The Arkham Sessions: Psychology of Batman & More
THE ARKHAM SESSIONS, by Dr. Andrea Letamendi and Brian Ward, is a podcast dedicated to the observation and clinical analysis of the characters in BATMAN: THE ANIMATED SERIES.
- Update frequency
- every 16 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 250
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
Episode 150 "Doom Patrol: Penultimate Patrol"
In the realm of narrative psychology, our life story isn't just a mundane list of facts--it's the way we integrate our experiences and events internally. Drea and Brian explore the second-to-last epi…
Episode 149 "Doom Patrol: Flex Patrol"
Episode 148 "Watchmen: It's Summer and We're Running Out of Ice"
Episode 147 "Doom Patrol: Cyborg Patrol"
How reliable are our memories? Science and fiction intersect in interesting ways in this episode of The Arkham Sessions!
Episode 146 "Doom Patrol: Frances Patrol"
In this episode, we draw upon the experiences of Doom Patrol heroes, Negative Man and Robot Man, as they revisit their mistakes and discover how to end the pain they're holding onto. For Cliff, this …
Episode 145 "Doom Patrol: Hair Patrol"
The term pogonophile refers to a person who has an obsessive love of beards. We discuss this concept and go down a few hairy rabbit holes in this episode centering around a new character, The Beard H…
Episode 144 "Doom Patrol: Jane Patrol"
This episode of Doom Patrol centers entirely around (and in) Jane's psyche. With 64 different personalities, Jane could easily be a textbook example of the mental health condition known as Dissociati…
Episode 143 "Doom Patrol: Danny Patrol"
Episode 142 "Doom Patrol: Therapy Patrol"
The gang has learned that Mr. Nobdy is using its members' sordid pasts against them. Determined to avoid collapsing the way the original Doom Patrol once did, Cliff demands the group sits down for "t…
Episode 141 "Doom Patrol: Doom Patrol Patrol"
Episode 140 "Doom Patrol: Paw Patrol"
Add a little dark humor, several talking animals and insects, and a some intense flashbacks, and you'll get this bizarre episode of Doom Patrol! Our dark heroes are struggling to save the world, now …
Episode 139 "Doom Patrol: Cult Patrol"
Inter-dimensional portals. A battle with an army made of unsent letters. A singing horse head. Cyborg's inflated ego. Our examination of the show Doom Patrol moves forward with one of the oddest epis…
Episode 138 "Doom Patrol: Puppet Patrol"
The team goes to Paraguay to rescue the Chief, but instead, come across the infamous lab created by Heinrich von Fuchs--which is now a spa-like experience for all of your customized metaphysical need…
Episode 137 "Doom Patrol: Donkey Patrol"
In this episode, we get to focus on Robot Man and his relationship with Crazy Jane, the girl with 64 individual personalities--each with its own set of powers. We also meet Cyborg, a hero who's tryin…
Episode 136 "Doom Patrol: Pilot"
The time has finally come! Dr. Andrea Letamendi and Brian Ward begin their analysis of DC Universe's Doom Patrol! Join us, as we discuss Robotman, Elasti-Woman, Negative Man, and each of their lives …
Episode 135 "Joker"
After a couple of weeks at the top of the box office, Drea and Brian finally get to cover Joaquin Phoenix's take on the Clown Prince of Crime in Todd Phillips' Joker. Up first, we get into a little c…
Episode 134 "I Love You 3000: NYCC 2019"
Drea's panel on parasocial relationships, from New York Comic Con 2019, "I Love You 3000: Managing Real Feelings About Fictional Characters," with guest panelists Dan Slott (Spider-Man); Danielle Pai…
Episode 133 "Batman: Hush"
There's a sinister new presence in Gotham. He has a grudge and... he appears to know Batman's alter ego. But how? It's a mystery that must be solved, before Bruce Wayne's world comes crashing down. I…
Episode 132 "The Demon Reborn"
Batman returns to Metropolis to stop Ra's al Ghul from draining the Man of Steel of his strength, once again, prolonging life for the villain. But we explore alternatives to Ra's' addiction to life. …
