The Overthinkers
A place where you can have fun thinking deeply about all the big and beautiful questions of life complete with cutaways. Hosts Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson explore subjects of art, faith, philosophy, culture, and more with some of today’s leading and most influential minds and figures. So put your thinking caps and your laughing socks on and come on in!
Episodes

Sunday Apr 23, 2023
Sunday Apr 23, 2023
How do you build a community of creatives who can change the world? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on Nathan Sherrer to discuss how world-shaping communities like CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's The Inklings (and The Overthinkers?) got started and can be maintained.
LInks to articles referenced in the episode:
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-americans-are-lonelier-and-its-effects-on-our-health
https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/23/americans-alone-thanksgiving-friends/
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/02/america-social-recession-less-friends-sex-mental-health

Monday Apr 17, 2023
Monday Apr 17, 2023
Is religion on balance more good or bad for the world? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson are joined by religion reporter Meagan Saliashvili to discuss.

Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Sunday Apr 09, 2023
Everyone's talking about revivals today. But are revivals real? And if they are, are they overrated? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson give their unorthodox takes on this controversial episode.
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christianity-secularization-america-renewal-modernity/672948/
https://time.com/6258703/asbury-christian-revival-america-connection/
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-revivals-america/
https://hebraicthought.org/asbury-revival-biblically-informed-pentecostal/
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3EE3wxO0c&t=511s&ab_channel=PremierUnbelievable%3F
https://religionunplugged.com/news/2023/2/21/jesus-revolution-gives-an-unhelpful-vision-for-revival

Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Sunday Apr 02, 2023
Why is Jesus so popular that he is beloved by everyone, even those who aren't Christians or belong to rival faiths? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson welcome back showrunner behind "The Chosen" Dallas Jenkins to discuss this question and many more.

Sunday Mar 26, 2023
Sunday Mar 26, 2023
What determines the quality of a movie? Or is all artistic quality subjective? We bring on defender of movie quality Kevin McCreary on The Overthinkers show.
Rogerebert.com’s Much More Than The Movies - The Best of Rogers Journals
https://www.rogerebert.com/features/much-more-than-movies-the-best-of-rogers-journal#:~:text=Roger%20writes%2C%20%E2%80%9CIf%20I%20have,That's%20what%20it%20does%20best.%E2%80%9D
What Makes A Film Great
By Simon Dillon
https://medium.com/fan-fare/what-makes-a-film-great-f208de3f03a5
In Depth Cine
https://www.indepthcine.com/videos/what-makes-a-movie-great
Dead Poet’s Society Is A Terrible Defense of The Humanities
https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/-em-dead-poets-society-em-is-a-terrible-defense-of-the-humanities/283853/
In Defense of the Pritchard Scale
https://integraphy.co/in-defense-of-the-pritchard-scale/

Sunday Mar 19, 2023
Sunday Mar 19, 2023
There's a lot of debate around the topic of Christian/faith-based films. But what is even a Christian film? And have we artificially limited what a Chrisitan film can be? Christian filmmaker Ben "Ironside" Koppin joins The Overthinkers to discuss this important topic and encourage a better path forward for Christian filmmaking.

Monday Mar 13, 2023
Monday Mar 13, 2023
Are there lines artists shouldn't cross when it comes to the content they create? Can art be too violent? Too sexual? Is there a line where art can cause harm? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes welcome back award-winning director and producer Spencer Folmar to find that line in this latest episode.
Video Games Don’t Cause Violence
https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/22/playing-video-games-doesnt-lead-to-violent-behaviour-study-shows
Harms of Porn:
https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170926-is-porn-harmful-the-evidence-the-myths-and-the-unknowns
Harms of Movie Violence
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201801/violent-media-and-aggressive-behavior-in-children
https://oxfordre.com/criminology/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264079-e-189;jsessionid=CF7391319EEDCB072410BB4C7AD9E649
Representation
https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmwq3x/why-diversity-on-screen-is-important-black-panther

Sunday Mar 05, 2023
Sunday Mar 05, 2023
How do you make movies that have a good message but are still entertaining? We bring on filmmaker Craig Lamar Brown to discuss.

Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Sunday Feb 26, 2023
Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss whether we are living in a dystopian society or if the world is really better than we think it is.
Check out Joseph Holmes' article in Relevant Magazine on this topic here:
https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/why-does-hollywood-think-we-live-in-a-dystopia/

Sunday Feb 19, 2023
Sunday Feb 19, 2023
What is "hook-up culture" and why is it so controversial? We chat with beloved author and podcast host Kat Harris about the good, the bad, and the ugly of casual sex in relationships.
References in episode:https://www.apa.org/monitor/2013/02/ce-cornerhttps://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2018/10/sexual-partners-and-marital-happiness/573493/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=true-anthem&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&fbclid=IwAR3OlM7br8k2CKPpKDEdceYPmAHBqf221a5szkkFcl66MfeEWjuVwrFLgMw

The Show
A home for the creative intellectual who wants to have fun thinking deeply. Through interviews with influential and interesting guests; The Overthinkers ask the big and beautiful life-questions about faith, philosophy, art, culture, and humanity. Come and join the often deep and always hilarious conversation.