Overthinking It Podcast

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March 21, 2016Episode 403: I Will Block And Unfriend
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather gather to overthink the social implications of the verdict against Gawker in the Hulk Hogan sex tape trial, the role of aggregation vs. curation in news publishing, the omnipresence of surveillance technology in our lives, how the culture metabolizes its own circumstances to narrativize social change, the B+ student’s version of Rawls’s veil of ignorance, and the increasingly permeable barrier between public and private.
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Further Reading
“Hulk Hogan Awarded $115 Million in Privacy Suit Against Gawker”
4channic Discourse on the Overthinking It Podcast
“The Digital Dirt” from The New Yorker
The Ring of Gyges on Wikipedia
Veil of Ignorance
Episode 403: I Will Block And Unfriend 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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March 14, 2016Episode 402: The Product and Its Effect on the Floor or on Your Butt
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee and Matthew Wrather overthink the phenomenon of the modern movie trailer by looking at recent examples for “Captain America: Civil War” and “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice.” We also share a little derision—or is it admiration?—for the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice awards.
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Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
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Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Further Reading
2016 Kids Choice Awards
Episode 402: The Product and Its Effect on the Floor or on Your Butt 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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March 07, 2016Episode 401: Stop Shaming the Bunny
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee and Matthew Wrather are joined by guest Arjun Gupta to overthink Zootopia, Disney’s new animated film about animal racism.
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Our Guest
Our guest Arjun Gupta calls himself a “Storyteller and a Service Member.” As an actor, he currently appears on the SyFy show Magicians, and you may have seen him on How to Get Away with Murder and Nurse Jackie. His own podcast, American Desis, which Arjun hosts alongside comedian Akaash Singh, is geared to discovering what it means to be a South Asian in this country today.
@ArjunGuptaBK
Arjun Gupta on IMDb
American Desis Podcast
Ammunition Theatre Company
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Further Reading
The Panchatantra
Episode 401: Stop Shaming the Bunny 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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February 29, 2016Episode 400: Part of the Problem is That You Didn’t Invite Vin Diesel
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee and Matthew Wrather overthink the 88th Academy Awards, hosted by Chris Rock.
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Further Reading
List of Oscar Winners
Chris Rock’s Opening Monolgoue
Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy
Our Podcast on Mad Max Fury Road
That Stacey Dash moment might be the first time an #Oscars telecast has aired a #BlackTwitter inside joke.
— Jamil Smith (@JamilSmith) February 29, 2016
Them people in the Oscar Audience didn't know what that Stacey Dash shit was about. Chris did that for Twitter.
— Charlamagne Tha God (@cthagod) February 29, 2016
Episode 400: Part of the Problem is That You Didn’t Invite Vin Diesel 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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February 22, 2016Episode 399: Selena Gomez Gets Pedantic
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee and Matthew Wrather overthink the books they actually might have liked reading in High School, and preview the eight nominees for Best Picture in the 2016 Oscars. We are not sure that a policy of compulsory reverence is the best way to get people to actually revere art.
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Further Reading
Candide
The Diary of a Young Girl
Charles Dickens: A Tale of Two Cities, Great Expectations, Oliver Twist, and A Christmas Carol
Affiliate Links: Candide, Anne Frank, Charles Dickens
Oscar Nominations: The Complete List from The Hollywood Reporter

Episode 399: Selena Gomez Gets Pedantic 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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February 15, 2016Episode 398: Deadpool: Superhero Joint Custody
Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the new Deadpool movie starring Ryan Reynolds.
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Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
Ryan Sheely: @goestotwelve
Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Episode 398: Deadpool: Superhero Joint Custody 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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February 08, 2016Episode 397: Hardcore Normal
Rachel D, Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the ads and halftime performances of Super Bowl L.
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Rachel D
Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
Ryan Sheely: @goestotwelve
Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Further Reading
Episode 397: Hardcore Normal 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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February 01, 2016Episode 396: Tell Me More, Tell Me More
Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthink Idris Elba’s future roles, the cultural problems Grease Live will have to surmount, the balance of good and bad things in Louis C.K.’s new show Horace and Pete, and launch the Nicholas Sparks challenge to promote Overthinking It Memberships.
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Further Reading
Grease Live
SAG Awards: Diversity Reigns in a Rebuke to #OscarsSoWhite
Horace and Pete
Episode 396: Tell Me More, Tell Me More 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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January 25, 2016Episode 395: The Human Condition as it Exists on the Internet
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the best and worst of human nature on Twitter, wonder what really motivates our action online, and launch Overthinking It Meberships to our podcast listeners.
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Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
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Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Further Reading
“Andie MacDowell defends complaint after being bumped from first class” on USA Today, on NZ Today, and Time
Shipping Larry on Tumblr
Panda Videos
The Original: Tian Tian from the Smithsonian National Zoo
Jeffrey Perez calls Tian Tian Out
Alton Brown gets in on the action
Episode 395: The Human Condition as it Exists on the Internet 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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January 18, 2016Episode 394: I Was a Big Fan of My Work
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather discuss why they are boycotting the Oscars, and for what reason, before discussing mortality, identity, and liberal education in connection with the passing of David Bowie and Alan Rickman.
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Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
John Perich: @perich
Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Further Reading
Wiz Khalifa – See You Again ft. Charlie Puth
2016 Oscar Nominations
The TFT Podcast on David Bowie’s Heroes
David Bowie on Wikipeida
Lemmy on Wikipedia
“Ace of Spades” Lyrics on Genius
Alan Rickman on Wikipedia
The Overview: Die Hard
Episode 394: I Was a Big Fan of My Work 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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