In this episode, Dave watches a fabulous romantic comedy/tragedy starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, 500 Days of Summer. He also analyzes whether or not it is healthy and/or natural to think highly of ourselves and those close to us. He also looks at the effects on mental health and physical longevity.
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In this episode, Dave analyzes the perfect action thriller, Jurassic Park. He also examines the ethics, or lack therof, of the main characters in this movie. To support this, he discusses the need for strong ethical standards in the scientific world. This week’s fangirl fixation is Jeff Goldblum, as is our Top 5 List. Enjoy!
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In this episode, Britt A.K.A. The Murderous Fiancee makes her inaugural appearance on the podcast. Connected to that, a new segment has begun, entitled “Fangirl Fixation.” This week, Dave discusses substance abuse disorders and how the diagnosis has changed in recent years. Additionally, he educates his listeners regarding heroin and its effects.
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This week, Dave is going to Disneyland!!!! Be jealous 😉 But in all seriousness, watching Brave with my fiancee definitely has me ready for this trip. In addition to discussing the movie, Dave researched the relationship between mothers and daughters (something he has zero experience with) and found some interesting information about health behaviors
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In this episode, Dave really wanted to watch Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Unfortunately, it doesn’t come out for two whole weeks! So, he decided to get ready by watching the original. As Captain America represents the best of all of us, it makes sense that he would make us feel good about being...
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In this episode, Dave decides to challenge himself. Can he take an admittedly silly action adventure movie and connect it to real, honest, serious, psychological research? He discusses the difference between religion and superstition, bioneurological links to superstition, college students, links to health problems, and how religion and superstition are linked
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In this episode, Dave focuses on Dead Poets Society in an attempt to deal with the death of one of our beloved comedians. He also discussed conformity from the 1950’s until basically present day. He finds that conformity affects all of us, regardless of status and can affect choices made in our daily lives.
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In this episode, Dave finally makes his fiancee watch Pan’s Labyrinth. However, instead of just viewing this film as fantasy, he tries to disentangle what is happening to the protagonist in a real sense. Specifically, he focuses on dissociative disorders as the direct effect of childhood trauma and lack of agency. Enjoy! Listen!
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In this episode, Dave watches a movie he remembers absolutely loving when it first came out. As others have done in the past, he tries to focus on what makes Watchmen special. In particular, Dave looks at what it would mean for people, real people, if they put on suits and acted as superheroes.
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In this episode, Dave discusses the “Strong Female Character.” Is it a good or a bad thing? Can it be both? In order to do this, he watches maybe the original strong female character, or at the very least, the first female action hero badass.
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