The Psychopath Test | This American Life

"The Psychopath Test" episode of This American Life is centered largely around the staff of the radio show; after learning of a test that determines whether or not someone is a psychopath, the staff decided that they wanted to know if they themselves were, in fact, psychopaths. While this episode is comedic for the most part, the host does give thorough and easy-to-understand information regarding psychopathy. The history of the "The Psychopath Test" is explained clearly and efficiently--interesting examples of questions on the test itself are expertly woven into the more factual information. Though the topic of this episode was quite engaging, the fact that the staff is featured so much could alienate more casual listeners who are not familiar with every member of the radio show. On the other hand, loyal listeners would most likely find this episode to be extremely fun since they would already have a good knowledge of the personalities of the individual staff members.