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Amanda Montell introduces the Magical Overthinkers podcast, a show for those who overthink about various subjects in the modern age. The podcast features expert guests discussing confounding topics like narcissism, imposter syndrome, and monogamy, offering insights and personal stories.
Montell shares her hope that the podcast will help make sense of the senseless and quiet the overthinking in listeners' minds. She highlights upcoming episodes, including ones on narcissism with Dr. Romani Derasola, monogamy with Dr. Ellie Anderson, and UFOs with Dr. Moya McTeer.
The podcast aims to provide thought-provoking conversations, personal stories, and actionable takeaways for chronically online listeners, helping them gain perspective on the subjects they overthink about.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- The Magical Overthinkers podcast features expert guests discussing confounding modern topics like narcissism, monogamy, and UFOs.
- The show offers thought-provoking conversations, personal stories, and actionable takeaways for listeners who tend to overthink.
- The podcast aims to help overthinkers make sense of the senseless and quiet the cacophony in their minds.
- Upcoming episodes will cover topics like narcissism with Dr. Romani Derasola, monogamy with Dr. Ellie Anderson, and UFOs with Dr. Moya McTeer.
- The host, Amanda Montell, hopes the podcast will provide a space for overthinkers to gain perspective and find clarity amidst their overthinking tendencies.
- The show is inspired by Montell's book, The Age of Magical Overthinking, exploring modern irrationality.
- The podcast offers a relatable and thought-provoking experience for those prone to overthinking and thought spirals.
- The episodes will cover a wide range of buzzy, confounding, and anxiety-provoking topics relevant to the modern age.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “Grandiose narcissism is more common in men, but vulnerable narcissism that's equal across genders.“ by Doctor Romani Derasola
- “Throughout human history, in many societies, marriage and love didn't necessarily go together.“ by Doctor Ellie Anderson
- “I have publicly stated aliens that I find attractive.“ by Doctor Moya McTeer
- “You think I actually find the wraith from Stargate pretty hot?“ by Doctor Moya McTeer
- “If you're like me and feel like the volume in your brain is just way too high sometimes. I hope that this podcast helps us quiet the cacophony for a while, or even hear a melody in it.“ by Amanda Montell
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Magical Overthinkers
Amanda Montell & Studio71
5/7/24
Are you an overthinker? Prone to thought spirals? Do you wonder why, despite living in the "Information Age," life only seems to be making less sense? From extreme celebrity worshippers to people with master’s degrees basing their real-life choices on Mercury’s whereabouts, there seems to be a lot of delulu out there these days. More than ever, in fact. Enter: This relatable, thought-provoking podcast for curious overthinkers. Every other week, tune in as host Amanda Montell, author of the New York Times bestselling book The Age of Magical Overthinking and host of the Sounds Like A Cult podcast, interviews a brilliant expert guest about a buzzy, confounding, anxiety-provoking topic. Think: narcissism, nostalgia, polyamory, social media comparison, "millennial cringe." Complete with heart-on-their-sleeve personal stories, thought-provoking conversations, and actionable takeaways for how chronically online listeners can get out of their own heads, this podcast is here to make some sense of the senseless. To help quiet the cacophony in our brains for a while. Or even hear a melody in it.
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