The 2 Best Mad in America: Rethinking Mental Health Podcast Episodes
1) Jock McLaren – The Biopsychosocial Model is a Mirage, Time for a Biocognitive Model?
On the podcast this week, we hear from Dr. Niall McLaren. Niall, known to many as Jock, is an Australian psychiatrist who worked for 25 years in the remote north of the country. Also an author, Jock's...Show More
2) Dainius Pūras - Bringing Human Rights to Mental Health Care
Dainius Pūras is a medical doctor and human rights advocate. He is currently serving the final year of his term as the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right of everyone to the enjoyment of th...Show More
3) Psychiatric Drugs: The Real World is Where the Harms Live
Joining us for a roundtable discussion are Brooke Siem, David Antonuccio, Kim Witzak, Angie Peacock and David Healy. They discuss the challenges of openly discussing psychiatric drug withdrawal, the t...Show More
4) Medical Organizations Turn Blind Eye to Harms of Maternal Antidepressant Use: A Conversation With Adam Urato and Joanna Moncrieff
On July 21st 2025, the FDA convened a hearing on maternal use of antidepressants during pregnancy and the impact this use has on fetal development. Around 400,000 children in the United States are bor...Show More
5) Science Under Pressure, Humanity at Stake: An Interview with John Ioannidis
John Ioannidis is a Stanford professor, a physician, and one of the most eminent scholars in the world in the field of evidence-based medicine. Ioannidis has spent his career exposing the weak foundat...Show More
6) Therapy in the Age of Abandonment: A Conversation with Psychological Anthropologist Talia Weiner
Talia Weiner is a psychological anthropologist, licensed professional counselor, and assistant professor of psychology at the University of West Georgia. As a medical and psychological anthropologist,...Show More
7) How to be a Critical Psychologist Without Losing Your Soul: A Conversation With Zenobia Morrill, José Giovanni Luiggi-Hernández and Justin Karter
On the Mad in America podcast this week, we explore the importance of raising awareness of psychological approaches that challenge mainstream perspectives. Joining us today are three people who are pr...Show More
8) Is Dialogue the Best Medicine? A Conversation With Jaakko Seikkula
Welcome to MIA Radio. Today, we are pleased to have as our guest Jaakko Seikkula. Jaakko is a psychologist who helped develop the Open Dialogue practice at Keropudas Hospital in Tornio, Finland, in th...Show More
9) A Therapist Navigating Antidepressant Withdrawal: Nelson Lee on the Power of the Present Moment
Nelson Lee is a therapist and mental skills coach with a master's degree in clinical mental health counseling and an MBA. In 2024, he attempted to get off antidepressants that he'd been on for 15 year...Show More
10) “Progress Only Occurs when People Make Demands” Paolo del Vecchio Reflects on a Life of Federal Service
Paulo del Vecchio is a person in long-term recovery from mental health and addictions, who has been a leader in the peer recovery movement for 40 years. He recently completed a 30-year career at the U...Show More