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Overthinking It PodcastEpisode 920: Fundamentally, a Different Kind of JuiceSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes, and Peter Fenzel answer the anthem, energized by John Tesh’s live performance of “Roundball Rock” on the court at the NBA All-Star Game. They map the history of the track, from Tesh’s early days touring with Yanni, through his answering machine revelation of a song that would change the world, past the heyday of the NBA on NBC, through the valley toward the Dave Tesh SNL sketch, and back to the modern, nostalgic day.
They expand this consideration to sports jingles...
2026-02-2300 min
DeProgram with John Kiriakou and Ted RallDeprogram with Ted Rall and John Kiriakou: “Honey Traps Are Go”Political cartoonist Ted Rall and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou tell you about the Pete Buttigieg surge, the last days of a fading Biden, covering up Israel’s murder of Abu Akleh, and how honeytraps are infiltrating the West. Team Democrat Is All About Pete: Confirming Ted’s prediction, former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is the Democratic Party’s early presidential frontrunner in New Hampshire, topping Gavin Newsom, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Kamala Harris in a new University of New Hampshire Granite State Poll. Capturing 19%, Buttigieg leads Newsom by 4%, with Ocasio-Cortez at 14% and Harris at 11%, while Bernie Sanders garners 8% and IJB Pr...
2025-10-2856 min
Heroes' Path PodcastLeadership in War and Peace: A Conversation with Georges Strachan-HeyesWhat can today’s generation learn from those who’ve led in the crucible of war?In this powerful episode of the Heroes’ Path Podcast, Colonel (Ret.) John Fenzel sits down with Georges Strachan-Heyes, a retired British Army officer and Director of Operations for the UK and NATO at Onebrief. With over two decades of combat experience across Northern Ireland, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Estonia—and as a trusted battlefield guide for Normandy, Bastogne, and Market Garden—Georges shares raw insight into what leadership really means under pressure.They explore:The turning po...
2025-09-1730 min
Heroes' Path PodcastA Legacy of Courage, Resilience, and Grit: Alex Rowe on Family, Faith, and HistoryIn this episode of the Heroes’ Path Podcast, host John Fenzel sits down with history teacher and storyteller Alex Rowe—the son of Colonel James “Nick” Rowe, legendary Green Beret, Vietnam POW, and architect of the U.S. military’s SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) program, and Susan Whitford Rowe, a devoted lifelong educator.Alex shares how his parents’ extraordinary lives shaped his own path, from his father’s harrowing five years as a prisoner of war and daring escape from execution, to his mother’s deep belief in the power of teaching and storytelling. Through vivid family sto...
2025-09-1533 min
Heroes' Path PodcastCarrying Forward a Legacy: Chloe Gavin Beatty on Family, Memory, and LeadershipIn this episode of the Heroes’ Path Podcast, host John Fenzel speaks with Chloe Gavin Beatty, daughter of legendary World War II commander Lieutenant General James M. Gavin.Lieutenant General James Gavin is one of the best-known military leaders during WWII. Often referred to as “Jumpin’ Jim,” he began the war as the commander of the 505th Parachute Combat Team 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division. His unit spearheaded the American assault on Sicily in July 1943. On D-Day, Gavin served as the Assistant Division Commander of the 82nd Airborne Division. By the Fall of 1944, Gavin advanced to command the Divisi...
2025-09-1222 min
Heroes' Path PodcastResilience Under Fire: What the Greatest Generation Knew – Heroes’ Path Webinar #1 (July 29, 2025)Resilience Under Fire: What the Greatest Generation Knew – Heroes’ Path Webinarwith Dr. Mitch Yockelson & Dr. Ron Clark | July 29, 2025What can we learn from the resilience and leadership of the Greatest Generation—and how do those lessons apply to our lives today? In this special inaugural Heroes’ Path webinar, historian Dr. Mitch Yockelson and national security leader Dr. Ron Clark join host John Fenzel for a compelling discussion on trust, character, and overcoming adversity.Topics include:The partnership between Eisenhower and Churchill, and how their trust and decision-making shaped historyLessons...
