"I fear oblivion..."
— Augustus (from Animal Crossing)
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In this new horizon, island villagers J.J. Slider (island phenomenon), Leeann (DJ Psyched) and PME (local lazy villager) chop wood and stack bells, overthinking about dark Animal Crossing fan theories, creativity, and the meaning of life (and after-life).
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Me, Myself and I by PME on Bandcamp
episode THIRTEEN: Video Gameboy Society
episode AITA: Am I the Asshole for Making this a Bonus Episode?
train all day
fly into the sun
before night
- Icarus Starfucker
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In this glitch in the manosphere, frequent flyers Icarus Starfucker, Stephen Curtis, and 780.MASOCHIST fly high (but not too high), shooting the breeze about a wide span of topics that dovetail into the dilemma of what it means to be a good man in a world of pain.
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GREETINGS FELLOW EARTHLINGS!
DOES THE FUTURE SEEM DARK AND DISMAL?
DOES HUMANITY’S INHUMANITY SCARE YOU?
HOW ABOUT AN EMPATHY RENAISSANCE?
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In this interstellar phone call, A REAL HUMAN BEING and AN ALIEN find some room to breathe and talk real shit — all while trying to heal their people with love.
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“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.”
- Joseph Campbell
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In this wild, wild Wake-Induced Lucid Dream (WILD), Oscar WILD sees a dream therapist, Melissa Johnson (host of the Dream Hub Podcast) and talks about the wild shit he has witnessed in deep REM states.
Stay awake for this one!
Sweet dreams:
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Find Melissa's work on her official website, Instagram, and The Dream Hub Podcast.
This episode was recorded before the passing of David Lynch, who is mentioned in this episode. Rest in peace, visionary from another place. 🙏
"As long as power flows through any of my circuits, I will overthink anything." - Optimus Prime Rib
DARK MODE SZN. OVERTHINKERS ROLL OUT.
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In this unnecessary Transformers reboot, Optimus Prime Rib and HBO Max switch the gears to reverse and reminisce on the good old days, including the educational children's TV shows they grew up with, the challenges of growing up in an ever-changing world, and the transformative potential of embracing accountability for your own fuck-ups.
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Shout out to Bumblebee for pulling up to the interview and fact-checking us live.
Terra Incognita (a Neon-Noir Sci-Fi Anthology)
1-MINUTE (Minus One) by William Blue
Has doomscrolling hijacked your mental faculties, making you feel humanity is doomed?
It's all gonna be fine.
Season 3 is here.
In this episode, Eckhart Toll-Free presents a compelling case for hope and optimism in a terminally online world.Let's put down our devices for a moment and recoup our mental bandwidth together.
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Love is the Dankest of All Memes
Terra Incognita (a Neon-Noir Sci-Fi Anthology)
[Disclaimer: the radically idealistic ramblings expressed by Eckhart Toll-Free, a self-proclaimed "holier-than-thou" enlightened centrist (and best-selling author of "The Power of Off") are entirely his own and in no way conveys the thoughts and feelings of Overthinkers Anonymous—or overthinkers in general.]
Somehow, Overthinkers Anonymous Returned...
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In this mid journey, rogue overthinkers Blueberry Moonbeam, Strawberry Sunshine, and Darth Serious scrape the iceberg of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI), what should (and shouldn't) be considered art. Plus, anything and everything artists in the digital age (should) overthink about.
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Everything is a Remix (by Kirby Ferguson via YouTube)
Meta's AI to train using social media posts from Europe (via Reuters)
Did you know Meta is using your public posts to train their AI starting June 26? 🤯 (by Ocoya via YouTube)
"I highly recommend touching grass. I've touched so much grass recently."
- Fidget Cube Guru
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In this fidgety chirp-a-thon, Fidget Cube Guru, Kenzient, and Tink (a green parakeet) split their bills overthinking about tipping culture, the highs and lows of owning a parakeet, and the subtle art of giving the right amount of f*cks.
