The Mental Game

Can the a**holes survive a battle against alert athletes with only sports equipment involved? Or will your hosts, Tyler Scheid & Markiplier deem “dead in a heartbeat”…After passing judgement on some sports AITA stories, there’s an epic sports battle tier list of if you could surv ...  Show more

Mind control, not-so-enhanced games, sports logos, and…Lego? This episode has it all! Markiplier becomes the puppet master & controls Tyler’s mind as they discuss the Enhanced Games, get quizzed on Logos, & discuss the insane Bricks & Minifigs Lego scandal. How does Mark fair? Ho ...  Show more

How can sports impact our mental health? Playing sports can teach valuable life skills like resilience, endurance, and how to work with others. It can also support cognitive development, improving focus and problem-solving skills. There are also concerns about whether the pressur ...  Show more

The mental health of athletes has been in the news a lot this year, thanks to Olympians Naomi Osaka and Simone Biles. The attention may be new, but the field of sport psychology is not. How do sport psychologists work with athletes? How might athletes’ mental health affect the pu ...  Show more

When it comes to sports, is there anything more evocative –and elusive– than “the zone”? That mythical place an athlete goes to where focus is laser-sharp, nothing can go wrong, and time just vanishes. In this episode, Jody talks to NBA All-Star great Steph Curry about what “the ...  Show more

In this episode, Dr Pete Olusoga & Hugh Gilmore talk to Dr Jonathan Fader, a clinical and performance psychologist, best known for his work in Major League Baseball and the NFL. We discuss what sport psychology is (and what it isn't), and some of the ways that psychology might he ...  Show more