2025-08-0159 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 855: I Like to Consider Myself a Local ManSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Matt Wrather makes a surprise stop in from parental leave to join Matt Belinkie, Mark Lee and Pete Fenzel as we discuss The Onion: its history, style, and modes of satire through the years. We overthink the A.I.-threatened art of clever photoshopping, the dialogue between image and text, doing topical humor on news figures with zero impersonation, and good-natured, tragic pathos. With the Onion back in print and proposing to expand its media empire with an acquisition of InfoWars, will everything that was old and funny...
2024-11-2500 min
From The Front To The Films: A World War II PodcastEchoes of Valor: Episode 5 - An Interview with Major Clement "Clem" Leone (B24 Liberator Radio Operator, 445th Bomb Group & POW) Clement Leone stands in the war room, that is filled with many memories and mementos, at his home in Lake Heritage. He is wearing the Legion of Honor award which he received at the French Embassy in Washington D.C. (Darryl Wheeler/Gettysburg Times) This interview of Clem Leone was conducted at his home in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania by John Fenzel and his son Luke, on June 16, 2018. At the time of this interview, Clem was 94 years old. The following narrative is derived from multiple sources, detailed at the end of this post. Many of the photos...
2024-02-2717 min
VBN - Veterans Broadcast NetworkVRH - Program 17: Russia Moves into Ukraine - Part 2Whole of Nation in Warfighting Dean Cheng: Heritage Foundation John Fenzel: Former Assistant to the Vice President. Mark Mitchell: Former Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.
2022-03-051h 51
VBN - Veterans Broadcast NetworkVRH - Program 16: Russia Moves into UkraineProgram: 16: Russia Moves Into UkraineWhole of Nation in WarfightingDean Cheng: Heritage FoundationJohn Fenzel: Former Asst to SECDEF and CSA. WH Fellow.Doug Wise: Former Dep Dir of DIA and Sr CIA Officer.Mark Mitchell: Former NSC Staffer, Former ASD SO/LIC
2022-02-272h 03
VBN - Veterans Broadcast NetworkVeterans Radio Hour 2.0 (VRH 2.0) - Show 4 -The All-Volunteer Force3 December 2021 This Week's Show Topic:The All-Volunteer Force. - Is it working?- Can society fill the need?- What is the attitude of youth to enlisting or becoming an officer?- Is there a sufficient pool of recruits?- What is the attitude of “The Force” to Reenlisting?- What effect have recent events had on the force?- Do we need to consider a draft?- What could we do in preparation for the draft?- Do we need to expand outr...
2021-12-022h 19Overthinking It PodcastEpisode 669: John Walker, Black LabelSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, and Matthew Wrather team up to overthink The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which tackles the fishing industry and race relations in America. It is definitely not about terrorists unleashing a super-virus, but it is, in some ways, a plot line out of pro-wrestling.
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2021-04-2600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 624: Justice! At The DiscoSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather return their focus pop culture, examining the structure and function of protest music through the years. How do the intrinsic and instrumental protests relate? How does an “I” become a “we”? Who are “we” anyway, and what are we not going to take? What, in short, is going on?
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“Battle Hymn of the Republic”
“John Brown’s Body”
John Brown (abolitionist)
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2020-06-1500 min
Think About This with Shelly Palmer & Ross MartinOperation Dark WinterShelly and Ross talk with Col. John Fenzel (Ret.) about pandemic scenario planning, why we were not prepared, and what we can do now. America is about to "reopen." But where's the playbook? Some say we haven't been here before... but we have. Col. Fenzel worked in the White House (during previous administrations) on strategic forecasting and scenario planning that is eerily prescient. So why does all of this seem so new? (S03EP02)
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2020-05-1329 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 593: Strong Sad Trogdor FenzelSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink names and naming: the sounds and meanings of names; the many dimensions of decision-making about children; and why you shouldn’t name your chocolate lab “Mocha.”
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Kinder App
“Adam’s Task” by John Hollander
Gustavo Dudamel
The Second Triumvirate
Episode 593: Strong Sad Trogdor Fenzel originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't dese...
