PsyDactic

About PsyDactic

A resource for psychiatrists and other medical or behavioral health professionals interested in exploring the neuroscientific basis of psychiatric disorders, psychopharmacology, neuromodulation, and other psychiatric interventions, as well as discussions of pseudoscience, Bayesian reasoning, ethics, the history of psychiatry, and human psychology in general. This podcast is not medical advice. It strives to be science communication. Dr. O'Leary is a skeptical thinker who often questions what we think we know. He hopes to open more conversations about what we don't know we don't know. Find transcripts with show-notes and references on each episodes dedicated page at psydactic.buzzsprout.com. You can leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com. The visual companions, when available, can be found at https://youtube.com/@PsyDactic.

Publisher

T. Ryan O'Leary

Category

health & fitness · health & fitness · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

29 Dec 2021

Latest episode

4 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

91 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Oct 2026

   Not Buddhism and Not Science

   Dr. O'Leary provides a critical analysis of increasingly popular claims that modern neuroscience confirms the teaching of Buddhist philosophy, and questions whether many of these claims are even consistent with Buddhist teaching. He also explores whether the increasing number of claims that mindfulness meditation has strong neuroscientific backing and clear neuroanatomical correlates are supported by the evidence. Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments t...

2. 

   5 Sept 2026

   Consciousness Undefined

   Why do conversations so rarely begin with the phrase, "We need to undefine our terms"? In this episode of PsyDactic, host Dr. T. Ryan O'Leary challenges us to do exactly that with one of the most elusive concepts in science, psychology, and neuroscience: consciousness. To truly understand what it means to be conscious, we first have to let go of what we are sure it is. Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments to feedback@psydactic.com. References and readings (...

3. 

   5 Aug 2026

   The Therapeutic Alliance Starts With Me

   Please leave feedback at https://www.psydactic.com or send any comments to feedback@psydactic.com. References and readings (when available) are posted at the end of each episode transcript, located at psydactic.buzzsprout.com. All opinions expressed in this podcast are exclusively those of the person speaking and should not be confused with the opinions of anyone else. We reserve the right to be wrong. Nothing in this podcast should be treated as individual medical advice.

Who has been a guest on PsyDactic

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Dr Michael Canney
• Dr. Awais Aftab
• Dr. Allen Frances

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

3,391

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 75 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

86

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

85