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With over 30 years in radio and digital media, host Trent Erikson reveals the psychology behind humanity's strangest behaviors.
A guide for reading people and navigating power dynamics in every interaction.
Because understanding why humans do weird things is always useful...ish.
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Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
Tuesday Aug 26, 2025
From Victorian corsets that crushed organs to Elvis fans dropping like flies, fainting used to be everywhere. But why don't we spontaneously collapse anymore?
This week, we'll look at how fainting evolved from physical necessity to something psychological to something spiritual, and why we swapped swooning for something a lot more pathetic. Uncover the power moves behind some pretty dramatic collapses.
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Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Tuesday Aug 19, 2025
Think you stress about what to wear? In 1875, wearing the wrong shirt could literally get you killed.
Why did people in the Old West suffer and sweat through wool suits in 110° heat? And what does this tell us about what we still do today?
The psychology behind getting dressed and why your profile photo is based on a frontier survival strategy.
Next week, why were people always fainting? It's a lot more uncomfortable than you think.
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