We discuss Black Mirror Season 5 ! Did anyone catch the parental narcissism? How much is your sexuality influenced by your reality? How would we rate this season? We touch on episodes Striking Vipers, Smithereens, and Rachel, Jack and Ashley Too.
Read moreEp: 108 - Black Mirror's “Hated in the Nation” - The Psychology of Black Mirror
Featuring Professor/Psychoanalyst Michael Drane (@upcmd), and guest host Dr. Pat Owen talk about this episode and discuss the psychology of Black Mirror’s “Hated in the Nation”. They will focus on both the psychological, technological, and medical aspects of this show. We hope you enjoy the show.
Read moreEp: 97 - Black Mirror’s “Men Against Fire" - The Psychology of Propaganda
Professor/Psychotherapist Michael Drane is joined by Dr. Pat Owen for critical analysis
Read moreEp: 94 - Black Mirror's "Be Right Back"- The Psychology of Grief
dive into the Psychology of Grief, with a walkthrough of the super heavy, albeit magnificent, episode of Black Mirror, "Be Right Back." In this recap and explanation of Season 2, episode 1, we talk about how to handle grief yourself, how to handle someone else who is grieving (with grace), and we even explore the many different kinds of technology that exist like the A.I. that we will call "Ashbot" for the duration of the podcast. Let us know how you feel about this episode of Black Mirror, or our recap and analysis— in the Facebook group or on twitter! Thanks, friends!
Read moreEp: 93 - Black Mirror's “The Waldo Moment"- The Psychology of Internet Trolls (Stalker Only)
We breakdown "The Waldo Moment", the 6th episode of Black Mirror, the politically driven and satirical commentary of a fictional character known as Waldo, and even the psychology behind internet trolling and being anti-status quo.
Read moreEp: 92 - Black Mirror's "San Junipero" - Nostalgia Therapy & Virtual Reality
We return with San Junipero, the most acclaimed episode of Black Mirror series. What year would YOUR San Junipero take place? "San Junipero" is the fourth episode in the third series of the British science fiction anthology television series Black Mirror.
Read moreEp: 68 - Black Mirror's “Playtest” - The Psychology of Virtual Reality (Stalker Only)
We sit down to recap Season 3, episode 3 of Black Mirror, the notorious horror-gaming episode: "Playtest." It is a Virtual Reality horror episode. Listen to the episode to hear psychological themes, as well as a full recap with behind-the-scenes info.
Read moreEp: 67 - Black Mirror’s “Shut Up and Dance" - The Psychology of Pedophilia
THIS is the next episode in our Black Mirror coverage: Season 4 Episode 3 "Shut Up and Dance." *SPOILERS* for this episode. In this episode we welcome friend of the podcast, Ryan Lee. We discuss in this episode hacking (Money vs. Morality), and the psychology of pedophilia.
Read moreEp: 58 - Black Mirror's “Nosedive" - Social Mirroring & the “Instagram Lifestyle”
The Psychology of Black Mirror's "Nosedive". We discuss how social media influences the population with phony "perfect" versions of reality. We also discuss social mirroring, the future of advertising, social media incentives, and finally controlling the population with social media in china.
Read moreEp: 54 - (Stalker Only Episode) Black Mirror’s “White Christmas" - The Psychology Of Isolation
In this episode, Michael and Corey sit down to discuss the AWESOME Christmas special episode of Charlie Brooker's Black Mirror. What are your thoughts? Would you get a cookie of yourself? How do you feel about blocking people? What was your favorite story line here?!
Read moreEp: 50 - (Stalker Only Episode) Black Mirror's "White Bear"- Psychology of Criminal Justice
In this episode, Michael and Corey sit down to discuss "White Bear"—the episode of Black Mirror that focuses on the Bystander Effect, and also has themes of Criminal Justice and Revenge going to far. We break down and recap the episode itself, as well as dive into the psychology behind this torture-porn and even talk about the implications it has for our own real life society.
Read moreEp: 33 - Black Mirror’s “The Entire History of You" - Why People Cheat & Hold Grudges (Stalker Only Episode)
We break down the third episode of Black Mirror, "The Entire History of You." The episode covers the psychology of cheating and memory. What is NEO-LUDDISM? What things effect our memory? Aging? Technology? What percentage of married people experience cheating?
Read moreEp: 30 - Black Mirror's “Fifteen Million Merits" - Psychology of Hive Mentality & Cuckolds
In this episode of Black Mirror's “Fifteen Million Merits" we talk about Illusion of Choice, virtual identity, American Dream monotony, CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy), CUCKOLD FETISH,hive mentality and more. We will review this episode and give you the psychology of Black Mirror.
Read moreEp: 28 - Black Mirror's “The National Anthem"-The Psychology of Humiliation
The Psychology of Black Mirror, is where we dive into the psychology behind the Netflix original series, Black Mirror. In this episode "The National Anthem." we discuss the British prime minister Michael Callow having sexual intercourse with a pig to save Princess Susannah.
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