{"id":131,"date":"2026-02-23T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/the-psychos\/"},"modified":"2026-02-23T13:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-02-23T13:00:00","slug":"the-psychos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedorksidepodcast.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/23\/the-psychos\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychos"},"content":{"rendered":"<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-131-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/89eb383f-8120-4378-b7a3-dd1aa76adf0b.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/89eb383f-8120-4378-b7a3-dd1aa76adf0b.mp3\">https:\/\/rss.art19.com\/episodes\/89eb383f-8120-4378-b7a3-dd1aa76adf0b.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>Alright, let\u2019s dim the studio lights to a menacing, energy-saving 40%. Welcome to<em>The DORK Side<\/em>. I\u2019m Kevin Jackson, and floating somewhere in the psychic ether to my right is my co-host, the human equivalent of a comforting nightlight in a haunted house, Noel Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>Now, why are we, a show nominally about random knowledge, dedicating an entire episode to the cheery topic of \u201cThe Psychology of Evil\u201d? Simple. I\u2019m personally fascinated by the wet computer in our skulls and its ability to run software called \u201cAtrocity 2.0.\u201d My own understanding of evil\u2019s\u2026<em>range<\/em>\u2026 comes less from textbooks and more from Hollywood\u2019s highlight reel. If it weren\u2019t for cinema, my concept of malice would be limited to people who talk in theaters and geniuses who invent printers that require monthly subscriptions to<em>ink<\/em>. I\u2019m grateful for the education. I\u2019m also profoundly happy to report that I, Kevin Jackson, am not evil. 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