Couched

Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC

Couched is a podcast series that lets you in on what leading cultural influencers and psychoanalysts are thinking about society today. We will feature conversations with artists, scientists, and change-makers about our current political climate, social justice, and our struggles to find sanity in an increasingly uncertain world.

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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Couched episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Couched for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Couched episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Border Crisis: A Psychoanalyst and Filmmaker Confront Family Separation

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07/01/20 • 36 min

Listen in to the inspiring conversation with psychologist/psychoanalyst, Dr. Spyros Orfanos, and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ellen Goosenberg Kent. Our guests explore the intersections of their work with refugees, asylum seekers, and those enduring family separation. Both take you into the heart of their encounters with this difficult issue. This episode is sure to evoke empathy and desire for action in the face of brutal injustice.

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Restoring Reality

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05/06/20 • 38 min

Renowned activists, Drs. Robert J. Lifton and Stephen Soldz, share the wisdom that they have gained while fighting to expose malignancy in political and social institutions. From nuclearism to APA-sanctioned torture, from Trumpism to the destruction of the political order, our guests have confronted, exposed, and brought change to the most repellant of society’s evils. In this episode we learn about modes of thought and action that can help us to restore our sense of reality in these troubling times. The clarity gained from listening to these inspiring guests will remind you of the power of community, activism, and connection.

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Facing Fossil Fuels' Effects: Psychoanalysts and Climate Activists Confront the Climate Crisis

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01/28/21 • 37 min

Listen in on this eye-opening conversation with internationally renowned author and climate activist, Bill McKibben, and esteemed psychologist, psychoanalyst, and scholar, Dr. Donna Orange, as they discuss the urgency of awakening to the realities of climate change. Our guests wrestle with the stark uncertainties of our planet’s future and encourage us to bravely face the shocking effects of climate change on our way of life. While bringing to light sobering realities, they also offer a sense of hope, purpose, and next steps.

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Remembering Winnicott: A Graphic Memoirist and a Psychoanalyst Discuss Creativity in Writing and Psychotherapy

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03/04/21 • 37 min

Join us for this inspiring conversation with Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow and award-winning graphic novelist Alison Bechdel and esteemed psychologist, psychoanalyst, and writer, Dr. Ken Corbett, as they discuss their personal reflections on the work of renowned British psychoanalyst, Donald W. Winnicott. Our guests consider how co-creating meaning can help us feel vitality in living and as we face death. Through personal reflection and playful interaction they share with us the lived experience of creative work.

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“Something We Call Care”: Land, Community, and the Social Imaginary

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09/22/23 • 42 min

Join us for this lyrical yet sobering conversation between psychoanalyst, filmmaker, and professor, Dr. Ricardo (Rico) Ainslie and anthropologist, professor and author, Dr. Angela Garcia. Through offering us an intimate look into the communities they work with and belong to, our guests bring us into the lives of those impacted by the historical trauma of land loss, displacement, and suffering. Using an ethnographic approach that is rooted in subject-centered ethics, our guests share clinical wisdom rooted in identifying the absence of institutional recovery programs as the site of community care.

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Moving Conversations: What Can Psychoanalysts and Choreographers Learn from One Another?

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11/20/20 • 44 min

Listen in on this enlivening conversation with internationally renowned choreographer, Bill T. Jones, and esteemed psychoanalyst, Professor of English and Latino and Caribbean Studies, and Dean of Humanities at Rutgers University, Dr. Michelle Stephens, as they discuss the role of the social world in their work. Our guests tackle a range of topics related to race, trauma, and the pandemic while shedding light on how they navigate the tension between respect for “the canon” while invoking the political. In the process they offer passionate insights into our experience as humans.

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Restoring Reality: Part 2

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05/20/20 • 27 min

Esteemed activists Drs. Robert Jay Lifton and Stephen Soldz return to expand on their ideas from Part 1 in order to map the undercurrents of the ongoing pandemic. With depth and compassion our guests share their hard-earned wisdom in order to help us recover a sense of hope and sanity in these frightening and disorienting times.

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Surviving Apocalyptic Catastrophes: Facing Reality and Imagining a Future of Care

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11/03/23 • 37 min

Join us for this incisive and rallying conversation between, Drs. Robert J. Lifton and Sally Weintrobe, as they discuss the obstacles to facing our catastrophes, past, present, and future. Our guests share their personal and scholarly wisdom, pointing us toward the importance of mourning what we have lost and are losing, while encouraging us to sustain hope despite rising demoralization.

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Surviving Institutional Failures: Expanding the Psychoanalytic Canon

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04/02/25 • 48 min

Join us for this poetic and incisive conversation between Foluke Taylor and Jyoti Rao. Our guests explore the toxicity of institutional stasis and the subversive urgency of grief and grievance. Through their conversation they model inclusivity, interdisciplinarity, and intimacy offering us an alternative path through.

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Listener Update: #PodcastBlackout

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06/03/20 • 1 min

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FAQ

How many episodes does Couched have?

Couched currently has 24 episodes available.

What topics does Couched cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, Transgender, Activism, Podcasts, Gender, Social Sciences and Science.

What is the most popular episode on Couched?

The episode title 'What’s Systemic about Racism?' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Couched?

The average episode length on Couched is 37 minutes.

How often are episodes of Couched released?

Episodes of Couched are typically released every 42 days.

When was the first episode of Couched?

The first episode of Couched was released on Feb 28, 2020.

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Couched

Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC

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When was the first episode of Couched?

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