The Overthinkers

Nathan Clarkson & Joseph Holmes
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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!

  1. 2天前

    How Do We Know Our Calling? (With Dr. William Klein)

    How do we know our calling in life? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes talk to Biblical scholar Dr. William Klein on the history of the word "calling" and how we might be all--religious and non-religious alike--using the word wrong.Links to resources mentioned: Calling Definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/calling   More definitions of “calling”: https://www.christianitytoday.com/partners/nav-press/what-is-calling/   Forbes 20 Ways to Find Your Calling: https://www.forbes.com/sites/jessicahagy/2012/06/26/20-ways-to-find-your-calling/   Desire for calling: https://www.letu.edu/alumni/identify-your-calling.html   Oprah “Are You Listening to Your Life?”: https://www.oprah.com/omagazine/what-are-you-meant-to-be-doing-find-your-calling   “It’s Never Too Late to Find Your Calling”: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fulfillment-at-any-age/202401/its-never-too-late-to-find-your-calling   Desiring God - How to Discern God’s Call: https://www.desiringgod.org/interviews/how-do-i-know-gods-calling-for-my-life Relevant Magazine - “Is This My Calling or Just Something I Enjoy?”: https://relevantmagazine.com/life5/how-to-know-if-your-calling-is-really-from-god/   Academic perspectives on calling: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00187267221095759#bibr24-00187267221095759   Blesses   Hero of a Thousand Faces (Book) Hero on a Mission (Book) Sound of Hope (Movie) Deadpool & Wolverine (Movie) The Shock of Faith (Article) Curses   Don’t Waste Your Life (Book) The Hill (Movie) Wish (Movie) The Call (Book)WebsitesOverthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.worldNathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: josepholmesstudios.comWill Klein: https://denverseminary.edu/directory/klein-phd-william/

    1 小时 3 分钟

  2. 1月13日

    Should We Read the Classics? (With Faith Moore)

    Many of us find it hard to read classic literature. But is there value in it worth pushing through anyway? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson welcome author and podcast host of "Storytime for Grownups" Faith Moore to discuss how she grew to love great old books. Educators find decline in reading classic literature in 70s: https://www.nytimes.com/1977/05/29/archives/decline-in-reading-of-the-classics-in-public-schools-causes-concern.html   Decline in reading from 1982 to 2002: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/RaRExec_0.pdf   Literature Humanities Professors find fewer read classics in 2020s: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2024/11/the-elite-college-students-who-cant-read-books/679945/   Why teachers should assign more contemporary books: https://bookriot.com/assign-more-contemporary-books/   Why we focus too much on classics: https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2016/jul/13/stop-pushing-the-same-classic-books-on-children-and-trust-modern-writing Blesses:   Penguin Classic  Picture of Dorian Gr Anxious People Great Expectations David Copperfield Jane Eyre (2006 TV Miniseries) Curses:   Wuthering Heights We Have Always Lived in a Castle The Divine Comedy The Madwoman in the AtticWebsites:Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.comNathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: josepholmesstudios.comFaith Moore: faithkmoore.com

    1 小时 12 分钟

  3. 1月6日

    How Do You Raise a Unique Child? (With Sally Clarkson)

