Episodes

  • E15: The artist’s purpose – A Star Is Born
    Feb 19 2021

    Film: A Star is Born (2018)

    Summary:

    The third remake of the same story has one line that captures the very essence of every artist. I cannot stress how much this one thing can change the way you see art.


    References:

    Baz Luhrmann – Sunscreen: https://bit.ly/3tJyIkH

    Dil Chahta Hai - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292490/

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    10 mins
  • E14: Can logic save us from emotions? – Star Trek (2009)
    Jan 22 2021

    The conflict felt by Spock, who is part Vulcan part human, is the writer’s way of holding up the mirror to human’s everyday conflict of emotion vs logic. In the end, is peace more important than authenticity?

    Books referred:

    Emotional Intelligence - Daniel Goleman

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    11 mins
  • E13: Your weakness is your strength - Miracle
    Jan 14 2021

    A true story about the American Olympics ice hockey team of 1980, we see how a good coach can change an entire team's abilities with some creativity and insight. And say hello to the benefits of psychology, because choosing the right players is more important than the best players.

    Film - Miracle.

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    11 mins
  • E12: Reassessing 'Revenge' - Joe Somebody
    Jan 8 2021

    There are other ways for nerds to get fight back against the bully! But there's only one that sets the pace.

    Joe's decision to fight a rematch after being bullied is a classy way to take a stand for himself. I describe why this scene was My Favourite Bit in the film.

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    12 mins
  • E11: Do I call too often? - Tamborine (Chris Rock)
    Dec 3 2020

    In my latest episode, Chris Rock proves that excessive interaction with your spouse can actually do damage to the relationship. From his 2019 stand up special 'Tamborine'.

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    12 mins
  • E10: The One doesn't exist - Definitely, Maybe
    Nov 26 2020
    Is it possible that in a population of 7.5 billion people, there is only one person for you? How absurd does that sound? And even if it were true, is there a more efficient way to find that person? Because the process of finding the one feels a lot like scrounging about searching for a cell phone in a tote bag. Are they meant to magically appear into our lives? These and many more questions answered in this episode with Isla Fisher and Ryan Reynolds from Definitely, Maybe
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    13 mins
  • E09: Attitude is everything - Baywatch Hawaii
    Nov 19 2020
    Is attitude something you can just switch on? Can 'nice' people get pissed and use that to get their mental game on? Found the answer in an unexpected place - Baywatch, back in 2000.
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    10 mins
  • E08: Will sadness take over my life? - Inside Out
    Nov 12 2020
    One of my favourite films, Inside Out shared insights on what our future my possibly look like. In this episode i talk a subtle observation that many may not have noticed, about the mom and her emotions.
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    8 mins