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Episode 861: How Did Freddie Krueger and Luke Skywalker Become Friends?
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For years, Jimmy Carter was seen as a symbol of humiliating failure. (Back in 1993, The Simpsons did a joke where the town couldn’t afford a Lincoln statue and had to settle for a Carter one.) But Carter spent his post-presidency tirelessly working for Habitat for Humanity and winning Nobel Prizes, and by the time he passed away at age 100 his reputation had been transformed. Ben Adams, Matt Belinkie, Mark Lee, and Pete Fenzel use him as a jumping off point to talk second acts. Mark Hamill was a has-been in the 90s (also mercilessly mocked by The Simpsons) but his decades of work voicing the animated Joker gave him a whole new legacy. Mike Tyson went from disgraced fighter to quirky Cartoon Network star. And Joe Rogan was a c-list actor and reality tv host before he was the biggest podcaster in the world. What’s the secret to reinventing yourself? Do we all have a second act within us?
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Further Reading
- A Guide to Mark Hamill’s Colorful Non–’Star Wars’ Career
- Jason Everman – Wikipedia
- Wristwatch Revival – YouTube
- ‘The Last of Us’ Continues Craig Mazin’s Hollywood Ascent – The New York Times
Episode 861: How Did Freddie Krueger and Luke Skywalker Become Friends? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
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Manage episode 459511936 series 33195
Support Overthinking It by becoming a member for $5/month!
For years, Jimmy Carter was seen as a symbol of humiliating failure. (Back in 1993, The Simpsons did a joke where the town couldn’t afford a Lincoln statue and had to settle for a Carter one.) But Carter spent his post-presidency tirelessly working for Habitat for Humanity and winning Nobel Prizes, and by the time he passed away at age 100 his reputation had been transformed. Ben Adams, Matt Belinkie, Mark Lee, and Pete Fenzel use him as a jumping off point to talk second acts. Mark Hamill was a has-been in the 90s (also mercilessly mocked by The Simpsons) but his decades of work voicing the animated Joker gave him a whole new legacy. Mike Tyson went from disgraced fighter to quirky Cartoon Network star. And Joe Rogan was a c-list actor and reality tv host before he was the biggest podcaster in the world. What’s the secret to reinventing yourself? Do we all have a second act within us?
Subscribe: iTunes Other Apps
Further Reading
- A Guide to Mark Hamill’s Colorful Non–’Star Wars’ Career
- Jason Everman – Wikipedia
- Wristwatch Revival – YouTube
- ‘The Last of Us’ Continues Craig Mazin’s Hollywood Ascent – The New York Times
Episode 861: How Did Freddie Krueger and Luke Skywalker Become Friends? originally appeared on Overthinking It, the site subjecting the popular culture to a level of scrutiny it probably doesn't deserve. [Latest Posts | Podcast (iTunes Link)]
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