Episodes

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April 19, 2025

Thank You For Being A Friend: Reunions & Friendship

This week, Beth’s back and shares about her reunion weekend, she and Mike discuss high school vs college friends, how friendships have seasons, and why it seems to be hard to make friends as an adult. Send us a text
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April 12, 2025

The Lonely Idiot:

This week, Mike goes solo as Beth attends events at Salem College. Mike updates the listeners on his improv at The Idiot Box and his current CPAP progress. Mike then rants on corporate churches, describes the start of Project:Re3 and their Hope Center. He wraps it up with what happens when you mix board games and church. https://www.idiotboxers.com/ https://projectre3.org/ https://www.reconbgc.com Send us a text
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April 5, 2025

Mansplaning vs shelaborating: Pickleball & Bucket List

This week, Beth shares about her first pickleball experience, Mike gives an update on Improv classes, they discuss bucket list, and wrap up with marriage commandments and trivia. Send us a text
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March 29, 2025

Whose Line Is It Anyway?: Big Twelve & Improv

This week, Mike & Beth discuss which Harry Potter house they’d be in, The Righteous Gemstones, Beth updates her big 12, Mike finally reveals his big 12 which includes a tattoo and naked 5k. They wrap up with Mike sharing about his recent improv class. Send us a text
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March 27, 2025

Enneagram (Part 4): Our healthy and unhealthy sides.

On this week’s special Enneagram pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth discuss the healthy and unhealthy sides to our Enneagram numbers along with where we go number wise when we’re resourceful and which number we go to when we’re less resourceful. https://www.wepss.com/buy.asp Send us a text
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March 22, 2025

Bear Hunting: Children’s Books & Lawnmower Parents

This week, Mike & Beth discuss the insane amount of books Beth has read, what their Mount Rushmore of children’s books are, they dissect the book, “We’re going on a bear hunt”, and finally wrap up with a rant on lawnmower parents. Send us a text
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March 20, 2025

Enneagram (Part Three): Wings and Triads

On this week’s special Enneagram pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth discuss wings and their importance to your core number and helping determine what number you are. They also revisit the Enneagram triads while looking at the ramifications of sharing two different triads. https://www.wepss.com/buy.asp Send us a text
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March 14, 2025

Movin’ Out: Kiawah & Grief

On this weeks episode, Mike and Beth discussed their recent trip to Kiawah Island, when is the right time for an adult kid to let go of their bedroom, how it feels when a coworker leaves, a visit to Hyman’s restaurant in Charleston with another Dusty Slay interaction, and Beth’s wall of fame. Send us a text
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March 11, 2025

Enneagram (Part Two): 7’s and Triads

On this episode, Mike welcomes Beth back as they examine her life as an enneagram 7 and how the various gut, heart, and head triads play into our numbers and lives. Send us a text
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March 8, 2025

Enneagram Intro: Ian Cron & Perfection

In today’s episode, Mike goes solo as he introduces the Enneagram and shares how discovering his number along with an interaction with Ian Cron changed his life. Road Back To You https://amzn.to/43uHerU Enneagram Test (Free) https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-test Enneagram Test (Paid) https://www.wepss.com/ The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective https://amzn.to/4ivIPSq Send us a text
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March 4, 2025

Chattanooga Choo Choo: Dusty Slay & Buc-ee’s

In today’s special pop-up podcast, Mike and Beth give a full review of attending the Dusty Slay comedy special taping, along with details and thoughts on their trip to Chattanooga. They wrap up the show with Beth‘s first experience at a Buc-ee’s and teaching their youngest son to drive. Dusty Slay https://www.dustyslay.com/ Hotel Chalet at the Choo Choo https://thehotelchalet.com/ Chattanooga Pinball Museum https://www.chattanoogapinballmuseum.com/ Chattanooga Whiskey Experimental Distillery ht...
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March 1, 2025

Snorkill: CPAP Fails & Lent

This week, Mike and Beth dive deeper into listener comments and results of last week’s coffee poll question, Mike’s recent struggles with his new CPAP machine, the origins of Lent along with the why and what to give up and take on, and they wrap up the show discussing their upcoming trip to see Dusty Slay and Mike’s hopeful fanboy moment. Send us a text
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Feb. 22, 2025

