The PhD's of Company: Recent Episodes
Dakota Lee
A podcast about keeping each other company with conversations about the interplay of comedy and mental health.
In this episode Dakota discuss the idea of cognitive distortions presented in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. Then, they speculate on the alarming rise in anxiety & depression in the youngest generation (GenZ or iGen) as discussed in the book The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt. They then retrospectively evaluate their relationship with phone screens in high school and college.
In this episode, Luis and Dakota break their usual rhythm for a necessary conversation on how to cope with emotions we don't quite understand. They discuss Jordan Temple's poignant joke about struggling to label depression, how culture isn't giving people the words necessary to do so, and the best approach for encountering the unseen attributes of yourself.
In this episode, Luis and Dakota begin by sharing their story about the first time they performed in front of people, and announce the newest PhD candidates. Then they discuss the book turned movie, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, by Ken Kesey, and the short story, Welcome to Holland, by Emily Kingsley. The themes and characters in these stories help them dive into the analysis of mental health vs. mental illness, destigmatization, and where laughter comes into play. And as always, they leave you with some things to remember.
In this memorial day weekend episode special, Luis and Dakota kick off with some Things to Consider such as flying beasts, djanky dishwashers, and people wearing COVID masks in their car. Then they ask each other some questions revolving around counseling, emotions, and the art of listening. And as always, they leave you with some things to remember.
In this episode, Luis and Dakota discuss lottery tickets, mysterious liquid, and kissing in a new segment called Things to Consider. Then, they announce their new Comedy Counseling School and outline how to become a doctoral candidate followed by asking the big question "What is mental health?" and how to address it. And, as always, they leave you with some Things to Remember.
In this episode, Dakota and Luis ask each other about childhood, anxiety dreams, and the lies of depression, and then they talk about the documentary "Laughing Matters" with standout comments from the comedian Chris Gethard, how childhood environmental factors affect mental health, and the process of normalizing the discussion around mental health. And, as always, they leave you with some things to remember.
In this episode, Luis and Dakota welcome you to the first ever episode of The PhD's of Company podcast. They talk about how they earned degrees in comedy, they ask each other increasingly intimate questions, they discuss the mental health and most recent special of stand-up comedian Gary Gulman, and leave you with something to remember. Special thanks to the podcast The Hilarious World of Depression for their conversation with Gary Gulman. Music recorded by Dakota Lee. Editing by Luis Herrera.