chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health

About chessfeels: conversations about chess, psychology & mental health

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.

Publisher

JJ Lang, Julia Rios

Category

health & fitness · leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

8 Mar 2022

Latest episode

23 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

46 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   23 Dec 2025

   45. what's underneath the floorboards

   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 (https://chessfeels-podcast.creator-spring.com/) Tell us you love us by following us on twitter (https://twitter.com/chessfeelspod) Show us you love us by giving us some money (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chessfeels)

2. 

   15 Dec 2025

   44. listening

   do you hear that? the board is trying to talk to you. Buy our really good merch (https://chessfeels-podcast.creator-spring.com/) Tell us you love us by following us on twitter (https://twitter.com/chessfeelspod) Show us you love us by giving us some money (https://www.buymeacoffee.com/chessfeels)

3. 

   3 Dec 2025

   43. collective unhappiness

   The gang gets a phone call.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.4 / 5

53 ratings

Spotify

4.7 / 5

89 ratings

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