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Overthinking It Podcast

Overthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn’t deserve.

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Episode 784: He Wants to Die in Antiquity Jul 10, 2023

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, focusing on its multiple, contradictory theories of history which drive the plot and the characters’ relationships; noting the strange off-screen passing of Shia LaBoeuf; and celebrating the (sometimes glorious) mess that is the franchise’s sendoff of Harrison Ford.

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Episode 453: It’s Called Logan because That’s Wolverine’s Name

Episode 784: He Wants to Die in Antiquity originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 783: Will She or Won’t She (Launch a Cruise Missile)? Jul 03, 2023

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink The Diplomat starring Keri Russell as the Ambassador to the Court of St. James’s. They consider the show’s very strong writing, its examination of diplomacy as a type of relationship and relationship as a type of diplomacy, its many satisfying plot twists, and its ending which is either infuriating or exciting.

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Episode 783: Will She or Won’t She (Launch a Cruise Missile)? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 782: Meetings for the Meeting God, Briefings for His Briefing Throne Jun 26, 2023

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather really build out the world of the podcast.

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The Complete Paladin’s Handbook

Episode 782: Meetings for the Meeting God, Briefings for His Briefing Throne originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 781: Fast Ten… Your Seatbelts Jun 19, 2023

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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather pop a Corona and settle down for a BBQ to overthink Fast X

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Episode 781: Fast Ten… Your Seatbelts originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 780: Art is a Converation Jun 12, 2023

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather debrief after Matt’s honeymoon, and zero in on the phenomenon of museum going, and sometimes jarring recontextualization of art and artifacts that museums entail. Pete has also been to a museum of a kind, except is a Monster Truck rally, and the experience left him hungry for discourse. (Drink!)

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Saturn (Museo del Prado)
The Winged Victory of Samothrace

Episode 780: Art is a Converation originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 779: THREE??! Jun 05, 2023

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Mark Lee and Peter Fenzel overthink a big show they are both watching: the assembly of a single, notional, 360 degree virtual reality Taylor Swift show happening everywhere at once and in all possible times.

As Instagram stories from friends and celebrities alike from various stops along the Eras Tour coalesce into a presentation with coherent and singular characteristics, Mark and Pete discuss the cognitive mechanisms that make it seem to take on a life of its own, as well as one view of the social media history and emergent dynamics leading this event to be experienced in this way.

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Episode 779: THREE??! originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 778: Press F to Gouge Your Eyes Out May 29, 2023

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Peter Fenzel and Mark Lee overthink video game slang as emergent phenomena, starting with a stroll through the many meanings of “cheese” that starts in 1992 and ends, predictably, in the Ardennes Forest. Plus, we’re big mad about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and “Is Paul Phoenix’s new Karen haircut a buff or nerf?”

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CORRECTION: In this podcast we described Paul Phoenix from the Tekken series wearing a karate gi. We should have mentioned this is a secondary costume; his primary is generally a biker outfit with a skull and crossbones or the American flag on it, depending. Overthinking It regrets the error. Also, 1 v 1 me bro.

Episode 778: Press F to Gouge Your Eyes Out originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 777: Jarnathan May 22, 2023

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Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, and Mark Lee overthink Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, using their own past and current games as context to interpret the narrative conventions of the movie and larger D&D culture.

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Episode 777: Jarnathan originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 776: You Gotta Have an Aggro Crag May 15, 2023

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, giving a little bit of history and explanation of why this year’s result was anomalous and controversial. We ponder the elite’s triumph over populism in the context of global geopolitics, and wonder what it means for future participation in the contest.

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Black Swan by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Episode 776: You Gotta Have an Aggro Crag originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

Episode 775: This is the Most Sacred Part of a Kanye West Song May 08, 2023

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink these kids today and their rainbow part… no, wait, that’s not it. Their slang. They overthink their slang. Specifically, they develop a theory of cringe in that it (a) regulates in-grouping and out-grouping; (b) involves embarrassment; (c) requires obliviousness; (d) modulates status; and (e) presupposes an audience. We run through a couple of examples, including the recent coronation of His Majesty King Charles III (as interpreted by Michael Strahan).

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“Seventeen” by Winger Lyrics (Rap Genius)

Episode 775: This is the Most Sacred Part of a Kanye West Song originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]

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