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Live Long and Prosper, Ali Dec 23, 2018

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#172: SEASON FINALE! This is Ali’s last episode so we let him talk about whatever he wanted and of course, he chose Star Trek. Ali leads a discussion about what Star Trek means to us, how it has impacted our lives, and why it matters. We wrap up with a goodbye to Ali and a quick look at GT Radio in 2019.

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00:00:00 – Intro / Community Catch-Up

00:08:14 – Star Trek

00:53:04 – Promo

00:53:42 – Goodbye Ali

01:05:14 – Wrap-Up

Notes:

PsychTech #72: Technology’s Role in Star Trek’s Utopia – psychtechpodcast.com/technologys-role-in-star-treks-utopia/
PsychTech #74: Treknology – Star Trek Tech Part II – psychtechpodcast.com/treknology-star-trek-tech-part-ii/
GT Radio #52: Star Trek and Beyond – geektherapy.com/star-trek-and-beyond/
GT Radio #59: The Evolution of Star Trek’s Fandom – geektherapy.com/the-evolution-of-star-treks-fandom/
Headshots #5: Shared Presence Brings Us One Step Closer to the Holodeck – headshotspodcast.com/shared-presence-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-the-holodeck/
The psychology of Star Trek’s relentless optimism about the future by Ali – https://qz.com/775804/star-treks-50th-anniversary-reminds-us-to-be-optimistic-about-the-future-of-humanity/
The Psych Show – https://www.youtube.com/thepsychshow

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Aquaman Dec 20, 2018

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#171: BONUS EPISODE! Lara and Josué discuss the new Aquaman movie. We highly recommend IMAX and 4D showings.

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Elseworlds Dec 20, 2018

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#170: BONUS EPISODE! Lara and Josué discuss and react to the CW Arrowverse crossover event Elseworlds, but mostly they talk about Batwoman.

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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Dec 16, 2018

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#169: We loved the new Spider-Man film. We talk a little about Miles, the main Spider-Man of this movie, and then go into full spoilers. What did you think of Into the Spider-Verse?

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00:00:00 – Intro / Community Catch-Up / Movie Night

00:05:00 – Miles Morales

00:13:41 – SPOILERS: Into the Spider-Verse

00:22:23 – Patreon Ad

00:22:52 – SPOILERS: Into the Spider-Verse (continued)

01:07:22 – Wrap-Up

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Where are the Hanukkah Movies? Dec 09, 2018

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#168: Tis the season for Christmas specials and movies but where are all the Hanukkah movies? Lauren wants more Hanukkah representation (#HanukkahRep) and tells us what Hanukkah is all about.

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00:00:00 – Intro / Community Catch-Up

00:01:36 – Hanukkah movies?

00:27:29 – Patreon Ad

00:27:57 – Media Matters

00:39:04 – Geek Therapy

00:45:48 – Wrap-Up

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Excelsior! Dec 02, 2018

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#167: We take some time to celebrate the legendary Stan Lee and what he meant to us and our community.

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Notes:

Stan Lee used his platform to call out racism in the 1960s — and he never stopped – https://wapo.st/2DXqPjW

00:00:00 – Intro / Community Catch-Up

00:01:38 – Stan Lee

00:18:56 – Praxis? Do-Goodery? New Segment

00:23:44 – Patreon Ad

00:24:12 – Media Matters

00:35:22 – Geek Therapy

00:44:25 – Wrap-Up

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Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald Nov 25, 2018

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#166: We geek out about the new Fantastic Beasts movie The Crimes of Grindelwald but first we discuss our weekly Geek Therapy and test a new segment. Full spoiler for the movie after the first 11 minutes.

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00:00:00 – Intro / Community Catch-Up

00:02:31 – Geek Therapy

[spp-timestamp time=”00:08:45″] – New segment? – Harry Potter Alliance

00:11:36 – Merch Store Ad

00:12:05 – Crimes of Grindelwald

00:53:51 – Wrap-Up

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The Good Place Nov 18, 2018

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#165: The team discusses the tv show The Good Place and how media portrays morality and mental health. FULL SPOILERS for The Good Place.

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00:00:00 – Intro / Community Catch-Up

00:00:55 – The Good Place

00:45:22 – Patreon Ad

00:45:50 – Media Matters

00:51:41 – Geek Therapy

00:57:51 – Wrap-Up

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Good / Evil Nov 11, 2018

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#164: How do good and evil expressed in media influence how we think about them in real life? We discuss how “good” and “bad” can be relative and that we learn a lot about good and bad from media even though we should probably know better.

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00:00:00 – Intro / Good & Evil

00:33:54 – Patreon Ad

00:34:22 – Media Matters

00:44:50 – Geek Therapy

00:53:24 – Wrap-Up

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Geeky Charities Nov 04, 2018

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#163: It’s Extra Life weekend and we’re raising money for sick kids but Extra Life isn’t the only geeky charity we love. We talk about some of our favorite organizations geeking out and doing good and discuss some future possibilities for Geek Therapy.

Join us on November 3rd in raising money for sick and injured kids. – geektherapy.com/extralife

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00:00:00 – Intro / Geeky Charities

00:33:39 – Extra Life Promo

00:34:16 – Media Matters

00:41:24 – Geek Therapy

00:46:42 – Wrap-Up

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