As a follow up to our last episode on villains, we’re chatting about the popularity of the true crime genre and the surrounding fascination with psychopaths. We also chat about the culture surrounding true crime and the downsides of true crime as entertainment. Our conversation also includes evil in fiction vs nonfiction and whether pure evil truly exists.
References:
Sarah Hawkinson YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/sarahhawkinson
Mental Floss “12 Reasons We Love True Crime, According to the Experts”: https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/559256/why-we-love-true-crime
Dr. Julia Shaw “Evil, The Science Behind Humanity’s Dark Side”: https://www.drjuliashaw.com/evil
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Check out our YouTube channel for extended conversations and outtakes: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1O6GFhumzrq8qNBYZuF_1Q
Theme Music Credit: Ultra Lights by Stefan Kartenberg (c) copyright 2020 Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Noncommercial (3.0) license. http://dig.ccmixter.org/files/JeffSpeed68/61225 Ft: Javolenus
