In episode 81 of Overthink, Ellie and David talk everything from Shein to Ferragamo. They chart the history of clothing, and ask, questions about perception, class, injustice, consumption, and Y2K jeans.

Minds meet machines in episode 80 of Overthink. Ellie and David talk with guest Raphaël Millière, philosopher at Columbia University, on the aesthetics of AI and computer-generated art. They discuss early photography YACHT’s pop songs, emotional expression, and more. itself? Might DALL·E be the greatest artist of us all?

Bad movies, good-bad movies, and more. What’s the difference between Freddy Got Fingered and Citizen Kane? Matthew Strohl discusses his book Why It’s Ok to Love Bad Movies with philosophy professors Ellie Anderson and David Peña-Guzmán

Film is a baby art form compared to many others (such as theatre, poetry, and painting). Ellie and David dive into what makes film a unique medium, and discuss the nature of movie theaters vs. watching movies at gome.

Why did Kant think women—and scientists—couldn’t be geniuses? Is genius innate? How is the concept of genius structured by sociological conditions, and what does this say about our views of art?