2019-11-1100 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 578: Bounty Lawyer DGAFSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather head for the Hollywood Hills as they consider Once Upon a Time in… Hollywood from the perspective of representation and reality. (And “reality.”)
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“Take Fountain.”
Quiddity on Wikipedia
“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae
Sharon Tate
“Our revels now are ended…” from The Tempest, 4.1
Once Upon a Time in the West: IMDb, Wikipedia
Once Upon a Time in the West: The Massacre of McBain Family (YouTube)
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2019-07-2900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 573: Your “Your Song”Support Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather embark on (another!) musical odyssey through the 1960s and 70s, this time with the music of Elton John as our guide, as we overthink Rocketman.
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Episode 573: Your “Your Song” originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
2019-06-2400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 569: John Wick, Unlike Jon Snow, Knows to Pet His DogSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather convene an adjudication of John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (Post bellum, ergo propter bellum?), talking about why we still care about John Wick, the film’s somewhat perplexing milieu, the villain problem, and why this dog can’t ever be the dog.
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2019-05-2700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 552: Death Actually Is All Around UsSupport Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather find the intellectual, aesthetic, thematic, and music through-lines in the Coen Brother’s Academy Award-nominated netflix anthology film, The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
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Love Actually (2003), dir. Richard Curtis
Pulp Fiction (1994), dir. Quentin Tarantino
Crash (2004), dir. Paul Haggis
Go (1999), dir. Doug Liman
Stagecoach (1939), dir. John Ford
Dead man’s hand
Old Crow Medicine Show
Zen-Buddhist Stories
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2019-01-2800 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 546: Eating My Old Man Kit-KatCheck out the holiday gift guide and become an Overthinking It Member for $5/month!
Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather swing in from several dimensions to overthink Sony’s new animated Spider-Man movie, Into The Spider-Verse. Matt doesn’t know the difference between John Mulaney and John Krasinski; Pete is sitting alone in a room full of teenagers; and Mark wonders if the movie is having it both ways.
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John Mulaney; John Krasinski
Spider Man: Into the Spider-Verse (one fric...
2018-12-1700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 541: You Left With The PicturesPeter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather overthinking what we talk about when we talk about loss, especially the way in which disaster clarifies our understanding of what matters in the world.
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California Wildfires
Paramount Ranch
“In Flanders Fields” by John McCrae
Episode 541: You Left With The Pictures originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
2018-11-1200 min
Mentors for Military PodcastEP-92 | John Fenzel | US Army Special Forces | Author | Leadership in the militaryJohn Fenzel is a retired senior Army Special Forces officer who has served on battlefields throughout world. He has served on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense, as a Special Assistant to the Vice President, as a strategic planner for the Chief of Staff of the Army, and as a White House Fellow during the Clinton and Bush administrations.
He commanded a Special Forces Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and an Army brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In the wake of the 9-11 attacks, he served as Staff Director for Tom Ridge in the Homeland Security Council. H...
2017-05-0851 minMentors for Military PodcastEP-92 | John Fenzel | US Army Special Forces | Author | Leadership in the militaryJohn Fenzel is a retired senior Army Special Forces officer who has served on battlefields throughout world. He has served on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense, as a Special Assistant to the Vice President, as a strategic planner for the Chief of Staff of the Army, and as a White House Fellow during the Clinton and Bush administrations.
He commanded a Special Forces Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and an Army brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In the wake of the 9-11 attacks, he served as Staff Director for Tom Ridge in the Homeland Security Council. H...
2017-05-0851 min
Mentors for Military PodcastEP-92 | John Fenzel | US Army Special Forces | Author | Leadership in the militaryJohn Fenzel is a retired senior Army Special Forces officer who has served on battlefields throughout world. He has served on the personal staff of the Secretary of Defense, as a Special Assistant to the Vice President, as a strategic planner for the Chief of Staff of the Army, and as a White House Fellow during the Clinton and Bush administrations.
He commanded a Special Forces Battalion at Fort Bragg, North Carolina and an Army brigade at Fort Knox, Kentucky. In the wake of the 9-11 attacks, he served as Staff Director for Tom Ridge in the Homeland Security Council. H...
