Friends Talking Nerdy: A Mental Health Podcast

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss their Top 5 tracks from their Spotify Unwrapped playlist for 2022. Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Project if you can. They are currently looking for a trained remote Crisis Support Counselor. Consider supportin...

Be sure to check out the latest episodes from our friends at PNW Haunts and Homicides . On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss the pros and cons of holiday shopping. Notes from this episode were derived from these sources: Behind the Song Lyrics: "Santa Baby" - American Songwriter Five Reasons for and against Shopping on Black Friday (ufc...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they talk about maintaining good mental health during the holiday season. Notes for this episode were derived from these sources: How Self-Care Will Make Your Holidays Feel Better | Psychology Today 10 Ways to Cope with Holiday Stress | Psychology Today Mental Health Checklist for the Holidays — The AFC (afchelps...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Revered Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss whether parents should encourage their kids to believe in Santa Claus. Notes for this episode were derived from these sources: Pros and Cons of Having Your Child Believing in Santa ... (allwomenstalk.com) Should You Lie to Kids About Santa? | Psychology Today Is It OK To Lie About Santa And The Tooth...

From the archives: On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they celebrate Pride Month. They are joined by Elias Watts. Elias discusses his experiences as a transgender person. Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Project if you can. They are currently looking for a train...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss whether the voting age in America should be moved to age 16. Notes from this episode were derived from this source: Should the Voting Age be Lowered in the US? Top 3 Pros and Cons (procon.org) Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everything going on in the world, please consider helpi...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss negative campaigning. Notes from this episode were derived from this source: Negative campaigning - Wikipedia Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Project if you can. They are currently looking for a trained remote C...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss Tim's recent move to Maine as well as his disastrous trip on Amtrak (Thanks to CP Forge Productions (@cp_forge_productions) • Instagram photos and videos for leaving a comment this week.) Our main topic this week is discussing whether Election Day should be a federal holiday. Notes from this episode...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they give you their thoughts on performing at Fearlandia, the premier haunted house in Portland, Oregon. From dress rehearsal to the final performance, hear their thoughts on what makes Fearlandia such a great experience, from performer to patron alike. Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everyth...

On this bonus episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, travel back in time with Orson Welles and the Mercury Theater on the Air as they present "The War of the Worlds". Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Project if you can. They are currently looking for a trained remote Crisis Support Counselor. Consider supporting th...

From the archives: Tim joins us solo this week. Hear his thoughts on the new movie 'A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood' as well as the impact Mr. Roger's Neighborhood not only had on him, but on our country as well. Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org)  With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Project if you can. They are currently looking for a trained...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss whether children should be able to watch scary movies. Notes from this episode were derived from these sources: Should You Let Your Kid Watch Scary Movies? | Psychology Today Halloween Horror Movies May Cause Emotional Problems in Young Children | NYP The Reverend Tracy is back this year as Fearlandi...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss whether Halloween should be celebrated on Saturdays. Notes from this episode were derived from this source: Saturday Halloween - Pros & Cons - ProCon.org The Reverend Tracy is back this year as Fearlandia's casting director. If you live in the Portland, Oregon area and would love to participate w...

From our archives: On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk with David D. Jones, from the Creatures of the Night Haunt in Oregon. Find more information about Creatures of the Night at this link . As discussed on the episode, Mr. Jones runs two subreddits you are encourages to check out. You can find Creatures of the Haunt here . You can find Cre...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they talk about the pros and cons of GMO's. Notes from the episode were derived from this source: GMO Pros and Cons - Should Genetically Modified Organisms Be Grown? (procon.org) The Reverend Tracy is back this year as Fearlandia's casting director. If you live in the Portland, Oregon area and would love to parti...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they continue their discussion about whether people should become vegetarian. Notes from the episode were derived from these sources: Crowe got it wrong: gladiators were the film stars of Rome | World news | The Guardian Gladiators were 'mostly vegetarian' - BBC News Vegetarian - Pros & Cons - ProCon.org We w...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as talk about whether people should become vegetarian. Notes from the episode were derived from these sources: Vegetarian - Pros & Cons - ProCon.org Is Milk Your Friend or Foe? – WebMD Deforestation is leading to more infectious diseases in humans (nationalgeographic.com) How Animal Welfare Leads to Better Meat:...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss responses to previous episodes (Thank you to Rebecca Paye, Intentional Mind on Instagram as well as Randy Sands , host of the Infotainment Podcast .). Their main topic for this week is Banning Water Bottles. Notes from the episode were derived from these sources: Bottled Water Bans - Pros & Cons...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Revered Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they talk discuss a response to last week's show (Thank you to AJ Sanchez on Instagram for the reply.) and talk about misogyny. Notes from the episode were derived from these sources: What we get wrong about misogyny: why sexism and misogyny aren’t the same - Vox 6 Tips for Reducing and Preventing Misogyny and Sex...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim the Nerd as they discuss responses to last week's episode (We wish to thank friend of the show John Nelson and Rebecca Paye, who you can find on Instagram at this link , for their replies.), and they dive into the Pros and Cons of Student Loan Forgiveness. Notes from the episode were derived from these sources: Student Loan...

On this very special episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he takes you back in time for our very first episode in order to celebrate our Five Year Anniversary as a podcast! The Reverend Tracy is back this year as Fearlandia 's casting director. If you live in the Portland, Oregon area and would love to participate with Fearlandia this Halloween season, click on this link to submit...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about Toxic Dating Culture. Talking about their own stories, they discuss dating and all its complexities in the modern world. Source material used this week includes: The Rise of Lonely, Single Men | Psychology Today Ditch Toxic Dating Culture — The Center for Modern Relationships Our Dating Culture Suck...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about crappy relationship advice from TikTok, they discuss the results of Alex Jones's defamation trial in Texas, and they talk about the Pros and Cons of getting rid of the penny. Notes from the episode were derived from this source: Should the Penny Stay in Circulation? - Top 3 Pros and Cons (procon.org...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they start by honoring the legacy of Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura from Star Trek, who recently passed away at age 89. From there, they wrap up their discussion about the pros and cons of taxing churches. Notes from the episode were derived from this source: Should Churches Remain Tax Exempt? 12 Pros and Cons (procon...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they continue their discussion about the pros and cons of taxing churches. Notes from the episode were derived from this source: Should Churches Remain Tax Exempt? 12 Pros and Cons (procon.org) Make Abortion SAFER (saferinitiative.org) With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Projec...