Quid Pro Quo Episode 15: Diagnosis Murderer A brief apology and explanation of hiatus; followed by a (non-gory) discussion of mass murder, psychological diagnostic goals, and some misunderstandings about violence and mental health. Thank you t

The Stranger Danger Danger

Jul 31st, 2017 15m 53s

Elle has a revelation about how we talk about crime and PROPERLY teach people personal safety from childhood through adulthood - courtesy the Netflix series The Keepers, a little bit of Forensic Psych data, and her own misspent youth. NO SPOIL

013 The Monster

Jul 10th, 2017 20m 22s

Two books enter! One podcast episode leaves! Today I look at Panzram A Journal of Murder through the lens of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, because why not? Music by Kai Engel - ICD 10 - 03 Delirium Provided under an Attribution license Stay t

012 Is it Nature or Nurture? Yes!

Jun 19th, 2017 23m 3s

Nature vs Nurture is basically the title card fight of psychology. Episode 12 gives a broad overview of Nature/Nurture history leading into your intrepid host's very favorite take on the question. Guest starring Carl Panzram, one of the most

011 It's not the size of your pillar, except when it is

1 May 31st, 2017 20m 5s

A surprisingly common delusion, the story of the original Flagpole Sitta, and what they can tell us about the intersection of culture and mental health. Warning: repeated usage of anatomical terms for uh... certain portions of anatomy... but N

010 Double Trouble

May 15th, 2017 27m 9s

Have you ever heard the Bauhaus song Terror Couple Kills Colonel? I recently spent the three days earwormed with it after Netflix bingeing a British television series called "Killer Couples". This got me thinking: True Crime media is pretty obs

009 The Policy of Truth

Apr 13th, 2017 19m 12s

By request: today's episode discusses Polygraph Testing in Criminal Justice settings addressing the theoretical basis for its use and where and why problems arise. I’d like to thank my most recent Patreon supporter Leslie Lavigne from Shawville

008 You Keep Using That Word

Mar 20th, 2017 18m 34s

Back to basics. Today's episode discusses the most basic building block of psychological science, with a little help from one of my favorite movies. I mentioned two NIH articles in the episode, they can be found here: Women and Health Researc

Old crime, New crime, Fake crime, True crime!

Mar 1st, 2017

Anybody up for a true crime(+) book club? Good, because I just made the Murder of The Month club on Facebook and we need help picking our March book. This will be the usual book a month format with online discussions at the end. These will b

I did a thing!

Feb 24th, 2017

Come check out the Patreon for Quid Pro Quo Patreon is "an internet-based platform that allows content creators to build their own subscription content service". Basically: you make a monthly monetary pledge, I build the podcast, you get a b

007 Insanity Two Electric Boogaloo

Feb 6th, 2017 15m 59s

Further detail on the particulars of the Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity defense with MORE special attention to the Andrea Yates trial, and the sad but illustrative plight of three (thankfully imaginary) unfortunate neighborhood kids. CNN art

006 Literally Insane

Jan 23rd, 2017 18m 56s

This is it folks, THE big topic whenever forensic psych comes up. This is indeed the Insanity episode, well... the first one anyway. A very broad overview of Insanity definitions and statistics with special attention to the Andrea Yates trial

005 New Year, New You

Jan 6th, 2017 27m 1s

January is a time when many people look to make radical changes in their lives. But be careful what you wish for, especially when you're talking about forensic psychology. Episode 5 focuses on a rare but fascinating disorder which adds a whole

004 The Zodiac Filler

Dec 12th, 2016 18m 30s

004 The Zodiac Filler by Quid Pro Quo How one of the most well known books on the Zodiac case caused a severe crisis of True Crime lit faith. Elle reluctantly expresses her ire at the book Zodiac by Robert Graysmith and asks "what are our respo

003 Fit to be Tried

Nov 28th, 2016 19m 3s

003 Fit to be Tried by Quid Pro Quo Why discuss the Constitution in connection with a mass shooter? Hint: No, not *that* amendment. Today's episode is a broad overview of determining fitness to stand trial in the United States with a special f

002 Fool Me Once

Nov 14th, 2016 21m 43s

What do you do when your worldview asks you to look for the best in someone but what you are faced with is the very worst? The documentary "A Wise Fool" has one take on this question, but this week's Quid Pro Quo episode discusses why in this

001.1 Halloween and launch Bonus

Oct 31st, 2016 15m 39s

Bonus launch episode: Elle reads The Cask of Admontillado by Edgar Allen Poe Background Music by Kai Engel from album ICD-10 Songs - Anxiety, Comatose, Oneiri http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Kai_Engel/ICD-10/ https://creativecommons.org/lice

001 A Time Before True Crime

Oct 31st, 2016 19m 59s

001 Launch Episode - The man and the women who each in their own way started the True Crime genre. Spoiler alert: neither had a good time of it. Discussing the historical Mary Rogers case and its influence on modern true crime and detective lit

000 Introduction to the QuidProQuo Podcast

Oct 31st, 2016 8m 32s

000: Intro to the QuidProQuo Podcast Introducing QuidProQuo and laying down the basics of forensic psychology re-recorded 3-27-17 Music by Kai Engel Songs - Cloudburst, Rainbow PON VI from album: Chapter Three-Warm http://freemusicarchive.org/

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