Characters on the Couch

Fleishman Needs Meds and Therapy

Wed, 25 Jan 2023 05:00:19 GMT

Jordana and Adam dive into the unique perspectives and broken psyches in the mesmerizing, thoughtful, and original take on middle-aged discontent, better known as Fleishman Is In Trouble.

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Pierpoint Needs an In-House Therapist: An Industry Deep Dive

Wed, 18 Jan 2023 05:00:34 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss the deeply troubling psychological state of Industry and the messy recipe of extreme behavior, high salaries, and selling your soul.

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Wednesday Sessions

Wed, 11 Jan 2023 05:00:23 GMT

Jordana and Adam delve into the mesmerizing, fascinating, darkly fantastic and flawed character of Wednesday Addams.

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The Therapeutic Sex Lives of College Girls

Wed, 21 Dec 2022 05:00:30 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss HBO Max's Sex Lives of College Girls as the show's characters explore identity, individuation, sense of self, and enormous amounts of sex.

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Another Therapeutic Stay at the White Lotus

Wed, 14 Dec 2022 05:00:22 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss Season 2 of the HBO smash hit The White Lotus. Circling around themes of toxic masculinity, identity within relationships, and murder on the Mediterranean, Characters on the Couch has you covered.

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Grieving with WandaVision

Wed, 07 Dec 2022 05:00:24 GMT

Jordana and Adam talk about grief and loss through the eyes of our favorite morally ambiguous comic book witch, Wanda Maximoff. If grief is love persevering, what is it when someone makes flesh-muppets out of an entire town to cope with their own personal loss? On this, Characters on the Couch has got you covered. Let’s delve in.

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A Postmortem of The Patient

Wed, 30 Nov 2022 05:00:45 GMT

Jordana and Adam circle back to The Patient and try to make sense of the psychology of a sociopath who locks his therapist in his basement. They delve into what works, what doesn’t, and all the ways they saw this show from entirely different perspectives.

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Why Are So Many Grown Ups Still Drawn So Much To Superhero Content?

Wed, 23 Nov 2022 05:00:54 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss the psychology of why so many of us are still drawn to men and women in capes. From the complex, damaged psyches of Batman and Ironman to the societal exclusion of the X-Men, we delve in to better understand what still draws us in decades later.

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Loot on the Couch

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 04:00:52 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss Apple TV’s Loot, starring Maya Rudolph as a woman trying to find happiness and herself in the setting of a difficult divorce along with tens of billions of dollars. Can she find a way to a life filled with meaning and self-worth?

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The Patient on the Couch in the Basement Dungeon

Wed, 14 Sep 2022 04:00:47 GMT

For the first time, Jordana and Adam preview a show – The Patient – because the premise is so good and ready for dissection! Join in as they discuss the challenges, tensions, and impossibilities of trying to help a psychopathic serial killer while chained up in his basement. This show is going to be intense and a wildly worthwhile experience.

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Catastrophe on the Couch

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 04:00:02 GMT

Jordana and Adam tackle the fantastically genuine depiction of love and marriage in the show Catastrophe, delving into Rob and Sharon’s many imperfections, motivations, charms, and flaws that make the show one of the best of the last 10 years.

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Never Have I Ever...Been in Therapy

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:00:14 GMT

In an episode saturated in teen angst, Jordana and Adam discuss the psychological complexities of Devi from Never Have I Ever. What is a functional neurologic disorder? How does the adolescent perspective change one’s behaviors and priorities? How can kids process the emotional trauma of losing a parent? We cover it all on this week’s Characters on the Couch!

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Fleabag on the Couch

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 04:00:46 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss the psychologically tortured protagonist of the brilliant show Fleabag, featuring discussions of complex grief, sibling identity, overcoming maladaptive behavior patterns, and even a bit about psychedelic-assisted therapy!

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Delving into the Not-Very-Therapeutic Espionage of The Americans

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 04:00:48 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss the psychologically fractured family at the center of the new classic, The Americans. What draws people to espionage, and how does our favorite Soviet-American family pick up the pieces of their shattered selves when it’s all over?

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A Therapeutic Stay at The White Lotus

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:00:49 GMT

From one couple to another to another, Jordana and Adam work through the many psychological issues accompanying the guests at The White Lotus.

