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episode 101: an instructional film about forklift...

episode 101: an instructional film about forklift...

The Overthinkers tackle our best & worst karaoke experiences,the last portion of our 2010 Summer...


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episode 39: chips are free. dinner extra.

episode 39: chips are free. dinner extra.

The overthinkers tackle guilty pop cultural pleasures,Dante’s Inferno (the movie based on the...


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episode 412: if i wanna get on the bus, i can get...

episode 412: if i wanna get on the bus, i can get...

On the Overthinking It podcast,we talk approximately the process of traveling: not the...


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episode 41: a show about nothing

episode 41: a show about nothing

The Overthinkers urge television characters not to kill themselves,christen Easter the least...


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episode 17: no mention of zombies

episode 17: no mention of zombies

Matthew Wrather is joined by Matthew Belinkie and price Lee to overthink: What constitutes a hotline...


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episode 14: is this movie based on a novel?

episode 14: is this movie based on a novel?

Wrather hosts a panel including Belinkie,Fenzel, Lee, or Stokes,overthinking: The ontological status...


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episode 13: crossing sections off the map

episode 13: crossing sections off the map

Wrather,Lee, and Fenzel overthink peak oil and peak rock, and the meaning of hip-hop,the ringtone...


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episode 400: part of the problem is that you didn...

episode 400: part of the problem is that you didn...

On the podcast,we tackle the 88th Academy Awards, Chris Rock, and Oscar winners,Spotlight, crazy...


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episode 378: like kermit the frog, he seems rife...

episode 378: like kermit the frog, he seems rife...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we celebrate our seventh anniverary with a discussion of the Muppets,...


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episode 346: are you familiar with the work of...

episode 346: are you familiar with the work of...

The Overthinkers tackle the 40th Anniversary of “Saturday Night Live”,and wonder why it was...


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episode 475: what if they built a dark tower and...

episode 475: what if they built a dark tower and...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,it’s Western week, as we tackle the disappointing adaptation of...


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episode 454: snafu

episode 454: snafu

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we analyze the now-notorious video of the BBC Korea Expert’s...


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episode 399: selena gomez gets pedantic

episode 399: selena gomez gets pedantic

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we mark the passing of Harper Lee by rehabilitating High School...


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episode 393 with jonathan kite: be the thing that...

episode 393 with jonathan kite: be the thing that...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we talk with Jonathan Kite approximately the two kinds of sitcoms,...


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episode 365: everything you thought you knew about...

episode 365: everything you thought you knew about...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle recent Supreme Court decisions, why the law is like a TV...


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episode 341: it s nice that there are films that...

episode 341: it s nice that there are films that...

Peter Fenzel,sign Lee, John Perich, or Matthew Wrather overthink modern prestige pictures,including...


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ho ho hoverthinking it podcast supplement:...

ho ho hoverthinking it podcast supplement:...

In a special episode,the overthinkers remove a fracture from the current film season to look back at...


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episode 50: this is my textbook. there are many...

episode 50: this is my textbook. there are many...

For the 50th episode,the Overthinkers dispense more advice (at the request of a listener’s mom, no...


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[repost] episode 16: mint milanos

[repost] episode 16: mint milanos

Apparently,the MP3 of this podcast somehow got corrupted in transit to our server. Apologies. Here...


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episode 426: gotta catch and release  em all

episode 426: gotta catch and release em all

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we take a break from pop culture to step external, rub our bleary...


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episode 423: wherever you harley, there you quinn

episode 423: wherever you harley, there you quinn

On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle the high and low points of Suicide Squad,starring Will...


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episode 372: straight outta compton: a story of...

episode 372: straight outta compton: a story of...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle “Straight Outta Compton,” the Eazy-E, and Ice dice,Dr....


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episode 330: john wick:  cut us, do we not bleed?...

episode 330: john wick: cut us, do we not bleed?...

The Overthinkers tackle board game movie adaptations and the Keanu Reeves revenge thriller “John...


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podcast supplement: unplugging the island

podcast supplement: unplugging the island

The Overthinkers tackle the Series Finale of Lost,including sunscreen, what to wear to a Lost...


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episode 20: quantum of podcast

episode 20: quantum of podcast

In a special two-parter,the Overthinkers take up film exhibition, secret messages in crosswords, and...


