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Horror movies are having a moment. Here's why we're drawn to them

Horror is experiencing a boom. Since the pandemic, horror films have roughly doubled their share at the US box office to 10 per cent, buoyed most recently by the runaway success of films such as Scream VI and M3gan. ....

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Schmeitgeist VI: like it or not, we're all horror fans now

You can deny you're a horror fan all you like, but the numbers say otherwise.

Films like Scream VI and M3gan have been tearing up the box office, and horror has roughly doubled its market share in recent years.

At the same time, the content formerly known as 'the mainstream' keeps getting darker.

Juggernaut series such as The Last Of Us and Stranger Things aren't usually classed as horror, but their genre credentials are undeniable.

They're part of a new wave of popular film and TV that's thematically confronting, more violent, and spookier.

In this episode of Schmeitgeist, we find out what's behind our growing appetite for horror.

What does this new dark streak in our preferences say about us? ....

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The ADHD diagnosis wave: cashing in on a crisis (Part 2)

There's a certain desperation to the search for an ADHD psychiatrist in 2023.

Existing patients run out of meds waiting for an appointment, while would-be patients are hung up on and quoted as much as $3000 for an assessment.

Interest in ADHD has exploded in recent years, driving the demand for specialists to new highs and triggering an access crisis.

The only people who seem to be benefiting from the shortage are the psychiatrists who've started earning as much as $900,000 a year.

This episode of Schmeitgeist is the unexpected conclusion to what began as a deep dive into ADHD internet subcultures.

In part 2 of our investigation into the ADHD wave, we look at the new breed of clinic that's emerged to meet it.

Are the patients paying the most getting the right care? And what happens if you can't afford the new fees? ....

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The ADHD diagnosis wave: is TikTok overselling neurodivergence? (Part 1)

We're in the middle of a massive ADHD diagnosis wave, but not everyone believes it's the real thing.

One side of this debate sees it as an out of hand TikTok trend, fuelled by Gen Zs and Millennials in search of identity, attention, meds, or all three.

The other side sees it as the natural consequence of an overdue education that we're emerging from the ADHD dark ages, and we've still got catching up to do.

The only bit they agree on is that most new cases are getting the idea on social media.

In 2022, prescriptions for ADHD medications in Australia exceeded 3.15 million. That's two and a half times the number of prescriptions issued in 2018.

There's also an unprecedented number of people queuing for a diagnosis, and nowhere near enough psychiatrists to see them all.

So the question is, are we overdoing it?

In this episode of Schmetgeist, we test the theory that the ADHD content tsunami is convincing more ....

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The ethical non-monogamy boom: how polyamory graduated from the fringe

Polyamory used to be reserved for the kinky, the queer, and the communist witches of this world. (Go with us, we have proof).

But in the last few years, the map has been radically redrawn.

Ethical non-monogamy in all its forms, including polyamory, is now more visible and widely practiced in the mainstream than ever before. So how did it graduate from the fringes?

On this episode of Schmeitgeist, we find out what it's like to make the switch, whether it's here to stay, and if Centrelink will ever recognise your throuple. ....

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