The Radium Girls painted glowing watch dials—while their employers insisted the paint was safe. Steven and Sarah explore the human cost of that deception, the fight for accountability, and how toxic workplaces can harm our well-being

Did Van Gogh really cut off his ear for love? Steve and Sarah of Psych Lore & Insights follow his life, from failed careers and a lifelong bond with his brother Theo to the Yellow House, the night of the ear, and the paintings that outlived him. Steven pours an absinthe along the way.Then Sarah, a psychiatric nurse practitioner, looks at the psychology. She covers possible bipolar disorder, lead poisoning, porphyria, syphilis and absinthe, plus the research linking mild mania to creativity. She doesn't romanticize the suffering.

Chapters: 0:05 Welcome and the Van Gogh ear 3:39 A baby, a headstone and a famous name 19:02 The night of the ear 22:34 Saint-Rémy and Starry Night 26:27 Van Gogh's final days 29:11 The sister-in-law who made him famous 31:44 Diagnosis, mania and creativity 38:39 Color, brushwork and emotion .

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Steve traces Halloween from ancient Irish Samhain traditions and communal bonfires to disguises, divination, trick-or-treating, and the legend of Stingy Jack. Sarah then explores why the season’s rituals continue to resonate psychologically.

From Samhain to Halloween

Travel to ancient Ireland, where the boundary between the living and the dead was believed to weaken as the year passed into winter. The episode examines sacred fires, dumb suppers, supernatural folklore, and the transformation of older customs into modern Halloween traditions.

The Psychology Behind the Lore

Sarah connects Halloween with grief, liminality, communal ritual, identity, and recreational fear. Together, the hosts consider how people use stories and traditions to create meaning, connection, and a sense of control amid darkness, loss, and uncertainty.

A journey through how humans turn uncertainty into ritual, fear into play, masks into new identities, and death into continuing connection.