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June 15, 2020Episode 624: Justice! At The Disco
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather return their focus pop culture, examining the structure and function of protest music through the years. How do the intrinsic and instrumental protests relate? How does an “I” become a “we”? Who are “we” anyway, and what are we not going to take? What, in short, is going on?
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“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
“John Brown’s Body”
John Brown (abolitionist)
Episode 624: Justice! At The Disco 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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June 08, 2020Episode 623: Motörhead Mindfulness
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Mark Lee and Matt Wrather encourage you to take care of yourself during stressful times, and have some suggested ways you can provide, and think about, your own self-care.
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Mashup: “Ace of Spades” and “Shout”
Mashup: “All I Want for Christmas is You” and “The Beautiful People”
Low-Fi Hip Hop
Building a Gaming PC
The Miracle Sudoku
Episode 623: Motörhead Mindfulness 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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June 01, 2020Episode 622: Write Long Letters, Think Long Thoughts, and Pray Long Prayers
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather read Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail.”
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“Letter from a Birmingham Jail” (full text)
Episode 622: Write Long Letters, Think Long Thoughts, and Pray Long Prayers 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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May 25, 2020Episode 621: The Trip Cinematic Universe
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather discuss the latest installment of The Trip, directed by Michael Winterbottom and starring Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon. This installment takes the frenemies to Greece, retracing the steps (oar-strokes?) of Odysseus, and addresses history, mortality, and masculinity. Fair warning: It’s a lot.
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“As Not Seen on TV” from the New York Times
Episode 621: The Trip Cinematic Universe 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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May 18, 2020 Episode 620: Why Don’t You Put the Bloodhound in a Little Sherlock Holmes Hat?
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather pay tribute to the great Fred Willard (c1930s—2020) by overthinking and appreciating him in Best in Show, the Christopher Guest mockumentary about dogs and their people.
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Episode 620: Why Don’t You Put the Bloodhound in a Little Sherlock Holmes Hat? 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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May 11, 2020Episode 619: Wrestling in Silence
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather gather virtually to overthink gathering in person. We talk about theater, wrestling, comedy and music, and wonder what it would take to create a virtual experience that is as satisfying as the real thing.
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“Baumol’s Cost Disease” from Wikipedia
Episode 619: Wrestling in Silence 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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May 04, 2020Episode 618: I Feel Personally Attacked by This Dataset
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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather test their knowledge of pop music decade-by-decade, and ovethink what accounts for the gaps.
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“Identifying Generational Gaps in Music” from The Pudding
’79–’83 from The Hood Internet
Episode 618: I Feel Personally Attacked by This Dataset 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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April 27, 2020Episode 617: Strivers, Sycophants, and Nincompoops
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Ben Adams, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather, spurred by (a lack of?) news out of North Korea and autocracies everywhere, overthink The Death of Stalin, Armando Iannucci’s comedy about the days before and after the dictator’s death.
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DPRK News Service on Twitter
“Bailey Building and Loan vs. Macy’s Incorporated” from Overthinking It
Episode 617: Strivers, Sycophants, and Nincompoops 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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April 20, 2020 Episode 616: The Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Pixar’s Onward, newly released on Disney+. OK, so. Ian is a Lightfoot and Barley is a Stout and the disembodied pants are a Ghostwise. But if Ian is a sorcerer and Laurel is a fighter and Colt is a paladin… what is Barley?
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Episode 616: The Brotherhood of the Traveling Pants 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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April 13, 2020 Episode 615: His Knife Wasn’t Out Enough
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Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather gather in the conservatory to solve the mystery of overthinking Knives Out, the florid, atmospheric, and political whodunnit from Rian Johnson.
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Episode 615: His Knife Wasn’t Out Enough 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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