Episode 291: Skinny Guy, Skinny Guy, Fat Guy, Fat Guy
The Overthinkers tackle the definition of sports, sports’ shadow-sports, and sports movies.
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Sports on Overthinking It
The Ship of Theseus and the Toronto Maple Leafs
If a sports franchise changes its name, moves cities, and turns over its entire roster, is it still somehow the same team?
Think Tank: Muggle Quidditch
The Overthinkers hop on their broomsticks for a quick tour of the competitive Quidditch phenomenon.
The Evitability of Football Narratives
Read the morning-after headlines from Super Bowl XLVII and you’ll get a sense for the inevitable story that played out in New Orleans – of destiny being fulfilled. The Baltimore Ravens’ defense, pushed around for most of the second half … Continued
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Episode 189: The Rut Not Taken
Fenzel, Lee, Shechner, and Wrather overthink the narrativization of sports (including Magic: The Gathering… it’s totally a sport) and of celebrities like Whitney Houston.
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To me, boxing is like a ballet, except the there’s no music, no choreography, and the dancers hit each other.
Is punching a guy’s face an art? Is it a speech? Is it protected?
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Episode 170: Guy who makes the craft services who feeds Aaron Sorkin
The Overthinkers tackle Moneyball.
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“Super Bowl” vs “Superbowl”: An American Spelling Crisis? Update: AVERTED
Is it “Super Bowl” or “Superbowl”?
Time and Overtime: The Metaphysics of the World Cup
Soccer is the most popular sport in the world because it’s most like the real world.
USA at the 2010 World Cup: Pop Culture Roundup
Dodge Muscle Cars, “Team America: World Police,” and Elvis: staples of America’s World Cup pop culture hegemonic discourse.