Media Mayhem with Allison Hope Weiner
Episode 245
Inside the Psychopath’s Playbook with Author Dianne Emerson
Psychopaths are defined and explained by author Dianne Emerson, after her exhaustive research interviewing killers and diagnosed psychopaths and sociopaths. How manipulation, and misrepresentation play into the psychopath’s handbook, the meaning of “evil”, and who makes a prime victim for a psychopath are all examined in this thought provoking Media Mayhem, hosted by Allison Hope Weiner.
Episode Breakdown
00:01 Welcoming Dianne Emerson to Media Mayhem.
01:26 Writing and interviewing self proclaimed psychopaths.
03:26 Selecting interviewees and what constitutes a psychopath.
04:46 Creating an interview personna.
06:23 Psychopath vs sociopath, kindness and popular myths.
11:45 Responding to death.
13:06 Gaslighting, techniques and manipulating the mind.
18:30 Molestation, the “damage card” and eliciting sympathy.
21:00 Targeting the “perfect” victim.
25:08 “The existence of evil” and red flags.
29:21 Victim shaming.
30:25 Defining evil and examining psychopath thought processes.
33:10 Thank you and goodbye.
Guest Bio
Dianne Emerson is the author of PSYCHOPATHS IN OUR LIVES: MY INTERVIEWS.
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