My Patriot Brain

My Patriot Brain

A conservative Ph.D. discusses social psychology, politics, and sports. Host Robert D. Mather, Ph.D. is a behavioral scientist and former tenured full professor of psychology. He has authored over forty peer-reviewed articles and four books, including "Implicit Biases and the Unconscious: Liberal Biases, Racial Prejudice, and Politics". He has been interviewed by Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, and The Atlantic.

Episodes

February 11, 2025 29 mins

Dr. Mather discusses tariffs, Alinsky turnabout, inauguration, Kash Patel, Pam Bondi, LBJ, and the GOP’s aggressive winning. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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Dr. Mather discusses wokeness, the supply chain, psychological examples, RFK’s food ideas, black plastic, and Phil Zimbardo’s Stanford Prison Experiment. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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November 20, 2024 21 mins

Dr. Mather discusses the mainstream media, education, and behavioral economic research on irrational debt repayment behavior. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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November 7, 2024 27 mins

Dr. Mather gives his thoughts on the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election.

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November 1, 2024 41 mins

Dr. Mather discusses his visit to a social justice program, Dr. Phil McGraw’s speech, election shenanigans, neighborhood thieves, Democrat name calling, Lee Smith’s new book, a potential new Chinese Spy Blimp, Phil Zimbardo, Polymarket, and immigration attitudes. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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October 16, 2024 25 mins

Dr. Mather discusses a Texas high school football coach, the ethics of automated cars, non-citizen voting issues, political yard signs, and research that shows demographics do not predict presidential election results. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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October 9, 2024 35 mins

Dr. Mather discusses the Richard Glossip case, an Election Day terror plot, the vice-presidential debate, RINOs, Trump's Latino support, political yard signs, and a study of the politics of the top business executives in the U.S. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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September 27, 2024 14 mins

Dr. Mather discusses health, marriage, divorce, school shootings, Trump in NYC, the Reagan movie, Trump's broad coalition, and an artificial intelligence Jesus. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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September 11, 2024 25 mins

Dr. Mather discusses the ABC News Presidential Debate from last night, RFK and the CIA, DNC flags at football games, Edmond Public Schools, Little Mike's Hamburgers, government PSAs, gambling persuasion, and a study on what animal preferences reveal about personality. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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August 27, 2024 30 mins

Dr. Mather discusses Brittney Mahomes, GOP swag, Edmond North High School's flag controversy, Disney's Peter Pan ride, marriage and illegal immigration, Oklahoma psychology and DEI, Oklahoma State House District 45 candidate Matt Watson, and research on personality across generations. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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August 16, 2024 32 mins

Dr. Mather discusses the new Season 3 format, life as a conservative faculty, the TV show "Lost", the Olympics, Cyber Trucks, Ford spy cars, the films "Agenda" and "Agenda 2", Roger Stone and Richard Nixon, Big Tech censorship of conservatives, a porch encounter with a candidate, best and worst cities to live in, Texas politics, the Harris campaign, and research on lending. He also responds to listener...

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February 5, 2024 27 mins

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, Carl Weathers, J6, pop culture turning against Biden, and employment law of politics in and out of the workplace. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. This episode is the season finale for My Patriot Brain Season 2.

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February 1, 2024 18 mins

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, men's college basketball, NHL, Rush Limbaugh, Legends Tower, Snoop Dogg, Democrats, Oklahoma tax cuts, Ryan Walters, E. Jean Carroll, debanking, and research on athletes and business success. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, MLB, 45th Infantry, parental home school rights, psychology in the intelligence community, immigration crisis, Dean Phillips, Bill O'Reilly, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump's legal cases, and Rush Limbaugh's impact on conservatives. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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January 25, 2024 41 mins

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, MLB, Rosanne, cartels, press control, higher education DEI, Democrat cover up, cicadas, and research on OCD symptoms and violent activism. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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January 22, 2024 32 mins

Dr. Mather discusses NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, Biden the puppet, Ron DeSantis, Texas immigration control, J6, Biden's F-16, Jamaal Bowman's proposed reparations, higher education DEI, student loans, a Florida tax proposal, and research on increasing entrepreneurship. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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January 18, 2024 41 mins

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, Iowa GOP caucus, FBI, NYSE and SEC, World Economic Forum, immigration, Supreme Court case on federal rulemaking, need for accurate attitudes, and the psychology of pricing tactics. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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January 15, 2024 39 mins

Dr. Mather discusses professional football, professional basketball, men's college basketball, professional hockey, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, immigration, homelessness, Iowa caucus, parental rights, and research on tipping. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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January 11, 2024 43 mins

Dr. Mather discusses college football, NFL, NBA, Hunter Biden, Karine Jean-Pierre, MTV, George Soros, Chris Christie, minimum wage, J6, U.S. terrorist vulnerabilities, Saul Alinksy, and research on self-esteem and social equality. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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January 8, 2024 31 mins

Dr. Mather discusses his own philosophical questions, Epstein Island, country music, taxes, J6, abortion, voter perceptions, demographic questions, and research on ideological differences in false accusations and failure to detect guilt. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

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