The Overcompensating
Episodes
Five Reasons to Watch "The Trio"
21 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is "The Trio" a love story or a story about nostalgia?In this episode, we're discussing the Swedish drama everyone seems to be talking a...
Everything We're Into Right Now
14 Jun 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast, Episode 15What are we consuming these days — and what is it doing to us?From Agatha Christie to contemporary fiction, ...
Why we Eat the Way we Eat
31 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast, Episode 14Food was never really just food.For a lot of us, eating became tied to body image, control, insecurity, valida...
Why don't We Care about the Met Ball Anymore?
14 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There was a time when the Met Gala was synonymous with good, avant-garde taste.In this episode, we trace how it evolved: from a tightly curated world ...
Why we Want to Give up Uber Eats
30 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast, Episode 12Why does everything being easier make us feel like we have less time?From food delivery to outsourcing daily l...
A Return to 90's Minimalism
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Following our last episode on JFK Jr. and Carolyn Bessette (Love Story still doing what it does), we slip into the emotional undercurrent of the 90s—...
JFK Jr. & Carolyn Bessette. Our Take on "Love Story"
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dissecting the first 4 episodes of "Love Story".We didn’t start with the series. Long before American Love Story existed, we had already r...
Modern Ideals of Relationships
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast, Episode 9 We start sleep-deprived, mildly delusional, and somehow convinced we still have the stamina of our early twent...
Discovering our Talents with Purpose
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast , Episode 8In this episode, we explore purpose through self-discovery. We share reflections from people who know us well ...
How we Stay Curious
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast , Episode 7In this episode, we reflect on how curiosity, learning, and openness often get quietly replaced by “that’s...
Manifesting our Way Forward
06 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast , Episode 6This episode was supposed to be one thing. It became something else. (As usual.)Instead of forcing resolutions...
The Generation of Extremes
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast , Episode 5In this episode, we dive into the ways we’ve turned comfort into a full-time job — and how being “well”...
How to Overcompensate Vol. I
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast, Episode 4In this episode, we go back to the essence of The Overcompensating Podcast: sharing our latest overcompensating...
Turning Points: The choices we make when the ground shifts
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
We’re joined by Rachael Chadwick, a film impact producer who turns documentaries into movements for change. After losing her mum, Rachael created 60...
Four things we wish we knew in our 20's
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Overcompensating Podcast, Episode 2In this episode of The Overcompensating Podcast, we look back at our twenties — the myths we believed, the la...
Overcompensating to Live Longer?
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In our first ever episode of The Overcompensating podcast, M and I share our personal journeys with fitness, healthy eating and mental health. As we d...