40 episodes
chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health JJ Lang, Julia Rios
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4.4 • 51 Ratings
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chessfeels is a weekly podcast about chess culture, improvement, and psychology from chess teacher JJ Lang and therapist Julia Rios. Tune in for irreverent conversations about this game we're all obsessed with.
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39: the adhd episode part 2
JJ and Julia return to a fan favorite topic: adhd. This time, instead of hyperfocusing on their personal experiences with adhd, they hyperfocus on adhd testing, diagnosing, and, of course, what your opening choices say about your neurodiversity.
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37: a conversation with Maya Marlette, chess thief
JJ and Julia interview Maya Marlette, a student of JJ's with a really cool chess backstory and an even cooler day job.
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36: chess therapy (no, not like that)
Julia and JJ switch hats now that JJ is cured. They discuss how to find and keep motivation for chess studying when time and energy are in short supply.
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35: Isaac Haxton, the chess/poker boygenius who lived
Julia and JJ interview their old family friend, Isaac "Ike" Haxton. They catch up on Haxton's illustrious poker career, his less illustrious chess career, and everything in between.
About Isaac: "Born in New York City, the young-looking 32-year-old Haxton (who bears a slight resemblance to Harry Potter) was raised in Syracuse by his psychiatrist mother and English professor father. His father introduced Haxton to various games of skill when Haxton was a young child. In fact, Haxton was playing chess at four years of age and, by age ten, was an avid and competitive Magic: The Gathering player.
Haxton attended Brown University and majored in computer science. However, poker was far more appealing, and Haxton—like many successful pros—swapped college for poker. At the age of 18, Haxton began to visit Verona, New York’s Turning Stone Casino. He started at $3/$6 limit Hold’Em before quickly increasing his stakes. At the same time, Haxton embraced online poker with his first $50 deposit on Ultimate Bet." source
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34: problems with you people (chess gripes)
A true festivus! (We have a lot of problems with you people!) We also miss you terribly. Today Julia and JJ explore the very depths of h3ll (US chess tournaments).
Customer Reviews
Entertaining
Fun to listen to but I’d prefer some more actual chess psychological analysis.
All the feels I don’t realize I needed
Just when I told myself I was following enough chess podcasts. This hit at just the right time in my life. Over the past year two things have happened in my life. I began playing chess regularly for the first time in decades. And I began seeing a therapist for the first time. So a podcast that speaks to both of those aspects of my life is fantastic. While there isn’t a lot in terms of the mechanics and craft of chess, there is a lot of insight given to the challenges presented in being the human seated at that board. There have been a lot of great insights that have helped me in striving for better mental health and that in turn has helped me find a mental place of being more comfortable around the emotional pitfalls of playing chess. The conversations are entertaining and the chemistry between the hosts is charming and infectious. I’m glad I finally tracked this one down.
Like, literally, y'know, totally, un-amaaaazing.
I tried a couple of these pocasts. A little too much millenial-speak. To use the vernacular, "Like, y'know, literally" not much about chess. Everything is "amazing." Skip this one
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