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episode 391: star wars: a child is a reboot of the...

episode 391: star wars: a child is a reboot of the...

The Overthinkers delve deeper into Star Wars: The Force Awakens,talking about the film’s...


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episode 388: it s just you guys who think that...

episode 388: it s just you guys who think that...

The Overthinkers talk approximately non-American TV with Josh Thomas,creator and star of the...


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episode 382: getting to bomb you

episode 382: getting to bomb you

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the pleasures and problems of the legitimate stage, and...


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episode 364: inside out: i know now why you cry,...

episode 364: inside out: i know now why you cry,...

The Overthinkers tackle Inside Out through the lens of Robert Plutchik’s psychoevolutionary theory...


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episode 237: jack bauer got pissy and filled out a...

episode 237: jack bauer got pissy and filled out a...

The Overthinkers tackle Zero sad Thirty,both the film and the controversy surrounding it.Episode...


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episode 40: broadcasting from a north korean...

episode 40: broadcasting from a north korean...

The overthinkers speculate on what a North Korean communications satellite would broadcast,bid...


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episode 35: who [verb]s the [verb]ers?

episode 35: who [verb]s the [verb]ers?

heed Lee,Matthew Belinkie, and Peter Fenzel, or Shana Mlawski overthink the Jonas Brothers concert...


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episode 33: oscar predictions across alternate...

episode 33: oscar predictions across alternate...

The Overthinkers tackle Joaquin Phoenix’s bizarre Letterman interview,Monster Ballads, Confessions...


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episode 6: do the hunch

episode 6: do the hunch

All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Wrather interviews and hazes fresh blog author David...


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episode 476: and i was there, and i was there, and...

episode 476: and i was there, and i was there, and...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the classic musical film “The Wizard of Oz,” starring...


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episode 469: the various rich valleys

episode 469: the various rich valleys

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Prestige Comedy: “GLOW,” “Master of None, or ”...


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episode 460: let us unloose the juice

episode 460: let us unloose the juice

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we expect: In a world with all kinds of stupid, overpriced crap, or...


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episode 457: how can we not talk about family when...

episode 457: how can we not talk about family when...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we prepare for the coming of F8 by discussing the topic of family:...


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episode 452: the good wine the first time or the...

episode 452: the good wine the first time or the...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the 89th Academy Awards, and the botched announcement of...


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episode 450: no batman is an island

episode 450: no batman is an island

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle “The LEGO Batman film, and retreat into the Oscar Corner...


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episode 438: the flapper is a goblin and she s...

episode 438: the flapper is a goblin and she s...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle “great Beasts and Where to Find Them,” the latest movie...


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episode 430: that divorce was right on trend

episode 430: that divorce was right on trend

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Internet controversies, including a recent celebrity...


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episode 429:  i consider it to be one of the best...

episode 429: i consider it to be one of the best...

On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle the highly fragmented Television landscape,and we try to...


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episode 420: ghostbusters: lean in to the proton...

episode 420: ghostbusters: lean in to the proton...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we discuss the 2016 remake of Ghostbusters starring Kristen Wiig,...


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episode 419: pokemon: the war of all against all

episode 419: pokemon: the war of all against all

On the Overthinking It Podcast we consider the technological and social phenomenon of Pokemon...


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episode 416: animating the octopus

episode 416: animating the octopus

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we consider Finding Dory and discontinuance up talking about memory,...


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episode 413: x ellence in x menning

episode 413: x ellence in x menning

On the Overthinking It Podcast we talk approximately X-Men: Apocalypse,expensive salads, and other...


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episode 409: full on point break terminal velocity...

episode 409: full on point break terminal velocity...

The Overthinkers tackle the urgent “Purple Rain Cover” situation and bewitch stock of Key &...


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episode 406: willennials

episode 406: willennials

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we talk about Will Smith and the unique model of celebrity, the...


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episode 396: tell me more, tell me more

episode 396: tell me more, tell me more

On the podcast,we examine Grease Live from a cultural and a karaoke perspective, and try to find a...


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episode 379: the space program of the 50s, 60s,...

episode 379: the space program of the 50s, 60s,...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the science, politics, and music of the Ridley Scott film...


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episode 338: the hobbit (under circumstances of...

episode 338: the hobbit (under circumstances of...

