Episode 2

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24th Oct 2025

Who Are These AR$EHOLE$?

Season 1 Episode 2 (pt.2/10)

Who Are These AR$EHOLE$?

Overview

In today’s episode we are taking a good look at who these arseholes are.

After having a quick look at the statistics, the history of the terms psychopath and sociopath and going through a behavioural checklist, we’ll tackle the question ‘Is an arsehole a person or a behaviour?

What does a spectrum of pathological behaviours look like?

We’ll also play with some charts to help us align in how we identify who gets the arsehole tag and who doesn't, and we’ll finish up with how to spot an arsehole and what psychologists recommend we do.

Recommended reading and listening

  1. Behind the Bastards: Dr. Death: The Texas Death Row Psychiatrist Who Killed So Many People (2 parts) https://www.iheart.com/podcast/105-behind-the-bastards-29236323/episode/part-one-dr-death-the-texas-287878740/
  2. Julius Ludwig August Koch (1841-1908) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/17333864/#:~:text=Abstract,private%20mental%20hospital%20in%20G%C3%B6ppingen.
  3. 15 Tips for Breaking up with a Psychopath https://www.marriage.com/advice/mental-health/end-relationship-psychopath/

Sources

  1. Speaking of Psychology: Why psychopathy is more common than you think, with Abigail Marsh, PhD https://www.apa.org/news/podcasts/speaking-of-psychology/psychopathy
  2. The world increasingly views men with suspicion, but they’re not all monsters JENI O’DOWD: The world increasingly views men with suspicion, but they’re not all monsters | The Nightly
  3. Why Assholes Are Slowly Ruining Society (And Why We Let Them) https://medium.com/@archiebee/why-assholes-are-slowly-ruining-society-and-why-we-let-them-78268793e8c9

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TOO MANY AR$EHOLE$
Finding a Greater Humanity
Too Many Arseholes is a social project looking at the rise of pathological behaviours in our society and the erosion of social trust. Creating a better conversation around why this is, and finding a way forward to a greater humanity.

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