Podcast Extra – The Psychology of Star Wars
Nature Podcast
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4.5 • 893 Ratings
🗓️ 21 December 2015
⏱️ 12 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Imagine sweeping through green fields, floating five feet above ground, sun on your face as you slide by on track to your destination. |
| 0:11.1 | Not a care in the world as you simply lean back, and before you know it, you're there. |
| 0:16.8 | London to Birmingham from just £16 each way. |
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| 0:22.2 | Feel good travel. |
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| 0:28.0 | UK forward slash plan. |
| 0:33.3 | This is a podcast extra from nature, hosted by me, Shamney Bundell. |
| 0:38.0 | Now, I love the nature podcast, obviously, but I always thought it needed just a little bit more Star Wars. |
| 0:45.4 | So, a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, or at least last week in the podcast studio, |
| 0:51.9 | I got on the phone to psychologist Travis Langley, |
| 0:55.1 | who's written a new book about the psychology of Star Wars. Now, Travis, you must be someone |
| 1:00.4 | who's looking forward to the new Star Wars movie that's just come out. I have been looking |
| 1:04.2 | forward to the new Star Wars film since 1983. And that was when the last of the trilogy came out |
| 1:09.4 | and creator George Lucas teased the idea of there being nine Star Wars films. |
| 1:13.9 | It looks like that's finally going to actually happen. |
| 1:16.7 | But we better not get too distracted speculating about the new film because the book only covers the story so far. |
| 1:22.4 | And what's the book called? |
| 1:23.3 | It is Star Wars Psychology, Dark Side of the Mind. |
| 1:26.9 | The subtitle was my editor's suggestion. |
| 1:28.9 | I wanted Jedi Mind Tricks, but Jedi is a trademarked word, so... |
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