Micro Mindhunts: Blood Orphans, Books, Booze & Bond
The literary fascination with the troubled and tumultuous lives and minds of secret agents stems back 70 years to the introduction of James Bond in Casino Royale. Contemporary approaches need to provi...
21 Jul 202428min
15: Burning Desires of Arson
The human fascination with fire is thousands of years old. Fire is the great paradox: it provides warmth, energy and protection but also terror and destruction. What does a forensic psychiatrist think...
18 Jul 202429min
13: Summers of Sam's Son
Over almost 50 years, the David Berkowitz case remains a controversial chapter in the history of New York City and forensic psychiatry. So, just who was the "Son of Sam" and what drove him to kill 6 i...
6 Jul 202429min
12: Treating the Raging Narcissist
Malignant narcissism in the extreme can lead to shocking violence and crimes, even murder. But what can drive that and how does it occur? Does the narcissistic murderer qualify for a mental impairment...
28 Jun 202430min
Micro Mindhunts: Plagues, Paranoia & Primates
Terry Gilliam's intriguing 1995 film, 12 Monkeys, taps into the confusing, subjective paradox of human experience. Pandemics are nothing new, but how do we actually decide which "infected" information...
23 Jun 202418min
11: Gaslights and Mirrors of the Narcissist
Why has the term 'narcissist' become so common? What does it even mean and how do they gaslight? In the opening of this 2-parter, let's chat about self-love, Greek myths, infants, mirrors and how we c...
20 Jun 202434min
10: Let's Talk the Walk of the Stalker
Stalking is an old problem with a new focus as law makers and clinicians have increasingly understood and acknowledged the serious psychological harm that it does to so many victims. Let's take a walk...
13 Jun 202429min
