PSYCHOCINEMATIC
109 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★★ - 22 ratingsA podcast analysing depictions of mental illness and disabilities in film and TV. Hosted by a psychologist, Stephanie, and friends with lived experience. We may ruin your favourite movie, but we promise to do it with fun, humour, and perhaps an important lesson or two.
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Episodes
A Bridgerton Episode - Part 1: Actually so much representation (and also Pitbull)
June 11, 2024 02:08 - 54 minutes - 75.5 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE My Dear Readers (I mean listeners, you get it) Welcome to a surprise episode of Psychocinematic, where we cast all serious topics to the wind and focus on what makes us feel safe and protected right now from a world falling apart - trashy, romancey, sexy, gossipy Bridgerton. But did you think I would NOT have disability and mental illness representation to discuss? THINK AGAIN - as usual it is inescapable. Join me solo as I discuss all the disability and mental illness ...
The Future of Psychocinematic Podcast
March 31, 2024 04:18 - 12 minutes - 17.8 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Just a little update on the future of Psychocinematic Podcast... Don't worry, it's not all bad news! Follow Asiatu on insta and connect with them here Follow Psychocinematic on insta here. SUPPORT INDIE PODCASTS!
Episode 68: Two Backbrace Girls, and Romy & Michele’s Highschool Reunion (with Lauren Edwards)
December 13, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Join us for the last episode of the year with the vivacious comedian and musical theatre actor Lauren Edwards. Lauren and Steph bond over their shared experience with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and being backbrace girls in highschool. We go through the limited selection of scoliosis-based media until we get to the beloved comedy film Romy and Michele's Highschool Reunion (1997). Find out what makes the film so iconic and whether its brief but infamous depiction of scol...
Episode 67: Why Santa Claus IS Autistic, and making theatre more inclusive (With Oliver Hetherington-Page)
November 29, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 138 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Happy early Christmas Psychocinemaniacs! It's been a hell of a year, but one thing that brings us joy is the work of disabled creators blazing the trail in inclusivity, such as our guest Oliver Hetherington-Page. Oliver joins us to talk about how he's working to make theatre more inclusive and what that looks like, what he wants to see in autistic depictions on screen & stage, and why musicals are inherently autistic. He tells us all about his show the No Bang Theory and his...
Episode 66: Disabled single mums being badass advocates! Also, Erin Brockovich (with Sarah Langston)
November 16, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 120 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Today we sit down with Sarah Langston, disabled single mum, artist, and disability advocate, and learn a bucketload about the barriers facing neurodivergent parents, particularly mothers, and how Sarah supports those parents. Sarah dives deep into the child protection system and how often disability is equated with parenting risk, leading to reporting rather than supporting neurodivergent parents. And then we relate this somehow to the 2000 legal drama Erin Brockovich? WEL...
Episode 65: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Haunting of Hill House, or, problems that could be solved by simply talking? (with Braaains Podcast)
October 31, 2023 11:53 - 1 hour - 144 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE In a perfect meeting of minds, Steph is joined by Braaains podcast hosts Heather and Sarah Taylor, sisters of podcasting, filmmaking and mental health & disability awareness. Which means of course it’s just a light casual chat about the devastatingly terrifying Mike Flanagan series The Haunting of Hill House. We get deep into what makes this show so affecting, what it says about trauma and family’s tendencies to deal with it in all the wrong ways, and how we see our own f...
Episode 64: Crohn’s Disease representation in Boldly Go, and Pete Davidson just trying to spread awareness (with Chris Cosgrove)
October 18, 2023 20:00 - 1 hour - 135 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Just in time for Invisible Disabilities Week; Steph is blessed to have the talented filmmaker Chris Cosgrove today to discuss all things Inflammatory Bowel Disease and his personal experience with Crohn's disease. Chris takes us through the process of his acclaimed film Boldly Go (watch on ABC Iview here), what IBD and ostomy representation we've seen in the media, and finally how Pete Davidson has become a likely ambassador for Crohns representation, particularly seen in...
