How do you build a community of creatives who can change the world? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson bring on Nathan Sherrer to discuss how world-shaping communities like CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien's The Inklings (and The Overthinkers?) got started and can be maintained.

LInks to articles referenced in the episode: 

https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/why-americans-are-lonelier-and-its-effects-on-our-health

https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/the-state-of-american-friendship-change-challenges-and-loss/

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2022/11/23/americans-alone-thanksgiving-friends/

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jan/02/america-social-recession-less-friends-sex-mental-health

Is religion on balance more good or bad for the world? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson are joined by religion reporter Meagan Saliashvili to discuss.

Everyone's talking about revivals today. But are revivals real? And if they are, are they overrated? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson give their unorthodox takes on this controversial episode.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/02/christianity-secularization-america-renewal-modernity/672948/

https://time.com/6258703/asbury-christian-revival-america-connection/

https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/9-things-revivals-america/

https://hebraicthought.org/asbury-revival-biblically-informed-pentecostal/

https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/09/13/modeling-the-future-of-religion-in-america/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk3EE3wxO0c&t=511s&ab_channel=PremierUnbelievable%3F

https://religionunplugged.com/news/2023/2/21/jesus-revolution-gives-an-unhelpful-vision-for-revival

Why is Jesus so popular that he is beloved by everyone, even those who aren't Christians or belong to rival faiths? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson welcome back showrunner behind "The Chosen" Dallas Jenkins to discuss this question and many more.

What determines the quality of a movie? Or is all artistic quality subjective? We bring on defender of movie quality Kevin McCreary on The Overthinkers show. 

Rogerebert.com’s Much More Than The Movies - The Best of Rogers Journals

https://www.rogerebert.com/features/much-more-than-movies-the-best-of-rogers-journal#:~:text=Roger%20writes%2C%20%E2%80%9CIf%20I%20have,That's%20what%20it%20does%20best.%E2%80%9D

What Makes A Film Great

By Simon Dillon

https://medium.com/fan-fare/what-makes-a-film-great-f208de3f03a5

In Depth Cine

https://www.indepthcine.com/videos/what-makes-a-movie-great

Dead Poet’s Society Is A Terrible Defense of The Humanities

https://www.theatlantic.com/education/archive/2014/02/-em-dead-poets-society-em-is-a-terrible-defense-of-the-humanities/283853/

In Defense of the Pritchard Scale

https://integraphy.co/in-defense-of-the-pritchard-scale/

There's a lot of debate around the topic of Christian/faith-based films. But what is even a Christian film? And have we artificially limited what a Chrisitan film can be? Christian filmmaker Ben "Ironside" Koppin joins The Overthinkers to discuss this important topic and encourage a better path forward for Christian filmmaking.

Are there lines artists shouldn't cross when it comes to the content they create? Can art be too violent? Too sexual? Is there a line where art can cause harm? Nathan Clarkson and Joseph Holmes welcome back award-winning director and producer Spencer Folmar to find that line in this latest episode.

Video Games Don’t Cause Violence

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2020/jul/22/playing-video-games-doesnt-lead-to-violent-behaviour-study-shows

Harms of Porn:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20170926-is-porn-harmful-the-evidence-the-myths-and-the-unknowns

Harms of Movie Violence

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-baby-scientist/201801/violent-media-and-aggressive-behavior-in-children

https://oxfordre.com/criminology/display/10.1093/acrefore/9780190264079.001.0001/acrefore-9780190264079-e-189;jsessionid=CF7391319EEDCB072410BB4C7AD9E649

Representation

https://www.vice.com/en/article/zmwq3x/why-diversity-on-screen-is-important-black-panther

How do you make movies that have a good message but are still entertaining? We bring on filmmaker Craig Lamar Brown to discuss.

Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss whether we are living in a dystopian society or if the world is really better than we think it is.

Check out Joseph Holmes' article in Relevant Magazine on this topic here:

https://relevantmagazine.com/culture/why-does-hollywood-think-we-live-in-a-dystopia/

What is "hook-up culture" and why is it so controversial? We chat with beloved author and podcast host Kat Harris about the good, the bad, and the ugly of casual sex in relationships.

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