L.A. Not So Confidential: The Premier Forensic Psychology Podcast
An L.A. based podcast brought to you by two forensic psychologists who dissect the intersections where true crime, forensic psychology, and entertainment meet. "True Crime, Psychology, and Snark: Trust Us. We're Doctors." All of our episode resources can be found on our website: www.la-not-so-confidential.com and be sure to follow along on Instagram: @lanotsopodcast, TikTok: @lanotsoconfidential & X: @lanotsopod
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April 30, 2025 • 55 mins
Bonus episode time!
Ragy Girgis, MD, MS, is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute and we will be discussing the Columbia Mass Murderer Database and what we can learn about prevention.
Dr. Girgis' book, On Satan, Demons, and Psychiatry: Exploring Mental Illness in the Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Satan-Demons-P...
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Ragy Girgis, MD, MS, is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the Columbia University Department of Psychiatry and New York State Psychiatric Institute and we will be discussing the Columbia Mass Murderer Database and what we can learn about prevention.
Dr. Girgis' book, On Satan, Demons, and Psychiatry: Exploring Mental Illness in the Bible: https://www.amazon.com/Satan-Demons-P...
If you would like to watch this ...
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April 16, 2025 • 55 mins
No guest this week- JUST US! We spend a live hour discussing updates in the Maura Murray case (new evidence, new suspect?), offender prison updates in the Slenderman case, and then jump int othe Zizian Cult out of California and the related murders across the nation.
If you want to hear us talk more in depth about the Zizians, watch our appearance on Defense Diaries.
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If you want to hear us talk more in depth about the Zizians, watch our appearance on Defense Diaries.
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April 2, 2025 • 101 mins
This week we explore the current AND historical animosity that arises between economic classes in times of financial crisis. If there were ever a time for “eat the rich” content to go viral, it’s now. Prices are up, wages are down, and Millennials and Gen Z are working harder than ever—for way less. Despite being the most educated generation, they’re drowning in debt while CEO pay has exploded—now 399 times what the average worker ...
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March 19, 2025 • 65 mins
This week we get to have a discussion with our amazing colleague, co-creator Jason Usry.
Jason is a multi-time Emmy nominated broadcast media veteran with three movies produced with one in post-production and others currently in development. He's the editor of some of your favorite podcasts (including this one), he's founder of Ear Cult, LLC - a company he's working to build into a multimedia storytelling empire. He's an editor,...
Jason is a multi-time Emmy nominated broadcast media veteran with three movies produced with one in post-production and others currently in development. He's the editor of some of your favorite podcasts (including this one), he's founder of Ear Cult, LLC - a company he's working to build into a multimedia storytelling empire. He's an editor,...
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March 5, 2025 • 64 mins
Building on the last few forensic psychology episodes, the doctors explore how attachment disorders intersect with other childhood maladaptive conditions. From there, they trace the troubling progression into even darker psychological phenomena, revealing how these issues can escalate over time.
If you want audio access to these episodes early and ad free, you can join Patreon and you will get all Behind the Couch episodes released ...
If you want audio access to these episodes early and ad free, you can join Patreon and you will get all Behind the Couch episodes released ...
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February 19, 2025 • 58 mins
Welcome to Behind the Couch! The companion livestream to L.A. Not So Confidential's forensic psychology & true crime podcast.
Another celebrity overdose? We discuss the nuance that comes with high-profile substance abuse deaths with Justin Evans, host of the Generations Why and Peripheral Podcasts.
Generation Why
The Peripheral
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Another celebrity overdose? We discuss the nuance that comes with high-profile substance abuse deaths with Justin Evans, host of the Generations Why and Peripheral Podcasts.
Generation Why
The Peripheral
If you prefer to watch this content visit our YouTube channel.
If you want audio access to these conversat...
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February 5, 2025 • 117 mins
It's our 200th episode and we are doing it LIVE! Please enjoy this look back, with special guest friends and fan-favorite moments.
Tim Pilleri: https://www.youtube.com/@CrawlSpace
Rebekah Sebastian: https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/
John Lordan: https://www.youtube.com/@LordanARTS
Hollywierd Paranormal: https://hollyweirdparanormal.blubrry....
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Tim Pilleri: https://www.youtube.com/@CrawlSpace
Rebekah Sebastian: https://www.rebekahsebastian.com/
John Lordan: https://www.youtube.com/@LordanARTS
Hollywierd Paranormal: https://hollyweirdparanormal.blubrry....
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January 22, 2025 • 58 mins
Welcome to Behind the Couch! The companion livestream to L.A. Not So Confidential's forensic psychology & true crime podcast.
This month we chatted with the incredible women behind Rebel Tours in London. Dr. Shiloh attended their Jack the Ripper: What About the Women? tour while at CrimeCon UK and was so impressed by their empathetic and feminist approach to the historical events, that we knew we had to share their perspective w...
This month we chatted with the incredible women behind Rebel Tours in London. Dr. Shiloh attended their Jack the Ripper: What About the Women? tour while at CrimeCon UK and was so impressed by their empathetic and feminist approach to the historical events, that we knew we had to share their perspective w...
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January 9, 2025 • 54 mins
In Part 2, we move forward with discussing the two Attachments Disorder in children and considerations for treatment options, before looking at some real-life examples of child killers with seemingly attachment disturbances. We round out the episode with some really good entertainment examples.
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January 8, 2025 • 48 mins
To kick off 2025, we cover Attachment Theory in two parts. In Part 1, we lay the groundwork for the different attachment styles that, in some extreme cases, can have the potential to result in harmful adult behavior.
