A Tale of Two Chili Peppers
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Blood Sugar Sex Magik, we dig into how the interplay between Anthony Kiedis and Flea shapes the two most enduring songs from the album.
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Nostalgia on Overthinking It
The Second Quest
When classic videogame design collides with modern gamers’ desire for freedom and playability, who (if anyone) really wins?
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Relive the 1990s with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Pre-game for this weekend’s release of “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows” with Overthinking It’s newest downloadable commentaries on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Secret of the Ooze (1991).
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What Ever Happened to Predictability? Nostalgia and the Full House Revival
What are we actually nostalgic for when we watch the new reboot of Full House?
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Episode 354: Don Draper’s Seppuku
The Overthinkers tackle the new season of Mad Men, the folly of learning history from TV shows, and Hillary Clinton’s playlist for 2016.
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Episode 324: Skeptical as a Schoolgirl
The Overthinkers tackle Adulthood in popular culture and A. O. Scott’s New York Times article saying we’re idiots for liking The Hunger Games.
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Episode 114: Neil Young Made Me a Mixtape
Matt and Ryan kick off a new quarter of TFT devoted to a look back at popular music history with Neil Young’s “Harvest” as well as his recently-released “A Letter Home.”
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Episode 112: The Novelty Industrial Complex
Ryan and Matt listen to and discuss Chromeo’s “White Women.”
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A Link Across Time: The Power of Childhood in The Legend of Zelda
What is “The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds” trying to tell us about nostalgia? And what does it have to do with turning into a painting?
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Episode 207: Sing A Song into Our Butt
The Overthinkers tackle the movie Rock of Ages, and ask: What makes rock ROCK?
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