    How do you raise children to value their uniqueness while also growing in maturity? Sally Clarkson returns to the show to discuss with Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson the new book by Sally and Nathan: "Uniquely You" Discrimination against left-handed people: https://www.press.jhu.edu/newsroom/stuttering-and-retraining-left-handed-children-mid-century-us#:~:text=By%20the%20second%20decade%20of%20the%20twentieth,retraining%20left%2Dhanders%20had%20negative%20consequences%2C%20especially%20stuttering.&text=Terman%20(1877%2D1956)%20concluded%20that%20a%20third%20to,attempts%20to%20transform%20left%2Dhanded%20children%20into%20right%2Dhanders. Howard Gardener's Multiple Intelligences: https://www.niu.edu/citl/resources/guides/instructional-guide/gardners-theory-of-multiple-intelligences.shtml Mental illness vs neurodiversity debate: https://www.thenewatlantis.com/publications/mental-disorder-or-neurodiversity"Gentle Parenting" creates unhappy children: https://ifstudies.org/blog/do-your-political-beliefs-affect-your-parenting-Blesses: Finding Forrester (Movie)A Wrinkle in Time (Book) Anne of Green Gables (Book)   Curses: A Wrinkle in Time (Movie) Anti-Family Trends in Pixar Films (Movie) Websites:Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.comSally Clarkson: sallyclarkson.com   Buy "Uniquely You" today: https://www.amazon.com/Uniquely-You-Exploring-Extraordinarily-Distinctive/dp/0802432786/ref=sr_1_1?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.FLcU4czIiBsDVW0-BpzfHq3dMhqKT9xdOS7adg1hFrVBwKbNFU303KovJtg_yaYhaHXp8OeXQ9FovH4JL_HdY8IkLJ5kIUGRiHccIXp0L3rMwN3ZroPoO7r0AhYIMfM2DsIz3LIU7UsJejV-zAC-nWCV4nSEE7tPq2oenPkJ9DWVwl6P364nvIjha3VvZCPK0oHEtGjRNtFQJh2Zi-KVcG_j2-xi2rLbGfYC-FDg_jU.Pi6PI6MI84yTG4gWtYRCTE_TobJhNqyCjBhcSXIE0Xs&dib_tag=se&keywords=uniquely+you&qid=1736131771&sr=8-1

    40 分钟

  4. 2024/12/30

    How Do We Follow Through on Our Goals?

    In the first Overthinkers episode of the new season, Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss how to follow through on our goals. Studies show that most people who set goals in the new year don't follow through on them. How do you become the exception? Well, there's studies on that too! Joseph and Nathan go through some of the best strategies on the internet--and their own experience--to help set us all off on the right foot in the new year.Podcast Sources: Only 8 percent of adults achieve their goals: https://summer.harvard.edu/blog/how-high-school-students-can-set-and-accomplish-their-goals/#:~:text=But%20a%20recent%20survey%20by,the%20best%20versions%20of%20ourselves.   Only 6.5 percent of adults were still trying for their goals after 6 months: https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/new-study-shows-only-6-of-people-achieve-their-goals-and-reveals-their-secret-formula-1032687000   Less than half of Americans were very satisfied with their lives: https://www.newsweek.com/americans-are-less-satisfied-their-lives-1868560   Arthur Brooks on healthy vs unhealthy goal setting: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2021/03/how-follow-your-dreams-and-get-happier/618384/?fbclid=IwY2xjawGz3wBleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHdBtSJE1sCkpBIWT2jx47PxvsuteMDLMii2pVMQWWr1GLvABLiQ2q_y3uw_aem_BL6ZVahAoLk4Im8SvCoB1A   Rising rates of depression: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/our-changing-culture/201510/are-mental-health-issues-the-rise Blesses and Curses: BlessSubliminal - BookTransformers One - Movie   Curse   The Law of Attraction - Book Reagan - MovieBlink Twice - Movie Websites:Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com

    59 分钟

  5. 2024/12/09

    How Do You Get Through Going Home for the Holidays?

    Lots of people are stressed out by being with family for the holidays. Some are even planning not to spend holidays with their family. But is that a good idea? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes give their tips on having a positive trip home for the holidays.Links to outside references:  15 million long-distance travelers oer Christmas in 2023: https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/millions-americans-expected-to-travel-christmas-new-years-day-aaa/   How to survive going home for the holidays: https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-to-survive-going-home-for-the-holidays/   https://medium.com/youalberta/how-to-survive-home-for-the-holidays-99daba2e6e9f   https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/empowerment-solutions/202212/home-for-the-holidays-how-not-to-get-triggered    Blesses:ElfThe Best Christmas Pageant EverCurses:The Family StoneFour ChristmasesNational Lampoon's Christmas VacationA Christmas Story

    55 分钟

  6. 2024/12/02

    What Do We Really Want? (With Strahan Coleman)

