Is Aladdin Humanity’s Willing Executioner?
Aladdin’s Genie is in fact an abomination who will, inevitably, destroy the world – or already has.
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Disney on Overthinking It
Episode 407: Are You There, Matt? It’s Me, Netflix.
On the Overthinking It podcast, we discuss Tina Fey’s “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,” starring Ellie Kemper. Season 2 just dropped on Netflix.
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The Bare Necessities of Interpreting Disney’s Jungle Book
What do your favorite cartoons have in common with Joseph Conrad, Guns n Roses, and the Founding of Rome? More than you might expect.
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On Race, Zootopia Beats the Hell Out of Crash Any Day
All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
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Episode 401: Stop Shaming the Bunny
On the Overthinking It Podcast, the Overthinkers and special guest Arjun Gupta tackle Disney’s new animated film “Zootopia.”
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Episode 364: Inside Out: I Know Now Why You Cry, And I’m Going To Do It
The Overthinkers tackle Inside Out through the lens of Robert Plutchik’s psychoevolutionary theory of emotion and, what else, Terminator.
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The Hidden Anti-Monarchial Message of Disney’s Frozen
A look at Arendelle’s royal succession through the lens of real-life monarchies in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
Episode 305: Destroying Star Wars In Order To Save It
The Overthinkers tackle Star Wars: Episode VII and what makes a good sequel.
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Episode 76: The Fraggle-Cave of our Unconscious
Ryan and Matt look at Lorde’s “Royals” off The Love Club EP.
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Episode 273: This is Going to Sound Bad, But I Miss Myspace.
The Overthinkers tackle the fifth anniversary of this podcast, Garage Band-ization, and the political economy of Triton’s Kingdom.
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