All Episodes
Pop Culture Case Study — 407 episodes
Episode 399 – Monsters, Inc. and Negativity Bias (Minions & Monsters)
Episode 398 – Cruella and The Shadow Self (Supergirl)
Episode 397 – I Saw The TV Glow and Gender Dysphoria (Leviticus)
Episode 396 – Signs and Providence (Disclosure Day)
Episode 395 – True Romance and Infatuation (Carolina Caroline)
Episode 394 – Dr. Strangelove and The Death Drive (Pressure)
Episode 393 – Shoplifters and Moral Development (I Love Boosters)
Episode 392 – Little Odessa and Child Abuse (Is God Is)
Episode 391 – The Game and Suicide (Mortal Kombat 2)
Episode 390 – Kinky Boots and Self-Acceptance (The Devil Wears Prada 2)
Episode 389 – Interstellar and Guilt (Fuze)
Episode 388 – Hell or High Water and Retirement (Normal)
Episode 387 – Love and Basketball and Gendered Expectations (You, Me and Tuscany)
Episode 386 – Rachel Getting Married and Deflection (The Drama)
Episode 385 – Doctor Sleep and Substance Abuse (Ready or Not 2)
Episode 384 – Oldboy and Hypnosis (Project Hail Mary)
Episode 383 – Nope and Cognitive Dissonance (Undertone)
Episode 382 – Ruby Sparks and Toxic Relationships (The Bride!)
Episode 381 – The Red Shoes and Agency (Dreams)
Episode 380 – Wuthering Heights (2011) and Self-Harm ("Wuthering Heights")
Episode 379 – Kind Hearts and Coronets and Social Mobility (How To Make a Killing)
Episode 378 – Ad Astra and Absent Fathers (My Father's Shadow)
Episode 377 – Terminator 2 and Schizoaffective Disorder (Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die)
Episode 376 – Minority Report and Determinism (Mercy)
Episode 375 – Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and Ingroup Favoritism (28 Years Later: The Bone Temple)
Episode 374 – Milk and Perseverance (Dead Man's Wire)
Episode 373 – Carol and Compulsory Heterosexuality
Episode 372 – SIlence and Personal Relationship With God (The Testament of Ann Lee)
Episode 371 – Lenny and Relapse (Is This Thing On?)
Episode 370 – I'll Do Anything and Life-Work Balance (Ella McCay)
Episode 369 – Kingdom of Heaven and Religiosity (Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair)
Episode 368 – Don't Look Now and the Effect of the Death of a Child On Marriage (Hamnet)
Episode 367 – Dancer in the Dark and Self Sacrifice (Rental Family)
Episode 366 – Babylon and Mania (Jay Kelly)
Episode 365 – Birdman and Hallucinations (Sentimental Value)
Episode 364 – They Live and Social Control (Bugonia)
Episode 363 – A Complete Unknown and Identify Formation (Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere
Episode 362 – Tar and Transactional Relationships
Episode 361 – Trap and Compartmentalization (Roofman)
Episode 360 – Good Time and Projection (The Smashing Machine)
Episode 359 – Inherent Vice and Breakups (One Battle After Another)
Episode 358 – LA Confidential and Pragmatism (Him)
Episode 357 – The Mist and Herd Mentality (The Long Walk)
Episode 356 – Brokeback Mountain and Coming Out (Twinless)
Episode 355 – The Bikeriders and Reactance (Caught Stealing)
Episode 354 – The Beach and Idealism (Eden)
Episode 353 – The Maltese Falcon and Personal Ethics (Americana)
Episode 352 – Magnolia and Coping (Weapons)
Episode 351 – Possession and Divorce (Together)
Episode 350 – The Incredibles and Family Systems (Fantastic Four: First Steps)
Episode 349 – Kimi and Agoraphobia (Eddington)
Episode 348 – The Iron Giant and Mortality Salience (Superman, 2025)
Episode 347 – Jurassic Park and the Illusion of Control (Jurassic World: Rebirth)
Episode 346 – Rush and Competition (F1: The Movie)
Episode 345 – 28 Days Later and The Social Contract (28 Years Later)
Episode 344 – The Wedding Planner and Vulnerability (Materialists)
Episode 343 – Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga and Hope (Ballerina)
Episode 342 – Spider-man: Into The Spider-Verse and Mentoring (Karate Kid: Legends)
Episode 341 – The Exorcist and Religious Conflict (Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning)
Episode 340 – Candyman and Collective Trauma (Final Destination: Bloodlines)
Episode 339 – Bullet Train and Reframing (Fight or Flight)
New Cohost?
