Episode 647: Look at the Board
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we consider what makes our diversions so diverting. Maybe it’s because every is streaming chess now?
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Episode 639: A Series of Pellets and Shocks
On the Overthinking It Podcast we wonder why we play video games even when they’re Not Fun.
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Episode 609: You Might Call It… Sonic
On the Overthinking It Podcast we talk about the “Sonic the Hedgehog” movie, and when you should (and shouldn’t) try to fix things.
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Episode 588: Le Goose, C’est Moi
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle the white-faced sociopath haunting America: The goose in Untitled Goose Game.
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Episode 545: Ralph Breaks The Internet: A Really Proustian Movie
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Wreck It Ralph 2: Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
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The 2018 Overthinking It Holiday Gift Guide
Our annual holiday gift guide for the Overthinker in your life, with gift ideas ranging from smart games to fun books to a giant T-Rex costume.
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Episode 509: Consider Yourself a Hero
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle “Ready Player One,” both the book by Ernest Cline and the movie by Steven Spielberg.
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Episode 497: Look on my Works, Ye Mighty, and Have a Good Time!
On the Overthinking It Podcast, it’s Vegas, baby! We discuss Las Vegas, gambling, and the decoupling of incentive structures from narrative structures.
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Episode 456: Fighter Pilot, Space Commander, Mass- Murdering Plumber
On the Overthinking It Podcast we ask who has designed our wasted time, and how and why they’ve done it.
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What Type of Gamer am I?
Gamer Culture as a social and economic category is defined in some stiflingly narrow ways. This is a problem. Here’s why.
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