Matthew Wrather hosts with Mark Lee and Peter Fenzel to overthink Bon Jovi scholarship, the ultra-segmented hyper-reality of Christmas Trees, the Spider Man musical, the theatrical vs. the cinematic, and contemporary homoeroticism and why it’s not all about sex.

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Episode 127: Silly Meaning Bad 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts (until his Internet connection fails) with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes to commemorate Leslie Nielsen and to reflect on his career and the changing face of comedy, and then to pitch one another rom com plots.

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Episode 126: They’ll Get Past It 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel and Mark Lee, promising to overthink Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows and getting around to it eventually. Digressions into the nature of magic, determinism in plot (again), and Civilization (the game).

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Episode 125: The Midi-chlorian Fallacy 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and special guest Randal Schwartz to introduce a fun new game (“Ironic, Unfortunate, or Strangely Apropos?”) while discussing their veteran status, the film Unstoppable, and the release of Call of Duty.

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Episode 124: Strangely Apropos 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel and David Schechner to discuss the brain/brawn continuum, the culture of fat empowerment, the morality of science, and their advice for Conan O’Brien.

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Episode 123: Frotterage 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie and Mark Lee to discuss the deeper meanings of the Saw franchise and with Peter Fenzel for a firsthand report from the Rally to Restore Sanity.

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Episode 122: Pancakes and Politics 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Natalie Baseman, Peter Fenzel, and Mark Lee to answer listener feedback, covering geeks (again), taking a controversial stand against hate, and wondering who chooses the chosen ones.

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Episode 121: Mark Lee! Polo! 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes to overthink IMDb’s 20th anniversary, the cinematic masterpiece Jackass 3D, the move from obscure to mainstream culture, and the cultural meaning of mortification of the flesh.

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Episode 120: Magical Realist Jackass-scape 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)]

Mathew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel to discuss the changing landscape of the American holiday, and featuring a special guest segment by Mark Lee about New York Comic-Con, fandom, ILM, and CGI.

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References

Top Cow Comic’s “Asset” by Filip Sablik

Light and Magic: Creating the Impossible, a documentary on ILM on the occasion of their 35th anniversary premieres Nov 12, 9 PM on Encore

Episode 119: Negative Capability 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Natalie Baseman, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich, to overthink The Social Network.

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Episode 118: Spoiler… Facebook Exists. 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)]