Popped Collar Productions Podcasts

Attachment theory and understanding our own styles of attachment are foundational to mental health, and one of the most important elements of our psychology. At the same time very few people outside the mental health field talk about it, and unfortunately does not come up in treatment circles often enough. Thais Gibson is a Pastoral Counselor, Ther…

Ready Player One? Here’s a product that takes you inside the information superhighway with real world movement capabilities. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Why you shouldn’t build a company on top of another company Challenging business model and cl…

Part 2 of our efforts to provide more meaningful diagnostic information for Batman's Rogue Gallery. We dive right into it this time and ask questions like: Is this villain even mentally ill? Are the stories using bias and public perception of mental illness, sometimes in an exploitive way? What's Arkham's deal anyway? And more. Christian and Dwight…

It’s raining cats (and dogs) in the dating scene. Will this business match with a shark or will it be a catastrophe? Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Navigating a crowded category 2 broad classifications of social networks The challenge to either inno…

Special Guest Ramon Berrios joins to don a new hat -- scaling a high-margin business! Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Ramon Berrios jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Marketing experience v. product Why starting a business is like building a plane as it's already in the air Investor balance & …

Happy Batman Day! Every September 16th we all (at least those who observe) celebrate the creation of Batman in 1939. Christian Hurst, widely known as Dwight's brother, joins to talk about the use of psychological disorders in the Batman stories. This leads to chatting about the basis of diagnosis, representation of mental illness in media, bias, an…

A most cat-ffeinated business concept - sipping coffee and rescuing cats! What could go wrong? Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Questionable business for investors Why the concept holds a lack of value The challenge of differentiation Know a segment o…

It's Batman month on the Broken Brain! Watch for new Batman Mental Health episodes and video clips on social media links. To start us off, this episode is a replay of an episode from June 2022, around the release of the film "The Batman." Sharon Blady is the perfect CoHost for this episode. We take a look at this representation of Batman, which abo…

A product with 2 functions: to chug and to reel. Some may call it lager than life. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Their biggest cost: marketing Can they only get an audience by spending? Which sells more: hobby or function? Know a segment or company…

This is a Patreon Exclusive episode, released in July on the Patron-Only feed. Become a supporter on Patreon to hear this and other special episodes like this one. Dalin & Dwight return to talk about the third episode of the Netflix series, and newest iteration of Anne of Green Gables, "Anne With An E." The discussion covers acceptance, trauma, soc…

These wipes are a new way to care for your derriere. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Why it’s crucial to nail down marketing for your business How to positioning your brand for your target audience’s pain points The main factors that dictate margins …

A product that keeps you bacteria free and the oceans plastic free. See, everyone’s Happi. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: The challenges of not having a product moat Competing in price for an expensive product Positioning problems: for kids or for e…

How much fun is it to have untangled sheets straight out of the dryer? Loads. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Is a piece of plastic investable? How to address a huge TAM The challenges of going retail or building word of mouth Know a segment or compa…

Did you love Marvel's miniseries Secret Invasion? Based on online reactions you may not have... BUT that couldn't stop Sharon and Dwight from taking it apart and analyzing the psychological factors of this Comic-Book, Sci-Fi, Spy-Thriller, Character-Study of our old pal Nick Fury. Specifically we found a lot of interesting elements of relationships…

When life gives you exquisite diamonds, make big margins. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: The business of cause marketing The power of a social mission Building storytelling prowess Know a segment or company we should feature from Shark Tank? Let us …

All about having your cake and eating it too (without all the candle spit). Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Why it’s not a sustainable long term business The woes of a novelty, timely product Pigeonholing themselves with 1 product Know a segment or c…

A great conversation about parenting, talking to teens, and confronting our own fears and limitations. Sean Donohue brings his knowledge and infectious excitement to the show. Super fun episode! Sean is a coach and educator for all things Parenting and Family. He is also the creator and host of the Sean Donohue Show, a podcast for parents. Follow h…

A company that is licensed to walk all over you. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: New strategies to build a defensible business model Is there anything proprietary about this? Legality and healthy issues Know a segment or company we should feature fro…

