Ep: 215 - Walking Amnesia - The Psychology of Dissociative Fugue (Preview)

Walking Amnesia happens when you lose your memory and wake up somewhere else. Clinically known as "Dissociative Fugue", this condition has terrified people who have woke up driving on the freeway or assumed a whole other identity.

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Ep: 200 - The Trouble with Brain Implants- The Psychology of Elon Musk’s Neuralink

We discuss Neuralink. This is one of Elon Musk’s technologies that could reshape the future completely. What are the pros and cons of it? What is the worst-case scenarios. The possible medical uses for it. The possible military implications. How invasive is it? Can it be hacked?

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Ep: 180 - Stalker Report: Psych Myths & Intolerable Sounds (Stalker Preview Episode) - The Psychology of Intolerable Sounds


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On this episode, Andy and I answer some of our favorite messages that we've received from our beloved Stalkers. Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, you name it! We hear you and we are here to answer life's strangest questions:  Why do some sounds feel like nails on a chalkboard? Why do I react so strongly to car horns? And my ~personal~ favorite, how long can you be mad at someone before you don't love them anymore? 

Give it a listen, send us your own thoughts/questions, and thank you for your support! 

As always, stay safe my friends. 



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. 

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Ep: 163 - How to Get Over Your Ex & The Psychology of Breakups (Reloaded) - The Psychology of a broken heart

We all have had problems with depression and anxiety after a bad breakup. In this episode we talk about ways to manage your symptoms during a breakup

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Ep: 162 - Analyzing The Aaron Hernandez Murders (Stalker Preview Episode) - The Psychology of Aaron Hernandez


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In this episode- We explore the brain trauma, drug use, developmental history, and closeted homosexuality, and eventual suicide that were all part of this deeply troubled killer.

Michael Drane and Andrew Baker discus the Netflix documentary Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez. In this documentary they discuss Aaron Hernandez as a rising star in the NFL. He seemed to have everything, but Hernandez was living a double life... football star by day, impulsive murderer by night.


Aaron Hernandez’s fiancé speaks out



What Is The Netflix documentary about Aaron Hernandez?


A much-anticipated docuseries on Aaron Hernandez hit Netflix on Wednesday, and over three episodes it traces his shocking and seemingly incomprehensible downfall. Between the ages of 16 and 27, the Connecticut native went from being a fun-loving high school star to a well-paid tight end for the Super Bowl-minded Patriots, only to end up committing suicide in prison after being convicted of one Boston-area murder and being heavily implicated in two others.
— http://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/01/15/aaron-hernandez-netflix-documentary/%3foutputType=amp

Football Players That Have Committed Suicide or Retired Early




Featuring Professor/Psychoanalyst Michael Drane (@upcmd), 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: 148 - The Slow Betrayal of the Mind & Dementia Psychology - The Psychology of Dementia, Alzheimers, & Neurocognitive Disorders (Preview)

We discuss working at Hospice and Geriatric units during our years as behavioral health techs. This was a request from a few different UPC Stalkers! We talk about different types of Dementia vs. Alzheimers, other neuro-cognitive disorders, and tips for how to care for our beloved old folks.

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Ep: 91 - Bypassing The Mind: EMDR Therapy - The Psychology Of Trauma

Professor Michael Drane & Trauma Specialist Jessica Gaul discuss a remarkable therapy that taps into the rabbit hole of human neurology, EMDR therapy (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) has been known to bypass the conscious mind and even access repressed memories.

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Ep: 82 - Post Hypnotic Part 1: Q & A (Stalker Preview Episode) - The Psychology of Hypnosis

Dream interpretation, memory retrieval, surgery, and much more.

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Ep: 39 - Fatal Insomnia - The Psychology of Sleep

Fatal Insomnia is a rare disease that plagues a single family line for centuries. We dive into the Psychology of Sleep and REAL stories of people who suffered from Fatal Familial Insomnia. A guided, 60-second sleep meditation ends this podcast. Please tune in for the last three minutes of the show, ONLY if you are prepared to fall asleep.

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Ep: 15 - The Story Of Patty Hearst - The Psychology Of Stockholm Syndrome

This is the story of Patricia (Patty) Hearst who was an American heiress born in the 1950’s,How would you react to being kidnapped ad brainwashed by terrorists? Stockholm Syndrome is a psychological barriers we create to save ourselves from nameless villains who are trying to break us down. After 60 days of torture Patty began spreading propaganda messages and even ROBBING A BANK with her captors.

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