Overeducated and Underemployed
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A standup philosopher sits down for interviews, art reviews, random musings, and more.
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The podcast covers a wide range of content themes including nostalgia in music, movies, and gaming. Specific episodes explore topics like the impact of reunion tours by bands like The Beach Boys and the nuances of reboots in Hollywood with examples from 'Stranger Things.' A three-part series examines the role of nostalgia in gaming, analyzing how franchises like Civilization and properties such as Indiana Jones have influenced innovation in video games.
A social historian and standup philosopher sits down for interviews, art reviews, random musings, and more.
Welcome to another episode of Overeducated and Underemployed! This week, we are sitting down with the incredible T. Hardy Morris, songwriter and former frontman of Dead Confederate. We dive deep into his early musical roots, how John Prine and Neil Young heavily influenced his approach to songwriting, and his shift back toward narrative and nostalgia in his recent tracks. Hardy also opens up about overcoming performance shyness, why he views himself strictly as a performer rather than an “entertainer,” and how having kids shifted his existential worldview. Plus, we chat about his dual life in architectural design, the magic and hyper-supportive culture of the Athens, Georgia music scene, and how to ethically navigate “TikTok brain” and content over-saturation in 2026 by being intentional with what we consume. Check out T. Hardy Morris’s upcoming schedule and grab your club crawl passes for AthFest!
https://thardymorris.com/thardymorris
https://www.instagram.com/t_hardy_morris/
https://www.facebook.com/t.hardy.morris
👉 AthFest Schedule & Tickets: https://athfest.com/
👉 Read the interview referenced in this episode: https://www.15questions.net/interview/fifteen-questions-interview-t-hardy-morris/
Theme Song by Sloan Brothers : http://open.spotify.com/artist/1Z0YyvTetovciEDRoRNudB
New Album By Sloan Brothers: https://sloanbrothers.bandcamp.com/album/love-other-diagnoses
Title inspired by Lee Bains III: https://www.thegloryfires.com/https://www.patreon.com/Feddun
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