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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 425: Lord Commander Stryker of Lord of the Hobbits Aug 22, 2016
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    Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather remember their favorite moments of the 2016 Olympics in Rio, wonder what Jon Snow is doing in an Infinity commercial, deliver a solid undergraduate poetry survey lecture on meter and prosody, and delve in to the sexy-dangerous capital-R Romanticism of William Blake’s The Tyger.

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    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • Claressa Shields
    • At Rio Olympics, the National Anthem Sounds … Sad?
    • Simone Biles’ Vault
    • William Blake: Songs of Innocence and of Experience (text)

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    Episode 425: Lord Commander Stryker of Lord of the Hobbits 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 424: Stranger Things: The Horror Is at Home Aug 15, 2016
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    Rachel D, Birthday Boy Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather are joined by guest Sam Reich to overthink Srangter Things, discussing the show’s nature as a period piece, its unexpected non-relation to Lost and Twin Peaks, its surprising gay subtext, and what we expect in season 2.

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    Sam ReichSam Reich heads up College Humor Video and is the executive producer of Adam Ruins Everything on TruTV.

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    • Rachel D
    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Ryan Sheely: @ryanmsheely
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Episode 424: Stranger Things: The Horror Is at Home 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 423: Wherever You Harley, There You Quinn Aug 08, 2016
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    Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, Matthew Wrather, and special guest Eric Frieden actually got together in person to go to a movie theater and see Suicide Squad. Then they ate an enormous BBQ dinner and sat down to podcast about the film, its relation to the comic books, the frenetic nonsense of its plot, the highs and low points of the characterization of Deadshot, the Joker, Amanda Waller, and Harley Quinn (and, not for nothing, big fans of Captain Boomerang over here), and what it has to say about the present moment in filmmaking and in society.

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    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Eric Frieden
    • Ryan Sheely: @ryanmsheely
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Episode 423: Wherever You Harley, There You Quinn 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 422: The Right Wrong Answer Aug 01, 2016
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    Matthew Belinkie, Rachel D, Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather met this weekend for the annual lakeside retreat of the Overthinkers, and spend most of it taking trivia quizzes online. We discuss our favorite questions of the weekend, why we’re drawn to trivia, the scenarios in which you take trivia quizzes and their social, professional, and gender dynamics, and what kind of knowledge trivia represents.

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    • Matthew Belinkie
    • Rachel D
    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Ryan Sheely: @ryanmsheely
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • Sporcle

    Episode 422: The Right Wrong Answer 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 421: This Is Why We Star Trek Jul 25, 2016
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    Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather are joined by former podcast guest Benjamin Krinsky to discuss Star Trek Beyond, a movie we liked a lot more than we were expecting to.

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    • Benjamin Krinsky
    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • The Duras Family
    • Chaos on the Bridge on Netflix
    • Fade In (PDF)
    • “Odds are we’re living in a simulation, says Elon Musk”

    Episode 421: This Is Why We Star Trek 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 420: Ghostbusters: Lean In to the Proton Pack Jul 18, 2016
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    Rachel D, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather start a scrappy small business to self-actualize and provide mutual support while, by the way, busting the ghosts of the patriarchy as they overthink the 2016 Ghostbusters remake.

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    Get the Ghostbusters Overview Box Set

    Get ready for the reboot of Ghostbusters by checking out The Overview, our series of live commentaries on the movies we love. We’ve got a Ghostbusters-inspired Virtual Box Set of Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, and Bridesmaids to put you in the right frame of mind for the 2016 remake. And save over ten percent when you use the code SLIMER at checkout.

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    • Rachel D
    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
    • Ryan Sheely: @ryanmsheely
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • Ghostbusters (2016) on IMDb
    • Men Explain Things To Me by Rebecca Solnit

    Episode 420: Ghostbusters: Lean In to the Proton Pack 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 419: Pokemon: The War of All against All Jul 11, 2016
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    Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather gather to overthink the various celebratory and dystopian discourses (drink) around Pokemon Go, touching briefly on whether their pets have had a secret life.

