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Today, we will dive into the psychology of awkwardness. Why does it exist? What function does it serve? Finally, my favorite tips for how to navigate out of or diffuse and awkward moment so that you may live to fight another day.

Have you ever had a stalker?

- 1 in 6 women and 1 in 19 men have had at least 1 stalker in their lifetime

- 3 in 4 victims know their stalkers in some capacity

- Today we will talk about a case that just happened this week, a Texas stalker that drove 2,600 miles from Houston to Redmond Washington to kill his victim and her husband

- This case has a modern spin to it- the victim had a podcast, and the stalker was one of her fans.

- We lie In a world where 5 million podcasts exist, so are we not statistically likely to see this thing happen more and more?

- Also the 1 sided relationship between a podcaster and their fans is quite imbalanced.

- I myself am a fan of podcasts, and understand the intimate, yet 1 sided relationship that can be built. After all, we listen to countless hours of a podcasters voice and their musings. How could that NOT create a sense of familiarity?

- I have talked to fans of my own work who blow me away with the details they pick up about me from listening to this show

- Meanwhile, I have never met them before, and usually had no clue of their existence prior to meeting them.

- The story you are about to hear is a case of what happens when the podcaster/podcaster fan relationship goes horribly wrong.

- This episode is for Joey, a patron of the show who brought this story to my attention, thank you Joey.

In Part 3- Dr. Drane explores The Green River Killer along Psychopathic vs. Sociopathic criteria. Also, we finally answer the question: Is Gary Ridgeway a sexual sadist? 

Today, in the spirit of all things unknown, I am going to be exploring the Sexual Sadism of Gary Ridgeway aka The Green River Killer.

I recently had the coolest experience of being able to participate in a documentary on Gary Ridgeway that will be released soon on Tubi.

Full Episodes ---> Patreon.com/doctorpsychopodcast

In preparation for this documentary, I discovered multiple experts who classified Ridgeway as a sexual sadist, and I myself classified him as one on the documentary as well.

Why do experts commonly believe that The Green River Killer was a sexual sadist, you ask? Why, it’s because he strangled them to death after having sex with them.

Sexual sadism is when you get sexual thrill from the prolonged torture and the enjoyment of watching your victim suffer. Compared to other sexual sadists, Ridgeway finished his victims rather quickly, and did not take pleasure in prolonging their deaths or suffering, nor did he take the time to revel in the act of killing them. Ridgeway simply strangled them after sex. Is that really sexual sadism?

To answer this question, my wonderful stalkers, let’s dive into the Ridgeway case. I will recap the history of the Green River Killer, and then consider the criteria for sexual sadism to see if it lines up with Gary Rigeway. And of course, I want to hear your thoughts too!

Part 2 explores the personality dynamics of Gary Ridgeway, his home life, and romantic relationships.

Today, in the spirit of all things unknown, I am going to be exploring the Sexual Sadism of Gary Ridgeway aka The Green River Killer.

I recently had the coolest experience of being able to participate in a documentary on Gary Ridgeway that will be released soon on Tubi.

Full Episodes ---> Patreon.com/doctorpsychopodcast

In preparation for this documentary, I discovered multiple experts who classified Ridgeway as a sexual sadist, and I myself classified him as one on the documentary as well.

Why do experts commonly believe that The Green River Killer was a sexual sadist, you ask? Why, it’s because he strangled them to death after having sex with them.

Sexual sadism is when you get sexual thrill from the prolonged torture and the enjoyment of watching your victim suffer. Compared to other sexual sadists, Ridgeway finished his victims rather quickly, and did not take pleasure in prolonging their deaths or suffering, nor did he take the time to revel in the act of killing them. Ridgeway simply strangled them after sex. Is that really sexual sadism?

To answer this question, my wonderful stalkers, let’s dive into the Ridgeway case. I will recap the history of the Green River Killer, and then consider the criteria for sexual sadism to see if it lines up with Gary Rigeway. And of course, I want to hear your thoughts too!

Today, in the spirit of all things unknown, I am going to be exploring the Sexual Sadism of Gary Ridgeway aka The Green River Killer.

I recently had the coolest experience of being able to participate in a documentary on Gary Ridgeway that will be released soon on Tubi.

Full Episodes ---> Patreon.com/doctorpsychopodcast

In preparation for this documentary, I discovered multiple experts who classified Ridgeway as a sexual sadist, and I myself classified him as one on the documentary as well.

Why do experts commonly believe that The Green River Killer was a sexual sadist, you ask? Why, it’s because he strangled them to death after having sex with them.