    Everyone has deep desires. But what is our deepest desire? And how do we deal with the problem of satisfying that desire. Writer, award-winning folk musician, and spiritual director Strahan Coleman joins Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson to dive into what we want and how we can have it today.Links to resources discussed in the episode: Basics of Budhism: https://www.pbs.org/edens/thailand/buddhism.htm The Stoics: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/stoicism/   Augustine and Desire: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/blogs/justin-taylor/an-analysis-of-one-of-the-greatest-sentences-ever-written/ Charlotte Fox's 12 Universal Desires: https://healthforlifegr.com/examining-the-deepest-human-desires-charlotte-fox-weber/#:~:text=In%20her%20book%2C%20Charlotte%20Fox,have%20what%20we%20shouldn't. 8 Things People Desire But Can't Attain: https://www.forbes.com/sites/kathycaprino/2016/05/24/the-top-8-things-people-desperately-desire-but-cant-seem-to-attain/   BlessesBook - Georgia Douglas Johnson PoetryBook - The Religious SenseMovie - Deadpool and WolverineBook - Surprised By Joseph HolmesMovie - The Book of ClarenceTV Shows - Agatha All AlongThinker - Teresa of AvilaThinker - St. John of the CrossBook - The Cloud of UnknowingTV Show - BridgertonCursesMovie - Saturday NightMovie - Joker: Folie à DeuxGood Cafes that serve terrible coffee Overthinkers Team Contact and Websites:The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com Strahan Coleman Links and Websites:Thirsting: Quenching Our Soul's Deepest Desire: https://www.amazon.com/Thirsting-Quenching-Souls-Deepest-Desire/dp/0830785205Beholding Prayer Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/beholding-prayer/id1669562572Commoners Communion: https://www.commonerscommunion.com/about

    1 小时 2 分钟

  7. 2024/11/25

    Why are Spiritual Rhythms Important? (With Douglas McKelvey)

    Are spiritual rhythms important in everyday life? Not just on Sundays? Joseph Holmes discusses with author and artist Douglas McKelvy his series "Every Moment Holy" about how to bring the sacred into ordinary life. Referenced Links: Barna Study - How liturgical are today’s American Christians? https://www.barna.com/research/liturgical-todays-christians/    Liturgy as an idol: https://au.thegospelcoalition.org/article/liturgy-word-god-enough/   Liturgy detached from theology: https://www.christianitytoday.com/2022/07/church-liturgy-trends-history-tradition-theology-popular/   Church makes you give more to charity: https://religionunplugged.com/news/2023/12/12/are-religious-areas-more-charitable   Frequent church attendance means better mental health: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/frequent-churchgoers-better-mental-health/BlessesBook - Desiring the KingdomMovie - WildcatAnime - BarakamonBook - The Book of Common Prayer/The Daily OfficeBook - Everything Sad is UntrueCursesBook - Living in WonderBook - The Daily Stoic Overthinkers Team Contact and Websites:The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.comDouglas McKelvey and Every Moment Holy linksInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/quothdouglas/?hl=enEvery Moment Holy Website: https://www.everymomentholy.com/about-the-series

    1 小时 16 分钟

  8. 2024/11/18

    Are All Politicians Corrupt?

    Americans' number one fear is corrupt politicians. Why is that? And is that valid? We discuss fear of the government and propose solutions.  Links to Further Resources   Chapman University study of Americans’ greatest fears: https://www.chapman.edu/wilkinson/research-centers/babbie-center/survey-american-fears.aspx    Summary of implications for new US rankings in global corruption: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/01/28/report-transparency-international-corruption-worst-decade-united-states/ Christopher Bader interview on Chapman University study: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/19/science/sociology-fear-uncertainty.html   Liberty of the Ancients vs the Moderns speech: https://fee.org/resources/the-liberty-of-ancients-compared-with-that-of-moderns/?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwsoe5BhDiARIsAOXVoUvAN9dp6i3daV7OFgzeY5hfEwHv9JPJETxoenffgIjunKHUPd1SGBUaAj3NEALw_wcB   Federalist 51 - James Madison’s justification for our system of government in men’s natures: https://guides.loc.gov/federalist-papers/text-51-60   Blesses:   Mr. Smith Goes to Washington Death of Stalin Hamilton Trial of the Chicago 7   Curses   The West Wing Civil War Don’t Look Up Megalopolis   Overthinkers Team Contact and Websites:The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com

    49 分钟
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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!

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    Nathan Clarkson & Joseph Holmes
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    2020年 - 2025年
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