Peter Fenzel,Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the halt of The Colbert Report” and “The...


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episode 334: as god is my witness, i ll never go...

episode 334: as god is my witness, i ll never go...

The Overthinkers tackle “The starvation Games: Mockingjay,Part 1” starring Jennifer...


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episode 283: god just got a ten second car

episode 283: god just got a ten second car

The Overthinkers tackle the passing of Paul Walker,car culture, and why transportation safety...


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episode 174: girlfriends are horcruxes

episode 174: girlfriends are horcruxes

The Overthinkers tackle the new Three Musketeers movie,the new TV display Grimm, and some of the...


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episode 99: of course it s an electric dog

episode 99: of course it s an electric dog

The Overthinkers tackle Lost (or rather,not watching it), the western video game Red Dead Redemption...


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episode 65: the difference between real and...

episode 65: the difference between real and...

The Overthinkers court hate mail considering Roman Polanski,sex crimes, and the moral...


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episode 54: he s a rampaging beast

episode 54: he s a rampaging beast

The Overthinkers tackle mockumentaries,final fighting, and the return to grace of Michael Phelps....


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episode 37: fair and balanced

episode 37: fair and balanced

The Overthinkers tackle the Watchmen movie one final time,the Jim Cramer vs. John Stewart showdown,...


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episode 23: wax on, wax off

episode 23: wax on, wax off

The Overthinkers tackle what we talk approximately when we talk approximately Overthinking It and...


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episode 15: between platform 9 and 3 4 and martin...

episode 15: between platform 9 and 3 4 and martin...

In a scarce two-hander,Wrather and Fenzel overthink: Seeing Movies Alone (and being a dick) Mocking...


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question of the week 475: favorite westerns

question of the week 475: favorite westerns

The Overthinkers and special guest Zack Johnson acknowledge,“What is your favorite depiction of...


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episode 464: e.t.: i learned it from you, alien...

episode 464: e.t.: i learned it from you, alien...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we do an alien covenant: We will all watch Steven Spielberg’s 1982...


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episode 451: you can never tell anyone that i told...

episode 451: you can never tell anyone that i told...

On the Overthinking It Podcast: Just because we’re all watching the same thing,that doesn’t mean...


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episode 449: this commercial knows which side it s...

episode 449: this commercial knows which side it s...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we atomize down the cultural and political messages of Super Bowl...


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episode 443: i knew that galaxy when it was long...

episode 443: i knew that galaxy when it was long...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we conclude our discussion of “Rogue One: A Star Wars...


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episode 439: arrival both goes big and goes home

episode 439: arrival both goes big and goes home

On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle Arrival,the mindbending sci-fi mystery film starring Amy...


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episode 436: you re hacking the universe… with...

episode 436: you re hacking the universe… with...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Doctor Strange, the latest entry in the Marvel Cinematic...


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episode 433: democracy is the ultimate kayfabe

episode 433: democracy is the ultimate kayfabe

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we consider the US presedential election as a reality prove, with...


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episode 422: the right wrong answer

episode 422: the right wrong answer

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we gather in person to discuss games of trivia, what they mean, or...


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episode 417: brentrance, or brintrusion

episode 417: brentrance, or brintrusion

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we talk about the role a diverse, cosmopolitan, or globalized Britain...


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episode 407: are you there, matt? it s me,...

episode 407: are you there, matt? it s me,...

On the Overthinking It podcast,we discuss Tina Fey’s “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” starring...


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episode 401: stop shaming the bunny

episode 401: stop shaming the bunny

On the Overthinking It Podcast,the Overthinkers and special guest Arjun Gupta tackle Disney’s...


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episode 392: very cowabunga, somewhat cowabunga

episode 392: very cowabunga, somewhat cowabunga

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we employ management consulting to gauge the success of our New...


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episode 386: many years ago an archer was foretold

episode 386: many years ago an archer was foretold

On the Overthinking It Podcast we discuss The starvation Games: Mockingjay Part 2,starring Jennifer...


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episode 377: a vin diesel solution to a whitey...

episode 377: a vin diesel solution to a whitey...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle favorite villains from our childhood entertainment, the...


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episode 367: may i approach the bench?

episode 367: may i approach the bench?

The Overthinkers tackle screen time for kids,social science and public policy, and much heel turns...


