posted by Matthew Wrather on Friday, December 18th, 2009 at 2:20am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather consider what Gossip Girl is “about” (as well as the metaphor of aboutness itself) with reference, of course, to The Wire. Also: Are these teenagers really f***ing? (This is a long episode, so strap in.)
Writing and Difference, Derrida [Erratum: The essay "Strucutre, Sign and Play in the Discourse of the Human Sciences" is actually collected here, not in Speech and Phenomena. The podcasters sincerely regret the error. —Ed.]
posted by Matthew Wrather on Friday, December 4th, 2009 at 3:08am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather return from hiatus to overthink Glee and Gossip Girl, with detours into the narratology of farce, middlebrow thinking, irrationality and behavorial economics, consequentialism, and intertextuality.
posted by Matthew Wrather on Monday, November 16th, 2009 at 1:36am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee, focusing on Jenny’s debutante ball and Dan/Olivia/Vanessa threesome. As a bonus, you will learn why democracies are richer than dictatorships.
posted by Matthew Wrather on Thursday, November 5th, 2009 at 3:32am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather alienate and confound the listenership taking their calls, mocking them, and discussing the sociological implications of Gossip Girl and Glee.
posted by Matthew Wrather on Saturday, October 31st, 2009 at 1:44am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather consider the sociological implications of Gossip Girl and Glee, with reference to the political philosophies of Hobbes, Rosseau, and Bentham, the uses of terror, and the interplay of structural institutions and individual agency. Also The Wire.
This is the last episode of TFT that will appear on the main Overthinking It Podcast feed. Make sure you subscribe in iTunes or via RSS.
There will be no spoiler warnings and there will be many naughty words. If either of those things bothers you, don’t click!
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posted by Matthew Wrather on Saturday, October 24th, 2009 at 2:58am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather address the profound sociological implications of Glee and Gossip Girl, this time by mocking listener feedback, taking Belinkie to task, considering the merits of Sonic Youth as a wedding band, and generally being jerks.
There will be no spoiler warnings and there will be many naughty words. If either of those things bothers you, don’t click!
Reactions to the show? Email us or call 20-FAT-JOG-01 (that’s (203) 285-6401).
posted by Matthew Wrather on Friday, October 9th, 2009 at 12:35am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather return to discuss Gossip Girl, Glee, and the sociology of Teen Soaps. This week, they take up the Glee backlash on this very website, create a typology of celebrity cameos, discuss depictions of work, and mock a listener. (They are assholes.)
Also, Ryan’s girlfriend dies of consumption in the background. (They live in a studio apartment.)
There will be no spoiler warnings and there will be many naughty words. If either of those things bothers you, don’t click!
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posted by Matthew Wrather on Wednesday, September 30th, 2009 at 1:55am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the latest Gossip Girl and Glee, including micro- and macro-storytelling and whether Glee hates women.
This is the second episode of a new podcast. We will eventually spin it off into its own feed. If you hate it, just ignore the supplementary episodes and they’ll go away soon. If you love it, sit tight for instructions about subscribing to the new feed.
There will be no spoiler warnings and there will be many naughty words. If either of those things bothers you, don’t click!
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posted by Matthew Wrather on Wednesday, September 23rd, 2009 at 2:09am
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather finally realize a long-held dream when they train their overthinking on Gossip Girl, Glee, and other shows about the sex lives of teenagers in this pilot episode of what may turn out to be a new podcast.
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Lee: Hey Sheely, let’s Overthink Miley Cyrus’s hit single, “Party in the USA.”