Overthinking It Podcast
857 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 264 ratingsOverthinking It subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve.
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Episodes
Episode 197: That’s Kind of Their Value-Add
April 09, 2012 04:32 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Game Of Thrones, Season 2. (Mild spoilers for the later books.) Episode 197: That’s Kind of Their Value-Add 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 196: I’ve Brought a GUI to a CLI Fight
April 02, 2012 03:43 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers desecrate their proud tradition of intelligence and humor. Episode 196: I’ve Brought a GUI to a CLI Fight 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 195: Super Hipster Beards in a German Fusion Brunch Place
March 26, 2012 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle The Hunger Games. Episode 195: Super Hipster Beards in a German Fusion Brunch Place 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 194: You Don’t Know My Momentum
March 19, 2012 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the controversy over Mike Daisey’s monlogue, “The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.” Episode 194: You Don’t Know My Momentum 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 193: InuYasha-ish
March 12, 2012 04:37 - 163 BytesFenzel and Wrather tackle issues of representation and expression with reference to PayPal, Antwone Fisher, Battleship, and leaked nude photos. Episode 193: InuYasha-ish 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 192: It Could Be Kabuki
March 05, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle NBC’s new musical-theater show Smash. Episode 192: It Could Be Kabuki 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 191: Life Is Getting Less Special
February 27, 2012 06:33 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the 84th Academy Awards. Episode 191: Life Is Getting Less Special 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 190: 18 Hours of Angels Singing and Craziness
February 20, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesWrather, Fenzel, and Perich tackle Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance. Episode 190: 18 Hours of Angels Singing and Craziness 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 189: The Rut Not Taken
February 13, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesFenzel, Lee, Shechner, and Wrather overthink the narrativization of sports (including Magic: The Gathering… it’s totally a sport) and of celebrities like Whitney Houston. Episode 189: The Rut Not Taken 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 188: No Drop Trou for Bizarro
February 06, 2012 06:13 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Super Bowl ads. Episode 188: No Drop Trou for Bizarro 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 187: The Sam Awards
January 30, 2012 05:09 - 163 BytesFenzel, Lee, Perich, and Wrather tackle heists, hustlers, and the hermeneutic circle. Episode 187: The Sam Awards 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 186: Wrong Enough to be Human
January 23, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire and Neil Young’s hatred for music compression. Episode 186: Wrong Enough to be Human 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 185: Decorative Arts
January 16, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle entertainment and technology. Episode 185: Decorative Arts 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 184: Cats That Look Like Hitler
January 09, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle creativity, analysis, straw men, and the poet Ranier Maria Rilke. 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
January 02, 2012 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle 2012 New Year’s resolutions and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. 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
December 26, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows. 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!
December 19, 2011 05:59 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. 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
December 12, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the TV and music businesses: Community, Taylor Swift, Ke$ha, and Adam Smith. 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
December 05, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Starship Troopers, babysitting, and digital publishing. 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
November 28, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Star Wars: The Old Republic and The Muppets. 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
November 21, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Batman: Arkham City and J. Edgar. 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
November 14, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle videogames, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. 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.
November 07, 2011 05:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Tower Heist. 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)]
Episode 174: Girlfriends are Horcruxes
October 31, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the new Three Musketeers movie, the new TV show Grimm, and some of the reasons why we aren’t watching Two and a Half Men. Episode 174: Girlfriends are Horcruxes 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 173: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog of The Will
October 24, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle listener feedback from Poland, Texas, and Georgia. The former SSR, not the state. Episode 173: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog of The Will 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 172: Johnny Appleseed’s Seed-Shooting Gatling Gun
October 17, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle New York Comic-Con, the future of comics, and the Neal Stephenson novel “Reamde.” Episode 172: Johnny Appleseed’s Seed-Shooting Gatling Gun 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 171: First World Problems
October 10, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the future of media. Episode 171: First World Problems 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 170: Guy who makes the craft services who feeds Aaron Sorkin
October 03, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Moneyball. Episode 170: Guy who makes the craft services who feeds Aaron Sorkin 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 169: Zone 4 Now Boarding
September 26, 2011 08:48 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle their leather anniversary. Episode 169: Zone 4 Now Boarding 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 168: You have a choice, Ryan Gosling!
September 19, 2011 05:29 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle good actors in bad movies. Episode 168: You have a choice, Ryan Gosling! 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 167: Natural Brunch Talk
September 12, 2011 04:23 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Star Trek, because 9/11 is a really uncomfortable subject. Episode 167: Natural Brunch Talk 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 166: Buffering… Buffering… Buffering…
September 05, 2011 08:13 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle what’s wrong with movies. Episode 166: Buffering… Buffering… Buffering… 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 165: Mandatory Post-Colonial Guilt
August 29, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle storms in pop culture, Lt. Dan’s CGI legs, the MTV Video Music Awards, and Colombiana. Episode 165: Mandatory Post-Colonial Guilt 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 164: A Couple o’ Lads Who Were up to Nae Good
August 22, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle eighties remakes. Episode 164: A Couple o’ Lads Who Were up to Nae Good 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 163: Jelly of the Month Club
August 15, 2011 04:26 - 163 BytesThe Overthinker tackle good manners. Episode 163: Jelly of the Month 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 162: The Apes of Wrath
August 08, 2011 06:06 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle “Rise of the Planet of the Apes.” Episode 162: The Apes of Wrath 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 161: Gordon Shumway Joke #4
August 01, 2011 04:10 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Cowboys and Aliens. Episode 161: Gordon Shumway Joke #4 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 160: Bringing a Gun to a Shield Fight
July 25, 2011 05:21 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle “Captain America: The First Avenger.” Episode 160: Bringing a Gun to a Shield Fight 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 159: Talking out of My Expelliarmus
July 18, 2011 04:23 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the final Harry Potter film. Episode 159: Talking out of My Expelliarmus 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 158: Klingonial Williamsburg
July 11, 2011 05:35 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle space travel in pop culture. Episode 158: Klingonial Williamsburg 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 157: Optimus…I just met a Prime named Optimus.
July 04, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Transformers: Dark of the Moon. Episode 157: Optimus…I just met a Prime named Optimus. 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 156: Carsploitation
June 27, 2011 04:20 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Pixar’s Cars 2, the meaning of exploitation, Magic: The Gathering, and listener feedback. Episode 156: Carsploitation 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 155: Jim Morrison, Lizard King of the North
June 20, 2011 04:01 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle “Game of Thrones,” Clarence Clemons, and the lost art of the sax solo. Episode 155: Jim Morrison, Lizard King of the North 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 154: All My Bumblebees Are Drowned
June 13, 2011 04:03 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the play within the film. Episode 154: All My Bumblebees Are Drowned 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 153: Captain Michael Ironside of the USS Ironside
June 06, 2011 05:42 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle X-Men: First Class. Episode 153: Captain Michael Ironside of the USS Ironside 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 152: Bradley Cooper! You Come Home This Instant!
May 30, 2011 04:47 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle The Hangover Episode 152: Bradley Cooper! You Come Home This Instant! 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 151: Closing Be Always
May 23, 2011 05:16 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Bridesmaids. Episode 151: Closing Be Always 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 150: Bacchanal in Baku
May 16, 2011 04:07 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle Eurovision 2011. Episode 150: Bacchanal in Baku 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 149: Hammertime
May 09, 2011 04:37 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle 2011 summer blockbuster Thor. Episode 149: Hammertime 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 148: 8-7-2! 8-7-2!
May 02, 2011 04:45 - 163 BytesThe Overthinkers tackle the royal wedding. Episode 148: 8-7-2! 8-7-2! 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)]