The Overthinkers

Is Witchcraft Real?

Every culture and time has believed in witches and witchcraft, and each time and place has disagreed on whether they're evil or good. But is witchcraft real? And if so, is it harmful? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss and debate this topic just in time for Halloween!
 
Links to info on this topic:
https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/2022/10/15/witchcraft-meaning-types-history/8191168001/
 
https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/history-of-witches
 
https://www.nbcnews.com/think/opinion/paganism-witchcraft-are-making-comeback-rcna54444
 
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/kat-von-d-gets-baptised-143221536.html?fr=yhssrp_catchall
 
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2010/feb/16/witchcraft-most-benign-silly-religion
 
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/witchcraft-juliet-diaz/605518/?fbclid=IwAR3q_nP1OlAylwclgXlQnhBFxWQ4BVc5ZQBBVR6tt6QswBhYWanqhlFeETc
 
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-66992504
 
https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-you-should-know-about-wicca-and-modern-witchcraft/
 
https://africa.thegospelcoalition.org/article/how-to-understand-and-dispel-the-fear-of-witchcraft/
 
https://africa.thegospelcoalition.org/article/please-dont-meddle-with-witchcraft/
 
 

Are R-Rated Movies Bad For Us? (With Tyler Smith)

Is watching harmful things like violence or terror bad for us? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on film critic Tyler Smith to discuss.
 
Click the link below to donate to Tyler Smith's family during his time of illness.
https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-for-tyler-smith-and-family?member=21781955&utm_campaign=p_cp+share-sheet&utm_medium=copy_link_all&utm_source=customer
 
Check out these links for further reading:https://www.apa.org/pi/prevent-violence/resources/tv-violence#:~:text=While%20media%20violence%20exposure%20may%20have%20short-term%20effects,development%20of%20aggressive%20and%20violent%20behavior%20in%20adulthood.
https://fightthenewdrug.org/
https://www.history.com/news/kkk-birth-of-a-nation-film
https://faithlifetv.com/reel-redemption
 
 
 
 

Are Aliens Demons?

A growing number of Christians are convinced that supposed alien sightings are actually demons in disguise. What evidence is there for that? Is it convincing? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson weigh in as spooky month continues!
 
 

Is True Crime Entertainment Bad For Us?

Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss the good and bad of true crime and how you know if your love of true crime might be problematic.
 
https://today.yougov.com/entertainment/articles/43762-half-of-americans-enjoy-true-crime-yougov-poll?redirect_from=%2Ftopics%2Fentertainment%2Farticles-reports%2F2022%2F09%2F14%2Fhalf-of-americans-enjoy-true-crime-yougov-poll
 
https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/28/opinion/true-crime-petito.html
 
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/psychological-effects-of-watching-crime-shows/
 
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/psychologist-warns-watching-true-crime-30268448

Should We Move to a Cabin In The Woods?

Should we leave society and move to a cabin in the woods? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss whether packing up and leaving society is really the best solution to our problems.
 
 

Where Is the Modern Day C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien? (With Annie Crawford)

CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien were giants of fantasy literature and Christian thought. So why haven't there been others like them since? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite cultural apologist Annie Crawford to discuss the conditions that created Lewis and Tolkien and how we can create those conditions again.

Should We Read Fiction? (With Amanda Dykes)

Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes welcome on celebrated author Amanda Dykes to discuss why we seem so embarrassed to read fiction and why that's a mistake.
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/17/us-losing-appetite-for-reading-fiction-research-finds#:~:text=But%20novels%20and%20short%2Dstory,24%2Dyear%2Dolds%E2%80%9D.
 
https://news.gallup.com/poll/388541/americans-reading-fewer-books-past.aspx
 
https://markmanson.net/read-fiction
 
https://hbr.org/2020/03/the-case-for-reading-fiction

Should We Care About Pop Culture? (With Dr. Daniel Blackaby)

People tend to either think that pop culture is harmful or that it doesn't matter. But is pop culture more important than we think? And might it be a positive force for good? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on author and culture critic Dr. Daniel Blackaby to discuss.
 
 
 
Times of India
Are young people of a society more influenced by pop culture?
Rohit Chowdhury
 
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/readersblog/areyoungpeopleofasocietymoreinfluencedabypopculture/are-young-people-of-a-society-more-influenced-by-pop-culture-50519/
 
 
New York Times
Americans Despair of Popular Culture
 
https://www.nytimes.com/1995/08/20/movies/americans-despair-of-popular-culture.html
 
 
Welcome to the Era of Unapologetic Bad Taste
Judy Berman
 
https://time.com/6176272/bad-taste-pop-culture-summer-2022/
 
 

Why Don’t Men Go To Church? (With Jesse Dvorak)

Why do men go to church so much less than women do? We bring on men's coach and filmmaker Jesse Dvorak to discuss why church isn't working for men and what to do about it.
 
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/04/06/christian-women-in-the-u-s-are-more-religious-than-their-male-counterparts/

Are Women Having An Identity Crisis? (With Keelia Clarkson)

Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes talk to writer and podcast host of "The Wallflower Journal" and "Dear Wallflower" about why women seem to be having an identity crisis that nobody is talking about. 
 
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4478054/
 
https://www.cnn.com/2016/06/08/health/women-anxiety-disorders/index.html