On episode 9 of Overthink, Ellie and David dive into the concept of parrhesia (speaking truth to those in power). They discuss its origin in Ancient Greece with Socrates and Diogenes, as well as its resurgence in Foucault. The two get into modern day truth tellers such as Dr. Christine Blasey Ford, Tristan Harris, Emma Sulkowicz, and more. 

Interested in the works discussed? Look no further:

Andreas Huyssen, “Foreword: The return of Diogenes as Postmodern Intellectual”
Michel Foucault, Fearless Speech
Gordon Hull, “The Banality of Cynicism: Foucault and the Limits of Authentic Parrhēsia”
Mary Anne Franks, “Fearless Speech”
“The Social Dilemma,” dir. Jeff Orlowski
Kurt Borg, “Foucault on Drugs: The Personal, the Ethical and the Political in Foucault in California”
Emma Sulkowicz, "Carry That Weight"

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Have you ever been ghosted? In episode 8 of Overthink, Ellie and David deconstruct this dating dilemma. The duo discuss what ghosting does to our emotions; how the Greek notion of akrasia can help us understand why people ghost; how ghosting leaves us feeling, well, haunted; and more!

Interested in the works discussed? Here you go!
Jacques Derrida,  Specters of Marx
Julia Kristeva, Strangers to Ourselves
“Derrida,” dir. Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering Kofman
Carl du Prel, The Philosophy of Mysticism

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In episode 7 of Overthink, Ellie and David dive into the sensation of empathy! The dynamic duo discuss mirror neurons, whether animals can feel empathy, nice boy syndrome, why the phrase “I feel your pain” is so annoying, and more!

Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here:
Frans De Waal, The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society
Hal Herzog and Mel Foster, Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat
Edith Stein, On the Problem of Empathy
Amy Coplan and Peter Goldie, eds. Empathy: Philosophical and Psychological Perspectives, ed.
Marco Iacoboni, Mirroring People: The New Science of How We Connect with Others
Paul Bloom, Against Empathy

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In episode 6 of Overthink, Ellie and David look at millennials' obsession with homemaking through the lens of Epicurus and Mariana Ortega. The duo talk about the Danish word “hygge,” alloparenting plants, IKEA, how 10-step skincare regimens are definitely the reason why millennials don’t own homes, and so much more! 

Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here!
Michel de Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life
Mariana Ortega, In-Between: Latina Feminist Phenomenology, Multiplicity, and the Self
Malcolm Harris, Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials
Epicurus, The Art of Happiness

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In episode 5 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about the taste, smell, and function of nostalgia. They dive into al pastor tacos, cottagecore, teenage diary entries, old shampoo bottles, M.A.G.A and more!  

Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here!
Svetlana Boym, The Future of Nostalgia
Cathy Park Hong, Minor Feelings: An Asian-American Reckoning
Lauren Berlant, "Big Man" (https://socialtextjournal.org/big-man/)
Sigmund Freud, Mourning and Melancholia
Marcel Proust, In Search of Lost Time, volume 1: Swann's Way
Derek Walcott, Omeros
H.A. Kaplan, "The Psychopathology of Nostalgia"

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On episode 3 of Overthink, Ellie and David delve into the rise of Anti-Mask protests across the country. The two discuss American individualism in our conception of freedom, the role of breath in the Judeo-Christian tradition, how much freedom we actually have when choosing lunch, and so much more!

Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here: 

 G.W.F. Hegel, The Philosophy of Right
John Locke, Second Treatise of Government
Simone de Beauvoir, America Day By Day and The Ethics of Ambiguity 
Nietzsche, The Genealogy of Morals
The Bible
Kate Manne, Down Girl
Deep Throat (adult film)

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On episode 4 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about existential anxiety, FOMO, Netflix’s Emily in Paris, The Good Place, and the difference between the medical and existential model of anxiety. Then the dynamic duo discusses how to deal with existential angst through resoluteness, mindfulness, and faith--or what David likes to call “embracing your ugliness!”

 Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here:
Søren Kierkegaard, The Concept of Anxiety
Martin Heidegger, Being and Time
Jean-Paul Sartre, Being and Nothingness
Gordon Marino, The Existentialist’s Survival Guide
American Psychiatric Association website,  “What are Anxiety Disorders?” https://www.psychiatry.org/patients-families/anxiety-disorders/what-are-anxiety-disorders Albert Camus, The Myth of Sisyphus
Simone de Beauvoir, The Ethics of Ambiguity
Franz Kafka, Metamorphosis
The Good Place (TV show)
Jenny Odell, How To Do Nothing
Michel de Certeau, The Practice of Everyday Life

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On episode 2 of Overthink, Ellie  and David  discuss how millennials love talking about hating capitalism, the influence capitalism has had on our understanding of time, and the blurring line between who you are as a worker and who you are as an individual. Then they discuss how Covid-19 has challenged our conception of time and what this means for the future!

Interested in the works discussed? You can find them here: 
Edward Thompson, “Time, Work-Discipline, and Industrial Capitalism”
Karl Marx, Capital
Judy Wajcman, Pressed for Time
Guy Debord, Society of the Spectacle 
Venkatesh Rao, “Pandemic Time: Distributed Doomsday-Clock” 

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Welcome to Overthink.  A philosophy podcast you'll actually want to listen to. Smart but cool. Fun but deep. Hosted by professors Ellie Anderson (Pomona College) and David M. Peña-Guzmán (San Francisco State University).

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