Exploring 80s aerobics,  binge eating, and the body as a commodity in Annie Weisman&apos;s Apple TV+ show Physical.*Trigger Warning*: Episode covers topics of binge eatingLinks:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Neon Drip- Krok- Alum Drum Solo- Vela Vela- Arlan Vale- Copley Beat- So Go WeSynthwave Outro Song

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Physical: The Body Commodity

Exploring religious guilt, loneliness, and repressed generational trauma in Joachim Trier&apos;s 2017 film Thelma.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Qi- Vela Vela- Frank and Poet- Cold Summer - Mineral Still

Thelma: Caged Bird

Exploring faith, the futility of mortal life, and the contradictory laws of chivalry in David Lowery&apos;s A24 film The Green Knight.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Tolls Folly- Awaiting an Arrival- Passing Station 7- Swell- Respite

The Green Knight: The Laws of Chivalry

Exploring animalism, healing, and our human connection to nature in The North Water.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram, Twitter, TikTokMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Douglass Stairs- McKrary- Arlan Vale- Passing Station 7

The North Water: Do No Harm

Exploring abuse in mentor mentee relationships, the tiring pursuit of perfection, and the apparent need to suffer in order to succeed in Damien Chazelle&apos;s 2014 film Whiplash.**Content Warning**:Cursing in some clips.  Mentions verbal, physical, and emotional abuse.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Calgary Sweeps- Chai Belltini- Laisse Valse- Dearborn

Whiplash: Suffer to Succeed

*Content Warning*: Mentions Self-HarmExploring societal beauty standards, clarity from pain, and intellectual courage in an episode of the audio drama podcast The Long Hallway titled (This is My Cue) to Demateralize.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Gra Landsby- Rainday Textile- Four Count- Our Lament- Skrewsbury

The Eternal Applause

Exploring the art of pickpocketing, the subtleties of subterfuge, and the tragedy of the thief in Robert Bresson&apos;s Pickpocket (1959).Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Cran Ras- Lowball- Chaunce Libertine- Intermezzo

Pickpocket: The Tragic Thief

Exploring William Gibson&apos;s world of slipstream chrome and retro futuristic architecture in The Gernsback Continuum, a harrowing portrayal of the American tomorrow that never was.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Median Point- Cold Summers- Pastel de Nata

The Gernsback Continuum: Raygun Gothic

Exploring what The Master has to say about animalistic nature, the pain of memory, and cultish figureheads in Paul Thomas Anderson&apos;s 2012 psychological drama.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Our Fingers Cold- Douglass Stairs- Drone Pine

The Master: A Break in Transmission

Exploring how Aronofsky&apos;s Black Swan portrays the ruthlessness, pain, and trauma in ballet that manifests itself in Nina throughout her pursuit of perfection.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Heavenstill- Krok- Tarte Tatin- Fourteen Count

Black Swan: The Ritual of Dance

Exploring how Portrait of Lady on Fire by Céline Sciamma uses representations of love through art and memory to depict how inevitable heartbreak manifests itself within Marianne and Héloïse.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Vela Vela- Arlan Vale- Frank and Poety- MatamoscasMusic:Vivladi- The Four Seasons  - Summer - Presto

Portrait of a Lady on Fire: A Love Lost

Exploring what the science fiction short story The Belonging Kind by William Gibson and John Shirley has to say about humans as social beings, the alien language of conversation, and the personification of conformity. Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Single Still- Vulcan Street- Hardtop Rocks- Glass Stopper

The Belonging Kind

Exploring how the Hayao Miyazaki film Castle in the Sky depicts mythos and the childlike imagination of Pazu and Sheeta.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Levander Crest

Castle in the Sky: How Children Fly

Exploring how WandaVision uses the nostalgia of TV to depict the history  of the American tv landscape from the 50s to present day.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Slow Line Stomp- Plate Grayscale- Our Only UpliftSources:- https://collider.com/wandavision-tv-tropes-sitcom-references-explained/- https://ew.com/tv/wandavision-easter-eggs-references/- https://stephens.hosting.nyu.edu/History%20of%20Television%20page.html

WandaVision: The Nostalgia of Television

Exploring how Renoir views flesh and the role of the artist as a worker in the 2012 film Renoir by Gilles Bourdos.Links:Support Mind Theater on ko-fiFollow Mind Theater on Instagram and TwitterMusic by Blue Dot Sessions- Slimheart- Qi- Javan

The World Through the Eyes of Renoir

Essays by Ayo Akingbade on film, television, and other mediums, revealing what makes them so compelling.