Fenzel, Lee, Shechner, and Wrather overthink the narrativization of sports (including Magic: The Gathering… it’s totally a sport) and of celebrities like Whitney Houston.
Episode 189: The Rut Not Taken
pop music
Episode 186: Wrong Enough to be Human
The Overthinkers tackle Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire and Neil Young’s hatred for music compression.
The Musical Talmud: “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO
Eight MORE Hit Songs From Obscure Movies
Episode 150: Bacchanal in Baku
The Overthinkers tackle Eurovision 2011.
The 10 Best Mashups on Girl Talk’s “All Day” (Part Two)
The greatest pop music artifact of 2010 gets Overthought. Part Two of Two.
Amanda Palmer, Author of “Creep”
California Gurls and California Girls
Blonde Luck: Statements Through Hairstyle
Newtonian Inconsistencies in Lena’s “Satellite”
Guest writer Mark Laughter examines this year’s Eurovision winner and its disrespect for basic physics.