This is A Coping Mechanism Podcast

This is A Coping Mechanism Podcast

We are your hosts, Ted and Bessie! Join us in how we cope with things through this satire life with movies/media/mysteries and more.

Episodes

May 28, 2025 106 mins

Join us in our fifth variety episode where we discuss health, work, and entertain a few questions from "The Hot Seat" party game.

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Join us as we dive into the video games and movie adaptation of Assassin's Creed to explore the concept of inherited violence. Raising deeper questions about predisposition, free will, what is passed down and can we ever escape it.

 

Spoilers for Assassin's Creed Film/Games

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Join us as we dive into the media of "Falling Down", a cult classic that explores one man’s  breakdown amidst urban chaos, and societal frustrations. We’ll unpack the film’s psychological depth and irony that makes its most unsettling moments relatable. 

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Join us as we dive into the media Scavengers Reign, a beautiful yet dangerous planet. Through the lens of the characters we unpack how our environment changes us and how we learn to cope and survive in it. 

 

Spoilers for Scavengers Reign 

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April 2, 2025 29 mins

Join us as we dive into dealing with difficult social situations in this different type of episode where Ted takes you through the book "A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing but Using the Bathroom as an Escape" by Joe Pera

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March 19, 2025 62 mins

Join us as we dive into the history of laws that  are meant to keep order, but some of them seem like they were written by a comedian or psychopath with a legal pad. Explore the weirdest, most messed up and outdated laws that were and are around as we break down the history, logic (or lack thereof).

 

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In this episode we dive into the heart of “The Lord of the Rings" to explore a deeply moving portrayal of love and friendship amongst men in a fantasy adventure.

 

Spoilers for The Lord of the Rings Trilogy 

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Join us in our fourth variety episode! This is a longer one, so buckle up for some catching up, Ted`s BDSM night club experience and how we can all learn a lot from the kink community!   

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February 5, 2025 64 mins

Join us in the media of John Carpenter's They Live, a 1988 sci-fi horror film that feel more realistic than science fiction and is definitely horrifying for how spot on it feels in todays time. 

 

Can you see through the subliminal messages?  

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January 22, 2025 63 mins

Join us in our third variety show episode where we take a more casual approach. We’re catching up from the holidays, talks on christmas gatherings, international travel, what we’re looking forward to for 2025, and lots of doggy cuddles for our youtube watchers! 

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January 8, 2025 62 mins

Join us as we dive into the 2016 film, Split. A fascinating thing our minds will do to cope and survive.

 

Movie Spoilers 

 

Content Warning: Trauma, Abuse

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December 26, 2024 81 mins

Join us as we dive into the media of Seven and the concept of the "Deadly Sins.”

 

Spoilers for film Se7en (1995).

 

Content Warning: Self Harm, Trauma, Abuse, Disturbing Themes, Discussion of Suicide, Disturbing Descriptions.

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December 11, 2024 86 mins

Join us in our second variety show episode where we take a more casual approach. With a sprinkle of spooky season, motherhood abandonment and our strong love for our friends. Talk about variety, enjoy!

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November 27, 2024 62 mins

Join us as we dive into the media of Sharp Objects and the rare mental illness of Munchausen syndrome by proxy. 

 

Spoilers for Sharp Objects 

 

Content Warning: Self Harm, Trauma, Abuse, Family Violence, Mental Illness, Disturbing Descriptions.

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Join us as we dive into the media of White Lotus and our experiences in the service industry.

 

Spoilers for "White Lotus" season 1

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Join us as we dive into the media of The Sandman + Our Experiences with Dreams. Where do you go in your nocturnal haven, or hell.. and have you ever thought why? 

 

Spoilers for "The Sandman" season 1 

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October 16, 2024 86 mins

Join us as we dive into the media of The Strain S.1 and hear our experience throughout the Covid 19 pandemic.

Spoilers for The Strain Season 1

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October 2, 2024 71 mins

Join us in our first variety show, where we take a more casual approach. We’ll be catching up and playing the card game {The And} to get to know each other more and for y'all to get to know us. Enjoy!

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Join us for Part 2 as we dive into the media of Handmaid’s Tale S.1 and hear Ted`s history with his faith/religion and where he's at now.

Spoilers for Handmaid’s Tale Season 1

Content Warning: Rape, body mutilation, physical abuse, parent-child separation, violent homophobia, religious discrimination, suicide.                               

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Join us as we dive into the media of Handmaid’s Tale S.1 in a two part special! As we descend into the scary world of Gilead and our experiences with religion. 

And apologies for butchering some of the characters names we so confidently thought we got right lol.

 

Spoilers for Handmaid’s Tale Season 1

Content Warning:

Rape, body mutilation, physical abuse, parent-child separation, violent homophobia, religious discrimination, suici...

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