{"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":"Neurological Conformity","slug":"neurological-conformity","published_at":"2026-05-20T20:42:02+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151/neurological-conformity","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151","url":"https://thelatestcrazepodcast.substack.com/p/neurological-conformity","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/194317446/8795de01e68aef233ab141581d952016.mp3","summary":"Good science fiction has always been a reflection of the cultural moment we live in, depicting the fantasies and possibilities of our collective future. Recently, we’ve witnessed the birth of a new sci-fi microgenre, in which the future is directed inward, hewing much closer to our current world, but with much more psychological and philosophical questions at it’s core. In this episode, we’ll discuss the common theme of two new shows, Pluribus and Severance , both on Apple TV , which depict a science fiction that is much more psychology than technology. Dr. Karen has labeled the condition at the center of both shows “neurological conformity,” and we’ll unpack what it is and why it might be the current trend in science fiction storytelling. Additional Links: “Is Neurological Conformity the Next Era of Streaming?” - Medium article by Karen B. Rosenbaum, MD 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":"Good science fiction has always been a reflection of the cultural moment we live in, depicting the fantasies and possibilities of our collective future. R…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2836,"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/neurological-conformity/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/neurological-conformity.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}