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The Bear on the Couch

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 04:00:26 GMT

Jordana and Adam chomp down on the summer’s buzziest show, The Bear, examining it through the lens of complex grief and toxic masculinity.

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Sipping Your Psychological Brew with The Morning Show

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:12 GMT

From Mitch to Alex to Bradley, our hosts dissect the complex psyches of everyone’s favorite morning show characters. Jordan and Adam can’t help but explore why we’re attracted to watching shows like The Morning Show that center around bad behavior and the strikingly complicated people at the center of it all.

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Entering a Fugue State with Breaking Bad's Walter White

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:00:57 GMT

Jordana and Adam talk about the transformation Breaking Bad’s Walter White experiences as he becomes Heisenberg over five seasons; and, in a turn of unbridled self-disclosure juxtaposes his arc with Adam’s own after a similarly life threatening cancer diagnosis.

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Hacks on the Couch

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 04:00:13 GMT

Jordana and Adam assess the gaping generational divide between Deborah and Ava, along with the character flaws that draw them together and illuminate both their best and worst selves each week. There is plenty of psychological intrigue in this episode with a dash of Erik Erikson for good measure.

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Psychologically Lassoing Ted Lasso

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 04:00:36 GMT

Where does Ted Lasso’s relentless positivity come from and why does he experience panic attacks? Why does Nate spit at his own reflection in the mirror? Jordana and Adam get into all things Lasso on this week’s Characters on the Couch.

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The Time Traveler's Wife's Therapist's Podcast

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 04:00:55 GMT

Jordana and Adam tackle the psychological challenges of finding and keeping love from within the many versions of Henry and Clare’s love story across space and (naked) time (traveling).

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The Psychological Bottom Line of Succession

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:43 GMT

When Succession patriarch Logan Roy dangles the carrot of love, his adult children reach for it every time, and to him this is how the game is played. Jordana and Adam delve into how each of the different Roys cope within their very toxic family arena.

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Getting to the inner Layers of Russian Doll

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 04:00:04 GMT

Our hosts dig into the kaleidoscopic, psychedelic world of Netflix’s Russian Doll and try to make sense of Nadia’s adventures through time, space, and intergenerational trauma.

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Understanding the Psychopaths of Anatomy of a Scandal and The Undoing

Wed, 08 Jun 2022 04:00:43 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss the different forms of sociopathy and psychopathy on display in two shows: Anatomy of a Scandal and The Undoing. How can we understand the mindset of someone so simultaneously entitled and damaged and the families that shatter due to their actions?

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Dissecting Severance

Wed, 01 Jun 2022 04:00:02 GMT

Jordana and Adam dissect Apple TV’s intense, complex, and psychologically fractured show Severance covering ground featuring extreme compartmentalization, trauma, corporate culture, and the cult of optimizing work-life balance.

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The Heartthrobs of Bridgerton Keep Their Clothes on in Therapy

Wed, 25 May 2022 04:00:52 GMT

Jordana and Adam take on both seasons of Netflix’s steamy smash hit Bridgerton and dissect why our heroes and heroines can’t help but fall for each other in spite of or because of how very vexing they find one another.

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Don Draper from Mad Men Goes to Fictional Therapy

Wed, 18 May 2022 04:00:06 GMT

Jordana and Adam discuss the classic drama, Mad Men, with a special focus on Don Draper’s complex character as he navigates a world that is superficially flawless and deeply damaged under the surface. Can Adam find any common ground to help Don reach his potential on the fictional therapist’s couch?

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Characters from The Gilded Age Get Analyzed

Wed, 11 May 2022 04:00:01 GMT

In our second episode, Jordana and Adam discuss a variety of characters from The Gilded Age with a discussion on the show’s central themes of social status and climbing. Ultimately, Adam sits Agnes and Ada down on a fictional couch for some much needed family therapy.

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Midge from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Gets into Fictional Therapy

Wed, 04 May 2022 04:00:24 GMT

In this inaugural episode of Characters on the Couch, journalist and editor Jordana Horn and Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Adam Stern discuss the charms and character flaws of Midge Maisel from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. As Season 4 of this hit show comes to a close, why do we, the viewer, still find her so compelling in the face of such self-sabotage, and how might a real-life therapist work to help her achieve what she wants out of her one marvelous life? Jordana and Adam delve in.

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Trailer

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:53:10 GMT

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