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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 734: We Want You to Feel Listened To Jul 25, 2022

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather use the recent allegations of racism at Sesame Place as a jumping off point to overthink the phenomenon of centralization of authority and disempowerment of workers at the front line. What is the result when we have real interactions with fake stakes about things that are important?

Also, can you find my UPS package?

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Episode 734: We Want You to Feel Listened To 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 733: Divine Secrets of the Qui Gon Sisterhood [REPOST: Correct Audio] Jul 18, 2022

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This is a repost of episode 733 with the correct audio.

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the totality of Obi-Wan Kenobi, which streamed on Disney+. Look, nit-picking Star Wars plot holes is a fool’s errand, but there are things here that just don’t make sense.

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Further Reading

Deborah Chow
Dave Filoni
“What Do The Storm Troopers Think of Vader?” from Overthinking It
“The Economics of Death Star Planet Destruction” from Overthinking It
The Karate Kid Part 2 on Wikipedia
“The Second Coming” by W.B. Yeats
“The Fall of Rome” by W.H. Auden
“The Moose” by Elizabeth Bishop

Episode 733: Divine Secrets of the Qui Gon Sisterhood [REPOST: Correct Audio] 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 732: Anakin, Get the Onion Rings! Jul 11, 2022

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink the phenomenon of “manifesting,” puzzling over the relationship between what (and how) you think, and what happens to you in the world. You can’t make a BMW magically appear by taping a magazine photo to your wall, so if that’s what you’re here for don’t even hit play.

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Episode 732: Anakin, Get the Onion Rings! 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 731: Can Strange Change? Jul 04, 2022

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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather overthink Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness, addressing Wanda’s arc, the nature of magic, the Raimian schemas of color and theme for decoding the film, and the differing reactions the film could provoke.

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Episode 731: Can Strange Change? 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 730: Something is Happening While Nothing is Happening Jun 27, 2022

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink Downton Abbey: A New Era, which is the move you get after six seasons and a movie of Downton Abbey. There’s a lot to say about it and how it embodies Downtonesque qualities generally, but Matt and Pete agree: they haven’t lost their touch.

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Plot synopsis at Wikipedia

Episode 730: Something is Happening While Nothing is Happening 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 729: An Archdemon is a Demon that is Doing Yoga Jun 20, 2022

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In a storied two-hander, Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather embark on a campaign through the source material for the villains in Stranger Things, and examine the ways the variety of evil etiologies has flattened to meet a contemporary sensibility. No, really, it does add up to something if you listen to it.

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Further Reading

Demogorgon (D&D Lore Wiki)
Mind flayer (D&D Lore Wiki)
Vecna (Forgotten Realms Wiki)
Rhode Island Calamari (Recipe courtesy of Guy Fieri)
H.P. Lovecraft Walking Tour of Providence

Episode 729: An Archdemon is a Demon that is Doing Yoga 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 728: Rural Route to the Danger Zone Jun 13, 2022
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather unfold their mental maps of their surroundings, and overthink how they have been warped or changed by the championship season, by seasons of life, and by life experience. We have some excellent breakfast suggestions in this one.

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Further Reading

“View of the World from 9th Avenue” from The New Yorker (Wikipedia)

“A Brief History of a Parisian Bookstore” (Shakespeare & Co.)

Crack’d Kitchen

And don’t forget Pete’s show art for the Breaking Bad recaps:

Episode 728: Rural Route to the Danger Zone 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 728: Rural Route to the Danger Zone Jun 13, 2022
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Support Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather unfold their mental maps of their surroundings, and overthink how they have been warped or changed by the championship season, by seasons of life, and by life experience. We have some excellent breakfast suggestions in this one.

Download (MP3)

Subscribe: iTunes Other Apps

Further Reading

“View of the World from 9th Avenue” from The New Yorker (Wikipedia)

“A Brief History of a Parisian Bookstore” (Shakespeare & Co.)

Crack’d Kitchen

And don’t forget Pete’s show art for the Breaking Bad recaps:

Episode 728: Rural Route to the Danger Zone 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 727: From Being a Maverick to Being the Maverick Jun 06, 2022

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather climb into the cockpit for Top Gun: Maverick, which came roaring into theaters afterburners a-firin’ over Memorial day weekend. We talk about our early experience of the original movie, the mythic geometry of the action sequences, the themes and techniques of this genre-hopping remake, and we don’t leave without thanking the Iceman.

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Further Reading

Top Gun: Maverick (IMDb)
Samuel Maverick (Wikipedia)
The Gulf War Did Not Take Place by Jean Baudrillard (Wikipedia)
Ship’s Bell (Wikipedia)

Episode 727: From Being a Maverick to Being the Maverick 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 726: A Blue-Collar Job as a Sashimi Miner May 30, 2022

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes overthink the first two episodes of the new Obi-Wan Kenobi Disney+ series. They ask, and attempt to answer, the surprisingly difficult question: who is Obi-Wan Kenobi?

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Episode 726: A Blue-Collar Job as a Sashimi Miner 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 725: Passionfruit, Orange, and Guava May 23, 2022

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather scoot in close to the CRT television and fire up their favorite after school cartoons. And apparently they’re not the only ones—which leads them to a detailed history of POGs, as well as the new Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers live action film, staring Andy Samberg and John Mulaney. They discuss the peculiar dynamics of the Roger Rabbit-adjacent universe, the surprisingly dark tone of the film, and the themes of loneliness and nostalgia that give the film its heart.

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Further Reading

The Weird History of POGs (Mental Floss)
“‘Ugly Sonic’ (and his horrifying teeth) have finally made their film debut” (AV Club)

Episode 725: Passionfruit, Orange, and Guava 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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