{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Issue 63 - Psychiatry in comics","description":"Anthony &amp;amp; Doc look at depictions of psychiatry &amp;amp; therapy in comics. How has the field changed since the 80s? Who gets it right and who gets it waaaay wrong? Tune in to find out! SHOW NOTES:   Intro   Plug for Scooby-Doo and Sister Too \u2013 Liz &amp;amp; Lydia, sisters with nothing in common but their shared love of Scooby-Doo (1:08)     Background   Examples   Arkham: A Serious House on Serious Earth   Dark Knight Returns \u2013 formerly catatonic Joker sees therapist in Arkham, who thinks he\u2019s managed to fix Joker and brings him on TV to show off his turnaround, before killing everyone   Harley Quinn \u2013 psychiatrist who falls in love with Joker and joins him (16:45)   Doc Samson \u2013 typical depiction of \u201clie down on couch and talk about your feelings\u201d (23:00)   Aunt May \u2013 Ultimate Spider-Man 45 \u2013 sees therapist because of all of the trauma she\u2019s undergone in her life, and her misguided belief that everyone around her dies, so she doesn\u2019t allow herself to get close to anyone \u2013 very real and honest depiction of a therapy session, as well as legit suggestions from the therapist (31:40)   Doc Samson \u2013 typical notion of \u201clie down on couch and talk about feelings\u201d     Break \u2013 plugs for Cage\u2019s Kiss and Cult of Domesticity   Unstoppable Wasp \u2013 Nadia goes to therapy to help deal with her bipolar disorder (41:45)   Silk \u2013 Cindy has therapy sessions to address her being locked in isolation for a decade \u2013 first session is speechless, but she comes back and eventually comes to trust Dr. Sinclair as a trusted listener   Heroes in Crisis \u2013 Sanctuary offered heroes a chance to let their guard down \u2013 supposed to be safe, but broken by Wally West (62:36)       Ending (78:04)   Next episodes - Ollie Queen, Maxx, Robbie Reyes     References:  Harley Quinn episode - Anthony (5:58) Joker episode - Anthony (10:50) Nadia van Dyne episode - Anthony (42:15) GuardiansMH - Anthony (61:30)  Apple Podcasts:&amp;nbsp;here  Google Play:&amp;nbsp;here  Stitcher:&amp;nbsp;here  TuneIn:&amp;nbsp;here  iHeartRadio: here  Spotify: here  Twitter FacebookE-mailPatreonTeePublicDiscord ","author_name":"Capes On the Couch - Where Comics Get Counseling","author_url":"https:\/\/www.capesonthecouch.com","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/12182492\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/58488104"}