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November 16, 2015Episode 385: The Golden Arches Means There Are Infinite Hamburgers
Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matt Wrather overthink artisanality and authenticity in our food, our social relations, and our popular entertainment.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip385.mp3]
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Further Reading
Dockingjay: Logistics in the Hunger Games
Hyperreality on Wikipedia
Naturalistic Fallacy
Amartya Sen and the Capability Approach
The McRib: Enjoy Your Symptom by Ian Bogost
Five Guys Burgers and Fries Review by Daym Drops
Slavoj Zizek
False Consciousness
Episode 385: The Golden Arches Means There Are Infinite Hamburgers 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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November 09, 2015Episode 384: You’re 98% compatible Bond
Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matt Wrather overthink Spectre, the newest entry into the James Bond franchise, starring Daniel Craig..
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip384.mp3]
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Further Reading
“Sparky from St. Paul” from The New Yorker
James Bond
À la recherche du temps perdu
Rules (official site)
Existentialism
“War Making and State Making as Organized Crime” by Charles Tilly
“Territoriality and beyond: problematizing modernity in international relations” by John Gerard Ruggie
Andrew Scott on IMDb
9 Eyes by Jon Rafman
“Davos Man”
Davos Seaworth
Episode 384: You’re 98% compatible Bond 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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November 02, 2015Episode 383: The Most Genuine Fake
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Ryan Sheely, and Matt Wrather overthink their Halloween experiences using the tools of social science to analyze land use, urbanism, and counter-cultural authenticity.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip383.mp3]
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Further Reading
“How our housing choices make adult friendships more difficult” by David Roberts on Vox
“How Friendships Change in Adulthood” by Julie Beck from the Atlantic
Maximize Your Halloween with the New Urbanism by Paul Knight
“The Many Lives of St. Marks Place” by Ada Calhoun from The New Yorker
“Notes Toward A Supreme Fiction” by Wallace Stevens
Episode 383: The Most Genuine Fake 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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October 26, 2015Episode 382: Getting to Bomb You
Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Matt Wrather overthink the legitimate stage and mark the release of the Star Wars trailer by sharing their favorite movie trailer memories.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip382.mp3]
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Watch Back to the Future with Overthinking It
The Overview: Back to the Future
The Overview: Back to the Future Part II
The Overview: Back to the Future Part III
Further Reading
The Script to Hamlet for Horatio’s line
Trailers
Terminator 2
Mad Max: Fury Road
The Big Lebowski
This Is Our Youth on Broadway
Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking It on the Road
Episode 382: Getting to Bomb You 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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October 19, 2015Episode 381: Marty McFly Day
Matthew Belinkie, Pete Fenzel, and Mark Lee commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Nintendo Entertainment System and the Back to the Future milestone date of October 21, 2015.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip381.mp3]
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Watch Back to the Future with Overthinking It
The Overview: Back to the Future
The Overview: Back to the Future Part II
The Overview: Back to the Future Part III
Episode 381: Marty McFly Day 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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October 12, 2015Episode 380: Postponing the Larger Reckoning
Ben Adams, Pete Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather discuss how TV stories are told in two- and three-episode arcs, and check in with Matthew Belinkie and Mark Lee about New York Comic Con 2015.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip380.mp3]
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Further Reading
Overthinking It on YouTube
Overthinking It on Instagram
ST:TNG “The Best of Both Worlds”
West Wing Cliffhangers: Season 1, Season 2
Charmed Season 3 Cliffhanger: “All Hell Breaks Loose”
“The Case of the Week Quotient”
“The Case of the Week Quotient Returns!”
Episode 380: Postponing the Larger Reckoning 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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October 05, 2015Episode 379: The Space Program of the 50s, 60s, 70s…and Today
Ben Adams, Pete Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Ryan Sheely tackle the science, politics, and music of the Ridley Scott movie The Martian.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip379.mp3]
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Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
Ryan Sheely: @ryanmsheely
Further Reading
Slingshot effect
Super Ape
Explosions in the Sky
“How Madden Ratings are Made”
TFT Podcast on Post-Rock
Episode 379: The Space Program of the 50s, 60s, 70s…and Today 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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September 28, 2015Episode 378: Like Kermit the Frog, He Seems Rife for Hot Takes
Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather celebrate the 7th anniversary of the podcast by overthinking the Muppets, the Volkswagen scandal, and Pope Francis’s visit to the United States.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip378.mp3]
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Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
Further Reading
“Some further complaints about Indy IV (most likely the first in a series)” on Overthinking It
“Subjecting “Fridge Nuking” to Scientific Peer Review”
Hamilton (Original Broadway Cast Recording): Amazon and iTunes
“Taylor Swift wins Emmy Award for Original Interactive Program”
“Encounter at Farpoint”
The Muppet Show from the seventies
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Go Set a Watchman
Wonder Showzen
“As Volkswagen Pushed to Be No. 1, Ambitions Fueled a Scandal” from the New York times
Episode 378: Like Kermit the Frog, He Seems Rife for Hot Takes 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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September 21, 2015Episode 377: A Vin Diesel Solution to a Whitey Bulger Problem
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink favorite villains from our childhood entertainment, the current state of “Peak Television,” and Black Mass, the Whitey Bulger biopic starring Johnny Depp.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip377.mp3]
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Further Reading
Fat Cat from Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers
MC Skat Kat
Inspector Gadget
The Hardy Boys novels
“The Hubbert Peak Theory of Rock, or, Why We’re All Out of Good Songs” on Overthinking It
“Have We Reached ‘Peak TV’?”
Black Mass (film) on Wikipedia
Whitey Bulger on Wikipedia
Rashomon on Wikipedia
Episode 377: A Vin Diesel Solution to a Whitey Bulger Problem 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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September 14, 2015Episode 376: In Europe, Nothing is Just the Beginning
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Mark’s European vacation.
[audio:http://www.overthinkingit.com/media/otip376.mp3]
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Further Reading
The Overview: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
“The Death Spiral Of M. Night Shyamalan’s Career”
“Choosing a Harmonica”
“Case study: Public-private partnership to promote handwashing in Ghana” from Unicef
Translating Seinfeld from The Verge
Episode 376: In Europe, Nothing is Just the Beginning 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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