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episode 354: don draper s seppuku

episode 354: don draper s seppuku

The Overthinkers tackle the new season of crazy Men,the folly of learning history from TV shows, and...


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episode 343: the 800 pound benedict cumberbatch in...

episode 343: the 800 pound benedict cumberbatch in...

The Overthinkers tackle deflate-gate,“Mozart in the Jungle,” and the Alan Turing biopic “The...


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episode 337: a great flowering of empathy and...

episode 337: a great flowering of empathy and...

The Overthinkers tackle the Sony hack and the ethics of sharing private information online.Episode...


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episode 333: all about that tonsure

episode 333: all about that tonsure

The Overthinkers tackle the downside of Megan Trainor,the backside of Robert Pattinson, and the...


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episode 321: the vmas: shmorg shmorg shmorg, i...

episode 321: the vmas: shmorg shmorg shmorg, i...

The Overthinkers tackle VMAs fashion,pop music, Taylor Swift, and hashtags,and “Selfie.”Episode...


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episode 311:  dubious: discuss.  and we will.

episode 311: dubious: discuss. and we will.

The Overthinkers tackle pride week,Alex Trebek’s record, Angelina Jolie’s peerage, or Mr. and...


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episode 307: you re not better than your body,...

episode 307: you re not better than your body,...

The Overthinkers tackle Godzilla,the desire to see cities destroyed, and advice to the class of...


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episode 297: i m gonna write a bad story that...

episode 297: i m gonna write a bad story that...

The Overthinkers tackle television that wants you to figure it out,and what makes a satisfying...


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episode 296: this is not to say juilliard...

episode 296: this is not to say juilliard...

The Overthinkers tackle the 86th Academy Awards telecast,a TV present of a stage present...


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episode 286: american hustle: he doesn t sell real...

episode 286: american hustle: he doesn t sell real...

The Overthinkers tackle American Hustle,directed by David O. Russell and starring Christian Bale,...


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episode 277: so you think you can terminate

episode 277: so you think you can terminate

The Overthinkers tackle Terminator the Second,a retelling of Terminator 2 using only lines from...


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episode 267: elysium, where all the wealth is...

episode 267: elysium, where all the wealth is...

The Overthinkers Tackle Neill Blomkamp’s Elysium,starring Matt Damon and Jodie Foster.Episode 267:...


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episode 260: take the zombie challenge

episode 260: take the zombie challenge

The Overthinkers tackle World War Z,talking about both the Brad Pitt movie and Max Brooks’s...


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episode 235: eponine can t ask out her gay...

episode 235: eponine can t ask out her gay...

The Overthinkers tackle 48fps,Les Miserables, and your pop-culture New Year’s Resolutions.Episode...


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episode 207: sing a song into our butt

episode 207: sing a song into our butt

The Overthinkers tackle the film Rock of Ages,and interrogate: What makes rock ROCK?Episode 207:...


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episode 172: johnny appleseed s seed shooting...

episode 172: johnny appleseed s seed shooting...

The Overthinkers tackle unusual York Comic-Con,the future of comics, and the Neal Stephenson novel...


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episode 129: patrimony of the dude

episode 129: patrimony of the dude

The Overthinkers tackle (which is to say,rip on) Tron Legacy, religions, or ethnic groups,genders,...


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episode 31: superbowl minus football

episode 31: superbowl minus football

The Overthinkers tackle everything approximately the superbowl except,um, football.Episode 31:...


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episode 28: a message to our future children and...

episode 28: a message to our future children and...

The Overthinkers™ tackle: Rock Band,karaoke, snitching, or Award Shows,and kick off Back to the...


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episode 18: erection fever

episode 18: erection fever

Matthew Wrather and Mark Lee welcome political operative Josh McNeil to Overthink™: Viral Video...


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episode 458: the shared lived experience of being...

episode 458: the shared lived experience of being...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we serve up family dinner with contributions from podcast listeners...


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episode 444: prairie and her home companions

episode 444: prairie and her home companions

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Netflix’s new expose The O A, starring Brit...


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episode 441: james marsden is suffering for all of...

episode 441: james marsden is suffering for all of...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle HBO’s Westworld: Consciousness, morality, and...


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episode 431: the zipcodes in the marvel netflix...

episode 431: the zipcodes in the marvel netflix...