Sexual sadism is when you get sexual thrill from the prolonged torture and the enjoyment of watching your victim suffer. Compared to other sexual sadists, Ridgeway finished his victims rather quickly, and did not take pleasure in prolonging their deaths or suffering, nor did he take the time to revel in the act of killing them. Ridgeway simply strangled them after sex. Is that really sexual sadism?

To answer this question, my wonderful stalkers, let’s dive into the Ridgeway case. I will recap the history of the Green River Killer, and then consider the criteria for sexual sadism to see if it lines up with Gary Rigeway. And of course, I want to hear your thoughts too!

In this episode- psychology, technology, and medical experts discuss how feasible it is for the matrix to even exist. If we were to try to create the Martix today, what would that look like? And if you could, would you really want to?

Full Episodes ---> Patreon.com/doctorpsychopodcast.com

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What happens when your roommate moves in and refuses to leave? Jamison Bachman is the type of personality who gets into your home and terrorizes you from the inside out

We're Back!!!! Dr. Michael Drane announces the relaunch of the podcast, first episode to drop next week after the new year. We also catch up on how we've been this last year.

We're covering 2 shocking Thanksgiving cases in this episode:

1. A woman who ate her husband for thanksgiving

2. A man who shot his family at the Thanksgiving table. 

Noting says UPC Thanksgiving like quadruple homicide with a side of Cannibalism

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain 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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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Joe and Love are raising their baby in a plastic, suburban life. So normal, they even have a couple’s therapist. But Joe can't help but reach back to his former life. 

Let's get into the psychology of stalking and murderous mayhem!

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Did you listen to "The House on Fox Hallow Farm"? A story about Herb Baumesiter, the sexual strangulation-style lust murderer. This  2018 UPC classic is an elaboration on the psychology of the different kinds of lust murder, including some infamous examples, and themes I've seen in my own forensic work.

Show notes — upcpodcast.com/archive1/Lust

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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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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Today, we are reacting to random stories found on the internet....

1. A lady who thinks she has DID, her Therapist disagrees. 

2. A 30 year old guy and 8 year old girl sitting close to each other at a restaurant eating the same salad. The server finds a note written on the table- "not my dad".. was this child abduction?

3. The lady who threw her own sister in law on the street. After a husband and wife struggle to have a baby, the husband's little sister decides to pull a prank. As a joke, she left a fake positive pregnancy test in their bedroom drawer. When the husband found it, he thought his wife had been cheating on him. The wife wants to know- Am  I an asshole for throwing my husband’s little sister out on the street?

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain 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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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, professor Michael Drane reviews how therapy has changed in the 20th century, particularly around Freud and his contribution to the field, as well as Adler's contribution to our understanding of developmental psychology, and even defense mechanisms.  

This episode is reserved for our stalkers of the show, so to catch the rest of this episode, go to Patreon.com/upcpodcast. 

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, professor Michael Drane meets with Geoffrey Wallis, author of 'A Voice From the Inside: Notes on Religious Trauma in a Captive Organization.'

Geoffrey, who uses a pseudonym to protect his identity, shares his experience of leaving the Jehovah's Witness church, which he identifies as a captive organization, and the psychological and emotional trauma that ensued once he began to seriously question his beliefs.

Listen in as they explore religious trauma, social isolation, cult criteria, and the spectrum of conformity and control present in most, if not all, modern religions, and how the church's policies lead to the phenomenon of Physically-In-Mentally-Out (PIMO).

If you are interested in reading Jeff's book (which I highly recommend) you can purchase it in paperback or audio through Amazon.com

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, the UPC team is bringing you some shady psychological stories we found on Reddit, and we’re gonna give you our psychological and technological impressions.

For this first story, first Ryan schools us on internet lingo, and then we dive into the psychology of someone who recorded a woman and her boyfriend having sex outside their window.

If you have any scary encounters, send them our way to hello@upcpodcast.com

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

In this week’s episode, professor Michael Drane completes Part 3 of his series on ‘7 Reasons for Cannibals.’ He reviews the previous ingredients before diving into identity confusion, inferiority, and psychosis.

This episode is reserved exclusively for our Stalkers of the podcast, so if you would like to catch the full episode, go to: patreon.com/upcpodcast

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane provides an in-depth analysis of the motives for cannibals—part 2. We review 2 additional motives for cannibalism: Psychopathic Narcissism and Power & Thrill. Listen in as he dives into the minds of Luka Magnotta from the Netflix Documentary ‘Don’t Fuck with Cats’ and Dorangel Vargas (aka the Hannibal Lector of the Andes).