What a geek loves most: a product for all those board games, comic books, and video games they collect. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: How niche is too niche? 2 different business model options Questionable branding Know a segment or company we shou…

Diagnosis of ADHD can lead to both hope and fear. Hope in the form of knowledge, self-acceptance, and increased understanding of ourselves. Fear due adjustment, new self-concept, and social stigma aimed at neurodiverse individuals, especially when there is a lack of useful information. Alice Gendorn joins the show to help those diagnosed with ADHD …

Shari Corbitt returns to the show to discuss ongoing research into the dangers of chronic long-term use of Marijuana. With the legalization of recreational and medical cannabis, and the positive impact that it can have, some have leaned into chronic or daily use of high concentrate THC. In some cases individuals with high levels of long-term overus…

Technology that marches to the beat of its own drum (pants). Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on DrumPants. Listen for: What happens when good technology is used for bad use cases Why the product market fit is too unsocial How to know when you’re too early …

Is it a giant oversized hoodie? Or a warm hug on a frost laden window on a winter morning? It’s our coziest episode yet. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on The Original Comfy. Listen for: How to navigate a huge TAM (total addressable market) Advertising id…

This business has lights, cameras, but do they get any business action? Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their personal business insights on Pink Shutter Photobooths. Listen for: Why a plastic tent and a digital camera isn’t an investable business Why the company is indefensible and undifferentiated Their miss…

Push don't pedal your way to the most fun a young kid can have on two wheels. It's Kazam Bikes! Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick wade into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on Baby's Badass Burgers. Listen for: Barbara's bad take on founders needing to be extroverts Kazam's lack of differentiation in…

How should we go about picking a treatment program? For problems such as addiction, behavioral health, services for youth, adults, and so on...it can be intimidating to find a therapy or treatment option that meets our needs. Dwight and guest Marsha Stone are here to help. Marsha Stone is CEO and Founder of Foundation Stone, a network of highly foc…

Enter the high-octane world of professional motorcycle racing. How you’ll get there? Not too sure, because this infamous movie pitch has no helmets, no seatbelts, no actual business plan. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick wade into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on Baby's Badass Burgers. Listen for…

OK, here’s the pitch: 'Hooters on Wheels' -- if the company ditched its signature wings for burgers, hopped into the food truck business, and dipped everything it owned in a big bucket of hot pink paint. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick wade into the Shark Tank rewatch waters with their personal business insights on Baby's Badass Bur…

David Rosen is a friend, a podcaster, musician, and about to release a comedy album where he sings with his pets. So naturally he is here, because we love fun people. They are fun after all. David's podcast, Piecing it Together, is focused on the elements of stories that are repeated and inspire new creativity, where he and his guest watch a new mo…

Products that will take you back to the good ol’ times: family road trips, roller skating, and homemade gifts from grandma. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Autio’s underlying data privacy issues and subscription business model ACTON’s learning curve …

David Richards joins the podcast to discuss his novel The Lighthouse Keeper, a journey through memory, mindfulness and trauma told from the point of view of a creative young man apprenticed to a lighthouse keeper. David's writing focuses on healing from trauma, confronting the past, and ultimately accepting ourselves. Please consider supporting the…

Life’s an ocean, and so are these products (well, they’re related): recycled oyster-shell sweaters, robotic bait, and a booze cruise. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Long Wharf Supply Co’s cause-based marketing efforts and niched audience Animated Lu…

Briana Daniels is the Nursing Supervisor for the Spokane Regional Stabilization Center, a Crisis Center operated by Pioneer Human Services. She is here to tell us how her program follows through with mental health treatment for those at need, and as a diversion program to help those at risk for criminal justice involvement. Participate in The Broke…

Across The Spiderverse is sweeping the multiverse due to great storytelling and groundbreaking artistic style. Now Sharon & Dwight give it the Broken Brain treatment, analyzing elements of internal strife, dysfunctional coping patterns, control issues, and of course our old friend: Trauma. Enjoy this movie with us and break your brain around our di…

Products that protect in all shapes and sizes: squirrels-be-gone, cooler in a cooler, and butter-like tape for athletes. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: The Kooler’s target persona advantage, vague packaging, and how to market the product Squirrel Bo…

