Stay ConnectedJoin Harvard psychiatrist Dr. Adam Stern and journalist/pop-culture enthusiast Jordana Horn as they discuss the interior lives of YOUR favorite fictional TV icons. From the classics to binge-worthy shows that everyone’s talking about right now, get ready to dive into the pathologies that earned these characters a spot in the cultural zeitgeist.
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Jordana and Adam tackle the psychological challenges of finding and keeping love from within the many versions of Henry and Clare’s love story across space and (naked) time (traveling).
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When Succession patriarch Logan Roy dangles the carrot of love, his adult children reach for it every time, and to him this is how the game is played. Jordana and Adam delve into how each of the different Roys cope within their very toxic family arena.
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Our hosts dig into the kaleidoscopic, psychedelic world of Netflix’s Russian Doll and try to make sense of Nadia’s adventures through time, space, and intergenerational trauma.
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Jordana and Adam discuss the different forms of sociopathy and psychopathy on display in two shows: Anatomy of a Scandal and The Undoing. How can we understand the mindset of someone so simultaneously entitled and damaged and the families that shatter due to their actions?
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Jordana and Adam dissect Apple TV’s intense, complex, and psychologically fractured show Severance covering ground featuring extreme compartmentalization, trauma, corporate culture, and the cult of optimizing work-life balance.
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Jordana and Adam take on both seasons of Netflix’s steamy smash hit Bridgerton and dissect why our heroes and heroines can’t help but fall for each other in spite of or because of how very vexing they find one another.
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Jordana and Adam discuss the classic drama, Mad Men, with a special focus on Don Draper’s complex character as he navigates a world that is superficially flawless and deeply damaged under the surface. Can Adam find any common ground to help Don reach his potential on the fictional therapist’s couch?
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In our second episode, Jordana and Adam discuss a variety of characters from The Gilded Age with a discussion on the show’s central themes of social status and climbing. Ultimately, Adam sits Agnes and Ada down on a fictional couch for some much needed family therapy.
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In this inaugural episode of Characters on the Couch, journalist and editor Jordana Horn and Harvard Medical School psychiatrist Dr. Adam Stern discuss the charms and character flaws of Midge Maisel from The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel. As Season 4 of this hit show comes to a close, why do we, the viewer, still find her so compelling in the face of such self-sabotage, and how might a real-life therapist work to help her achieve what she wants out of her one marvelous life? Jordana and Adam delve in.
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