{"podcast":{"title":"Magical Overthinkers","slug":"magical-overthinkers-6905217","podcast_index_feed_id":6905217,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/magicaloverthinkers","website_url":"https://www.studio71.com/us/podcasts/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/a8c318be-0be3-11ef-8ca9-8fab4c3b811d/image/387a90774e223abddb2e351ed17367d7.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Amanda Montell & Studio71","episode_count":58,"summary":"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. For advertising opportunities please email PodcastPartnerships@Studio71us.com We wanna make the p…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-08T16:18:53.523174+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/magical-overthinkers-6905217"},"episode":{"title":"Overthinking About Mommy Issues","slug":"overthinking-about-mommy-issues","published_at":"2026-06-10T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/magical-overthinkers-6905217/overthinking-about-mommy-issues","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/magical-overthinkers-6905217","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/135/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/swap.fm/track/i7NUCPwi3tJP053nG6mP/traffic.megaphone.fm/STU9465357131.mp3?updated=1780966620","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/135/verifi.podscribe.com/rss/p/swap.fm/track/i7NUCPwi3tJP053nG6mP/traffic.megaphone.fm/STU9465357131.mp3?updated=1780966620","summary":"No matter how old we get, there’s a decent chance a small part of us is still trying to impress, understand, forgive, rebel against, or be comforted by our mothers. This week, Amanda is joined by writer and editor Ashley Oerman (@ashleyoerman), author of Motherf*cked, to spiral about one of the most loaded relationships in the human experience: the one between mothers and their children. Together, they unpack the impossible expectations placed on mothers, the ways our earliest relationships shape our adult identities, and why \"mommy issues\" have become both a punchline and a profound psychological reality. A tender spiral about the stories we spend a lifetime trying to rewrite. Further Reading: Motherf*cked: How to Stop Your Mothers Toxic Drama from Ruining Your Life by Ashley Oerman - Join the \"Magical Overthinkers Club\" by following the pod on Instagram @magicaloverthinkers. - To access early, ad-free episodes and more, subscribe to the Magical Overthinkers Substack. - Pick up Amanda's book The Age of Magical Overthinking: Notes on Modern Irrationality, or listen to the audiobook. Thanks to our Sponsors: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial today at ⁠https://SHOPIFY.COM/magical⁠ Shop plans at ⁠https://MINTMOBILE.com/magical Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"No matter how old we get, there’s a decent chance a small part of us is still trying to impress, understand, forgive, rebel against, or be comforted by ou…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2793,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/magical-overthinkers-6905217/episodes/overthinking-about-mommy-issues/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/magical-overthinkers-6905217/overthinking-about-mommy-issues.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}