PsychTalk Radio
Summary: PsychTalk explores the human mind at every scale, from neurons in the brain, to individual behavior, to society and culture. Hear diverse ideas from psychology, neuroscience, philosophy, sociology, linguistics, economics, and beyond. We do some reporting and special reports, but our focus is on in-depth conversations with storytellers, researchers and experts. Join us as we marvel at why people think and act the way they do. And find us at www.psychtalkradio.com
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Dr. Adwoa Akhu had nearly become a licensed psychiatrist before she finally realized she herself had endured years of emotional abuse. It is common to think that being abused means being sent to a hospital, but as Dr. Akhu explains in this conversation, domestic violence includes many forms of manipulating and undermining a relationship partner. After [...]
We get stuck on our age, people’s expectations, and restrictive labels, but if we throw off those shackles, our possibilities in life are rich. Our guest, Dr. Nancy Irwin, experienced career and identity change first hand when she left being a singer and comedian to become a psychotherapist and clinical hypnotist. She joined us to discuss [...]
What should atheists learn from religion? Our first video interview highlights the potential benefits of church-like religiosity for the 19% of Americans with no religious affiliation. Todd Stiefel, dubbed the "George Soros" of the atheist movement and co-host of The Humanist Hour, joined to consider "atheist churches" and other borrowings.
If you left your body on the operating table and faced death without any ‘light at the end of the tunnel’ or visits from the deceased, how would you feel? Rita Berman is a freelance writer living in Chapel Hill. She is the author of The A-Z of Writing and Selling and she just published [...]
Auditory illusions are sounds that trick us. We all mishear things at times, but well-crafted illusions are persistently deceptive. On this podcast, we string together some great illusions. As you will hear, they reveal aspects of our brains’ workings that are usually invisible. In trawling the net, we came across many sound illusion lists. Our [...]
Bipolar disorder in children was nearly unheard of two decades ago, but recently it has spread like wildfire in the U.S. Our guest, Stuart Kaplan, MD, argues that this rise in so-called “pediatric bipolar disorder” (PBD) is a dangerous fad. The book The Bipolar Child, published in the year 2000, was a leader in an outburst of [...]
You would not refer to any group as “you whiteys,” so why is “you guys” accepted? The same can be said for freshwhite and chairwhite; why would standardizing one gender be okay if doing the same with race is not? According to our guest, sociologist Dr. Sherryl Kleinman, the tendency to use male terms, or [...]
Religions have accrued wisdom about community and human flourishing that can be especially valuable to atheists.
As a clinical social worker and father of two young daughters, Chris Toller knows the power of play and music firsthand. As adults we can lose the spark of childhood–becoming overly serious and easily embarrassed. Regain that spark with us in this fun conversation. We cover Chris’s ideas to jump-start joy and end with Aidan’s [...]
