Book · 1996 · Political Science
Mindhunter
Inside the FBI's Elite Serial Crime Unit
Mindhunter by John E. Douglas, Mark Olshaker has been mentioned in 3 episodes across 3 podcasts (1 episode recommends it and 2 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Brendan Schaub (1 episode) and Sam Barlow (1 episode) on Behind the Bastards (1 episode), Stuff They Don't Want You To Know (1 episode) and The Joe Rogan Experience (1 episode).
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Why people recommend it
Mindhunter by John E. Douglas and Mark Olshaker is a nonfiction account exploring the early days of criminal profiling within the Federal Bureau of Investigation. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Brendan Schaub brought up the book, mentioning that he had almost finished reading it after meeting the author, John Douglas, on a radio show where Douglas discussed interviewing serial killers. Ben Bowlin referenced the book on Stuff They Don't Want You To Know, citing it to illustrate how FBI profilers have occasionally acknowledged the use of psychic clues as a desperate last resort, noting that Douglas quoted individuals discussing such methods. Additionally, Sam Barlow brought up the book on Behind the Bastards while discussing the real-life profiling work that inspired the television show Mindhunter. Barlow criticized the author's sexism and lack of self-awareness. Across these podcasts, the book is recognized both as a pioneering text in behavioral analysis and law enforcement profiling and as a cultural touchstone that inspired popular psychological thrillers.
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Brendan Schaub I was doing a show on Sirius with Jim Norton and he brought in this the guy who basically created mine hunt… 1
“I was doing a show on Sirius with Jim Norton and he brought in this the guy who basically created mine hunter he was this like he's interviewed all the serial killers and speaks to him and they brought him in I think his name's John Douglas they brought him in he's just talking it was fascinating let's go [__]”
Sam Barlow I remember reading um so the the guy who inspired like Silence the Lambs the TV show Mind Hunter was based… 1
“I remember reading um so the the guy who inspired like Silence the Lambs the TV show Mind Hunter was based on him and his book um this guy who was one of the early kind of uh serial killer profiling people within the FBI.”
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“Well, and that's John Douglas, one of the guys that created the the whole behavior analyst thing, like you know, the sciences behind that. He's one of the guys that did that. And just to have someone that he's quoting in his book stating something like that, that's woo.”