In episode 144 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the unspoken difficulties of limerence, or the state of falling in love. What is the difference between love and limerence, and why do we confuse them so frequently? How does social media fuel limerent reactions? And is limerence inherently selfish? They discuss how limerence can be formative to our personal identities, whether a limerent object has ethical obligations to those who obsess over them, and how modern dating norms might direct us all towards limerence rather than love.

In episode 92 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss love beyond monogamy with philosophy professor, podcaster, and author of Why It's OK To Not be Monogamous, Justin L. Clardy. They discuss love and special attachment beyond sacrifice. With personal stories, they question the role of marriage in consumer capitalism, and reimagine agency, identity, community, and relation in the world.

In episode 91 of Overthink, Ellie and David explore mommy issues, from the OG mother Mary to today’s seducing MILFs. They look into psychonalytic theories and Simone de Beauvoir’s critique of maternal devotion. They explore sexualization, identification, masculinity, and more!

Who’s your daddy? Episode 90 is all about daddy issues. Ellie and David investigate father-child relations and the sexual, emotional, and familial worlds they create. From summer zaddies and sexy dad bods to hero feminist dads, your hosts travel from psychoanalysis all the way to theology and investigate how parenthood, gender, and vulnerability interact.

In episode 85 of Overthink, Ellie and David work through some of universities’ attempts at a sexual consent policy, discuss complex legal cases, and “gray rape.” They probe the limits of our idea of consent with cases of pain and grisly violence. They explore Ellie’s own proposal for rethinking our idea of consent. Is consent contractual? Performative? Magic? And, should it really be the central tenet of our sexual ethics?