Memory research, courtroom pressure, and public scrutiny converge in a career-spanning discussion.
Memory science anchors this single-episode discussion of classroom teaching, legal pressure, and the backlash psychologists can face in public. Dr.

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Psychology teaching, one career story at a time.
PsychSessions follows psychology educators through the lives, institutions, conferences, journals, and classroom problems that shaped them. The conversations are relaxed but serious, moving from origin stories and mentoring to memory research, inclusivity, leadership, and teaching practice.
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PsychSessions is a deep archive of conversations about teaching psychology and the lives that form teachers. It is patient. The show often begins with collegial context: where someone is calling from, where they first met, what conference brought them together, or what role a guest now holds. From there, the conversation broadens into the work itself. Guests describe mentors, institutions, journals, professional societies, classroom choices, administrative tradeoffs, and the sometimes awkward path into a career. The result feels closer to a faculty hallway conversation than a polished lecture. It still has substance. Charles Brewer recalls the transition around Teaching of Psychology and the practical question of whether a journal could sustain itself. Wayne Weiten speaks from the edge of retirement, with attention to seriousness, preparation, teaching, and writing. Elizabeth Loftus moves through memory research, courtroom pressure, public backlash, misinformation, and the hope that psychological science can help people sort truth from noise. The show can get grave. It can also be funny, as when Jane Halonen's interview opens with a damaged wine cork before turning toward high school psychology, teacher networks, textbooks, and professional legacy. Recent episodes keep that range. Steve Most's story circles curiosity, scholarship, mentorship, flow, and an early resistance to the driest parts of psychology research. Clara Cheng's conversation points toward academic pathways, empowerment, culture, and discipline crossing. Beth Schwartz talks about the shift from faculty life to leadership, including the loss of everyday student mentoring and the challenge of applying psychology inside a larger organization. Sidebar episodes make room for shorter book-centered conversations, such as Melissa Maffeo explaining how brain research on supernatural experiences grew into a course and a book. The show is not built for hot takes. It rewards listeners who like biography, teaching craft, and professional memory intertwined. Occasional promotional segments and resource mentions pass through the episodes, but the durable material is the slow accumulation of stories about how psychology education gets made by actual people.
Made for: For psychology educators, teaching-focused academics, graduate students, high school psychology teachers, and curious listeners who enjoy reflective professional interviews with practical classroom context.
What sets it apart: The show stands out by letting biography, professional memory, and teaching philosophy develop together instead of reducing psychology education to tips. Its large archive also preserves conversations with major figures and working educators in the same collegial register.
The PsychSessions podcast is co-hosted by Garth Neufeld from Cascadia College and Eric Landrum from Boise State University. We leverage our connections with psychology teachers from all levels (high school, community college, college, university) and individuals from other occupations to have meaningful conversations about what it means to be an educator. Of course, we veer away from the teaching conversation from time to time to hear about origin stories and the personal perspectives of our guests, touching on current events and topics of interest. Check us out at psychsessions.org
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
PsychSessions makes psychology pedagogy concrete through reflective interviews, classroom assignments, career stories, and close attention to how educators learn from students.
PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff turns psychology teaching into candid conversation about how educators build courses, careers, and professional communities.
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Memory research, courtroom pressure, and public scrutiny converge in a career-spanning discussion.
Memory science anchors this single-episode discussion of classroom teaching, legal pressure, and the backlash psychologists can face in public. Dr.
A thoughtful career conversation about leadership, applied psychology, and the loss of daily student contact.
Beth Schwartz's conversation with Garth centers on what changes when teaching gives way to administration and, later, to work in the American Psychological Association's applied office.
A loose conference conversation that turns into a practical case for keeping teacher networks alive.
At the High School Summit for High School Psychology in Ogden, Garth and Jane Hallinan settle into an easy, good-natured conversation that keeps circling back to how psychology teaching communities take shape and stay strong. Jane's memories of APA gatherings, including the St.
A warm, reflective career conversation about choice, detour, and the staying power behind a life in psychology education.
Dave Myers's career story gives this re-release a clear spine: a conversation that begins at his new home on Bainbridge Island, then follows the hiring process for social psychologists, the offers he considered, and the reasons Hope became the place he stayed.
A practical podcast assignment ladder for psychology teaching, with useful classroom detail and an unresolved scale question.
The episode frames podcasting as a practical teaching method for psychology, and the discussion is strongest when it traces the progression from a first audio reflection to pair podcasts, video, script reading, and bullet-point speaking.
A practical look at teaching that starts with what students actually tell the instructor.
Crystal Clayton’s teaching story lands in the concrete details of the classroom. She says sleep only became a focus after she asked how many hours students were getting and heard answers like five, which nudged the course toward what the room seemed to need.
The gorilla task and mentoring thread make learning hard feel concrete rather than abstract.
Steve Most's path is engaging because it begins with a clear refusal: psychology research, especially cognition, was not the draw. What followed, though, was a move toward attention, mentoring, and teaching, with the gorilla task standing out as the sharpest moment.





Honest school talk with practical stakes.

Practical classroom change, one routine at a time.
This episode features professors Jordan Wagge and Alexander Swan discussing how psychology educators can use large language models (LLMs) to manage teaching, research, and service tasks more efficiently.
This episode features an interview with Robert McEntarffer discussing how artificial intelligence is influencing psychology and education, focusing on models of intelligence and teaching practices.
Garth Neufeld interviews Steve Most, a cognitive psychology professor at the University of New South Wales.
Garth Neufeld interviews Dr.
This episode features Charles Brewer discussing his smooth transition to becoming editor of the Teaching of Psychology journal and its subsequent growth in subscriptions.
This episode features an interview with Steve Most discussing his academic journey, teaching psychology, and the importance of professional connections in education.
This re-released episode of Psych Sessions features an interview with psychology professor Wayne Weiten, discussing his teaching career and upcoming retirement.
This episode features an interview with Clara Cheng discussing her academic journey in psychology, empowerment, and bridging cultures and disciplines, along with a promotion for APA Publishing resources.
This episode features an interview with Melissa Maffeo about her new book 'The Science of the Supernatural,' exploring the psychological research behind supernatural experiences and her teaching course on the topic.
PsychSessions: Conversations about Teaching N' Stuff re-releases an interview with Elizabeth Loftus on eyewitness memory, courtroom testimony, and the misinformation effect.
Beth Schwartz from the American Psychological Association in Washington, D.C.
The re-release opens in Ogden, Utah.
This episode features an interview with Krisstal Clayton discussing teaching psychology with a focus on student needs, including sleep issues, and includes segments on learning strategies and autism testing.
David Myers says the surest prediction about a 30- or 40-year-old is that current plans will change, and PsychSessions uses that idea to frame his life story.
Garth Neufeld lays out a podcast assignment ladder for psychology teaching.
This episode features an interview with Bridgette Hard discussing educational excellence, modern teaching methods, and the importance of storytelling in psychology education, while promoting professional organizations and educational resources.
This episode features an interview with ACT Director Garth Neufeld, hosted by Jennifer Grewe, discussing behind-the-scenes preparations and exciting changes for the upcoming ACT 2025 teaching conference.