Very Bad Wizards

Tamler and David discuss books 20, 21, & 22 of The Odyssey. Beginning with omens and portents and ending with merciless slaughter (with a bow contest in between), we finally see Odysseus' plans for revenge reach fruition.

David and Tamler steal some of Laurie Santos' podcast money (she'll never miss it), drive to LA, and pull over in the rain to spend the night in the Bates Motel. That lanky young man in the office seems nice if a bit awkward, not sure about his mother though. Plus, we share a few things that might turn us into psycho killers. Like we always say, a son is a poor substitute for a lover.

Tamler and Dave devote a full episode to Book 19 of The Odyssey. In what is one of the most emotionally intense chapters of the story so far, Odysseus continues his Cretan lies, has a long tête-à-tête with Penelope, and finally gets recognized by his former slave Eurycleia.

Tamler and David discuss The Odyssey books 17 & 18, in which Telemachus and Odysseus, back at home, continue their deception and put everyone to the test. Everyone except for Argos, that is, because Argos was (and will always be) a very good boy.

David and Tamler welcome Paul Bloom back to the show for a definitive ranking of classic psychology experiments. Will the shocking results of the Milgram studies earn him a posthumous 'S' ranking? How far will Zimbardo fall? Is the Stroop effect a super effect? Did you see the Gorilla in these notes? Which is more plausible: that we have Paul Bloom as a guest, or we have Paul Bloom and a guest and it's a banger? Note: no dogs or baby monkeys were harmed in the making of this episode.
Final Tier List Rankings (episode spoilers!)
List of Studies Ranked (all links are to pages on wikipedia.org)
Milgram Shock Studies

Tversky and Kahneman Linda Problem

Loftus Car Crash/False Memory

Ekman Basic Emotions Studies

Good Samaritan Study

Invisible Gorilla Study

Shepard Figure Rotation

Harlow's Monkeys

Seligman Learned Helplessness

Asch Conformity

Stroop Effect

Dunning-Kruger Effect

Visual Cliff Experiment

Zimbardo Prison Experiment

False Belief Task

Bem ESP Study

Marshmallow Test

Bargh Elderly Walking Prime