Popcorn Psychology

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Latest Episodes

Terminator 2: Schizoaffective Disorder & Normalized Criminal Behavior
April 30, 2023

[CW: mild references to SA] Come with me if you want to live! In this episode we time travel into Terminator 2. We discuss the movie's diagnosis of Sarah Connor having schizoaffective disorder. We div

Everything Everywhere All at Once: Intergenerational Trauma & Nihilism
April 14, 2023

Welcome to Season Six of Popcorn Psychology!! We are kicking off this season with the 2023 Oscar winner for Best Picture: Everything Everywhere All At Once! We deep dive into the subject of intergener

500 Days of Summer: Situationships, Adjustment, and Depression
February 14, 2023

Happy Valentines Day! Lets travel back in time to the height of quirky hipsterdom, 2009, and dive into 500 Days of Summer! This movie has been heavily requested for almost the entire time weve been

Thank You For Smoking: Gaslighting, Moral Flexibility, & Work/Life Balance
January 31, 2023

Surprise! In this episode we are joind by Dr. Andy Luttrell, Psychology Professor at Ball State University and host of Opinion Science Podcast. We are talking about the 2005 film, Thank You For Smokin

The Grinch: Holidays, PTSD, and Situational Triggers
December 24, 2022

Happy Holidays as we land in Whoville to talk about The Grinch!! In this episode we focus the 2018 animated adaptiation from Illumination! We include aspects of the 1966 an 2000 versions to be inclusi

Bonus Episode: Interview with the creators of The Retaliators
December 19, 2022

[Content Warning: mentions of sexual assault and violence towards women] In a special bonus episode, we have an interview with the creators of the new movie The Retaliators! We are joined by the scre

Hook: Anxiety, Parenting, & Cluster B Diagnoses
December 15, 2022

Happy Holidays! In our first holiday episode of 2022, we traveling to NeverNeverLand in Steven Spielberg's Hook!! We mainly break down the characters of adult Peter Pan and Captain Hook. We discuss a

Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers - Ecological Grief, Individuation, and Internal Family Systems
November 29, 2022

Welcome back to the Tolkien-verse! We are diving back into the Lord of the Rings trilogy with The Two Towers. We are joined by Justine Mastin, therapist and author of Starship Therapise and The Grievi

Reservation Dogs: The Impact of Suicide and Grief Within a Community
November 17, 2022

[Content Warning: In depth discussion on suicide] In honor of National Native American Heritage Month, we are discussing the critically acclaimed tv series, Reservation Dogs! Specifically we explore

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November 16, 2022

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