Podcast Episodes

Overthinking About Crying

Episode 39

Amanda is joined by wellness educator and founder of The Being Method MJ Renshaw (@beingmethodbreathwork) to gently spiral about crying: the science, the stigma, and the quiet relief that comes after…

Published on 8 hours ago

Overthinking About The Algorithm

Episode 38

If the algorithm knows what we want before we do… who’s really in charge? This week, host Amanda Montell(@amanda_montell) is joined by linguist, creator, and internet culture observer Adam Aleksic (@…

Published on 2 weeks ago

Overthinking About Therapy-Speak

Episode 37

We’re all “holding space,” “setting boundaries,” and “doing the work”, but when does the language of healing start to feel like another script we’re performing? This week, host Amanda Montell is join…

Published on 4 weeks ago

Overthinking About Social Awkwardness

Episode 36

Why does walking into a room, saying the wrong thing, or laughing too loud feel like the end of the world? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by journalist and audio producer …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

Overthinking About Revenge

Revenge is one of our oldest fantasies. It's sharp, seductive, but rarely as satisfying as it promises to be. This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by lawyer, author, and Assista…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

Overthinking About Ditziness

Episode 34

“Ditz.” It’s a word that sounds harmless, silly, soft-edged, even cute. But underneath it is a long, messy history of gendered judgment. This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by …

Published on 2 months, 1 week ago

Overthinking About Gaslighting

Episode 33

Can you be trained by a gaslighter to gaslight yourself? This week, Amanda (@amanda_montell) is joined by Harvard historian and sociologist Rebecca Lemov (@rebeccalemov) to overthink gaslighting, a w…

Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago

Overthinking About Indecision

Episode 32

Should I move or stay where I am? Take the job or turn it down? Text back or disappear into the ocean? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by Vicki Tan (@vickiheart), a digital…

Published on 3 months ago

Overthinking About Parasocial Relationships

Episode 31

In the digital age, the people we feel closest to sometimes don’t even know we exist. This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by Jessica Zier and Lizzie Li, PhD students at Northwe…

Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago

Amanda and the Nonstop Narrator

The case of Amanda, a writer whose internal monologue won't stop narrating her life, instead of just letting her live it.

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Published on 3 months, 3 weeks ago