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The Three Amygdala

Bill Jenkins; Paul Johnson Jr; Shawn Graham

"The Three Amygdala" is a podcast dedicated to understanding the evidence of psychological phenomena that underlies contemporary social events and experiences. Hosted by Doctors Bill Jenkins, Paul Johnson Jr, and Shawn Graham of the University of Maine at Presque Isle.

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Season 3, Episode 2 Imposter Syndrome

The Three Amygdala ·

2025/10/31

Bill, Paul, and Shawn get together to discuss imposter syndrome. It’s something they all experience from time to time, and they hope they can keep fooling everyone for a bit longer.

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00:55:58

Season 3, Episode 1 Peer Support

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2025/09/23

Join Bill, Paul and Shawn as they discuss the elegant chaos of peer support across different contexts. Within this episode there is no leader, there is no expert, we all just listen....yet it still works.

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00:52:03

Season 2, Episode 8: Behavioral Addictions

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2025/05/16

In this final episode of season 2, Bill and Paul discuss behavioral addictions. They share personal stories of behaviors that might fit the bill, and they draw parallels to substance use disorder where appropriate. They also talk about how to tell when a behavior crosses the line of normal to pathological.

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00:54:21

Season 2, Episode 7: Psychopathy

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2025/04/11

In this episode, Paul and Bill explore the nature and characteristics of psychopathy, delving into the intriguing similarities and differences between CEOs and serial killers.

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00:54:18

Season 2, Episode 7: Psychopathy

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2025/03/28

On this episode Paul and Bill discuss the nature and characteristics of psychopathy and why CEO's and serial killers are the same yet different.

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00:58:12

Season 2, Episode 6: Procrastination

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2025/02/24

Bill and Paul discuss why they are "pros" at procrastination. Specifically, they discuss the impact of delay and probability discounting on procrastination, and may speak on the impact of anxiety and perfectionism on procrastination... if they can get around to it.

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00:57:16

Season 2 Episode 5: Burnout

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2025/01/30

Bill and Paul discuss burnout, motivation-related issues, and occasionally wander off-topic. Feeling burned out? You are not alone, and you might benefit from this conversation. We wrap the discussion with a few ideas for how you might improve your situation.

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00:49:50

Season 2, Episode 4: Resolutions

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2025/01/03

On this episode Bill and Paul discuss New Year's Resolutions. While people tend to specify New Year's Resolutions, such commitments are reliably abandoned. Focusing on habit formation, goal setting and barriers to success, Bill and Paul examine variables that increase the probability of successfully achieving New Year's Resolutions.

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01:04:50

Season 2, Episode3: Misery Loves Company

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2024/11/12

Bill and Paul discuss whether the old adage misery loves company really holds true. Listen to another conversation-packed episode featuring your two favorite PSY professors.

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01:06:36

Season 2, Episode 2: It's never too late for Pride!

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2024/10/21

Bill and Paul discuss Pride, the history of how identifying as queer has been viewed, allyship, and the current political landscape for individuals who identify as LGBTQIA+. We know pride was in June, and we just missed National Coming Out Day...but it's never too late for pride and visibility.

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01:00:30

Season 2, Episode 1: Grad School

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2024/09/26

Bill and Paul speak with two students who are considering applying to grad school. This episode features special guests Alexis Engel and Nate Swift.

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00:58:12

Episode 10: Motivation and Gratitude

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2024/06/28

In their 10th episode, Bill and Paul discuss motivation and how important events and experiences can shift one's appreciation of what is important in their lives. This episode represents the spontaneity that (we hope) our listeners appreciate most about this podcast.

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01:07:17

Episode 9: Depression part I

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2024/06/10

Bill and Paul welcome Heather Nunez-Olmstead to a discussion about depression. They cover a few mood disorders and offer personal stories of their experiences with depression. This conversation will be continued at some point in the future. This is a more somber episode with frank discussions of suicidal ideation, so listener discretion is advised.

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01:03:30

Episode 8: Confirmation Bias and Belief Perseverance

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2024/05/30

Bill and Paul discuss confirmation bias and belief perseverance. They discuss some examples of these biases in action and ponder the distinction between extreme examples of belief perseverance and delusional thinking.

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01:09:34

Episode 7: Social Media featuring Dr. Lea Allen

The Three Amygdala ·

2024/05/22

In this episode, Bill and Paul welcome Dr. Lea Allen to discuss some of the issues associated with the ubiquitous use of and exposure to social media. As usual, the conversation occasionally veers off topic, but it remains informative and entertaining.

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01:00:39

Episode 6: Answering Questions and Stress Management...

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2024/04/24

Bill and Paul welcome Ms. Allison Ladner, a teacher at Caribou High School, to discuss some questions submitted by her AP Psychology students. They converse about Erikson's Psychosocial Developmental Theory, music and the brain, and end-of-the-semester stress and coping tips.

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00:54:44

Episode 5: Neurodiversity

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2024/03/27

Bill and Paul discuss issues related to Neurodiversity with special emphasis on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity disorder and Autism Spectrum disorder.

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00:52:35

Episode 4: Drugs (Pt. 1?)

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2024/03/07

In this episode, Bill and Paul dive into a discussion of drugs, addiction, the criminal justice system, and treatment options. But there's so much more to explore, they suspect there will be more on this topic to come.

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00:55:23

Episode 3: Let's get kinky

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2024/02/26

Bill and Paul discuss kinks, fetishes, and paraphilias. They discuss some potential explanations for why these preferences develop and whether or not they are problematic. Given the nature of this content, listener discretion is advised.

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00:59:15

Episode 2: Trauma

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2024/02/15

Bill and Paul discuss trauma and PTSD. They consider sources of trauma, neural mechanisms involved in encoding traumatic memories, individual variability in response to trauma, and some of the therapeutic approaches used to help individuals with PTSD. Produced by UMPI's Center for Teaching and Learning - Michael Dobbs and Seth Woodman.

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