Reality in Fiction

In this Podcast we talk about quarantine and the struggle of the mundane through the lens of the original Karate Kid. 

Right now everyone is struggling with the Covid19 pandemic. This is an episode to bring a little hope and humor to your life through the lens of the famous Star Wars: A New Hope. Enjoy. 

On this Episode, I discuss mental health and social constructs present in The Joker with my Colleague and fellow fantasy lover Christina. 

On this episode we take a look at the what gives us hope for humanity and several ways that shows up in fictional writings. 

In this episode we explore diversity and equality through the X-men story arch. 

In this episode, I discuss the power of balance in our lives through the movie adaptation of Marvel's Dr. Strange 

We are driving into Accountability with the show Gotham. In this episode, I look at what accountability is and isn't and how we can be true to this value in our own lives. 

With culture focused on the roles of women, this episode looks at the diversity in movies through the lense of the new Spider-man: Homecoming's casting choice of Marisa Tomei as Aunt May. 

In 2016, Ghostbusters was relaunched with a new Cast and attitude. This relauch was met with excited and hesitance as an all female leading cast was announced. This Episode takes time to explore how comedy can be used to bring light to social justice issues in culture, Where many things are different some things have not changed from the 1984 era of Ghostbusters. 

Tim Burton took the tale of Sleepy Hollow and gave us a reflection on life, assumptions and trust. In this episode, we talk about a few themes that show up in our own lives, without a nepharious specter. 

Frankenstein is one of the world's most acclaimed stories in the horror genre. Today we explore the themes that have helped this timeless story captivate the reader for 2 centuries. 

In this episode, we talk about season 1 on Stranger Things and the amazing depth of the human experience that it represents. 

As autumn sets in, we are discussing food, relationship and honesty through the lense of a very special French rat named Remy. Join us as we talk about the themes in Pixar's Ratatouille that make this film a great example of reality in fiction. 

What does it mean to be in the Matrix? What do we give up when we live in Denial? In this episode, we look at the pros and cons of facing reality and what it actually does for us to live in denial of it. 

In this episode, I take a trip into the lives of the Weasley family and who they are as individuals and why we feel so connected to the family. 

In this episode, Jon and I discuss Max Brooks' World War Z and the how the story of survivors shows up in the stories of real life people. 

In this epsiode we talk about what it means to find ourself, be apart of something bigger than ourselves and face our fears through the story of Disney's The Jungle Book. 

In this episode we explore what revenge does to relationships and the collateral damage we incur from the fantasy. 

This Episode uses Mighty Thor to discuss gender issues in the mental health field. From gender norms in culture to the biases seen in mental health research, we take some time to look at the importance of recognizing how sex and gender effect mental health. 

Tim is back in this episode to dicuss firefly, serenity and family of choice. 

In this Epsiode, we discuss how children understand there world and what they learn from us, through the lense of Into the Woods music "children will listen. Children will listen is written by Stephen Sondheim and the version in this espisode is produced by Disney media. 

In this episode, I discuss my own emotions around the Holocaust through the story of the graohic novel Maus. Maus is a biographical graphic novel written by Art Spiegelman depicting his father's experience as a Jew in World War II.

In this episode, Josh is back to explore the imaginative world of Calvin's advertures as Spaceman Spiff, We talk about the important of problem solving and allowing children to function in creative spaces. 

In this episode we look at empathy through the story of Mary Poppins. 

In this Episode, Josh and I explore Calvin and Hobbes and the connection to imagination, safety and creativity. 

In this episode we talk about the interplay of addiction and trauma through the lens of Jessica Jones. Warning: Contains adult subject matter. 

In this episode, I discuss my excitement about the upcoming Wonder Woman movie and give some hstory and background of this famous character. 

On today's episode, Tim is back to dicuss the dilemma of getting sorted at Hogwarts, Personailty traits and the weight they can have on personal development. 

In this Special Episode, I dicuss the complexities of Celebrating Mother's Day and the role Motherhood. 

In this Episode, I discuss the social questions and decisions we must ask and make as individual through the lense of one of my favorite graphic novels. If you love Spider-man, Spider-man Reign is an enthralling story of rich content and beautiful artwork. 

On this episode Chrystal and I discuss the social constructs of Cinderella and the act of forgiveness. 

In the epsiode I talk about the book Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman. I use some of the concepts in the story to describe how the book moved me. 

In this special episode, Trishell, Liz and I discuss the new release of Beauty and the Beast and the ways the themes of mob mentality, emotional abuse and intuition show up in the film. 

In this Episode, Tim and I go dark. We look at one of the greatest Batman Graphic novels The Killing Joke  and discuss how trauma effects and changes a person. 

Today Trishel and I discuss Elizabeth Gilbert's concept of tribal shame as we return to wonderland to explore the darker side of tribe expectations. 

Alice enthusiast Trishel and I go down the rabbit hole to explore what happens as we start to differentiate and grow up emotionally.

In this episode guest Tim and I discuss the influence of superheroes on modern culture and where it might be taking us in the future. 

This episode uses the story of the Hobbit to discuss the ways we make decissions and walk through our own life journey.