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Streets of the Philippines: A Sunkissed Photo Essay
Divorced Dad Rock (Spotify Playlist)
"The film industry is big, it's oversaturated and profit-driven, and time-consuming. And oftentimes, very frequently, disappointing films just happen and we call them flops."
- Doctor Whenever
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In this high-concept cinematic flop, Doctor Whenever, a part-time time lord, enlists returning guests, HBO Max (not to be confused with the streaming service FKA as "HBO Max") and KD to attempt to fix the Hollywood timeline (or space-time continuum) by discussing changes for films that failed to live up to their potential.
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Find KD on Instagram and check out her podcast KDTime.
“You are an individual, unique piece of this whole that we are all part of, and it’s not complete without you.”
– Lindy Nelson
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In this psychonautical odyssey, some sober guy named Tom (NOT from Myspace) is joined by two lovely humans, Jay and Lindy Nelson, authors of a book titled Consciousness in a Nutshell, to crack open the endlessly complex black box that is consciousness.
This episode won't teach you more than a 4-year degree — but it's more compact, less costly, and lightyears more enjoyable than a lecture from an uptight professor who insists on everyone calling him "Doctor." (You know who you are, Dr. Robert. 👀)
Turn on, tune in, and D̶R̶O̶P̶ O̶U̶T̶ voyage inward with us!
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Learn more about Jay and Lindy's work on their official website and YouTube channel.
Consciousness in a Nutshell is available to order worldwide via Amazon.
"The book made me feel like I was getting a warm hug from a stranger. And not just any stranger... a stranger that I may or may not have known in a past life!" - Banana Ice
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In this lime (in a coconut), Banana Ice and Holy Shiver (AKA Alessandra Veronesi) turn their minds inwards, "unpeel themselves" from the inside out, and walk each other home after experiencing Christ Consciousness in a supermarket.
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Find Alessandra (AKA Holy Shiver) on Instagram, YouTube, and her website. Check out her books (discussed in the episode) below:
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What's this, another bonus episode? A glitch in the matrix? 3 bonus episodes in a row... Hockey fans might consider this a hat trick. 🪄🎩 In this first-ever solo episode (recorded in February, 2023), Jonah contemplates the possibility of making season 2 of Overthinkers Anonymous and reflects on the pandemic's psychological impacts on society—from collective paranoia, to the way everyone seems entirely off their rockers, to the way that technology has permeated every aspect of our lives. Let's pick up the fragments of our shattered reality together, fellow overthinkers. Title inspired by "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot 👏👏👏 Credits for musical interludes/segments in this episode:
'Twas the night before Christmas,
and I interviewed an AI Chatbot about artificial intelligence.
Gather 'round the fireplace for this one...
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In this Holly Jolly Turing Test, William Blue and Pi discuss the emerging technology of artificial intelligence (AI), its benefits, potential drawbacks, and ethical implications.
Featured in this episode is Pi, an AI chatbot developed by Inflection AI.
Interludes made via Podcastle.ai
Overthinkers Anonymous is not affiliated or sponsored by Inflection AI.
This interview is intended for entertainment and educational purposes only.
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There is nothing wrong with your listening device.
Do not attempt to close and reopen the app.
We repeat: There is nothing wrong with your screen...
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You have just stumbled onto a BONUS EPISODE...
Or is it a crossover episode? Maybe it's both.
Either way, don't overthink it.
In this backed-up bonus episode, Jonah and Leeann have a crack at analyzing and assessing posts from the r/AITA subreddit, attempting to answer—on a case-by-case basis—the age-old question:
"Am I the Asshole?"
[This podcast was originally recorded on September 29, 2022, for Leeann's podcast Get Psyched but was left in the vault.
Since this episode is a repurposed recording originally intended for another podcast, I decided to make this a bonus episode for season 2.]
...am I the asshole for making this a bonus episode?