2017-05-0851 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 458: The Shared Lived Experience of Being Fast and FuriousPete Fenzel and Matt Wrather talk over contributions from listeners Levi, Jesse, Howard, and Nathan, and try not to remember that it’s not about us, it’s about the family.
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Bar Rescue with John Taffer
“The Death of the Hired Man” by Robert Frost
Episode 458: The Shared Lived Experience of Being Fast and Furious originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
2017-04-1000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 456: Fighter Pilot, Space Commander, Mass- Murdering PlumberMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather examine the phonological and prosodic implications of the title Everyone Poops, share the mobile games they’ve been playing on their phones, and discuss how competing interests have designed our wasted time. And remember:
Your bathroom time is not uniquely crappy
Everyone poops and pooping makes them happy
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Everyone Poops
Everybody Poops 410 Pounds a Year: An Illustrated Ba...
2017-03-2700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 441: James Marsden is Suffering for All of Our SinsBen Adams, Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather gather to overthink thought experiments in consciousness, the moral dimension of killing philosophical zombies, what makes murder bad, and whether consciousness is an algorithm, a mystical journey…or a fire.
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Further Reading
Westworld: IMDb and Wikipedia
Thought experiments
Cartesian theater
Chinese room
Romeo and Juliet II.6
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2016-12-1200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 418: Independence Day: Spoilers for NonsensePeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather consider American Independence day in pop culture before training their plasma weapons on Independence Day Resurgence, which has none of the charm, thrill, or scientific rigor of its predecessor.
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2016-07-0400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 416: Animating the OctopusPeter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather discuss Epic Showdowns, from the NBA finals to Game of Thrones‘s Battle of the Bastards to Brexit to Bewitched vs. I Dream of Jeannie, and discuss cultural appropriation, Pixar’s Finding Dory, the fallibility of memory, aging, why people think funereal birthday cards are funny, and the idea of a November Rain-ian construct.
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2016-06-2000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 394: I Was a Big Fan of My WorkPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather discuss why they are boycotting the Oscars, and for what reason, before discussing mortality, identity, and liberal education in connection with the passing of David Bowie and Alan Rickman.
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2016-01-1800 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 390: Star Wars: The Millennial FalconBen Adams, Matt Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, Ryan Sheely, and Matt Wrather join to discuss Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
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2015-12-2100 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 384: You’re 98% compatible BondPeter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matt Wrather overthink Spectre, the newest entry into the James Bond franchise, starring Daniel Craig..
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“Spark...
2015-11-0900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 370: Mission Impossible: Trust but VerifyPete Fenzel and Matt Wrather join another of their insta-classic two-handers to discuss Mission Impossible: Rogue Nation, starring Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Ving Rhames, and Alec Baldwin. We also touch on Billy Corgan, what we want from celebrities, philosophical ethics, the trolley problem, and the passing of “Rowdy” Roddy Piper.
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Our Pick: They Live Overview
I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass… and I’m all out of bubblegum.
—Nada (Roddy Piper), They Live
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2015-08-0300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 357: The Broken Windows Theory of AvengingBen Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich and Matthew Wrather assemble to overthink Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Akira Kurosawa – Composing Movement on Every Frame...
2015-05-0400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 354: Don Draper’s SeppukuPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink the start of the final half of the final season of Mad Men, the crisis of American Masculinity as epitomized in Jon Hamm and Vin Diesel, the folly of learning history from TV shows, and Hillary Clinton’s playlist for 2016.
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2015-04-1300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 349: The Best, Illest QuotesPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich and Matthew Wrather overthink Kanye West at Oxford, Guy Fieri in the Grocery Store, and Harrison Ford at the controls of a plane.
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2015-03-0900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 347: John Fact becomes John Myth, and John Myth becomes John LegendPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 87th Academy Awards.
This episode is sponsored by American Crime, premiering Thursday, March 5 at 10/9 central on ABC.
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2015-02-2300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 346: Are You Familiar with The Work of Chris Kattan?Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink the 40th annviersary of Saturday Night Live, and wonder why it was fun in the first place. They also spend a little time wondering about the 50 Shades phenomenon.
