THE LATEST CRAZE: A Forensic Analysis of Pop Culture

It's a David and Goliath dynamic when organizations, institutions, even industries deny victims their rights. Whether through bias, gaslighting, or outright deception, victims of institutional betrayal can suffer repeated traumas beyond the incident in which they were first victimized. In this episode, we'll discuss several aspects of institutional betrayal, and use the Netflix docuseries "Simon B...

Of course, there's so much narcissism to talk about we needed two episodes to do it! In this chapter, Dr. Karen and Josh continue discussing narcissism but focus this time on how it's expressed and experienced through female characters. Using the characters of Anna Delvey (Sorokin) and Elizabeth Holmes , from the hit shows "Inventing Anna" on Netflix and "The Dropout" on Hulu , we'll take a deep d...

It seems the world is filled with large egos, ambitious people, and social climbers. It's likely you know someone who fits this description in your own life! But what's behind it? What drives people like this, and what are the effects of this behavior to those around them? Well, there's a name for the trait that's all too familiar in today's cultural landscape - Narcissism. In this episode, Dr. Ka...

Welcome to Episode 1 of The Latest Craze: A Forensic Analysis of Pop Culture. Meet your hosts Dr. Karen Rosenbaum and Josh Rosenbaum, and learn a little bit about how these two cousins plan to explore different psychological themes and human nature as demonstrated in the most popular and compelling characters and stories we all experience in the media.   Links: Dr. Karen Rosenbaum https://www.drka...