• Episode 231 "Joker: Folie à Deux"
    Oct 8 2024

    Joker: Folie à Deux continues the bleak story about Arthur Fleck (Joker) and his spiraling from misunderstood recluse to deluded sociopath. The film makes use of textbook forensic psychology, melancholic musical performances, and deep dissections of Fleck's psyche to pull audiences into a genuine curiosity about whether there is anything redeemable about the most realistic Joker depicted on screen.

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    1 hr and 59 mins
  • Episode 230 "Harley Quinn: A High Bar"
    Sep 26 2024
    As she explores life as a single lady, Harley Quinn encounters some setbacks and struggles while her ex, the Joker, tries to control the narrative of how their relationship ended.
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    1 hr and 19 mins
  • Episode 229 "Harley Quinn: 'Til Death Do Us Part"
    Sep 2 2024
    The toxic dynamic between Harley Quinn and the Joker is unapologetically displayed, exposed, and unpacked.
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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Episode 228 "SDCC 2024: X-amining the X-Men '97"
    Aug 4 2024

    Join us as we break down the psychology of the amazing new series X-Men '97 with cast members Alison Sealy-Smith ("Storm") and Lenore Zann ("Rogue"); supervising producer and director Jake Castorena; and writer JB Ballard! Live from San Diego Comic-Con 2024!

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    59 mins
  • Episode 227 "X-Men: The Final Decision"
    Jul 22 2024

    In the Season 1 finale episode of X-Men: The Animated Series, tensions grow as anti-mutant "fever" consumes the nation.

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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • Episode 226 "X-Men: Days of Future Past, Part 2"
    Jul 9 2024
    The X-Men must prevent a major global catastrophe that is predicted to happen in the distant future and is triggered by the assassination of a government official. Luckily, the X-Men prevent Mystique from harming the senator, but shapeshifters remind us that, sometimes, identity expression is mutable, adaptive, and performative.
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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Episode 225 "X-Men: Days of Future Past, Part 1"
    Jun 25 2024
    In the year 2055, the world is a dystopian wasteland. A mutant named Bishop, encounters an aged Wolverine who convinces him that they must travel back to the 90's to prevent the assassination that caused all this destruction. But in the 90's, the X-Men face critical decisions surrounding their pursuit of liberty.
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • Episode 224 "X-Men: Come the Apocalypse"
    Jun 4 2024

    If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is! Dr. Drea discusses the concept of different trauma responses based on the neurobiology of survivorship. What does fight, flight, and freeze look like among the X-Men? And is it possible that some behaviors, like Rogue's determined activism and Professor X's protectiveness, can be considered adaptive styles of "fight"?

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    1 hr and 5 mins