{"podcast":{"title":"THE LATEST CRAZE: A Forensic Analysis of Pop Culture","slug":"the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151","podcast_index_feed_id":7046151,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/3916515/s/182751.rss","website_url":"https://thelatestcrazepodcast.substack.com/s/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/3916515/s/182751/c875724b728321812ec00cf44144d010.jpg","author":"Dr. Karen Rosenbaum & Josh Rosenbaum","episode_count":28,"summary":"Join your hosts Dr. Karen Rosenbaum and Josh Rosenbaum as they deep dive into the most compelling characters and stories we all experience in today's popular culture. Dr. Karen will provide a professional analysis of different themes and behaviors expressed in each story, lending her forensic and psychiatric expertise to illuminate different characteristics and traits of the human condition. For fans of psychology, crime stories, forensics, and pop culture, Dr. Karen and Josh's conversations will offer an entertaining and educational experience, lending even more depth to the stories we all love to watch and talk about.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-15T08:17:46.942828+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151"},"episode":{"title":"Factitious Disorder","slug":"factitious-disorder","published_at":"2025-03-10T17:24:55+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151/factitious-disorder","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151","url":"https://thelatestcrazepodcast.substack.com/p/factitious-disorder","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/158530252/67f749bc9fa42c9dc1c636feb61a3bd8.mp3","summary":"Formerly known as \"Munchhausen Syndrome,” Factitious Disorder is the name of a particularly tricky condition in which people believe they are sick, and use their fictitious illness for personal benefit. In the case of the two real-world characters featured in “Apple Cider Vinegar” (Netflix) and “Scamanda,” (ABC/Hulu) we’ll see how sometimes those suffering from this condition leverage it with malicious intent, creating scams and scandals that wind up hurting others, and eventually, themselves. Additional Information and Links: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/factitious-disorder/diagnosis-treatment/drc-20356034 Music by ROSSER This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thelatestcrazepodcast.substack.com","meta_description":"Formerly known as \"Munchhausen Syndrome,” Factitious Disorder is the name of a particularly tricky condition in which people believe they are sick, and us…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3017,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151/episodes/factitious-disorder/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151/factitious-disorder.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}