We discuss the story of a woman who may have been stalked by her Uber driver. They review the different types of stalkers, as well as the data your Uber driver can get. While on the side of the road, a man drives by screaming. Years later.. you get into another car accident and THE SAME GUY drives by and shouts the same thing.. Is this Deja Vu? Coincidence? Or just bad memory.
Read moreEp: 246 - Advertising vs. Manipulation (Preview)
Is attention is a form of currency? is limitless media for consumption a good thing? Artistic manipulation. We discuss Edward Bernays’ mastery of artistic manipulation, the limitations of determining credibility on the internet, the philosophical debate behind “is all advertising bad?”
Read moreEp: 192 - Do females like being called "Baby"?? - The Psychology of Pet Names and Nick Names
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In this episode Michael Drane, Pat Owen, Ryan Lee, and Ashley answer this commonly stated psychology "fact"
Has the internet lied to us, or do you think it's true that females like being called "baby"?
Unpopular Culture podcast brings together an expert in Technology, a psychology researcher, a medical researcher, and a therapist for this excellent episode. So do you think it’s true?
Ep: 192 - Do females like being called "Baby"?? - The Psychology of Pet Names and Nick Names - Do females like to be called baby? We answer this commonly stated psychology "fact" Has the internet lied to us, or do you think it's true? We bring together an expert in Technology, a psychology researcher, a medical researcher, and a therapist for this excellent episode. We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture, and psychological analysis. Michael Drane.
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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a psychology podcast hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. With help from professionals in different fields, he seeks to shine light into the broken underbelly of society.
Listen as he takes on the psychology behind subjects like:
True Crime: serial killers, murders, stalkers, cults, forensic analysis
Psychology: mental illness, social phenomenon, mob mentality, psychoanalysis, etc.
Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, love, Tv analysis, movie analysis.
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Ep: 192 - Do females like being called "Baby"?? - The Psychology of Pet Names and Nick Names - Do females like to be called baby? We answer this commonly stated psychology "fact" Has the internet lied to us, or do you think it's true? We bring together an expert in Technology, a psychology researcher, a medical researcher, and a therapist for this excellent episode. We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture, and psychological analysis. Michael Drane.
Ep: 191 - Being in a Relationship With The Replika App - The Psychology of Artificial Intelligence (Preview)
We explore the psychology behind "Replika - My AI Friend" -- an app designed for virtual friendship, mentorship and romance. We is the nature of AI (Artificial Intelligence), is it possible to have a romantic relationship ? Does it have feelings, and a soul?
Read moreEp: 183 - Dark Fairytale Origins 3 - The Psychology of Fairytales (Preview)
We continue down the rabbit hole, exploring the psychological themes of the original stories behind "The Fox and The Hound" & "Pied Piper of Hamelin".
Read moreEp: 179 - Team UPC Talks About Coronavirus - The Psychology of Coronavirus
We ask the smartest people we know about their take on the coronavirus. They aren't viral pathologists or Covid-19 experts but the discussion was interesting conversation that started as a private one. We decided that if sharing this conversation helps educate people about how to protect themselves, then we should post it to UPC.
Read moreEp: 178 - Dark Fairytale Origins 2: Pinocchio & Cinderella -The Psychology of Pinocchio & Cinderella (Preview)
We talk about the dark origins of our favorite fairy tales. In this episode we explore disturbing psychological themes behind the original stories of Cinderella & Pinocchio.
Read moreEp: 155 - Technology Mythbusters 2 - The Psychology of Technology
We discuss all things technological. These questions were submitted by patrons of the podcast. Can a driverless car be hacked ? What is the most terrifying future tech? How can a 3-D printer be used to make a bomb or a gun? Is the Dark Web really anonymous?
Read moreEp: 152 - Technology Myth-Busters (Part 1) - Common Technology Misconceptions Debunked
In this Tech themed “MythBusters” episode we bust commonly held Technology Myths: Do you have to get a new computer every 5 years? IS big brother listening or watching with devices like Alexa?" If you don’t open attachments you are safe from viruses? Are Driverless cars safe?
Read moreEp: 120 - Black Mirror Season 5 Review - The Psychology of Black Mirror
We discuss Black Mirror Season 5 ! Did anyone catch the parental narcissism? How much is your sexuality influenced by your reality? How would we rate this season? We touch on episodes Striking Vipers, Smithereens, and Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too.
Read moreEp: 99 -Ranking 10 Dangerous Conspiracy Theories (Preview)
Full Moon Theory, Facebook Spying on us all, and more analyzed by Professor Michael Drane, Dr. Pat Owen, and Cyber Security Expert Ryan Lee.
Read moreEp: 92 - Black Mirror's "San Junipero" - Nostalgia Therapy & Virtual Reality
We return with San Junipero, the most acclaimed episode of Black Mirror series. What year would YOUR San Junipero take place? "San Junipero" is the fourth episode in the third series of the British science fiction anthology television series Black Mirror.
Read moreEp: 72 - The Psychology of the Mandela Effect - False Memory & Public Perception
The social phenomenon where the public has certain false memories dubbed the "Mandela Effect". It was first coined in 2013 after Nelson Mandela's death, because many people misremember him dying in prison in the 1980s.
Read moreEp: 64 - What Hackers Do with Your Stolen Identity - The Psychology of Hackers
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In this bonus Friday episode, Michael is joined by cyber security engineer and tech guru, Ryan, to follow-up their first episode about Hackers and Data Breaches: Episode 6 of Unpopular Culture: "How Companies LOSE your Data" that you can find here.
Michael and Ryan talk about what happens to your stolen data and identities once they are stolen. They go up for sale on the Dark Web and you'd be shocked to learn that the average price of an identity is only 10 dollars. They also give you tricks to keep your information safe and passwords confidential in this Part 2 episode of the Hackers series on the Unpopular Culture Podcast.
