Psycho Schizo Espresso
If psychology was a country, then it would be the world’s top tourist destination bar none. It’s an enchanted territory with something for everyone: from aliens to drug lords, from serial killers to conspiracy theories. Join intellectual explorers Bruce Dickinson and Dr Kevin Dutton for an Indiana Jones style adventure through some of its most far-flung corners as they delve into the psyches of rock icons, sporting superstars, and special forces soldiers and get the latest tips and insights from some of the most respected thought leaders and brain scientists on the planet. If you’ve ever wondered whether psychopaths like Hannibal Lecter and Patrick Bateman really exist outside the imaginations of Hollywood screenwriters and film directors, why ghosts only seem to appear at night, and about the true meaning of the Book of Revelation’s most enduring and enigmatic mystery – 666, the number of the beast - then welcome aboard Flight Psycho Schizo Espresso and observe the “fasten seatbelt” sign! Make sure you like, subscribe, follow, rate and review Psycho Schizo Espresso WHEREVER you get your podcasts right now. Episodes are released every other Tuesday. For uncut content - head to our Patreon page https://www.patreon.com/psychoschizoespresso Don't forget to follow the hashtag #psychoschizoespresso on social media. Psycho Schizo Espresso is a Pod Prod Production. Find out more on www.podprod.co.uk
Episodes
December 7, 2022 • 129 mins
While we break between season 2 and 3, we’ve decided to give you all a taster of the Psycho Schizo Espresso ‘Double Shot’ editions that are available on www.patreon.com/psychoschizoespresso . Subscribe now, to get access to all previous double shots and be in pole position for when season 3 arrives in January. If you subscribe, you can listen to this episode and extended editions of all previous Psycho Schizo Espresso episodes AD-F...
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November 23, 2022 • 66 mins
Maths is everywhere. It allows us to fly planes, make music, initiate the perfect lunge in fencing, and add up all the numbers on a roulette wheel (the total comes to 666, by the way.) All the things that Bruce loves…so shame he got a C in it for his GCSE! In this, the final episode of the series then, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev attend to some unfinished business as they are joined by the writer and quantum physicist, Dr Michael Brook...
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November 9, 2022 • 77 mins
The Night Stalker. Son of Sam. The Zodiac Killer. For centuries, serial killers have terrified and fascinated us in equal measure. But why? What is it about the Hannibal Lecters and Ted Bundys of this world that so captures our imagination? In this episode of Psycho Schizo Espresso, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by the criminologist and serial killer expert, Dr. Scott Bonn – a man who has actually sat down and eaten cheeseburg...
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October 26, 2022 • 65 mins
As one of the world’s foremost forensic pathologists, Professor Roger Byard is a man who has given his life to death. In his 40 years at the coalface of mortality, there’s not much he hasn’t seen…serial killers, cot deaths, the 2002 Bali bombings, the 2004 southeast Asian tsunami. In this episode of Psycho Schizo Espresso, he joins Bruce and @TheRealDrKev to reflect on his journey through death that began over 4000 autopsies ago! A...
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Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by the legendary RAF fighter pilot, chief instructor, and Red Arrows Commanding Officer, Fin Monahan DFC, who talks them through precisely what it takes - both physically and psychologically - to be a real life Top Gun, and what a bad day at the office looks like at Mach 1 over the deserts of Iraq and the mountains of Afghanistan. As you can imagine, Bruce & Kev are really, ahem, flying in this ep...
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September 28, 2022 • 55 mins
In this episode of Psycho Schizo Espresso, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by one of the UK’s greatest and best-known impressionists and comedians, Rory Bremner, as they explore the psychology of imitation and examine precisely what it takes to be a good mimic. Are some of us just ‘born’ impressionists? As they delve ever deeper into the mysteries of the voice, Bruce & Kev break genuinely new ground in this largely uncharted are...
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September 14, 2022 • 66 mins
In this episode, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev catch up with each other from different sides of the globe. With Bruce in San Antonio, Texas, in the middle of Iron Maiden’s world tour, Kev has a unique opportunity to treat him as one of his ‘guinea pigs’ and delve deep into the psychology of one of the rock world’s true global icons.
Kev identifies Bruce as one of the toughest people he’s ever met (and, given some of the folk he hangs aro...
Kev identifies Bruce as one of the toughest people he’s ever met (and, given some of the folk he hangs aro...
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August 31, 2022 • 64 mins
In this episode of Psycho Schizo Espresso, Bruce and & @TheRealDrKev are joined by Special Forces legend Krish Thapa, one of the first Gurkhas to pass SAS selection and almost certainly the only Buddhist monk to pass it! Growing up as a young boy in the Himalayas, Krish eventually ended up serving 17 years in the British Special Air Service and commanding Mountain Troop, a crack squad of world class climbers and skiers skilled in t...
