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Psychocinematic

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1 Season

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10 Episodes

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By Stephanie Fornasier

Podcast analysing depictions of mental illness and disabilities in film and TV - with psychology, medical and lived experience input.

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2023 Season

Episodes

  1. The poster for the documentary Stutz, showing a bald man with his hands by his head. It also says N (for Netflix) film and the word Stutz.
    59. Let's watch Stutz and talk about the Jonah Hill texts

    1 hr 18 mins

    Michael Watson joins the team to talk Stutz, Jonah Hill's Netflix documentary “about” Dr Phil Stutz.

  2. A black hand holding a smartphone and the thumb is about to press the app TikTok
    60. The truth about Tourette’s and Tiktok

    1 hr 08 mins

    Enigmatic Tiktok star and disability advocate Monica Nguyen chats about all things Tourettes in film and TV.

  3. Colin Firth as King George VI in front of an old microphone.
    61. The King's Speech and other screen royals with a stutter

    1 hr 10 mins

    Podcaster, writer, disability advocate and Year 12 student Priya talks of royal screen stutterers.

  4. A photo of the cast of Schitt's Creek. The two women are sitting on a bed in dressy gear and the two men are standing in formal suits.
    62. Fold in the cheese and confabulate on neurodivergency in Schitt’s Creek

    1 hr 34 mins

    Clinical psychologist Marie Camin discusses neurodivergency in TV comedy Schitts Creek.

  5. A screen capture from the indie short Boldly Go, with two men facing each other. One is wearing a white collard shirt with black bow tie and the other is shirtless.
    64. IBD, Crohn’s Disease and Boldly Go

    1 hr 28 mins

    Talented filmmaker Chris Cosgrove talks of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Crohn's disease, and his acclaimed film Boldly Go.

  6. A promo photo of the show The Haunting of Hill House with three women and two men in front of a manor house.
    65. HALLOWEEN SPECIAL: The Haunting of Hill House

    1 hr 36 mins

    Podcasters Heather and Sarah Taylor discuss the terrifying TV series The Haunting of Hill House.

  7. A capture from the movie Erin Brockovich, showing Julia Roberts with a lot of file boxes behind her.
    2023. Disabled single mums being badass advocates!

    1 hr 31 mins

    Disability advocate, artist and mum Sarah Langston discusses how the child protection system can fail neurodivergent parents.

  8. A photo of an older white man dressed in red and white santa costume with a surprised look on his face.
    2023. Why Santa Claus IS Autistic

    1 hr 27 mins

    Oliver Hetherington-Page joins the team to talk about how he's working to make theatre more inclusive.

  9. A screen capture from the movie Romy and Michelle with two white women looking past the camera.
    2023. Two Backbrace Girls, and Romy & Michele’s Highschool Reunion

    1 hr 28 mins

    Actor/comedian Lauren Edwards talks adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and being a backbrace girl in high school.

  10. A screenshot of the film a star is born, with the man holding a guitar and the woman leaning into him.
    63. A Star is Born - love, trauma and addiction in the journey of fame

    1 hr 33 mins

    Podcaster Alex Steed discusses the 2018 movie version of an oft-told tale, A Star Is Born.