Overthinking It Podcast
by Overthinking It
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Episode 957: Do Regime Change and Then Go Home
Episode 957: Do Regime Change and Then Go Home
About this podcast
The Overthinking It Podcast subjects the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. Covering movies, TV, music, and cultural topics weekly with the regular panel of Overthinkers and special guests from OTI and beyond. We have smarter fun together!
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- Episode 957: Do Regime Change and Then Go HomeOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the film version of “V for Vendetta” in its 20th anniversary year. Episode 957: Do Regime Change and Then Go Home originally appeared…
- Episode 956: You’re Still The Captain… Invincible.On the Overthinking It Podcast, we honor and remember Patrick Stewart, and tackle “The Inner Light” from Star Trek: The Next Generation Season 5. Episode 956: You’re Still The…
- Episode 955: The, Pickleball, TheOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle sports comedy The Dink, along with the sport it’s about: pickleball. Episode 955: The, Pickleball, The originally appeared on…
- Episode 954: The Problem with Lucy Is That She’s RightOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we sit up all night to tackle “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown.” Episode 954: The Problem with Lucy Is That She’s Right originally appeared…
- Episode 953: We Have Silo at HomeOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the NY Times’s list of the 100 Best TV Shows of the 21st Century. Episode 953: We Have Silo at Home originally appeared on Overthinking…
- Episode 952: Unbridled ShenanigansOn the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle a classic early episode of the 1960s TV classic “Mister Ed.” Episode 952: Unbridled Shenanigans originally appeared on Overthinking It…
- Episode 951: I’m Sorry, U. You’re Just Not Worth My Time.On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle quitting: the books, video games, and creative projects we abandon, and the ones we don’t but probably should. Episode 951: I’m Sorry…
- Episode 950: Hey Dad! Knock Knock.On the Overthinking It Podcast we tackle the jokes we tell and the jokes our kids tell to us. Episode 950: Hey Dad! Knock Knock. originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 949: Juvenile Phantasmagoria of Kid LogicOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Dog Man. Episode 949: Juvenile Phantasmagoria of Kid Logic originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular…
- Episode 948: The End and the DenialOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we strap on a backpack for the first day of school. Episode 948: The End and the Denial originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 947: Maximally SpangledOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we honor the tremendous artistic and cultural legacy of Dolly Parton. Episode 947: Maximally Spangled originally appeared on Overthinking It, the…
- Episode 946: Are There Not Sunsets in Hackensack?On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Kyle Gordon’s “Mr. Jambo,” and find wisdom in the ancient scrolls. Episode 946: Are There Not Sunsets in Hackensack? originally…
- Episode 945: It’s a STEM Book AND a Leaf BookOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we draft the ultimate children’s bookshelf. Episode 945: It’s a STEM Book AND a Leaf Book originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 944: Working Class Person Who Is WorkingOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we commit to “The Commitments,” and remember Glen Hansard. Episode 944: Working Class Person Who Is Working originally appeared on Overthinking…
- Episode 943: Get Me Ortega!On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Disney’s tween-industrial complex: the “Descendants” franchise and the “Zombies” franchise. Episode 943: Get Me Ortega! originally…
- Episode 942: The Moment the Gary Oldman Hits [REPOST]On the Overthinking It Podcast, we examine Slow Horses, the long-running Apple TV spy series, and the Mick Herron books it adapts. Episode 942: The Moment the Gary Oldman Hits…
- Episode 941: Laser-cut Crazy EyesOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we celebrate the career and pet pigs of the late Sam Neill. Episode 941: Laser-cut Crazy Eyes originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 940: It’s Like Tenet, But It WorksOn the Overthinking It Podcast, three old friends tackle the recent Broadway production of Sondheim’s “Merrily,” streaming on Netflix. Episode 940: It’s Like Tenet, But It Works…
- Episode 939: Big Willy Style and Little Willy StyleOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Death of a Salesman” (not “THE Death of a Salesman”). Episode 939: Big Willy Style and Little Willy Style originally appeared on…
- Episode 938: Living in the ProblemOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tickle and terrify ourselves tackling a recent spate of horror films produced by comedy directors. Episode 938: Living in the Problem…
- Episode 937: What’s Your Favorite Emotion?On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the Knicks’ NBA Championship, decades in the making, and all of our personal identifications, whether appropriate or not. Episode 937…
- Episode 936: They Found Footage Too Greedily and Too DeepOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we walk through the wall into the highly meme-able bizarro world known as either “The Backrooms” or just “Backrooms,” it’s hard to know for sure…
- Episode 935: It’s Blastin’ TimeOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “The Mandalorian and Grogu.” Episode 935: It’s Blastin’ Time originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular…
- Episode 934: Medium, Medium, Medium, Can’t You See?On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle modern classic “10 Things I Hate about You,” based on an Early Modern classic by Shakespeare. Episode 934: Medium, Medium, Medium…