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2015-02-1600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 344: We Aren’t What You Think We AreMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Jordan Stokes, and Matthew Wrather overthink the commercials and halftime show from Super Bowl XLIX.
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2015-02-0200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 343: The 800-Pound Benedict Cumberbatch in The RoomBen Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink deflate-gate, Mozart in the Jungle, and the Alan Turing biopic The Imitation Game starring Benedict Cumberbatch.
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2015-01-2600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 341: It’s Nice That There are Films That are AmbitiousPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink contemporary prestige pictures, including Inherent Vice, Birdman, and TAK3N.
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2015-01-1200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 340: Generation SkeletorMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather introduce the concept of Overthinking for the benefit of new listeners, and discuss Grown-Ups 2, Chip ‘n’ Dale Rescue Rangers, and the plays of William Shakespeare.
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2015-01-0500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 336: Black Mirror – The Pig Effing Trolley ProblemMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Ryan Sheely, and Matthew Wrather are joined by guest podcasters and significant others Rachel D and Fiona S to overthink Black Mirror.
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2014-12-0800 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 330: John Wick: “Cut us, do we not bleed? Wrong us, do we not revenge?”Ben Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes overthink board game movie adaptations and the Keanu Reeves revenge thriller John Wick.
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2014-10-2700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 324: Skeptical as a SchoolgirlPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink Adulthood in popular culture, jumping off from A. O. Scott’s New York Times article.
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2014-09-1500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 314: One Mountain Closer to Climbing Every MountainPete Fenzel and Matt Wrather consider their fantasy tattoos, channel Rimbaud by becoming poems, go on the paleo diet, and ponder self-narrativization and self-improvement.
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Further Reading
Concrete Poem on Wikipedia
Rhyme’s Reason: A Guide to En...
2014-07-0700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 309: Why is This Podcast Different from All Other Podcasts?Pete Fenzel, Mark Lee, Shana Mlawski and Matthew Wrather tackle Listener Feedback. Thanks to Mary, Bob, Agam, Daniel E & Fran, Robin, Logue, and Stephen DeBow!
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Further Reading
Dayenu on Wik...
2014-06-0200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 289: The Dark Carnival of our Civil RightsPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink the controversy over the FBI declaring juggalos a gang and the controversy of Shia Labeouf declaring blatant plagiarism art.
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2014-01-1300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 279: Ender’s Game: I Can’t Open My Mouth without Condemning It, And Yet I Like ItBen Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Jordan Stokes overthink the film adaptation of Ender’s Game.
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Further Reading
In Flanders Fields by John McCrae
Ender’s Game on Amaz...
2013-11-0400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 268: There’s Always Event HorizonMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Jordan Stokes, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink your listener feedback.
This podcast is dedicated to the memory of John Hollander, a great teacher and scholar.
Rippedy-Pippidey
Dr. John Hollander
As of last Saturday
(much for the worse)
can’t be described as the
metapreeminent
living exponent of
metrical verse.
—Jordan Stokes
Figgeldy Higgedly
Dr. John Hollander
Maitre of verse forms that
Others would poach,
Stirring with brilliance,
Est Quod Benedictus, the
Holl...
2013-08-1900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 266: 300 Brides for 300 SpartansMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich and Matthew Wrather overthink why there were no big movies this weekend, “the summer of the flop,” and Renaissance Faire.
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2013-08-0500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 265: The Wolverine: I Can’t Bear to Change, so I Must Live with A BearPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich and Matthew Wrather overthink The Wolverine, starring Hugh Jackman. Bonus overthinking of Highlander: The Final Dimension.
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2013-07-2900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 263: Pacific Rim: Kaiju, Job CreatorsPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes overthink Pacific Rim.
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Rejected titles for this episode:
The synchronized running man
A tenable long-term geopolitical solution to the robot impasse
I did not care for those hats
Spike equilibrium of combined robots
We have the missile technology to hit buildings
Captain of the New Zealand synchronized swimming team
Consider this a mitzvah
Suppose the dodgeball is full of high explosives
Britain needs to recognize its role as father of Australia
It’s an analog nuclear reactor
They certainly run like...
