Episode 1: Nick Carmody

About this episode

Nick Carmody and John Cole discuss the psychology of politics, focusing on narcissism and its impact on contemporary political behavior.

Important note: This episode includes a frank discussion of suicide. In this episode, Nick Carmody and John Cole have a wide-ranging discussion about the psychology of politics. He and John discuss dopamine hits and conspiracy theories and cult-like behavior, narcissistic personality traits in Trump and others, and how Nick’s personal history brought him to his realizations about the role of narcissism in today’s politics. Nick Carmody, M.S., J.D., is a psychotherapis...

People in this episode

Host: John Cole

Guest: Nick Carmody

Topics covered

• psychology of politics
• narcissism
• conspiracy theories
• cult-like behavior

Keywords

• dopamine
• Trump
• personal history

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