Episode 338 – One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and Sanity (Thunderbolts)
Episode 337 – Amadeus and Envy (The Accountant 2)
Episode 336 – Sisters and The Monstrous Feminine (Sinners)
Episode 335 – Red Eye and Gender and Cognitive Differences
Episode 334 – Lara Croft: Tomb Raider and Ambiguous Loss (Minecraft)
Episode 333 – Orphan and Psychopathy
Episode 332 – West Side Story (2021) and Gang Psychology
Episode 331 – Mr. and Mrs. Smith (2005) and Couples Counseling (Black Bag)
Episode 330 – Parasite and Social Class (Mickey 17)
Episode 329 – The Shallows and Fight or Flight (Last Breath)
Episode 328 – The Blackcoat's Daughter and Loss of a Parent (The Monkey)
Episode 327 – Romeo + Juliet and Impulsivity (Verona's Romeo and Juliet)
Episode 326 – Birds of Prey and Self-Love (Love Hurts)
Episode 325 – Misery and Parasocial Relationships (Companion)
Episode 324 – Unsane and Gaslighting (Presence)
Episode 323 – The Invisible Man and Abusive Relationships (Wolf Man)
Episode 322 – Hustlers and Economic Inequality (The Last Showgirl)
Episode 321 – Phantom Thread and Codependency
Episode 320 – The Witch and Patriarchy (Nosferatu)
Episode 319 – Eyes Wide Shut and Desire (Babygirl)
Episode 318 – A Most Violent Year and Corruption (Kraven The Hunter)
Episode 317 – Arrival and Linguistic Relativity (Nightbitch)
Episode 316 – All That Jazz and the 5 Stages of Grief (Wicked)
Episode 315 – Gladiator and Masculinity (Gladiator 2)
Episode 314 – The Place Beyond The Pines and Fatherhood (Here)
Episode 313 – Fences and Generational Trauma (The Piano Lesson)
Episode 312 – The Others and Social Isolation (Happy Halloween!)
Episode 311 – Shutter Island and Delusional Disorder (Venom: The Last Dance)
Episode 310 – Risky Business and Greed (Anora)
Episode 309 – Tick Tick...Boom and Resilience (Saturday Night)
Episode 308 – Little Shop of Horrors and Freud's Psychic Apparatus (Joker: Folie A Deux)
Episode 307 – The Year of Living Dangerously and Ambition (Lee)
Episode 306 – Catch Me If You Can and Observational Learning (Wolfs)
Episode 305 – The Invitation and Peer Pressure (Speak No Evil)
Episode 304 – Top Gun: Maverick and Complicated Grief (Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice)
Episode 303 – Ex Machina and Consciousness (AfrAId)
Episode 302 – Ready or Not and Familial Manipulation
Episode 301 – Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Redemption (Alien: Romulus)
Episode 300 – Midsommar and Cult Indoctrination (Cuckoo)
Episode 299 – Rope and Morality (Trap)
Episode 298 – The Defiant Ones and White Privilege (Deadpool and Wolverine)
Episode 297 – Twister and Risk Taking Behavior (Twisters)
Episode 296 – The Village and Deception (Fly Me To The Moon)
Episode 295 – Sunset Boulevard and Narcissism (Maxxxine)
Episode 294 – Django Unchained and Revenge (Horizon: An American Saga Part 1)
Episode 293 – Thief and Adjustment After Prison (The Bikeriders)
Episode 292 – Ratatouille and Self-Concept (Inside Out 2)
Episode 291 – The Departed and Undercover Identity (Bad Boys Ride or Die)
Episode 290 – Spy and Imposter Syndrome (Ezra)
Episode 289 – The Northman and Fate (Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga)
Episode 288 – Selena and Obsession (Back in Black)
Episode 287 – The War of The Worlds (2005) and Survival (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes)
Episode 286 – The Nice Guys and Single Fatherhood (The Fall Guy)
Trailer
Episode 285 – The Silence of the Lambs and Feminism
Updates
Episode 284 – Star Wars: The Last Jedi Review
Episode 283 – Lady Bird Review
Episode 282 – Frances Ha and Female Friendship
Episode 281 – The Firm and Idealism
Episode 280 – Justice League Review
Episode 279 – The Dirty Dozen and Motivation
Episode 278 – Murder on the Orient Express (2017) Review
Episode 277 – Murder on the Orient Express (1974) and Assumptions
Episode 276 – Thor: Ragnarok Review
Episode 275 – John Carter and Persistence
Episode 274 – Predestination and Purpose
Episode 286 – The Snowman
Episode 272 – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy and Paranoia
Episode 271 – Happy Death Day
Episode 270 – Source Code and Deception
Episode 269 – Tron Legacy and Connection in a Digital World
Episode 267 – Kingsman: The Golden Circle
Episode 266 – Stardust and Genuineness
Episode 265 – mother!
