Ep: 262 - Satanism vs. Insanity: The Case of Nathan Brooks (Preview)

Marilyn Brooks was stabbed with both an axe and a knife. Terry Brooks was shot in the head three times. Nathan Brooks tried to get Ryan Brooks to come home in order to kill him along with his parents. After he killed his parents, he covered the house with satanic emblems and pentagrams.

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Ep: 242 - Scale of Evil (Part 14) - Buried Alive for Ransom - The Psychology of Murder - Gary S. Krist (Preview)

Gary S. Krist was responsible for the abduction of Barbara Mackle, daughter to Robert Mackle. He kidnapped her, buried her alive, and then demanded her father pay ransom for her return. Professor Michael Drane explores the qualifications for a Level 19 psychopath based on Dr. Michael Stone’s Gradations of Evil Scale.

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Ep: 225 - Murderous Parents & How to Erase Yourself from the Internet - The Psychology of Filicide and Cybersecurity (Preview)


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Ep: 225 - Murderous Parents & How to Erase Yourself from the Internet - The Psychology of Filicide and Cybersecurity - Psychology Podcast - Michael Drane - We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture, and psychological phenomenon - Unpopular Culture Podcast

In this week’s episode, the whole team is bringing the Stalkers some bona fide bonus content as we answer your questions from the Stalker Group. Sam asked about the case of Amanda Sharp-Jefferson and filicide--we discuss her case and the common reasons that people murder their children. Elijah inquired about the Netflix Documentary ‘The Social Dilemma’ and whether it is possible to remove yourself from the internet – we discuss data privacy, geolocation data, and the ‘not-so-secret’ problems with Google’s Incognito Mode.

Stay safe out there friends, and we hope you enjoy the show. 



Unpopular Culture Podcast is a psychology podcast hosted by Professor & Psychotherapistt 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: 225 - Murderous Parents & How to Erase Yourself from the Internet - The Psychology of Filicide and Cybersecurity - Psychology Podcast - Michael Drane - We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture, and psychol…

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Ep: 221 - 4 Year Anniversary Show

UPC is turning 4 years old! To celebrate 4 years of Unpopular Culture, we are answering Stalker questions: What was our favorite episode to make? What if we had a device that controlled our emotions? How will Covid-19 impact future generations? These and more will be answered

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Ep: 201 - Diagnosing Batman - The Psychology of Batman (Preview)

We discuss possible diagnoses of Batman. Is Batman a Psychopath? Is he Depressed? Maybe he has PTSD? We psychoanalyze this iconic character. Michael Drane is a masters degree level counselor and has diagnosed and teaching diagnostics for years.

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Ep: 196 - The Six Stalkers (Part 4) Celebrity Stalkers - The Psychology of Stalkers and Stalking Behavior

In this episode we explore the psychology of celebrity stalkers- the 4th type of Stalker in our 6 types of stalkers series- "The celebrity Stalker." A type of stalking that truly embodies what happens when someone obsesses over the unattainable. We discus Selena Gomez's stalker Thomas Brodnicki. We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture, and psychology

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Ep: 174 - Banana Phobia (Stalker Preview Episode) - The Psychology of Phobias


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In this Episode: We answer a letter from "Banana Phobia", a person who is phobic about bananas. Did you know that 50% of humans have a lifelong, irrational fear of an object or situation? For around 7% of us, that fear rises to the level of clinical phobia. 


The Stalker Letter That Started It All


Dear UPC podcast. If you use my letter, please keep my name anonymous, because I’m deeply ashamed of what I’m about to say. 
I have what would probably be considered a phobia about bananas. I don’t know when this started, just that I’ve had it for as long as I can remember. 
If I see a banana I feel a tremendous sense of anxiety and need to get away from it immediately. There have been times when I have smelled a banana in a restraint or something and I become physically sick to my stomach. 
I’m hoping you can provide insight into why I feel this way. I feel deeply embarrassed about this, because rationally, I understand how crazy or silly it sounds. But it feels like a sense of dread that I always have to walk around with. 
Any info would help. Love you, love your podcast and never miss an episode. Thanks in advance!

P.S.- I’m a recent stalker of the podcast, and my experience so far has been great. ! I have to say, the stalker-only shows are even better than the free feed ones, so thank you for all of the tremendous bonus content that you offer. It was totally worth it to sign up.”
— - Codename: Banana Phobia 


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: 171 - The Six Stalkers (Part 2) “The Shoe Fetish Slayer" - The Psychology of Stalking and Foot Fetishes - Jerome Brudos (Preview)

Jerome (Jerry) Brudos, a serial murderer from Oregon, is an example of the lust stalker, and the next subject of the 6 types of stalkers. Jerome Brudos is notable for his foot fetish, his obsession with women’s shoes, but also his escalating pattern of savagery.

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Ep: 167 - Psychology Mythbusters- Clean Hands, Dirty Money (Stalker Preview Episode) - The Psychology of Morality


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This “Psychology Fact” is neither psychology nor fact.

In this episode, Michael, Ashley and Andy discuss this “Psychology Fact”meme.

If we assume that the ONLY people who get their hands dirty through manual labor are honest people … we are making a subjective judgment.

