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    Episode 019: Fly Fishing and Family Time Dynamics—Can Brad Pitt Be My Brother? A River Runs Through It (1992) with Jason Spiegelman

    August 31, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Join Alex and returning guest host Jason Spiegelman as they discuss the family dynamics in the fly fishing period piece, A River Runs Through It (1992). The film stars Brad Pitt, Tom Skerritt, and Craig Sheffer as father and sons just trying to make it in early 20th century Montana. Honestly, the only thing you can really focus on are the amount of stares people make and all the fly fishing. Makes you want to forget all your troubles and just go wade out into a river!

    Check out a fun, early-in-podcast-producing moment from the last time Jason joined us. It’s what some would call “bloopers”.…

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    Episode 015: Self-Expansion Your Relationship with Your Computer! Her (2013) with Jeff Bowen

    June 8, 2020 / 0 Comments

    Join Alex and guest host Dr. Jeff Bowen in a discussion of the psychological concepts in Her (2013), another tour de force by Joaquin Phoenix (I suppose this show has become to the JP show by now…). We chat about how real a relationship with an OS could be–for me… I love my MacOS!

    Please leave your feedback on this post, the main site (cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com) or on Facebook (@CinPsyPod). We’d love to hear from you!

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    Legal stuff:
    1. All film clips are used under Section 107 of Title 17 U.S.C.…

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    Episode 006: Belief in Santa—Placebo Effect? Elf (2003) with Wind Goodfriend

    December 2, 2019 / 0 Comments

    Join Alex and Dr. Wind Goodfriend on discussion of the psychological concepts in Jon Favreau’s holiday classic Elf (2003), where we being the meme game in and discuss how the belief in Santa could just be a placebo effect of in holiday cheer.

    Please leave your feedback on this post, the main site (cinemapsychpod.swanpsych.com), on Facebook (@CinPsyPod), or Twitter (@CinPsyPod). I’d love to hear from you!

    Don’t forget to check out our Patreon and/or Paypal links to contribute to this podcast and keep the lights on!

    Legal stuff:
    1. All film clips are used under Section 107 of Title 17 U.S.C.…

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