BioPsychoSocial

By Kayla & Jordan

A nurse and a therapist investigate all things weird, creepy, and criminal from a medical and psychological perspective.... more

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January 14, 2021 S1:E19 – Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Jordan and Kayla review the 2015 murder of Clauddine "Dee Dee" Blanchard. Surely you've heard about this case, but in case you haven't, it involves teen love, Munchausen's syndrome, and nine hours of self-love in a McDonalds. Information comes from the 2017 HBO documentary Mommy Dead and Dearest.
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December 17, 2020S1:E18 – The Slenderman Stabbing
It's a double-feature! Kinda. Kayla and Jordan both review the HBO documentary film Beware the Slenderman about the 2016 case from Waukesha, Winsconsin where two twelve-year-old girls stabbed their friend to gain Slenderman's favor. Don't worry--we explain what that means, as well as diving into kids incarcerated and the mental health aspect of the case.
Sources:
"Beware the Slenderman" documentary (HBO Films, 2017)
(A Crime of Insanity - Insanity on Trial | Frontline | Pbs, n.d.) https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/crime/trial/faqs.html
Kids Behind Bars (Truly, 2019)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQJYEB-E4e8&feature=youtu.be
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November 30, 2020S1:E17 – Medical Misconceptions
Episode Notes
In the spirit of listicles, Jordan joins in on the fun by sharing the most common medical misconceptions that she comes across. Get in, losers, we're practicing CPR.
Sources:
CDC. (2020, September 1). Misconceptions about flu vaccines. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/misconceptions.htm
Guillain-Barre syndrome—Symptoms and causes. (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/guillain-barre-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20362793
Helfman, T., Ovington, L., & Falanga, V. (1994). Occlusive dressings and wound healing. Clinics in Dermatology, 12(1), 121–127. https://doi.org/10.1016/0738-081X(94)90262-3
Protect yourself from superbugs. (n.d.). Mayo Clinic. Retrieved from https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectious-diseases/expert-answers/superbugs/faq-20129283
Weintraub, K. (2018, February 23). Can Being Cold Make You Sick? New York Times, 4.
What is CPR. (n.d.). Cpr.Heart.Org. Retrieved from https://cpr.heart.org/en/resources/what-is-cpr
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October 28, 2020 S1:E16 – Spookiest "Psychological" Disorders
Consider this the podcast version of a listicle. Kayla has compiled the disorders found most often on those "top ten" lists about mental illnesses and dug up actual information on them for you. Is it Cotard's Delusion if I feel like a zombie at work?
Sources are Healthline and Wikipedia.
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October 07, 2020 S1:E15 – Nellie Bly
Mental healthcare has a long way to go, true, but it has come a long way from where it used to be. Today, Jordan tells the story of Nellie Bly, a 23-year-old reporter for the New York World, and her expose on an asylum...after being admitted as a patient.
Source: Ten Days in a Mad-House by Nellie Bly, 1887.
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September 14, 2020 S1:E14 – Jim Jones Part 2
Here we go, folks. Kayla takes us into the jungles of Guyana and past the gates of Jonestown for the final days of The People's Temple.
CW: Suicide
Source: Truth and Lies: Jonestown, Paradise Lost (ABC)--find it on Hulu
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August 24, 2020S1:E13 – Jim Jones, Part 1
We're back after a brief summer hiatus! This episode, Kayla begins to delve into the life and times of famous religious leader, Jim Jones, who would later go on to found Jonestown in Guyana. Settle in and prepare your homily for the chickens, it's cult time!
Sources:
Jonestown. (n.d.). HISTORY. Retrieved August 24, 2020, from https://www.history.com/topics/crime/jonestown
Qualities & characteristics of a cult | cult research. (n.d.). Cult Research & Information Center. Retrieved August 24, 2020, from http://cultresearch.org/help/characteristics-associated-with-cults/
Scheeres, J. (2014). A thousand lives: The untold story of hope, deception, and survival at Jonestown. http://www.myilibrary.com?id=893236
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July 20, 2020S1:E12 – "Typhoid" Mary Mallon
During this episode, Jordan explores the epidemiology of typhoid fever and the famous case of "Typhoid" Mary Mallon. Please wash your hands after listening to this episode (and after all bathroom trips).
Sources:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2018, September 28). https://www.cdc.gov/typhoid-fever/index.html
Marineli, F., Tsoucalas, G., Karamanou, M., & Androutsos, G. (2013). Mary Mallon (1869-1938) and the history of typhoid fever. Annals of Gastroenterology : Quarterly Publication of the Hellenic Society of Gastroenterology, 26(2), 132–134.
Principles of epidemiology | lesson 1—Section 10. (2019, February 18). https://www.cdc.gov/csels/dsepd/ss1978/lesson1/section10.html
Scientists get a handle on what made Typhoid Mary’s infectious microbes tick. (n.d.). News Center. Retrieved July 20, 2020, from http://med.stanford.edu/news/all-news/2013/08/scientists-get-a-handle-on-what-made-typhoid-marys-infectious-microbes-tick.html
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June 29, 2020S1:E11 – The Dollmaker
Anatoly Moskvin was once a well-respected academic in his small city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. That is, until police made the gruesome discovery of some of his homemade "friends" on a fateful day in 2011. Listen to Kayla attempt Russian pronunciations and explore the diagnosis of schizophrenia.
Sources:
Delong, W. (2019, February 12). Russian man found with the bodies of 29 young girls mummified to look like dolls in his apartment. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/anatoly-moskvin
In the Nizhny Novgorod Region, compulsory medical measures will be applied to a man who has committed abuses against the bodies of the deceased and their burial places. (n.d.). [Feb 27 2013]. Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation for the Nizhny Novgorod Region. https://nnovgorod.sledcom.ru/news/item/727130
Kokina-Slavina, T. (n.d.). Interview with Anatoly Moskvin. https://www.kokina.ru/moskvin/interview.htm
Man “made dolls out of corpses.” (2012, March 6). BBC News. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-15653074
Russian grave digger dresses up 29 bodies and puts them on display at home. (2011, November 8). https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/8878306/Russian-grave-digger-dresses-up-29-bodies-and-puts-them-on-display-at-home.html
Stewart, W. (2014, October 27). Bodysnatcher dug up my girl’s murdered body then mummified her corpse. Mail Online. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2809228/Evil-murderer-dug-little-girl-s-dead-body-mummified-corpse-taunted-ten-years-Grieving-mother-relives-nightmare-bodysnatcher-genius.html
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June 15, 2020S1:E10 – Tarrare
Tarrare was a mysterious man who, in the late 18th century, ran about the French countryside, loose skin flapping in the wind, devouring live puppies and kittens. Join Jordan for an intensive investigation into his life and death, and the human digestive tract. Don't listen while eating.
Sources:
Bryce, E. (2017, December 5). How your digestive system works [TED Ed]. https://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-your-digestive-system-works-emma-bryce
Khan, Y., & Tisman, G. (2010). Pica in iron deficiency: A case series. Journal of Medical Case Reports, 4, 86. https://doi.org/10.1186/1752-1947-4-86
Levin, K. (2019, May 20). The medical mystery of tarrare, a cannibalistic french spy. Ripley’s Believe It or Not! https://www.ripleys.com/weird-news/tarrare/
Oliver, M. (2018, August 2). The story of tarrare, the insatiable glutton who ate everything from human flesh to live eels. All That’s Interesting. https://allthatsinteresting.com/tarrare
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FAQs about BioPsychoSocial:

How many episodes does BioPsychoSocial have?

The podcast currently has 31 episodes available.