Perils & Wisdom

# 8: Valentine's Day & Relationships

For Valentine's Day we look at some weird & funny relationship-related stories.

#7: The Cask of Amontillado & Immurement

Edgar Allen Poe's gruesome short story The Cask of Amontillado is one of revenge and revolves around immurement; a slow and agonising form or torture that usually was a death sentence. We go into how and why immurements were carried out throughout history.

#6: Trial by Ordeal

This time around we talk about Trials by Ordeal, usually a Medieval legal practice that was bizarre and rarely favoured justice.

#5: Quitting smoking

In this episode we look at what smoking does to our bodies and minds and how we can overcome this to finally quit smoking.

#4: The Inner Child & Psychology

In this episode we look at the Inner Child, its impact on our general happiness and how to help to heal it.

#3: Alfred Adler & Psychology

We continue the study of the mind, this time looking at Alfred Adler, including the inferiority complex, parenting and children.

#2: Carl Jung & Psychology

We continue our study of the mind, looking at the work of Carl Jung and his theories about the conscious, personal unconscious and collective unconscious.

#1: Sigmund Freud & Psychology

We begin our study of the mind with an analysis of Sigmund Freud's theories, work and its effect on therapy.