Unpopular Culture Podcast is a psychology podcast hosted by Professor & Psychoanalyst Michael Drane. With help from professionals in different fields, he seeks to shine light into the broken underbelly of society.
Listen as he takes on the psychology behind subjects like:
True Crime: serial killers, murders, stalkers, cults, forensic analysis
Psychology: mental illness, social phenomenon, mob mentality, psychoanalysis, etc.
Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, love, Tv analysis, movie analysis.
We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air. Please consider supporting the show and get access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.
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Ep: 60 - The Day the Internet Broke - The DEATH of Net Neutrality
In this UNPLUGGED freestyle rant, Michael is joined by Cyber Security Engineer Ryan Lee to talk about the death of Net Neutrality and what YOU can do to help.
Read moreEp: 9 - (Stalker Only Episode) The Dark Web - The Psychology Of The Internet
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"The Dark Web" is a discussion between Michael and Ryan about the evil twin of the internet: a hidden underbelly where people trade organs, hire hitmen and steal identities.
Michael is joined by cyber security engineer, Ryan, to go over the deep dark secrets and corners of the internet. Together, they discuss how much an identity costs online and even hiring hit men for homicide— The Dark Web is an endless, scary resource.
Unpopular Culture Podcast is a psychology podcast hosted by Professor & Psychoanalyst Michael Drane. With help from professionals in different fields, he seeks to shine light into the broken underbelly of society.
Listen as he takes on the psychology behind subjects like:
True Crime: serial killers, murders, stalkers, cults, forensic analysis
Psychology: mental illness, social phenomenon, mob mentality, psychoanalysis, etc.
Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, love, Tv analysis, movie analysis.
We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air. Please consider supporting the show and get access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.
Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast
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Ep: 7 - (Stalker Only Episode) The Way of the Joystick - The Psychological Effects Of Gaming
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Psychological Benefits of Gaming with Josue Cardona of PsychTech Podcast and Geek Tharapy
Michael is joined by gamer and fellow clinician/podcaster, Josue Cardona to talk about the common misconceptions that stem from gaming and how we can use game theory and techniques to benefit our lives.
When most people think about the “effects of video games,” their minds automatically go to desensitization, possibly anger coming from violence that young children are simulating.
Many will remember the infamous case Chris Harper-Mercer, the man who murdered ten and injured seven more in a mass shooting that he had previously announced he was going to carry out on a reddit chain. After committing this horrific crime, he shot himself.
Some of the disturbing responses and other conversations on this reddit chain were taunting him to carry this out, and praising him after he had already died.
“DO IT”
“You might want to target a girl’s school which is safer because there are no beta males throwing themselves for their rescue.”
“I am so excited for this. If this comes true then thank you for my late birthday gift anon.”
“I suggest you enter a classroom and tell people that you will take them as hostages. Make everyone get in one corner and then open fire. Make sure that there is no way that someone can disarm you as it possible. I suggest you carry a knife on your belt as last resort if someone is holding your gun,”
“Do not use a shotgun. I would suggest a powerful assault rifle and a pistol or 2x pistols. Possibly the type of pistols who have 15+ ammo”
Here are the responses after the shooting:
“THE MADMAN ACTUALLY DID IT”
“That score, ouch. Not even double digits on current reports.”
“GOOD SHOW OP”
“MAY YOU RIP IN PEACE.”
But Michael is joined by gaming and technology enthusiast, Josue Cardona of the PsychTech Podcast and Geek Therapy Network to talk about the other side of this debate.
Throughout the episode, both Michael and Josue argue that there are some very real positive effects from gaming, and that if used in the right way, gaming can improve your health in many ways.
Josue Cardona, during the episode references the SuperBetter game and App created by Jane McGonigal, made famous by a TedTalks video that uses gaming to improve people’s mental health.
By attributing game-theories like achievements, power-ups and positive reinforcement, you can recover from injury, bring your mental state up to a positive level, etc.
She says: “Games like World of Warcraft give players the means to save worlds, and incentive to learn the habits of heroes. What if we could harness this gamer power to solve real-world problems? Jane McGonigal says we can, and explains how.”
EPISODE SOURCES
1. German Researchers Show Video Games Improve Your Brain
This is your brain. This is your brain on Super Mario 64. See how the gray matter is increased? A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatrysuggests a whole lot of benefits to playing video games.
2. 14 Video Games Linked to Mass Murders
“I’ve been waiting to do this for years.” Those were the words of Chris Harper-Mercer before he killed 10 people, including himself, and left seven more injured in the massacre that took place on the Umpqua campus.
It seems that almost every week the airwaves are flooded with mass shootings at the hand of violent, enraged gunmen. Violence and shootings affect hundreds, if not thousands of innocent people every year as well as our nation’s stability as a whole. Through research, reports often indicate many mass killers were addicted to violent video games. Harper-Mercer was no exception to this trend.
Unpopular Culture Podcast is a psychology podcast hosted by Professor & Psychoanalyst Michael Drane. With help from professionals in different fields, he seeks to shine light into the broken underbelly of society.
Listen as he takes on the psychology behind subjects like:
True Crime: serial killers, murders, stalkers, cults, forensic analysis
Psychology: mental illness, social phenomenon, mob mentality, psychoanalysis, etc.
Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, love, Tv analysis, movie analysis.
We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air. Please consider supporting the show and get access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.
Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast
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You Can Follow Us Here Or Anywhere You Find Awesome Podcasts
Ep: 4 - Where Is My Phone? -The Psychology of Technology Addiction
We discuss the literal dopamine rush our brains get every time we use our cell phones and dig even further into how technology addiction has taken over our lives. What does our Technology Addiction look like in 20 years?
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