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Overthink
by Overthink Podcast
Philosophy podcast & YouTube channel co-hosted by professors Ellie Anderson & David Peña-Guzmán overthinkpod.substack.com
Episodes
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182. Reflection (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com As Overthink comes to a close, why not take a look back? In Episode 182, Ellie and David tackle the concept of reflection and explain why it is so central to philosophy. What is the value of reflection, and…
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181. Mourning (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Nothing can devastate us more than the loss of a loved one. In this episode of Overthink, David and Ellie talk about mourning. What kinds of losses hurl us into a state of mourning? Are there healthy and...
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180. Weddings (Extended)
Something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue! In this episode, Ellie and David talk about weddings. What kind of celebration is a wedding? And what social function do these festivities serve? Do weddings necessarily legitimize the institution of marriage? Or can weddings be...
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179. Unemployment (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com After a BIG announcement (!!!), your hosts David and Ellie get into the economic and psychological features of the state no one wants to be stuck in: unemployment. How does capitalism structurally construct...
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178. Beauty with Heather Widdows (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Beauty is big business, and the rise of looksmaxxing and increasingly invasive treatments is raising the alarm on the ways that our looks matter in our personal and social lives. Ellie and David speak with...
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177. Cheating (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Is it easier to cheat now than ever? In episode 177 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about cheating. From micro-cheating on your girlfriend to doping in sports, cheating appears to have escalated in various...
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176. Attention (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Are you paying attention when you scroll online? In episode 176 of Overthink, Ellie and David draw your attention to attention. They explain why attention is so hard to define and debate the extent to which it...
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175. Coolness (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Play it cool and play this episode. In episode 175 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about what it means to be cool. From swag gap relationships to Mark Zuckerberg and the manosphere’s failed attempts at…
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174. Climate Action with Kyle Whyte (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com What resources do Indigenous studies provide for addressing the crisis of human-made climate change? And how is the climate crisis linked to settler colonialism? In episode 174 of Overthink, Ellie and David…
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Chat with Overthink & Dr. Laura Basu
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit overthinkpod.substack.com
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173. Theft (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Thou shalt not miss this episode! In episode 173 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about theft. They discuss our moral intuitions around theft, how feudalism and capitalism may be founded upon an original…
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172. Closer Look: Fanon, Wretched of the Earth (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Does decolonization require violence? In episode 172 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a closer look at Frantz Fanon’s The Wretched of the Earth, “the bible of decolonization.” They discuss Fanon’s bold…
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171. Butts (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Bottom, rump, booty, fanny, tush, and derriere! In episode 171 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about butts. Why do humans have bigger rear ends than other animals? Why are butts often seen as a site of...
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170. Care with Premilla Nadasen (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com The discourse around today's crisis of care responds to the shredding of America's social safety net, but leaves out the most vulnerable almost entirely. In episode 170 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss…
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169. Discipline (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com With the rise of hustle culture, the grind, and capitalist productivity, we often associate discipline with toxicity. But is there still value in disciplining oneself? In episode 169 of Overthink, Ellie and...
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The Political Debate Trap
You often hear people say “everything is political” and political disagreements feel like a fight. But what if our obsession with debate and rational argumentation is actually making polarization worse? Drawing on Sarah Stein Lubrano's Don't Talk About Politics: How to Change 21st-Century Minds,...
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168. Closer Look: Levinas, On Escape (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Why do we seek to escape from ourselves? In episode 168 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a closer look at Emmanuel Levinas’s article “On Escape.” They discuss Levinas’s claim that escape is central to the...
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167. Evil (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Are some people born evil, or are we all capable of evil acts? In episode 167 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about all things evil. They think through the characterization of evil in Disney films…
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Live with Ellie & David
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit overthinkpod.substack.com
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165. Pornography (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Content warning: this episode involves discussion of sexual violence and sexual assault. Can pornography be liberating or does it just promote the hatred of women? In episode 165 of Overthink Ellie and David...
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164. Closer Look: Haraway, Cyborg Manifesto (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello Overthinkers! In honor of it almost being spring we will be offering paid subscriptions 20% off until March 20th! Redeem here :) Is the way we interact with technology moving us towards a cyborg future?…
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163. Personality (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Can Buzzfeed quizzes, Myers-Briggs Types, and Enneagrams tell us anything valid about who we are? In episode 163 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss personality. They talk through the Big Five personality…
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What is David teaching this semester?
Hello Overthinkers! Happy Friday :) David gave us some insight into his course load this semester at San Francisco State University. Which course sounds the most interesting to you? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...
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161. Spontaneity (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com What does it mean to be spontaneous? In episode 161 of Overthink, Ellie and David get spontaneous. They look at Aristotle’s theory of spontaneous generation, at spontaneity’s role in politics, and at the dark...
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160. Closer Look: Epicurus Reader (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello Overthinkers! We hope you enjoy another episode in our Closer Look format. We’d love to hear your thoughts about the episode and any questions or comments you have for Ellie and David :) What does it…
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159. Illness (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com What does it mean to be ill? In episode 159 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss illness. They explore how illness has been mythologized, how it may alienate us from our bodies, and how it impacts social...
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Overthink Live with Céline Leboeuf
This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit overthinkpod.substack.com
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157. Manipulation (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello folks! Ellie and David just hosted an exclusive live yesterday which you can find here. We would love your thoughts in the comments or in our chat, as well as any questions or comments you have for the...
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156. Closer Look: Marcuse, One Dimensional Man (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com How do new forms of social control under capitalism foreclose the possibility of social critique? In episode 156 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a deep dive into Herbert Marcuse’s 1964 classic,...
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155. Treason (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello folks! As we hit the 5-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, we thought it would be the perfect time to do an episode on treason. We’d love your thoughts on treason…
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154. Living With Men with Manon Garcia (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Content warning: this episode extensively discusses rape, sexual violence, and incest. In episode 154 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk to philosopher Manon Garcia about her book, Living with Men: Reflections...
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153. Cuteness (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com What do Labubus, Beanie Babies, Hello Kitty, and Furbies have in common? They’re all cute! In episode 153 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss cuteness. From the idea of cuteness as a logic of contagion to…
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152. Closer Look: Foucault, History of Sexuality Vol. 1 (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com It’s time for something new! In episode 152 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a deep dive into Michel Foucault’s The History of Sexuality, Volume 1. From the repressive hypothesis to the role of confession in...
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151. Meritocracy (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com We’ve all been sold the ideal of meritocracy. The American dream, our education system, and our politics are all based on it. But what if meritocracy is actually impossible--and based on a misunderstanding of...
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5 Recent Books on Overthink
Listen to David discuss 5 books that have been on Overthink Podcast recently: * Jacques Soustelle, Daily Life of the Aztecs on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest * Mariana Alessandri, Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods * Jennifer Banks, Natality: Toward Philosophy of Birth * Gaston...
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Sebastian Purcell on the pessimism of the Aztecs
Hello Overthinkers and happy beginning of December ❄️ We will start rolling out more posts for our Substack. We would love any recommendations or requests from our community of videos you’d like to see! 😊 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get...
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150. Aztec Philosophy with Sebastian Purcell (Extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Thank you for joining us for another episode. Quick announcement: we’ll be releasing more posts on Substack, so drop any questions you have for Ellie and David in our subscriber chat! Also, feel free to…
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149. Surfing (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Thanks for bearing with us as we got this episode to you all, hope you enjoy it! Hang loose! In episode 149 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about all things surfing. They explore the long history of...
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148. Loneliness (extended)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com How can we explain the rise of loneliness in our world? In episode 148 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the difference between loneliness and solitude, how loneliness could help explain the rise of…
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