Episode 63: A Star is Born - love, trauma and addiction in the journey of fame (with Alex Steed)
October 04, 2023 19:00 - 1 hour - 139 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Steph is thrilled to be joined by one of her favourite podcasters from one of her favourite podcasts, Alex Steed from You Are Good. He is good! You are Good is good. All goodness all the time. Steph and Alex discuss the 2018 version of an oft told tale, A Star Is Born, where Bradley Coopers fame story is winding down as Lady Gaga’s is just beginning. We discuss the depictions of addiction and treatment; asking the question- should a therapist laugh at a patient’s botched su...
Episode 62: Let’s fold in the cheese as we confabulate on ND coded characters in Schitt’s Creek (with Marie Camin)
September 20, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 141 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE This is no time for pettifogging! I am bombilating with anticipation to bring you the most impulsive, capricious and melodramatic episode yet! The scintillating winsome clinical psychologist Marie Camin joins Steph as they discuss with great vigour the beloved Schitts Creek. Marie shares her thoughts on who in the cast she would suggest is Neurodivergent, who she relates with the most, and how she approaches neurodiversity with her client base. Steph and Marie discuss th...
Episode 61: The Kings Speech and other screen royals with a stutter (with Priya)
September 06, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to episode 61 with a very special guest, podcaster, writer, disability advocate and YEAR 12 STUDENT, Priya from Stutter Conversation! Priya tells us all about stuttering and what it's like to have a stutter, and which on screen depictions she likes and loathes. We also take a deep dive into The Kings Speech (2010), and how accurate a depiction this might be (all british monarchy history aside- there's other podcasts for that!) Also find out Priya's advice for other...
Episode 60: The truth about Tourette’s and Tiktok (with Monica Nguyen)
August 23, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 93.2 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Join the enigmatic tiktok star and disability advocate Monica Nguyen as she chats with Steph about all things Tourettes Syndrome in film and TV, on social media, and on those wonderfully nuanced* feature stories on programmes such as 60 Minutes. We get to the bottom of whether Tiktok has created a Tourette’s epidemic, and Mon tells us her own experience with tiktok advocacy, and some helpful and harmful depictions of Tourette’s Syndrome in film. *sarcasm, A LOT of sarcasm....
Episode 59: Lets watch Stutz and talk about the Jonah Hill texts
August 10, 2023 05:33 - 1 hour - 124 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE We’re back to our regular programming with a fun debate between a future psychiatrist and a psychologist, as Michael Watson joins Steph to talk Stutz, the Netflix documentary “about” Dr Phil Stutz created by Jonah Hill. Steph & Michael discuss how the unique revolutionary techniques Stutz employs aren’t quite so unique or revolutionary, and what Jonah was trying and succeeding to portray from this film. BUTTT OF COURSE within the context of the wild and gross texts that J...
Episode 58 Tribute Re-release: Rubber Johnny, a wildly problematic viral short film (with Nic Fornasier)
July 27, 2023 00:41 - 41 minutes - 66.2 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Our 2nd tribute episode to our beloved Nic Fornasier is here, with a special release from the Patron archives. Nic joined Steph to gush about Chris Cunningham and his controversial (and deeply problematic) short film, Rubber Johnny. Nic shares why he loves it so much and how it inspired his own passion for film, as well as highlights the exciting time of early 00's music videos. Then of course Steph shares why it’s such a yucky depiction of disability and debate exactly h...
Episode 57 Tribute Re-release: The Royal Tenenbaums (with Nic Fornasier)
July 13, 2023 00:05 - 1 hour - 159 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Today we pay tribute to brother and editor of the podcast Nic Fornasier (11.10.1990 – 22.6.2023). We release in one episode, 2021’s originally 2 parter episode, where Nic joins Steph as they explore the dysfunctional family opus, The Royal Tenenbaums (2001), Directed by Wes Anderson and written by Wes and Owen Wilson, it was Nic and Steph’s shared favourite film of all time. Together they asked the question, can narcissistic dads who abandon their kids make up for the r...
