Welcome to Conversations, Highsnobiety’s podcast series where we discuss topics and trends with the people shaping today’s scene.

In the seventh episode of Highsnobiety Conversations, a look into the psychology of internet trolls. What motivates an Internet troll to do what they do? Is it all it good fun, or is there something more sinister going on in their heads?

From snarky commenters, well-known personalities, and even entire publications, trolling has become an infamous internet pastime. Sometimes it's really funny, and sometimes it crosses the line. In the most extreme cases, trolling has driven people to suicide.

On this episode, Staff Writer Stephanie Smith-Strickland talks with Fred Mwangahunga, founder of celebrity gossip website MediaTakeout - a site GQ dubbed as "the black TMZ" - and Dr. Lisa Strohman, a licensed clinical psychologist as well as the founder and director of the Technology Wellness Center, which works with parents and children about the impacts of technology on their lives.

Listen below.