Crespi was getting a haircut, her husband David murdered their five-year-old twin daughters during a game of hide and seek. In the aftermat…
11 months, 1 week ago
You Have More Influence Than You Think
Episode 265
In You Have More Influence Than You Think (Norton, 2023) social psychologist Vanessa Bohns draws from her original research to illustrate why we fail…
11 months, 2 weeks ago
Dessy T. Levinson, "From Overwhelm to Flow: Sailing the Seas of Self with Courage, Meaning, and Resilience" (Crate Mind, 2025)
Episode 245
Why do our attempts to control uncertainty often leave us feeling more adrift? What if our greatest source of stress could become our deepest well of…
11 months, 3 weeks ago
Gohar Homayounpour, "Persian Blues, Psychoanalysis and Mourning" (Routledge, 2022)
Episode 265
In this episode, Matthew Pieknik and Christopher Russell speak with Gohar Homayounpour about her book Persian Blues, Psychoanalysis and Mourning (Rou…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Brain Rot: What Screens Are Doing to Our Minds (6)
Episode 244
Drs. Messina and Gill talked about cognitive offloading in our digital age—how smartphones, AI, and other technologies are reshaping our mental habit…
11 months, 4 weeks ago
Yellowlees Douglas, "Writing for the Reader's Brain: A Science-Based Guide" (Cambridge UP, 2024)
Episode 387
What makes one sentence easy to read and another a slog that demands re-reading? Where do you put information you want readers to recall? Drawing on …
1 year ago
Book Talk 64 How to Fall in Love with Questions: A New Way to Thrive in Times of Uncertainty
Episode 135
What do you do when faced with a big, important question that keeps you up at night? Many people seek quick answers dispensed by “experts,” influence…
1 year ago
Daryl Fairweather, "Hate the Game: Economic Cheat Codes for Life, Love, and Work" (U Chicago Press, 2025)
Episode 170
The secret insights of economics, translated for the rest of us. Should I buy or rent? Do I ask for a promotion? Should I tell people I’m pregnant? W…
1 year ago
Elliot Jurist et al., "Working with Parents in Therapy: A Mentalization-Based Approach" (APA, 2023)
Episode 243
Working with Parents in Therapy: A Mentalization-Based Approach, by Norka Malberg, Elliot Jurist, Jordan Bate, and Mark Dangerfield (American Psychol…
1 year ago
From Awareness to Action: A Conversation with Nancy Ceulemans on Understanding Children's Behavior
What if the key to understanding your child’s toughest behaviors isn’t just about discipline or routines – but about how their body and brain are pro…
1 year ago