The Psychology of Darth Vader

Psychology In Seattle Podcast

Kirk Honda

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 20 December 2019

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Summary

Why did Anakin turn to the dark side? How do attachment theory and other developmental theories explain Vader’s behaviors and attitudes? Dr. Kirk Honda, Humberto, and Collin explore these questions and more.

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0:00.0	Okay deserving listeners it is officially Star Wars month meaning that there's another Star Wars movie coming out this month
0:08.1	This episode might actually come out after the new Star Wars movie comes out and so in respect of the time we are going to do a
0:17.2	Star Wars themed episode which is going to please about 3% of our listeners and alienate the other 97%. But screw you guys.
0:30.4	I'm going home with my friends and we're going to talk about Star Wars because it's interesting and we're going to infuse psychology into it.
0:39.0	So in this episode we're going to analyze Anakin Skywalkers Psychology because I think it's very interesting.
0:44.9	Now this was suggested by Colin from Austin our senior Austin Texas
0:50.7	correspondent. He suggested it and I at the first I thought you know we
0:58.1	actually already did an episode about this right but it was years ago, in fact, I found the old notes. It was literally 10 years ago.
1:08.0	No way! Yeah. And it was the one where Ryan came over and we talked about the jet program and we also talked
1:15.9	about Darth Vader so yeah the Star Wars Anakin roots go deep into this podcast. But so let's analyze Anakin Skywalker's
1:26.6	psychology, what do you say Colin and Alberto? Yeah. May the force be with us? This is the Psychology and Seattle Podcast.
1:34.0	I'm your host, Dr. Kirk Honda.
1:37.0	I'm a therapist and a professor, and my favorite Star Wars product is episode 4.
1:41.0	Birdo.
1:42.0	My name is Umberto Kassnya, and I repair vintage antique lightsabers.
1:46.8	My favorite Star Wars product, as in any product, including movies and stuff like that?
1:52.4	Yeah. Definitely episode that. Yeah.
1:53.4	Definitely episode five.
1:53.9	Okay.
1:55.0	Colin.
1:56.0	My name is Colin Miller and my favorite Star Wars product would, it would be a toss up between
2:01.6	Carrie Fisher's badass attitude as a result of her experience on
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