Deep Thoughts About Stupid Sh*t: A Pop-Culture Comedy Podcast

Monsters, Inc: Deep Thoughts About Post-9/11 Mental Health, Furry Animation, and Tidy Storytelling

September 15, 2026·53 min
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Send us a message! Include how to reach you if you want a response. Now put that thing back where it came from or so help me… Tracie revisits the classic Pixar animation Monsters, Inc in today’s episode of Deep Thoughts About Stupid Shit. This family film, which was released just after 9/11, offers the deeply reassuring message that laughter is much stronger than fear, and Tracie argues that our country’s collective mental health needed that pop culture lesson in late 2001. But in addi...

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