Episode 416: Animating the Octopus

Peter Fenzel and Matthew Wrather discuss Epic Showdowns, from the NBA finals to Game of Thrones‘s Battle of the Bastards to Brexit to Bewitched vs. I Dream of Jeannie, and discuss cultural appropriation, Pixar’s Finding Dory, the fallibility of memory, aging, why people think funereal birthday cards are funny, and the idea of a November Rain-ian construct.

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Your Panel

• Peter Fenzel: @fenzelian
• Matthew Wrather: @mwrather

Further Reading

• Bewitched (1964 TV Show), and 2005 Film
• I Dream of Jeannie
• The Bewitched Statute in Salem, MA
• The UK’s EU referendum: All you need to know from the BBC

Update: As we were recording, John Oliver was broadcasting this:

Episode 416: Animating the Octopus 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)]