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Last year we looked at each of the Oscar nominated Best Picture Films and ranked them related to the prevalence of shame in the film. We created a "Shame-Meter" that ranks films 0-10, with 0 being no shamed loneliness and 10 being abusive and de-humanizing shame and painful brain loneliness. It was surprising just how core shame and shaming was to the stories last year. Our contention is that we as a society have grown nose-blind to shame and its destructive power in our identities, families, an...

Last year we looked at each of the Oscar nominated Best Picture Films and ranked them related to the prevalence of shame in the film. We created a "Shame-Meter" that ranks films 0-10, with 0 being no shamed loneliness and 10 being abusive and de-humanizing shame and painful brain loneliness. It was surprising just how core shame and shaming was to the stories last year. Our contention is that we as a society have grown nose-blind to shame and its destructive power in our identities, families, an...

Last year we looked at each of the Oscar nominated Best Picture Films and ranked them related to the prevalence of shame in the film. We created a "Shame-Meter" that ranks films 0-10, with 0 being no shamed loneliness and 10 being abusive and de-humanizing shame and painful brain loneliness. It was surprising just how core shame and shaming was to the stories last year. Our contention is that we as a society have grown nose-blind to shame and its destructive power in our identities, families, an...

Last year we looked at each of the Oscar nominated Best Picture Films and ranked them related to the prevalence of shame in the film. We created a "Shame-Meter" that ranks films 0-10, with 0 being no shame and 10 being abusive and de-humanizing shame. It was surprising just how core shame and shaming was to the stories last year. Our contention is that we as a society have grown nose-blind to shame and its destructive power in our identities, families, and communities. If we can't see it, we cle...

What can these two Best Picture Nominated films tell us about our shame and what shame can do to a culture? You just might be surprised. We will bring out our Shame Meter and see what it says.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What is the connection between shame and addiction? More than you might suspect. Check out this podcast about shame in Oscar Nominated Movie, A Star is Born.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are looking at shame in the Best Picture nominated film Bohemian Rhapsody, a controversial biopic about Queen's mega talented lead singer Freddy Mercury. What can we learn about the disintegrating power of shame and more to the point, a culture of shame. You may be surprised.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Director Alphonse Cuaron's latest film is the artistic darling of the 2019 Best Picture Nominees. It is also a study on how shame can affect an entire culture. Check it out as the Shame Meter weighs in.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We are looking at the prevalence of "shame" in the eight Best Picture nominated films for 2019. The Shame Meter measures the importance of shame to the character development and plot of each. Measured on a scale of 1-10. If we can begin to see shame in media, maybe, just maybe we can begin to see it in the mirror.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill ranks 2019 Oscar nominated films according to a 1-10 Shame Meter. This podcast we consider The Favourite.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.