Episode 264 – Rosemary's Baby and People Pleasers
Episode 263 – It Chapter One
Episode 262 – Mama and Imprinting
Episode 261 – Tulip Fever
Episode 260 – Pride and Prejudice and Judgment
Episode 259 – Lady Macbeth
Episode 258 – To Die For and Social Presentation
Episode 257 – Logan Lucky
Episode 256 – Oceans 11 and Automation Bias
Episode 255 – The Glass Castle
Episode 254 – Short Term 12 and Juvenile Delinquency
Episode 253 – Detroit
Episode 252 – Near Dark and Familial Bonds
Episode 251 – Atomic Blonde
Episode 250 – Dunkirk
Episode 249 – Saving Private Ryan and Morality
Episode 248 – War For The Planet of the Apes
Episode 247 – Let Me In and Inadequacy
Episode 246 – The Big Sick
Episode 245 – The Beguiled
Episode 244 – Lost in Translation and Intimacy
Episode 243 – Baby Driver
Episode 242 – Scott Pilgrim vs The World and Rejection
Episode 241 – The Bad Batch
Episode 240 – A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night and Emotional Connection
Episode 239 – It Comes At Night Review
Episode 238 – The Gift and Psychological Trauma
Episode 237 – The Mummy (2017) Review
Episode 236 – The Mummy (1932) and Devotion
Episode 235 – Wonder Woman Review
Episode 234 – Monster and Criminal Rehabilitation
Episode 233 – Baywatch Review
Episode 232 – San Andreas and the Death of a Child
Episode 231 – Alien: Covenant Review
Episode 230 – The Abyss and Sex in the Workplace
Episode 229 – King Arthur: Legend of the Sword Review
Episode 228 – RocknRolla and Stratification
Episode 227 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 Review
Episode 226 – Serenity and Choice
Episode 225 – The Circle Review
Episode 224 – Reservoir Dogs and Masking
Episode 223 – The Fate of The Furious Review
Episode 222 – Mad Max: Fury Road and Hope
Episode 221 – The Ticket Review
Episode 220 – Blindness and Adaptation
Episode 219 – The Zookeeper's Wife Review
Episode 218 – Whale Rider and Modernization
Episode 217 – Life Review
Episode 216 – The Day The Earth Stood Still and Xenophobia
Episode 215 – The Belko Experiment Review
Episode 214 – Slither and Settling
Episode 213 – Kong: Skull Island Review
Episode 212 – King Kong (1933) and Grandiosity
Episode 211 – Logan Review
Episode 210 – Shane and Community
Episode 209 – Get Out Review
Episode 208 – 2nd Annual Pop Culture Case Study Awards
Episode 207 – Hidden Figures Review
Episode 206 – The Imitation Game and Diversity
Episode 205 – John Wick: Chapter Two Review
Episode 204 – Speed and Entitlement
Episode 203 – Lion Review
Episode 202 – Hugo and Wonder
Episode 201 – The Last Temptation of Christ and Temptation
Episode 200 – Elle Review
Episode 199 – Silence Review
Episode 198 – Violette Noziere and Purity
Episode 197 – Jackie Review
Episode 196 – La Vie en Rose and Fame
Episode 195 – Wait Until Dark and Trust
Episode 194 – La La Land Review
Episode 193 – Crazy Stupid Love and Confidence
Episode 192 – Miss Sloane Review
Episode 191 – The Debt and Integrity
Episode 190 – Hell or High Water Review
Episode 189 – Sicario and Utilitarianism
Episode 188 – Allied Review
Episode 187 – Casablanca and Exile
Episode 186 – The Edge of Seventeen Review
Episode 185 – True Grit (2010) and Retributive Justice
Episode 184 – Arrival Review
Episode 183 – Close Encounters of the Third Kind and the Search For Meaning
Episode 182 – Hacksaw Ridge Review
Episode 181 – Bridge on the River Kwai and Honor
Episode 180 – American Pastoral Review
Episode 179 – Gone Baby Gone and Place Identity
Episode 178 – Jack Reacher: Never Go Back Review
Episode 177 – Jack Reacher and Stages of Moral Development
Episode 176 – The Accountant Review
Episode 175 – Frank and Savantism
Episode 174 – The Girl on the Train Review
Episode 173 – Gone Girl and Manipulation
Episode 172 – Casino Royale and Betrayal
Episode 171 – The Magnificent Seven (2016) Review
Episode 170 – The Equalizer and Self-Efficacy
Episode 169 – Snowden Review
Episode 168 – Nixon and Insecurity
Episode 167 – Sully Review
