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My Patriot Brain

My Patriot Brain

By Robert D. Mather, Ph.D.

A conservative Ph.D. discusses social psychology and politics. Host Robert D. Mather, Ph.D. is a behavioral scientist and former tenured full professor of psychology. He has authored over forty peer-reviewed articles and four books, including "Implicit Biases and the Unconscious: Liberal Biases, Racial Prejudice, and Politics". He has been interviewed by Fox News, CNN, The New York Times, and The Atlantic. Dr. Mather writes "The Conservative Social Psychologist" blog for Psychology Today and maintains original content on the website www.theconservativesocialpsychologist.com.
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17. Subminimum Wage Discrimination

My Patriot BrainMar 13, 2023

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41. Powerfully Unethical

41. Powerfully Unethical

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, WCWS softball, PGA golf, Larry O'Connor, Oklahoma State Senate candidate Matt Watson, Joe Biden's fall, and research on dominance and ethics. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Jun 05, 202319:58
40. Dodgers' Unforced Error

40. Dodgers' Unforced Error

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, University of Oklahoma softball at the WCWS, the potential for DeSantis to pardon Trump, and the Los Angeles Dodgers' recent missteps with Christians. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Jun 01, 202310:30
39. Noem's Higher Ed Play

39. Noem's Higher Ed Play

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, University of Oklahoma softball, artificial intelligence, DHS targeting conservatives, and Governor Noem's letter to the South Dakota Board of Regents. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 29, 202316:51
38. Why Didn't You Tell Me?

38. Why Didn't You Tell Me?

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, University of Oklahoma softball, Bud Light, Target, pandemic-era habits of working parents, D.C. bar exam mask mandates, Fetterman's Senate attire, an upcoming ROPE Report appearance, and research on receptiveness to feedback. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 25, 202320:52
37. Rodent Utopia's Hell

37. Rodent Utopia's Hell

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, the PGA Championship, Marjorie Taylor Greene's articles of impeachment, Loy Brunson's Supreme Court case, a Republican university president, Chinese seed attack, cigarette vending machines, Tommy Boy, and John Calhoun's NIMH research on rats and mice. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 22, 202316:44
36. Politics and Mental Health of Kids

36. Politics and Mental Health of Kids

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, college baseball cheating, Oklahoma's mental health lifeline, Bud Light and Miller Lite, the Durham report, research on the effect of Trump's rhetoric on minority crowdsourcing, and research on liberal teenage depression. He also answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 18, 202327:29
35. Religion? Yes, Please

35. Religion? Yes, Please

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, Mother's Day, Budweiser, NCAA D3 Women's Golf, the CIA and the Hunter Biden Laptop story, pandemic behavior, and research on religion. He also answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 15, 202320:51
34. Fear of Alpha Males

34. Fear of Alpha Males

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, Dr. No, Hunter Biden, Joe Biden's polling numbers, federal government shut downs and National Parks, and a study on left-wing authoritarianism and masculinity. He also answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 10, 202315:43
33. Useful Stress

33. Useful Stress

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, Oklahoma schools, Anheuser-Busch, and stress research. He also answers questions from listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 08, 202314:51
32. Facial Segregation

32. Facial Segregation

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, AI, a Florida college, a man playing women's poker, beer sales, Oklahoma college workforce, and studies of facial similarities of group members. He also answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 04, 202324:38
31. Psychopaths' Good Life

31. Psychopaths' Good Life

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, Willie Nelson, Bewitched, campus wokeness, Jordan Peterson, political leaks, gender portrayal in culture, the Dixie Chicks, COVID masks, and psychopath research. He also answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain Line.

May 01, 202334:55
30. Media Carousel

30. Media Carousel

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, the media shake up of Dan Bongino, Tucker Carlson, and Don Lemon. He also discusses Susan Rice, Joe Biden's Social Security lies, Phil Jackson, and Riley Gaines. He answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain line, including one about informational warfare tactics of persuasion.

