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

Release Date: 05/31/2017

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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

Just in time for Halloween

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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:

014 The Stranger Danger Danger

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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.

013 The Monster

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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...

012 Is it Nature or Nurture? Yes!

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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...

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

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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...

010 Double Trouble

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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...

009 The Policy of Truth

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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/

008 You Keep Using That Word

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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

Old crime, New crime, Fake crime, True crime!

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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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