Podcast Episodes

Overthinking About Social Media Activism

Episode 20

According to 2023 Pew Research, nearly half of social media users have been politically active on their platforms of choice in the last year. In an era when Instagram, TikTok, and the app formerly kn…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Overthinking About Gossip

Episode 19

Is gossip just a petty pastime, or a tool to empower the marginalized? Or both? From ancient hearsay to celebrity blind items to the group chat’s hottest tea, gossip has always been a part of how hum…

Published on 9 months, 1 week ago

Introducing: "Your Mama's Kitchen"!

Sharing another podcast we can’t get enough of: Your Mama’s Kitchen. It’s a show about

cuisine and culture, ingredients and identities, and the meals and memories

that make us who we are. Host Michele …

Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago

Overthinking About Fertility

Episode 18

Delicate does not even begin to describe this week's topic, and we're so thankful for the vulnerable thought spirals listeners submitted for discussion. The concept of fertility is often surrounded b…

Published on 9 months, 3 weeks ago

Overthinking About People Pleasing

Episode 17

Why do some of us feel the overwhelming urge to say yes, smooth things over, and keep everyone around us happy—even at our own expense? And why does it sometimes feel... kind of manipulative? Is peop…

Published on 10 months ago

Overthinking About Career Jealousy

Episode 16

Have you ever scrolled through LinkedIn or Instagram, and someone you know—a peer, an ex-coworker, a high school nemesis—just landed a dream job, got a promotion, or launched a project. And with one …

Published on 11 months ago

Overthinking About Adult Friendships

Episode 15

Making friends as an adult can be confusing, awkward, and—let's be real—embarrassingly hard. Why is it that something that came so naturally on the playground feels like pulling teeth now? Is it just…

Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago

Overthinking About Toxins

Episode 14

What could be more ripe for thought spirals than the concept of tiny, invisible poisons secretly lurking in our food, clothes, and the air we breathe? With such mystery, misinformation, and conspirac…

Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago

Overthinking About Death

Episode 13

Big question: Is life in the ever-disembodied digital era changing our attitudes toward death? Already, Americans' relationship to mortality is terribly distant—but how do phenomena like social media…

Published on 1 year ago

Overthinking About The Election

Episode 12

Is it just us, or do thought spirals about the forthcoming American presidential election seem to hum in the background of nearly every quotidien conversation these days? When asked to submit their o…

Published on 1 year ago