The Shrink Next Door is a podcast by Wondery that tells the story of Isaac Herschkopf, a psychiatrist who abused his relationship with his patients to exploit them for personal gain.[1] The podcast was written and hosted by Joe Nocera.[2][3] The podcast premiered on May 21, 2019, and consists of 14 episodes.[4]
Episodes
Reception
The Shrink Next Door was the number one podcast for three weeks straight on Apple's podcast charts.[3] It won the 2020 Webby Award for Documentary in the category Podcasts.[5]
TV adaptation
On April 23, 2020, it was announced that Apple Inc. had given a straight-to-series order for an 8-episode limited series based on The Shrink Next Door for Apple TV+, and it began airing on November 12, 2021. The adaptation is written by Emmy winning writer Georgia Pritchett and directed by Michael Showalter. Dr. Isaac Herschkopf is played by Paul Rudd, and Martin Markowitz is played by Will Ferrell.[6]
Translations
- Spanish: El psiquiatra de al lado
- German: Der Therapeut von Nebenan
- French: Mon voisin le Psy
- Portuguese: O Psiquiatra ao lado
See also
- Dr. Death (podcast)
- Psychiatric survivors movement
- List of American crime podcasts
- List of podcast adaptations
External links
References
- The Shrink Next Door Is One of the Year's Best Podcasts Podcast Review, 2019-06-12, retrieved 2021-10-30^
- Elizabeth Yuko. What It's Like When a Relationship With a Psychiatrist Goes Terribly Wrong Rolling Stone, June 11, 2019, retrieved June 30, 2019^
- Debra Cohen. 'The Shrink Next Door': Revelations about the Jewiest screwiest podcast – Diaspora Jerusalem Post, June 19, 2019, retrieved June 30, 2019^
- Wondery – Feel The Story The Shrink Next Door Wondery – Feel The Story, retrieved June 30, 2019^
- Jacob Kastrenakes. Here are all the winners of the 2020 Webby Awards The Verge, 20 May 2020, retrieved 22 May 2020^
- Apple lands "The Shrink Next Door," starring Will Ferrell and Paul Rudd Apple, retrieved 2020-04-27^