{"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":"The Loneliness Epidemic","slug":"the-loneliness-epidemic","published_at":"2026-07-14T19:00:48+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151/the-loneliness-epidemic","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-latest-craze-a-forensic-analysis-of-pop-culture-7046151","url":"https://thelatestcrazepodcast.substack.com/p/the-loneliness-epidemic","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/207043918/988068106d8f8e8616a59e0f944e3c7d.mp3","summary":"Loneliness is a human condition, and something we all have felt. In many cities and places across the globe, loneliness is on the rise and in 2023 was named an epidemic by the Attorney General. In this episode we’ll discuss a charming and unique feature film named “Rental Family” in which a washed up American actor living in Tokyo, played by the ever earnest Brendan Fraser, finds his own new family by working for an agency that rents people like him to act as stand-ins for strangers who seek companionship. Therapy comes in many forms, and writer/director Hikari’s “Rental Family” does a great job demonstrating just how true that can be. Additional Links: Loneliness epidemic advisory 2023 The Courage to be Disliked on Goodreads Rental Family CDC resources for Loneliness 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":"Loneliness is a human condition, and something we all have felt. In many cities and places across the globe, loneliness is on the rise and in 2023 was nam…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2376,"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/the-loneliness-epidemic/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/the-loneliness-epidemic.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}