138. Evil at Our Table with Dr. Samantha Stein

About this episode

Forensic psychologist Dr. Samantha Stein discusses her experiences and insights on evaluating violent sexual offenders.

Forensic psychologist Dr. Samantha Stein joins the show to discuss her book, Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us . For nearly three decades, Dr. Stein interviewed violent sexual offenders under California’s Sexually Violent Predator law, helping determine who may safely return to society and who remains too dangerous to release. Dr. Stein discusses the challenges of evaluating dangerous offenders, the complexities of human behavior, common misconceptions about “evil,” and what it's like to sit face-to-face with some of society’s most disturbing individuals. You can follow The Consult on social media: X/Twitter Instagram Facebook Join our Facebook fan page (created by fans for fans): UNSUBS Get The Consult Merch For additional information and resources, please visit our episode website: https://www.truecrimeconsult.com/138-evil-at-our-table-with-dr-samantha-stein/ Music “Light in the Basement” by John Hanske. Listen to more of John’s music on Spotify . If you enjoyed this episode, consider supporting us on Patreon for early and ad-free episodes. Visit Patreon.com/theconsultpod to become a subscriber. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy…

People in this episode

Host: The Consult

Guest: Dr. Samantha Stein

Topics covered

• forensic psychology
• violent offenders
• human behavior
• evil
• sexual predators

Keywords

• forensic psychologist
• violent sexual offenders
• Sexually Violent Predator law
• human behavior
• evil

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Organizations: The Consult, PodcastOne, Patreon, Spotify

Books & works: Evil at Our Table: Inside the Minds of the Monsters Who Live Among Us

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