In this bonus episode we discuss the character of Hades from Hercules with our dad.

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Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including infanticide, animal death, and violence in schools.

Bibliography:

• Hercules (1997)
• Cave isolation experiments, Michel Siffre (1962 and 1972)
• BBC cave experiment (2021)
• "If you can't join them, beat them: Effects of social exclusion on aggressive behavior." - Twenge et al., Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (2001)

In this episode we discuss the 35th Disney animated feature: Hercules.

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Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including murder, infanticide, sexual abuse, and incest.

Bibliography:

• Hercules (1997)
• Hercules musical (2025, Theatre Royal Drury Lane)
• Mythos: The Greek Myths Retold - Stephen Fry (2017)
• Heroes: The Greek Legends Retold - Stephen Fry (2018)
• The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Edition - Robert Graves (2017)
• Drawn To Greatness: Disney's Animation Renaissance - Michael Lyons (2021)
• The Partial Historians podcast (2023 episode)
• Going the Distance: Themes of the Hero in Disney in Disney's Hercules - Burchfield (2013)
• National Autistic Society (2026)
• "Resilience in the face of neurodivergence: A scoping review of resilience and factors promoting positive outcomes" - Black et al., Clinical Psychology Review (2024)
• "The Neurodiversity Approach(es): What Are They and What Do They Mean for Researchers?" - Dwyer, Human Development (2022)
• "Delaying Adoption Disclosure: A Survey of Late Discovery Adoptees" - Baden et al., Journal of Family Issues (2019)
• "Secrecy within adoptive families and its impact on adult adoptees" - Passmore et al., Family Relationships Quarterly (2007)

In this episode we discuss the first Disney animated feature: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

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Warning: in this episode we touch on topics including death, suicide, child abuse and neglect, and cruelty to animals.

Bibliography:

• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937) and Disney+ extras
• Snow White (1916)
• Snow White (2025)
• Dopey's Wild Mine Ride (2001)
• Walt Disney: The Triumph of the American Imagination - Neal Gabler (2006)
• Walt Disney: A Life in Films - BBC Radio 4 series (2023)
• The Snow White and the Skilful Huntsman - Brothers Grimm (1884 translation)
• "Stepmother Experiences and Emotional Construction" - Fidan, Clinical and Experimental Psychology (2024)
• "Stepmothers’ Perceptions and Experiences of the Wicked Stepmother Stereotype" - Miller et al., Journal of Family Issues (2017)
• National Autistic Society (2026)
• The Reason I Jump: one boy's voice from the silence of autism - Naoki Higashida (2014)
• Settling the Score podcast (2021 episode)