Shrink Tank Podcast

The summer season has begun, and with it comes the annual summer blockbuster movie season.  Is summer 2017 shaping up to be a great poster of films?  Or is the slate of movies a disappointing roster?

Tune in as Dave, Frank, Emma Kate, and Jonathan share their insights and predictions for the summer movie season.

It is becoming more common to hear celebrities discuss their personal struggles with mental illness.  From Prince Harry to Emma Stone, celebrities are using the fame to help destigmatize mental illness.

Listen to Dave, Frank, Emma Kate, and Jonathan discuss the impact of celebrities speaking up and speaking out on behalf of mental health awareness.

Every May 4th Star Wars is celebrated around the world. Dave, Frank, Emma Kate, and Jonathan share their personal connections to the franchise.

They also discuss the psychological richness of the Star Wars universe, and how they use Star Wars in their work as mental health professionals. All of that and more, in this episode of the Shrink Tank podcast.

The Shrink Tank team love their pets.  They’ve also noticed that some of the most popular videos on social media showcase pets and animals.  So why do people have such an emotional connection to animals or videos of animals?

 

 

Listen in as Dave, Frank, Emma Kate, and Jonathan explore the psychology of pets.

Today we discuss the culture, the phenomenon, the craze of “Pot Culture.” Eskimos have 100 words for snow. Americans have 200 words for pot.

Listen in as Psychologists, Dave, Frank, and Emma Kate as they discuss the pros, the cons, and controversy of the Psychology of Marijuana and 4/20.

Today we discuss the Netflix series, 13 Reasons Why. The episodes follow a teenager who is trying to uncover why his classmate and crush committed suicide. We discuss the pros and cons of covering this controversial topic and how it could potentially change the conversation about suicide.

Listen in as Dave, Frank, and Emma Kate discuss 13 Reasons Why as well as providing their doctor's orders.

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Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, and Ghost in the Shell are recent examples of Hollywood’s complicated relationship with Asian pop culture. Controversies have surrounded each project for whitewashing characters, erasing Asian characters and replacing them with Caucasian actors, or falling victim to the tried-and-true trope of white savior storyline.

 

 

Listen in as Jonathan, Dave, Frank, and Emma Kate explore Hollywood’s troubled history of representation of Asian characters.

Disney’s remake of their iconic classic “Beauty and the Beast” hits theaters today. The new film, starring Emma Watson, has been making headlines about the LaFou character being openly gay.  There has also been an ongoing discussion about feminism, Stockholm Syndrome, and how seriously should people take a fairy tale fantasy film.

 

 

Also, in the second half of the episode, Frank talks about AspieCon, a convention specifically for folks with Aspergers and their interests.

 

Listen in and find out who thinks Beauty and the Beast is the best Disney film, who hates Disney movies, and what the Shrink Tank team thinks about all the controversy surrounding the film.

 

Be sure to also check out our breakdown of the psychology of Beauty and the Beast in our Psych Cinema video below:



The fifth season of FX’s The Americans premiered this week.  The show is a mix of genres centering around sleeper Russian agents who are also raising a family is suburban 80s America.  But suddenly the show isn’t feeling so retro, with accusations of Russia tampering with the Presidential Election and President Trump’s uneasy alliance with Putin.

 

 

Listen in as Dave, Frank, Emma Kate, and Jonathan discuss this hit show and how America’s relationship with Russia has changed over the course of their lifetime.

Several recent films have touched upon faith and spirituality (Martin Scorsese’s Silence, Mel Gibson’s Hacksaw Ridge), the most recent being the upcoming film adaptation of the bestselling novel, The Shack. The Shrink Tank team discuss faith in films, the difference between art and proselytizing propaganda, and some of their personal favorites.

 

 

Also, Dave, Frank, Emma Kate, and Jonathan recap the Oscars, how they did with their predictions, and who lost money on their predictions.