The Overthinkers

Are Celebrity Crushes Harmless?

Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes tackle the topic of celebrity crushes. Are they harmless? Or potentially bad for you?

How Do You Make (and Keep) Friends as an Adult? (With Nathan Sherrer)

It's our 200th episode! We bring both Nathans back together to discuss how you can make (and keep) friends as an adult.
Links for more info:
 
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/americans-fewer-friends-survey-b1890794.html
 
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/researchers-find-strong-relationships-protect-long-term-health-and-happiness#:~:text=But%20the%20longest%20running%20study,healthy%20in%20the%20long%20term.
 
https://fortune.com/well/2023/06/15/loneliness-comparable-to-smoking-up-to-15-cigarettes-a-day/ 

Are Miracles Real? (With Dr. Craig Keener)

Do miracles happen today? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson talk to Dr. Craig Keener, author of the book "Miracles Today", to discuss whether miracles are real and answer modern objections.
 
Link to more resources:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/miracle

Is It Better to Choose Security or Dreams?

So many creative people wrestle with whether to choose financial security, or their artistic dreams. But why should you have to choose? And how do you know what to choose? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss the trade-offs.
 
Links:
https://www.experian.com/blogs/ask-experian/what-is-financial-security/#:~:text=Quick%20Answer,clear%20of%20high%2Dinterest%20debt.
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/internet/2004/12/05/part-2-findings-from-the-artist-callback-survey/
 

What is Church? (With Father Astor Yelangueuzian)

A growing number of people in The West are abandoning church, reinventing church, and saying we need to come back to church. But what even is church? We discuss with Anglican minister Father Astor on our latest episode. 
 
Links to further resources:
 
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/essay/origin-nature-church/
 
https://www.catholic.com/audio/sp/the-true-meaning-of-the-word-church
 
https://www.simplycatholic.com/what-we-believe-what-is-the-church/
 
https://www.desiringgod.org/articles/who-is-the-church
 
https://www.graphsaboutreligion.com/p/is-anyone-going-to-church-more-now#:~:text=The%20most%20recent%20estimate%20comes,MILLION%20between%202008%20and%202022.
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2018/08/01/why-americans-go-to-religious-services/
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/americans-christians-dont-go-church-must/
 
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/08/21/leaving-christianity-religion-church-community/
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/church-increases-generosity/
 
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/psychiatry-needs-to-get-right-with-god/#:~:text=Yet%20the%20only%20group%20to,42%20percent%20one%20year%20ago.
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/themelios/review/the-toxic-war-on-masculinity/
 
 

Is Reason or Faith Better?

Should you live more by reason or by faith? Two overthinking Christians--Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes--give their answer. 
 
Link to resources:
https://academic.oup.com/book/38895/chapter-abstract/338046901?redirectedFrom=fulltext

How Do We Disagree Better? (With Dr. John Inazu)

Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson welcome author and law professor Dr. John Inazu to discuss his new book "Learning to Disagree: The Surprising Path to Navigating Differences with Empathy and Respect", and how we can learn to live and love across difference in a very divided time.
 
Links to further reading:
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2019/06/19/public-highly-critical-of-state-of-political-discourse-in-the-u-s/
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2014/06/12/political-polarization-in-the-american-public/
 
https://academic.oup.com/psq/article/138/3/361/7192889
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/09/toxic-person-tiktok-internet-slang-meaning/670599/
 
https://www.economist.com/the-economist-explains/2021/10/05/is-political-polarisation-in-america-really-rising?utm_medium=cpc.adword.pd&utm_source=google&ppccampaignID=17210591673&ppcadID=&utm_campaign=a.22brand_pmax&utm_content=conversion.direct-response.anonymous&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAiAxaCvBhBaEiwAvsLmWKutu5cpatSnt-JDHO96RsLTUPtJLvrNgYHhaeYekLLWeneAzOh1fxoCRqIQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds
 

How Do the Metaphors We Use Shape Us? (With Dr. Joy Clarkson)

How do the metaphors we use to describe ourselves and our world shape us--for good and ill? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes bring back author Dr. Joy Clarkson to discuss the limits of how we describe ourselves in the modern world and what metaphors we should add to our vocabulary. 

Are Blockbusters Ruining Movies? (With Jillian Schroeder)

Some filmmakers are claiming that blockbusters are dumbing down audiences so that they can't appreciate better, more challenging movies. But is that true? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on film critic Jillian Schroeder to discuss on this latest episode. 
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/opinion/martin-scorsese-marvel.html
 
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/martin-scorsese-marvel-theme-parks-1203360075/
https://www.flavorwire.com/492985/how-the-death-of-mid-budget-cinema-left-a-generation-of-iconic-filmmakers-mia
 

Is It Okay To Be Single?

Many single people find themselves ashamed of their singleness. But is being single always a bad thing? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson--a single and a married man--discuss.
 
External links:
https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/more-americans-are-choosing-to-stay-single/