On the Overhtinking It Podcast,we talk about how Marvel’s Luke Cage will fit into the Marvel...


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episode 408: boldly going, and so forth

episode 408: boldly going, and so forth

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we remember times that Prince touched our lives and we talk with...


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episode 389: i find your lack of tickets...

episode 389: i find your lack of tickets...

On the Overthinking It Podcast we pick up our instruments for a raucous,improvised sing-a-long and...


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episode 383: the most genuine fake

episode 383: the most genuine fake

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle our Halloween experiences using the tools of social science...


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episode 380: postponing the larger reckoning

episode 380: postponing the larger reckoning

On the Overthinking It Podcast we discuss the effect of two- and three-episode arcs on television...


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episode 373: we didn t make that myth into a real...

episode 373: we didn t make that myth into a real...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the cultural phenomenon of summer.Episode 373: We Didn’t...


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episode 362: l entourage, c est moi

episode 362: l entourage, c est moi

The Overthinkers tackle the film Entourage,its cultural reception, the problems of bro-ness, or what...


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episode 356: jump into the vortex

episode 356: jump into the vortex

The Overthinkers and special guest Lenny Jacobson tackle Big Time in Hollywood,FL,” comedy, or...


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episode 332: my watch is saying,  that s the best...

episode 332: my watch is saying, that s the best...

The Overthinkers tackle Christopher Nolan’s “Interstellar,” starring Matthew...


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episode 324: skeptical as a schoolgirl

episode 324: skeptical as a schoolgirl

The Overthinkers tackle Adulthood in well-liked culture and A. O. Scott’s current York Times...


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episode 319: the things you liked actually were...

episode 319: the things you liked actually were...

The Overthinkers tackle the unusual Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie with Megan Fox and Will...


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episode 316: why baptize your hatchet in fish...

episode 316: why baptize your hatchet in fish...

The Overthinkers tackle their Purge plans,their reaction to parodist-laureate “Weird Al”...


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episode 254: gatsby… you don t have to put on...

episode 254: gatsby… you don t have to put on...

The Overthinkers tackle Baz Luhrmann’s interpretation of The Great Gatsby and the 2013 Eurovision...


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episode 225: we re going to wasteland

episode 225: we re going to wasteland

The Overthinkers tackle Graceland,Argo, and, or whether you can believe it,listener feedback.Episode...


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episode 216: happy birthday, short round

episode 216: happy birthday, short round

The Overthinkers tackle “The Expendables 2” and commemorate the birthday of Jonathan Ke Quan,aka...


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episode 211: you never bought sausage in brooklyn

episode 211: you never bought sausage in brooklyn

The Overthinkers tackle what it’s like to watch 404.25 hours of movies on Netflix in a single...


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episode 209: meryl streep, oscar nominated...

episode 209: meryl streep, oscar nominated...

The Overthinkers tackle branding,marketing an experience, truth-in-fiction, and Team Fortress...


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episode 108: casper was dead the whole time

episode 108: casper was dead the whole time

The Overthinkers tackle Salt,fashion, psychology, and superheroes,and autobiography.Episode 108:...


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episode 81: the arsenio hall show

episode 81: the arsenio hall show

The Overthinkers tackle the Golden Globes,the late night debacle (big winner: Arsenio), and the...


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episode 34: nsfw

episode 34: nsfw

The Overthinkers troll Wikipedia for dirty pictures,discuss the nature of the umlaut, and eventually...


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episode 27: pwnerthinking it

episode 27: pwnerthinking it

The Overthinkers tackle new year’s resolutions,“reality” TV, quantum mechanics, or selected...


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episode 474: i didn t blow up the planet, the...

episode 474: i didn t blow up the planet, the...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Luc Besson’s “Valerian and the City of A Thousand...


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episode 473: teach me how to dunkirk

episode 473: teach me how to dunkirk

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Christopher Nolan’s brutally intense but very compelling...


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episode 472: okja: the super pig slaughterhouse

episode 472: okja: the super pig slaughterhouse

On the Overthinking it Podcast,we tackle “Okja, the critical smash from Netflix and Bong Joon-ho...


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episode 465: who watches the baywatchmen?

episode 465: who watches the baywatchmen?

On the Ovethinking It Podcast,we kick off our shoes and kick off summer movie season with the remake...