Episode 56: Inclusion in action in How To Train Your Dragon (with Lo Nigrosh)
June 15, 2023 00:44 - 1 hour - 192 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Today we are joined by Lo Nigrosh, IBCLC, childbirth educator and paralympian, and delve into the world of Vikings and Dragons, in the Dreamworks franchise How To Train Your Dragon. Lo shares her experience with limb difference and how she feels represented in the film, as well as the use of prosthetics, and how the town of Berk represents an inclusive society. There's themes of parenting, war, disability acceptance, and Lo also shares with us her experience becoming a Par...
Episode 55: Heartbreak High aka All Hail Queen Chloe Hayden (with Zoe Simmons)
June 01, 2023 01:02 - 1 hour - 179 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to Hartley High, where the kids are much much cooler than we ever were but also more relatable than they’ve ever been. Join disability advocate, journalist and copywriter Zoe Simmons, as she discusses with Steph what she related to in Netflix’s 2022 reboot of iconic Australian series, Heartbreak High. Steph and Zoe discuss how the writers really strived to provide appropriate representation, what landed and what didn’t, and ok spoiler - how the character of Quinni p...
Episode 54: Frozen is Psychoeducation for kids... and adults (with Laura Pettenuzzo)
May 18, 2023 00:33 - 1 hour - 205 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE For the first time in forever, we’re analyzing FROZEN! Join Steph and the delightful and beautifully articulate disability and mental health advocacy writer Laura Pettenuzzo as they fangirl over one of Disney’s best and biggest (and feminisest?) films. We delve into how perfectly the film encapsulates mental illness, its impact and how to manage it, and attempt to figure out their own GAD Sister’s handshake. Follow Laura on twitter & instagram @thisgirl_writes and rea...
Episode 53: Wednesday and coded vs canonized neurodivergent characters (with Jeremy Andrew Davis)
May 02, 2023 21:00 - 1 hour - 192 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to the kooky world of the Addams family - or an allegory for the neurodivergent experience?? The viral tiktoker and film maker Jeremy Andrew Davis joins Steph to talk about Netflix's Wednesday (2022), and how much Wednesday is coded autistic, whether intentionally or not... or is she coded something else? Jeremy delves into the importance of appropriate representation in film & TV, what it means for a representation to be coded or canonized, and how writing a neu...
Episode 52: Ode to Joy and what Narcolepsy REALLY looks like (with Charlene Barker)
April 19, 2023 21:29 - 1 hour - 168 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE What do Moulin Rouge, My Private Idaho, and cheesy comedies Deuce Bigalow and Rat Race have in common? Terrible depictions of Narcolepsy! Today, Steph is joined by the fashionably creative and wonderful Charlene Barker, to discuss her real life experience of Narcolepsy with Cataplexy, and how it is depicted in the romantic comedy Ode To Joy, starring Martin Freeman. Charlene takes us through what life is like with Narcolepsy and if this film does it justice. Can’t be wo...
Episode 51: Reasons to like Please Like Me (with Dr. Elise McGlashan)
April 05, 2023 23:19 - 1 hour - 227 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Today Steph welcomes back Dr Elise McGlashan to chat deeply about one of her favourite TV shows, Please Like Me. The creation of one of Australia’s beloved comics, Josh Thomas, Please Like Me delves deeply on many mental health issues, including Bipolar Disorder, depression, anxiety, grief, suicide, self harm, as well as abortion, friendship and sexuality. But somehow it is also hilarious??? Join us as we assess how well Josh depicts these topics, and how much he reminds...
Episode 50: What America’s Next Top Model taught us about bodies, beauty, gender and how to be on top (with Clinton McQueen)
March 24, 2023 04:19 - 1 hour - 261 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE WOW WELCOME TO EPISODE 50! So completely chuffed that we achieved this milestone! *FANFARE AND STREAMERS* The fabulously articulate (it’s his job) Clinton McQueen joins us to unpack in great detail the legacy of Americas Next Top Model, specifically Cycle 11. We discuss how the series perpetuated beauty and body standards, and tackled issues of race, gender, sexuality, mental illness and disability. We also unpack how they portrayed the inclusion of first transgender model ...
