chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health

JJ Lang, Julia Rios

chessfeels is a 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.

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chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health

Episodes (46)

Dec 23, 2025 45. what's underneath the floorboards
Dec 15, 2025 44. listening
Dec 3, 2025 43. collective unhappiness

chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health

Dec 23, 2025
60 minutes
55 MB

JJ talks about their year in chess that was and wasn't, which turns into a conversation with Julia about grief, loss, and self-knowledge. JJ references their essay on substack, which begins here: https://substack.com/home/post/p-180266870 Buy our really good merch Tell us you love us by following us on twitter Show us you love us by giving us some money

chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health

45. what's underneath the floorboards

JJ Lang, Julia Rios

00:00 -59:50