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episode 461: goodbye cruel world. please remember...

episode 461: goodbye cruel world. please remember...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the near-future technological dystopia of “The Circle,”...


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episode 459: the fate of the furious: having a kid...

episode 459: the fate of the furious: having a kid...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle “The Fate of the Furious” starring Vin Diesel, Dwayne...


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episode 448: hidden figures: the people who weren...

episode 448: hidden figures: the people who weren...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we discuss Oscar contender Hidden Figures, the relationship between...


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episode 437: don t pretend you were never playing...

episode 437: don t pretend you were never playing...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we discuss the recent development that has got a lot of people taking...


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episode 434: six tim gunns

episode 434: six tim gunns

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the myths of the customary west by looking at Westworld,...


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episode 432: you are not flat

episode 432: you are not flat

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we discuss how to understand and withstand difficult cultural...


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episode 425: lord commander stryker of lord of the...

episode 425: lord commander stryker of lord of the...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we dive deep into the Kit Harrington Infiniti commercial, William...


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episode 414: turtle body positivity

episode 414: turtle body positivity

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we talk Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows”, the rare...


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episode 411: potemkin sausage factory

episode 411: potemkin sausage factory

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we discuss what makes reality singing competitions wonderful… or...


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episode 394: i was a big fan of my work

episode 394: i was a big fan of my work

On the Overthinking It Podcast we talk about the many notable snubs of the 2016 Oscar nominations...


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episode 387: creed: the fresh prince and the...

episode 387: creed: the fresh prince and the...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we talk approximately “Creed,” the latest entry in the Rocky...


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episode 381: marty mcfly day

episode 381: marty mcfly day

The Overthinking It Podcast commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System...


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episode 366: you drop this acid, you will travel...

episode 366: you drop this acid, you will travel...

On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle “Terminator Genisys” with Arnold Schwarzenegger and...


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episode 348: they are not the hell your whales

episode 348: they are not the hell your whales

The Overthinkers tackle the passing of Leonard Nimoy,the philosophical implications of #TheDress,...


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episode 344: we aren t what you think we are

episode 344: we aren t what you think we are

The Overthinkers tackle the commercials and halftime show from Super Bowl XLIXEpisode 344: We...


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episode 340: generation skeletor

episode 340: generation skeletor

The Overthinkers introduce the concept of Overthinking for the benefit of new listeners,and discuss...


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episode 336: black mirror - the pig effing trolley...

episode 336: black mirror - the pig effing trolley...

The Overthinkers tackle Black Mirror,now available to US viewers on Netflix.Episode 336: Black...


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episode 325: i speak of the booty that is to come...

episode 325: i speak of the booty that is to come...

The Overthinkers tackle pop songs approximately booty and the fall TV lineup.Episode 325: I Speak of...


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episode 322: hello kitty: the horrible sanrio...

episode 322: hello kitty: the horrible sanrio...

The Overthinkers tackle Sin City 2’s box office flop,the taxonomy of Hello Kitty, and the appeal...


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episode 291: skinny guy, skinny guy, fat guy, fat...

episode 291: skinny guy, skinny guy, fat guy, fat...

The Overthinkers tackle the definition of sports,sports’ shadow-sports, and sports movies.Episode...


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episode 287: there only had to be one scarface

episode 287: there only had to be one scarface

The Overthinkers tackle The Wolf of Wall Street,the moral responsibility of movies, and the Greatest...


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episode 222: portrait of the artist as an old man...

episode 222: portrait of the artist as an old man...

The Overthinkers tackle Looper,written and directed by Rian Johnson, Starring Joseph “Gordonian...


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episode 221: brought to you by  transformers 6

episode 221: brought to you by transformers 6

The Overthinkers tackle “The Master,” Philip Seymour Hoffman’s relatively slumming-free...


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episode 193: inuyasha ish

episode 193: inuyasha ish

Fenzel and Wrather tackle issues of representation and expression with reference to PayPal,Antwone...


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episode 190: 18 hours of angels singing and...

episode 190: 18 hours of angels singing and...

Wrather,Fenzel, and Perich tackle Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.Episode 190: 18 Hours of Angels...


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episode 184: cats that look like hitler

episode 184: cats that look like hitler

The Overthinkers tackle creativity,analysis, straw men, or the poet Ranier Maria Rilke.Episode 184:...


