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July 01, 2019Episode 574: Setup, Setup, Setup, Punchline… Chomp!
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Jordan Stokes joins Mark Lee and Matthew Wrather to consider, “What even is a thing?” as they overthink John Carpenter’s seminal 1982 horror film, The Thing.
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The Thing
Wikipedia and IMDb
Amazon, iTunes
Jibblies from the Homestar Runner Wiki
Hoxter, J. (1996) “The Evil Dead, Die and Chase: From Slapstick to Splatshtick” (good luck finding it though)

Episode 574: Setup, Setup, Setup, Punchline… Chomp! 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 24, 2019 Episode 573: Your “Your Song”
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather embark on (another!) musical odyssey through the 1960s and 70s, this time with the music of Elton John as our guide, as we overthink Rocketman.
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Episode 573: Your “Your Song” 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 17, 2019Episode 572: A Brief Detour on Spam
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather gather to overthink Netflix’s romantic comedy Always Be My Maybe, written by Ali Wong, Randall Park, and Michael Golamco (whose name Matt forgot on the podcast… sorry Michael!). They discuss the film from the perspective of representation, class and gentrification, intersectionality, and genre, loving romantic comedies while realizing how ridiculous they are.
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Further Reading
Immigration and Nationality Act of 1965
Proposition 13
Fists of Fury
“Kenau Reeves is Too Good for This World” from NewYorker.com
Captain Ron
Episode 572: A Brief Detour on Spam 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 10, 2019Episode 571: Eight Guys Walking across France
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather opt out of this week’s summer blockbuster and instead observe the anniversary of D-Day by watching Saving Private Ryan.
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Further Reading
Saving Private Ryan
Sole Survivor Policy
The Niland Brothers
Episode 571: Eight Guys Walking across France 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 03, 2019Episode 570: I Did Not Know That This Generation’s Emilio Estevez Was a Woman
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Peter Fenzel, Amanda Avisati Jorda, and Matthew Wrather overthink Booksmart, a new teen comedy starring Beanie Feldstein and Kaitlyn Dever. They ask, “what even is a teen comedy?” before delving into the film, it’s slightly disorganized tone and focus, and its winning idiosyncrasy and comedy.
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Further Reading
“teen” Etymology fr. Proto-germanic “tehun”
Booksmart (2019)
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
Pretty in Pink (1986)
Superbad (2007)
Episode 570: I Did Not Know That This Generation’s Emilio Estevez Was a Woman 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 27, 2019 Episode 569: John Wick, Unlike Jon Snow, Knows to Pet His Dog
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Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather convene an adjudication of John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (Post bellum, ergo propter bellum?), talking about why we still care about John Wick, the film’s somewhat perplexing milieu, the villain problem, and why this dog can’t ever be the dog.
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Episode 569: John Wick, Unlike Jon Snow, Knows to Pet His Dog 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 20, 2019 Episode 568: The Rich Tapestry of Whatever
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Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink Game of Thrones. We liked the final episode, even though so much nonsense has transpired at this point that it’s hard to bring yourself to care. But we discuss the finale, the final season, and where the characters all end up. Bonus discussion: a really good capsule history of Westeros and Essos from Pete.
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Episode 568: The Rich Tapestry of Whatever 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 13, 2019Episode 567: You’re a Nerd. This is about Things That You Like.
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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather overthink sitcoms, what The Bing Bang Theory was really about all along, and how half-hour comedies help the society come to terms with its changes and irresolvable conflicts.
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Further Reading
The Big Bang Theory (IMDb); Wikipedia
“Three Men and a Comic Book”, The Simpsons
All in the Family
Episode 567: You’re a Nerd. This is about Things That You Like. 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 06, 2019Episode 566: A Coal-Town Boy Who Just Wants to Dance
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Further Reading
“I used to be with it…” from The Simpsons
The Billboard Hot 100 for this episode
Our Playlist on Spotify
Billie Eilish, “bad guy”
Ariana Grande, “7 rings”
Lil Nas X, Billy Ray Cyrus, “Old Town Road (Remix)”
“Country at the Crossroads” from Switched on Pop
J. Cole, “Middle Child”
Episode 566: A Coal-Town Boy Who Just Wants to Dance 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 29, 2019 Episode 565: Portals
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Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather are joined by guests Ben Krinsky and Shiyan to overthink Avengers: Endgame. They spend some time discussing the journey each major character has undergone, and consider the implications of plotting out an endgame not just for the Infinity War, but for such a sprawling and complex story as the MCU’s current phase.
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Episode 565: Portals 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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