All In The Mind
All In The Mind is ABC RN's weekly podcast looking into the mental universe, the mind, brain and behaviour — everything from addiction to artificial intelligence.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 29 minutes
- Episodes
- 257
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
A different kind of grief — what true crime pods often overlook
For years, psychologist Patricia Harney avoided true crime podcasts and documentaries. They hit too close to home.
Recently she's been testing the waters, and noticing these whodunnit shows often le…
00:29:56 |
Sat 26 Apr 2025
Love us? Hate us? Take our short audience survey and tell us!
All in the Mind is doing its first-ever listener survey — can you tell us a bit about who you are and why you listen? We'd love to understand you better!
We’ve kept the survey snappy — it's only sev…
Wed 23 Apr 2025
The silicon shrink – the worrying side of AI in mental health
Chat bots as therapists. Apps that can track your mood and behaviour, offering earlier detection of psychiatric illness.
There's a lot happening at the nexus of mental health and AI – some of it pro…
00:29:06 |
Sat 19 Apr 2025
Dissecting the brain - live at the World Science Festival Brisbane
The brain might be an undiscerning blob that makes up just two per cent of your body, but what it does for you is extraordinary.
How much about the day-to-day workings of the brain do we fully under…
00:29:37 |
Sat 12 Apr 2025
How the housing crisis is warping people's view of the future
Madi's had 25 rental applications rejected. Seen absolute horror houses while searching for a rental. It's all driving her to despair.
Today, how housing insecurity can alter our sense of agency and…
00:29:05 |
Sat 05 Apr 2025
Fighting for focus in the age of distraction
Be honest, how many times have you checked your notifications in the last hour? Or opened a new, totally unrelated tab? Or stopped what you're doing even though you really need to do it?
Distraction…
00:30:02 |
Sat 29 Mar 2025
The magic of memory - live at Podfest
How strong is your memory?
Whether you're frequently forgetful or eager to improve, there are ways you can train your brain to recall faster and remember better.
This week, we bring you our live …
00:30:17 |
Sat 22 Mar 2025
Could AI keep you company as you age?
Dementia usually involves a decline in your ability to remember, think and reason over time. And those with dementia are at a high risk of feeling socially isolated, lonely and depressed.
As artific…
00:29:46 |
Sat 15 Mar 2025
The ick: dating, disgust and evolutionary psychology
Have you ever experienced "the ick"?
It's that sudden, visceral feeling of being put off by someone you're dating. Maybe it's their hat, a hobby or even the way they laugh.
Stories of the ick are p…
00:29:06 |
Sat 08 Mar 2025
Can humans make it to Mars without losing their minds?
NASA wants to send humans to Mars in the next decade or so. But can our minds handle it?
We talk to a NASA psychologist and retired astronaut about the psychological challenges people already face o…
00:29:06 |
Sat 01 Mar 2025
Do you hate yourself? Healing from self-hatred
Join us for a live episode of All in the Mind at Podfest in Adelaide this March. You can enter to win tickets here.
Many of us have felt self loathing at some point in our lives — maybe when you've …
00:29:44 |
Sat 22 Feb 2025
'Bad behaviour' or just misunderstood? What to know about kids' mental health
Developmental paediatrician Dr Billy Garvey has seen a lot of kids with behavioural issue over the years, and there are ten things he wishes all parents understood about their kids mental health.
Fr…
00:30:23 |
Sat 15 Feb 2025
The baby decision — how to decide when you can't decide
There are some decisions in life that can be trickier to navigate. Do you want to get married? Should you change careers? Do you want a baby?
Parenthood is a choice more vexed than ever in a world t…
00:29:51 |
Sat 08 Feb 2025
'My brain snapped': Harry's sudden psychosis
Harry had been lucky. He'd never struggled with his mental health.
Then, when he was 18, seemingly out of nowhere — he had his first psychotic episode.
It was an abrupt change, with ripple effects …
00:29:07 |
Sat 01 Feb 2025
Age of rage: the psychology behind our moral outrage
Politics, war, abortion, gun control — why do some topics make us so outraged?
One theory is that our preoccupation with preventing harm is to blame.
So today, we examine how humans developed moral…
00:29:06 |
Sat 25 Jan 2025
The promise and perils of manifesting
If you could manifest anything into your life, what would it be? A perfect partner, your dream house, winning the lottery?
Manifesting promises a limitless potential of dreams to achieve — through m…
00:29:06 |
Sat 18 Jan 2025
"Scarier than killer robots": why your brain isn't ready for AI
The AI revolution is coming. Your mind isn't ready for it.
Cognitive neuroscientist Joel Pearson walks us through the many ways artificial intelligence is messing — and will mess — with our psycholo…
00:29:06 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
What influences your inner voice?
That voice inside your head - where does it come from?
We bring back a topic that was one of our most popular for a long awaited part two.
Today, what shapes your internal chatter.
This episode …
00:29:05 |
Sat 04 Jan 2025
Inside a sociopath's mind: "I'm capable of almost anything"
Patric Gagne is a sociopath, but she doesn’t fit the stereotype.
From a violent kid, to a PhD and author - we track the unusual story of a sociopath who learned to be 'good'.
Plus, there's been som…
00:29:06 |
Sat 28 Dec 2024
The skills supercommunicators use (and how you can learn them)
What do working for the CIA, navigating hot button topics and talking to teenagers all have in common? They're all situations that supercommunicators excel at.
Today, we explore how you can become a…
00:29:05 |
Sat 21 Dec 2024
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