2013-07-1500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 259: Man of Steel: And Jor-El Shall Restore AmendsPeter Fenzel, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink Man of Steel, the latest reboot of the Superman franchise.
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2013-06-1700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 255: I Think I Like Star Trek 2 Better Than Star Trek 2Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Jordan Stokes and Matthew Wrather are joined by Ben Krinsky to overthink J. J. Abrams’s Star Trek Into Darkness.
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Further Reading
Felicity on IMDb
The Philosoph...
2013-05-2000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 239: Edmund Burke, Mermaid HunterMatthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich and Matthew Wrather gather in person mere minutes before the Overthinking It 5th Birthday Party to overthink their favorite pop culture from their fifth birthdays. Eventually, they fall into what they do whenever they get together: pitch one another ridiculous movie ideas.
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2013-01-2800 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 230: There’s Nothing New under The Hipster Cowboy HatBen Adams, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink How to Live Without Irony.
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Further Reading
Support Overthinking It when you shop at Amazon.com or
Amazon.co.uk.
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2012-11-2600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 228: That’s Some Kings Quest 2 Level Detective WorkPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, Jordan Stokes and Matthew Wrather overthink Skyfall, the latest entry in the James Bond francise, focusing on the place of bond—and the British empire—in the modern world, on the latent homoeroticism of all Bond villains, and on Javier Bardem’s luminescent dye job glowing in the loamy Scottish dusk.
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2012-11-1200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 216: Happy Birthday, Short RoundMatt Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich overthink The Expendables 2 and commemorate the birthday of Jonathan Ke Quan, aka “Short Round” from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom. Brechtian analysis and roundhouse kicks abound.
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2012-08-2000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 215: Vengeance for AlgernonMatt Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes overthink Matt Damon’s role (or the lack thereof) in The Bourne Legacy and the politics (or the lack thereof) in The Campaign.
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2012-08-1300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 214: Gritty Anti-PigeonPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink the remake of Total Recall, remakes in general, gritty remakes in particular, the enduring appeal of Arnold Schwarzenegger, and the issue of representation vs. expression in art.
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2012-08-0600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 213: An Elite Squadron of PoppinsesMatt Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich tackle the multimedia spectacle that was the 2012 Olympics opening ceremonies. They have lots of suggestions for improvements, including icons of British culture that should have been included and poems that Kenneth Branagh should have recited.
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2012-07-3000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 212: And Now Over to Killer Croc for the Sports [REPOST]There was some trouble with our podcast feed for this episode, and lots of listeners downloaded the wrong file automatically. So we’re reposting here. Leave comments on the original post for this episode.
Matt Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and David Shechner tackle The Dark Knight Rises. Blanket spoiler alert for the movie – get out there and go see it if you haven’t already!
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2012-07-2300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 212: And Now Over to Killer Croc for the SportsMatt Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and David Shechner tackle The Dark Knight Rises. Blanket spoiler alert for the movie – get out there and go see it if you haven’t already!
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2012-07-2300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 209: Meryl Streep, Oscar Nominated Government AssassinPeter Fenzel, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather overthink Valve’s “Meet The Pyro” video for Team Fortress 2, launching into a discussion of branding, marketing an experience, and truth in fiction.
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2012-07-0200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 207: Sing A Song into Our ButtPeter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather discuss the movie Rock of Ages, delving into what makes rock rock, the the class and racial bases of 1980s nostalgia, and the music the Overthinkers were listening to when they came of age.
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2012-06-1800 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 205: The Priams of the PatriarchyPeter Fenzel, John Perich, and Matthew Wrather—collectively, the Priams of the Patriarchty— overthink Lena Dunham’s HBO Series Girls.
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2012-06-0400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 201: A Smash Rate of A New Yorker per SecondMatthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, and John Perich to overthink Marvel’s The Avengers, including: forming the team for Avengers 2; the destruction of Manhattan; the proper use of power and authority; the Joss Whedon factor; the problem of sequel escalation; and the potential for a Justice League movie.
