Pop Rocket Ep. 168: On the Couch w/ Megan Auster-Rosen

Published: March 28, 2018, 11:18 p.m.

b'

This week, Karen Tongson and Margaret Wappler are joined by clinical psychologist and actress Megan Auster-Rosen to discuss therapy in film and television shows.

Margaret Wappler is all about\\xa0High Maintenance\\xa0on\\xa0HBO\\xa0and the show\\u2019s weed dealer/confidant The Guy. Megan is all about Parkland student, Emma Gonzalez and her\\xa0six minutes of silence, dedicated to the victims of the shooting at Stoneland Douglas High School. Karen is all about the NBC drama, Rise, even though it falls into some unfortunate tropes of the white man passing over the qualified woman of color for the job.

The panel will explain their first experiences with therapy in their personal lives. Then, they\\u2019ll get into therapy in such movies and shows like Big Little Lies,\\xa0Meet the Fockers, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,\\xa0The Sopranos\\xa0and more. Plus, Megan will give her professional opinion on the benefits and downsides of TV therapy shows like Dr. Phil.

With\\xa0Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler\\xa0and \\xa0Megan Auster-Rosen.

That\\u2019s My Jam:

Megan Auster-Rosen - Alicia Keys - No one

Karen Tongson -\\xa0Lovin\' Spoonful - Butchie\'s Tune.

Margaret Wappler -\\xa0Peter Gabriel - Come Talk to Me

Each week we\\u2019ll add everyone\\u2019s jams to our Spotify playlists.

You can let us know what you think of Pop Rocket and suggest topics in our Facebook group\\xa0or via @PopRocket\\xa0on Twitter.

Produced by Laura Swisher\\xa0for MaximumFun.org.

'