Physical Goods – Details, episodes & analysis

I talk to Dr. Megan Connell PSYD ABPP, a board certified licensed clinical psychologist. In addition to her therapy work, she is the co-founder of Geeks Like Us, host of Psychology at the Table, and Game Master for Clinical Roll. In her private practice, Dr. Connell treats anxiety, trauma, depression, and motivation via her work as a a therapeutic Dungeon Master (DM).

Links To Bits We Discussed

General

Geek Therapeutics 

Geeks-Like-Us / Clinical Role

Psychology At The Table

Brain Noodles Podcast

Dungeons & Dragons

Puffin Forest (Running A 4e Game)

Mr Rhexx (YouTube Channel)

Books

Good Omens - Terry Pratchett & Neil Gaiman

The Lazy DM's Workbook - Sly Flourish

Mercedes Lackey

Larry Dixon

The Stormlight Archive - Brandon Sanderson

King Killer Chronicles - Patrick Rothfuss

Ready Player Two

Mordenkainen's Tome Of Foes

Little Hero’s

Games / Toys

Deck Of Wonder

WizKids (Miniatures)

Charmed & Dangerous

Labyrinth 

Zombie Kids

Merchants Cove

Dungeon Mayhem 

Disney Villainous

Call To Adventure

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork & Additional Editing - Matt Pro

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I talk to Michael L. Moore, vinyl collector and creator of the website, Devoted To Vinyl. While only getting into collecting around 2013, Michael has since jumped in "head first" to the world of the LP. We chat Christmas music, the record grading system and explaining your new found passion to co-workers.   

Links To Bits We Discussed

Vinyl

The Jackson 5 - Jackson 5 Christmas Album 

The Beatles ‎– Yesterday & Today

Alicia Keys - The Element Of Freedom

Micheal Jackson - Bad

Artists

Morgan Willis

Opus Science Collective

Timecop1983

System96

Shops

Newbury Comics

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork & Additional Editing - Matt Pro

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I talk to Gemma (TheGebs24 / Juicy Game Reviews), retro video-game collector extraordinaire - about all things consoles, cartridges and discs! From the early days of Horace Goes Skiing, to Woolworth exclusive editions, right into the joys of the Nintendo Switch - we cover it all. 

Links To Bits We Discussed

ZX Spectrum

Horace Goes Skiing

Dizzy (Series)

Amiga

Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge

Sega Mega Drive

Altered Beast

Michael Jackson's Moonwalker

Sonic The Hedgehog

Super Nintendo (SNES)

Super Mario All-Stars

Super Mario Kart

NBA Jam

Killer Instinct

The Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past

Batman Forever - Woolworths Edition

Starwing - Blockbuster Competition Cart

Playstation (PS1)

Tomb Radier (Series)

Spyro The Dragon (Series)

Crash Bandicoot (Series)

Shops

Kirkby Sales & Exchange 

Console Yourself 

Retro Hub

Other

PSX - Console

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Arcade

The Simpsons - Arcade

The Legend Of Zelda: Parallel Worlds - RomHack

Little Nightmares II - Nintendo Switch

3D Dot Game Heroes - PS3

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork - Matt Pro

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I talk to Andy Johnson, owner of the last VHS rental shop in the UK - VideOdyssey. We cover all things tape; from the lost comedies of the 1980's, to the pure joy of coming face-to face with 8 foot high video walls. Also, listen out for a tale of what Quentin Tarantino got up to when he visited Liverpool.

Links To Bits We Discussed

VHS

Uncle Buck

Who's Harry Crumb?

RoboCop

No Sweat

Red Dwarf

Brewster's Millions

Funny Farm

Ghostbusters

Midnight Cowboy

The Thomas Crown Affair

A Day At Epcot Center

Nuns On The Run

Richard Pryor: Live On The Sunset Strip

Moving

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork & Additional Editing - Matt Pro

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I talk to Louise Verity, owner and director of Bookishly, a book merch and subscription box service. From the joys of browsing the children's section in Daunt Books, to the long-lasting appeal that classic literature still has - we cover all things reading and the love of the written word.

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Books

Each Peach Pear Plum

The Very Hungary Caterpillar

A Little Princess

The Magic Faraway Tree

Harry Potter & The Deathly Hallows

Brideshead Revisited

Diary Of A Wimpy Kid

The Land Of Roar

Legendborn

A Court Of Silver Flames

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork - Matt Pro

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I talk to Hannah Woodhead, Associate Editor of film magazine - Little White Lies.  We chat about her early day's of watching movies taped off the TV (via her grandmother), to the joys of charity shop buys and of course, the pure cinematic powerhouse of what is Adam Sandler's back catalogue.

Links To Bits We Discussed

VHS
Little Nicky
Finding Nemo

DVD / Blu-ray
Mean Girls
Marie Antoinette
Twin Peaks (Boxset)
David Lynch: Collection
L.I.E.
Just Go With It
Belle De Jour (50th Anniversary)
The Heiress (Criterion)
Raising Cain (Arrow)

Other
Raw: Limited Edition (Second Sight)
Black Swan (Art Cards)
How the Criterion Collection Crops Out African-American Directors (New York Times Article)

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork - Matt Pro

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I talk to Peter Jenkinson (Toyology) about all things toys and games. From early memories of playing Cascade on his grandparents dining room table, to loosing yourself in a world of table-top birdwatching.

Links To Bits We Discussed

Othello
Dobble
Wingspan
Photosynthesis
Britains (Farm In A Box)
Trapped Escape Room
Quirk
Herd Mentality
Cascade

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork - Matt Pro

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I talk to Mark McManus (SteelBookBluRay.com) about his film collecting background, from convincing his grandmother to buy him a VHS copy of Robocop to the current phenomenon of Steelbooks.

Links To Bits We Discussed

Films

Robocop - VHS
The Untouchables - VHS

The Nightmare Before Christmas - Laserdisc
Blade Runner - Laserdisc
The Rocky Horror Picture Show - Laserdisc
Platoon - Laserdisc

Goodfellas - Steelbook (Titans Of Cult)
The Thing - Steelbook (Mondo)
Ex Machina - Steelbook (Mondo)
It Chapter 1 & 2 - Steelbook

Other

Arrow Films - Studio
Second Sight Films - Studio
88 Films - Studio
Mondo - Store

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork - Matt Pro

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I talk to Megan Page (Record Store Day UK / National Album Day) about her book and album collection, from the joy of lending to the emotional connections we create with objects.

Links To Bits We Discussed

Books

High Fidelity - Nick Hornby

Submarine - Joe Dunthorne

Albums / Singles

Some Girls - The Rolling Stones

Where Did Our Love Go - The Supremes

Easy Money (7")  - Johnny Marr

Other

Things I Found In Records - Instagram Account

Sister Ray Records - Shop

Sounds Of The Universe - Shop

Production - Andy Neilson
Music - Ventsislav Lalev
Artwork - Matt Pro

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