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 Jul 23, 2023
Sunday Jul 23, 2023
Does The Bible have anything to say about conspiracy theories for the church? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on biblical scholar Dr. Dru Johnson to discuss.
https://www.businessinsider.com/pastors-quit-after-qanon-radicalize-congregation-2021-3
https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2021-03-03/la-na-church-qanon-conspiracy-theories
https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2019/december/jesus-cares-about-your-conspiracy-theory.html
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Sunday Jul 16, 2023
Forgiveness is one of the most most difficult values our culture aspires to. But what is it and how do we do it? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson are joined by author and forgiveness expert Karen Laing on this latest episode.
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/forgiveness
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/forgiveness/#TheoForg
https://ndpr.nd.edu/reviews/before-forgiveness-the-origin-of-a-moral-idea/
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Sunday Jul 09, 2023
Is beauty just in the eye of the beholder? Or is there some objectivity in what beauty is? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss the science and philosophy of beauty on this latest episode.
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauty/
https://www.philosophytalk.org/blog/beautiful-and-metaphysics-beauty#:~:text=The%20word%20%E2%80%9Cbeauty%E2%80%9D%20(and,It%20can%20work%20both%20ways.
The psychology of awe - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/natured-nurture/202207/the-awesome-psychology-awe
Monday Jul 03, 2023
Monday Jul 03, 2023
What is envy? Why do we all agree it's bad, and how do we overcome it? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes discuss on this latest episode.
Article Links:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/envy
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-files/201510/envy
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/anxiety-files/201511/coping-your-envy-turning-envy-its-head
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Sunday Jun 25, 2023
Why don't Millennials and Zoomers feel like adults even though they are? Nathan Sherrer joins the show once again to discuss.
Articles mentioned in the episode:
https://time.com/4361866/adulting-definition-meaning/
https://www.npr.org/2022/06/11/1104056661/disney-adults
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/sep/23/economy-millennials-children-low-birthrate
https://aninjusticemag.com/understanding-our-queer-obsession-with-childish-things-9aede4c1f418
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/millennial-generation-financial-issues-income-homeowners/673485/
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/05/070501112023.htm?fbclid=IwAR3PHASAEgSzEFOHFzPt9XWHS-c3TJuwtl1Zi579Lg42nsPg-cmD4Q63Zno
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
Sunday Jun 18, 2023
What do we as a culture get wrong when it comes to discussing race? Are colorblind advocates and antiracism advocates missing something to have productive racial discussions? If not, why aren't we making any progress? Sociologist and author Dr. George Yancey joins Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson to discuss a new approach to racial conversations that he believes will help make real racial progress.
https://www.newsweek.com/race-relations-gotten-worse-1960s-30-percent-americans-say-poll-1078690
https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2021/08/12/deep-divisions-in-americans-views-of-nations-racial-history-and-how-to-address-it/
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Sunday Jun 11, 2023
Are younger generations getting more sensitive? Or is that just a myth that older generations perpetuate? And if they are, why, and what can we do about it? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss.
Some articles referenced in this show:
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jerry-seinfeld-college-politically-correct-racism-sexism_n_7534978
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/kids-today-are-being-socialized-to-think-theyre-fragile-snowflakes/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QvrMNDv6iYU&ab_channel=BigThink
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/jerry-seinfeld-politcally-correct-college-student_b_7540878
https://www.forbes.com/sites/vickiphillips/2023/01/24/gen-z-hopeless-or-hopeful/?sh=5e61f28910f9
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpP7ESJ3hEQ&t=2465s&ab_channel=ChrisWilliamson
https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/
https://www.psypost.org/2023/05/over-emphasis-on-safety-means-kids-are-becoming-more-anxious-and-less-resilient-163240?utm_source=PsyPost+Newsletter&utm_campaign=0798682eac-RSS_EMAIL_CAMPAIGN&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_a44dd6ef29-0798682eac-127478861
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Monday Jun 05, 2023
Abortion is one of the most controversial issues in America right now. Typically the controversy is framed as disagreements about whether to prioritize the needs of the child (if one believes the fetus is a child) or the mother. But a growing part of the debate is about whether abortion is even good for the mother. Author and scholar Dr. Erika Bachiochi joins Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson to discuss new paradigms by which to think about the dignity of women in society, and how abortion might make a true feminist society that much harder.
Ethics and Public Policy Center: We Must Acknowledge That Abortion Harms Women:
https://eppc.org/publication/we-must-acknowledge-that-abortion-harms-women/
https://www.nationalreview.com/2022/06/we-must-acknowledge-that-abortion-harms-women/
Lifesite News: Abortion is Bad For Women’s Health, Here’s Why
https://www.lifesitenews.com/opinion/why-abortion-is-bad-for-womens-health/
https://eppc.org/pro-life-principle-and-political-prudence/
Sunday May 28, 2023
Sunday May 28, 2023
Can words change reality? Or are words just labels we put on things. We talk to translator and philosopher Matas Gelezauskas on this latest episode.
https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/7246-the-basic-tool-for-the-manipulation-of-reality-is-the#:~:text=%E2%80%9CThe%20basic%20tool%20for%20the%20manipulation%20of%20reality%20is%20the,people%20who%20must%20use%20them.%E2%80%9D
https://psychcentral.com/blog/words-can-change-your-brain
https://www.businessinsider.com/what-is-blue-and-how-do-we-see-color-2015-2
Sunday May 21, 2023
Sunday May 21, 2023
Is morality subjective or objective? If subjective, why do we intuitively think it's objective? If objective, why don't we agree on it? We invite cultural apologist Dr. Zak Schmoll to discuss on this latest episode.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/morality
https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/moral-relativism/
https://medium.com/writers-blokke/is-morality-subjective-or-objective-953193b78601
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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.