Episodes
Saturday Jan 24, 2015
Episode 43: Video Game Research w/ Chris Ferguson
Saturday Jan 24, 2015
Saturday Jan 24, 2015
Welcome to the first collaboration between the Geek Therapy Podcast and The Chicago School of Professional Psychology’s Geek Culture in Therapy course taught by Dr. Patrick O’Connor. This is the audio recording of a Google Hangout in which Josué and Patrick interview renowned researcher Chris Ferguson about his research into video games.
You can follow Chris Ferguson on Twitter (@CJFerguson1111).
You can follow Patrick O’Connor on Twitter (@Comicspedia).
You can follow Josué on Twitter (@JosueACardona).
For more on Geek Therapy visit www.GeekTherapy.com.
Friday Sep 12, 2014
Episode 42: Gen Con 2014
Friday Sep 12, 2014
Friday Sep 12, 2014
Woody Harris is back to tell us all about his experience at this year’s Gen Con.
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You can follow Woody on Twitter (@SoundscapeDJ) or email him at gratefulwoody@gmail.com.
You can follow Josué on Twitter (@JosueACardona).
For more Geek Therapy, visit www.GeekTherapy.com.
Friday Aug 15, 2014
Episode 41: GaymerX2
Friday Aug 15, 2014
Friday Aug 15, 2014
Lara Taylor went to GaymerX2 and tells us all about it.
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Learn more about GaymerX at http://gaymerx.com/
You can follow Lara Taylor on Twitter (@TherapeuticCode).
You can follow Josué on Twitter (@JosueACardona).
For more Geek Therapy, visit www.GeekTherapy.com.
Monday Jul 21, 2014
Episode 40: Stories Can Be Healing
Monday Jul 21, 2014
Monday Jul 21, 2014
Can stories be healing? Josué discusses if and how stories, regardless of the medium, can help people in any way. Josué discusses empathy, its importance, and the use of TV and movies as tools for facilitating change. This episode also includes an interview with Dr. Janina Scarlet about her Psychology of Cult TV panel at Wondercon 2014.
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Monday Apr 28, 2014
Episode 39: PAX East 2014
Monday Apr 28, 2014
Monday Apr 28, 2014
Josué discusses some recent articles related to gaming and he goes over the details of the incredible changes introduced at this year’s PAX East, including the mental health presence at the show thanks to Take This and other mental health professionals. Josué also interviews Elisabeth Flannagan, a therapist and a PAX East enforcer, about her experience and how influential they believe this show will be for big conventions moving forward. *Warning: Josué had a bad cold when recording this one.
Saturday Mar 15, 2014
Episode 38: Multicultural Heroes
Saturday Mar 15, 2014
Saturday Mar 15, 2014
Guest: Tony B Kim, founder of Crazy 4 Comic Con. Tony has been hosting panels at various cons on the topic of multicultural representation in media so he joins us to discuss this important subject. Tony and Josué discuss minorities in comics and TV, why people care about heroes they can relate to, how things are improving, and why zombies and vampires will fix everything.
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Episode 37: The Rise of Superhero Therapy
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Sunday Mar 02, 2014
Guest: Patrick O’Connor, PsyD. The concept of using superheroes in therapy has been getting some attention lately so we’ve decided to discuss it in depth. Josué and Patrick talk about the state of research into superhero therapy, why superheroes work in clinical applications, and why comic books are great tools.
Saturday Feb 15, 2014
Episode 36: Learning About Mental Health Through Fictional Narratives
Saturday Feb 15, 2014
Saturday Feb 15, 2014
Guest: Andrea Letamendi. We catch up with Andrea and talk about how people can learn about mental health through different mediums. We go over some good and bad examples. We also discuss Andrea’s new podcast which aims to teach about psychology through episodes of Batman: The Animated Series.
Tuesday Feb 04, 2014
Episode 35: Legends of the Knight
Tuesday Feb 04, 2014
Tuesday Feb 04, 2014
Guest: Brett Culp, the filmmaker behind Legends of the Knight. According to the official website, “LEGENDS OF THE KNIGHT weaves together the stirring true stories of individuals who have overcome devastating obstacles, unselfishly given to the community, and embraced their inner superhero because of their love of Batman.” Josué and Brett discuss the film and the power of stories. Brett provides insight into the making of the documentary and also what he hopes the film will represent for people who experience it.
Tuesday Jan 21, 2014
Episode 34: Tabletop Therapy
Tuesday Jan 21, 2014
Tuesday Jan 21, 2014
Guest: Woody Harris. This week we talk about using board games in therapy. There seems to be “tabletop fever” out there so now is a great time to take advantage of board gaming and bring it into therapy sessions. Woody and Josué discuss how they’ve used tabletop games in the past, what some of there favorites are, and discovering insights through gaming. They also share some resources and ideas for potentially integrating games into therapy.