The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast

Jun 29 2024 22 ep. 96 mins 11
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Attempting to fill the gap between entertainment and academic interests, The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast hopes to present deeper explorations of the human experience.

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Episode 22 - History and Ego Part 1

Jun 29 2024 85 mins  
What draws people to history? Niche interests? Recognizing shared human experiences in different times and cultures? We explore these ideas and more in this episode. Starting by what interests people about history, moving through the cyclical nature of civilizational rise and decline, and history giving us examples of greatness (note: "great" is completely detached from morality; a

Episode 21 - Ethics? Who's That?

Mar 15 2024 112 mins  
In this episode, we discuss the evolution of ethics, its origins, and its functions. We also explore professional ethical codes and how and why they offer boundaries for socially acceptable behaviors. Enjoy! Kristy Bohan Edmunds is a cofounder and contributor to The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. Kristy received her BS in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry in 2018, and an MS in Ps

Episode 20 - Mysterious Men of Mystery

Jan 26 2024 162 mins  
What do High Priest Imhotep, Druidic Leader Diviciacus, Edward Alexander Crowley, Franz Anton Mesmer, and Grigori Rasputin all have in common? Find out during this latest episode where we explore some key examples throughout history of the archetypal Mystic. Works Cited: Wildung, D. (1977). Egyptian Saints: Deification in pharaonic Egypt. New York University Press. p. 34. Fuhrmann,

Episode 19 - It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christianity

Dec 15 2023 112 mins  
In this episode, we examine the spread of Christianity into Europe from the perspective of cultural transmission and state building in the void left by the collapse of the western Roman Empire. How did those peoples wrestle with differing world views? What does our understanding of those times tell us about who we are today? Works cited: The Age of Faith, Will Durant, Fine Communi

Episode 18 - Mythology Part 2

Sep 15 2023 75 mins  
In this episode, we discuss Homo naledi, a recent hominid species discovered in southern Africa, their apparent ritualistic burials, and how interesting it is that they exhibit behaviors akin to Homo sapiens some 200,000 years earlier. We also discuss creation myths and the underlying theme of ordering chaos and it's parallels with limiting infinite possibility space rendering that

Episode 17 - Mythology Part 1

Jul 20 2023 115 mins  
Forward: I apologize to our listeners for my audio in this episode. Everything started off fine, but my microphone glitches out after the first 1/3 of the episode. Switching to a back up allowed us to finish the episode at the cost of my audio quality. Please remember that, while we strive to bring our listeners the best quality podcast that we can produce, we pay out-of-pocket for

Episode 16 - Games, Roles, and Political Attitudes

May 22 2023 112 mins  
Well, this was a unique episode. We start of discussing the psychology of games, then we examine a bit of role clarity and role acquisition. Afterwards, we explore a deep rabbit hole about the role of government, expectations for individuals, the nature of rights, and balancing policy between interventions and preservation of individual liberties. I debated whether to publish this

Episode 15 - Social Psychology Part 3 Attachment, Neurophysiology, and Consciousness

Apr 07 2023 106 mins  
Welcome back to another exciting episode! In this episode, Kristy and Mitchell trace how embodiment of various social roles unlocks new genetic potential as our bodies respond to new environments by synthesizing proteins that we had been unable to before. Further, we explore how new environments stimulate neuroplasticity allowing us to reshape our cognitive structures and think abo

Episode 14 - Social Psychology Part 2

Mar 02 2023 111 mins  
What a wild ride of an episode! In this one, Kristy and I cover a very wide range of topics relating to social groups and their influence on individual psychology from prisons to military service to cults to social media mobbing. There's too much to type out, so you'll just have to listen! Kristy Bohan is a cofounder and contributor to The Cognitive Dissonance Podcast. Kristy recei

Episode 13 - Social Psychology Pt 1

Jan 18 2023 78 mins  
New year, same old show! We decided to start the new year with a new multipart series on social psychology. Now, more than ever, social psychology matters in ways it never has before. With social media and a myriad of social pressures that we engage with and consume hour by hour and day by day, understanding social psychology can have a major impact on how we live our day to day li