Short Stuff: Oedipus Complex
Short Stuff: Oedipus Complex  
Podcast: Stuff You Should Know
Published On: Wed Jun 25 2025
Description: The Oedipus complex is probably Sigmund Freud’s most famous theory – that every little boy or girl goes through a phase where they want to kill one parent and, well, do things with the other. Good thing Freud just made it up.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.