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Mental Health

The Psychopath Show

Connecticut Public Radio | By Colin McEnroe,
Chion Wolf, Betsy Kaplan
Published November 13, 2014 at 10:00 AM EST
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You know lots of sociopaths right?

It could be anyone from your ex-spouse to the guy who cut you off on your drive to work today. It's a term we throw around loosely to refer to anyone whoever lied to us or didn't follow the rules. 

But, if we use it that way, it's not a very useful term. A sociopath is not the same thing as a jerk. In fact, the person you know who strikes you as a jerk is probably not a sociopath because it's not in the best interests of sociopaths to let you know what kind of people they are and sociopaths are usually pretty good about acting in their own best interests.

So, what does this term mean?

Today, you'll meet a writer and self-proclaimed sociopath and a researcher who studies the mechanisms behind psychopathic behavior. 

Leave your comments below, email us at colin@wnpr.org, or tweet us @wnprcolin.

**Allison Ehrenreich produced today's show, which originally aired on August 14. 2014**

GUESTS:

  • Arielle Baskin-Sommers is an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Yale, interested in the ways in which psychopaths can be trained to process emotion better
  • M.E. Thomas wrote the book Confessions of a Sociopath: A Life Hiding in Plain Sight and runs the popular blog sociopathworld.com

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Colin McEnroe
Colin McEnroe is a radio host, newspaper columnist, magazine writer, author, playwright, lecturer, moderator, college instructor and occasional singer. Colin can be reached at colin@ctpublic.org.
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Chion Wolf
Chion Wolf is the host of Audacious with Chion Wolf on Connecticut Public.
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Betsy Kaplan
Betsy started as an intern at WNPR in 2011 after earning a Master's Degree in American and Museum Studies from Trinity College. She served as the Senior Producer for 'The Colin McEnroe Show' for several years before stepping down in 2021 and returning to her previous career as a registered nurse. She still produces shows with Colin and the team when her schedule allows.
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