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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 504: American Major Chords Feb 26, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather are inspired by Fergie to overthink “The Star-Spangled Banner,” with reference (and sometimes reverence) to Marvin Gaye, Whitney Houston, and Jimi Hendrix.

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Further Reading

“Defence of Fort M’Henry” by Francis Scott Key
Sandi Patti Alternate Lyrics
Foot (Glossary of Poetic Terms)
Cadence (Wikipedia)

Episode 504: American Major Chords 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 503: The Killmonger Doctrine Feb 19, 2018

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather are joined by the actual people they saw Black Panther with: In LA, Matt and Josh, and in Boston, Shiyan. They overthink the film’s aesthetic, its politics, the benefits and drawbacks to the Wakandan system of government, and why Killmonger’s plan was actually so elaborate. Oh, and Pete talks about the cars.

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Episode 503: The Killmonger Doctrine 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 502: The Thought, the Word, and the Deed Feb 12, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Matthew Wrather, and Mark Lee return to the roots of a podcast by discussing a movie (and a movie franchise) none of them has seen, in this case Fifty Shades Freed. It seems only natural to pair it with a discussion of Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip.

Rutabaga!

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Episode 502: The Thought, the Word, and the Deed 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 501: Our Ad is for Non-Chumps Feb 05, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss Super Bowl LII’s commercials and halftime show in the context of the fractured marketplace for attention, the relationship between disadvantage and apotheosis, the development of a semiotically sophisticated commercial audience who needs to be flattered, and what it means to do a medley.

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Further Reading

“The Drum Major Instinct”, a sermon of Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wild Hearts Can’t Be Broken

Episode 501: Our Ad is for Non-Chumps 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 500: That’s What I Call Podracing Jan 29, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Richard Rosenbaum, and Matthew Wrather celebrate 500 episodes (Plus special supplements! Plus questions of the week!) of the Overthinking It Podcast with a look at their favorite titles, their favorite shows and themes, and how their lives have changed over the last 9+ years of podcasting.

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Further Reading

The Ide of Order in Gene Roddenbery’s Andromeda

Episode 500: That’s What I Call Podracing 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 499: A Human Centipede of Pygmalions Jan 22, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather tug at the Phantom Thread and hope the latest movie written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, starring Daniel Day Lewis, doesn’t unravel.

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Further Reading

almus, -a, -um, adj.,“nourishing, nurturing”
Alma (given name) on Wikipeida
Welsh Rarebit

Episode 499: A Human Centipede of Pygmalions 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 498: Get Off My Paper Jan 15, 2018

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather hit go on the machine that makes the podcast and the ink starts to spill as they discuss The Post, a first amendment fable for our time, or rather for a time we might wish we lived in but don’t.

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Further Reading

“‘The Post’: How Spielberg Beat a Tight Deadline to Make a Timely Newspaper Drama” on THR
The Post: IMDb, Wikipedia
Anti-intellectualism on Wikiquote
Creedence Clearwater Revival, “Green River”

Episode 498: Get Off My Paper 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 497: Look on my Works, Ye Mighty, and Have a Good Time! Jan 08, 2018

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Vegas, Baby! Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss Las Vegas, gambling, the lottery, loot boxes, identity, and the decoupling of incentive structures from narrative structures.

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Further Reading

Ozymandias by Percy Bysshe Shelley
What Are DLC, Loot Boxes and Microtransactions? An Explainer
Disney discontinues Star Wars and Marvel slot machines

Episode 497: Look on my Works, Ye Mighty, and Have a Good Time! 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 496: Michelle Yeoh With A Goatee Is Still Out There Jan 01, 2018

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On the podcast, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matt Wrather are joined by special guest Manu Saadia (@trekonomics), author of the speculative economic work Trekonomics, to discuss the first season of Star Trek: Discovery. Stay to the end to hear the shocking conspiracy theory that will change how you see the show!!!

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Episode 496: Michelle Yeoh With A Goatee Is Still Out There 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 495: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Dark Side Podcast Dec 25, 2017

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Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Richard Rosenbaum, and Matthew Wrather give into their feelings and rip into Star Wars: The Last Jedi which was awesome in parts but, come on, was borderline incoherent. Admit it.

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Further Reading

“Commentary: Fighting casinos. Disney wants voters’ help … this time” from The Orlando Sentinel

Episode 495: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Dark Side Podcast 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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