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BONUS: Headlines of Horror: Schizophrenia Portrayals in News Media

Bonus Episode of "Inside Schizophrenia" podcast from Healthline Media. “Paranoid schizophrenic admits to attacking dog walker.” When we watch a horror movie, we know the “madman” on screen is a work of fiction. But when the nightly news leads with a diagnosis to explain a tragedy, the fear it c…

Bridging Two Worlds: Janet Yang on Hollywood, China, Food, Family & the Power of Story

How does the daughter of Chinese immigrants become one of the most influential figures in Hollywood? In this wide-ranging conversation, Bret Bradigan sits down with Academy Award-winning producer and former Academy President Janet Yang to explore an extraordinary life spent building bridges between…

Episode 14 - Brain Stories Connections: Inside Conversation About Gail Freedman's New Film on Mental Illness

Welcome to Brain Stories Connections! And a new video format available on our Youtube channel.    Gail Freedman's new film is just out. A documentary called "No One Cares About Crazy People," it was inspired by the book written by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist, Ron Powers. The film follows seve…

Episode 15 - Feed Swap | Look Again Podcast - LEAP, Schizophrenia & Anosognosia w/Dr. Xavier Amador

Welcome to Brain Stories Connections! Now available in a new video format available on our Youtube channel.    Is the word "curating" often overused and pretentious? Yes, thanks for asking.  Nevertheless, Brain Stories is curating - sifting through the massive podcast landscape to present the very …

Episode 16 - Brain Stories Connections: Rachel Star Withers' Wisdom on Hallucinations & Schizophrenia

Welcome to Brain Stories Connections! Now available in video format available on our Youtube channel.    Today, Rachel Star Withers talks about the hallucinations she has had since she was a kid, and how she learned to manage them. It became the basis of a brilliant children's book she has written.…

Eyes On AI in Film Schools with Justin Winters

***This episode was recorded in early 2026. OpenAI has since discontinued Sora (referenced at ~15:32, ~19:22, and ~26:05), and its $1B Disney licensing deal (~26:05) was cancelled as part of that shutdown.***   Is AI ending film careers or creating them? AI film professor Justin Winters has watch…

Episode 17 - Brain Stories Connections: Aidan Park, What’s So Funny About Mental Health?

As a stand-up comedian, hilarious was Aidan Park's profession. But after the death of his partner sent him spiraling, he learned that stand-up and vulnerability were a combination so powerful, they saved lives. It was a secret he planned to widely publicize. So he founded The Yay Foundation to help…

Episode 18 - Brain Stories Connections: Judge Jim Bianco: A Model for Solving Homelessness and Mental Health

Expecting little, Judge Jim Bianco took an assignment to the low-prestige mental health court.  But it changed his career, and the lives of more than 16,000 people.  This is how Los Angeles County has crafted an astonishingly successful program to get those who are unhoused and live with serious me…

Episode 19 - Brain Stories Connections: Soteria - A Better Alternative to Psych Wards?

California, 1971: A project called Soteria launched to study if people with psychosis fared better in psychiatric hospitals, or an environment that put listening and relationships first, medication and diagnoses second.  The results were astonishing.  In today's episode we talk with Betsy Hoekstra …

Episode 20 - Brain Stories Connections: Peer Healing in Just 7 Days

When you get an infection, you're liable to take a 7 day course of antibiotics. Get a mental health issue and you might take an hour of therapy. But what if instead, you got 7 full days of empathy --  with people who have been there. That's the promise of peer respite. Lindsay Mesa tells us how it …