Apr 27, 202326:49
29. Social Media Subscriptions

29. Social Media Subscriptions

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, DEI at Oklahoma colleges and universities, woke commercials during PGA Tour Champions TV broadcasts, Edmond Public Schools losing a discrimination case in court, Alvin Bragg dropping his appeal, and new research on the coming social media subscription services. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Apr 24, 202312:04
28. Multi-Level Marketing

28. Multi-Level Marketing

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, Tiger Woods, the first laundromat, car manufacturers dropping AM radio from cars, and multi-level marketing. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Apr 20, 202323:32
27. Parler TKO

27. Parler TKO

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, Oklahoma golf, James Bond, the Manhattan DA's office, Abu Ghraib, and the demise of the social media platform Parler. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Apr 17, 202312:54
26. Stand Tall

26. Stand Tall

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, a 44-year-old man who married his 28-year-old hairstylist that looked like his own 21-year-old daughter, and research on power poses. He also answers listener questions from the Patriot Brain Line.

Apr 13, 202316:51
25. Bad Empathy

25. Bad Empathy

Dr, Mather discusses Major League Baseball, the Masters golf tournament, and a concept called parochial empathy. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Apr 10, 202313:32
24. Busy, Busy

24. Busy, Busy

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, men's college basketball, the Trump case in Manhattan, the IRS, more AI blues, and busyness or "time poverty" research. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Apr 06, 202325:55
23. Small Talk Self-Sabotage

23. Small Talk Self-Sabotage

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball, College Basketball, the Masters, the potential Trump arrest, woke pronouns, and a psychology study on the attributions made during informal conversations.

Apr 03, 202310:36
22. Celebrity Loathing

22. Celebrity Loathing

Dr. Mather discusses Major League Baseball Opening Day, professional golf in Oklahoma, Senator Tuberville's abortion stand, and a new study on the psychological factors that predict hatred of celebrity culture. He also answers listener questions on the Patriot Brain Line.

Mar 30, 202313:06
21. Singing the AI Blues

21. Singing the AI Blues

Dr. Mather discusses the World Baseball Classic, Major League Baseball Spring Training and Opening Day, school police, and artificial intelligence. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line, including a Chinese Company's kissing machine and beer powder.

Mar 27, 202315:54
20. School Resource Officers

20. School Resource Officers

Dr. Mather discusses the World Baseball Classic, the Brunson Brothers Supreme Court case, and School Resource Officers. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Mar 23, 202307:20
19. A Trump Arrest?

19. A Trump Arrest?

Dr. Mather discusses the potential arrest of President Donald Trump on Tuesday of this week as well as the World Baseball Classic. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

Mar 20, 202310:27
18. Psychological Targeting

18. Psychological Targeting

Dr. Mather gives updates on the World Baseball Classic, James O'Keefe, washing machine restrictions, and DEI in higher education. He discusses psychological targeting, which is creating personality profiles from online data and connecting the data to consumer behaviors through machine learning and AI. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. 

Mar 16, 202321:42
17. Subminimum Wage Discrimination

17. Subminimum Wage Discrimination

Dr. Mather discusses Sara Hart Weir's take on Kansas H.B. 2275 to expand tax credit to entities that pay people with disabilities less than minimum wage. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line and discusses aliens.

Mar 13, 202315:33
16. Aliens and the Bible

16. Aliens and the Bible

Dr. Mather discusses the World Baseball Classic, actors Fred Dryer and Carl Weathers, and a potential alien visit in the Bible. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. 

Mar 09, 202317:02
15. Faculty Politics

15. Faculty Politics

Dr. Mather discusses the CPAC poll, the Chinese national security threat in Oklahoma, Merrick Garland and the Senate Judiciary Committee, Google's censorship of Townhall's stories, blogger registration in Florida, and the new FIRE report on faculty politics and free speech attitudes. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. 

Mar 06, 202322:23
14. Breitbart's Wisdom

14. Breitbart's Wisdom

Dr. Mather discusses the TikTok bans, a future trend in social psychology, CPAC, and Andrew Breitbart's legacy. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. 