Episode 166 – Captain Phillips and The Effects of Poverty
Episode 165 – The Light Between Oceans Review
Episode 164 – Blue Valentine and Falling Out Of Love
Episode 163 – Don't Breathe Review
Episode 162 – Evil Dead (2013) and Acute Withdrawal
Episode 161 – War Dogs Review
Episode 160 – Dog Day Afternoon and Perspective Taking
Episode 159 – Cafe Society Review
Episode 158 – Match Point and Classism
Episode 157 – Suicide Squad (2016) Review
Episode 156 – Fury and Justice
Episode 155 – Jason Bourne Review
Episode 154 – Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation and Power Struggles in Relationships
Episode 153 – Star Trek Beyond Review
Episode 152 – Aliens and Commercialism
Episode 151 – Ghostbusters Review
Episode 150 – Prometheus and Faith
Episode 149 – Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates Review
Episode 148 – Neighbors and Transition to Parenthood
Episode 147 – The BFG Review
Episode 146 – E.T. and Alienation
Episode 145 – Free State of Jones Review
Episode 144 – The Patriot and Pacifism
Episode 143 – Finding Dory Review
Episode 142 – Toy Story 2 and Abandonment
Episode 141 – Warcraft Review
Episode 140 – Moon and Loneliness
Episode 139 – Me Before You Review
Episode 138 – Misery and Self-Control
Episode 137 – X-Men: Apocalypse Review
Episode 136 – X-Men: Days of Future Past and Intolerance
Episode 135 – The Nice Guys Review
Episode 134 – Kiss Kiss Bang Bang and Confirmation Bias
Episode 133 – Money Monster Review
Special Message
Episode 132 – Syriana and Father-Son Relationships
Episode 131 – Captain America: Civil War Review
Episode 130 – Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Privacy
Episode 129 – Keanu Review
Episode 128 – Dope and Code-Switching
Episode 127 – Elvis and Nixon Review
Episode 126 – Vertigo and Obsession
Episode 125 – The Jungle Book Review
Episode 124 – Chef and Criticism
Episode 123 – Demolition Review
Episode 122 – Nightcrawler and Psychopathy
Episode 121 – Hello My Name Is Doris Review
Episode 120 – About A Boy and Maturity
Episode 119 – Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice Review
Episode 118 – 300 and Duty
Episode 117 – Looper and Potential
Episode 116 – 10 Cloverfield Lane Review
Episode 115 – Cloverfield and the Hawthorne Effect
Episode 114 – Triple 9 Review
Episode 113 – The Town and Parental Imprisonment
Episode 112 – The Big Short Review
Episode 111 – Pop Culture Case Study Awards
Episode 110 – The Witch Review
Episode 109 – The Crucible and Groupthink
Episode 108 – Deadpool Review
Episode 107 – The Green Lantern and Volition
Episode 106 – Hail Caesar Review
Episode 105 – Fargo and Gender Roles
Episode 104 – The Finest Hours Review
Episode 103 – The Perfect Storm and Courage
Episode 102 – When Harry Met Sally and Platonic Relationships
Episode 101 – 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi Review
Episode 100 – Pain and Gain and Materialism
Episode 99 – The Revenant Review
Episode 98 – 21 Grams and Forgiveness
Episode 97 – The Hateful Eight Review
Episode 96 – Pulp Fiction and Introspection
Episode 95 – Joy Review
Episode 94 – Silver Linings Playbook and Stigma
Episode 93 – The Force Awakens Review
Episode 92 – Star Trek (2009) and Stress
Episode 91 – In The Heart of The Sea Review
Episode 90 – Much Ado About Nothing and Reputation
Episode 89 – Brooklyn Review
Episode 88 – Gremlins and Xenophobia
Episode 87 – Creed Review
Episode 86 – Fruitvale Station and Police Brutality
Episode 85 – Spotlight Review
Episode 84 – Scream and Maternal Abandonment
Episode 83 – Room Review
Episode 82 – Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Martial Dissatisfaction
Episode 81 – Spectre Review
Episode 80 – Skyfall and Obsolescence
Fangirl Fixation Minisode
Episode 79 – Halloween and Evil
Episode 78 – The Crow and Loss of a Spouse
Episode 77 – The Devil's Backbone and Orphaned Children
Episode 76 – It Follows and Sexual Identity
Episode 75 – Se7en and Corruption
Episode 74 – Amelie and Isolation
