Wrapped up

Francoist marital advice and the savior complex

From Marge Simpson to Liv Strömquist, passing through the Elena Francis advice column

09/10/2026 - 19:49 h.

Messy conversations about love (in all its forms), entanglements, and pop culture with cultural analyst and communicator Estela Ortiz and psychologist and sexologist Beti Badia.

In this first episode, we look at the relationship of Marge and Homer Simpson as an example of the famous "I can fix him" myth (or how the savior complex makes us lower the bar in love). Furthermore, we travel back in time to recover the most unusual responses from the Elena Francis advice column during the Franco regime and we end by recommending the series Samuel and the graphic essay I Don't Feel Anything, by Liv Strömquist.

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