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Back to SearchOverthinking About Generational Wealth
Episode 30
What happens when the future is something you have to build, but others get to inherit? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by journalists Wailin Wong and Stacey Vanek Smith (@…
Published on 4 months ago
Overthinking About Opinion Overload
Episode 29
In an age where everyone has to have a hot take, how does this shape our inner voice? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by journalist Fortesa Latifi (@hifortesa) to unpack th…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Overthinking About Personality
Episode 28
How much of who you are is really you—and how much is habit, circumstance, or a story you started telling yourself a long time ago? This week, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) is joined by journ…
Published on 5 months ago
Overthinking About Billionaire Worship
Episode 27
Why do we, against all logic, evidence, and bank account balances, still kind of believe that billionaires earned it? This week on Magical Overthinkers, host Amanda Montell (@amanda_montell) sits dow…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Overthinking About Laziness
Episode 26
What even is laziness? A moral failing? A personality flaw? Or just capitalism talking? In a culture obsessed with productivity and grindset mentality, the fear of being perceived as “lazy” runs deep…
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Overthinking About Intuition
Episode 25
Is intuition just a fancy word for guesswork, or is it a real, reliable tool we can actually trust? And if it is real, how do we tell the difference between genuine gut feelings and anxiety disguised…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Overthinking About Going "No Contact"
Episode 24
The decision to cut someone out of your life—whether a parent, a sibling, or a once-close friend—can feel both deeply necessary and impossibly fraught. But why does going no contact inspire so much s…
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago
Overthinking About Misinformation
Episode 23
We live in an era where misinformation spreads faster than ever—shaping our beliefs, fueling our anxieties, and making it nearly impossible to separate fact from fiction. Why are our brains so suscep…
Published on 7 months, 1 week ago
Overthinking About The World Burning
Episode 22
Climate anxiety is nothing new, but lately, it feels like the volume has been cranked all the way up. Between record-breaking heat waves, apocalyptic air quality, and the general sense that our leade…
Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago
Overthinking About Weddings
Episode 21
Weddings! They’re supposed to be the "happiest day of your life"... so why do they inspire so much stress, scrutiny, and existential dread? From the absurd cost to the vague standards of "tradition" …
Published on 8 months, 1 week ago