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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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In the wings:

• What does it mean to fly too close to the sun?
• Being an "ex-overthinker" — is it possible to overcome the habit of overthinking or, like any addiction, are you only "recovered" until you start again?
• The life-changing magic of getting slapped in the face during sex
• How Masochism (as a spicier alternative to Stoicism) can empower you to navigate life's uncertainties
• Why everyone should learn at least one martial art

Credits for musical interludes/segments in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions
• Anemone
• Nbhd Nick
• Victor Lundberg
• William Blue & Matt Byrnell

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.

Call log:

• What do aliens REALLY think of humanity?
• SOCIAL ALIENATION — the challenges of growing up as a misfit/outcast/black sheep
• THE GAIA HYPOTHESIS — humans need planet Earth to survive, but would she be better off without us?
• How art and literature deepen our capacity for EMPATHY and WISDOM
• Finding BEAUTY in sadness & grief: how hearts must be broken in order to grow and become whole again

Credits for musical interludes/segments in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions
• Harry Edvino
• Monsoon & Ejazz
• Drift Far Away

• SergeQuadrado
• Rand Aldo

⁠Love is the Dankest of All Memes⁠

⁠Terra Incognita (a Neon-Noir Sci-Fi Anthology)⁠

"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.

Nutrition Facts:

• A New Banana, Alessandra's self-help book about embracing life and cultivating healthy relationships
• the inspiring wisdom of Hermetic teachings like "As above, so below..." and the idea that the universe exists within (and without) all of us
• humans sharing more than 50% of their DNA with bananas?
• refreshing perspectives on romance and dating in a post-pandemic world
• shedding the layers of who we think we are to become our most authentic Selves

Credits for musical interludes/segments featured in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions
• Macroform
• The Golden Moons

Find Alessandra (AKA Holy Shiver) on Instagram, YouTube, and her website. Check out her books (discussed in the episode) below:

• A New Banana: Unpeel YourSelf and Elevate Your Relationships
• Desperado: A Little Book to Support You Through Harder Times

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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:

• Blue Dot Sessions
• William Blue

'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.

Credits for musical interludes/segments featured in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions

• 99instrumentals

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:

• why HBO Max rebranding to "Max" was a big bad move
• manifesting by living in "future tense" ("The Law of Assumption" from Ethan's POV)
• the struggle of providing value and monetizing your skills as an artist (navigating the Creator economy)
• why people tend to treat bartenders with more respect than servers
• how social media is corrupting youth's perceptions of themselves (and the world)

Producer credits for musical interludes/segments:

• Resolute Audio
• Anemone
• Bopper Beats
• Droryboy

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:

• How each of us became involved with UrbanYEG, and how we've grown as creatives since then
• Watershed moments that impact the trajectory of our lives (and the people we become)
• The downsides of shaping our own online identities (e.g., how our profiles can "precede" us)
• How imposter syndrome and overthinking can feel like an out-of-body experience

Credits for musical interludes/segments featured in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions

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:

• How do we, as artists, deal with our inner critics?
• Self-imposing due dates for more productivity
• "Vibey" vs "Goofy" vs "Memeworthy"
• What does Drake's "Hotline Bling" even mean?
• Why retrofuturism is so captivating

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.

Credits for musical interludes/segments featured in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions
• Retrofile
• Mo Stacks
• Christian Andersen⁠
• Caro Be & Leviaté⁠⁠
• Luwaks⁠

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).

Credits for musical interludes/segments featured in this episode:

• Blue Dot Sessions
• William Blue
• PME

Find KD on ⁠Instagram⁠ and check out her podcast ⁠KDTime⁠.