Episode 49: RE-RELEASE (RIP Judy Heumann) Crip Camp, the Disability Rights Movement, and who you should listen to instead of me
March 08, 2023 20:00 - 37 minutes - 52.6 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE In honour of the passing of iconic disability activist Judy Heumann (18 December 1947 - 4 March 2023), we are re-releasing our September 2021 episode which coincided with International Day of Persons with Disability. Join me (Steph) as I have a big gush about the documentary Crip Camp and a little rant about ableism, and direct your attention to the ‘mother of disability’ Judy Heumann as well as some of the many disability activists that I look to, leading the work in in...
Episode 48: Drop Dead Fred and ”Imaginary Friend Syndrome” with Ariadne Giousmas
February 22, 2023 21:27 - 1 hour - 173 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Drop Dead Fred was a movie most millenials grew up with in their childhood, to the chagrin of their parents. But did we realise as youngsters that this silly slapstick comedy starring Young Ones’ Rik Mayall was actually a deep meditation on childhood trauma, arrested development, and narcissistic parenting? Join Steph and special guest Ariadne Giousmas as they dissect a hallmark film from their childhood and whether it passes or fails the Psychocinematic test (the Answer ...
Episode 47: Married At First Sight & the brutal reality of Reality TV with Clare Verrall
February 08, 2023 21:28 - 1 hour - 194 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome back to a brand new season of Psychocinematic Podcast! We kick off this year with a bang as Steph interviews Clare Verrall, who was a participant of Season 2 of Married At First Sight Australia. Clare talks about her experiences during and the impact of it after, including her mental health journey, gaining a ADHD & ASD diagnosis, and her fantastic work fostering rescue dogs and as a dog behaviourist and trainer. If you had icky feelings about Married at First Sigh...
2023 Psychocinematic Trailer
February 05, 2023 04:33 - 1 minute - 2.01 MBWelcome to Psychocinematic's 2023 season fam!! Here to get you ready for a fantastic year of dissecting media, is our latest trailer! You'll notice a gorgeously synthpop melody underlaying some of last years' amazing guests, which is our new theme tune by Michael Watson! I love it. I loved the old one too but it's always fun to freshen things up! New episode of the year comes on Thursday 9th of Feb. Can't wait! Transcript: *theme music starts and builds up* Steph- Welcome to Psychocinem...
Episode 46: Your Fave & Flop Films of 2022!
January 01, 2023 23:39 - 1 hour - 126 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to our last episode of the year but actually the first of the new year (because, sorry.) Thanks to everyone's contributions to this episode, where we asked you what films you loved and loathed this year - both 2022 releases and all time films. Michael and Steph go through the list and discuss their own entries, with our typical no-filter approach to our own opinions (well mostly Michael). Join us as we get very sarcastic about covid, find out what the E-bert-o-...
Episode 45: Falling for Christmas- Lindsay is back! And so are outrageous representations of amnesia (with Emily & Heather McIntyre)
December 21, 2022 20:00 - 1 hour - 198 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE It’s our 3rd annual Christmas film episode ready for your lucky listening ears! Today we have a Psychocinematic first - a sister duo joining us, Emily & Heather McIntyre! Steph, Emily and Heather discuss the iconic new Netflix Christmas film charting Lindsay Lohan’s comeback - Falling for Christmas! Think we won’t have enough content to overanalyse in this one? THINK AGAIN! Join us as we try to make sense of the films depiction of amnesia, why little Avy is constantly smil...
Episode 44: Bojack Horseman the cartoon horse teaches us everything about mental illness (with Annie Ware)
December 07, 2022 21:37 - 1 hour - 72.7 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Join Steph and her oldest friend, the gorgeously insightful Annie Ware, as they dissect as much of the psychological meaning behind Netflix's iconic animated series Bojack Horseman, created by Raphael Bob-Waksberg and Lisa Hanawalt. Can a series centring on a toxic male cartoon horse really convey a plethora of mental illnesses with a level of nuance and realism we've not seen before? Find out as we managed to tackle all (most) of its themes in 90 minutes! Follow Annie ...
