The Silver Linings Handbook – Details, episodes & analysis

We wrap our episodes on the Oklahoma Girl Scout Murders with former FBI Profiler Julia Cowley, the host of The Consult podcast. In this episode, Julia gives a consult like FBI's behavioral analysis unit would for investigators and Allison Dickson of the Vintage Villains podcast and I share our theories.

Special thanks to Jessica Olive Cash of Just the Facts True Crime Research for research on the series:

https://justthefacts.uk/

To listen to The Consult podcast:

The Consult: Real FBI Profilers (truecrimeconsult.com)

To listen to Vintage Villains:

https://vintagevillains.buzzsprout.com/

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In this second episode with Kristen Mittelman, co-founder of Othram, a forensic DNA and genetic genealogy company that has revolutionized the resolution of cold cases, Kirsten takes questions from listeners. Kristen discusses the most difficult cases Othram has solved, Othram's selection process, how Othram has built a data set that allows them to conduct genetic genealogy within underrepresented populations and more.

In the first episode, Kristen and Jayson sit down one-on-one to discuss the reasons for and the mission of Othram. Check that out as well.

If you want to support Othram’s efforts to give all victims and law enforcement agencies access to this technology, visit www.dnasolves.com.

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Jason Ursy joins to discuss his upcoming podcast, "Missing in a Moment," which will tell the stories of the lives and disappearances of missing people in a victim-centered podcast. Jason is a host of the true-crime satire podcast, "Santa, Maybe a Criminal" and "Missing in a Moment" is his first venture into reporting real-life stories. He discusses the differences and similarities between the two endeavors. Jason discusses the emotional risk involved in reporting on victims who are still gone and the people who inspired him on this endeavor. He also in discusses finding his moral compass in true crime and ethics in the space.

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Today, at a time when more than eight million students in the United States participate in high school athletics, 480,000 participate in college athletics and thousands more participate in professional athletics, in this episode we are going to explore the psychology behind successful athletes, what sports can teach us about leadership, teamwork and why so many successful athletes struggle to make the transition to athletic leadership positions with Jihad Abdur-Rahman and Ryne Sherman.

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In this bonus from The Silver Linings Handbook, Jayson and Jillian discuss the joys of being in the LGBTQA+ community, some of the funny misconceptions friends and family members have when you come out and the best parts of taking part in Pride parade.

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Jillian Orr splashed onto the stage when she was graduating from Brigham Young University, the Church of Latter-Day Saints university. On the stage, on camera and in front of thousands, she opened her graduation gown and displayed a Rainbow Flag, the LBGTQA+ banner. 

This episode explores coming out, in terms of walking on that stage, reconciling your faith and your identity and the role of becoming, I am sure it was like being transformed, into an activist. 

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In this bonus from The Silver Linings Handbook, Jayson and Kent discuss the difference between what makes people successful at the CIA and what personality characteristics and skills people need to be effective in the field. They also discuss how the CIA, private sector companies and other organizations can build 'success profiles' that will help it do a better job of hiring the right people.

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You can listen to the full episode with Kent here. Learn more by visiting our website and follow along with us on Instagram.

In this episode, Jayson is joined by Kent Clizbe and we're talking about life as an intelligence officer, the cost of being in a profession where you're being hired because of your clean record, and then are asked to turn your life into a house of lies and the silent trauma that accompanies much of that work and the stigma about getting help.

Kent served as a staff CIA case officer in the 1990s, and as a contractor after 9/11.  He has worked in various capacities in intelligence positions in Southeast Asia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East.  His specialty is Counter-terrorism and Islamic Extremism.

Kent has also worked Counter-intelligence, Counter-proliferation, Counter-narcotics, and other targets.  In addition to extensive liaison work with foreign intel services, he has worked in the US Intel Community in inter-agency, inter-governmental intelligence operations since 9/11.  He was awarded the Intelligence Community Seal Medallion, the highest civilian intelligence agency decoration for contractors, for his counter-terrorist operations in the Philippines, Indonesia and Malaysia.

In the US Air Force, Kent was a Vietnamese linguist, completing language training at DLI in Monterey, CA.  He served for three years at Clark AB in the Philippines.

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In this day-and-age where people, public companies and publications give platitudes to social justice, John has spent decades giving sweet and tears, and even sacrificing in his career, to tell those stories. Today, we are going to talk about the importance of journalists telling those stories and why the forces of the industry, despite the words, push back against that happening.

"I'm convinced that most people who consume news and think they have a sense of what we do as journalists, really don't have a clue and that's not a put down but I think, especially for African American journalists, journalists of color inside mainstream newsrooms, the kind of daily grind that we face, in part because our perspective is still not celebrated or appreciated. It is tolerated often and it is not completely embraced." - John Wesley Fountain

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Not talking about mental health place has been one of the last bastions in the resistance against busting stigma. The COVID-19 pandemic forced some of those conversations out into the open, creating opportunities for employees, leaders and those who help them.

Joining Jayson is Macey Cox who is a friend and a Learning and Development Specialist at the National Science Foundation and the co-chair of the Mental Health Employee Resource Group. The Employee Resource group advocates for better understanding of mental health issues among employees and leaders within the federal agency. Macy has 18 years of professional experience and human resources starting her career in the private sector working in recruitment for executives and at law firms.

Today, we're going to be having a conversation about mental health in the workplace, looking at some issues around mental health and stigma. Looking at issues around what leaders can do and what leaders can learn about mental health and how employees can empower themselves in the workplace in this area.

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