Snow Daze: More Love & Coffee Shops

In this week’s episode, Mike and Beth discuss snow days with kids, Beth’s impatience with electronics, her love of “young cool books”, how the “Five Love Languages” looks in regards to your children and friends, Mike’s new found love of coffee, and finally Beth tries to share Mike’s medical history against his wishes. The 5 Love Languages https://amzn.to/3EZNRYV The 5 Love Languages of Teenagers https://amzn.to/437cUn3 Send us a text
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Feb. 17, 2025

Travel Episode: Antigua & Hawksbill Resort

In this special pop-up edition of the, “Hey, are you still there?” podcast, Mike and Beth review their recent trip to Hawksbill Resort and the island of Antigua. Find out all about the rooms, food, beaches, bugs, service, excursions, & more. Hawksbill Resort https://hawksbillresortantigua.com/ Adventure Antigua https://adventureantigua.com/ Some of our favorite travel items... OFF! Clean Feel Insect Repellent Clear Gel with 20% Picaridin, Bug Repellent with Long Lasting Protection from Mosquito...
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Feb. 15, 2025

Have Love Will Travel: The 5 Love Languages & Luggage

This week Mike & Beth recap poll results, revisit books and dental hygiene, discuss Beth’s love of luggage, argue over the correct way to schedule an appointment, ponder what older couples talk about, before finally examining Dr. Gary Chapman’s best selling book “The 5 Love Languages”. Send us a text
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Feb. 8, 2025

Nice Try Diddy: To Do List & Airline Etiquette

This week, Mike and Beth discuss her obsession with to do list, airline traveler pet peeves, mike sticks his foot in his mouth but performs a heroic act, and finally Beth shares about a near death experience. Send us a text
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Feb. 1, 2025

What’s Your Name: Analysis Paralysis & Self-Love

This week, Mike & Beth discuss her voicemail greeting, the correct pronunciation of Gianopulos, poll results, Mike’s recent trip to a board game convention, Beth’s analysis paralysis, and what you love about yourself. Send us a text
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Jan. 25, 2025

hAnger Management

This week, Mike & Beth kick things off discussing Beth’s upcoming colonoscopy and her current “hangry” mood. They also look at the brief TikTok shutdown, the good and bad of social media, the benefits of fasting, Mike’s upcoming trip to the “TantrumCon” board game convention, and the Doritos commercial too hot for the Super Bowl. https://youtu.be/CcLRAPof9QI?si=ua31IPvVPvbJ0I1I Send us a text
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Jan. 18, 2025

Cavity Search: Braces & Broadway

This week, Mike and Beth discuss Beth’s recent discovery of Reddit, braces, Mike’s lack of cavities along with his failing eyesight, Beth’s recent trip to New York City to see four Broadway shows, and are trips better planned or spontaneous. They also dive into listener comments about plants and snow. Send us a text
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Jan. 11, 2025

Pot Roast: Winter Weather & Insults

This week Mike and Beth chat about the upcoming winter weather, snow or no poll question, plants in a basement, texting comments, the roast of Karon, and could Beth or Mike better handle being roasted. They also discuss the power of words and the effects, both good and bad, they can have on each other. Send us a text
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Jan. 4, 2025

Plants Vs Hubbies: Skiing & Dylan

This week Mike and Beth discuss Beth’s recent trip skiing, does Beth text too much, and Mike’s trip to see “Hamilton” and the new Bob Dylan movie “A complete unknown”. They wrap things up with the great plant debate of 2025. Send us a text
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Dec. 28, 2024

It’s the end of the year and you know it. (Year in Review 2024)

This week, Mike and Beth look back at the year that was as they share their highlights from each of the four main podcast food groups: Marriage, Family, Career, and Ministry. They also each share their goals for those four categories for 2025. Send us a text
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Dec. 21, 2024

We’ll Call Him Ross: Christmas Movies & Chess

Beth is away on another trip leaving Mike to run it alone, so he invites Ross into the studio where they discuss: favorite Christmas movies, is Die Hard a Christmas movie, amusement parks, Ross playing over 47,000 games of chess, and his Facebook ministry to over 200,000 people.
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Dec. 4, 2024

Problem Solved: IT & Ministry

In today’s podcast, Mike is joined by Tim Dixon, owner of Solve IT Security and fellow pastor. Mike and Tim discuss what it’s like being a Christian small business owner, crazy employee stories, struggle with balance of life, and how small businesses and the church are different and the same.