In reality, there are countless professionals like doctors, teachers, clinicians, and many more who work just as hard without getting their hands “dirty”. They are also morally honest people who work very hard, and try every day to make the world a better place.

  

Our sense of who is honest or moral, and who is not, begins in early toddlerhood and is influenced by our role models and the people around us. 

Developmental Psychologist Lawrence Kohlberg describes 3 stages that people go through when developing their sense of morality:

Level 1 - Pre-Conventional Morality (9 or younger)

We haven’t developed a personal code of morality. Instead, our moral code is shaped by  consequences for breaking rules and the standards of the adults around us.

Level 2 - Conventional Morality (Adolescents & Adults)

We start to internalize the moral standards of our role models.

Authority is internalized but not questioned, and reasoning is based on the norms of our peer groups.

Level 3 - Post-Conventional Morality

Our  judgment is based on self-chosen principles, our moral reasoning is based on individual rights and justice. This level of moral reasoning is as far as most people get.

Higher Morality

Only 10-15% of people are capable of the kind of abstract thinking required to obtain morality beyond this. While everyone else takes their moral views from those around them, only a small percentage think through ethical principles for themselves. They are willing to break the conventional laws  of their time to strive for a greater sense of justice.



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: 164 - Is My Child A Serial Killer? - The Psychology of Oppositional Defiant Disorder (Preview)

We discuss Conduct Disorder and Oppositional Defiant Disorder. Do they commonly occur in childhood? Does that mean your kid will lead a life of crime or worse? We give case examples and share experience. Most kids with O.D.D. go on to live happy, successful lives.

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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.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast


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Ep: 160 - Analyzing Netflix's "Don't F--K with Cats" - The Psychology of Luka Magnotta & Mob Vigilanteism (Preview)

We will be reviewing the Netflix documentary “Don’t fuck with cats” and the killer Luka Magnotta. With themes of murder, animal abuse, psychopathy, and mob mentality this will sure not be missed.

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Ep: 158 - Manson Vs. Jones - The Psychology of Cult Leaders and Serial Killers (Preview)

We delve into what's the difference between a "Serial Killer" and a "Cult Leader". What is the psychological profiles of Jim Jones, and Charles Manson? We also discuss the differences between spree murder, and mass murder, using two of the most notorious villains in history.

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Ep: 156 - My Evil Twin 2 “The Silent Twins” - The Psychology of Twins and Psychopathic Behavior (Preview)

This is the fascinating case of June and Jennifer Gibbons, a.k.a "The Silent Twins. They were admitted to Broadmoor Hospital where they were held for eleven years. For most of us, our shadow is a metaphor for our darker side, a way to describe another part of us, but not for these ladies.

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Ep: 153 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Animal Love - The Psychology of Pet Ownership


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Ep: 153 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Animal Love - The Psychology of Pet Ownership - Psychology podcast - MICHAEL DRANE - We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture and psychological phenomenon.


What is this episode about?


Is it normal to go through emotional withdrawal when away from your pets? Michael, Ashley, and Andrew talk through this question from Stalker Amanda & discuss the psychology behind pet ownership.

We will also give personal stories of our own pets. Of the three of us who is the bigger pet lover? Cats or dogs? And insight on how to curb this anxiety.


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Ep: 153 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Animal Love - The Psychology of Pet Ownership - Psychology podcast - MICHAEL DRANE - We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture and psychological phenomenon.

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Ep: 153 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Animal Love - The Psychology of Pet Ownership - Psychology podcast - MICHAEL DRANE - We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture and psychological phenomenon.

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Ep: 153 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Animal Love - The Psychology of Pet Ownership - Psychology podcast - MICHAEL DRANE - We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture and psychological phenomenon.

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UPC is a Forensic, Psychology, and True Crime Podcast that takes on:

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: 151 - (Stalker Preview Episode) Bud Naked - The Psychology of Marijuana


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In this episode Michael Drane is visited by Ashley and Andy. They might break out into this song.

They might discuss lame weed jokes. But Team UPC WILL talk about Marijuana and CBD.

What is the difference between CBD and THC?

Could things like below actually be true in regards to Marijuana?👇

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What are the effects of CBD.. is it the cure-all that it's often claimed to be?

What are the social implications of using marijuana?


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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



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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: 145 - Psychology (Of Sex) Mythbusters 2 - The Psychology of Sex (Preview)

We bust the following Myths: 1- Never go to bed angry. It will destroy your relationship. 2- Ways to deescalate and walk away 3- You should learn to love your partner’s worst qualities. 4 - How to tell if your partner is toxic 5 - Is using alcohol or marijuana is a good stimulant for sex.

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Ep: 143 - Case Profile: Gypsy Rose - The Psychology of Munchausen By Proxy (Preview)

We analyze the Psychology of Gypsy Rose, How do you tell the difference between Munchausen by Proxy and Psychosis? What do you do if you have a Munchausen case in your life? How to clinicians and medical doctors handle such clients? What to watch for when looking for Munchausens and how to find out if they’re fabricating medical/ psychological issues.

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Ep: 140 - Small Talk 101 - (Preview)

In this episode we discuss small talk. Below are some of the topics covered. How do Introverts and Extroverts feel about small talk? What is small talk, and how do you make small talk with someone? What are some of the best & worst conversation starters? Tips for people who struggle with it.

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