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episode 180: michelle bachmann america is great...

episode 180: michelle bachmann america is great...

The Overthinkers tackle the TV and music businesses: Community,Taylor Swift, Ke$ha, or Adam...


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episode 152: bradley cooper! you come home this...

episode 152: bradley cooper! you come home this...

The Overthinkers tackle The HangoverEpisode 152: Bradley Cooper! You approach Home This Instant!...


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episode 124: strangely apropos

episode 124: strangely apropos

The Overthinkers tackle their veteran status and the release of Unstoppable and Call of Duty,as well...


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episode 119: negative capability

episode 119: negative capability

The Overthinkers tackle New York comedian-Con and the changing landscape of the American...


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episode 113: the futility of juggalo regression

episode 113: the futility of juggalo regression

The Overthinkers tackle the re-release of Avatar,its implications for the future of 3D movies, and...


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episode 104: i m trying to get my power level...

episode 104: i m trying to get my power level...

The Overthinkers tackle iPhone 4,the World Cup, and listener emails.Episode 104: Im trying to get my...


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episode 82: the lamentations of the women

episode 82: the lamentations of the women

The Overthinkers tackle their long-lived OTI,the short-lived Tonight present with Conan O’Brien,...


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episode 52: billy mays for kaboobies

episode 52: billy mays for kaboobies

The Overthinkers mourn celebrity deaths,celebrate the work of Michael Bay, and mock the listeners....


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episode 44: where s the beef?

episode 44: where s the beef?

The Overthinkers disappear through some listener feedback,pick on the host, talk racial normativity,...


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episode 42: what art ain t

episode 42: what art ain t

The overthinkers take on Crank 2,the meaning of pretentious, and the nature of art (topics more...


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episode 11: special: olympics!

episode 11: special: olympics!

All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Matthew Belinkie,Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the...


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listener questions for the podcast

listener questions for the podcast

All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes On an upcoming episode of the podcast,we will overthink listener...


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episode 470: making it a e s t h e t i c

episode 470: making it a e s t h e t i c

On the podcast,we tackle the latest film from Edgar Wright, “Baby Driver.”Episode 470: Making It...


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episode 468: the shopping cart is an allegory of...

episode 468: the shopping cart is an allegory of...

Consider the Oreo: On the Overthinking It Podcast,Amazon’s acquisition of Whole Foods leads us to...


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episode 467: the thing you can t reboot is tom...

episode 467: the thing you can t reboot is tom...

This week’s Overthinking It Podcast is an argument for the Oxford Comma: We talk about...


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episode 466: red shiny boots on the ground

episode 466: red shiny boots on the ground

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the critically and commercially acclaimed reboot of Wonder...


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episode 462: guardians of the galaxy vol. 2:...

episode 462: guardians of the galaxy vol. 2:...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, starring Chris Pratt and...


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episode 456: fighter pilot, space commander, mass ...

episode 456: fighter pilot, space commander, mass ...

On the Overthinking It Podcast we ask who has designed our wasted time,and how and why they’ve...


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episode 455: don t woke the beast

episode 455: don t woke the beast

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the live action remake of Disney’s “Beauty and the...


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episode 453: it s called logan because that s...

episode 453: it s called logan because that s...

On the Overthining It Podcast we tackle “Logan,” the last film in the X-Men franchise to star...


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episode 445: the ncis: la of my mind

episode 445: the ncis: la of my mind

On the Overthinking It podcast,we eschew discussion of the Golden Globes to discuss the latest...


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episode 424: stranger things: the horror is at...

episode 424: stranger things: the horror is at...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle the Netflix original series “Stranger Things,” starring...


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episode 404: lex luthor presents mary shelley s...

episode 404: lex luthor presents mary shelley s...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Zack Snyder’s “Batman v. Superman: Dawn of...


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episode 395: the human condition as it exists on...

episode 395: the human condition as it exists on...

On the podcast,we consider human motivation in the age of the snarky tweet.Episode 395: The Human...


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episode 385: the golden arches means there are...

episode 385: the golden arches means there are...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle artisanality and authenticity in our food, our social...


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episode 384: you re 98% compatible bond

episode 384: you re 98% compatible bond

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle “Spectre,” the latest entry into the James Bond...


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episode 375: because i could not stop for lunch,...

episode 375: because i could not stop for lunch,...

