84: Why people become terrorists: Nafees Hamid
Nafees Hamid talks about what makes people into terrorists and other forms of extremists…and how we might be able to persuade them or talk them down. He is a research fellow at ARTIS International, an...
6 Joulu 20211h 23min
83: NXIVM Sex-Trafficking Cult Survivor Kelly Thiel
Kelly Thiel was once a member of the notorious NXIVM cult. For those of you who – like me – don’t or didn’t know much about this sect, you’re in for a bit of a shock – not least in how that bunch of c...
29 Marras 20211h
82: I lived in an airport for 7 months: Hassan Al Kontar
Today’s guest is Hassan al-Kontar, an absolute gem of a person who found himself in one of the most unique and unusual positions imaginable: living in an airport for seven months. As a Syrian refugee,...
22 Marras 20211h 11min
81: Why we like to suffer - Prof. Paul Bloom
Why do we like to suffer? Canadian-American Professor of Psychology and Cognitive Science Paul Bloom believes he has the answer. Or at least, some of the answers to what is a profound and complex ques...
15 Marras 20211h 9min
80: Guantanamo's Most Tortured Prisoner: Mohamedou Ould Salahi
Today, we’ve got a classic On the Edge interviewee, in the form of Mohamedou Ould Salahi, who was detained in Guantanamo Bay for 14 years and is considered by some to be Guantanamo’s most tortured pri...
8 Marras 20211h 16min
78: True Crime 2: Swedish Killer Twin Sisters
In the second episode of our Halloween trilogy, Dr. Sohom Das explains what really went on in the minds of Swedish twin sisters Ursula and Sabina Eriksson, who terrified motorists, before one of them...
31 Loka 202133min
79: True Crime 3: The Broadmoor Cannibal
In our final installment of the three Halloween Specials, Dr. Sohom Das takes us into the mind of the Broadmoor Cannibal, Peter Bryan. Dr. Sohom Das links: A Psych for Sore Minds YouTube Channel: ...
31 Loka 202128min
77: True Crime 1: Anders Breivik
Journalist Andrew Gold and forensic psychiatrist Dr. Sohom Das from A Psych for Sore Minds take a look inside the minds of perpetrators in three scary and fascinating true crime cases. We start with A...
31 Loka 202137min
