The PsychCrunch podcast
Explore all the past episodes of our PsychCrunch podcast here.
PsychCrunch is the podcast from the British Psychological Society's Research Digest, sponsored by Zanda, the all-in-one practice management software designed for psychologists.
Each episode we explore whether the findings from psychological science can make a difference in real life.
Just how should we live, according to psychology? We speak to psychologists about their research and whether they apply what they've discovered in their own lives.
Check out our latest episode, number 40, on the shifting tides of research into kink communities.
The massive variety of human sexual interests is a little mind-boggling. As what we consider to be sexually typical continues to be expanded and shaped by the internet and popular culture, psychologists are making efforts to research and understand kinks and members of the kink community like never before.
Join Ella Rhodes in conversation with Liam Wignall (Senior Lecturer at Brighton University and committee member of the BPS's Sexualities Section) about his work exploring community in these underground spaces, neurodivergence in kink, and the ways modern technology is transforming the scene — as well as research into it.
We also chat with Dr Kate Marks, a Clinical Psychologist who works with those involved in kink communities, about her impressions of the emotions, social consequences, and even therapeutic echoes that run through these subversive engagements.
As you might anticipate, this episode discusses sex and sexuality, and as such may not be suitable for all audiences. Listener discretion is advised.
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