The Sean M. Sullivan Podcast
135 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 months ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsI have a Master's in Forensic Psychology. This Podcast is where I review books I have been reading and discussing topics relating to psychology, politics, and sometimes just shooting the bull with friends and interviewing people I do not know.
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Episodes
Episode 087: Paradise Lost by John Milton Book Review
May 19, 2020 01:44 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBI review the book Paradise Lost by John Milton. I also give a bit of Jungian psychological analysis of the characters. I loved it and would recommend it. 10/10 read.
Episode 086: Vince Boswell
May 13, 2020 17:29 - 1 hour - 110 MBVince comes back to the Podcast where we discuss Psychology, Religion, and Politics as it surrounds the ongoing quarantine during the pandemic
Episode 085: Psychology 101 Lecture 004 - Carl Jung
May 09, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 56.2 MBI discuss Carl Jung and Analytical Psychology in this fourth Lecture for a Psychology 101 class. The original video can be found on YouTube.
Episode 084: Caleb Hanna; Brett Gallegos
April 28, 2020 05:19 - 3 hours - 176 MBA conservative, leftist, and centrist walk into a bar... This is no joke we had a really good discussion and all learned something.
Episode 083: Logan Miller & Caleb Hanna
April 14, 2020 22:20 - 5 hours - 306 MBCaleb Logan and I have an over Five Hour-long conversation.
Episode 082: Jordan Christean
April 10, 2020 02:34 - 1 hour - 96.3 MBJordan returns for a conversation on music, religion, true crime in Elko, NV. Jordan is someone I've known for quite some time and I always enjoy talking to him.
Episode 081: Caleb Hannah
April 01, 2020 12:07 - 4 hours - 244 MBCaleb and I were supposed to talk coronavirus and instead, we just talked about a lot of different stuff.
Episode 080: Lonnie Fogus
March 29, 2020 01:36 - 1 hour - 89.9 MBLonnie is one of my best friends for almost 20 years. we talked about him finding a dead body when going to do some side work. We talked about what it's like working in corrections versus a state hospital. We also talk about video games and buying products advertised online.
Episode 079: CPS takes custody of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder in WV
March 23, 2020 23:14 - 35 minutes - 32.4 MBI tell my friend's story about her Kids being taken by CPS. Twins have Autism Spectrum Disorder and I have her permission to tell her story on this podcast episode because of her social anxiety to talk about it in person.
Episode 078: Book Review - Friedrich Nietzsche "The Will to Power"
March 15, 2020 01:49 - 49 minutes - 45.5 MBI review a book that took me almost three months to read. Nietzsche critiques many things in this book, socialism, individualism, mediocrity, and nihilism. He offers that motivation and striving is an answer to the problem of humanity having to create their own values after the death of God. Solid 9/10
Episode 077: Dasia Thomas
March 07, 2020 04:05 - 1 hour - 73.1 MBDasia and I discuss homelessness and explored it from a psychological perspective regarding mental illness, domestic violence, and substance abuse disorders. We also delve into how emotion relates to motivation and getting out of that situation.
Episode 076: Brett Gallegos
February 29, 2020 07:04 - 2 hours - 160 MBCatching up with my old friend Brett from Elko, Nevada. We talked about all kinds of topics and they will need to be revisited at a later time.
Episode 075: Liam Halton
February 15, 2020 04:08 - 1 hour - 84.7 MBCatching up with my good friend Liam from Nevada. We talk about our work week, politics, psychology, and reminiscing about Home Depot
Episode 074: Mark Trent
February 10, 2020 02:30 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBMark Trent is a photographer and documentarian and also one of my oldest friends. It was great to catch up and have this wonderful conversation.
Episode 073: Psychology Student against SB-240 (Red Flag Law) and HB-1627(Harassment Bill)
January 30, 2020 02:14 - 40 minutes - 37.2 MBSome Legislation has been passed and proposed in the State of Virginia that makes me very nervous. I finally had time to sit and think out a response to these bills and am sharing this with all of you
Episode 072: Caleb Hanna, Logan Miller, Mike Toler, Caleb 2 and Cale
January 10, 2020 12:22 - 3 hours - 209 MBThe four of us try to have a round table discussion on Gun Laws, the second amendment, and reconcile our different perspectives.