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2012-05-0700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 200: A Podcast Gotta Have A CodeMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, Dave Shechner, Ryan Sheely and special guests Cognac and Gonzo for an in-person podcast to overthink the Overthinking It Live show at Geek Week 2012, the remarkable achievement of 200 podcasts, the Law and Order episode of Community, the difference between risotto and fried chicken, how some people be colonizing Mars and other people be colonizing Venus, the infamous Double Andre, and the Pikachu-ification of narrative.
Many thanks to everyone for 200 episodes (plus!) of podcast listening.
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2012-04-3000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 195: Super Hipster Beards in a German Fusion Brunch PlaceMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink The Hunger Games book and film.
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Further Reading
Titanic and Hunger Games Crossovers on FanFiction.net...
2012-03-2600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 194: You Don’t Know My MomentumMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and David Shechner to overthink their favorite fictional streets, truth and fiction, and Mike Daisey’s monlogue The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs.
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2012-03-1900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 190: 18 Hours of Angels Singing and CrazinessMatthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, and John Perich explore the diagetic phantasmagoric cosmology of Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance.
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Further Reading
John Guillory, Poetic Authority: Spenser, Milton, and Literary History...
2012-02-2000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 187: The Sam AwardsMatthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee and John Perich overthink Man on a Ledge, heists, hustlers, and the hermeneutic circle. And then take a long flight over the Pacific and watch movies on a plane.
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2012-01-3000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 186: Wrong Enough to be HumanMatthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, Jordan Stokes and John Perich overthink Steven Soderbergh’s Haywire and Neil Young’s hatred of contemporary music technology.
0:00–18:53 Question of the week: What’s your favorite Kate Beckinsale movie?
18:54–39:10 Haywire
39:11–58:17 Neil Young and music technology
58:18–1:00:43 Closing
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2012-01-2300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 183: A Prize Anyone Can EditMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink their resolutions for 2012, your personal Wikipedia vectors (and the strong Wikanthropic Principle), the difference between “eponymous” and “titular,” and Naruto vs. The Girl with The Dragon Tattoo, and the male gaze. That’s G-A-Z-E.
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2012-01-0200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 180: Michelle Bachmann America is Great FuntimeMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the fate of Community, the business strategy of Taylor Swift, how Ke$ha stays on-brand, and what Adam Smith thinks of the music business.
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2011-12-1200 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 179: The Expendable Babysitters ClubMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the rumored remake of Starship Troopers, the economics of babysitting, and the new world of digital publishing.
Get John Perich’s novel Too Close To Miss using this link and support Overthinking It!
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2011-12-0500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 178: Mah-na-mah-na-logyMatthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and Timothy Swann to overthink the newly opened beta of Star Wars: The Old Republic and the new film The Muppets.
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2011-11-2800 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 176: In A Gunny Sack behind The Bus BoyMatthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, and John Perich to overthink video games, including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, and why Super Mario Bros. was harder than them all.
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2011-11-1400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 172: Johnny Appleseed’s Seed-Shooting Gatling GunPeter Fenzel hosts with Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, and John Perich to Overthink Mark Lee’s trip to New York Comic-Con, the future of comics, and the Neal Stephenson novel Reamde.
[Note: due to a technical issue, the last ten minutes of the episode were cut off from the recording. We apologize and hope to be back next week with a full, unabridged episode.]
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2011-10-1700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 169: Zone 4 Now BoardingPeter Fenzel hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Mark Lee, Joshua McNeil, John Perich, David Shechner, and Matthew Wrather to overthink the third (leather) anniversary of the weekly Overthinking It Podcast and how being an overthinker has changed us all.
Also, there’s this.
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2011-09-2600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 168: You have a choice, Ryan Gosling!Matthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the upcoming season of television, Drive, good actors in bad movies, and the moral laziness of Prestige Holocaust Movies.
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2011-09-1900 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 166: Buffering… Buffering… Buffering…Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Joshua McNeil, and John Perich to overthink product placements, the video-game-ization of movies, and whether Zoe Saldana could kick your ass.
