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  • Am I the a**hole for telling my son he has to go to university, get a job, or get out of the house?
    May 21 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

    Today Gayle and Dan mentioned:

    --“Favorite Things” sub-page of the Veritas PP webpage, which you can find here: https://www.veritaspp.com/favorites

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for telling my son he has to go to university, get a job, or get out of the house?"


    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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  • Am I the a**hole for telling my 17 year old that she needs to go to her job and not no call, no show?
    May 14 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

    Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things during the podcast:

    --Their podcast episode with Dr. David Nathan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKW8tkiUZrU --The “potluck” podcast from last week: https://youtu.be/bkUHCh467n4

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for telling my 17 year old that she needs to go to her job and not no call, no show?"


    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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  • Am I the a**hole for not bringing anything to my friend's potluck, after she told me not to?
    May 7 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

    Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things during the podcast:

    --The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters, by Priya Parker: https://amzn.to/3Gv22pF

    --“Ask Culture” vs “Guess Culture”: https://medium.com/redhill-review/navigating-ask-and-guess-cultures-in-a-modern-world-30b167f8ab09

    --The “M’Naghten case”: https://www.psychiatrictimes.com/view/daniel-m-naghten-the-man-who-changed-the-law-on-insanity

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for not bringing anything to my friend's potluck, after she told me not to?"

    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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    34 m
  • Am I the a**hole for pranking my struggling friend with a fake lottery ticket?
    Apr 30 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

    Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things during the podcast:

    --Dr. Gayle MacBride mentions the " Region-Beta Paradox", here's perhaps the first article that discusses it: https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110109/http://www.scn.ucla.edu/pdf/PeculiarLongevity.pdf⁠

    --Dr. Gayle MacBride also mentions something she thought was on NPR, but it turned out to be Inner Cosmos with David Eagelman's podcast, Ep 92: Why is it hard to keep a secret? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C8EEdMNjjnU

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for pranking my struggling friend with a fake lottery ticket?"

    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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    29 m
  • Am I the a**hole for telling my girlfriend that I wouldn't make her coffee anymore unless she stops micromanaging me?
    Apr 23 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

    Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things during the podcast:

    --4 horsemen handout: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vS6gx83cNN6ONNjbmhrDaur0i0fPKkqW/view?usp=sharing

    --Dr. Gayle MacBride’s TikTok about "not buts": https://www.tiktok.com/@drgmacbride/video/7308425976701046059

    --and Michael mentions "FANBOYS": https://www.shsu.edu/centers/academic-success-center/writing/handouts/loc/punctuation/Commas.pdf

    --Dr. Gayle MacBride mentions the "Region-Beta Paradox", here's perhaps the first article that discusses it: ⁠https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110109/http://www.scn.ucla.edu/pdf/PeculiarLongevity.pdf⁠⁠

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for telling my girlfriend that I wouldn't make her coffee anymore unless she stops micromanaging me?"

    And, if you had an experience with the "Region-Beta Paradox", or have another thought to share or question for us, reach out via our mailbag: https://www.veritasviews.com/contact

    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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    37 m
  • Am I the a**hole for pretending I didn't know what a potato was at my girlfriend's family dinner?
    Apr 16 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about any number of things! Stay tuned through the end to find out!

    Today Gayle and Dan mentioned a couple of things during the podcast:

    --Andy Kaufman: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTQzHvkpV_0

    --How many potatoes and where did they come from: https://potatogoodness.com/potato-fun-facts-history/

    --Mens rea: https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/mens_rea

    --Dr. Daniel Kessler’s TikTok on Narcissism: https://www.tiktok.com/@drdankessler/video/7476587158728396078

    --Dr. Gayle MacBride’s article with Parents Magazine: https://www.parents.com/narctok-and-why-teens-are-on-it-11687479

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for pretending I didn't know what a potato was at my girlfriend's family dinner?"

    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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    29 m
  • Am I the a**hole for telling my girlfriend to go back on her ADHD medication? (with Dr. David Nathan)
    Apr 9 2025

    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the asshole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about what ever happens to be on their mind. Sometimes something from their mailbag.

    Today, they are joined by Dr. David Nathan. David Nathan is a Licensed Psychologist who lives and works in St. Paul, MN. He is the father of twin 12-year-old daughters. He is primarily a child and adolescent psychologist. He works with clients on issues including ADHD, Autism, Anger Management, Anxiety, Depression, PTSD, and adoption. He is the east region lead for outpatient mental health at Allina Health, a large healthcare organization based in Minneapolis, MN. He also has a side private practice where he provides ADHD and ASD testing in St. Paul, MN. In the rare moments when he is not being a parent or a psychologist, Dr. Nathan likes to travel, attend live music performances, read, spend time with his friends and family, and play piano. He can be found online at David Nathan PsyD: https://www.davidnathanpsyd.com/

    They also mentioned the following in this episode:

    --PDR—which stands for Physicians Desk Reference: https://www.pdr.net/

    --How To ADHD Jessica McCabe: https://amzn.to/4isPzR4

    In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for telling my girlfriend to go back on her ADHD medication?"

    And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠

    Otherwise, our team can be found at:

    Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler

    ⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride

    ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Thanks for listening and/or watching!

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    45 m
  • Am I the a**hole for vandalizing my neighbor's dog's winter coat?
    Apr 2 2025
    This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the asshole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about what ever happens to be on their mind. Sometimes something from their mailbag.In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for vandalizing my neighbor's dog's winter coat?"In this episode, Dr. Gayle MacBride and Dr. Daniel Kessler both mentioned the impact of The Bay of Pigs on JFK, and how he changed his thought-making process after. Here is a great article about it, and several books that also discuss that topic:Morten T. Hansen's "How John F. Kennedy Changed Decision Making for Us All" (2013) in the Harvard Business Review: https://hbr.org/2013/11/how-john-f-kennedy-changed-decision-makingMorten Hansen's Collaboration: How Leaders Avoid the Traps, Build Common Ground, and Reap Big Results (2009): https://amzn.to/4hQe3noRobert F. Kennedy's Thirteen Days: A Memoir of the Cuban Missile Crisis (1999): https://amzn.to/4idPWPBA great book about Abraham Lincoln's cabinet and how he intentionally built it with people who disagreed with him:Doris Kearns Goodwin's Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln (2006): https://amzn.to/4baQ9kdAbout the way the vice presidency used to be awarded and what its roles/responsibility were:Lindsay M. Chervinsky's Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic (2024): https://amzn.to/41apMGyJody C Baumgartner and Thomas F. Crumblin's The American Vice Presidency: From the Shadow to the Spotlight (2015): https://amzn.to/4hMVaC7Jules Witcover's The American Vice Presidency: From Irrelevance to Power (2014): https://amzn.to/41q68rkJames Roger Sharp's The Deadlocked Election of 1800: Jefferson, Burr, and the Union in the Balance (2010): https://amzn.to/3EMQYUiJohn Ferling's Adams vs. Jefferson: The Tumultuous Election of 1800 (2005): https://amzn.to/4k4JR9X And, our bonus conversation references our "blueberries" episode, (Season 2, Episode 4). Here are links to those if you want to listen:Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5pl6kdg28aKxHIatfphh76?si=e6bf5178a4374187YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aSFe1fq0nu8And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Otherwise, our team can be found at:Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thanks for listening and/or watching!
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