Why We Invent Monsters; A History of Zombies

Jury Service Increases Trust in the Justice System

Communication researcher ⁠Shawn Patterson⁠ [https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/faculty/shawn-patterson-jr-phd] outlines how ⁠jury service boosts public trust in courts and why fewer people are serving⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-jury-boosts-courts-americans.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Women Negotiate the Same as Men But Leave Everyone Happier

Organizational behavior researcher ⁠Dr. Charlie Townsend⁠ [https://charlotte-townsend.com/] reveals how ⁠women negotiate just as effectively as men but end up leaving people happier⁠ [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-women-effectively-men-people-happier.html]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Why We Invent Monsters; A History of Zombies

Professor and monster expert ⁠Dr. Emily Zarka⁠ [https://www.dremilyzarka.com/] – writer and host of ⁠Monstrum⁠ [https://www.pbs.org/show/monstrum/] – discusses ⁠the disturbing reasons we invent monsters⁠ [https://www.pbs.org/video/the-disturbing-reasons-we-invent-monsters-s9kdlr/] and gives us ⁠a history of zombies⁠ [https://www.pbs.org/video/exhumed-a-history-of-zombies-ovvtqc/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

FULL EPISODE: Speak With Your Dialect, Monkey! - June 26, 2026

Organizational behavior researcher Dr. Charlie Townsend [https://charlotte-townsend.com/] reveals how women negotiate just as effectively as men but end up leaving people happier [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-women-effectively-men-people-happier.html]. Media psychologist Dr. Don Grant [https://www.newporthealthcare.com/about-us/team-members/don-grant/] goes over how teenagers whose parents are more distracted by their phones may be more insecure [https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-06-teenagers-parents-distracted-insecure.html]. Professor and monster expert Dr. Emily Zarka [https://www.dremilyzarka.com/] – writer and host of Monstrum [https://www.pbs.org/show/monstrum/] – discusses the disturbing reasons we invent monsters [https://www.pbs.org/video/the-disturbing-reasons-we-invent-monsters-s9kdlr/] and gives us a history of zombies [https://www.pbs.org/video/exhumed-a-history-of-zombies-ovvtqc/]. For Vet Talk or Pet Talk, veterinarian Dr. Cliff Redford [https://drcliff.ca/cliff-redford/] covers the following animal stories: Your cat may not ease stress the way you think [https://www.sciencealert.com/your-cat-may-not-ease-stress-the-way-you-think-study-finds]; The subtle physical clue that could indicate your dog has dementia [https://www.sciencealert.com/the-subtle-physical-clue-that-could-indicate-your-dog-has-dementia]; and Marmoset monkeys adapt their voices to sound more like their social partners [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-marmoset-monkeys-voices-social-partners.html]. Communication researcher Shawn Patterson [https://www.asc.upenn.edu/people/faculty/shawn-patterson-jr-phd] outlines how jury service boosts public trust in courts and why fewer people are serving [https://phys.org/news/2026-06-jury-boosts-courts-americans.html]. Neuroscientist and psychiatry professor Robert-Paul Juster [https://www.sensum.umontreal.ca/en/communaute-scientifique/nos-scientifiques/robert-paul-juster/] explains how cortisol and partner behavior make some couples bounce back from stress so quickly [https://phys.org/news/2026-05-couples-stress-quickly-clues-emerge.html]. Segments: * (00:00) Introduction * (01:26) Dr. Charlie Townsend * (10:00) Dr. Don Grant * (20:00) Dr. Emily Zarka pt. 1 * (30:00) Dr. Emily Zarka pt. 2 * (39:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 1 * (49:50) Dr. Cliff Redford pt. 2 * (59:50) Shawn Patterson * (1:09:50) Robert-Paul Juster * (1:19:14) Sign-off Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

The Psychopath Life Coach

Coach, speaker, and author ⁠Lewis Raymond Taylor⁠ [https://lewisraymondtaylor.com/] – a diagnosed psychopath – explains that there are parts of the psychopathic mindset that could actually improve our lives. Check out Lewis's book Unlimited: Turn Your Adversity into an Asset here⁠ [https://unlimitedbook.co.uk/]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]