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

On Sept. 30th, 1995 in Bellaire, Ohio -- 16 yr old Ryan Brooks was staying over at his friend Erik’s house. Like most teenagers, Ryan and Erik were up late hanging out. Ryan was out so late that he decided to check in with his parents. Ryan calls home at approximately 1:30 AM and his older brother Nathan answers the phone.

“Tell mom and dad that I’m staying with Erik tonight." His older brother Nathan responds: “No, I think mom and dad want you home." Believing that his parents want him to come home, Ryan only stays out for an hour or so longer before having Erik drive him back. It was a decision that probably saved his life. When Ryan came home, he walked into a scene that undoubtedly scarred him for the rest of his life. His parents had been murdered. 

His mother, Marilyn, had been stabbed and mutilated with both an axe and a knife. His father, Terry, was shot in the head three times with a hunting rifle. His head was cut off with a hacksaw and placed in a punch bowl in the kitchen while his body still lay in his bed where he had been sleeping. Ryan’s older brother Nathan had lied to him. His parents hadn’t asked him to come home. Nathan had wanted him to come home so he could murder him along with the rest of the family. Even more, Nathan had created a kill list, and at the top of that list was Ryan. After Nathan killed his parents, he covered the house with satanic emblems and pentagrams.

Many believed that Nathan had killed his parents as part of a satanic ritual, and had fallen into the dark world of Satanic Practice. But Nathan and his lawyers plead insanity, insinuating that Nathan was not in his right mind when he killed his parents and had not meant to kill them. Nathan claimed the murders were not premeditated.

Was this a case of an impressionable teen falling into satanic ritualism? Or did something happen that night to mentally compromise Nathan’s sanity?

This episode was a Stalker request from Angela, a friend, and patron of the show.

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, the UPC Dream Team is bringing you back in time.

Listen in as Professor Michael Drane, Pat Owen, Ryan Lee, and Ashley Haynes-Gibson discuss mental health care standards, stereotypes and practices in the 1800s, the emergence of interventions we see and use today, outlandish diagnoses, and more!

For a refresher, be sure to check out our first episode in this series: History of Mental Illness Prior to the 1800s.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

We all know what cannibalism is, but do we know WHY it exists? What drives a person to eat another person? The answers might surprise you. This episode is the first of a series where Prof. Michael Drane explores the many reasons why cannibals exist. Stay tuned for part 2! Stay safe out there friends, and we hope you enjoy the show.

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week’s episode, listen in as Professor and Psychotherapist Michael Drane and Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee, dive into the psychology behind Medieval torture. This request was brought to us by our beloved Stalker Katherine, who was particularly interested in the psychology of medieval torture coupled with voyeurism.

We review different Medieval devices used during this time, the psychology of the sadist/masochist/voyeur, as well as some lesser-known cases like Bernd Jürgen Armando Brandes, a masochist who allowed himself to be eaten by the Rotengerg Cannibal (a sadist) in Germany.

Please note, this episode is particularly graphic. If you are sensitive to blood or disturbing images, we recommend you skip this one.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, Professor and Psychotherapist Michael Drane and MFT Intern Ashley Haynes-Gibson answer Laura's questions from our previous Relationship Live Show.

Laura, 43, has engaged in a lot of therapeutic healing and wants to know how to find the right partner, as well as friends, after leaving the Mormon Church 12 years ago.

Listen in as we discuss Adlerian Psychology around what constitutes a 'mid-life crisis’, how to develop a healthy schema of relationships, how to base your match mate on personality traits rather than hobbies, as well as some fascinating statistics around singles in the U.S.

This episode is reserved for our beloved Stalkers of the podcast. To catch the rest of this episode, go to: patreon.com/upcpodcast.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Have you ever been curious about the lived experience of Schizophrenia? All of us have the ability to have our senses fooled. It’s a balance of probability that more of us don’t experience it ourselves.

In this week’s episode, Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee and Professor and Psychotherapist Michael Drane discuss Ryan’s experience using a well-known Schizophrenia simulator. Listen in as we review the often-distressing symptoms of Schizophrenia, what types and styles of voices can be present during a hallucination, as well as some common strategies for coping with Schizophrenia.

As always, UPC’s content is intended for entertainment and educational purposes only. If you or a loved one are experiencing any of these symptoms, please seek professional care.

