A psychology podcast
The
Double
Blind
Famous psychology experiments, retold over coffee, and checked for whether they actually held up.
Latest · Experiment No. 001
The Stanford Prison Experiment: Great Story, Shaky Science
In 1971, students in a Stanford basement were randomly made guards or prisoners, and the study became psychology's most famous lesson about how situations can make good people cruel. Maya and Leo go through what actually happened, what has come out since (coached guards, a breakdown that may have been faked, and the closest attempt at a replication, a British TV study, which went the other way), and what the study can still teach us about leadership and expectations.
The lab log
About the show
Each episode takes one psychology experiment you've probably heard of, or a striking new one, and asks what the researchers actually did, what they found, and whether it survived replication.
How it's made. The show is produced with AI. Each episode starts with a research brief built from the original papers, replication attempts and critiques. That brief becomes a conversation between two hosts, and every claim in it is then checked against the brief. Each episode's page lists its sources, so you can check our work.
Maya
Maya has a research background. She's warm but skeptical: she asks about sample sizes, controls, and whether a finding replicated, and she enjoys explaining methods in plain language.
Leo
Leo is the curious enthusiast and the listener's stand-in. He makes guesses before reveals, connects findings to everyday life, and jokes, but he gives way when Maya pushes back with evidence.