Michelle Bowdler joins us on this week’s episode to discuss Is Rape a Crime? A Memoir, an Investigation, and a Manifesto (Flatiron Books, July 28). In 2007, the author was called to activism after reading a Boston Globe article exposing thousands of unexamined rape kits in the possession of police departments across the country. Kirkus calls her personal, po ... Show More
Aug 19
Charlie Jane Anders
Charlie Jane Anders joins us to discuss her eagerly anticipated new novel, Lessons in Magic and Disaster (Tor, Aug. 19), about a young witch who teaches her mother how to do magic. In a starred review, Kirkus says it offers “much to ponder, much to cry over and rage against, much ... Show More
51m 8s
Aug 5
Best Books of August 2025 with River Selby
On our Best August books episode, Kirkus’ editors share their top titles for the month. River Selby joins us to discuss Hotshot: A Life on Fire (Atlantic Monthly, Aug. 5), a debut memoir chronicling their time as an elite firefighter. Kirkus: “With fortitude and admirable vulnera ... Show More
51m 37s
Oct 2021
Gina Martin on Upskirting, Changing The Law & Carceral Feminism
[CW: sexual assault] Gina Martin is a campaigner, speaker and writer, best known for founding and running the national campaign to make upskirting illegal and changing English and Welsh law by creating the Voyeurism Act. Three other countries have since followed suit. In 2020, al ... Show More
40m 34s
Dec 2024
Sophie Duker, Sudan sexual violence crisis, The Road Trip
Would you ask your friends to describe you in one word? Comedian Sophie Duker did. She joins Nuala McGovern to talk about hearing their responses and how it influenced her new standup show, But Daddy, I Love Her.Adele is in the headlines this morning after being accused of plagia ... Show More
56m 46s
Aug 2024
EP82: Buried Alive For 7 Years: Colleen Stan (Part 1)
To support us and gain access to exclusive content, please visit Patreon.com/psychopediapodThe horrific case of Colleen Stan is one of the most terrifying and unbelievable tales of torture, captivity, and survival in modern history. In Part 1 of our two-part coverage, we lay the ... Show More
1h 22m
May 12
Listen Now — Deep Cover: The Truth About Sarah
The new season of Deep Cover, a podcast about people who lead double lives, reveals a story of stolen valor and misplaced heroism. Sarah Cavanaugh was many things to the people who knew her: a decorated veteran, a Marine who saved her comrades, a young woman fighting cancer. Sara ... Show More
41m 42s
Mar 2025
INFAMOUS: The Death of John O'Keefe & The Trial of Karen Read
John O’Keefe, a 16-year veteran of the Boston Police Department, died of blunt force trauma and hypothermia on January 29, 2022, after being found on a fellow Boston Police Officer’s front lawn during a blizzard. His girlfriend, Karen Read, is charged with allegedly backing into ... Show More
1h 39m