How Do You Overcome Impostor Syndrome? (With Mary Marantz)
Everyone who has ambitious goals has probably at some point dealt with impostor syndrome. So what is it? And how do we overcome it? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss with best-selling author, podcast host, and sought-after business coach Mary Marantz.
Further Reading
Imposter Syndrome definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impostor%20syndrome
Imposter Syndrome history: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/neuroscience-in-everyday-life/202308/the-history-of-imposter-syndrome
Blesses
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty (Movie)
16 Personalities (Website)
Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway)
How to Train Your Dragon (Animated Movie)
Shrinking (TV Show)
Curses
Neon Demon (Movie)
Hitman (Movie)
1923 (TV Show)
Websites
The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world
Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me
Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com
Mary Marantz: https://marymarantz.com/
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How Do You Overcome Addiction? (With Ian Morgan Cron)
Most people have either struggled with an addiction or know someone who has. So how does one overcome addiction? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson invite bestselling author, psychotherapist, Enneagram teacher, and Episcopal priest Ian Morgan Cron to bring insight and empathy to this important topic.
Further reading
Addiction definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addiction
National Institute on Drug Abuse data: https://nida.nih.gov/about-nida/legislative-activities/budget-information/fiscal-year-2024-budget-information-congressional-justification-national-institute-drug-abuse/ic-fact-sheet-2024
https://nida.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/2023/12/reported-drug-use-among-adolescents-continued-to-hold-below-pre-pandemic-levels-in-2023
Blesses
The Ragamuffin Gospel (Book)
The Fighter (Movie)
Unapologetic (Book)
Curse
Requiem For a Dream (Movie)
Doctor Sleep (Movie)
Succession (TV Show)
Websites
The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world
Nathan Clarksson: nathanclarkson.me
Joseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.com
Ian Cron: https://ianmorgancron.com/
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Why Does Beauty Matter? (With Andrew Klavan)
What is beauty? Does it matter? If so, why? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss with bestselling author and podcaster Andew Klavan.
Further reading
Beauty definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beauty
Philosophers on beauty: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/beauty/
Modern people on beauty: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/12/07/opinion/andre-aciman-why-is-beauty-important.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/03/well/live/awe-wonder-dacher-keltner.html
Blesses
Christ at the Column (Painting)
Fahrenheit 451 (Book)
Ecclesiastes (Book in The Bible)
Mount Lincoln (Nature)
Come Sweet Death (Music)
Conclave (Movie)
Keelia Clarkson (Nathan’s wife)
Wildcat (Movie)
Ode on a Greecian Urn (Poem)
Ode to the West Wind (Poem)
Curses
Black Painints by Goya (Paintings)
Dead Poets Society (Movie)
Anything that is untrue
Websites
Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world
Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me
Joseph Holmes: josepholmesstudios.com
Andrew Klavan: andrewklavan.com
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How Do We Overcome Shame? (With Aimee Byrd)
What is shame? And how do we overcome it? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss with celebrated author Aimee Byrd her book "Saving Face" about her own journey of shame and healing.
Further reading:
Shame definition: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/shame
Shame vs guilt: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/basics/shame#:~:text=Shame%20can%20breed%20feelings%20of,can%20erode%20trust%20over%20time.
Is shame bad? https://brenebrown.com/articles/2013/01/15/shame-v-guilt/
Is shame good? https://www.vox.com/first-person/2019/4/18/18308346/shame-toxic-productive
Overcoming shame: https://www.gottman.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-shame/#:~:text=Instead%20of%20%E2%80%9Cbeing%20shame%2C%E2%80%9D,vulnerable%20stories%20in%20safe%20environments.
Blesses
The Soul of Shame (Book)
Godzilla Minus One (Movie)
The Mule (Movie)
Adolescence (TV Show)
TIll We Have Faces (Book)
Curses
White Lotus Season 3 (TV Show)
All Fours (Book)
Cabrini (Movie)
Yellowstone (TV Show)
Websites:
The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.world
Nathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.me
Joseph Holmes: josepholmesstudios.com
Aimee Byrd: https://aimeebyrd.com/
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Is Religion in Decline? (With Ryan Burge)
Is religion in decline or are we headed for a revival? Joseph Holmes and Nathan Clarkson discuss with America's leading political scientist Ryan Burge.
Further resources
Karl Marx thought religion would disappear: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/belief/2009/jun/29/marx-religion-philosophy-opium
Durkheim thought religion would decline/disappear: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0037768614560959?icid=int.sj-abstract.citing-articles.15#:~:text=While%20Durkheim%20held%2C%20as%20did,Pickering%2C%201984:%20445).
Declining religion around the world: https://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/WVSNewsShow.jsp?ID=433#:~:text=From%202007%20to%202020%2C%20an,place%20among%20the%20American%20public.
https://www.axios.com/2023/10/06/organized-religion-decline-agnostic-atheist-nonreligious
Religious populations having the most kids:https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2022/12/21/key-findings-from-the-global-religious-futures-project/
Religious in America have the most kids: https://ifstudies.org/blog/americas-growing-religious-secular-fertility-divide
Rise of “Nones” appears to have halted: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/26/us/christianity-us-religious-study-pew.html
Blesses
The Pitt (TV Show)
Small ChurchesThe American Religious Landscape (Book)Hacksaw Ridge (Movie)
Curses
The White Lotus (TV Show)The Righteous Gemstones (TV Show)God’s Not Dead (Movie)The Front Room (Movie)
Websites
The Overthinkers: theoverthinkersjournal.worldNathan Clarkson: nathanclarkson.meJoseph Holmes: josephholmesstudios.comRyan Burge: graphsaboutreligion.com
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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