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Stuff You Should Know

How Psychopaths Work

Stuff You Should Know

iHeartPodcasts

Society & Culture

4.582.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 September 2017

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

There are people who walk among us who seem normal, maybe even more charming or intelligent than average, yet they hide disturbing and at times dangerous personalities behind what one researcher called a 'mask of sanity.'

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

0:05.7

That's why we launched The Big Take.

0:08.3

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

0:14.0

to give you some space to think.

0:16.4

I'm Wes Kosova.

0:17.7

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

0:23.6

Listen to The Big Take on The I Heart Radio App, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

0:31.3

Welcome to Stuff You Should Know from How Stuff Works.com.

0:41.6

Hey and welcome to the podcast.

0:43.5

Josh Clark, there's Charles W. Chuck Brine, there's Jerry and we're here to manipulate you

0:50.0

in the learning something new.

0:52.6

You're trying to use your least psychopath voice that you have.

0:56.4

Yeah, but it's having the opposite effect I'm trying for isn't it?

0:59.9

You're not the one getting one.

1:03.2

Well, you just made a powerful enemy.

1:09.0

Oh, how you doing?

1:10.6

I'm good.

1:11.6

I'm feeling quite, quite good.

1:13.0

I like this one.

1:16.0

This one's going to have it all.

1:17.3

You know what I mean?

1:18.3

Yes.

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