Episode 189: The Rut Not Taken

Matthew Wrather, Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and David Shechner join forces to overthink vows in popular culture, the virtuosity, dignity, and sad passage of Whitney Houston, individual vs. social motivations for schadenfreude, and Magic: The Gathering. :01 A word from our sponsor. :40 “The Vow” and Bland Brigade. 2:45 Question of the Week. 10:25 Magic: The Gathering, Semiotics of sports shows. 29:30 Whitney Huston. 45:40 Promethean celebrity narrative. 54:00 Magic and Louis C.K.’s theory of value. [audio:http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/mwrather/otip189.mp3] → Download Episode 189 (MP3) Want new episodes of the Overthinking It Podcast to download automatically? Subscribe in iTunes! (Or grab the podcast RSS feed directly.) Tell us what you think! Leave a comment, use the contact form, email us or call (203) 285-6401 to leave a voicemail. ### Further Reading The Vow on Rotten Tomatoes Channing Tatum on Wikipedia Magic: The Gathering Whitney Houston on Wikipedia Good Hair on Amazon and on IMDb Us Magazine Rock Hudson Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv Full Coverage of Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour Dark Ascension Episode 189: The Rut Not Taken originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]