Episode 657: How We Climbed, or Were Clumb
On the Overthinking It Podcast, the conclusion of our close reading of Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb.”
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Episode 656: “Us” is Also the Country that the Poem is About
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we offer a close-reading of the first half of Amanda Gorman’s inaugural poem, “The Hill We Climb.”
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Thinking Small About Alternate History
Are optimistic alternate histories blasphemy? And why do alternate histories have to be about world changing events, instead of say, condiment choices?
Why Are Alternate Histories So Negative?
The Overthinkers tackle HBO’s “Confederate” and the overwhelming negativity of alternate history stories.
Episode 415: Hamilton Doesn’t Scale
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we talk “Hamilton” on the eve of the Tony awards.
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Orphan Black and the Paradox of Self-Ownership
If someone offers to sell you back your life, how good of a deal should you hold out for?
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Django 2: Brahmin Busting
Am I wrong ’cause I want to make the right people die?
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Episode 236: Through Candyland Took Their Solitary Way
The Overthinkers tackle Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained.
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Is the Movie “Lincoln” Less Popular in the South?
Are movie audiences in former Confederate states less likely to see “Lincoln” due to lingering animosity from the Civil War?