The Sisyphus 55 Podcast

sisyphus089@gmail.com

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Booking Overview

A smart-but-messy one-hour podcast where a YouTuber hosts and brings in experts to dig into psychology and human behavior. Guests range from academic researchers to applied thinkers, making it a solid platform for evidence-based topics with real-world relevance.

Metrics

Episodes: 33

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

sisyphus089@gmail.com

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Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Academic researchers (psychology/behavior/cognition) and/or applied practitioners/authors with subject-matter expertise in human behavior, mental health-adjacent topics, extremism prevention, or meaning/well-being research; credible publication record or authored books.
Required Achievements:  
Peer-reviewed publications, Authored books (including non-fiction on ideology or psychology), Research leadership in a specialized area (e.g., meaning psychology, CVE prevention)

Recent Guest Discussions

Willis Klein - Gaslighting In Romantic Relationships; Historical And Theoretical Frameworks Of Gaslighting; Related Psychological/cognitive Mechanisms And Workplace Gaslighting.

Meadhbh Park - Incel Ideology; Fomo; Extremism/manosphere Dynamics; Social Isolation; The Role Of Social Media And Social Skills.

Dr. Tatjana Schnell - Meaning In Life; Existential Crises; Constructing Meaning; Belonging And Well-being.

Recent Topics

Psychology, Meaning, Gaslighting, Cults, Extremism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Sisyphus 55 Podcast
:

The Psychology of Gaslighting (feat. Willis Klein)

May 26, 2026

Klein, W., Li, S., & Wood, S. (2023). A qualitative analysis of gaslighting in romantic relationships. Personal Relationships, 30(4), 1316-1340.Specifically talk about it around 25 minutes  and 42 minutes Klein, W., Wood, S., Forget, A. A., & Bartz, J. A. (2026). A historical review of gaslighting: Tracing changing conceptualizations within psychiatry and psychology. Clinical Psychology Review, 102742.Was under review when we filmed - accepted and early access now Klein, W., Wood, S.,...

Incels, FOMO, and the Crisis of Isolation - Meadhbh Park

March 06, 2026

Maeve's Work:She has been in the field of countering violent extremism (CVE), focusing on prevention and practitioner research, for the last five years.She wrote a book titled Black Pilled Masculinity Media and Incels, which breaks down the ideology and includes interviews with 32 young self-identified incels.She sees the incel community as an "extremist misogyny, manosphere" space and focuses on understanding the people involved in these spaces.The conversation covers:The &quo...

How To Find Meaning In Life - According to Science! (with Dr. Tatjana Schnell)

March 27, 2025

In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Tatjana Schnell, a leading researcher in the psychology of meaning, to talk about what it really means to live a meaningful life. We explore how people navigate existential crises, the different ways we construct meaning, and why the experience of belonging is so central to our well-being. This conversation is both intellectually rich and deeply human — a reflection on what keeps us going when things feel uncertain, empty, or directionless.Support the show

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