On the Overthinking It Podcast,we tackle Guy Ritchie’s “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”Episode 375:...


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episode 369: things that are big and things that...

episode 369: things that are big and things that...

The Overthinking It Podcast tackles Marvel’s Ant Man,starring Paul Rudd and Michael...


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episode 368: the crisis of infinite mr. cleans

episode 368: the crisis of infinite mr. cleans

The overthinkers tackle narrative as marketing,and why you should never, ever believe “Our...


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episode 363: velociraptor, you re a loose cannon...

episode 363: velociraptor, you re a loose cannon...

The Overthinkers and special guest Diona Reasonover tackle Jurassic World,starring Chris...


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episode 361: the golden age of television is over

episode 361: the golden age of television is over

The Overthinkers tackle the demise of the Golden Age of Televsion,including shows like “Game of...


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episode 355: give us this day our daily chewbacca

episode 355: give us this day our daily chewbacca

The Overthinkers tackle a playlist of trailers for Star Wars,Batman v Superman, Terminator Genisys,...


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episode 353: it s curious that it s furious

episode 353: it s curious that it s furious

The Overthinkers tackle Fast and Furious 7,starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.Episode 353: It’s...


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episode 352: axel foley waits on no man s pleasure

episode 352: axel foley waits on no man s pleasure

The Overthinkers and guest Jordan Harbinger from “The Art of Charm” discuss success,authority,...


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episode 351: the baggage and the glory

episode 351: the baggage and the glory

The Overthinkers tackle the filmmaking process,the relationship between artist and audience, and...


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episode 350: fashion police brutality

episode 350: fashion police brutality

The Overthinkers tackle Carcast Redux,the roast of Justin Bieber, and Kathy Griffin’s stand for...


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episode 349: the best, illest quotes

episode 349: the best, illest quotes

The Overthinkers tackle Kanye West at Oxford,Guy Fieri in the Grocery Store, and Harrison Ford at...


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episode 331: ecce homo: paul walker floats in slow...

episode 331: ecce homo: paul walker floats in slow...

The overthinkers tackle the Furious 7 trailer,and compare the instrumental value of the careers of...


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episode 317: he seems older and wiser and less...

episode 317: he seems older and wiser and less...

The Overthinkers propose hypothetical ComicCon announcements and talk approximately new releases...


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episode 314: one mountain closer to climbing every...

episode 314: one mountain closer to climbing every...

The Overthinkers tackle things bodily: Tattoos,diet, exercise, or sitcoms.Episode 314: One Mountain...


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episode 310: standing at the edge of tomorrow

episode 310: standing at the edge of tomorrow

The Overthinkers prepare to tackle Tom Cruise’s latest,“Edge of Tomorrow.”...


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episode 309: why is this podcast different from...

episode 309: why is this podcast different from...

The Overthinking It Podcast answers questions about Back to the Future,Sharktopus, and the meaning...


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episode 303: you re not a person if you don t have...

episode 303: you re not a person if you don t have...

The Overthinkers tackle Buzzfeed Quizzes and what’s improper with the internet.Episode 303:...


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episode 298: a requirement for jerk

episode 298: a requirement for jerk

The Overthinkers tackle lost-key points,who can and can’t judge whom, video game adaptations, and...


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episode 288: the magical quality of the magic box

episode 288: the magical quality of the magic box

The Overthinkers tackle Netflix,the Netflix queue, and the phenomenon of movies disappearing and...


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episode 281: white house down: this is...

episode 281: white house down: this is...

The Overthinkers tackle White House Down,starring Channing Tatum and Jamie Foxx.Episode 281: White...


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episode 279: ender s game: i can t open my mouth...

episode 279: ender s game: i can t open my mouth...

The Overthinkers tackle the film adaptation of Ender’s Game.Episode 279: Ender’s Game: I Can’t...


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episode 278: the star wars trilogy isn t over...

episode 278: the star wars trilogy isn t over...

The Overthinkers tackle Shadows of Endor,a Star Wars: Ewoks comic.Episode 278: The Star Wars Trilogy...


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episode 276: captain phillips: why is the man from...

episode 276: captain phillips: why is the man from...

The Overthinkers tackle Captain Phillips,starring Tom Hanks.Episode 276: Captain Phillips: Why is...


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