Episode 73 – The Departed and Honesty
Episode 72 – The Village and Regret
Episode 71 – Blade Runner and Empathy
Episode 70 – L.A. Confidential and Ambition
Episode 69 – The Babadook and Repression
Episode 68 – Jaws and Masculinity
Episode 67 – Rounders and Gambling Addiction
Episode 66 – Edge of Tomorrow and Self Sacrifice
PotterWeek Episode of Pop Culture Case Study - PotterHouses
PotterWeek Episode of Pop Culture Case Study - PotterPeeps
Episode 65 – Birdman and Psychosis
Episode 64 – Iron Man and Post Traumatic Growth
Episode 63 – The Terminator and Fight or Flight
Episode 62 – Despicable Me and Single Parenthood
Episode 61 – Easy A and Rumors
Episode 60 – Toy Story and Imaginary Play
Episode 59 – Citizen Kane and Narcissism
Episode 58 – Lawrence of Arabia and Persuasion
Episode 57 – A History of Violence and Identity
Episode 56 – Inception and Self-Deception
Episode 55 – John Wick and Revenge
Episode 54 – Moulin Rouge and Jealousy
Episode 53 – Girl, Interrupted and Borderline Personality Disorder
Episode 52 – Gattaca and Privilege
Episode 51 – Great Expectations (2012) and Loyalty
Episode 50 – The Fast and the Furious and Risk Taking Behavior
Episode 49 – Shaun of the Dead and Change
Episode 48 – The Matrix and the Status Quo Bias
Episode 47 – Memento and Anterograde Amnesia
Episode 46 – Howl’s Moving Castle and Impression Management
Episode 45 – The Graveyard Book and Attachment
Episode 44 – Guardians of the Galaxy and Bonding in Stressful Situations
Episode 43 – The Sandman Volumes 9 & 10 and Mourning
Fangirl Fixation Minisode
Episode 42 – Playing By Heart and Heartbreak
Episode 41 – The Sandman Volumes 7 & 8 and Storytelling
Episode 40 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Death Anxiety
Episode 39 – The Sandman Volumes 5 and 6 & Identity
Episode 38 – Taken and Sex Trafficking
Episode 37 – The Sandman Volumes 3 & 4 and Responsibility
Episode 36 – Groundhog Day and Redemption
Episode 35 – The Sandman Volumes 1 and 2 and The Effects of Not Sleeping
Episode 34 – Love Actually and Love
Episode 33 – The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
Episode 32 – The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey and Peer Pressure
Episode 31 – The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King and Fate
Episode 30 – The Lord of The Rings: The Two Towers and Resilience
Bonus Episode - The Common Room Appearance
Episode 29 – The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of The Ring and Compassion
Episode 28 – V For Vendetta and Terrorism
Episode 27 – The Nightmare Before Christmas and Depression
Episode 26 – A Nightmare on Elm Street and Nightmares
Episode 25 – The Cabin in the Woods and Jungian Archetypes
Episode 24 – Young Frankenstein and Delusions of Grandeur
Episode 23 – ParaNorman and Childhood Bereavement
Episode 22 – (500) Days of Summer and Positive Illusions
Episode 21 – Jurassic Park and Ethics
Episode 20 – Trainspotting and Addiction
Episode 19 – Brave and The Mother-Daughter Relationship
Episode 18 – Captain America: The First Avenger and Patriotism
Episode 17 – The Mummy (1999) and Superstition
Episode 16 – Dead Poet's Society and Conformity
Episode 15 – Pan's Labyrinth and Childhood Trauma
Episode 14 – Watchmen and The Cost of Power
Episode 13 – Alien and Female Empowerment
Episode 12 – Planet of the Apes (1968) and the Conflict of Science and Religion
Episode 11 – Mean Girls and Bullying
Episode 10 – Dallas Buyer's Club and The Impact of Diagnosis
Episode 9 – The King's Speech and Stuttering
Episode 8 – Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Effects of Imprisonment
Episode 7 – Doubt and Suspicion
Episode 6 – The Breakfast Club and Labeling Theory
Episode 5 – The Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind and Memory
Episode 4 – Godzilla (2014) and The White Knight Syndrome
Episode 3 – The Avengers and Teamwork
Episode 2 – The Dark Knight Rises and Heroism
Episode 1 – Big Fish and Terror Management Theory