Recreational Overthinking

About Recreational Overthinking

Join Harrison and Ben each fortnight as they dive into the weeds of seemingly inconsequential problems to analyse the rationality and psychology of human beings. Follow us, or get in touch, on Instagram at @recreationaloverthinking

Publisher

Harrison and Ben

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Mar 2024

Latest episode

11 Feb 2025

Latest episodes

25 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Feb 2025

   Episode 25: Low Fidelity

   Morality, information encoding, and free will are all part of the discussion this week, as the boys take on one of their most broad-reaching topics to date.If you're enjoying Recreational Overthinking, be sure to follow us. New episodes are released every second Tuesday morning.Follow us, or get in touch, on Instagram at @recreationaloverthinking

2. 

   20 Jan 2025

   Episode 24: Six Jam Jars

   It seems obvious that faced with a decision, we should always prefer more optionality. The Paradox of Choice, which Ben brings to the episode this week, however, has other ideas. If you're enjoying Recreational Overthinking, be sure to follow us. New episodes are released every second Tuesday morning. Follow us, or get in touch, on Instagram at @recreationaloverthinking

3. 

   6 Jan 2025

   Episode 23: Santa Claus

   To ring in the New Year, Harrison shines the spotlight on a minor talking point from a previous episode that flew under the radar at the time. Tune in this week to discover the common thread between burnt dinners, flirting, and Santa Claus. If you're enjoying Recreational Overthinking, be sure to follow us. New episodes are released every second Tuesday morning. Follow us, or get in touch, on Instagram at @recreationaloverthinking

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Spotify

4.8 / 5

16 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 17 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

13

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

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