Episode 43: Hannah Diviney talks Latecomers, disability advocacy and serious plans to take over the world
November 30, 2022 20:00 - 30 minutes - 24.9 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE In an incredible first for Psychocinematic, we interview an actor who stars in the media we are talking about! Hannah Diviney talks to Steph about the brand new show Latecomers on SBS TV, created by and starring disabled actors. Hannah plays the lead role of Sarah alongside Angus Thompson who plays Frank, and tells us all about how she got involved, what it's like being part of groundbreaking disability representation, and her experience calling out mega popstars for thei...
Episode 42: ADHD is being Everything Everywhere All At Once (with Jordan Bastian)
November 23, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 198 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Jordan Bastian, film and artistic genius, joins Steph as we tackle the chaotic wonder that is Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022), by eccentrically amazing duo Daniels. Does the film not just depict undiagnosed adult ADHD, but embody what it’s like to live with it? Does it hold up as an indie form of the wave of immigrant American intergenerational trauma films (e.g. Turning Red)? And is it okay to laugh at Hot Dog fingers? Follow Jordan Bastian and her incredible ...
Episode 41: Darren Aronofsky loves a Mental Illness Movie - Part 2. Black Swan (with Ash Roberts)
November 09, 2022 21:30 - 1 hour - 184 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Our second focus on the auteur who loves to lightly and heavily traumatise us, Darren Aronofksy- is a deep swan dive into 2010's Black Swan starring Natalie Portman. Joining us is Ash Roberts*, Hot Girl's Theory Podcasts' other half! Ash shares her history of, in her words her 'spicy mental health cocktail', and how her experience of Autism and Bipolar Disorder has parallels with Nina (Natalie Portman)'s experience in the film. Listen to Hot Girls Theory here: HOT GIRL'S...
Episode 40: HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Exorcist asks, have you considered your mental illness could simply be a touch of demon possession?
October 26, 2022 22:38 - 1 hour - 155 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Join us on a spooky scary episode where Steph and Michael discuss in great depth (yet, succinctly, dare we say?) 1973's massively influential horror film The Exorcist. Together we shed light on the religious and cultural context of this film, the various stories of its creation and resulting impact on society, feminist and psychodynamic theories behind it (Oedipal Complex welcome to the podcast), and whether it’s trying to say something about mental illness, religion, or bo...
PATREON BONUS: The Babysitters Club- Stacey’s Emergency: Diabetes is not simply a maths game
October 16, 2022 21:00 - 49 minutes - 37.4 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Today you get a taster of what you'll find from our Patreon with an extra special release of an exclusive bonus episode - for everyone to hear! Steph makes Michael watch season 2 episode 3 of the Babysitter's Club, and then fires questions at him about how his diabetes experience compares to that of Stacey McGill, member of the BSC with juvenile diabetes. It's a position of power for Steph, but also allows Michael to vent a lot. A perfect combination! Find out about the ...
Episode 39: Looking for Alibrandi and life as an Italian immigrant family in 1960’s Australia (With Frank Fornasier)
September 28, 2022 22:00 - 48 minutes - 41.5 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Steph is the luckiest daughter to be able to interview her retired engineer father, Frank (or Franco) Fornasier, on the podcast today, as they reflect on the film and play Looking for Alibrandi (2000 and 2022 respectively). Frank tells Steph what it was like growing up in Brisbane as an Italian boy with an extremely religious mother, and tyrannical unaffectionate father. Topics include religion, early immigration days, and wine that tastes like pus. This episode is dedicat...
Episode 38: Darren Aronofsky loves a Mental Illness Movie - Part 1. Requiem for A Dream (with Nic Fornasier)
September 21, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 203 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Our first foray into the Darren Aronofsky Mental Illness Universe, today we have the editing genius and dead-pan-ly funny Nic Fornasier to talk about the slap in the face that is REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000). Join us as Nic takes us throw what he relates to in the film (and what he absolutely does not relate to), how it compares to other ‘Don’t do drugs!’ films of the 2000’s, and whether Darren Aronofsky’s style of filmmaking is genius or film school 101. Also is method acting...