Check out the simulator video yourself here! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pr8IyNGAqlw&ab_channel=ThatRick904

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

UPC is bringing back another cult classic—Borderline for Bees with Boots. Listen in as Professor Michael Drane, Andy Baker and Ashley Haynes-Gibson discuss Borderline Personality Disorder, the complexities of living with BPD, common misconceptions, and more!

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Have you ever wished you were in a mental institution prior to the 1800s? No? Me either. Turns out mental health care has come a long way in regards to just about everything. This week, listen in as the dynamic trio Professor Michael Drane, UPC Admin Andy Baker, and Grad Student/Researcher Ashley Haynes-Gibson discuss the type of mental health treatment that was available, how the mentally ill were viewed by society, famous artist’s and monarchs who were rumored to be mentally unwell, and more!

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

It’s 7PM, February 16th, 1981. Arne Cheyene Johnson, 19, has just been arrested for the murder of his 40-year-old friend and landlord, Alan Bono. Arne Stabbed Bono over 20 times after getting into an altercation about an unknown female. Fascinatingly, Arne Johnson claimed to have no memory of the event, stating that he was possessed by the devil after an exorcism was performed on his girlfriend’s brother David Getzel. Following his conviction, Johnson served 5 years of his 20-year-sentence for exemplary behavior.

The case of Arne Cheyenne Johnson baffles skeptics, affirms the believer, and truly blurs the line between the paranormal and the psychological. Is demonic possession real? Or is it simply a matter of one’s cultural beliefs?

Listen in as Professor Michael Drane and Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee discuss this highly debated topic surrounding the release of ‘The Conjuring 3: The Devil Made Me Do It.’ This episode was a stalker request from our beloved Hailey—thank you Hailey! For non-stalkers, to catch the rest of this episode, go to www.patreon.com/upcpodcast.

For the rest of you, stay safe out there friends, and we hope you enjoy the show.

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Catfishing. We’ve all heard of it. People appear to be prettier than they are on Tinder or Plenty of Fish and you think to yourself, ‘there’s no way this person is real.’ But what happens when you’re right? What happens when the person you’ve been in love with for the past ten years is a lie?

In this week’s episode, listen in as Professor Michael Drane and Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee explore the Psychology of MTV’s ‘Catfish’--Season 8, Episode 32 with Caitea and Paul. They look at the common reasons people catfish, the psychology behind their attachment style, how you can protect yourself against catfishing, and more.

For those of you who are the catfish perpetrator, beware—we’re teaching our audience how to find you.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

While mainstream society might scoff at your twisted sense of humor, the benefit of using humor in dark moments is a well-studied coping mechanism.

In this episode- Prof. Michael Drane sits down with Tawny Platis from The Death is Hilarious Podcast to talk about this misunderstood aspect of the human psyche.

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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane presents one of America’s most notorious serial killers, the Truck Stop Killer. Also known as Robert Ben Rhoades, Ben acquired his fame after a police officer unsuspectingly checked on his semi-truck, parked haphazardly on the side of the road, only to discover that Robert was ‘working’ on his next victim.

Listen in as he explores the killer’s ideology, their motive, the horribly gruesome details surrounding his torture and disposal of their bodies, and even how Robert would psychologically torture the victims’ families by calling them and describing what he did to their loved ones. This is the ~epitome~ of stranger danger, folks.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

We asked you to tell us what’s on your mind, and you did not disappoint. 1. Do women with narcissistic personality disorder get misdiagnosed with Borderline often? 2. Someone wants you to talk about the threshold for human pain tolerance; “is there a limit, what happens when that limit is reached, why do different people have different tolerance levels?” 3. What tech scares you most and why?   We answer these questions and more on this episode. Check out our next live show on YouTube @upcpodcast- May 29th at 5pm Pacific

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

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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week’s episode, the UPC Team is bringing you our very first Live Show! Relationship Questions Edition… We brought on Michael Drane, Andrew Baker, Ashley Haynes-Gibson, and Ryan Lee to answer questions from our beloved Stalkers, as well as the audience, around personality shifts due to stress, money in relationships, and how to manage a Master’s Degree while being in a relationship.

We really enjoyed making this episode for you, and we’d love to hear your feedback! Our next Live Show is on YouTube at upcpodcast on Saturday, April 24th at 5PM PST. Be there or be square ;)

To check out our full archive and gain access to exclusive bonus content, sign up to become a stalker at patreon.com/upcpodcast.

