Designer Psychology Podcast
1) The Psychology of Sexual Violence
In this episode, we dip our psychological toes into the world of sociology and gender studies by chatting with Professor Alison Phipps (Newcastle University) about sexual violence. It's certainly a se...Show More
2) Psychbite#3: Let there be blood
In this shorter episode, I discuss my interview with David Cohen on the psychology of vampires and delve a little deeper into the groups of people who identify themselves as real-life vampires or drin...Show More
3) The Psychology of Vampires
Why are we so obsessed with vampires? In this episode, I'm joined by psychologist and author David Cohen. We chat about his book The Psychology of Vampires (Routledge, 2019) and David unpacks what vam...Show More
4) PsychBite#2: Super Psychology
If you haven't listened to the previous interview episode with Dr Janina Scarlet on the idea of Superhero Therapy then instead get the cheat sheet with all the best bits here. Also, I extrapolate fro...Show More
5) The Psychology of Superhero Therapy
In this episode, discover the innovative concept of superhero therapy with Dr. Janina Scarlett. Her work with military personnel, adults, and children integrates pop culture heroes into evidence-based...Show More
6) Psychbite #1
This is the first of shorter episodes to sit in-between the main interview episodes. It means you'll now get an Everything's Psychology episode every week. Here, I dig a little deeper into the psychol...Show More
7) The Psychology of the Hero's Journey
Why are we so drawn to stories about transformation? About leaving the ordinary world, facing a crisis, and returning changed? From King Lear to The Lion King, from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games, ...Show More
8) Artificial Intelligence in Behavioural Science
I chat with Dr Paul Sacher about the state of AI within the behavioural sciences. Should we be scared how AI will be used or excited about the opportunities it opens for research and the application o...Show More
9) The Psychology of Habits
Do habits really take 66 days to form? Should you rely on willpower? How does a psychologist approach overcoming their own bad habits and starting good ones? Professor Ben Gardner leads us through t...Show More
10) The Psychology of Cats
This episode dives into the complexities of cat behaviour. Dr Claude Béata, animal behaviouralist and author of The Interpretation of Cats, emphasises cats dual role as both predator and prey and how ...Show More