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Do your favorite movies and TV shows teach and inspire you? Dr. Jason von Stietz is a psychologist specializing in clinical and sport psychology and a lifelong fan of TV and film. Tune in to hear how psychological principles apply to your favorite fictional characters.
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Top Gun, Leadership, and Sport Psychology with Dr. Aaron Peterson (opens the original)
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“Gentlemen, you are the top one percent of all naval aviators. The elite. The best of the best. We’ll make you better.” I sit down with professor of leadership, author, Trekkie, and pilot Dr. Aaron Peterson to talk about the 1980s beach volleyball classic, Top Gun . Along the way, we discuss the movie’s cinematic beauty, its dramatization of military realities, and its impact on kids everywhere who developed the need… the need for speed. High five! Dr. Peterson, or “Petey,” as his RIO calls him,
Little Mermaid (1989) and sport psychology with Leslie Trujillo, MA (opens the original)
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“The seaweed is always greener in somebody else’s lake.” Jumping jellyfish, the human world is a mess! So, I take a moment to discuss life under the sea with Leslie Trujillo, MA, as we look back on the 1989 Disney classic The Little Mermaid . Before Leslie became the athletic director at Los Angeles Harbor College, she went on an adventure pursuing her passion as a collegiate strength and conditioning coach. She later published the book Dear Her , which reminds girls and young women that one day
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: S1E2 Hard Salt Beef and sport psychology with Braun Inslee, LMHC (opens the original)
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“You might not remember him, but... he was a true knight.” Today, Braun Inslee, LMHC, and I discuss A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms , Episode 2, "Hard Salt Beef." Yes, it's that episode, and yes, we talk about it. We wax poetic about Ser Arlan in all his glory and what he represents psychologically. We explore the contrast between Ser Arlan's healthy masculinity and the toxic masculinity embodied by Prince Aerion Targaryen. We also discuss the symbolism of hard salt beef. As Braun puts it, it's "
Project Hail Mary and Sport Psychology with Caroline Dempsey, M.Ed (opens the original)
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“The consensus here is that it would be preferable if you did not die.” Today, I’m joined by health and fitness coach for elementary school students, Caroline Dempsey, M.Ed. After a brief guest appearance by Taco the cat, we discuss how one handsome astronaut’s journey of self-discovery saves all life on Earth in this episode’s movie, Project Hail Mary . We talk about Ryland Grace’s (Ryan Gosling) struggle with imposter syndrome. He begins as a disgraced scientist who puts the "not" in astronaut
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