Matthew Wrather hosts with Natalie Baseman, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and David Shechner to overthink 100 episodes of this show, the difference between popular and high culture, “film” vs. “movies”, democratization of the means of production, streamlining the supply chain, new and old business models, Nintendo Power and its discontents, and Why We Overthink.

In accordance with Murphy’s Law, some bandwidth and computing problems interfered with the livestream and the audio recording—rendering the first 10 minutes of the show—the question of the week—unlistenable. Very sorry to the dedicated viewers who join us for the livestream every week, and to the dedicated listeners!

To make up for it, let’s have everybody answer this week’s question in the comments below: What is your earliest memory of pop culture?

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Episode 100: A Sidetrack from our Broader Thrust 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)]