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We're All Mad Here

The history of mental illness is insane.

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059: Clinically Shy

059: Clinically Shy

Social Anxiety Disorder, when it first appeared in the DSM III in 1980, wasn’t thought to have much of a negative effect... Read more

22 Aug 2018

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098: The Halo Effect

098: The Halo Effect

What is it about certain people that make you instantly like or dislike them? www.patreon.com/allmadpodcast

19 Jun 2019

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107: Gaslighting

107: Gaslighting

Gaslighting is a common tactic used by sociopaths, narcissists, dictators, and cult leaders. Often times, it’s applied s... Read more

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037: The Anxious Female

037: The Anxious Female

Too often, if a man and a woman present in the ER with identical symptoms, the woman will be written off as simply “anxi... Read more

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007: “Go Ballistic! Go Crazy!” (The Slenderman Stabbings)

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106: Mommy’s Little Helper 2.0

106: Mommy’s Little Helper 2.0

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078: The Upp Identity Part 1

078: The Upp Identity Part 1

In 2008, middle school teacher Hannah Upp vanished in New York City. When she was finally found, she had no memory of he... Read more

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009: Rosemary Made All the Difference

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097: The Engram

097: The Engram

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075: Her Time-Bomb Mind

075: Her Time-Bomb Mind

Veronica Lake was one of the most famous actresses of Hollywood’s Golden Age, despite the fact that her career only last... Read more

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052: Dreams of a Life

052: Dreams of a Life

In 2006, the body of Joyce Carol Vincent, a British woman, was found abandoned in her London flat. Tragic enough, but th... Read more

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109: The Smartest Boy Who Ever Lived

109: The Smartest Boy Who Ever Lived

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029: Miss Unknown

029: Miss Unknown

The Urban Asylum at Dalldorf was built in 1880s Berlin and was a comparatively good facility to be at. In 1920, a young ... Read more

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045: Children of Sin

045: Children of Sin

From 1944-1959, Maurice Duplessis was Premier of Quebec, Canada. He had built a reputation for disregarding the civil li... Read more

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079: The Upp Identity Part 2

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Just before she started a new teaching job in Kensington, Maryland, Hannah Upp disappeared for a second time. The first ... Read more

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100: 3 Impossible Episodes

100: 3 Impossible Episodes

Something a little different this week: Rachel covers 3 topics that can’t fill a whole episode, but are fascinating anyw... Read more

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020: The Silent Twins

020: The Silent Twins

June and Jennifer were the only black kids in their 1960s Welsh school, and people assumed that that was why they never ... Read more

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087: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

087: The Minnesota Starvation Experiment

In 1944, with World War II dominating the headlines, two doctors at the University of Minnesota were determined to disco... Read more

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096: Psyentology

096: Psyentology

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071: Disordered Thinking

071: Disordered Thinking

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