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Episode 29: A Jigga-Jigglypuff Jan 19, 2009

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and David Shechner to wrap up Back To The Future week on OverthinkingIt.com with the science of time travel, suspension of disbelief, and what a Jigga-Watt is anyway.

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Episode 29: A Jigga-Jigglypuff 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 28: A Message To Our Future Children And Employers** Jan 12, 2009
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Mark Lee hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Ryan Sheely, and Jordan Stokes to Overthink:

Rock Band, Karaoke, and what to do when the N-Word comes up in the lyrics of a hip-hop song at karaoke

Stop Snitching vs. Keep Talking, from Baltimore to Baghdad

Award shows, and why they do and don’t matter

Back to the Future week kickoff

And once again, the Overthinkers present their pop culture picks for **Overthink This**:

Belinkie: The Most Horrible Day of My Life: reaction to American Idol results (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vxzIamlzoA)

Lee: Daily Violence: working out life’s issues, one cartoon about vegetables at a time (http://dailyviolence.blogspot.com/)

Sheely: Merriweather Post Pavilion by Animal Collective (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001MW0J2O?tag=overtit-20)

Stokes: The Princess Bride, the book, not the film (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0156035219?tag=overtit-20)

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Episode 28: A Message To Our Future Children And Employers 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 27: Pwnerthinking It** Jan 05, 2009
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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and David Schechner to Overthink:

Our New Theme Song

New Year’s Resolutions

Reality Television

Quantum Mechanics (including a pretty detailed explanation of the Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle)

Oscar® Contenders

and, the return of…

**Overthink This**
Our occasional listing of things you should buy. And if you use these links, we’ll even make a few pennies off you.

Lee: Don’t Stop Belevin’: How Karaoke Conquered the World and Changed My Life (http://www.amazon.com/dp/0306815834?tag=overtit-20)

Fenzel: www.johnstonefitness.com

Shechner: The Fake Thundercats Movie Trailer by Wormy T (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fb50GMmY5nk)

Wrather: The Now Habit: A Strategic Program for Overcoming Procrastination and Enjoying Guilt-Free Play (http://www.amazon.com/dp/1585425524?tag=overtit-20)

Stokes: The Phantom of Twenty Faces (K-20) (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1156395/)

Belinkie: Team America World Police: The Soundtrack (http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00122X6YC?tag=overtit-20)

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Episode 27: Pwnerthinking It 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)]

The Punn Diagram — **Episode 26: The Tragedy of the Geek** Dec 29, 2008
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Matthew Wrather leads a panel consisting of Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and eventually Matthew Belinkie to overthink:

Listener Feedback

One Man’s Pun (see Venn Diagram)

The Tenets of National Socialism

Various Attempts to Kill Hitler (one by Tom Cruise, one by the Highlander)

Anglo-American Relations

Disclaimer: We are all ANTI-Nazi. Nazis are bad.

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[*Venn Diagram by Mark Lee*]

Episode 26: The Tragedy of the Geek 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 25: Silver Podcast Dec 22, 2008

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Ryan Sheely, and special guest Rachel Dougnac, to overthink:

Mike from LA, his exact latitude and longitude
Hipsterism Eats Itself
Earony

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Episode 25: Silver 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 24: A Map of Los Angeles Dec 15, 2008

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, David Shechner, and special guest “Al” to wrap up Karate Kid Week, including:

A final word on the racial message of The Karate Kid
An extremely detailed look at LA’s San Fernando Valley
The 1987 Ford Tempo
Digressions into Barbie, Spaceballs, and Winnebagoes
Some more about the geography of Los Angeles
The Coming Remake (reboot? travesty?) of The Karate Kid

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Episode 24: A Map of Los Angeles 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 23: Wax On, Wax Off Dec 08, 2008

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Ryan Sheely, considering:

What We Talk About When We Talk About Overthinking It (the state of the blog)
The Craptacular state of Popular Music
All About Academia (a brief digression)
Karate Kid Week, which starts today!

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Episode 23: Wax On, Wax Off 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 22: DIY Naked News Dec 01, 2008

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Matt Wrather hosts a panel including Matthew Belinkie, Mark Lee, and David Shechner to overthink:

(James Bond voice) “Monsanto. We Meet Again.”
Pump Action Loader? I just met ‘er!
The Farkization of news
…and more!

Get your CNN t-shirts here! (http://www.cnn.com/tshirt/archive/)

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Episode 22: DIY Naked News 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)]

Shield Supplement 3 Nov 26, 2008

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In a special supplement to the Overthinking It Podcast, Matthew Wrather, Matthew Belinkie, and Peter Fenzel consider the last episode of The Shield.

WARNING: Contains spoilers.

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Shield Supplement 3 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 21: Sexy, Sexy Chastity Nov 24, 2008

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Matthew Wrather hosts a panel including Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil and Jordan Stokes to overthink the role and appeal of stories like Twilight and to relate this latest take on the vampire story to the OTI horror muse, the zombie.

Warning: Twilight spoilers. Inconsequential spoilers, since if you care about that kind of thing you’ve probably read the books already, but still.

For another take on vampires, be sure to visit: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Count_von_Count

OVERTHINK THIS
Our Weekly Picks Return

Jordan: Ginger Snaps – http://tinyurl.com/566o6c
Matt: Schotts Miscellany – http://tinyurl.com/5lo5pb
Mark: Give Chinese Democracy a Chance – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG2mcOI4oME
Pete: Series Finale of The Shield – http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/originals/the_shield/
also: Ninja Warrior – http://www.g4tv.com/ninjawarrior/

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Episode 21: Sexy, Sexy Chastity 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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