Civ25: The Changing Stakes of Civilization
What does the evolution of the Civilization franchise over the past 25 years tell us about how world politics have changed during that time?
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Political Science on Overthinking It
Episode 383: The Most Genuine Fake
On the Overthinking It Podcast, we tackle our Halloween experiences using the tools of social science to analyze land use, urbanism, and counter-cultural authenticity.
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Episode 60: Reasons not Rules
Sheely and Wrather return to Gossip Girl, address the possibility of change in the social order, and consider whether The Hunger Games is a TFT-worthy franchise.
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Episode 53: Chekhov’s Bag Of Peas
Sheely and Wrather discuss thematic unity, group membership, and class difference in Friday Night Lights Season 1, Episodes 8 and 9.
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Sarah Palin: A Hero’s Journey
Ever wonder why Sarah Palin is so irresistible to the Tea Party and the media? It’s because she’s on track to complete Joseph Campbell’s famous Hero’s Journey.
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Episode 43: Post-Modern Royalty
Sheely and Wrather discuss the Modern Royalty episode of Gossip Girl and discover that they really like the listeners.
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Zombie Miscellany: Music and Post-Apocalyptic Racism
A few last points to wrap up our week-long consideration of The Walking Dead.
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Sue Giveth, and Sue Taketh Away: Glee and Matriarchy
The radical subversion of gender roles at the heart of Glee.
Episode 29: Inception to Bone
Sheely and Wrather examine how Tony got his groove back.
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Episode 16: Turn On, Tune In, Drop Out
Ryan Sheely and Matthew Wrather overthink Gossip Girl and Glee, focusing on what it takes to be a ruler and a rebel.
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