My Patriot Brain

Robert D. Mather, Ph.D.

A conservative Ph.D. discusses social psychology, politics, and sports. 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. read less

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Episodes

99. Season 2 Finale: Job Risks of Politics

99. Season 2 Finale: Job Risks of Politics

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, Carl Weathers, J6, pop culture turning against Biden, and employment law of politics in and out of the workplace. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line. This episode is the season finale for My Patriot Brain Season 2.

98. Athletes and Business Success

98. Athletes and Business Success

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, men's college basketball, NHL, Rush Limbaugh, Legends Tower, Snoop Dogg, Democrats, Oklahoma tax cuts, Ryan Walters, E. Jean Carroll, debanking, and research on athletes and business success. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

97. Rush Limbaugh's Wide World of Persuasion

97. Rush Limbaugh's Wide World of Persuasion

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, MLB, 45th Infantry, parental home school rights, psychology in the intelligence community, immigration crisis, Dean Phillips, Bill O'Reilly, Vivek Ramaswamy, Trump's legal cases, and Rush Limbaugh's impact on conservatives. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

96. OCD and Violent Activism

96. OCD and Violent Activism

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, MLB, Rosanne, cartels, press control, higher education DEI, Democrat cover up, cicadas, and research on OCD symptoms and violent activism. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

95. Here Come the Entrepreneurs

95. Here Come the Entrepreneurs

Dr. Mather discusses NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, Biden the puppet, Ron DeSantis, Texas immigration control, J6, Biden's F-16, Jamaal Bowman's proposed reparations, higher education DEI, student loans, a Florida tax proposal, and research on increasing entrepreneurship. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

94. Price it Right

94. Price it Right

Dr. Mather discusses NFL, NBA, NCAA men's basketball, NHL, Iowa GOP caucus, FBI, NYSE and SEC, World Economic Forum, immigration, Supreme Court case on federal rulemaking, need for accurate attitudes, and the psychology of pricing tactics. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

93. Tip You for What?

93. Tip You for What?

Dr. Mather discusses professional football, professional basketball, men's college basketball, professional hockey, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, immigration, homelessness, Iowa caucus, parental rights, and research on tipping. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

92. Self-Esteem and Equality

92. Self-Esteem and Equality

Dr. Mather discusses college football, NFL, NBA, Hunter Biden, Karine Jean-Pierre, MTV, George Soros, Chris Christie, minimum wage, J6, U.S. terrorist vulnerabilities, Saul Alinksy, and research on self-esteem and social equality. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

91. Politics of False Accusations

91. Politics of False Accusations

Dr. Mather discusses his own philosophical questions, Epstein Island, country music, taxes, J6, abortion, voter perceptions, demographic questions, and research on ideological differences in false accusations and failure to detect guilt. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

90. Wealth and the Self

90. Wealth and the Self

Dr. Mather discusses college football, Dallas Cowboys, OKC Thunder, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Harry Potter, California politics, Texas crime, Chinese spy balloon, progressive economy, and research on the relationship of income and self-esteem. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

89. Political CEOs

89. Political CEOs

Dr. Mather discusses college football, Trump's Colorado ballot, Texas sovereignty, affordable cities, commercial real estate, animal cognition, Elliot Aronson, AI banking disruption, research on CEO ideology and M&A strategies. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

88. What's a Human?

88. What's a Human?

Dr. Mather discusses college football, Major League Baseball, professional golf, Harvard, immigration, and the implications of AI on perceptions of the concept of humanity. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

87. Friend (and Enemy) Networks

87. Friend (and Enemy) Networks

Dr. Mather discusses college football, professional football, the OKC Arena vote, his experience with technology, a big day for the Bidens, higher education, Trump, illegal immigration, laser satellites, genetic brain research, and predictive modeling research on friend and enemy networks. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

86. Those Pesky Liberal Parents

86. Those Pesky Liberal Parents

Dr. Mather discusses college football, professional football, the OKC arena vote, school issues, immigration, CNN's debate, minimum wage, and research on parent ideology and kid mental health. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

85. Confidence Calibration

85. Confidence Calibration

Dr. Mather discusses college football, college basketball, higher education, spying, the GOP debate, and research on confidence and decision making. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

84. Racial Health Messaging

84. Racial Health Messaging

Dr. Mather discusses college football, baseball, golf simulator research, AI "ethics", death row, firearms, the expulsion of George Santos, and research about information targeting of health messages. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

83. Post-Pandemic Mental Health

83. Post-Pandemic Mental Health

Dr. Mather discusses college football, George Santos, Nikki Haley, Rage Rooms, and research on mental health after the pandemic. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

82. Dampen Your Emotions

82. Dampen Your Emotions

Dr. Mather discusses college football, Major League Baseball, women's basketball, Thanksgiving parade, censorship, higher education, pandas, and research on emotions and social media use. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

81. Connected Employees Have Value

81. Connected Employees Have Value

Dr. Mather discusses college football, woke business messaging, the Catholic Church, FBI, Senate brawling, Miss Universe, and research on the value of professional networks for companies. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.

80. The Right Look

80. The Right Look

Dr. Mather discusses college football, laser tag, Nikki Haley's kids, school peace assemblies, Gen X, and research on how freelancers get hired. He also responds to listeners on the Patriot Brain Line.