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010 Double Trouble

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Release Date: 05/15/2017

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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

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I got to have some podcast fun helping to educate people about one of my OTHER great creepy interests, Tarantulas! Paul and Donna from were kind enough to have me on this week's episode and I had an absolute blast. Click through for a fun episode, some neat links, and some pics of (a portion of) my spider babies past and present. Check it out at: 

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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.

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Two books enter! One podcast episode leaves! Today I look at through the lens of , because why not? Music by  Provided under an  Stay tuned at the end of the episode for a word from Kristi Lee of the Not done digging up parts? pieces together the Woman who made the Man that made The Monster. I’d like to thank my newest Patreon supporters: The first is Maggie who is also a Twitter True Crime podcast fan extrordinairre. Second is Ariel who asked me to shout out Kiva.org on her behalf. Kiva facilitates micro-loans with a mission to connect people through lending to alleviate...

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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 to walk the earth.  Music by Provided under an Many thanks to my newest Patreon supporter: Mary Viginia I’d also like to thank my newest five star Itunes reviewer(s): Paul of , Klmay1973 and Chamacaesq, and my Facebook reviewers Noelle and Kimberly  Hopefully you’ve have been following along...

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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 any sort of racy or gory fashion.   Further reading   Music by Provided under an   General notes: I’d like to thank my newest five star Itunes reviewer: Mar-y I'd also like to thank Mike at for giving me this idea (though I don't think it went anywhere near where either of us expected) Check out my new...

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Have you ever heard the Bauhaus song ? 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 factors create these infamous poisonous pairs? This episode discusses a relevant turning point in social science and a specific flavor of the "Partner in Crime".  Thank Yous and Announcements I’d like to thank my most recent patrons: Mike at , one of my favorite podcasts, AND one of my...

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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 Leslie Lavigne from Shawville, Quebec and my newest five star Itunes and Stitcher reviewers: KCauling, VioletElectricP, Bookshelves91, and Bossypants16 Useful links                 Background Music https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

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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: Patreon supporter links: Aside from having the good taste to pledge, all of these people are doing awesome things  New additions to the QuidProQuo universe

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Anybody up for a true crime(+) book club? Good, because I just made the  club on Facebook and we need help picking our March book.  This will be the usual book a month format with online discussions at the end. These will be primarily true crime but I hope to get the occasional fiction piece in there too. I'd REALLY love to do some informal video posts on Patreon to go along with that so if you have questions/suggestions do not hesitate to hit me up!

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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 factors create these infamous poisonous pairs?

This episode discusses a relevant turning point in social science and a specific flavor of the "Partner in Crime". 

Thank Yous and Announcements

I’d like to thank my most recent Patreon patrons:

  • Mike at The Pleasing Terrors Podcast, one of my favorite podcasts, AND one of my favorite Cheerleaders of the Podcast world
  • Albert, who chose not to have a link but has ALSO helped me with A LOT of the artwork for the podcast.

I have added a brand spanking new pledge level on Patreon which gets you stickers!

I’d also like to thank my newest five star Itunes reviewer: GoodPony and the lovely people of Podcasts We Listen To on Facebook for helping to get the word out there

New Project!

Starting, well today if you’re listening on May fifteenth 2017, I will be participating in a campaign called #2PodsADay.

It aims to introduce podcast listeners to two independent podcasts every day, for 30 days. We hope to give visibility to some of the great indie podcasts that you probably haven’t heard of.

#2PodsADay encourages you to Listen More, Listen Independent.  

Find more shows like mine by following @2PodsADay on Twitter and Facebook. Or just search the hashtag: 2PodsADay.

May’s Murder of the Month book pick is Dont tell A Soul by M. William Phelps, feel free to join us at the Murder of the Month page on Facebook for more information

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