Dr. Kenneth Kendler (Virginia Institute for Psychiatric and Behavioral Genetics at Virginia Commonwealth University, Roanoke, VA) discusses the history and emergence of psychiatry as a discipline, and how the conception of mind, body, and soul evolved. Afterwards, Journal Editor-in-Chief Dr. Ned Kalin discusses the May issue of AJP, and the past, present, and future of psychiatry. Kendler interview [00:45] Why is it important to look at the history of psychiatry? [10:28] The emergence of mental asylums [12:58] The mixed legacy of asylums [16:24] What’s next? [18:07] Kalin interview [21:14] Brennand [23:07] Erwin and Weinberger, Cruceanu et al. [24:29] Pretzsch et al. [26:04] Roberts et al. [27:17] Meier et al. [28:52] Pedersen et al. [32:02] In conclusion [33:55] Be sure to let your colleagues know about the podcast, and please rate and review it on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or wherever you listen to it. Subscribe to the podcast here. Listen to other podcasts produced by the American Psychiatric Association. Browse articles online. Watch Deputy Editor Daniel S. Pine, M.D., present highlights from the May 2021 issue. How authors may submit their work. Follow the journals of APA Publishing on Twitter. E-mail us at ajp@psych.org