It's a Wonderful Life Part 2, or "Deck the Halls with Donna Reed"

A Safe Place For Boys

Join Kelcee and Spencer for part TWO of their conversation about the 1946 holiday classic It’s a Wonderful Life. Discussion topics include watching movies for the FBI, the failures of armchair psychology diagnoses, and what to do when the wallpaper starts talking to you.

Content Warnings for discussions of PTSD and trauma, suicide and suicidal ideation, and child abuse.

Works Cited:

• “The Weird Story of the FBI and ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’” by Kat Eschner, Smithsonian Magazine
• “How Jimmy Stewart’s war service affected ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’” by Nina Metz, The Chicago Tribune
• “How World War II shaped ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’” by Rachael Scott, CNN
• “Did Jimmy Stewart Suffer PTSD from World War II Bombing Missions?” by Dan MacGuill, Snopes
• “Guideposts Classics: James Stewart on ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’” by James Stewart, Guideposts
• “Mary Bailey is the True Hero of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’” by Monica Hesse, Washington Post

Credits:

Theme Music: Break Through_Narrative by INOD

Sound Effect from Pixabay

Logo Design: Geoff Sykes (find him on Instagram)

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