Overthinking It Podcast

Matthew Wrather hosts with Mark Lee and Joshua McNeil to overthink iPhone 4 (sorry—we had to talk about it), our experiences with the World Cup, and listener emails.

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Episode 104: I’m trying to get my power level down! 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 voicemails, touching on topics such as Star Trek, the meaning of names, Priest and Christianity in Japan, how things become sacred and why we care, and the social implications of accents.

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Episode 103: The Infallible Wikipedia 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, Josh McNeil, and Jordan Stokes to overthink what they won’t do, beards, the A-Team, what Face is good for, the multi-faceted career of Liam Neeson, and getting your ass kicked by the Karate Kid.

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Episode 102: Do you want to know how I got this moustache? 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)]

Pete Fenzel hosts with Natalie Baseman, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes to Overthink our best & worst karaoke experiences, the last part of our 2010 Summer Movies preview, the misleading film titles of Angelina Jolie, and how to decide on a movie when you’re on a date. Don’t blame us when you get dumped over seeing The Expendables.

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[A note on the live-stream: we once again experienced technical difficulties (apologies to all of the listeners who got cut off halfway), and as a result, we’re re-evaluating our options for next Sunday’s recording. Be sure to check our Twitter account for the updated plan come Sunday.]

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Episode 101: An Instructional Film About Forklift Operation 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, John Perich, and David Shechner to overthink 100 episodes of this show, the difference between popular and high culture, “film” vs. “movies”, democratization of the means of production, streamlining the supply chain, new and old business models, Nintendo Power and its discontents, and Why We Overthink.

In accordance with Murphy’s Law, some bandwidth and computing problems interfered with the livestream and the audio recording—rendering the first 10 minutes of the show—the question of the week—unlistenable. Very sorry to the dedicated viewers who join us for the livestream every week, and to the dedicated listeners!

To make up for it, let’s have everybody answer this week’s question in the comments below: What is your earliest memory of pop culture?

→ Download Episode 100 (MP3)

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Episode 100: A Sidetrack from our Broader Thrust 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)]

Ryan Sheely hosts with special guests Carlos Hann Commander, Amanda Marcotte, and Shana Mlawski to Overthink the Series Finale of Lost, including sunscreen, what to wear to a Lost convention, purgatory vs. eternal return, community, redemption, unanswered mysteries, red herrings, and Chaaaaaaaaaaahlie.

→ Download The Lost Podcast Supplement (MP3)

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Podcast Supplement: Unplugging the Island 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)]

Pete Fenzel hosts with Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, and Jordan Stokes to Overthink the things we’re doing instead of watching Lost, the western video game Red Dead Redemption (aka Grand Theft Horse), Troll 2/Best Worst Movie, the nature of camp, and the bleak existential desert that is reality.

→ Download Episode 99 (MP3)

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Episode 99: Of Course It’s An Electric 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)]

Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Josh McNeil to continue the Summer, 2010 movie preview. They get to three or four, with digressions into Mr. T day and the art of comedy.

→ Download Episode 98 (MP3)

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Episode 98: Get to the Chopper 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, Josh McNeil, and John Perich to overthink Iron Man 2.

(We had some technical issues with this one. Sorry about the audio quality.)

→ Download Episode 97 (MP3)

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Episode 97: Pimp My Ride of Violence 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, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and Ryan Sheely to overthink the aesthetic, political, artistic, and social implications of M.I.A. and Romain-Gavras’ video for “Born Free.”

→ Download Episode 96 (MP3)

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Episode 96: Raw Ginger Tea 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)]