- Episode 933: Sudafed is a Powerful DrugOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Slavoj Žižek’s “The Pervert’s Guide to Ideology.” Episode 933: Sudafed is a Powerful Drug originally appeared on Overthinking It, the…
- Episode 932: I Have a Relationship… with a TREEOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.” Episode 932: I Have a Relationship… with a TREE originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 931: Everything We Do… Little Squeeze of LemonThe Overthinkers tackle “24 in 24” and other competitive and instructive cooking shows. Episode 931: Everything We Do… Little Squeeze of Lemon originally appeared on…
- Episode 930: Confusing Mario Odyssey with the Actual OdysseyOn the Overthinking It Podcast, Mario and Peach go on a cosmic trip that defies all story logic. Episode 930: Confusing Mario Odyssey with the Actual Odyssey originally appeared…
- Episode 929: seastatephilosopherking.com/overthinking-it-podcast-and-lithium-refinement-servicesOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we try doing one thing and then another. Episode 929: seastatephilosopherking.com/overthinking-it-podcast-and-lithium-refinement-services…
- Episode 928: Karaoke at the End of the WorldOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Project Hail Mary.” Episode 928: Karaoke at the End of the World originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the…
- Episode 927: Probabilistic Tax DocumentsOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we add and subtract. Episode 927: Probabilistic Tax Documents originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to…
- Episode 926: Historical Society for the Re-Enactment of “Who’s On First”On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Fackham Hall, the aristocrat-skewering romp inspired by Downton Abbey, now streaming on HBO Max. Episode 926: Historical Society for…
- Episode 925: Air Bud Meets Karate Kid Meets the Secret Life of Walter MittyOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the life and legend of Chuck Norris and rewatch his team-up with Jonathan Brandis in 1992’s Sidekicks. Episode 925: Air Bud Meets…
- Episode 924: I Don’t Have Monetization. I Have Family.On the Overthinking It Podcast, we come home. Episode 924: I Don’t Have Monetization. I Have Family. originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular…
- Episode 923: The Cold Never Bothered Me AnywayOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we analyze the enticing escapism of the romance novel “Ice Planet Barbarians.” Episode 923: The Cold Never Bothered Me Anyway originally appeared…
- Episode 922: Ram Against the Wall for 15 Minutes StraightOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we reflect on 12 years of Mario Kart 8 and the generation that has known only one Kart. Episode 922: Ram Against the Wall for 15 Minutes Straight…
- Episode 921: Dare You Click on the Link to the Haunted Spotify PlaylistOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the Backrooms, the creepypasta that became a viral web series that became an A24 movie. Episode 921: Dare You Click on the Link to the…
- Episode 920: Fundamentally, a Different Kind of JuiceOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Roundball Rock” and the tradition of non-diagetic sports theme music. Episode 920: Fundamentally, a Different Kind of Juice originally…
- Episode 919: The Who is the What; the When is the WhyOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Bad Bunny’s joyous halftime show and the dystopian ads of Super Bowl LX. Episode 919: The Who is the What; the When is the Why…
- Episode 918: You Can Talk to the Vampires; You Can’t Talk to the KlanOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the Ryan Coogler film “Sinners,” starring Michael B. Jordan and Michael B. Jordan. Episode 918: You Can Talk to the Vampires; You Can’t…
- Episode 917: Snow is Smooth, Smooth is FastOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle snowstorm-related social media, Alex Honnold’s ascent of Taipei 101, and Eliyahu Goldratt’s 80s business classic, “The Goal”. Episode…
- Episode 916: The Council of Trent? Hello?On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery.” Episode 916: The Council of Trent? Hello? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 915: This is MY House. MY HOUSE.On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale.” Episode 915: This is MY House. MY HOUSE. originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting…
- Episode 914: Jerry Wants to Visit Wrath on TomOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the Indian-animated and Singapore-set cartoon series “Tom & Jerry” (2023), a hidden gem and modern classic. Episode 914: Jerry Wants to…
- Episode 913: Eating them in Effigy is an Affront to Their PlightOn the Overthinking it Podcast, we audit the freezer. Episode 913: Eating them in Effigy is an Affront to Their Plight originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site…
- Episode 912: I Don’t Remember the Movie; I Do Remember the Mr. PibbOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle New Year’s Resolutions for 2025, revisiting past failures and successes, and celebrating 20 years of sodabriety. Episode 912: I Don’t…
- Episode 911: Spoilers for The SeagullOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we try to find truthful behavior in imaginary situations by applying acting theory to Christmas music. Episode 911: Spoilers for The Seagull…
- Episode 910: The Tooth Marks on the Milk and CookiesOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Yes, Virginia, There Is a Santa Claus” and the classic Sherlock Holmes holiday story “The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle.” Episode…
- Episode 909: Tom Stoppard was an English PlaywrightOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we pay tribute to Tom Stoppard and discuss one of his greatest plays, “Arcadia” (1993). Episode 909: Tom Stoppard was an English Playwright…
- Episode 908: This Is Porcelain AFOn the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “The Phantom of the Opera.” Episode 908: This Is Porcelain AF originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular…
