Overthinking It Podcast

Overthinking It Podcast

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  • Episode 355: Give Us This Day Our Daily Chewbacca

    Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the trailers for Star Wars, Batman v Superman, Terminator Genisys, and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and which terrible movie they’d rather watch than Paul Blart Mall Copy.

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    Your Panel
    • Ben Adams: @badamsnavy
    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
    • Sponsor
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      • Further Reading
        • Paul Blart Mall Copy 2, List of films with a 0% rating on Rotten Tomatoes
        • Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, Pinocchio (2002 film), Atlas Shrugged: Part III, Police Academy 4: Citizens on Patrol, Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach, and Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
        • Ayn Rand Reviews Children’s Movies
        • Trailers Playlist on YouTube
        • Max (official trailer)
        • Overthinker Picks
          • Justified on Amazon
          • Monkey Kingdom
          • Unbreakable on Amazon
          • Unbreakable on Netflix
          • Hedwig and the Angry Inch on Broadway
          • Hedwig And The Angry Inch: Original Cast Recording on Amazon
          • The Big Lebowski on Netflix
          • Episode 355: Give Us This Day Our Daily Chewbacca 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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          • Episode 354: Don Draper’s Seppuku

            Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink the start of the final half of the final season of Mad Men, the crisis of American Masculinity as epitomized in Jon Hamm and Vin Diesel, the folly of learning history from TV shows, and Hillary Clinton’s playlist for 2016.

            [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip354.mp3]

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            Your Panel
            • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
            • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
            • John Perich: @perich
            • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
            • Further Reading
              • TFT Podcast 120: Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours
              • Subscribe to the Overthinking It YouTube Channel
              • Selma Is Not Historically Accurate Blah Blah Blah
              • Episode 354: Don Draper’s Seppuku 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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              • Episode 353: It’s Curious That It’s Furious

                Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather overthink Furious 7, starring Vin Diesel and Paul Walker.

                [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip353.mp3]

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                Your Panel
                • Ben Adams: @badamsnavy
                • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                • Further Reading
                  • Ostrich and Emu
                  • Harrier Jump Jet
                  • Vogon
                  • Super-Enthusiast Radio 21
                  • Majin Buu
                  • Every Frame a Painting – Jackie Chan: How to Do Action Comedy
                  • Tony Jaa (Wikipedia)
                  • Episode 353: It’s Curious That It’s Furious 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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                  • Episode 352: Axel Foley Waits on No Man’s Pleasure

                    Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather are joined by guest Jordan Harbinger of The Art of Charm website and podcast to discuss success, authority, masculinity, and the return of Coach and The X-Files.

                    [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip352.mp3]

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                    Your Panel
                    • Matthew Belinkie
                    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                    • Our Guest: Jordan Harbinger
                      • The Art of Charm Podcast – iTunes
                      • The Art of Charm Website
                      • @theartofcharm
                      • Further Reading
                        • Hugh Jackman’s Is Finally Retiring Wolverine from MTV News
                        • Beverly Hills Copy
                        • 48 Hrs on Wikipedia
                        • Lil Wayne on Wikipedia and on Forbes
                        • 50 Cent on Wikipedia
                        • Stoicism, the Black Swan, and the Resurrection of Vin Diesel
                        • Southpaw Trailer on YouTube
                        • Coach
                        • The Art of Charm: Pencils of Promise: How To Create Extraordinary Change (Episode 381)
                        • Coach on Netflix
                        • Episode 352: Axel Foley Waits on No Man’s Pleasure 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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                        • Episode 351: The Baggage and The Glory

                          Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather are joined by guest Eugene Kotlyarenko to discuss the filmmaking process, the relationship between artist and audience, and what makes someone watchable.

                          [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip351.mp3]

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                          Your Panel
                          • Matthew Belinkie
                          • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                          • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                          • Our Guest: Eugene Kotlyarenko
                            • Official Website
                            • A Wonderful Cloud on IMDb
                            • Further Reading
                              • Subscribe to Overthinking It’s YouTube Channel
                              • Fast and the Furious Commentary
                              • The Odyssey translated by Robert Fitzgerald
                              • Tell NPR About Overthinking It
                              • Episode 351: The Baggage and The Glory 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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                              • Episode 350: Fashion Police Brutality

                                Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the hottest startups and apps out of SouthBy, Carcast Redux, the roast of Justin Bieber, and Kathy Griffin’s stand for kindness.

