Here’s an (incomplete) list of things we liked in 2017! Some of the things listed came out before this year but are included because of how much we enjoyed them in 2017.
Interacting with You!
We are so grateful for our listeners and the people that we connected with via social media. We loved talking about mental health and our shared nerdy interests with you! Thank you for a wonderful year! We’ll work hard to create lots of high quality content for you in 2018! Special thanks go out to our Patreon patrons, to anyone who rated and reviewed us on iTunes, and to anyone who shared our stuff with a friend!
Podcasts
We are part of the Geek Therapy Podcast Network, which celebrates mental health and geek culture! You can check out the other podcasts on our network here.
My Brother My Brother and Me (which we got to see recorded live!) and SModcast made us laugh a lot.
Naming It made us think about the intersection of social justice and psychology.
Trends Like These helped us examine current events and news in greater depth.
Stay Tuned with Preet gave us insightful, diverse interviews with people interested in justice.
The Black Goat Pod helped us to think critically about the science of psychology.
The Adventure Zone brought us into an amazing Dungeons and Dragons campaign.
S-Town told a compelling story of a man who struggled with mental health issues.
Movies
This was a great year for movies! Some of our favorites include: Wonder Woman, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Logan, Justice League, Thor: Ragnarok, Get Out, Spiderman: Homecoming, & The Big Sick.
Comics
2017 also brought us many fantastic comics! Some of the ones we particularly enjoyed were: DC Rebirth Wonder Woman, Batman/The Flash: The Button, Justice League vs. Suicide Squad, a Yoga Hosers One Shot, DC Rebirth Batman, DC Rebirth Green Arrow, & DC Rebirth Batgirl and the Birds of Prey.
Games
Some of our favorite games this year were Stardew Valley and Dungeons & Dragons.
Music
Katie loved new music from Dessa, and Brandon got really into Hamilton! We both enjoyed this song from My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend:
TV Shows
We loved some newer shows like Stranger Things, Wynonna Earp, and Rick & Morty, while rewatching older classics like Frasier and The Office.
Comedy
Katie really liked this stand-up comedy special: Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King.
Mental Health Folks on Social Media
The Suicide Prevention Social Media (SPSM) Chat crew is awesome, and you should check out the great stuff they do!
We wish you all a very happy & healthy 2018!