Quid Pro Quo

Quid Pro Quo episodes:

• 08.10.2020

  015 Diagnosis Murderer

  Quid Pro Quo Episode 15: Diagnosis Murderer A brief apology and explanation of hiatus; followed by a (non-gory) discussion of mass murder, psychological diagnostic goals, and some misunderstandings about violence and mental health. Thank you to my newest Patreon...

  
• 07.31.2017

  014 The Stranger Danger Danger

  Elle has a revelation about how we talk about crime and PROPERLY teach people personal safety from childhood through adulthood - courtesy the Netflix series The Keepers, a little bit of Forensic Psych data, and her own misspent youth.  NO SPOILERS for The...

  
• 07.10.2017

  013 The Monster

  Two books enter! One podcast episode leaves! Today I look at Panzram A Journal of Murder through the lens of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, because why not? Music by Kai Engel - ICD 10 - 03 Delirium Provided under an Attribution license...

  
• 06.19.2017

  012 Is it Nature or Nurture? Yes!

  Nature vs Nurture is basically the title card fight of psychology. Episode 12 gives a broad overview of Nature/Nurture history leading into your intrepid host's very favorite take on the question.  Guest starring Carl Panzram, one of the most stone cold dudes ever...

  
• 05.31.2017

  011 It's not the size of your pillar, except when it is

  A surprisingly common delusion, the story of the original Flagpole Sitta, and what they can tell us about the intersection of culture and mental health. Warning: repeated usage of anatomical terms for uh... certain portions of anatomy... but NOT in...

  
• 05.15.2017

  010 Double Trouble

  Have you ever heard the Bauhaus song Terror Couple Kills Colonel? I recently spent the three days earwormed with it after Netflix bingeing a British television series called "Killer Couples". This got me thinking: True Crime media is pretty obsessed with "Partners in crime" but what...

  
• 04.13.2017

  009 The Policy of Truth

  By request: today's episode discusses Polygraph Testing in Criminal Justice settings addressing the theoretical basis for its use and where and why problems arise. I’d like to thank my most recent Patreon supporter Leslie Lavigne from Shawville, Quebec and my newest...

  
• 03.20.2017

  008 You Keep Using That Word

  Back to basics. Today's episode discusses the most basic building block of psychological science, with a little help from one of my favorite movies. I mentioned two NIH articles in the episode, they can be found here: Women...

  
• 02.06.2017

  007 Insanity Two Electric Boogaloo

  Further detail on the particulars of the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity defense with MORE special attention to the Andrea Yates trial, and the sad but illustrative plight of three (thankfully imaginary) unfortunate neighborhood kids. CNN article covering Yates'...

  
• 01.23.2017

  006 Literally Insane

  This is it folks, THE big topic whenever forensic psych comes up. This is indeed the Insanity episode, well... the first one anyway. A very broad overview of Insanity definitions and statistics with special attention to the Andrea Yates...

  
• 01.06.2017

  005 New Year, New You

  January is a time when many people look to make radical changes in their lives. But be careful what you wish for, especially when you're talking about forensic psychology. Episode 5 focuses on a rare but fascinating disorder which adds...

  
• 12.12.2016

  004 The Zodiac Filler

  004 The Zodiac Filler by Quid Pro Quo How one of the most well known books on the Zodiac case caused a severe crisis of True Crime lit faith. Elle reluctantly expresses her ire at the book Zodiac by Robert Graysmith and asks...

  
• 11.28.2016

  003 Fit to be Tried

  003 Fit to be Tried by Quid Pro Quo Why discuss the Constitution in connection with a mass shooter? Hint: No, not *that* amendment.  Today's episode is a broad overview of determining fitness to stand trial in the United States with...

  
• 11.14.2016

  002 Fool Me Once

  What do you do when your worldview asks you to look for the best in someone but what you are faced with is the very worst? The documentary "A Wise Fool" has one take on this question, but this week's Quid...

  
• 10.31.2016

  001.1 Halloween and launch Bonus

  Bonus launch episode: Elle reads The Cask of Admontillado by Edgar Allen Poe Background Music by Kai Engel from album ICD-10 Songs - Anxiety, Comatose, Oneiri  http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ICD-10/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

  
• 10.31.2016

  001 A Time Before True Crime

  001 Launch Episode - The man and the women who each in their own way started the True Crime genre. Spoiler alert: neither had a good time of it. Discussing the historical Mary Rogers case and its influence on modern...

  
• 10.31.2016

  000 Introduction to the QuidProQuo Podcast

  000: Intro to the QuidProQuo Podcast Introducing QuidProQuo and laying down the basics of forensic psychology re-recorded 3-27-17 Music by Kai Engel Songs - Cloudburst, Rainbow PON VI from album: Chapter Three-Warm http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/