Episode 69: Tripling the System
Sheely, Wrather, and guest Tim Swann close out TFT Summer School, wrapping up Series 2 of E4’s Misfits.
Listen Now · Download · 3 · Show Notes »
Psychology on Overthinking It
Secret Genius: Jack Carter, Alternate Intelligences, and Eureka’s Critique of Scientific Elitism
Jack Carter’s alternative intelligence critiques the scientific elitism that Eureka’s characters embody, and that its niche audience is likely to endorse.
Sonic Generations: Self-esteem of a Hedgehog Hero
He chases rings and rolls through loop-the-loops, but can he catch… himself?
1 · Read More »
Episode 68: Loners with Boners
Sheely, Wrather, and Tim Swann begin Season 2 of Misfits, and wonder if there are really any “fits” in the first place.
Listen Now · Download · 10 · Show Notes »
The Psychology of Inception
Forget what the critics told you. The target of Inception is Christopher Nolan.
Scientology Wins! Pop Culture Defeats Psychology on the Subject of Humor
Please note: this article contains three references to genital injury, two of them illustrated. You have been warned. Plato said that comedy comes from enjoying the suffering of others. Aristotle argued that comedy comes from the ridiculous or from deformities … Continued
Episode 108: Casper was Dead the Whole Time
The Overthinkers tackle Salt, fashion, psychology, superheroes, and autobiography.
Listen Now · Download · 15 · Show Notes »
Episode 17: The Cremaster Field (or, Chuck Dies)
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink the season finale of Gossip Girl and the Joss Whedon/Neil Patrick Harris episode of Glee.
Listen Now · Download · 2 · Show Notes »
Episode 16: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee, focusing on what it takes to be a ruler and a rebel.
Listen Now · Download · 0 · Show Notes »
Wrestling with Wild Things, Part 2
Why memories make people sad, the narrativization of loss, advances in clinical psychology, and why everything you think you know about therapeutic art may be wrong.
2 · Read More »