{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/621f75408543f800136173b0/645a89f2a4d4a30011133a10?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Where do irrational obsessions come from?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/621f75408543f800136173b0/1646234088618-6931edce73502ca2ff1e57a917b996ba.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week we’re on a mission to understand phobias, manias and obsessions! We look at where our phobias come from, how people use obsessions as a coping mechanism and how you define a phobia. We also find out about a fascinating case of ‘dancing mania’, we consider the evolutionary purpose behind phobias and we look at how our fears have changed over time.</p><p><br></p><p>Special thanks to today's expert, Kate Summerscale.</p>","author_name":"Stak"}