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2011-09-0500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 163: Jelly of the Month ClubMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, John Perich, and special guest Zack Johnson from Kingdom of Loathing and the Hotdog Podcasts to overthink Glee 3D, So You Think You Can Dance, cotillion, and the use and abuse of good manners.
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2011-08-1500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 160: Bringing a Gun to a Shield FightMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink Captain America: The First Avenger, discuss the meaning of laser weapon colors, and read from the Falling on Grenades Wikipedia Page.
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2011-07-2500 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 158: Klingonial WilliamsburgPeter Fenzel hosts with Mark Lee, John Perich, and Dave Shechner to overthink space travel in pop culture and *gasp* even more listener feedback, this time from the Twitter stream!
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2011-07-1100 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 157: Optimus…I just met a Prime named Optimus.Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Josh McNeil, and John Perich to overthink Transformers: Dark of the Moon, movie projectionists, WalMart, and listener feedback (!).
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2011-07-0400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 153: Captain Michael Ironside of the USS IronsidePeter Fenzel hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, David Shechner, and Jordan Stokes to overthink X-Men: First Class.
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2011-06-0600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 150: Bacchanal in BakuMatthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Pete Fenzel, Josh McNeil, John Perich and Dave Shechner to overthink Eurovision 2011 and pay tribute to its winner, Azerbaijan.
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2011-05-1600 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 145: Propinquity, FecundityMatthew Wrather hosts with Matthew Belinkie, Peter Fenzel, John Perich, to overthink second tier cities, unlikable characters, and movies about wealth in the midst of recession.
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2011-04-1100 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 141: On The Advice of My PodcasterMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and special guest Gab to overthink St. Patrick’s Day and the NFL Lockout.
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2011-03-1400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 140: Hulk: Turn Off the SmashMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, Josh McNeil, John Perich, and special guest Maddy Myers to overthink Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark.
Random Website Trivia: This is the 1,200th post on Overthinking It. Get excited!
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2011-03-0700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 137: Re-Gagafication Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink Valentine’s Day, the definite article, the artistic and political mission of Lady Gaga, the Grammys, and their own immaturity.
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2011-02-1400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 135: 2 True 2 Gritty Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink the 2011 Oscar Nominations. They don’t quite get there, however, and instead veer off into a discussion of drive in movies, digital distribution, piracy, and the low quality of 2010’s mainstream (and prestige) movies.
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2011-01-3100 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 134: A Redbox in Your House Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink designed environments including Las Vegas, Dubai, and World of Warcraft, and close with some consideration of the theology of pop music.
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2011-01-2400 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 131: Went to Elementary School and is Partially Deaf Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich and Jordan Stokes to ring in the new year.
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2011-01-0300 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 129: Patrimony of the Dude Matthew Wrather hosts with Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink (which is to say, rip on) Tron Legacy, Jews, women, and Fenzel. Spoilers for Tron: Legacy. Not that it matters.
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2010-12-2000 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 62: Necessary But Not SufficientMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, Ryan Sheely, and Jordan Stokes to answer your calls and emails. Topics include invisibility, Paradise Lost, John Hughes and Race, our small-minded American chauvinism, science in the media, and the meaning of Meta.
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2009-09-0700 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 61: Murther Most FoulMatthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink the tragic ends of Michael Jackson, D.J. AM, Ted Kennedy, and Reading Rainbow.
Matthew Wrather hosts with Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, John Perich, and Jordan Stokes to overthink the tragic ends of Michael Jackson, D.J. AM, Ted Kennedy, and Reading Rainbow.
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2009-08-3100 minOverthinking It PodcastEpisode 41: A Show About NothingMatthew Wrather hosts with panelists Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and John Perich to overthink:
Pointless deaths on television
Television suicide: Don’t do it! You’ve got so much to live for!
Easter: The least telegenic of holidays
Crank 2: The type of all narrative
Two kinds of high schools
Shows that may not rise from the dead
Joss Whedon: A critical assessment
Overthink This
our pop cultural picks for this week
Wrather: Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life
Lee: Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles – The Complete First Season on DVD (Or on Blu-Ray)
And don’t mi...
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