Ep. 231: The Art of Influence—An Unpopular Interview with Author Michael F. Schein

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane sits down with Michael F. Schein, author of “The Hype Handbook: 12 Indispensable Success Secrets from the World’s Greatest Propagandists, Self-Promoters, Cult Leaders, Mischief Makers, and Boundary Breakers”, to discuss how himself and others have mastered the power of hype to get what they want. They also explore the psychology of influence and persuasion, and its impact socially.

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Ep: 228 - Death Row Psychology: The Case of Lisa Montgomery

We meet up with Dr. Bill Kimberlin to discuss the case of an inmate he has been interviewing for over 6 years, Lisa Montgomery. She is the first female prisoner to be federally executed on Death Row in over 70 years. Listen in as they discuss the different types of execution styles, the different drugs used in an execution, the psychology of the executioner, and more.

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Ep: 220 - The Murder of James Bulger - The Psychology of Children Who Kill

Liverpool, 1993: Two 10-year-old boys kidnap and savagely murder 2-year-old James Bulger. What would compel such young children to commit a vicious act on a little kid? The investigation and trial produced overwhelming evidence against the two young killers.

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Ep: 218 - Death Row Psychology - The Psychology of Death Row

Dr. Bill Kimberlin has interviewed multiple inmates just prior to their executions. He comes with a message: Death row is not what we think it is.The author of the book, "Watch Me Die!" has come to UPC to talk about what he has learned.

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Ep: 182 - Scale of Evil: Interview with The Experts - The Psychology of Murder

We are SO excited to provide you with this fascinating conversation between myself, Dr. Michael Stone & Dr. Gary Brucato - The renowned experts behind "The Gradations of Evil" Scale and their new book "The New Evil: Understanding the Emergence of Modern Violent Crime".

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Ep: 78 - Stories From A Mental Hospital - Working in a Mental Hospital

We meet up with Dr. Kirk Honda (From the Psychology In Seattle Podcast) about working in inpatient mental hospitals. Professor Michael Drane has worked in various mental health organizations for the past decade. His roles include things like Behavioral Health Technician, and Intake therapist.

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Ep: 43 - Paranormal Bonus Interview on the Deviatus Podcast

In this exclusive Paranormal interview, Michael is joined by Host of the Deviatus Podcast,

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Ep: 37 - The Dependent Independent Podcast - Behind the Scenes of UPC

In this bonus episode, we visited Nick G., friend of the podcast, over on his show

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