Episode 37: Keep Sweet, Pray and Obey and the psychology of abusive cults (with Merowyn Olaver)
August 31, 2022 22:50 - 1 hour - 159 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE For Psychocinematic’s first foray into the documentary film, Steph discusses the Netflix documentary Keep Sweet Pray and Obey, with the inspiring (and multitasking) Merowyn Olaver, a nurse, writer, mental health & domestic violence advocate, breast cancer previvor, AND a mother as well. Steph and Merowyn discuss the psychology of religion, how it differs from that of cults or cult-like structures, and of childhood sexual abuse and trafficking. We reflect on how this is exp...
Episode 36: The Babadook is actually grief, depression, trauma, and a fabulous queer icon
August 17, 2022 23:48 - 1 hour - 148 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Since Steph finally convinced Michael to watch the Babadook we found ourselves covering this absolutely terrifying film. We discuss why this film scares us so much, what the Babadook really represents (so many mental illnesses), and why Steph thinks the plot is actually a metaphor for therapy. Should we be proud of how brutally f**ked Australian horror/thriller is? CONTENT WARNING:, Swearing, death of loved one, car accident, animal death, brief mention of infanticide & sui...
Episode 35: We Need To Talk About The Butterfly Effect
August 03, 2022 23:29 - 53 minutes - 123 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE It had to be done. After a Netflix watch party everyone voted for but nobody wanted, Steph and Michael decided they simply must make an episode talking about 2004’s absolutely ridiculous psychological thriller, The Butterfly Effect starring Ashton Kutcher. We change up the format today by breaking down the problematic tropes, themes and messages plotpoint by plotpoint, to really hit home why this is an absolutely terrible movie. It’s also quite traumatic and distressing, so...
Episode 34: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: a film nerd and psychologist’s literal dream
July 21, 2022 23:19 - 1 hour - 197 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Steph has the insightful Indi Gage from Hot Girls Theory podcast to talk about a movie they both adore, Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), written by Charlie Kaufman. We discuss how the film raises questions about our experience of relationships and the way our fallible memory can shape how we see them, as well as how we relate to the character of Clementine and have definitely dated a Joel or two in our time. Also, does Clementine have Borderline ...
Episode 34: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind: a film nerd and psychologist’s literal dream (with Indi Gage)
July 21, 2022 23:19 - 1 hour - 197 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Steph has the insightful Indi Gage from Hot Girls Theory podcast to talk about a movie they both adore, Michel Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004), written by Charlie Kaufman. We discuss how the film raises questions about our experience of relationships and the way our fallible memory can shape how we see them, as well as how we relate to the character of Clementine and have definitely dated a Joel or two in our time. Also, does Clementine have Borderline ...
Episode 33: Moon Knight- have we progressed in our portrayals of Dissociative Identity Disorder in 2022?
July 07, 2022 02:34 - 1 hour - 187 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Steph and Michael enter into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time. As non- Comic-Book-film aficionados, do they like what they see? Moon Knight is their first piece on the slab for dissecting*. Join us as we discuss (with ultimate vocal fry due to heavy colds, apologies), the portrayal of Dissociative Identity Disorder through Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight hero, and where it stands compared to the other depictions we’ve seen so far. Does it perpetuate the same tropes...
Episode 32: Russian Doll, and trying to stop dying and start living after trauma (with Maz Fornasier)
June 22, 2022 23:43 - 1 hour - 187 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Maz and Steph join forces again to discuss the time travel mental illness tale of the modern world, Netflix’s Russian Doll, created and starring our husky queen Natasha Lyonne. We take a deep dive into the depictions of intergenerational trauma (our fave), complex PTSD, OCD and substance use, within a fun and at times hilarious time travel plot. We related more to this one than we realised we would, and it’s not just cos we both wanna be Natasha Lyonne stomping around New Yo...
Episode 32: Russian Doll, and trying to stop dying and start living after trauma
June 22, 2022 23:43 - 1 hour - 187 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Maz and Steph join forces again to discuss the time travel mental illness tale of the modern world, Netflix’s Russian Doll, created and starring our husky queen Natasha Lyonne. We take a deep dive into the depictions of intergenerational trauma (our fave), complex PTSD, OCD and substance use, within a fun and at times hilarious time travel plot. We related more to this one than we realised we would, and it’s not just cos we both wanna be Natasha Lyonne stomping around New Yo...
