Overthink

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com What does it mean to be ill? In episode 159 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss illness. They explore how illness has been mythologized, how it may alienate us from our bodies, and how it impacts social relationships. Is science the solution to the mythologization of illness, or is the scientific model of ill...

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This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello folks! Ellie and David just hosted an exclusive live yesterday which you can find here . We would love your thoughts in the comments or in our chat, as well as any questions or comments you have for the podcast :) Without further ado, we hope you enjoy the episode! Should we be sympathetic towards manipul...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com How do new forms of social control under capitalism foreclose the possibility of social critique? In episode 156 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a deep dive into Herbert Marcuse’s 1964 classic, One-Dimensional Man . Marcuse analyzes how 1950s conformism narrows the private space of human thinking, turning us...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Hello folks! As we hit the 5-year anniversary of the January 6th insurrection on the U.S. Capitol, we thought it would be the perfect time to do an episode on treason. We’d love your thoughts on treason, January 6th, and anything else you’re overthinking about these days in our subscriber chat. Additionally, El...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Content warning: this episode extensively discusses rape, sexual violence, and incest. In episode 154 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk to philosopher Manon Garcia about her book,   Living with Men: Reflections on the Pelicot Trial . They discuss the rape case of Gisèle Pelicot and how the subsequent trial of...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com What do Labubus, Beanie Babies, Hello Kitty, and Furbies have in common? They’re all cute! In episode 153 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss cuteness. From the idea of cuteness as a logic of contagion to the evolutionary explanation for why we find babies so adorable, this episode has it all. How is the incr...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com It’s time for something new! In episode 152 of Overthink, Ellie and David take a deep dive into Michel Foucault’s The History of Sexuality, Volume 1 . From the repressive hypothesis to the role of confession in producing the truth of sex, your hosts get into all of the juicy content of this seminal book. They a...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com We’ve all been sold the ideal of meritocracy. The American dream, our education system, and our politics are all based on it. But what if meritocracy is actually impossible--and based on a misunderstanding of how society works? In episode 151 of Overthink, Ellie and David put meritocracy in the spotlight. They...

Listen to David discuss 5 books that have been on Overthink Podcast recently: * Jacques Soustelle, Daily Life of the Aztecs on the Eve of the Spanish Conquest * Mariana Alessandri, Night Vision: Seeing Ourselves Through Dark Moods * Jennifer Banks, Natality: Toward Philosophy of Birth * Gaston Bachelard, The Psychoanalysis of Fire * Simon Critchley, Mysticism And leave a comment below with your th...

Hello Overthinkers and happy beginning of December ❄️ We will start rolling out more posts for our Substack. We would love any recommendations or requests from our community of videos you’d like to see! 😊 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit overthinkpod.substack.com/subscribe

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Thank you for joining us for another episode. Quick announcement: we’ll be releasing more posts on Substack, so drop any questions you have for Ellie and David in our subscriber chat! Also, feel free to suggest any content you’d like to see on Substack. We’d love to hear from you :) What would it be like to liv...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com Thanks for bearing with us as we got this episode to you all, hope you enjoy it! Hang loose! In episode 149 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk about all things surfing. They explore the long history of wave-riding across the globe, from Peru to West Africa, and consider how surfing helps us to reimagine social...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit overthinkpod.substack.com How can we explain the rise of loneliness in our world? In episode 148 of Overthink, Ellie and David discuss the difference between loneliness and solitude, how loneliness could help explain the rise of fascism in the US, and the public health implications of loneliness. What is the male loneliness epidemic, an...