Personology

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A psychological examination of historically significant lives. We will peek into the minds of our subject to answer, what made them tick? Uncovering the personal motivations that drove their public acts and how those acts in turn changed all our lives.

03/29/2021

Abraham Lincoln: The Greatest President and Sufferer of Melancholy

Abraham Lincoln contemplated suicide more than once in his life, he knew suffering and yet he is perhaps histories' greatest leader through a period of time where the nation also wept, the American Civil War.

52 min
03/22/2021

Howard Hughes: A perfectionistic obsession to innovate

Howard Hughes was one of the most financially successful businessmen of all time, an engineer, a record setting pilot, film producer and philanthropist, his obsessive compulsive disorder drove his ability to stunningly innovate but ultimately it caused great suffering.

51 min
03/15/2021

Marilyn Monroe: From Orphan to Iconic Movie Starlet

Marilyn Monroe had a traumatic upbringing, yet marketed herself into one of the worlds most famous actresses. Despite her many successes she longed to feel truly loved but never found her love adequately requited.

1h 16m
03/08/2021

Ernest Hemingway: Hypomania Drove Writing Genius

Ernest Hemingway was one of the most accomplished writers of the 20th century and also one of the most colorful public figures of his lifetime, underneath that he suffered mightily from bipolar disorder and alcoholism. Unfortunately, the two were inexorably connected.

52 min
03/01/2021

Lenny Bruce: Laugh Till You Cry

Lenny Bruce invented the genre of satirical comedy against a back drop of depression, substance abuse and constant legal troubles for public obscenity. Original and innovative his diseases ultimately ended his life.

1h 12m
02/22/2021

Marie Curie: The Discovery of Radioactivity Through Deep Depression

Marie Curie discovered two elements and radioactivity while enduring deep clinical depressions, even as the sexism of the time tried to deny her the 2 nobel prizes she won.

53 min
02/15/2021

Matthew Henson: Courageous Discoverer Despite Racism

Matthew Henson is likely the first man to set foot on the north pole due to his deep curiosity, tenacity and unusal survival skills. The racism of the time may have robbed him of wide recognition but not the feat.

49 min
02/08/2021

Muhammad Ali: A Study in How to Become "The Greatest"

Muhammad Ali remains one of the greatest boxers of all time, but he was also a principled pacifist, Muslim and important to the civil rights movement. What drove this colorful, larger than life man?

57 min

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Introducing: Personology

A psychological examination of historically significant lives. We will peak into the minds of our subject to answer, what made them tick? Uncovering the personal motivations that drove their public acts and how those acts in turn changed all our lives. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

03/01/2020

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253 Ratings

Insightful

Nov 1

Baileypea

Yet a little monotone and your mind does start to wander
What happened to this podcast??

10/17/2022

MeCompletely

I loves this podcast. Does anyone know what happened to it?
Miniature Documentaries

04/06/2023

huenew

Informative Engaging. Focus on formative years, behavior or personality, motivations and legacy. . .
Love this show

03/22/2021

LEH820

I look forward to this show every week. I love learning the story of famous people’s lives from a psych perspective.

A psychological examination of historically significant lives. We will peek into the minds of our subject to answer, what made them tick? Uncovering the personal motivations that drove their public acts and how those acts in turn changed all our lives.

Channel

iHeartPodcasts
Creator

iHeartPodcasts
Years Active

2020 - 2021
Episodes

23
Rating

Clean
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Personology
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iHeartMedia + Entertainment, Inc