
Couched
by Dr. Almas (Ally) Merchant, Dr. Billie Pivnick & Dr. Romy Reading, Produced by Hangar Studios, NYC
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- 🇮🇹IT · Social Sciences#6610K to 30K
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Dismantling Structural Constraints: Challenging the "Punishment Bureaucracy” and Facism in Psychoanalysis
Apr 24, 2026
49m 01s
Bringing the Unthought Asian-American Subject to Mind: Cultivating Concern and Care in the Socio-Clinical Space
Nov 13, 2025
52m 13s
Reconfiguring Transitional Space: Queer Negativity, Trans Imaginaries, and Impossible Bodies
Jul 17, 2025
53m 01s
Surviving Institutional Failures: Expanding the Psychoanalytic Canon
Apr 2, 2025
48m 08s
Group Psychology: The Promise and Perils of Togetherness
Nov 21, 2024
40m 09s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4/24/26 | ![]() Dismantling Structural Constraints: Challenging the "Punishment Bureaucracy” and Facism in Psychoanalysis✨ | structural constraintspunishment bureaucracy+4 | Dr. Carter CarterAlec Karakatsanis | Hangar StudiosAcast | — | structural constraintspunishment bureaucracy+5 | — | 49m 01s | |
| 11/13/25 | ![]() Bringing the Unthought Asian-American Subject to Mind: Cultivating Concern and Care in the Socio-Clinical Space✨ | Asian American identityracial melancholia+3 | Dr David EngDr Mary Kim Brewster+1 | A Dialogue on Racial MelancholiaRacial Melancholia, Racial Dissociation: On the Social and Psychic Lives of Asian Americans+7 | — | relationalityrepair+2 | — | 52m 13s | |
| 7/17/25 | ![]() Reconfiguring Transitional Space: Queer Negativity, Trans Imaginaries, and Impossible Bodies✨ | queer negativitytrans imaginaries+3 | Kris GreyGriffin Hansbury | AcastReconfiguring Transitional Space: Queer Negativity | — | artpsychoanalysis+2 | — | 53m 01s | |
| 4/2/25 | ![]() Surviving Institutional Failures: Expanding the Psychoanalytic Canon✨ | institutional failurespsychoanalysis+5 | Foluke TaylorJyoti Rao | AcastSurviving Institutional Failures: Expanding the Psychoanalytic Canon | — | toxic institutionsalternative paths+1 | — | 48m 08s | |
| 11/21/24 | ![]() Group Psychology: The Promise and Perils of Togetherness✨ | group dynamicsbelonging+2 | Dr Francisco GonzalezDr George Makari | Acast | — | togethernesscollective experiences+1 | — | 40m 09s | |
| 4/4/24 | ![]() Beyond Surveillance and Criminalization : Sex Work, Fetish, and Feminist Action as Care✨ | sex workkink+3 | Yin QDr Katie Gentile | Acast | — | academic rigorpoetic expression+1 | — | 35m 31s | |
| 2/23/24 | ![]() Dismantling Anti-Black Logics: Creating Alternative forms of Knowledge and Storytelling✨ | anti-blacknesscreativity+2 | Chanda D. GriffinHilary Brown-Istrefi+1 | AcastDismantling Anti-Black Logics: Creating | — | white supremacyembodied knowledge+1 | — | 36m 20s | |
| 11/3/23 | ![]() Surviving Apocalyptic Catastrophes: Facing Reality and Imagining a Future of Care✨ | apocalyptic catastrophesmourning+2 | Dr Robert J LiftonDr Sally Weintrobe | AcastSurviving Apocalyptic Catastrophes: Facing Reality and Imagining a Future of Care | — | catastrophesfuture of care+2 | — | 37m 31s | |
| 9/22/23 | ![]() “Something We Call Care”: Land, Community, and the Social Imaginary✨ | landcommunity+4 | Dr Ricardo AinslieDr Angela Garcia | Acast | — | ethnographic approachsubject-centered ethics+1 | — | 42m 25s | |
| 4/27/23 | ![]() All Together Now: Reflections on the Covid-19 Pandemic✨ | COVID-19phenomenology+2 | Dr Judith ButlerDr Ken Corbett | Acast | — | pandemicreflection+2 | — | 53m 10s | |
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| 1/12/23 | ![]() Decolonizing Psychoanalysis: Intersections of the Interior and Exterior✨ | decolonizationpsychoanalysis+3 | Dr Gail LewisDr Lara Sheehi | AcastDecolonizing Psychoanalysis: Intersections of the Interior and Exterior | — | intellectual conversationactivism+1 | — | 50m 22s | |
| 6/24/22 | ![]() Exposing Transphobic Legacies, Embracing Trans Life | Join us for this riveting conversation between Dr. Jules Gill-Peterson, author and distinguished professor of transgender history and history of sexuality, and Dr. Avgi Saketopoulou, esteemed psychoanalyst and author, as they put forth a cogent analysis of both the history of transphobia and the current onslaught of assaults on trans children. Our guests offer incisive social and clinical critiques while proposing new visions for understanding the multiplicity of trans experience. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/19/22 | ![]() Our Bodies, Our Lives: Protecting Reproductive Rights | Join us for this hard-hitting conversation between Kathryn “Kitty” Kolbert, distinguished attorney who defended reproductive rights in the U.S. Supreme Court, and Dr. Katie Gentile, esteemed psychoanalyst, professor, and author, as they tackle the current assault on women's freedom. Our guests put forth both a cultural critique and propose necessary actions for this time of crisis. Listeners will connect a newly nuanced understanding to more effective action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/7/22 | ![]() Transcending Binaries: Finding Freedom through Play | Join us for this inspiring conversation between Ken Corbett, psychoanalyst and author, and Maggie Nelson, MacArthur Genius Award-winning writer, as they grapple with finding middle-ground in a contentious world. Our guests guide us toward a more nuanced engagement with the many fights for freedom we face in our daily lives. Listeners will find creative perspectives on sex, parenting, and climate activism, among others topics. