Reader, I Buried Him: Jane Eyre’s Battles with Monsters
What do a vampire, a zombie, and a werewolf tell us about how society’s fears have changed over three centuries?
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Episode 260: Take the Zombie Challenge
The Overthinkers tackle World War Z, talking about both the Brad Pitt movie and Max Brooks’s book.
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Episode 258: Superman during The Purge
The Overthinkers tackle fictional surveillance states, PRISM, and The Purge.
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Episode 238: The Poor Man’s Liam Neeson
The Overthinkers tackle Arnold Schwarzenegger and The Last Stand.
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Episode 206: Bender’s A**hole Robot Uncle
The Overthinkers tackle Ridley Scott’s Prometheus.
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Overthinking the New Fall Season: American Horror Story vs. The Walking Dead
[Spoilers ahoy! — Ed.] American Horror Story would never have gotten picked up were it not for the massive success of The Walking Dead. Actually, maybe that’s not true… it was conceived by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk of Glee … Continued
The Biggest Mistake in the History of NASA
“The biggest mistake in the history of NASA” happened this week when NASA debunked Apollo 18.
Overthinking Zombies
The Overthinkers consider their brains’ love of those who love brains.
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Episode 128: I’m a dancer, not a swan!
The Overthinkers tackle Darren Aronofsky’s “Black Swan” with Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis. (Spoilers.)
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Episode 122: Pancakes and Politics
The Overthinkers tackle the deeper meanings of the Saw franchise and the Rally to Restore Sanity.
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