Ownership, Acquisition, and Inheritance in The Force Awakens
Our never-ending conversation about The Force Awakens moves on to focus on the symbolism of characters using objects that belong to other people.
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Star Wars on Overthinking It
Episode 392: Very Cowabunga, Somewhat Cowabunga
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we use management consulting to gauge the success of our New Year’s resolutions, as well as how the Resistance is doing in Star Wars.
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Making Sense of The Force Awakens Villains
Give in to the Emo side of the force.
Episode 391: Star Wars: A Child Is A Reboot of the Grittiest Sort
The Overthinkers delve deeper into Star Wars: The Force Awakens, talking about the movie’s self-referentiality and the global media onslaught surrounding it.
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Who Is Rey’s Mom in The Force Awakens?
Star Wars has a new force-wielding hero. But where did she come from?
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A Visit from George Lucas (’Twas the Night Before Star Wars)
A non-denominational Christmas miracle.
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Episode 390: Star Wars: The Millennial Falcon
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle Star Wars: The Force Awakens, J.J. Abrams’s reboot of the classic George Lucas franchise.
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The Economic Theory of Star Wars, Part 2
Would the Death Star have saved the Empire?
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The Economic Theory of Star Wars, Part 1
Is Star Wars really all about the credits?
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The Overview: The Star Wars Trilogy
Celebrate the upcoming release of a new Star Wars movie by watching all three films of the original trilogy with our original commentary tracks!