Depictions of weight in media are notoriously unhealthy, from unrealistic body-image to negative characterization of people who are larger or heavyset. Dallin Rowell joins the show to discuss the role of heavier weights in story and characters, the fat-advocacy movement, and specific examples of movies & television and how they present "fat" people…

Let’s all admit one thing, yeah? Pizza is the only food group. And this week we have a pizza meets cupcake romcom, pizza-shaped containers, and an outdoor pizza oven to warm your ears with. Hosts Jorie Munroe and Jon Dick are joined by Leslie Green as they jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. They’ll discuss: Pizz…

The one with all kinds of containers: going #1 in a club, wine in a pouch, and storage for students. Hosts Jorie Munroe and Jon Dick are joined by Leslie Green as they jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: UROClub’s misalignment on values and no proof of concept Beatbox Beverages’ dated branding and inn…

Marian Wilson, RN, PhD, joins the podcast to discuss her research into chronic pain, cognitive behavioral pain management strategies, and the interaction that pain patients have with opiate medication and opioid dependancy. If you would like to join the Broken Brain Patrons, help support the show and get cool bonus materials, hop on over to www.pat…

And just like that... Season 14 ends. But it had us wrapped around it's wrist this whole season! This week brings an assortment of products that are all play, and no work: a board game that pokes fun at influencers, a stylish collegiate streetwear, and glasses (nay "cheaters") you can wear around your wrist. Hosts Ariel Boswell and Jon Dick jump in…

Dr Akeem Sule is a Psychiatrist in Essex, UK, and founder of the Black Psychiatrists Culture Club, and is a specialist in medication, treatment, and the application of psychological theory to popular culture. He has done tons of work in the use of Hip-Hop as a tool to educate patients about their own mental health, and is now using TV & Movie story…

Products that will elevate your travel experience: smart luggage, a vending machine of healthy smoothies, and an innovative design to face masks. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Trunkster’s lack of targeting their target persona and over-nicheing Ble…

Sophie Edwards is a returning guest to The Broken Brain. She is an author, vocal coach, and the creator of "We Have Always Existed," a YouTube series focused on historical accounts of Gender-Fluid and Transgender individuals throughout history. Sophie joins me today to share stories from her research Transgendered people through history. Although o…

A revamp on parting ways with loved ones, endless zoom calls, and clunky beach chairs. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen for: Parting Stone’s unique business model and building a recession-proof business Beulr’s pop culture branding and lack of user acquisi…

Sharon Blady joins to talk about the psychological elements of Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3. We discuss personal community building, trauma, the dynamic of found family and the tricky balance of improving relationships and self while still accepting things as they are. Please share and rate the podcast, and consider becoming a patron of the art…

Never mind the shakes, here's our most caffeinated episode yet! We’re bringing you a perfect blend of beans for all your needs - health, on the go, and a product that'll give you the coffee shop experience right at home. Hosts Jorie Munroe, Ariel Boswell, and Jon Dick jump into the tank with their business insights on Shark Tank products. Listen fo…

Addiction is a problem that has historically been left to law enforcement professionals. Criminal charge diversion is a growing approach to giving individuals struggling with addiction the chance to opt for treatment rather than legal punishment. This has been shown to be effective in reducing recidivism and overdose death. Thresholds is one of the…

What’s it really like to work with Barbara Corcoran after making a deal on Shark Tank? Or better yet, how should you be eating your lobster rolls? Host Jon Dick is joined by co-founders of Cousins Maine Lobster, Sabin Lomac & Jim Tselikis to answer what’s it like to actually pitch to the sharks, how their business handled the rapid growth after air…

Sharon Blady rejoins the program today to look at the 2 things she and I nerd about the most: Psychology & Superheroes! This is our deep dive into the psychological aspects of the MCU film Ant Man And The Wasp: Quantumania. We discuss generational gap, social advocacy, heroism, running from responsibility and redemption.…

Medical school is difficult, and the modern process can be tricky to navigate. Increasing numbers of individuals are leaving the medical field, or completing their MD degree and never practicing. London Smith is an actor, comedian, medical lecturer, and Medical Doctorate holder, the creator of the Jock Doc Podcast. He is here today to tell the stor…