Fire

Overthink

2025-05-20

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Is there a danger in thinking that all fires are inherently bad? In episode 130 of Overthink, David and Ellie begin their four-part series on the elements, starting off hot with fire. They look at the evolution of humanity’s relationship with fire, the vilifying of fire, and fire as the universal metaphor. What would a non-antagonistic relationship to fire look like? How did humans’ mastery over fire turn it from friend to foe? And why does Bachelard think that fire is the philosophical element? In the bonus, your hosts give their fiery takes on arson and pyromania.    Works Discussed: Gaston Bachelard, The Psychoanalysis of Fire Stephen J. Pyne, The Pyrocene Support the show Patreon | patreon.com/overthinkpodcast Website | overthinkpodcast.com Instagram & Twitter | @overthink_pod Email | dearoverthink@gmail.com YouTube | Overthink podcast
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  • Overthinkers already know that I literally record our episodes from my closet.

  • Yes, almost five years into the podcast.

  • I am still doing this.

  • David and I are trying to figure out an alternate setup.

  • We're trying to get to a place where we can afford not only new mics,

  • but hopefully more in-person recording opportunities.

  • If you want to help us on that journey, go to patreon.com.

  • But I'm actually here just to apologize for my audio in this upcoming episode

  • because I accidentally messed up my mic and the audio quality is terrible.

  • So may I call upon that?

  • Thank you so much to our audio editor, Aaron, and actually to our software's AI,

  • I have to admit, for helping improve things to make it listenable.

  • But I still wanted to apologize because it is not quite up to our normal standards.

  • That said, I love this episode.

  • It was so much fun and it spans all kinds of overthinking topics.

  • So we hope you'll still listen.

  • I just wanted to warn you about that.

  • Thank you all.

  • This has been Ellie.

  • Welcome to Overthink, the podcast where two philosophers go after big ideas like a moth to a flame.