The 2023 Writers Guild of America strike is over at last! But, for Max, an overthinker who exists, the battle to reclaim his birth name from a faceless streaming service has just begun. Greenlight this, HBO.
In this on-demand after-school special, confused grown-ups Boba-T (no relation to Ice-T), Ethan Drory (AKA Droryboy), and HBO Max (not to be confused with the streaming service) play "hot potato conch shell" and wing their ways through an honest-to-goodness chit-chat about adulting, and how there aren't any instruction manuals for navigating it—or doing it well.
Oh, the places you'll go:
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DISCLAIMER: Overthinkers Anonymous is NOT affiliated with HBO and, by extension, does not answer to Warner Bros. Discovery. The guest that self-identified as "HBO Max" in this episode does not represent the streaming service formerly known as "HBO Max" that is now currently known as "Max" (much to HBO Max's chagrin). HBO Max did not disclose the meaning of the acronym "HBO" in his name. It is safe to assume it is not an acronym for "Home Box Office."
"Stop trying to make 'The 7' happen." - The Fall Queen
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In this full-circle photography meet-up (AKA "instameet"), Jonah (AKA @channelsurfcinema), Kristin (AKA @kristinbreit), Jeff (AKA @jeffreypaulkelly), and Chan (AKA @vividribbon) reminisce and recount memories of UrbanYEG, a local photography community and Instagram account based in Edmonton, AB (Treaty 6 Territory) and the impact it has had on each of their lives and careers. Topics discussed in this episode:
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UrbanYEG's Official Instagram PageStreets of Edmonton: Sights and Scenes Captured Before the Zombie Apocalypse Ruined Everything
YOU WOULDN'T DOWNLOAD A BLOODY CAR...
Why not rob a record store with your friends instead?
And find some peace of mind
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In this uncompressed ZIP file, Drakula the Impala (100% NOT a vampire) and Luke Martino (50% of indie pop/rock band Retrofile) download a Chevy Impala from Limewire, rob Sunrise Records for some Radiohead vinyls, and find some Peace of Mind along the way.
Need further enticement, mortal? Sink those sharp, sparkly fangs into the following topics:
Find Retrofile on Spotify, Apple Music, Instagram, YouTube, and their official website.
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Drakula the Impala would like to express his heartfelt gratitude to Luke and Noah Martino (100% of Retrofile) for blessing this episode with their bops.
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You WON'T believe this audio is NOT butter. It's not peanut butter either. [Warning: this podcast is NOT gluten-free, dairy-free or vegan-friendly.]
In this far-flung Costco run, Macklemore N. Cheese and KD sink their teeth into a juicy potpourri of topics, like life-changing food hacks, what motivates them as content creators to continually cook stuff up in the digital age, all while chewing the fat about all things pop culture—from Rob Zombie reviving "The Munsters," to the late 2000s "Twilight Craze," to actors who nailed their portrayals of beloved comic book characters.
After returning their thoroughly sanitized shopping cart, Macklemore N. Cheese ranks his Top 10 Films that Turn 10 in 2023, which will be the focus of an upcoming episode of KD's podcast, KDTime (to be released sometime in the next ten years).
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Find KD on Instagram and check out her podcast KDTime.
When is the right time to pursue your destiny?
Yesterday, you said tomorrow...
Memento Mori, right?
In this sit-down comedy special, a Modern Man (not to be confused with Florida Man) and Zakary Haines (a stand-up comic who is "just trying to make it to 30") ad-lib and riff about the social constructs and societal expectations that inhibit everyone from living a simple life of just laying naked on a beach, divine timing and destiny, pursuing your dreams (in spite of fearing failure more than death itself), cutting out the news from your media diet, and the wild and wacky world of stand-up comedy in 2023.
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My intro in this episode was inspired by (and is a tribute to) comedy legend George Carlin's Modern Man.
Check out Zakary Haines on YouTube, Tik Tok, and Instagram.
