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Serial Killer Ed Gein is infamous for using human body parts to make a skin suit that he could wear to be closer to his dead mother. This inspired movies like "Psycho", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", and "Silence of the Lambs". Professor Michael Drane provides a psychological profile of this gruesome killer. Special thanks to Patron Crystal for requesting this topic!

In 2013, Canadian college student Elisa Lam was last seen in an elevator acting very strangely..some say it was foul play, while others suspect mental illness. Professor Michael Drane and Paranormal Investigator Jeremy Enfinger from the Weirdos and Wine Podcast discuss

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Are the decisions you make really your choice? We explore themes in this interactive show. Our questions for your are thus..

1. Free will vs. Determinism: Which do you believe?? 2. How did this rank next to other Black Mirror Shows? 3. What Easter Eggs did we miss??

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Professors Michael Drane & Dr. Kirk Honda from the Psychology in Seattle Podcast answer:

"What is the psychology of kink and why are some people attracted to it?"

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A Forensic Psychology Podcast

What was your favorite toy as a kid and how did it impact you growing up?

Professor/Psychotherapist Michael Drane talks with Nick G. from the Dependent/Independent podcast.

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The psychology of this rare disorder explained by Professor/Psychotherapist Michael Drane.

This one was requested by Patron Kaitlin!

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Professor/Psychotherapist Michael Drane explains- What is trauma? How do we recover from it? Some celebrities that have gone through trauma.

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In this episode, psychotherapists, Michael and Justin talk about SPD (Shared Psychotic Disorder), what it means to share a delusion with someone else and even some real life examples of people who have gone to extremes to defend their family or friend's delusions. Most of all, the two psychotherapists dive into the psychology behind the Season 3 episode of Black Mirror, "Men Against Fire" and the weaponized, shared 'delusion' in this dystopian future episode (Spoilers!!! They go into detail about the episode, so prepare to be spoiled).

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Welcome to the land of excessive worry!

Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane provides an overview of the various forms of anxiety- Social Anxiety, Phobias, Panic, and more.

Halloween BONUS!!!!

For the first time- Michael, Ryan, and Pat are together to bring you a whopping 2 hour ranking of the 11 most disturbing experiments of all time. This is our gift to YOU! Thank you for supporting our show. We LOVE YOU!!