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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 494: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Light Side Podcast Dec 18, 2017

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Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Richard Rosenbaum, and Matthew Wrather investigate Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Who even is the protagonist? How do Luke and Rey transcend their limitations? How does this world continue and revise the Star Wars universe?

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“Most Citizens of the Star Wars Galaxy are Probably Totally Illiterate” from Tor

Episode 494: Star Wars: The Last Jedi – The Light 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)]

Episode 493: Coco: The Notebook by Way of Back to the Future Dec 11, 2017

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather lay out offerings to their ancestors and discuss Pixar’s Coco.

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Episode 493: Coco: The Notebook by Way of Back to the Future 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 492: Out of the Town, into the Mind Dec 04, 2017

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes overthink the second half of Stranger Things 2, including its treatments of puberty, psychological trauma, and 80’s pop culture.

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Episode 492: Out of the Town, into the Mind 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)]

"Freedom From Want" by Norman Rockwell, the famous Thanksgiving turkeypainting. — Episode 491: Tarving the Curkey Nov 27, 2017
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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather inductively prove the existence of Thanksgiving through a consideration of the food and family traditions surrounding the holiday. Pro tip: Brine your turkey.

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That Norman Rockwell painting that makes you feel bad about your family’s crappy Thanksgiving is called “Freedom from Want.”

Snow White

Im Not An A**hole. I’m An Introvert

Brine (5%)

Episode 491: Tarving the Curkey 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 490: Urban Surfer Hipster Bro Dragon Ball Z Longhair Fusion Dance Nov 20, 2017
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matt Wrather didn’t not enjoy (aspects of) Justice League, but they find it hard to talk about. Just kidding, they never find it hard to talk.

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Episode 490: Urban Surfer Hipster Bro Dragon Ball Z Longhair Fusion Dance 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 490: Urban Surfer Hipster Bro Dragon Ball Z Longhair Fusion Dance Nov 20, 2017
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matt Wrather didn’t not enjoy (aspects of) Justice League, but they find it hard to talk about. Just kidding, they never find it hard to talk.

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Episode 490: Urban Surfer Hipster Bro Dragon Ball Z Longhair Fusion Dance 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 489: 10/10 Would Burn Again Nov 13, 2017

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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather mistake late capitalism for late antiquity, as they discuss current events through the lens of a struggle between heresy and orthodoxy, a crisis of authority, and the discursive chaos that results when state or quasi-state actors are derelict in their duties.

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Heresies

The Surprising Revolt at the Most Liberal College in the Country

The Narn and the Centauri
The Book of G’Quan

Episode 489: 10/10 Would Burn Again 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)]

Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze in Point Break — Episode 488: Thor: Macklemore Nov 06, 2017
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather try desperately to prevent the end of the world as they discuss Thor: Ragnarok. The journey takes them through Norse mythology, Thor’s transformation, the Dia de Los Hulkos celebration, and an appreciation of the film’s symbolic richness, no less rich for its humorous and campy elements.

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Not the strongest Avenger. (Click to enlarge.)

Thor: Ragnarok

Ragnarök

Ken Burns’ Captain America: Civil War (it exists!)

Celestials in Marvel Comics

Camp (style) on Wikipedia

“The Phallic Mother” on Overthinking It

Libestod on Wikipedia

Episode 488: Thor: Macklemore 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)]

Eleven from Stranger Things looks like Rambo. — Episode 487: What If They Threw a Conspiracy and Nobody Came? Oct 30, 2017
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather apply some portion control to their binge watch, and consider Stranger Things 2 in itself, in light of the first season, and in light of the conspiracy theories they are developing.

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Towards a Theory of Television Snackability

Eleven and Rambo (click to enlarge)

The Nancys: Elm Street (l), Stranger Things (r) (click to enlarge)

Episode 487: What If They Threw a Conspiracy and Nobody Came? 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)]

Rambo looks like Eleven from Stranger Things. — Episode 487: What If They Threw a Conspiracy and Nobody Came? Oct 30, 2017
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather apply some portion control to their binge watch, and consider Stranger Things 2 in itself, in light of the first season, and in light of the conspiracy theories they are developing.

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Towards a Theory of Television Snackability

Eleven and Rambo (click to enlarge)

The Nancys: Elm Street (l), Stranger Things (r) (click to enlarge)

Episode 487: What If They Threw a Conspiracy and Nobody Came? 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 486: I Just Click “Accept” on All Social Contracts Oct 23, 2017

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather tackle diverse works for all three corners of our triangular country: The film The Florida Project, the music video to St. Vincent’s song “New York,” and the upcoming album North of Sunset, West of Vine by Raya Yarbrough.

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Episode 486: I Just Click “Accept” on All Social Contracts 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 485: We’re The Grandpas in the Vampire Movie Oct 16, 2017

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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather make a sincere effort to overthink current scandals in a way that is useful and sensitive. It is hard not to get conscripted by the malevolent conspiracy, but remember that there’s no use wondering, “Wouldn’t it be better if the bad thing weren’t true?”

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Episode 485: We’re The Grandpas in the Vampire Movie 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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