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 4/22/21 | ![]() What’s Repaired in Reparations: A Conversation Among Psychoanalytic and Social Activists | Join us for this vital conversation featuring psychologists, scholars, and community activists working to further efforts toward reparations in both the United States and South Africa. Our guests, clinical psychologist, author, and community activist, Dr. Medria Connolly; Professor of Historical Trauma Studies at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, author, and current Fellow at Harvard University, Dr. Pumla Gobodo-Madikizela; psychoanalyst, author, and social activist, Dr. Lynne Layton; and clinical psychologist, author, and community activist, Dr. Bryan Nichols discuss how reparations includes both psychological and social engagement in order to help communities begin to heal from mass trauma.The discussion was recorded live at the 2021 Spring Meeting of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 3/4/21 | ![]() Remembering Winnicott: A Graphic Memoirist and a Psychoanalyst Discuss Creativity in Writing and Psychotherapy | Join us for this inspiring conversation with Guggenheim and MacArthur Fellow and award-winning graphic novelist Alison Bechdel and esteemed psychologist, psychoanalyst, and writer, Dr. Ken Corbett, as they discuss their personal reflections on the work of renowned British psychoanalyst, Donald W. Winnicott. Our guests consider how co-creating meaning can help us feel vitality in living and as we face death. Through personal reflection and playful interaction they share with us the lived experience of creative work. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 1/28/21 | ![]() Facing Fossil Fuels' Effects: Psychoanalysts and Climate Activists Confront the Climate Crisis | Listen in on this eye-opening conversation with internationally renowned author and climate activist, Bill McKibben, and esteemed psychologist, psychoanalyst, and scholar, Dr. Donna Orange, as they discuss the urgency of awakening to the realities of climate change. Our guests wrestle with the stark uncertainties of our planet’s future and encourage us to bravely face the shocking effects of climate change on our way of life. While bringing to light sobering realities, they also offer a sense of hope, purpose, and next steps. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 11/20/20 | ![]() Moving Conversations: What Can Psychoanalysts and Choreographers Learn from One Another? | Listen in on this enlivening conversation with internationally renowned choreographer, Bill T. Jones, and esteemed psychoanalyst, Professor of English and Latino and Caribbean Studies, and Dean of Humanities at Rutgers University, Dr. Michelle Stephens, as they discuss the role of the social world in their work. Our guests tackle a range of topics related to race, trauma, and the pandemic while shedding light on how they navigate the tension between respect for “the canon” while invoking the political. In the process they offer passionate insights into our experience as humans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/29/20 | ![]() Braving the U.S. Election | Listen in on this conversation with renowned psychohistorian, Dr. Robert Jay Lifton, and esteemed psychoanalyst/political commentator, Dr. Andrew Samuels, as they discuss the upcoming U.S. election. Our guests tackle a range of topics related to the current political storms. They call attention to the ways that human psychology and passion inform and intersect with the political. Their insights provide steady ground for turbulent times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 10/14/20 | ![]() What’s Systemic about Racism? | Listen in on this enlightening conversation with internationally-renowned philosopher and professor, Dr. Judith Butler and esteemed critical social theorist/psychoanalyst, Dr. Patricia Clough as they discuss systemic racism. Our guests offer a clear and understandable explanation of what differentiates systemic racism from individual prejudice. They also call attention to the ways that COVID has disproportionately impacted people of color and placed a powerful demand on us to begin a process of mourning. This episode is sure to raise listeners’ awareness and understanding of this pressing issue. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 7/1/20 | ![]() Border Crisis: A Psychoanalyst and Filmmaker Confront Family Separation | Listen in to the inspiring conversation with psychologist/psychoanalyst, Dr. Spyros Orfanos, and award-winning documentary filmmaker, Ellen Goosenberg Kent. Our guests explore the intersections of their work with refugees, asylum seekers, and those enduring family separation. Both take you into the heart of their encounters with this difficult issue. This episode is sure to evoke empathy and desire for action in the face of brutal injustice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/17/20 | ![]() Adolescents Falling: What Grownups Don't See | Listen in to our continuing conversation with psychologist/psychoanalyst, Dr. Ken Corbett, andaward-winning literary fiction writer, Susan Choi. Our guests take us behind the scenes of thestories told in their recent books. Through spirited discussion they expand our perspectives onthe ways in which adults can and do fail adolescents in their attempts to navigate thecomplexities of sexuality, race, gender, and aggression. This episode is sure to evoke timelyreflections about the politics of identity and psychological struggle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/10/20 | ![]() Adolescent Outsider Stories | Esteemed psychologist and psychoanalyst, Dr. Ken Corbett, and award-winning literary fiction writer, Susan Choi, in an exploration of each other’s work, discuss how feeling like an outsider in adolescence can deeply affect choice. Through their writing, they illuminate how the struggle to repair a damaged sense of self can go terribly awry and lead to acts of betrayal, trauma, and violence. The guests bring compassion and insight to the turbulence of teenage life and to the desire to belong. We invite you to listen in and discover novel ways of seeing yourself and others. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 6/3/20 | ![]() Listener Update: #PodcastBlackout | #podcastblackout Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
| 5/20/20 | ![]() Restoring Reality: Part 2 | Esteemed activists Drs. Robert Jay Lifton and Stephen Soldz return to expand on their ideas from Part 1 in order to map the undercurrents of the ongoing pandemic. With depth and compassion our guests share their hard-earned wisdom in order to help us recover a sense of hope and sanity in these frightening and disorienting times. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. | — | ||||||
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4 placements across 4 markets.
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