{"podcast":{"title":"I Think You're Overthinking It","slug":"i-think-you-re-overthinking-it-959885","podcast_index_feed_id":959885,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/QCD8618740501","website_url":"https://www.daylightmedia.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/cf989e64-119b-11f0-ba23-736ab9d672fd/image/614fa176c5d4051fd061f2045a93ce6b.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Chris Hardwick","episode_count":1178,"summary":"Hey it’s me! Chris Hardwick! This new old podcast is now called “I Think You're Overthinking It,\" because, well, I am an incurable overthinker. Are you? Probably! Why else would you have clicked on this? Do you lie awake at night analyzing some random conversation you had in 2009 on a loop? Or every one since then? In an economy of attention where our minds are on overdrive every second of every day it seems damn near impossible to pump the brakes on our inner chatter. We might feel okay when we’re distracted externally with work or streaming or scrolling, but when we’re not, BOY can we think ourselves into holes—these holes keep us stuck and unable to feel peace or pursue our goals. My hope is to inspire people to take a breath, get their brain out of the way a little, and take one step forward at a time. I started many things in middle age: guitar, piano, Italian, PARENTING, even farming (I still don't think I'm ready for goats, Lydia)…and what I realized is that it’s never too late to start a new skill, hobby, or path, as long as you don’t think yourself out of it (which is very easy to do). Structurally, the show will feel very similar to the old podcast, but will touch upon n…","last_synced_at":"2026-09-19T08:23:00.717914+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-think-you-re-overthinking-it-959885"},"episode":{"title":"What's This? What This!!","slug":"what-s-this-what-this","published_at":"2026-01-23T08:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-think-you-re-overthinking-it-959885/what-s-this-what-this","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-think-you-re-overthinking-it-959885","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD4647258172.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/433/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/QCD4647258172.mp3","summary":"After an extended holiday break, Chris has Mike Phirman back on! They talk about crashing laptops, slide whistle ideas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and how much of the listening audience will still get a Fonzie reference (it's gotta be pretty much everyone, right??). AND the announcement that Chris will tape his next comedy special entitled \"The Middle Ages\" in Nashville on March 4!! There will be two shows and tickets are free! Just go to chrishardwick.com, and that will forward you to 1iota's ticket request page. And as always, thank you! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"After an extended holiday break, Chris has Mike Phirman back on! They talk about crashing laptops, slide whistle ideas, The Nightmare Before Christmas, an…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3280,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/i-think-you-re-overthinking-it-959885/episodes/what-s-this-what-this/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/i-think-you-re-overthinking-it-959885/what-s-this-what-this.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}