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Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and surprising solutions to no-win scenarios from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Matthew Wrather, and Mike Maxwell. Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie? By the book: pause the mp3 at 0:06 and wait for the Paramount logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, we are and ever shall be your friends. Thanks for listening!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink contemporary prestige pictures, including “Inherent Vice”, “Birdman”, and “TAK3N”. Episode 341: It’s Nice That There are Films That are Ambitious 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)]
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the end of “The Colbert Report” and “The Hobbit: The Battle of Five Armies,” which is metal as hell. Episode 338: The Hobbit (Under Circumstances of Extreme Metal-itude) 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)]
Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and double negatives that lead to proof positive from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Robbie Rist and Matthew Wrather. Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:07 and wait for the Paramount logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, to make a long story short (TOO LATE!) thanks for listening.
Insights, anecdotes, jocularity, and grumbling about tarnished legacies, from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Jordan Monsell, Robbie Rist, and Matthew Wrather. Joining us for the NERDS LIKE US Midnight Movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:07 and wait for the Geffen logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the same logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, thanks for listening, and remember: never trust the living!
Insights, anecdotes, and rampant duck-ularity from Thom Bowers, Bernie Bregman, Grae Drake, Robbie Rist, and Matthew Wrather. Joining us for the Nerds Like Us midnight movie? Pause the mp3 at 0:06 and wait for the second (older) Universal logo to fade out. Watching at home? Pause on the same logo and wait for our countdown. Either way, embrace your birdness! And thanks for listening.
Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather recap the Downton Abbey Season 4 Christmas Special (American Part 8), “The London Season.” TV Recap: Downton Abbey Season 4 Christmas Special 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)]
Ben Adams and Matthew Wrather read and discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game Chapter 15, and close out the book club by considering the whole book. Book Club: “Ender’s Game” Chapter 15 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)]
Ben Adams and Matthew Wrather read and discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game Chapters 13 and 14. Book Club: “Ender’s Game” Chapters 13 and 14 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)]
Ben Adams and Matthew Wrather read and discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game Chapters 11 and 12. Book Club: Ender’s Game Chapters 11 and 12 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)]
Ben Adams and Matthew Wrather read and discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game Chapters 9 and 10. Book Club: Ender’s Game Chapters 9 and 10 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)]
Ben Adams and Matthew Wrather read and discuss Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game Chapters 7 and 8. Book Club: Ender’s Game Chapters 7-8 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 and Matthew Wrather consider Michelle and her quest to find “the one.” Episode 28: USOB 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 returns from Africa and joins Matthew Wrather to discuss urbanism, disability, and man-on-man action in relation to Skins Series 2, Episode 1. Episode 25: Accoded 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, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather join an inter-continental episode of TFT to overthink the season finale of Glee. Episode 20: Pointillist Causality 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 and Jordan Stokes consider funk, otherness, identity, and sex in the latest episode of Glee. Episode 19: Ought White Boy to Play That Funky Music? 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 and Matthew Wrather consider the Lady Gaga episode of Glee. Episode 18: Shatter 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 and Matthew Wrather overthink the season finale of Gossip Girl and the Joss Whedon/Neil Patrick Harris episode of Glee. Episode 17: The Cremaster Field (or, Chuck Dies) 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 and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee, focusing on what it takes to be a ruler and a rebel. Episode 16: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out 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 and Matthew Wrather consider the Parent Trap episode of Glee and the Bushwick episode of Gossip Girl. Bonus incest! Episode 15: Santorum 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 and Matthew Wrather discuss the return of Glee and the arrival of Jonathan Groff, as well as Dorota’s wedding on Gossip Girl. Episode 13: Non-Oriented Sexuality 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 and Matthew Wrather review the rules of the game. Episode 12: La Règle du Jeu 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 and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest episode of Gossip Girl, concentrating on social capital and trustworthiness. Episode 11: Cattle in the Marketplace 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)]
The TFT podcast returns with more insight into Gossip Girl. Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather comfort you with visions of a transnational elite. Episode 10: The End of Hipstery 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 and Matthew Wrather overthink Glee and Gossip Girl, with detours into the narratology of farce, middlebrow thinking, irrationality and behavorial economics, consequentialism, and intertextuality. Episode 8: Glee: Implications for Behavioral Economics 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 and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee, focusing on Jenny’s debutante ball and Dan/Olivia/Vanessa threesome. Episode 7: OM3 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 and Matthew Wrather consider the sociological implications of Gossip Girl and Glee. Episode 5: Gossip Girl – Implications for Public Policy 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 and Matthew Wrather return to discuss Gossip Girl, Glee, and the sociology of Teen Soaps. These F***ing Teenagers: Gossip Girl, Glee, and the Sociology of Teen Soaps 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 and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest Gossip Girl and Glee. Podcast Supplement: These F***ing Teenagers 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 and Mark Lee welcome political operative Josh McNeil to Overthink™: Viral Video and the Election SNL: Funny or Not Funny 100% of Statistics are Made Up The City of Las Vegas Favorite Fictional Presidents Overthink This McNeil: Sons … Continued Episode 18: Erection Fever 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 is joined by Matthew Belinkie and Mark Lee to overthink: What constitutes a hotline Why nobody cares about Synecdoche, New York Our status as high priests of popular culture and the moral imperatives of same Absence of odor … Continued Episode 17: No Mention of Zombies 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)]
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Matthew Belinkie, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 2008 Summer Olympics. Download Episode 11 (AAC Format) Episode 11: SPECIAL: Olympics! 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)]
All Episodes Subscribe in iTunes Amid a large number of semi-relevant digressions, Matthew Belinkie, Ryan Sheely, Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather discuss the trainwreck phenomenon of Britney Spears, the alarming link between corn and horror, and the terrible things that … Continued Episode 5: Nasty, Brutish and Short 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)]