Podcast Episodes

When TV Makes Harm Look Normal: Why We Keep Watching

Season 3 Episode 15

The Ethics of Reality TV: Deception, Conflict, and What We Normalize

Host Leslie Poston examines the ethical and psychological costs of reality and re…

5 months ago

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The Psychology of AI Slop: How Synthetic Junk Erodes Attention, Trust, and Meaning

Season 3 Episode 14

AI Slop and Your Brain: Attention, Fatigue, and the Erosion of Meaning

Host Leslie Poston explains how “AI slop” is industrial-scale synthetic content…

5 months, 1 week ago

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Meta Lost. Now What?

Season 3 Episode 13

Meta Verdicts, Kids’ Harm, and the Push for Age Verification

Host Leslie Poston reviews two jury verdicts finding Meta liable for harming children: a …

5 months, 2 weeks ago

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The 100% Myth: Why Giving Everything Is Costing You Everything

Season 3 Episode 12

Why “Give 100%” Is Corrosive: Sustainable Performance, Burnout, and Reserve Capacity

Host Leslie Poston examines the phrase “give 100%” in American wo…

5 months, 3 weeks ago

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Why Common Sense Isn't Common

Season 3 Episode 11

Common Sense or Power Move? The One Question That Reveals the Difference

Host Leslie Poston argues that “common sense” is often used to end conversati…

6 months ago

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Your AI Best Friend Is Lying To You

Season 3 Episode 10

When AI Becomes a Confidant: Loneliness, Engagement Incentives, and the Risks of Chatbot “Support”

Host Leslie Poston examines why so many adults and …

6 months, 1 week ago

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Forever Wars Shrink the Future: What Endless War Does to the Human Mind

Season 3 Episode 9

Forever War and the Stolen Future

Host Leslie Poston examines a hidden psychological cost of “forever wars”: they don’t just create fear and grief, th…

6 months, 2 weeks ago

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What the Epstein Network Tells Us About Power, Complicity, and the Psychology of Betrayal

Season 3 Episode 8

Losing Our Heroes: The Epstein Files, Elite Complicity, and the Psychology of Looking Away

Host Leslie Poston discusses the psychological impact of se…

6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Courage is Contagious: The Psychology of Collective Efficacy

Season 3 Episode 7

Sustained Resistance: How Communities Keep Showing Up Under Repression

Host Leslie Poston closes PsyberSpace’s three-part series on American authorita…

7 months ago

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The War on What You Saw: The Psychology of Gaslighting at Scale

Season 3 Episode 6

The Power and Purpose of Obvious Lies in Authoritarian Regimes

In this episode of PsyberSpace®, host Leslie Poston explores why authoritarian regimes …

7 months, 1 week ago

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