Episode 071: Book Review - Notes from Underground by Dostoevsky and Grit by Duckworth
January 07, 2020 22:20 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBI review the books "Notes from Underground" by Fyodor Dostoevsky and "Grit" by Angela Duckworth. I also discuss my new job at Central State Hospital as well as thoughts for future podcast episodes and my thoughts on Virginia's encroaching gun legislation being proposed.
Episode 070: Psychology 101 Lecture 03 - Sigmund Freud
December 21, 2019 23:08 - 46 minutes - 42.8 MBThis is my lecture 03 from my prototype of Psychology 101. I hope you enjoy and you can find the video at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RAm8WcxBRA4
Episode 069: Psychology 101 Lecture 02 - The Psychologists
December 09, 2019 16:16 - 22 minutes - 20.2 MBMy second lecture in the Psychology 101 series. I discuss some of the psychologists that led to modern psychology.
Episode 068: Psychology 101 - Lecture 01: Introductory Lecture
December 06, 2019 19:05 - 28 minutes - 26.4 MBMy First Lecture for Psychology 101.
Episode 067: Book Review - The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William Shirer
December 06, 2019 15:47 - 41 minutes - 38 MBI review a book that took two months to read. It is really in-depth and outlines how it was that Hitler was able to come to power, Nazify the country, bluffing his way into Austria, Hungary, and Czechoslovakia. The invasion of Poland led to the Second World War. There are some horrific parts in the book regarding the Holocaust and How Hitler punished Traitors.
Episode 066: Dennis McClure Returns
November 23, 2019 07:22 - 1 hourDennis and I have another conversation, this time centered on Central State and stuff of that nature.
Episode 066: Dennis McClure
November 23, 2019 07:22 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBDennis and I have another conversation, this time centered on Central State and stuff of that nature.
Episode 065: Caleb Hanna
November 16, 2019 08:37 - 2 hours - 120 MBCaleb comes back for another discussion on politics. Trump Impeachment, Economics, Socialism, and we discuss the IDW of who we would like to see. he chose Hitchens, I chose Haidt and Adam Friended.
Episode 064: Wendy Charlebois
November 13, 2019 03:33 - 1 hour - 83 MBI get to have my old Psychology of Human Relations professor and Social Worker Wendy Charlebois on and we catch up a bit and she talks about how devastating the suicide of a loved one is. She lost her son over a year ago to alcoholism and suicide. If you or a loved one are depressed and thinking of suicide, please call the national suicide prevention hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Hell, message me on here and I will message back. Talk to someone for God's sake.
Episode 063: Dennis McClure
October 29, 2019 06:17 - 1 hour - 79.7 MBCatching up with my old Assistant Manager Dennis McClure from The Home Depot where I worked. We talk about how things have changed at the Depot and also talk about Central State. It's informal and just a discussion between friends.
Episode 062: Marcie Polsky
October 10, 2019 06:18 - 1 hour - 86.2 MBMarcie comes and we discuss our big debate we were involved in that went completely sideways. We also look at ideology, I discuss a painful part of my past and how that influenced my genuine interest of why people do terrible things to one another.
Episode 061: Updates
October 09, 2019 17:37 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBI just thought I would record a little update on what has been going on with Work, My Book, The Psychology Lectures, and Future projects. I also talk a little about what's been going on at work and what the future holds
Episode 060: Book Review - The Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud
September 20, 2019 05:27 - 32 minutes - 29.7 MBI do a brief review of the Interpretation of Dreams by Sigmund Freud. I outline how the book is organized and go through the dream theories such as sexual repression, dream fulfillment, the dream thoughts and material sources from the day before the dream is experienced and all of that. I touch on a conversation that did not get to make on here that I had with Caleb Hanna. I end with the events at work that were just not fun.
