Shrink The Box
by Sony Music Entertainment
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About this podcast
Ever wondered why Frasier Crane is such a snob?
How Tyrion Lannister’s bawdy humour saves him in Game of Thrones?
What makes Schitts Creek’s Moira Rose a narcissist?
‘Shrink the Box’ is where actor comedian Ben Bailey Smith and psychotherapist Nemone Metaxas put their favourite fictional characters such Tommy from Peaky Blinders and Sydney from The Bear on the couch - to analyse why their behaviour causes them so much drama.
Nemone and Ben explore why these characters make certain decisions, what would happen if they made different ones and what we can learn from their mistakes. The perfect combination of psychology, self-help and the best TV since the birth of the box-set.
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- Introducing: How to Date · 10 minLooking for love or navigating the modern dating world? We've got just the thing! How to Date is your ultimate guide to the highs, lows, and everything in between of modern…
- Do you have a critical inner voice? Plus forgotten actors enjoying a renaissance and your questions answered - SHRINK THE INBOX · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 20For the last episode of this season, team STB gets real with those pesky inner monologues (as promised in the Carrie: Sex and the City episode). Plus, what's the connection…
- CARRIE BRADSHAW – How to fight the patriarchy and stop obsessing over relationships – SHRINK THE BOX · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 19In our final character episode of this season, we put Carrie from Sex and the City on the couch. Nemone looks at why Sex and the City hasn’t aged well, and Ben talks about…
- JACKSON LAMB in SLOW HORSES: Do spies make the best therapists? – SHRINK THE BOX · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 18Ben and Nemone put Jackson Lamb from Slow Horses on the couch. Gary Oldman’s version of Mick Herron’s character has become household name, and you can see why. A man with many…
- CAPTAIN HOLT of BROOKLYN 99: Neurodiverse, gay and battling racism – SHRINK THE BOX · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 17Ben and Nemone put Raymond Holt on the couch. We look at how this trailblazing policeman (the first black, gay police captain in the force) stands out from the rest of the…
- SCHITT’S CREEK and Moira Rose: this is narcissism – SHRINK THE BOX · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 16Ben and Nemone put Moira Rose on the couch and take a deep dive into her narcissistic tendencies, and what effect that has on the rest of the Schitts. Nemone explains how…
- Explaining addicts' behaviour, ‘trapped’ dramas (Handmaid’s Tale) and your questions - SHRINK THE INBOX · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 15If characters in ‘trapped’ dramas escape, is that the end of the show? Ben and Nemone explore The Handmaid’s Tale and Severance as examples. Plus, Ben reacts to a listener’s…
- THE WIRE’S Bubbles: How do you help an addict? – SHRINK THE BOX · 50 min · Season 2 Episode 14Ben and Nemone discuss The Wire’s ‘Bubbles’ aka Reginald Collins. An informant and heroin user, a man with a fragile support network who finds himself stranded while trying to…
- PEAKY BLINDERS’ Polly Shelby: the silent observer in all of us – SHRINK THE BOX · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 13Ben and Nemone discuss Helen McCrory’s iconic Poly Shelby from Peaky Blinders. She’s a devout Catholic, but up to her neck in the murky world of bootlegging and murder. Nemone…
- ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK’S “Taystee”: Adoption, Child States and Attachment Theory – SHRINK THE BOX · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 12Ben and Nemone discuss Tasha Jefferson, aka Taystee, from Orange is the New Black. We get fascinating insights into child states and how difficult they are to escape; attachment…
- REESE WITHERSPOON and JENNIFER ANISTON’s Alex and Bradley tackle sexism and false selves on The Morning Show - SHRINK THE BOX · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 11Ben and Nemone put Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon’s The Morning Show characters, Alex and Bradley, on the couch. We ask how a person creates a false self at work, what…
- Addiction in “Euphoria”, Analysis vs. Therapy and Sir Salman Rushdie! - SHRINK THE INBOX · 42 min · Season 2 Episode 10Ben and Nemone answer your questions and explore your suggestions. They talk about whether they have any friends who are spies and explore some brilliant female led comedies…
- TYRION LANNISTER knows how to play the Game...of Thrones SHRINK THE BOX · 44 min · Season 2 Episode 9Ben and Nemone put Tyrion Lannister from Game of Thrones on the couch. Tyrion doesn’t conform to society’s norms. How does he use that to his advantage? He’s booksmart, cunning…
- SYDNEY from THE BEAR: when will she reach her boiling point? SHRINK THE BOX · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 8Ben and Nemone put sous-chef Sydney Adamu from The Bear into therapy. She helps whip the team at the restaurant into shape, she’s nurturing but anxious and riddled with…
- CHANDLER BING: could it BE any more complicated? SHRINK THE BOX · 48 min · Season 2 Episode 7Ben and Nemone put Chandler from Friends on the famous Central Perk couch to talk about his phobia of commitment, his attachment patterns and how he feels about mum AND dad…
- MICHAEL SCOTT invites you into The Office: SHRINK THE BOX · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 6Ben and Nemone stroll into The Office (USA). They consider the differences between Michael Scott and David Brent, explore ego and ask why some people think they’re funny (when…
- SHRINK THE INBOX · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 5Ben and Nemone answer your questions and explore your suggestions. They talk about whether they have any friends who are spies and explore some brilliant female led comedies…
- LARRY DAVID: Curb star who falls out with everyone in SHRINK THE BOX · 47 min · Season 2 Episode 4He’s grumpy, belligerent, stubborn, filterless and has to win every single argument. We ask how Larry David has any friends left and why he is so concerned with manners, yet is…
- TOMMY SHELBY: We Peek Behind the Blinders in SHRINK THE BOX · 49 min · Season 2 Episode 3Gang dynamics, whether you can escape a criminal heritage and the physiological cause and effect of PTSD. Plus, race rigging, opium smoking and casual violence - all in a day's…
- CERSEI LANNISTER’s Power Behind the Throne: SHRINK THE BOX · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 2As Cersei says: ‘power is power’ and she’s got it in spades. We investigate how she becomes a master manipulator, and we take an honest objective look at her over-familiar…