Episode 31: Human Resources & Perinatal Mental Illness (With Clary Garrett)
May 29, 2022 21:32 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Our lovely guest host Clary Garrett starts off our episode by generously discussing her experience with perinatal depression, anxiety and psychosis, and what it was like to re-visit her experience while filming You Can’t Ask That on ABC. Clary and Steph then get deep into the depiction of postnatal depression on Netflix’s Big Mouth spinoff series, Human Resources. Do we overthink it too much, or just enough? Don’t forget our fundraiser in honour of today’s episode and to wat...
Episode 31: Human Resources & Perinatal Mental Illness (with Clary Garrett)
May 29, 2022 21:32 - 1 hour - 71.3 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Our lovely guest host Clary Garrett starts off our episode by generously discussing her experience with perinatal depression, anxiety and psychosis, and what it was like to re-visit her experience while filming You Can’t Ask That on ABC. Clary and Steph then get deep into the depiction of postnatal depression on Netflix’s Big Mouth spinoff series, Human Resources. Do we overthink it too much, or just enough? Don’t forget our fundraiser in honour of today’s episode and to wat...
Episode 30: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory aka Things Roald Dahl Hated (with Maz Fornasier)
May 26, 2022 01:19 - 1 hour - 200 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Who can build a sunrise? Sprinkle it with dew? Not Roald Dahl that’s for sure. Maz Fornasier returns to discuss the 1971 cult movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based off the 1964 novel by Roald Dahl*. Come with us as we explore the racist origins of the Oompa Loompas, the eccentric character of Willy Wonka, and the themes of fatphobia, classism, and ableism throughout the story on film. We also ask the question - did Roald Dahl actually hate children? *And no...
Episode 30: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory aka Things Roald Dahl Hated
May 26, 2022 01:19 - 1 hour - 200 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Who can build a sunrise? Sprinkle it with dew? Not Roald Dahl that’s for sure. Maz Fornasier returns to discuss the 1971 cult movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, based off the 1964 novel by Roald Dahl*. Come with us as we explore the racist origins of the Oompa Loompas, the eccentric character of Willy Wonka, and the themes of fatphobia, classism, and ableism throughout the story on film. We also ask the question - did Roald Dahl actually hate children? *And no...
Episode 29: Encanto - Disney Does Intergenerational Trauma (with Heidy White)
May 04, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE We finally did it listeners, we’ve covered our first Disney film! Of course it’s the ridiculously popular Encanto (2021), which no one has stopped singing ever since it turned up mid pandemic. Join Steph and her Disney expert bestie Heidy White as they delve into the themes of intergenerational trauma, family expectation & pressure, and the inevitable resulting variety of mental illnesses. Sorry but we’re going to be talking about Bruno. A lot. Follow Heidy on instragram...
Episode 28: Crazy Ex Girlfriend, living with Borderline Personality Disorder in musical form (with Dr Elise McGlashan)
April 20, 2022 21:36 - 1 hour - 196 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to West Covina, California, where manic pixie dreamgirls actually go on to receive appropriate mental health diagnoses. Join Steph with esteemed psychology and sleep researcher Dr Elise McGlashan, as they discuss their very favourite show and try to be impartially critical about its depiction of Borderline Personality Disorder. We talk about how while we do not ourselves have BPD, we heavily see ourselves in some of the journeys taken throughout the show, including ...
Episode 28: Crazy Ex Girlfriend, living with Borderline Personality Disorder in musical form
April 20, 2022 21:36 - 1 hour - 196 MBTRANSCRIPT HERE Welcome to West Covina, California, where manic pixie dreamgirls actually go on to receive appropriate mental health diagnoses. Join Steph with esteemed psychology and sleep researcher Dr Elise McGlashan, as they discuss their very favourite show and try to be impartially critical about its depiction of Borderline Personality Disorder. We talk about how while we do not ourselves have BPD, we heavily see ourselves in some of the journeys taken throughout the show, including ...