Frontal Lobotomy
The weekly podcast about crimes culpable, people peculiar and illnesses interesting, with Dr Robert M. Kaplan; forensic psychiatrist, writer and historian.Listeners will be delving into true crime topics from doctors and nurses who kill, to the minds of assassins, political mass murders & more!For more information on Dr Robert M. Kaplan visit: www.rkaplan.com.auEnjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
Hybristophilia and Heaven: The Ballad of Gert and Joey | Part 2
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves further into the disturbing true story of Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff—South Africa’s most notorious criminal duo.Listener sneak peek: Discover more about the pair driven by paedophilic obses…
Hybristophilia and Heaven: The Ballad of Gert and Joey | Part 1
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the disturbing true story of Gert van Rooyen and Joey Haarhoff—South Africa’s most notorious criminal duo.Listener sneak peek: Explore the story of the pair driven by paedophilic obsession an…
The Tale of Eustace the Monobrow: Misshapen, Misformed, Misinformed, and Misunderstood
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into Delusional Body Dysmorphic Disorder and its consequences.Listener sneak peek: Learn about a man who suffered from severe delusional body dysmorphia; how he went untreated for years; and what …
When Love Becomes a Destructive Obsession: Repeating Toxic Relationships
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the persistence of self-destructive behaviour, despite devastating consequences.Listener sneak peek: Hear a case about a woman, whose repeated relationships with truck drivers unravel into a …
Eponymous Syndromes and the Enduring Appeal of Ilya Oblomov
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the curious world of eponymous syndromes!Listener sneak peek: Learn how medical conditions get their names; why some are renamed or erased; and their cultural and fictional origins.Listen now…
Would you want a healthy limb amputated?
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into Apotemnophilia; a rare condition where individuals feel an overwhelming need to amputate part of their body.Listener sneak peek: Discover the desire to amputate a healthy limb; what the psych…
Bernadette Soubirous:The Healing Broom
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter from his new book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into Bernadette Soubirous; a French Saint known for her visions of the Virgin Mary, in the small town of Lourdes, France.Listener sne…
A Case of Denied Pregnancy
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into denied pregnancy; a condition where a woman is unaware she is pregnant.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Janine's case of denied pregnancy; the tragic consequences, such as neonaticide; and the…
Harold Lasseter: Flying Too Close to the Sun
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter from his new book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into the mystery of Harold Lasseter’s fabled gold reef, in the Australian Outback.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Lasseter’s ill-fate…
The Hammer-Wielding Neighbour from Hell
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into a patient case about Ellen, a woman who attacked her neighbour with a hammer.Listener sneak peek: Discover why Ellen attacked her neighbour; what happened next; and what sh…
Trebitsch-Lincoln: The Conman of the Century
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter from his new book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln; a Jewish, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Anglican, German Nazi, British MP, coup conspirator, white-nationalis…
Frida Kahlo: The Patron Saint of Pain
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into pain, central to Frida Kahlo’s life, and examined within the wider scope of chronic pain research.Listener sneak peek: Learn about Kahlo's relationship with pain; the evolution of pain relief…
Body Fluids are the Best
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the atypical uses of body fluids.Listener sneak peek: Hear about historical beliefs surrounding the healing powers of body fluids; a case of unconventional medical treatment; and the critique…
A Hole in the Head and the Leaking of Modern Minds
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter from his new book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into trepanation; claimed to be the oldest surgical operation.Listener sneak peek: Discover what trepanation is; how far back it has …
Maurice Wilson - The Man Who Almost Climbed Mount Everest
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter from his new book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into the life of Maurice Wilson, Everest's most peculiar casualty.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Maurice Wilson's early life; his my…
Ira Einhorn: The Unicorn Murderer
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter from his new book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into the tale of a well-known environmental activist, Ira Einhorn, who is now remembered as a murderer.Listener sneak peek: Discover …
Belle Gibson - Duping the Dupes
EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads a chapter of his soon-to-be published book!In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into Belle Gibson; the Australian, cancer con-woman.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Ms Gibson’s shocking deception; th…
Adolf Hitler: Illness & Health | Part 3
In this three-part mini-series, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the life of Adolf Hitler, particularly his illness and health.Listener sneak peek: Discover more about Hitler's family history; what illness changed him for the worst; and why …
Adolf Hitler: Illness & Health | Part 2
In this three-part mini-series, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the life of Adolf Hitler, particularly his illness and health.Listener sneak peek: Hear what doctors and historians have to say about Hitler sanity and health; discover what hi…
Adolf Hitler: Illness & Health | Part 1
In this three-part mini-series, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into the life of Adolf Hitler, particularly his illness and health.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Hitler’s youth and his close relationship with his mother; his time during WWI and…
Britain's Worst Serial Killer: Dr Harold Shipman | Part 2
In this two-part mini-series, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into Dr Harold Shipman, who is estimated to have killed close to 400 patients.Listener sneak peek: Discover how Dr Shipman’s killing career came to an end; the evidence that led to hi…
Britain's Worst Serial Killer: Dr Harold Shipman | Part 1
In this two-part mini-series, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into Dr Harold Shipman, who is estimated to have killed close to 400 patients.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Dr Shipman's early career; how his close relationship with his mother pos…
History of Psychedelics
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into a short history of psychedelics.Listener sneak peek: Discover how psychedelics were used for survival; explore their healing uses; the fear driven by media; and learn why a group of doctors a…
How to Spot an Assassin?
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into assassins and their targets.Listener sneak peek: Explore political assassinations throughout history; have conspiracy theories around the assassination of President JFK and the killing of his…
The Mind of a Mass Murderer
[EXCLUSIVE CONTENT: Dr Robert M. Kaplan reads his work; ‘Timothy McVeigh: Portrait of a Political Mass Murderer.’]In this episode, Dr Kaplan delves into the life of Timothy McVeigh – the American domestic terrorist who carried out the Oklah…
Medical Murder
In this episode, Dr Robert M. Kaplan delves into doctors and nurses who kill, why they do it and reveals the name he coined in relation to medical serial killing.Listener sneak peek: Hear about Dr Harold Shipman, estimated to have killed cl…
Introducing Dr Robert M. Kaplan
Be introduced to Frontal Lobotomy's Host Dr Robert M. Kaplan. Robert has an extensively varied background; from starring in documentaries to working as a forensic psychiatrist. He also knows how to “carve a Sunday roast” (which is not what …