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. sponsored by chessable


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15: the adhd episode

Julia and JJ talk about their experiences in chess and life as two individuals with adhd, talk a bit about what neurodivergency is and why it matters from a psychologi...

14: oops! all julia rios!

JJ and Julia are joined by Julia's "name twin" @omgjulia, a podcaster, poet, narrator, writer, and, most importantly, non-chess player who has been mistakenly tagged i...

13: the prestigious mr dodgy interview

Julia and JJ interview the Alireza of twitter trolls: Mr Dodgy. They discuss different types of trolling, and how to be a clown on the internet without getting sucked ...

12: it's about time

Julia and JJ solve the problem of time trouble during OTB play.

11: convince me!

Julia and JJ solicit controversial opinions from their listeners on twitter, and proceed to debate the merits of these ideas.

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