Episode 284: Forging Correctness in the Iron Crucible of Condescension

Peter Fenzel, Mark Lee, and Matthew Wrather overthink two related musical works: The Sound Of Music live telecast and Rebecca Black’s “Saturday.”

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Your Panel

• Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
• Mark Lee: @goestotwelve
• Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

Further Reading

• Notes Toward a Supreme Fiction (excerpts) by Wallace Stevens
• Saturday by Rebecca Black on YouTube
• Rebecca Black’s Wikipedia Page details her conflict with Patrice Wilson
• NBC’s The Sound of Music Live! on Hulu

Alternative Titles

• Days of the Week Are Reasons for Celebration
• I Usually say Correlation Does Not Equal Causation, But in This Case I’ll Make an Exception
• De-Mileying
• Sound Off in The Comments If You Think Matt’s a Winner
• It Is True of The Supreme Fiction That It Must Change
• The “We” in Friday is Construted to Include the Listener
• Structure vs. Agency and Rebecca Black
• Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Solo Cups, Can’t Lose
• Speaking of A Lot Of White People Singing
• Took My Key Into The Side of Their Panzer Division Riding Through The Alps
• Being On the Boat
• Before He Cheats… Out.

Episode 284: Forging Correctness in the Iron Crucible of Condescension 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)]