Happy April! It's been a while, huh? In this episode of The Will To Believe, we return to talking about Thomas Huxley and Christian existential anxiety about gorillas.

Facing Demons

Mar 17th, 2019 39m 59s

There's something very mysterious and dramatic about an intense therapy session, like someone is letting loose something frightening sealed within. But what if, beyond this mystique, therapy and exorcism shared a historical root? And if they do

Mesmerism and Public Relations

Jul 4th, 2017 1h

Producing plays. Selling cigarettes. Electing presidents. Winning wars. Toppling democracies. Edward Bernays did all of these things in his long and prosperous career as the pioneer of public relations. But why?In this episode of The Will to B

The Magic Bullet

Apr 9th, 2017 56m 35s

In the first episode of The Will to Believe, we learn the little known origin story of SSRIs, also known as antidepressants. How can we make sense of a drug and a disorder that seem to defy logic left and right? What does it mean about psychiat

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