Thursday Mar 24, 2022
Episode 26: Don’t Look Up and death anxiety, aka Steph makes her psychologist proud
In this episode, Steph gets deep on her biggest trigger of anxiety, end of life and the end of the world - as we dissect 2021's Netflix hit Don't Look Up, directed by Adam McKay. Does the film depict climate and death anxiety well, and does it do anything to help the cause? Or does it try to do too much? It's the most political we get in a while... right wingers beware! Also we disrespect Mark Rylance in the name of neurodiverse representation. Sorrynotsorry.
Please watch Adam McKay’s toddler be timelessly incredible: The Landlord [UNCENSORED]
Content Warning: suicide, panic attack, death, end of life, afterlife, end of the world, swearing. Steph and Michael use some ableist words at times, we apologise (the tension was high in this one)
NOTE: This podcast is not designed to be therapeutic, prescriptive or constitute a formal diagnosis for any listener, nor the characters discussed. The host is not representative of all psychologists and opinions stated are her own personal opinion, based on her own learnings and training (and minimal lived experience). Host and co-hosts do not have the final say and can only comment based on their own perspectives, so please let us know if you dispute any of these opinions – we are keen for feedback!
Host: Stephanie Fornasier
Cohost & music: Michael Watson
Editor: Nicholas Fornasier
Artwork: Bronte Poynts
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REFERENCES
- Leonardo Dicaprio's Battle With OCD - Impulse
- How ‘Don’t Look Up’ Assembled Its Cast, From DiCaprio to Streep | Vanity Fair
- Yellowjackets' Star Melanie Lynskey on Shauna, Sexism, and More - Rolling Stone
- ‘It parodies our inaction’: Don’t Look Up, an allegory of the climate crisis, lauded by activists | Climate crisis | The Guardian
- Watching Don’t Look Up made me see my whole life of campaigning flash before me | George Monbiot | The Guardian
- Don’t Look Up: Why the Netflix hit isn’t the climate change movie we need. (slate.com)
- https://www.diaryofaspectator.com/home/adam-mckays-dont-look-up-defines-apocalyptic-anxiety-for-post-trump-america-in-a-covid-era-world-no-nuance-needed
- https://www.movieranker.com/articles/dont-look-up-review
- ‘Don’t Look Up’ is a climate change allegory. These docs reveal the reality. (nbcnews.com)
- Gal Gadot and famous friends sing Imagine and make you cringe: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bQK32bwvRuI
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