Overthinking with the Overbys
Welcome to Overthinking with The Overbys! In this podcast series, Jo and Matt Overby cover a wide variety of topics—from parenting lessons, life stories, to personal relationships. Take an inside look on the lives of Jo and Matt as they navigate the adventures of adulthood and overthink online.
New episodes available weekly!
Episodes
15 episodes
Toenail Watch And Body Standards
We bounce from can-crack banter into a in depth talk about body image and how the internet keeps trying to drag us back into hyper thin beauty standards. Along the way we share real life parenting updates, a Mother’s Day recap, and a listener's...
We Go To Vegas And Come Home With A Neck Injury
We come home from a Vegas weekend feeling like fancy butterflies and sore caterpillars, then spiral into the surprisingly emotional stuff that sits underneath a good time. We answer listener emails on taking better family photos without pricey ...
Time, Budget, and Sleep
We start tired and end up wandering through how sleep, workouts, and boundaries shape the mood of an entire house. Along the way we go from toddler chaos to private jet influencer marketing, then back to the inner work of self-talk and seeing o...
How To Host A Party Without Lighting Yourself On Fire
We trade recent life updates that somehow include haircuts, sunburn, and multiple near disasters with fire. We also get into a lot of listener questions this week, which include discussion on travel, marriage, health habits, and the real conver...
Bat Ears And Comment Think Pieces
We bounce from weird hearing test results and early iPhone nostalgia to a brutally real week of hand, foot, and mouth that is knocking our whole house flat. We also get into Coachella content, the attention economy, Greek life in US colleges, a...
How To Invent A Plate And Start A Fight
We bounce from real-life chaos to listener questions, from exploding phone batteries and adult Easter egg hunts to the surprisingly serious role whimsy plays in staying calm. We share practical ways to slow down, make big relationship moves fee...
If You Can't Be Cool Be Quiet
Life hits all at once, so we talk through grief, meds, and the weird ways we try to hold it together while still wanting connection. We move from friendship and belonging to parenting logistics, tech anxiety, and a heartfelt question about rais...
The LSAT And The Life Spiral
A goofy LSAT group-text score check turns into a bigger conversation about routine, sleep, and why structure can be the difference between feeling steady and feeling scattered. We spiral from “mystery scores” to marriage patterns, then land on ...
Grief, Tiger Suits, and Root Beer Floats
We’re coming off a brutal week as we say goodbye to Boji and try to put words to shock, grief, and what it means to lose a pet who shaped our everyday life. We laugh through the tears and break down an all-out Oscars costume party, a debate abo...
The Gospel of Vyvanse
Flight delays, a surprise EV at 2:30 a.m., and a 12-hour shoot set the scene for a larger talk about energy, identity, and telling the truth. We reflect on a life-changing ADHD medication switch, a viral unfollow debate, and how to model resili...
Babies Can’t Read
This episode is brought to you by ADHD medication supply chain issues and actually getting enough sleep. We talk joy per dollar, garden construction and why bedtime can really get away from Matt. We unpack the Frida Baby backlash, balance...
Apres Ski Is Not A Place
We bounce from apre-ski jokes and caffeine confessions to a candid breakdown of the LA social media trial, surveillance anxieties, and why clear rules matter. Then we cry happy tears over Winter Games storylines, celebrate athlete autonomy, ans...
Icarus Would Have Loved TikTok
We trade bits for honesty, connect Icarus to individual comedy stylings, and admit that fevers and caffeine expose what’s sustainable and what's not. Then we sprint through Winter Olympics highs and heartbreak, tackle kid spacing, and give unva...
Nineteen of Your Closest Friends
From analytics we hope are broken to turbulent family dynamics, we unpack the halftime show’s symbolism, viral backlash, and how to keep parenting aligned with your values without shrinking your life on this week's episode of Overthinking! ...