#108 - False Confessions Part 3: The Reid Technique
It isn’t just a few bad cops using psychological coercion. It’s a part of the manual. Used globally and by officers in all fifty states, the Reid Technique works. It reliably gets suspects to confess....
27 Nov 202447min
#107 - False Confessions Part 2: How To Break the Mind
It doesn't take a beating with a rubber hose to push an innocent person past their breaking point. Now, police employ psychological methods and forms of deception to break a suspect's will and elicit ...
22 Nov 202444min
#106 - False Confessions Part 1: The Third Degree
Most of us believe we would never confess to a crime we didn’t commit. But by our best estimates, there are are upwards of 5,000 innocent people locked up in our prison system who falsely confessed. W...
22 Nov 202449min
Best Of: One Bite of the Elephant at a Time
Now presenting, one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Two parents struggle to support their 20 year old son after he's accused of something terrible. But are the authorities in the wrong her...
15 Nov 20241h 6min
Who's Right? - Household Robots
Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Although slightly creepy, can household robots revolutionize our lives? Where's the ...
13 Nov 202433min
#105 - Out and Awake (Sarah Edmondson)
Sarah Edmondson's harrowing journey with the NXIVM cult eventually led her to a court room where she helped convict it's leader, Keith Raniere. Escaping that world of manipulation, coercion, and contr...
5 Nov 202450min
Best Of: What's Our Problem? (Tim Urban)
In honor of election night in less than a week, we present one of our favorite episodes from the archives. Author, blogger, and cartoonist Tim Urban of WaitButWhy.com helps us dissect what's causing t...
1 Nov 202458min
Who's Right? - Halloween
Between our usual Labyrinths episodes, we sit down to debate something serious or silly and ask you: “Who’s Right?” Is Halloween in America really about morality? How much should it be? We would love ...
30 Okt 202439min
