In episode 110 of Overthink, Ellie and David untangle the role of intensity in shaping our aspirations, cultural tropes, and political goals. They trace its roots in Aristotle's theory of change, medieval science and princely romanticism. They turn to Henri Bergson and Gilles Deleuze’s accounts of consciousness and emotion to explore how intensity looks beyond the scientistic impulse to categorize and quantify, and think about its role in capitalist acceleration.

In episode 94 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss everything debt, from student loans and bank bailouts to the importance of honoring one’s intellectual forebears. Your hosts explore how debt has structured social, family, and religious bonds across history, from Vedic India, to Plato’s Athens, and how the notion of being “indebted” to one’s cultural past conditions the experience of immigrants in America today.

Influencers have taken over the online world, promoting everything from brands to lifestyle changes. But, what does it mean to exert influence over somebody and how has the rise of social media created a whole new category of the influencer?

David and Ellie unpack why capitalist culture is so obsessed with productivity, and how the supposed self-care of leaning into laziness is actually the dark side of this same culture.

From Hallmark movies to Scrooge, David and Ellie apply a critical theory lens to the American obsession with Christmas and its rituals of consumption.

Just a hashtag, or so much more? Ellie and David discuss the promises and perils of “living your truth” and authenticity, speaking with Dr. Tamsin Kimoto.

Philosophers Ellie and David discuss the way that capitalism encourages us to treat artworks as commodities in the global market of the “art world”.

Professors Ellie and David discuss the ethics and gender politics of hookup culture on college campuses and beyond.

Do you fear the Sunday Scaries and Thank God It's Friday? You might be suffering from a case of what Karl Marx called "alienation." David and Ellie break down this key but often misunderstood concept for the modern workplace.

Episode 2 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss how millennials love talking about hating capitalism.