Sorta Sophisticated - Ep 009: An Introduction to Psychology

Ep 009: An Introduction to Psychology

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06/18/24 • 41 min

Sorta Sophisticated

Disney is releasing Inside Out 2.

The sequel to the O. G. You know the movie about Riley, our favorite 11 year old girl who moves with her parents from Minnesota, freezing cold, to San Francisco, and freaks out a little?

So they tell the story in her head about the five personified emotions, joy, sadness, anger, fear, and disgust, and how she manages her emotional responses from mission control headquarters in her brain.

So, anyway, Inside Out 2, right, Riley's now a teenager, and they added a few new emotions. Mainly anxiety, envy, ahn wee , the French word for boredom,and embarrassment. And she's got to work herself through all this new stuff that comes with these more complex emotions, because she's a teenager.

I love me a good movie and all, but what does this even have to do with being cultured and curious Pete?

I just like going to the movies and eating popcorn and drinking Diet Coke . If you're putting a gun to my head, I would say it's got everything to do with being cultured and curious. It's psychology, man.

And in my book, psychology is fascinating. It is the ultimate way to gain insight into human behavior across our planet.

It helps us appreciate the diversity of the human experience. And if we can do that, Then we're going to be more empathetic and better handle and navigate all the social interactions we have to manage all day long. And probably most important, it encourages critical thinking and self awareness and it gets us out of our own head.

It helps us reflect on our own biases and hopefully be more open minded.

Disney is releasing Inside Out 2.

The sequel to the O. G. You know the movie about Riley, our favorite 11 year old girl who moves with her parents from Minnesota, freezing cold, to San Francisco, and freaks out a little?

I love me a good movie and all, but what does this even have to do with being cultured and curious Pete?

And in my book, psychology is fascinating. It is the ultimate way to gain insight into human behavior across our planet.

It helps us reflect on our own biases and hopefully be more open minded.

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Ep 008: The Regency Era (1810-1820)

So, what do the Regency years have to do with being more cultured and curious?

I thought you'd never ask. Okay, so if the fact that Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, and Emma were all published during the Regency era is not enough to Be fascinated with a time period, then I don't know what is.

It was a time that finally gave women voices, outside of just marrying for status, and allowed for women to finally just fall in love. Jane Austen quite literally led the way during the era of Romanticism in both the arts and literature people.

Then, how about the fact that Mary Shelley also wrote Frankenstein during the same period? Or that Edgar Allan Poe started penning his most famous poems? Or even that Ludwig van Beethoven was composing music like a madman already. It was a very short period, but one renowned for its advancements in architecture, fashion, literature, and art that forever shaped modern society as we know it today. And that, Amanda, is what it has to do with being more cultured and curious.

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Ep 010: How to Enjoy the Tour de France

So, they just released the second season of Tour de France Unchained on Netflix, like last week. And here we go again, Amanda. Despite there being absolutely no evidence of doping during last year's race, I watched the whole race. I know there was no doping. The trailer teases scandals on doping that went on and has a clip of one rider being asked if they think he was doping, referring to like, one of the leaders of the race during the time.

Look, the Tour de France, and cycling in general, like, no stranger to doping controversy, I totally get it. But, I'm going on record, nothing went on last year. It's almost impossible to slip that by nowadays. You gotta watch the series to find out. It's awesome, it's so intense, it's so addictive, and it totally explains the rules and strategies of the race, and would help anyone learn to love the tour.

So do I need to watch the series before the actual Tour de France happens this coming weekend?

No, because we're going to do this podcast right now and we're going to get super smart on the Tour de France.

Okay, fine then. But what does the tour then have to do with being more cultured and curious?

What doesn't it have to do with it? I mean, it showcases the history and heritage of France, the center of all culture. While there's an intense bike race happening to go on in the background.

And if you pay attention, instead of falling asleep, you gain insight into the local tradition, like the French cuisine. And the whole beauty of France's landscape on full display, making it, in my opinion, one of the funnest ways to explore European culture and geography. So bam.

I mean, if you say so, you're going to have to convince me of this. Here we go.