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August 17, 2022 • 59 mins
Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by former horsewoman, supermodel, and racing driver Jodie Kidd…and can’t believe their luck when they discover that she’s also the proud landlady of an award-winning gastropub with its very own beer! In the process of trying to blag themselves a table, Kev and Bruce delve into precisely what it takes to strut one’s stuff on Chanel’s iconic catwalk and explore similarities in mindset between the wo...
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David Henty was such a brilliant art forger that when he got out of prison – and no, he wasn’t ‘framed’ – people started asking him for authentic David Henty forgeries of Picasso, Dali, and other ‘wall of famers’ to hang in their homes and offices. In this episode he joins Bruce & @TheRealDrKev to explain how an early ‘brush’ with the law as a passport forger propelled him into the world of fine art; how his photographic memory mea...
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July 20, 2022 • 54 mins
After exploring the wormholes and warp drives of human intelligence in the previous episode, @TheRealDrKev and Bruce beam themselves up into the virtual world of artificial intelligence. The questions they ponder are so deep they trigger the development of entirely new areas of the brain! Could rock bands of the future be one day made up entirely of robots? Ahem…are there some out there already? If advanced robotic creations develo...
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July 6, 2022 • 53 mins
Bruce and @TheRealDrKev continue their deep dive into the shadowy world of intelligence with world-renowned cognitive scientist Mike Anderson. In Part Two the spotlight falls on what, precisely, intelligence is…illuminating, in turn, the spectrums of both animal and artificial intelligence. Is ‘true intelligence’ only possible in humans, Bruce and Kev ask? Is intelligence overrated: Is it really as important as we all seem to think...
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June 22, 2022 • 46 mins
World-renowned cognitive scientist Professor Mike Anderson joins the podcast to talk to us about one of psychology’s most controversial topics: Intelligence. @TheRealDrKev, Bruce and Mike tackle all the big questions head on. ‘What exactly is Intelligence?’ they ask. ‘What can computers and smart phones tell us about our brains?’ ‘Is there such a thing as an optimal level of intelligence?’ ‘Are intelligent people happier?’ And: ‘Is...
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Bruce and @TheRealDrKev return for a brand new series of Psycho Schizo Espresso - and are more fired up than ever! Perhaps that’s because Bruce has just finished his hugely popular one man speaking tour of the UK & North America and Kev has just taken up his new position as Australia’s first Professor of the Public Understanding of Psychology at the University of Adelaide. Join the podcast as they plan ahead for what’s to come in...
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April 19, 2022 • 57 mins
Why does ‘done and dusted’ sound better than ‘dusted and done’? What makes a good swear word? Are we really as rational as we make out? In this, the final episode of Season 1 of Psycho Schizo Espresso, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev chat to Harvard linguist, cognitive scientist, and bestselling author Steven Pinker about the science of talking and thinking…and discover that, sometimes, a good insult can be worth a thousand compliments. St...
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April 5, 2022 • 47 mins
Bruce and @TheRealDrKev continue on their odyssey into the shadowlands of the paranormal with world-renowned spookmeister Professor Chris French, examining the evidence for telekinesis, poltergeists and better mannered, more conventional ghosts...as well as delving into scientific explanations of out-of-body experiences and déjà vu. Got a funny feeling you've heard that bit before? Stay tuned! Kev, Bruce & Chris will reveal all...
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March 22, 2022 • 50 mins
In this episode, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev enter the twilight zone with Chris French – one of the world’s leading experts on paranormal phenomena, Professor Emeritus of Anomalistic Psychology at Goldsmiths College, University of London, and the author of the forthcoming “Weird Shit”. In the first of a two-part episode, they discuss demonic possession, fortune telling and UFOs…and whether religion should be seen as just a glorified su...
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March 8, 2022 • 51 mins
Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by Alexander Fiske-Harrison @FiskeHarrison – a rare-breed British bull fighter and the most badass Etonian schoolboy of the past four centuries. He talks about the aesthetics and philosophy of his ancient but emotive profession, mounts an impassioned defence of its heritage, tradition and culture, and reveals how he spent as much of his time at Eton being bollocked in the headmaster’s office as he...
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February 22, 2022 • 63 mins
In this episode of #PsychoSchizoEspresso, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev welcome Professor Christopher Eccleston ( @Chris_Eccleston ) - a world renowned expert on the science of pain. They discover that if beauty is in the eye of the beholder then pain is in the brain of the beholder. No two people experience it in the same way and some of us – ascetics, masochists and self-harmers, for example - even enjoy it!
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February 8, 2022 • 55 mins
Psychopaths are usually known for breaking hearts, not mending them. But Professor Stephen Westaby is different. In Episode 8, Bruce and @TheRealDrKev are joined by the renowned cardiothoracic surgeon, and diagnosed psychopath, who relished doing battle with the Grim Reaper on the bloodiest, most inhospitable fringes of life and death. Taking on cases that would have other surgeons pissing their pants, Westaby pissed in his boots –...
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