"Why Can't We Be Friends? A Conversation about Toxic People" - Our culture now regularly labels people and statements as "toxic." What does toxic mean in this sense of the word? Should we cut toxic pe

"Why Are Americans Becoming More Isolated and Does It Matter?" - New research shows that more and more people are retreating into their interior worlds. In others words, we are becoming less social pe

Exploring Trauma - A Review of the Book "The Body Keeps the Score" - Josh and Betsy engage a heavy, but extremely important topic in this episode, that of trauma. Its easy to believe that trauma is j

Singleness, Celibacy, and Christian Ministry with Rev. Dr. Greg Johnson - Josh and Betsy are joined by Greg Johnson, the Lead Pastor at Historic Memorial Presbyterian Church in Saint Louis, to discu

The Restorative Power of Silence - Season five is here! Josh and Betsy kick off the new season by discussing the power of silence in our lives. Why is silence hard? What good can it do for us? Drawi

Staying Dapper as a Dad - The finale is here! Josh and Betsy are joined by Andrew Eckstrom to talk about how to stay dapper as a dad of four kids. In addition to discussing this important topic, the

From Branding Products to Branding Ourselves - Social Media . . . these days, platforms like Instagram are the dominant channel through which many brands advertise. But in our quest to gain follower

Wake Up, People...You're a Miracle - What an amazing universe we live in! There are over 100 billion galaxies in the universe. Each galaxy contains hundreds of billions of stars. In this episode, Be

Clothing, Consumption, and the Christian Life - Clothes, we all own plenty of them, and they help define who we are. But why have clothes gotten so cheap? What is the story behind the clothes we wea

Football vs Ftbol - Are you ready for the debate of the century? Josh and Betsy are back to debate one another on this question: Which sport is better, American Football or what the rest of the wor