Mar 02, 202319:36
13. Neuro-Surveillance

13. Neuro-Surveillance

Dr. Mather discusses spring training Major League Baseball, the World Baseball Classic, local college baseball, National Public Radio layoffs, a university banning DEI statements, and the ethical considerations for employers monitoring the brain activity of their employees. He also responds to the Patriot Brain Line. 

Feb 27, 202319:35
12. Bullying

12. Bullying

Dr. Mather discusses cultures of honor, NPR's workforce reduction, bullying and peer victimization research. He also responds to listeners from the Patriot Brain Line. 

Feb 23, 202311:43
11. Introvert Brains

11. Introvert Brains

Dr. Mather discusses Tim McCarver, the new Major League Baseball rules, the Brunson SCOTUS case, Jimmy Carter, Bruce Willis and frontotemporal dementia, the case study of Phineas Gage, Tulsa King Season 2, a clinic whistleblower, and the neuroscience of introverts. He also responds to the Patriot Brain Line. 

Feb 21, 202314:49
10. Teen Suicides and Sleep

10. Teen Suicides and Sleep

Dr. Mather discusses the concept of the flipped classroom, the Brunson Brothers SCOTUS case, Dwight Gooden, the Super Bowl, and college football coaches who ran for office as Republicans. He also discusses a new study linking teen suicide rates to sleep. He responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. 

Feb 16, 202318:06
9. Airbnb and Nord Stream

9. Airbnb and Nord Stream

Dr. Mather discusses sports, the Super Bowl, Airbnb's ban of Lauren Southern's parents, the Nord Stream pipeline explosions, and some of his favorite psychological scientists. He also discusses recently meeting Heisman Trophy Winner Billy Sims. 

Feb 13, 202313:01
8. State of the Union

8. State of the Union

Dr. Mather discusses the State of the Union address, the Grammys, and his recent Rucksack Radio appearance. He also responds to listener questions from the Patriot Brain Line 

Feb 08, 202318:57
7. Is the IRS Racist?

7. Is the IRS Racist?

Dr. Mather discusses Red Raider basketball, the Super Bowl, the woes of being a Dallas Cowboy fan, the Chinese spy balloon, more of the Newsmax issue, and his upcoming live appearance on Rucksack Radio. He gives his thoughts on the recent study that found the IRS artificial intelligence algorithms disproportionately audit Black taxpayers.  

Feb 06, 202309:50
6. Conservative Media 2023

6. Conservative Media 2023

Dr. Mather discusses important conservative media shows of 2023. He also weighs in on Ilhan Omar, the Chinese spy balloon, the new The Sims game, and Patriot Brain Line discussion of Scott Wiener and the Brunson Brothers. 

Feb 03, 202319:27
5. Put the Kids to Bed!

5. Put the Kids to Bed!

Dr. Mather discusses the importance of independent publishing, an update on AT&T's Newsmax decision, the Associated Press style recommendations, and a neuroscience study on socioeconomic disparities in sleep and brain structure in children. 

Jan 30, 202312:19
4. AT&T Slaps Newsmax

4. AT&T Slaps Newsmax

Dr. Mather discusses AT&T's recent decision to drop Newsmax from their channel portfolio and how it is part of a broader problem of conservative censorship. 

Jan 26, 202311:46
3. Woke Gender

3. Woke Gender

Dr. Mather discusses recent gender issues from the news and responds to listener questions from the Patriot Brain Line. 

Jan 23, 202315:44
2. DNC Propaganda

2. DNC Propaganda

Host Dr. Robert Mather covers progressive messaging tactics, whataboutism, and conservative social workers. He answers listener questions from the Patriot Brain Line.

Jan 18, 202317:34
1. A Conservative in the Ivory Tower

1. A Conservative in the Ivory Tower

Host Dr. Robert Mather outlines the show format, discusses his professional background, the Penn Biden Center, Parallel Economy, Oklahoma City conservative talk radio, the Patriot Brain Line, and gives his take on the lack of ideological diversity in higher education. 

Jan 17, 202319:05
My Patriot Brain Trailer

My Patriot Brain Trailer

Introduction to My Patriot Brain and the Christian conservative behavioral scientist host. Podcast covers psychological science, politics, and sports. 

Jan 15, 202300:23