Episode 49: Gossip
Overthink spills the tea on why gossip is a crucial form of social bonding, especially for the oppressed.
Episode 48: Productivity
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.
Episode 44: Heteropessimism
Are straight people OK? Why are women so rampantly dissatisfied in heterosexual relationships with men, and so often expressing feelings of regret about being straight? Feminist philosophy has some clues.
Episode 43: Walking
Why was Rousseau so obsessed with walking while thinking? What can we learn from evolutionary theories about walking? And is the wandering flâneur a symbol of modern life?
Episode 40: Christmas-Industrial Complex
From Hallmark movies to Scrooge, David and Ellie apply a critical theory lens to the American obsession with Christmas and its rituals of consumption.
Episode 37: Living Your Truth (feat. Tamsin Kimoto)
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.