This week we're digging into some of our favorite characters on Abbott Elementary! We take a look at our favorite terrible boss Ava, with a psychological analysis of supervisor-employee relationship patterns, and how Ava's management style stacks up to other fictional bosses like Michael Scott or Don Draper. Then we explore Janine and Barbara's unique found family mother-daughter dynamic, a type of relationship we don't often see in media, despite the many "reluctant father figure/teen girl daughter figure" duos that seem to be everywhere in pop culture. Further Reading: 10 Terrible Bosses from Movies and TV Psychologist breaks down boss-employee relationships in media The dubious Milgram Shock Experiment The equally sus Stanford Prison Experiment 7 Times Barbara was a Mom to Janine --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/pop-dna-podcast/message