Ep: 103 - Black Mirror’s “Bandersnatch" - The Psychology of Black Mirror

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch is a 2018 interactive film in the science fiction anthology series Netflix's Black Mirror. It was written by series creator Charlie Brooker and directed by David Slade. Are the decisions you make really your choice? This episode has us questioning Free will vs. Determinism. We are a forensic psychology podcast that focuses on true crime, pop culture, and psychology.

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Ep: 97 - Black Mirror’s “Men Against Fire" - The Psychology of Propaganda

Professor/Psychotherapist Michael Drane is joined by Dr. Pat Owen for critical analysis

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Ep: 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!

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Ep: 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.

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Ep: 76 -Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (Movie Review)(Preview)

Psychotherapist and Professor Michael Drane and Team UPC analyze this amazing movie with themes of Breaking up, Dream Analysis, The Unconscious, and Memory.

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Ep: 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.

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