Popcorn Therapy
A podcast about movies and mental health. Please grab some popcorn, and take a seat on the couch. Hosted by Chelsey and Shade (like the singer). Please follow us on Twitter (@PopcornTheraPod) and Instagram (@PopcornTherapyPod)
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Episodes
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
Tuesday Nov 08, 2022
This week Shade and Chelsey are bringing an election rom-com from 2019 to your ears, Long Shot.
Directed by Johnathan Levine.
Written by Dan Sterling and Liz Hannah.
Starring Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about!
🎆Don't forget to get out and vote!🎆
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Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
Tuesday Nov 01, 2022
In this week's episode, Chelsey and Shade talk about Dia De Los Muertos as depicted in Disney's 2017 animation, Coco.
*Please excuse the audio of today's episode, we're working hard to make sure it won't happen again*
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
Tuesday Oct 25, 2022
It's the final week of Spooky Season and Shade and Chelsey are covering the 1996 slasher classic Scream. Do we finally have a psychopath on our hands? This week's psychological themes include psychopathology, relationship dynamics, and fear responses.
Directed by Wes Craven and written by Kevin Williamson.
Starring Neve Campbell, Courtney Cox, David Arquette, Matthew Lillard, Skeet Ulrich, Rose McGowan, Jamie Kennedy, Drew Barrymore, and an honorary mention for Roger Jackson.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about! Happy Halloween 🎃
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Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
Tuesday Oct 18, 2022
For the third week of Spooky Season Shade and Chelsey discuss Heathers. A horror comedy that has us diving into murder, suicide, bullying, disassociation, and teen girl friendships.
Heathers (1988) was directed by Michael Lehmann, and written by Daniel Waters. It stars Winona Ryder, Christian Slater, Shannen Doherty, Lisanne Falk, and Kim Walker.
TRIGGER WARNING
Suicide
SA
Eating disorders
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about! Happy Halloween 🎃
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Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Tuesday Oct 11, 2022
Shade and Chelsey are back with weekly episodes just in time for Spooky Season! 🦇
This week's episode centers on child therapy, trauma, and inequality in two America's in Jordan Peele's Us. Written and directed by Jordan Peele. Starring Lupita Nyong'o, Winston Duke, Elisabeth Moss, Tim Heidecker, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Evan Alex.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about! Happy Halloween 🎃
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Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Tuesday Oct 04, 2022
Chelsey and Shade are back with weekly episodes just in time for Spooky Season! 🦇
This week's episode centers on family systems therapy as it relates to The Addams Family (1991). Directed by Barry Sonnenfeld. Starring Anjelica Houston, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Christina Ricci, Jimmy Workman, Carel Struycken, Dana Ivey, Dan Hedaya, and Elizabeth Wilson.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about! Happy Halloween 🎃
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Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
Tuesday Aug 30, 2022
This week Chelsey and Shade discuss the four horsemen of the relationship apocalypse, blended family dynamics, motherhood, the 90's, and cancer in Stepmom (1998). Directed by Chris Columbus. Starring Susan Sarandon, Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Jena Malone, and Liam Aiken.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about!
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Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
Tuesday Aug 16, 2022
This week Shade and Chelsey discuss psychosocial life stage development, narcissism, abandonment, and dedicating a crustacean to David Bowie in Disney's Moana. Moana was written and directed by John Musker and Ron Clements. It stars Auliʻi Cravalho, Dwayne The Rock Johnson, Rachel House, Alan Tudyk, Jermaine Clement, Temuera Morrison, and Nicole Scherzinger of the Pussycat Dolls.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies you want to hear about!
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Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
Tuesday Aug 02, 2022
This week Chelsey and Shade talk about family dynamics, ASPD, friendship, and murder throughout Thoroughbreds (2017). Written and directed by Cory Finley. It stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Olivia Cooke, and the beautiful Anton Yelchin.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies you want to hear about!
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PopcornTherapyPod@gmail.com
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
Tuesday Jul 19, 2022
This week Shade and Chelsey discuss abortion, feminist theory, validation, and cognitive framing in Paul Weitz's Grandma (2015). It's a Pro-Roe movie starring Lily Tomlin, Julia Garner, Judy Greer, Marcia Gay Harden, Laverne Cox, and Sam Elliott.
Hit us up! Tell us what movies or psychological themes you want to hear about!
https://twitter.com/PopcornTheraPod
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PopcornTherapyPod@gmail.com