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

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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

What are the psychological ramifications of having a narcissist in your life? How do you protect yourself from the chaotic world of the clinical narcissist? Listen in as Professor Michael Drane retells the tragic death of Lisa Steinberg, the victim of an excessively narcissistic parent, as well as the origin of “Battered Wife-Syndrome”. This is a reloaded episode from 2019.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

What do you get when attention is a form of currency? What happens when we have access to limitless media for consumption? Artistic manipulation.

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane, Medical Researcher Pat Owen, and Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee answer Elijah’s Stalker Request: Advertisement vs. Manipulation.

Listen in as they discuss Edward Bernays’ mastery of artistic manipulation, the limitations of determining credibility on the internet, the philosophical debate behind “is all advertising bad?” and their reminiscing of the long-lost Star Wars episode.

This episode is reserved for our beloved stalkers of the podcast. You can listen to the full episode by becoming a stalker at www.patreon.com/upcpodcast.

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

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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

(Of all the forensic cases that I have covered, what happened to Junko Furata is one of the most disturbing)

Junko Furata was an innocent high school girl who was senselessly tortured, raped, and murdered by her own classmates. Even more shocking- there is evidence suggesting parents and even police knew about it and did nothing. In this episode- Prof. Drane explores the psychological phenomenon he has dubbed "Lord of the Flies Syndrome", and other psychological theories as to how this unspeakable carnage was allowed to happen

Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, Michael, Ashley, and Andy are bringing you a special treat! Our very first episode in our new series "Dear UPC". Here, we answer our Beloved Stalker's questions regarding a myriad of topics, with this first episode focusing on relationships. 

Listen in as we discuss the challenges of navigating a relationship after long-term childhood abuse, in conjunction with a lack of therapeutic support in the community for those who struggle with more serious mental illnesses. In this particular case, we are looking at how to navigate relationships when one of the partners has been diagnosed with Cyclothymia, affectionately referred to as "Baby Bipolar". 

As always, these types of episodes are for entertainment purposes only and are not a substitute for mental health counseling. 

And last, but certainly not least, we are also going to be doing our very first Live Show on Thursday, March 25th @ 7 PM PST. Be there or be square! 

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

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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

Imagine the horror of being kidnapped. Let that sink in for a moment.

Now, imagine the horror of being buried alive, in a box, underground—which is worse?

Now, imagine both.

Level 19 psychopath Gary S. Krist was responsible for the abduction and ransom of Barbara Mackle, daughter to real estate tycoon Robert Mackle, in 1968. He kidnapped her, buried her alive, and then demanded her father pay a half-million-dollar ransom for her safe return. But is Gary as evil as we think he is?

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane explores the qualifications for a Level 19 psychopath based on Dr. Michael Stone’s Gradations of Evil Scale. This episode is reserved for our beloved stalkers of the podcast and is a continuation of our Scale of Evil series.

If you’d like to listen to the rest of this episode, head over to patreon.com/upcpodcast to become a stalker. You won’t regret it. ;)

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

Music By: Michael Drane

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

What is more terrifying? The moment where you realize you've been possessed by demons OR the moment where you realize it's all in your head?

In this week's episode, Professor Michael Drane revisits one of our most *chilling* episodes -- Diagnosing Demonic Possession. If you thought 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose' was a cult classic, wait until you hear ours.

Listen in as we explore demonic possession in comparison with psychological phenomena like Psychosis and Split Personality Disorder by reviewing 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose', along with other famous pop-culture examples.

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

Music by: Michael Drane

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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain 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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Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

What is it that drives the mob to hunt the social misfit?

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane meets with Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee, and Researcher/Grad Student Ashley Haynes-Gibson to revisit the infamous case of Elisa Lam and her disappearance from the Cecil Hotel in L.A., California.

After watching the new Netflix Docuseries ‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at Cecil Hotel’, Michael explores Elisa’s symptoms of psychosis, her bizarre behavior in the elevator video, her actions leading up to her disappearance, as well as the power of conspiracy theories and what happens when the internet goes on a public witch hunt. We also review some of the comments left regarding this case and discuss what happened to Pablo Vergara (aka Morbid), the man whose musical career was ruined by internet sleuths who had no idea what they were talking about.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

This week you're in for a treat! Albert Fish is notoriously one of our most famous episodes, so we've decided to resurrect him from the digital grave.

In this week's re-loaded episode, Professor Michael Drane explores one of America's most gruesome serial killers, Albert Fish. He was a living Boogeyman. Listen in as we explore the nature vs. nurture of Fish, his psychopathology, cannibalism, and sexual paraphilia. 

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

"I went to see the freaks & Kenny went to find religion. That's how it all started."