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    Get the Pre-Ghostbusters Overview Box Set

    Get ready for the reboot of Ghostbusters by checking out The Overview, our series of live commentaries on the movies we love. We’ve got a Ghostbusters-inspired Virtual Box Set of Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, and Bridesmaids to put you in the right frame of mind for the 2016 remake. And save over ten percent when you use the code SLIMER at checkout.

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    • Matthew Belinkie
    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    Mark, Ryan and Harper (the dog!) recording this week's episode of the Overthinking It Podcast #OverthinkingIt #StarWars #cutedogsofinstagram #liferightnow

    A photo posted by Overthinking It (@overthinkingitdotcom) on Dec 20, 2015 at 9:55pm PST

    • Chinchilla, Hermit Crabs, Maltese, Cockatiel
    • The Black Cauldron (novel)
    • Pokemon on Overthinking It
    • Pokemon Theme Song on YouTube
    • “No, A Man Didn’t Cause a Major Car Accident While Playing Pokémon Go”
    • Pokemon Go-enabled Armed Robberies

    Episode 419: Pokemon: The War of All against All 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 418: Independence Day: Spoilers for Nonsense Jul 04, 2016
    Show notes

    Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather consider American Independence day in pop culture before training their plasma weapons on Independence Day Resurgence, which has none of the charm, thrill, or scientific rigor of its predecessor.

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    Get the Pre-Ghostbusters Overview Box Set

    Get ready for the reboot of Ghostbusters by checking out The Overview, our series of live commentaries on the movies we love. We’ve got a Ghostbusters-inspired Virtual Box Set of Ghostbusters, Ghostbusters 2, and Bridesmaids to put you in the right frame of mind for the 2016 remake. And save over ten percent when you use the code SLIMER at checkout.

    All three are available in the Overthinking It Store.

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    Your Panel

    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • 1776 the musical
    • John Williams conducts the Born on the Fourth of July Theme
    • The Shot Hear ’Round the World: Lyrics, Video
    • New World Symphony, 4th Movement by Dvorak

    Episode 418: Independence Day: Spoilers for Nonsense 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 417: Brentrance, or Brintrusion Jun 27, 2016
    Show notes

    Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather look forward with great anticipation to the coming of Independence Day: Resurgence, and move on to consider what cosmopolitan Britishness has meant in the popular culture, focusing mostly on James Bond and Action Man, and the disjunction between outsiders’ and insiders’ view of a national identity.

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    Become a Member of Overthinking It

    Support the site you love and get cool stuff in return, including free access to the latest editions of The Overview, on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its sequel.

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    Your Panel

    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • Books on Acting: True and False: Heresy and Common Sense for the Actor (David Mamet) and A Practical Handbook for the Actor (Bruder, Cohn, Olnek, Pollack, Previtio, and Zigler)
    • Bill Pullman
    • Action Man
    • Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle
    • “Let The River Run”

    Episode 417: Brentrance, or Brintrusion 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 416: Animating the Octopus Jun 20, 2016
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    Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather discuss Epic Showdowns, from the NBA finals to Game of Thrones‘s Battle of the Bastards to Brexit to Bewitched vs. I Dream of Jeannie, and discuss cultural appropriation, Pixar’s Finding Dory, the fallibility of memory, aging, why people think funereal birthday cards are funny, and the idea of a November Rain-ian construct.

    → Download the Overthinking It Podcast (MP3)

    Become a Member of Overthinking It

    Support the site you love and get cool stuff in return, including free access to the latest editions of The Overview, on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and its sequel.

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    Your Panel

    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

    Further Reading

    • Bewitched (1964 TV Show), and 2005 Film
    • I Dream of Jeannie
    • The Bewitched Statute in Salem, MA
    • The UK’s EU referendum: All you need to know from the BBC

    Update: As we were recording, John Oliver was broadcasting this:

    Episode 416: Animating the Octopus 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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