Episode 059 : Jason Clement
September 15, 2019 00:36 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBI sit down with Licensed Practical Nurse Jason clement whom I work with at Central state. We bitch about work, talk video games and drink beer
Episode 058: Jim Allder
August 28, 2019 18:09 - 1 hour - 87.8 MBI finally get to sit down with Jim Allder, my old band teacher, I was guitar class, so he taught it by default. We discuss a lot of different things from gun control, political advocacy. Toxic Masculinity, and other things.
Episode 057: Book Review - "Thus Spoke Zarathustra" by Fredrich Nietzsche
August 28, 2019 01:59 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBI spend roughly ten minutes reviewing a short book by Nietzsche called "Thus Spake Zarathustra". It was a difficult read due to the nature of the way Nietzsche wrote out the speeches of his fictional prophet Zarathustra. I give it 8/10 due to the fact it may need another read through. I also talk about my lectures on YouTube and Some Central State Hospital nonsense.
Episode 056: Book Review - "The Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious" by Carl Jung
August 20, 2019 05:12 - 42 minutes - 38.9 MBI review the book on the archetypes and collective unconscious by Carl Jung. It expands on the shadow, anima, animus, child, great and terrible mother, and the trickster archetypes. Jung also discusses the individuation process and mandala symbols as well. It's a solid 9/10 for anyone who is familiar with Psychology and maybe a 7/10 for those who are not as knowledgeable. I discuss the two newest arrivals to my ward at work which makes it weirder at work. I also discuss a topic of debate I wa...
Episode 055: Book Review - "1984" by George Orwell
August 14, 2019 16:06 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBI re-read 1984 and thought I would give it a review by discussing the themes of the book and then compare it to what's happened in this country as of late. I honestly believe that this book should be read by everyone and we should be do what we can to avoid the same fate as what happens in the fictional world of Orwell's "1984" I give it a solid 10/10 and recommend you get a copy today. Also I uploaded my first Psychology lecture on YouTube and you can find it at the link below: https://www....
Episode 054: Book Review "The World's Religions by Huston Smith
August 08, 2019 17:37 - 38 minutes - 35.6 MBI review the book "The Worlds Religions" by Huston Smith. It is a good philosophical text book on the study of religion without making any arguments on why one should be religious or to favor any one over the other. The section on Islam paints the religion as it is, which does not match the common conception or perception that it has in the post 9/11 world. I rate it a 7/10 and it was recommended by Jordan B. Peterson
Episode 053: Lady Arsenic
July 31, 2019 20:29 - 54 minutes - 49.6 MBI have Lady Arsenic of Arsenic Addiction on the podcast to discuss the band, alchemical symbolism, back ground in music. We also discuss bipolar disorder.
Episode 052: Caleb Hanna
July 30, 2019 08:29 - 2 hours - 128 MBCaleb Hanna wanted to come on and have discussions on various topics from Marxism, Postmodernism, The Radical Left, and Religion. We also managed to smuggle in Abortion and the Gender Pay Gap. We agreed on many topics, surprisingly, and disagreed on some topics but we still showed we can have a civil dialogue.
Episode 051: Book Review: "The Moral Landscape" by Sam Harris
July 28, 2019 05:46 - 42 minutes - 38.8 MBI review the book, "The Moral Landscape" by Sam Harris. I decided to read this after the Sam Harris/Jordan Peterson debates on YouTube. I agree with a good amount of what Harris proposes except He dismisses the idea that religion can help with human flourishing. He always points to the bad stuff without recognizing that religious communities reinforce moral norms in their communities as well as work together to promote social cohesion. I also try to work on the APA trying to destigmatize pol...
Episode 050: Marino Mangold
July 25, 2019 06:49 - 1 hour - 91.5 MBMarino and I discuss all things from Home Depot to College. The Free Flow Show and how it began and ended. Complacency and gradual self improvement.
Episode 049: Book Review "Bullies" by Ben Shapiro
July 22, 2019 13:55 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBI review the book "Bullies" by Ben Shapiro. I don't agree with some of his arguments, but I did agree with his arguments regarding race and sex bullying. It was enjoyable to read and this review would have been recorded sooner, however an unfortunate lawnmower accident kind of set me back on that. I also talk about the Ben Shapiro debate that occurred on the Table Talks Debate club page. I'd rate the book 8/10 and will probably read it again.