In this week's episode, Professor Michael Drane meets with Debryah Hawkins, a survivor of the House of Yahweh Cult. At 22, Debryah's life changed when a box of pamphlets arrived at her house. What started out as an innocent adventure and a 3-day feast quickly spiraled into a 10-year trap.

Listen in as they discuss how she was recruited, the lengths required for loyalty and submission, and how she Got The Hell Out!

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

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Check out her Podcast 'I Got The Hell Out', available on iTunes

Website: https://igotthehellout.com/

Twitter: @wasinacult

Instagram: @i_got_the_hell_out

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, Professor Michael Drane meets with Brihana Davidson of the 'Cobra Kai Kompanion' podcast and Andrew Baker, Admin for UPC and fellow Psych Grad Student, to discuss Cobra Kai, Season 3!

This is part two of our first episode, reserved especially for our beloved Stalkers.

To get the full episode, become a stalker at www.patreon.com/upcpodcast.

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

In this week's episode, Professor Michael Drane meets with Brihana Davidson of the 'Cobra Kai Kompanion' podcast and Andrew Baker, Admin for UPC and fellow Psych Grad Student, to discuss Cobra Kai, Season 3!

Listen in as they answer stalker questions like "Is Cobra Kai a cult?" and "Is John Kreese a psychopath?" Brihana brings her trusted expertise and insight into the behavior and history of the characters, so be wary that we WILL be revealing spoilers *hint hint*

This is a special two-part series--this first episode is for all audiences, but we have reserved part 2 for our beloved Stalkers of the show.

You can find the Cobra Kai Kompanion podcast at... https://cobrakaikompanion.com/

Give her a follow!

* Twitter: @cobrakaipod

* Instagram: @cobrakaipodcast

Send them an email at: cobrakaipod@gmail.com

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

In this week's episode, Professor Michael Drane meets with Tawny Platis, Host of 'Death Is Hilarious' Podcast, to explore the Psychology of Dark Humor.

Listen in as they discuss what dark humor is, why it's good for us, how Covid-19 has impacted our sense of humor, and what having a dark sense of humor says about our personality. They also explore the misconceptions and frustrations with Kubler-Ross's model for grief, as well as the kinds of things you should and should not say to a person who has suffered a traumatic loss.

This episode is reserved for our beloved Stalkers of the Podcast, but we gave ya'll a sneak peek so you know what you'd be missing out on. ;)

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast 

It’s astonishing how quickly one person’s idea can become the belief system of an entire community.

In this week's episode, Professor Michael Drane explores the psychology of Mob Mentality within the context of the riot at the Capitol. Mob Mentality usually makes headlines during the holidays--that is, unfortunately, a familiar sight. However, the events that took place last Wednesday are unprecedented. You may be asking yourself "Why did this happen?" or "How could this happen?"

Listen in as he explores the differences between Group Think and Mob Mentality, the 6 Key Symptoms of Group Think, as well as the ideological and spiritual belief systems associated with Herd-Mentality. 

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

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Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

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Every day we experience psychological addiction through our most popular video games because these platforms utilize neuropsychology to keep the players coming back for more. This is the same process as a slot machine. But what happens when you put a slot machine into a human brain? What happens when humans are given an all-access pass to bliss? In a split second, your pain, physical discomfort, and emotional misery are all gone. All you feel is bliss. And all you have to do to get it is to push this button. What are the repercussions of this outcome? What are the societal consequences?

In this week’s episode, Professor Michael Drane and Cybersecurity Engineer Ryan Lee explore what drives happiness, human ambition, and our sense of purpose. They look at the consequences of ‘pay for play’ happiness, the ethical ramifications of a digital divide, as well as the looming dangers and perks of technology like Elon Musk’s neuralink.

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

Follow us on all platforms at @upcpodcast

Unpopular Culture Podcast is a Forensic Psychology podcast created and hosted by Professor & Psychotherapist Michael Drane. Working with a team of professionals, he seeks to shine a light into the broken underbelly of society.

Listen as he explores subjects like:

True Crime: Serial Killers, Murders, Stalkers, Cults, Forensic Analysis

Psychology: Mental Illness, Personality Disorders, Social Phenomenon, Mob Mentality, Psychosis

Culture: Sexuality, Satanic Panic, Relationships, TV Analysis, Movie Analysis, Character Analysis

We are an independent psychology podcast. Help us keep UPC free of ads and on the air by supporting the show. Additionally, gain access to our "Stalkers Only" archive, and help be a part of the creative process.

Support the Show! —> patreon.com/upcpodcast