Talk Therapy

Hey friends! It's been awhile! We figured, what better way to come back than with a conversation with Dan and Nathan's actual therapist: Dan Tarplin. Every Wednesday for almost two years we've been seeing Dan to work on our relationship with each other and with the business, and it's been one of the best investments we've ever made. In this conversation we talk about what we've figured out over these two years, and what we're still working on. Enjoy!

What does it mean to crave admiration and respect? How can we handle it if we feel we're not getting it? The usual Ted Lasso gang (Dan, Nathan, Rachel) convene to recap the finale of season 2. Of course we talk about everything that happened with Nate's storyline, but we also talk about how we've all been in similar situations as Nate, and what Ted could have done better. All in all, it's been a great season and really fun to unpack with y'all!

(Ahoy, there! Spoilers ahead!)

This week, the gang obsesses over Dan’s galaxy brain theory connecting Nate’s downfall with Sam’s courtship by the Ghanaian billionaire. Questions include: should Nate be fired? What do you do when forgiveness doesn’t change a perpetrator’s behavior? How do you design a consequence? Will Ted use the revelation of his panic attack to further the cause of mental health awareness in sports? Finally, Rachel explains how men should behave when a woman says she’s been kissed without her consent. Star Wars references abound.

Show notes: Rachel mentions a hilarious Twitter comedian’s take on “Ted Lasso speak”—watch it here!

(Spoilers, as usual!)

In this special double-header, the crew discusses some of the biggest episodes of the season so far. What is going on with Nate? What did Jamie's confrontation with his father unlock in Ted, and why? How do our parents affect us, and why is vulnerability so hard, yet so important? We explore all these questions and more!

In the this episode of Ted Lasso, Higgins decides to take Coach Beard aside and ask him whether he really thinks it's a good idea to get back into a relationship with Jane, because the last time they were together it was pretty tumultuous. We all face situations like this in the world of work: should we tell our founder when we're worried about their company? How can we tell our coworkers when we're worried about them? The paradox of these situations is on the one hand, we'll never have the context they do. But on the other hand, by having some distance we will have perspective that they can't. The key? Humility. After that discussion, we go over what's going on with Ted's breakdown, where things will go with Rebecca and her mystery lover, and predict what's happening in the rest of this season.

Dan, Nathan and Rachel, discuss what is perhaps the low point of a season that has already had its share of peaks and valleys. Why does the latest installment of Ted Lasso feel untrue to both the spirit of the show and the world beyond it? Listen through to find out—and to hear how each of the hosts hope the creators might turn it around in the season's back end.

Dan, Nathan, and Rachel compare their differing reactions to Ted Lasso's seasonably questionable Christmas episode. Is it a repreive from contrived plotting? Or a symptom of a followup season that hasn't decided on its core conflict yet?

In reflecting on a recent gap in their respective enthusiasm towards a new chapter for Every, Dan and Nathan discuss how coworkers and collaborators can make room for each others' respective experiences and feelings without erasing their own. When does injecting reality risk putting someone else's fire out? And how can you tell when you're the one putting a damper on things?

Dan, Nathan and Rachel reunite to discuss the second and third episodes of Ted Lasso's sophomore season, which they much prefer to the premiere. From deeply-felt thematic throughlines about mentor/mentee relationships, to the funniest gags in the show's history, the trio is engaging with Ted Lasso—or is it Led Tasso?—from every angle, so make this the recap podcast you listen to!

Also, as a reminder, there are spoilers in this episode!

It's a very special time of year—a new season of Dan and Nathan's favorite show on management, positivity and leadership is starting back up. That's right, it's Ted Lasso time—and for the Apple show's second season, Talk Therapy will be welcoming fellow viewer and editor extraordinaire Rachel Jepsen to recap each episode after it airs! In this discussion of the season premiere—just in time for you to be caught up for today's followup—Dan, Nathan and Rachel discuss an opening beat that didn't quite land, the show's dip into therapy as a theme, and much more.