Is your boss a psychopath? How would you know…? This week we are joined by Dr. Paul Babiak, Industrial and Organizational Psychologist and the author, with Robert Hare, of the book: Snakes in Suits: When Psychopaths Go To Work. Dr. Babiak discusses the distinction between psychopaths in positions of leadership in the workplace versus plain [Continue]

Happy New Year! Are psychopaths born or made? This week we open our Spring 2012 season with a very special guest, Dr. Dave Kosson (Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and one of the co-authors of The Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version), who will discuss genetic and environmental factors related to [Continue]

Nothing says “Seasons Greetings” like the Wheel of Controversy! It’s our special Holiday Edition of Aftermath Radio, and we are joined by Dr. Dave Kosson (Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and co-author of The Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version), Dr. Liane J. Leedom [Continue]

On the next episode of Aftermath Radio, we will be joined by Dr. Jill Ricke, a licensed psychologist in private practice, who discusses more about the consequences for leaving the psychopath. Dr. Ricke contributed the following blog entry: Making the decision to leave the psychopath is a very difficult decision to make for many reasons.  The [Continue]

We’re back from the 2011 Annual Meeting of the American Society of Criminology in Washington D.C.! Listen to our post-conference wrap-up, including our (somewhat-less-than) riveting live broadcast from the Ted Bundy Volkswagen Beetle exhibit at the National Museum of Crime and Punishment. Listen to the podcast here: Podcast Powered By [Continue]

We welcome back to the show Dr. Dave Kosson, Professor of Psychology at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science and co-author of the Psychopathy Checklist: Youth Version, who discusses scientific research about interpersonal features associated with psychopathy. Listen to the podcast here: Podcast Powered By Podbean [Continue]

This week we are very pleased to be joined by Dr. Mary Ellen O’Toole, former FBI profiler and author of the book, Dangerous Instincts. We first spoke with Sandy Ross, founder of The Hope Portal, an organization for the advocacy of survivors of psychopathic relationships  who now find themselves navigating the family court system. For more [Continue]

It’s our special Halloween Edition of Aftermath Radio! Listen to the podcast here: Podcast Powered By Podbean [Continue]

This week we welcome to the show Liane J. Leedom, M.D., psychiatrist, Visiting Professor of Counseling at the University of Bridgeport, and author of Just Like His Father? A Guide to Overcoming Your Child’s Genetic Connection to Antisocial Behavior, Addiction and ADHD, and Women Who Love Psychopaths. In this episode, Dr. Leedom discusses [Continue]

In this episode, we are joined by Dr. Jill Ricke, a licensed psychologist in private practice, who discusses the consequences for leaving the psychopath. Dr. Ricke contributed the following blog entry: When you are involved in a relationship with a psychopath your ability to trust your judgment and your self esteem are seriously compromised.  [Continue]