Part 2 will drop tomorrow.
Harlow's Studies with Rhesus monkeys
Strange Situation Experiments
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Part 2 will drop tomorrow.
Harlow's Studies with Rhesus monkeys
Strange Situation Experiments
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December 31, 2024 • 71 mins
We have been asked about our thoughts on the JonBenet Ramsey case A LOT lately given the new documentary release. And although this is Dr. Shiloh’s Roman Empire, we have rarely commented on it.
Therefore, we are releasing this audio from the Summer of 2021 (remember those pandemic days?) when Dr. Shiloh and Rebekah Sebastian discussed key elements of the case, the intruder theory, and even some suspects not mentioned in the recent ...
Therefore, we are releasing this audio from the Summer of 2021 (remember those pandemic days?) when Dr. Shiloh and Rebekah Sebastian discussed key elements of the case, the intruder theory, and even some suspects not mentioned in the recent ...
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December 23, 2024 • 133 mins
This week we explore a rarely mentioned subject in Psychology- Are you allowed to research your clients and to what extreme is acceptable? We cover the ethical considerations in a day and age of Telehealth, social media, and DMs. We also consider these questions in the case of high-profile clients, using the Delphi murder trial as inspiration for our discussion.
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Please enjoy this live recording from the Berkshire Podcast Festival from October of 2025. We teamed up with Dr. Megan from Women & Crime to dicuss the ethics of our professions by highlighting some VERY bad examples in the media, both creative and non-fiction. We also touch on how we take these ethical considerations into our work as content creators who are still working in the field every day.
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November 27, 2024 • 67 mins
A parasocial relationship is a one-sided connection where someone feels an imagined personal bond with a public figure. This week, the docs explore the research behind why these relationships form and the different ways we experience them. They also delve into real-life cases where fans crossed boundaries, causing harm to content creators.
Related past episodes:
Crazy in Love: Erotomania
Assassinations
The Violence of Sports Fandom
Stal...
Related past episodes:
Crazy in Love: Erotomania
Assassinations
The Violence of Sports Fandom
Stal...
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November 13, 2024 • 77 mins
This week, we focus on correctional staff who become romantically or inappropriately involved with inmates. Inspired by Dr. Scott’s recent panel with Generation Why at The Berkshire Podcast Festival, we explore the ethical boundaries and implications for forensic psychologists and correctional personnel in maintaining professional relationships within the correctional system. We discuss the cases out of Clinton Correctional Facilit...
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October 30, 2024 • 49 mins
Welcome Back Folks! In this episode, “The Ladies Who Love Lifers,” the docs dive into the fascinating, and sometimes disturbing, world of hybristophilia—a condition where individuals are romantically or sexually attracted to those who have committed heinous crimes. From infamous serial killers to lesser-known convicts, we’ll explore what drives some people to seek out relationships with “lifers” and why these connections can become...
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October 16, 2024 • 82 mins
The docs have covered a lot of disorders of the brain that lead people to harm others, but this time the injurious behavior turns inward. Today they explore the behaviors and etiology of Body Integrity Identity Disorder and discuss the associated ethics behind the treating the condition, before covering two cases involving drastic measures to live as a person with disabilities.
Jewel Shuping video
Chloe Jennings-White video
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Jewel Shuping video
Chloe Jennings-White video
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Please enjoy this live recording from our presentation in London at CrimeCon UK 2024!
We yap about our trip before getting into the recording. This presentation is a bit of a mashup of previous topics and cases; false victimization, personality disorders, the cases of Sister Aimee McPherson and Sherri Papini, among others.
Berkshire Podcast Festival October 2024: Tickets
Get 20% off tickets with the code:FALLINTOTHESOUND at www.berks...
We yap about our trip before getting into the recording. This presentation is a bit of a mashup of previous topics and cases; false victimization, personality disorders, the cases of Sister Aimee McPherson and Sherri Papini, among others.
Berkshire Podcast Festival October 2024: Tickets
Get 20% off tickets with the code:FALLINTOTHESOUND at www.berks...
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September 18, 2024 • 61 mins
We are in the UK!
Therefore we are bringing you a conversation with forensic psychologist, Dr. Joni Johnston, from a live stream in June 2024. We discuss her work doing psychological autopsies, specifically when murders are staged to look like suicides.
Dr. Johnston's website, book & Newsletter: https://www.drjonijohnston.com/
Berkshire Podcast Festival October 2024: Tickets
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You can find all of our resourc...
Therefore we are bringing you a conversation with forensic psychologist, Dr. Joni Johnston, from a live stream in June 2024. We discuss her work doing psychological autopsies, specifically when murders are staged to look like suicides.
Dr. Johnston's website, book & Newsletter: https://www.drjonijohnston.com/
Berkshire Podcast Festival October 2024: Tickets
Join our Patreon family!
You can find all of our resourc...
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September 4, 2024 • 102 mins
This week, Dr. Shiloh & Dr. Scott review the Sandra Birchmore case and then examine the problem of sexual abuse in American Police Explorer programs. They look at sexual crime power bases, behavioral drift, how this is similar to the research on teacher-student sexual abuse and what can be done about it; before looking at two other high profile cases.
The Case podcast
What Happened to Sandy Beal? podcast
Farwell Indictment
CrimeCo...
The Case podcast
What Happened to Sandy Beal? podcast
Farwell Indictment
CrimeCo...
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