Eccentric Wannabe Celebrity Saves Peacocks While Son Dies in Palisades Fire | Shelley Sykes Analysis

About this episode

The episode analyzes the case of Shelley Sykes, an eccentric wannabe celebrity involved in saving peacocks while facing personal tragedy.

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People in this episode

Host: Dr. Todd Grande

Guest: Shelley Sykes

Topics covered

• celebrity culture
• psychology
• true crime
• narcissism
• fire incidents

Keywords

• Shelley Sykes
• peacocks
• Palisades fire
• celebrity
• true crime

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Organizations: Evergreen Podcasts, Teespring, Megaphone

Products: Harm Reduction, Psychology of Notorious Serial Killers

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