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The Overthinkers

A place to have fun thinking deeply! Every week, the hosts of The Overthinkers pose a question having to do with art, faith, philosophy, psychology, literature, pop culture, creativity, and more—then attempt to answer it with the help of New York Times bestselling authors, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, Oscar-winning Hollywood directors/actors, Grammy-winning musicians, esteemed academics, prolific professors, and many more influential and intriguing guests. This is a place where you can both think well and laugh loudly. All are welcome, so put your thinking caps and your laughing socks on and come on in!

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Latest Episodes:

How Do We Overcome Church Hurt? (With Aimee Byrd) May 12, 2024

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Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson talk to author and speaker Aimee Byrd about how a religious person can be hurt by their religious community and still retain their faith.

Link to Aimee's new book: https://www.amazon.com/Hope-Our-Scars-Underground-Disillusionment-ebook/dp/B0CKMV7KSZ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2Y78GY0Y0Q6CM&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.2g9EJek-Lr6o71G4nskD35Fh3mv78ZGrP0rWYtwp7fU.f5rU7fPTwkQfLTiNNrck414wBv_zljkMZX_KPVr6akk&dib_tag=se&keywords=aimee+byrd+the+hope+in+our+scars&qid=1715572564&sprefix=aimee+byrd%2Caps%2C232&sr=8-1

Links for further discussion from the episode:

https://www.npr.org/2024/01/24/1226371734/religious-nones-are-now-the-largest-single-group-in-the-u-s

https://www.breakpoint.org/why-conservative-christian-men-make-good-husbands/

https://www.wsj.com/articles/does-religion-make-people-more-ethical-11650468288

https://www.wsj.com/health/wellness/church-religion-mental-health-479d612a

Is Being Patriotic Bad? (With Dr. Preston Sprinkle) May 05, 2024

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Is it ever good to be patriotic? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite on Biblical Scholar, author, and podcast host, Dr. Preston Sprinkle to discuss when patriotism crosses the line into harm.

https://www.britannica.com/topic/patriotism-sociology

https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/07/patriotism-nationalism-happiness/619325/

https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2024/march-web-only/politics-bible-based-preston-sprinkle-exiles-review.html

Are Celebrity Crushes Harmless? Apr 28, 2024

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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) Apr 21, 2024

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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) Apr 14, 2024

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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? Apr 07, 2024

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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) Apr 01, 2024

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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? Mar 25, 2024

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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) Mar 17, 2024

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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) Mar 10, 2024

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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.

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