Episode 048: Book review - Point Counterpoint by Aldous Huxley
July 02, 2019 05:43 - 29 minutes - 27 MBI review Point Counterpoint by Huxley. Its an overarching narrative woven together through short interlinking stories of characters that are all tied to one another. I also discuss the debate group I started on social media.
Episode 047: Book Review - The Coddling of the American Mind by Jonathon Haidt and Greg Lukianoff
June 08, 2019 06:24 - 56 minutes - 51.3 MBI review the book "The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas are Setting Up a Generation for Failure by Jonathon Haidt and Greg Lukianoff. Greg is the CEO for FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education) and Dr. Haidt is a Social Psychologist who studies Morality and Teaches at the Stern Business School of Ethics. Interestingly enough, the review of this book coincides with Canada's call to ban dodgeball and the Demonetization of Steven Crowder's videos on Y...
Episode 046 : Book Review - Mythology by Edith Hamilton
May 31, 2019 05:24 - 20 minutes - 18.4 MBI review the book Mythology by Edith Hamilton. I burned through it in two and a half days and really enjoyed it. she recounts the classic stories and myths from Greek, Roman, and Norse antiquity that are important to western culture. The stories from the Iliad, the Odyssey, Psyche and Cupid, Midas, Sigurd, and many other make it a fun read for anyone interested in the old myths. I rate it a 10/10.
Episode 045: Book Review - Dreams by Carl Jung
May 22, 2019 05:37 - 25 minutes - 23.2 MBI review the book "Dreams" by Carl Jung. Its a good idea to have some familiarity with Jung by reading some of his other works, which I have reviewed on here before and possibly read "Dream Psychology" by Freud before delving into this book. I give it an 8/10 due to being somewhat hard to understand given Jung's speech and syntax and his ideas can be hard to grasp. Still a good book!
Episode 044: Book Review- Presence of the Past by Rupert Sheldrake
May 15, 2019 06:12 - 46 minutes - 42.1 MBI review a book by Dr. Sheldrake. He's a Cambridge University Biologist who came up with the hypothesis of morphic resonance and utilizes concepts borrowed from quantum mechanics or quantum physics to explain inherited memory through morphic fields. He expands on the collective unconscious that Carl Jung had theorized and I try to explain it the best I can. I also utilize Sheldrake's concept and use it to explain the possible links between morphic resonance and how it can relate to paranormal...
Episode 043: Mike Toler
May 08, 2019 06:19 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMike Toler returns to Table Talks to discuss the theories of 5G and how the better wifi is a plot against humanity. He also touches on the encroachment of socialism and communism in the United States.
Episode 043: Mike Toler on 5G Conspiracies; Socialism and the Communist Encroachment
May 08, 2019 06:19 - 1 hour - 56.8 MBMike Toler returns to Table Talks to discuss the theories of 5G and how the better wifi is a plot against humanity. He also touches on the encroachment of socialism and communism in the United States.
Episode 042: Book Review - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy 2e by Judith Beck
May 03, 2019 16:56 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBI review CBT 2e by Judith Beck and also share real life instances where I have used the methods laid out by Dr. Beck in this book. 8/10 I highly recommend this book for those of you who want to learn how to challenge ideas in a therapeutic way or to those of you learning to be psychotherapists.
Episode 041: Peterson vs Zizek; Tales From Cental State (Part2); Future Ideas
April 20, 2019 05:34 - 41 minutes - 38.2 MBI talk briefly on topics such as the Peterson/Zizek debate, Politics regarding the Mueller Report, More tales from my job at Central State, I also discuss ideas for future episodes and my book that I am sadly still working on.
Episode 040: Book Review-The Will to Meaning; Foundations and Applications of Logotherapy
April 09, 2019 02:42 - 32 minutes - 29.5 MBI review the book "The Will to Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. Its a follow up to "Man's Search for Meaning" I discuss my attempts at using the applications with a patient who used to be on my ward. I also pose a question to the listeners regarding an idea, so I hope to receive feedback regarding that idea so I will know what to do next.