                                [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip350.mp3]

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                                Your Panel
                                • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                                • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
                                • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                                • Further Reading
                                  • fD
                                  • Von Neumann Machine
                                  • Von Neumann Machine on xkcd
                                  • Flocked Up
                                  • Overthinking It on YouTube
                                  • Overthinking It Podcast Episode 315: A Car That’s Full of Dreams and Not Actual Car Parts
                                  • Trucks in Country Music Lyrics, 2005–2014 on Overthinking It
                                  • The 21 Best Jokes from the Roast of Justin Bieber; Bieber insulted, jeered at show
                                  • Stephen Colbert roasts Chevy Chase
                                  • Norm MacDonald roasts Bob Saget
                                  • Kathy Griffin resigns from Fashion Police on Twitter
                                  • Episode 350: Fashion Police Brutality 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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                                  • Episode 349: The Best, Illest Quotes

                                    Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich and Matthew Wrather overthink Kanye West at Oxford, Guy Fieri in the Grocery Store, and Harrison Ford at the controls of a plane.

                                    [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip349.mp3]

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                                    Your Panel
                                    • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                                    • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
                                    • John Perich: @perich
                                    • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                                    • Further Reading
                                      • Harrison Ford
                                      • Theory for Turntables (TFT) Podcast on Overthinking It
                                      • #YEEZOX]
                                      • The Oxford Guild
                                      • “Only Nixon could go to china.”
                                      • Guy’s American Kitchen and Bar official website
                                      • The New York Times Review
                                      • According to Ziggy
                                      • Episode 349: The Best, Illest Quotes 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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                                      • Episode 348: They Are Not The Hell Your Whales

                                        Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink #TheDress, subjectivity, the passing of Leonard Nimoy, and whether Leslie Knope lives in a Frank Underworld.

                                        This episode is sponsored by American Crime, premiering Thursday, March 5 at 10/9 central on ABC.

                                        [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip348.mp3]

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                                        Your Panel
                                        • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                                        • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
                                        • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                                        • Further Reading
                                          • Qualia
                                          • Konstantin Stanislavski
                                          • The Magic If (in the Stanislavski System)
                                          • Mahzarin Banaji
                                          • Leonard Nimoy: IMDb, Wikipedia
                                          • Slash Fiction
                                          • “The are not the hell your whales.” on YouTube
                                          • “The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins” on YouTube
                                          • Star Trek (film franchise)
                                          • Syd Field’s books
                                          • “The Two Faces of Sly” on Overthinking It
                                          • Parks and Recreation
                                          • House of Cards on Netflix
                                          • Episode 348: They Are Not The Hell Your Whales 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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                                          • Episode 347: John Fact becomes John Myth, and John Myth becomes John Legend

                                            Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 87th Academy Awards.

                                            This episode is sponsored by American Crime, premiering Thursday, March 5 at 10/9 central on ABC.

                                            [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip347.mp3]

                                            → Download Episode 347 (MP3)

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                                            Your Panel
                                            • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                                            • Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
                                            • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                                            • Further Reading
                                              • “Structure, Sign, and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences”
                                              • Engl300: Introduction to the Theory of Literature
                                              • Episode 347: John Fact becomes John Myth, and John Myth becomes John Legend 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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                                              • Episode 346: Are You Familiar with The Work of Chris Kattan?

                                                Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 40th annviersary of Saturday Night Live, and wonder why it was fun in the first place. They also spend a little time wondering about the 50 Shades phenomenon.

                                                [audio:http://podone.noxsolutions.com/launchpod/overthinkingit/mp3/otip346.mp3]

                                                → Download Episode 346 (MP3)

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                                                Your Panel
                                                • Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
                                                • Matthew Wrather: @mwrather
                                                • Further reading
                                                  • The Origin of 50 Shades
                                                  • Hammer of Witches by Shana Mlawski
                                                  • Dialectic on Wikipedia
                                                  • Notes toward a Supreme Fiction on Wikiquote
                                                  • Gilda Radner on Wikipedia
                                                  • “Lycidas” by John Milton
                                                  • Episode 346: Are You Familiar with The Work of Chris Kattan? 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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