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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 184: Cats That Look Like Hitler Jan 09, 2012

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Matthew Wrather and Peter Fenzel overthink straw men, of the literal and logical varieties, and the false dichotomy between analysis and creativity.

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Further Reading

“You Can’t Handle the Reaper King,” by Doug Beyer, Wizards of the Coast

More on Commonplace Books

William Wordsworth’s “Preface to Lyrical Ballads,” from Harvard Classics

Cats that Look Like Hitler

Ranier Maria Rilke‘s Letters to a Young Poet: Kindle and Codex varieties

The Ontological Argument for the Existence of God

Episode 184: Cats That Look Like Hitler 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 183: A Prize Anyone Can Edit Jan 02, 2012

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink their resolutions for 2012, your personal Wikipedia vectors (and the strong Wikanthropic Principle), the difference between “eponymous” and “titular,” and Naruto vs. The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, and the male gaze. That’s G-A-Z-E.

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Further Reading

The Anthropic Principle

The Gaze and Laura Mulvey

Christopher Plummer’s filmography

Humpty Dance Resources at Looptid.com

A Hypervortex of Ezra Pound’s Canto LXXXI at the University of North Carolina Greensboro

“Cut You Up with a Linoleum Knife,” by Mastodon

More on the Recent Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake in Tokyo

This Week’s Relevant Sentimetal Anime Fan Video, by LeandroShoiti

Episode 183: A Prize Anyone Can Edit 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 182: Holmes-o-eroticism Dec 26, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Josh McNeil, David Shechner, and Jordan Stokes to overthink Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows.

Brought to you by The Overview: Die Hard.

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FURTHER READING

Sherlock Holmes, the Complete Novels and Stories: Volume 1

Sherlock Holmes, the Complete Novels and Stories: Volume 2

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, 2nd Edition, Player’s Handbook Rules Supplement: The Complete Paladin’s Handbook

Episode 182: Holmes-o-eroticism 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 181: Macroeconomics: KRUGBLIVION! Dec 19, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh Mcneil, and David Shechner to overthink Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol.

Brought to you by The Overview: Die Hard.

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Further Reading

Aziz Ansari on the IMAX scandal.

The Origin of Ghost Dad.

The World’s Tallest Buildings, from Emporis buildings statistics.

Episode 181: Macroeconomics: KRUGBLIVION! 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 180: Michelle Bachmann America is Great Funtime Dec 12, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the fate of Community, the business strategy of Taylor Swift, how Ke$ha stays on-brand, and what Adam Smith thinks of the music business.

Want to support Overthinking It when you shop on Amazon? Why not pick up the Normal Mailer Marilyn Monroe book ($1,000.00+) or the Generac Commercial Series Liquid-Cooled Standby Generator ($28,999.99)?

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Episode 180: Michelle Bachmann America is Great Funtime 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 179: The Expendable Babysitters Club Dec 05, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the rumored remake of Starship Troopers, the economics of babysitting, and the new world of digital publishing.

Get John Perich’s novel Too Close To Miss using this link and support Overthinking It!

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Episode 179: The Expendable Babysitters Club 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 178: Mah-na-mah-na-logy Nov 28, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and Timothy Swann to overthink the newly opened beta of Star Wars: The Old Republic and the new film The Muppets.

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Episode 178: Mah-na-mah-na-logy 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 177: Batman: Arkham Chamber of Commerce Nov 21, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Mark Lee, Joshua McNeil (eating bacon), John Perich, and David Shechner to overthink supernatural spouses, Arkham City, J. Edgar, Hell on Wheels, and listener feedback.

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Episode 177: Batman: Arkham Chamber of Commerce 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 176: In A Gunny Sack behind The Bus Boy Nov 14, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and John Perich to overthink video games, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and why Super Mario Bros. was harder than them all.

Have a “Video Games 101” course for Wrather? Leave your syllabus in the comments.

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Episode 176: In A Gunny Sack behind The Bus Boy 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 175: It’s a pirate ship. It should be watertight. Nov 07, 2011

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Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, and David Shechner to overthink Tower Heist, towers in general, class warfare, listener questions, and Justin Bieber’s baby baby baby mama drama.

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Episode 175: It’s a pirate ship. It should be watertight. 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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