Friends Talking Nerdy: A Mental Health Podcast

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss 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 Project if you can. They are c...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he talks about some of the favorite music from his son Izaak and Izaak's girlfriend, Onyx. Songs discussed in the episode include: Thriller - Michael Jackson Lost Boy - Ruth B. Battle of the Heroes - John Williams New Americana - Halsey The Devil Went Down to Georgia - The Charlie Daniels Band Middle of the Night -Elley Duhe Moondance -...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he talks about his ten favorite songs from the year he was born, 1976. The song choices include: Detroit Rock City - KISS Blitzkrieg Bop - The Ramones A Good Hearted Woman - Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson TVC15 - David Bowie Hot Stuff - The Rolling Stones Achilles Last Stand - Led Zeppelin (Don't Fear) The Reaper - Blue Oyster Cult Sp...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he discusses his 10 favorite songs from 1986. The songs discussed this episode include: Shot in the Dark - Ozzy Osbourne Master of Puppets - Metallica Why Can't This Be Love - Van Halen Talk Dirty to Me - Poison Walk This Way (feat. Aerosmith) - Run DMC Invisible Touch - Genesis Wild Wild Life - Talking Heads Paul Revere - Beastie Boys Y...

From our archives: On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about abortion. Articles mentioned during the show: Abortion - Top 15 Arguments For and Against - ProCon.org Abortion laws: Jewish faith teaches life does not start at conception (usatoday.com) Factors associated with spontaneous abortion: a cross-sectional study of Chinese populations...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk to Chris Trent and Benjamin Popp about the table-top game Gaslands and the table-top crafting that goes along with that game. To check out the work of Chris and Benjamin, click on the links below: How To Be Awkward - A Gaslands Page By Chris Trent Making a TOY CAR into an overgrown HORROR | Eldritch Tree...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about tipping and Universal Basic Incomes. Articles mentioned in this episode include: Internet Backs Drive-Thru Customer Who Says 'Tipping Culture' Is 'Out of Control' (newsweek.com) Couple who work as waitresses show how much they make in tips during on normal Saturday: ‘Dream life’ (yahoo.com) Some res...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about the results of the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial as well as go into a deeper discussion about Cancel Culture. The article mentioned during this episode is: Cancel Culture Top 3 Pros and Cons (procon.org) With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Project if you can. Th...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they have an in depth talk about depression. Articles mentioned during this episode include:  Mental Health Disorder Statistics | Johns Hopkins Medicine   FastStats - Depression (cdc.gov)   The Depression Epidemic (psychotherapynetworker.org)   How Pets Help Manage Depression (webmd.com)  ...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they have a discussion about Universal Health Care. Articles mentioned in this episode include: Universal Healthcare Pros and Cons - Is It a Human Right? (procon.org) Doctors less likely to accept Medicaid than other insurance | Healthcare Dive Surprise Medical Bills and Ground Ambulances - Consumer Reports Trouble...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about the difficult subject of suicide. They discuss their own experiences with the issue, as well as discuss facts related to this issue. Descriptions for podcast episodes can't do this topic justice. All we can ask is this. If you are having any sort of issues that are causing you to contemplate suicide...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, travel back through the sands of time and enjoy some old-time radio classics. Included today are episodes of: You Bet Your Life The Shadow The Grand Ole Opry 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 the National...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about abortion. Articles mentioned during the show: Abortion - Top 15 Arguments For and Against - ProCon.org Abortion laws: Jewish faith teaches life does not start at conception (usatoday.com) Factors associated with spontaneous abortion: a cross-sectional study of Chinese populations - PMC (nih.gov) The...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Professor Aubrey and Tim Jousma as they take a few minutes to talk about the history of Friends Talking Nerdy on its 250th episode. 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 the ACLU as well. The attack on t...

Due to Tim Jousma having a small medical procedure, there won’t be a new episode of the show this week. Be sure to check out the rest of the shows on the Friends Talking Nerdy Podcast Network and we’ll see you next week. https://friendstalkingnerdy.com

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss Spring Cleaning and how it can actually promote proper mental health hygiene. Articles mentioned during the episode: Cleaning and Mental Health: Benefits and How to Get Motivated (psycom.net) Decision Fatigue: What It Is and How to Avoid It (healthline.com) The psychology of the to-do list – why y...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. They discuss the immediate aftermath as well as some of the issues that have been brought up on social media as a result of this, such as the issues of polyamory and mental health. With everything going on in the world, please consider helping The Trevor Pr...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he presents the first "Tim Jousma's Favorite Movie Tournament". As the name implies, he has bracketed his 16 favorite movies in tournament form and will argue the matches out until there is one film remaining. The films include, based on how they were seeded: Avengers: Endgame E.T. Captain America: The Winter Soldier The Matrix Spider-Ma...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join Tim Jousma as he discusses his 10 favorite songs released in 1982. The track list includes: Do You Believe in Love - Huey Lewis and the News Rock the Casbah - The Clash Under Pressure - Queen and David Bowie She's Tight - Cheap Trick Screaming for Vengeance - Judas Priest Eminence Front - The Who I Love It Loud - KISS 1999 - Prince I Don't Care Anymor...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they are joined by special guest John Nelson. John is an active contributor to our Facebook group, so we kindly asked him to join us this week, which he graciously accepted. The topic for today's episode is prison reform. The criminal justice system in this country is a joke. The group talk about some of the issues...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they discuss some of the recent attacks on the Trans community in Florida and Texas. 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 the ACLU as well. The attack on the Trans c...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they continue their discussion on marijuana, decriminalization, and other related topics. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all digital platforms. Head to our website for m...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they talk about marijuana, their experiences with it, as well as some of the pros and cons of the drugs that society argues about. As always, we wish to thank Christopher Lazarek for his wonderful theme song. Head to his website for information on how to purchase his EP, Here's To You, which is available on all dig...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they follow up on their conversation from last week about the controversy surrounding Joe Rogan's podcast, they discuss the recent controversy in Tennessee regarding the removal of the graphic novel "Maus" from Art Spiegelman, and close things out by giving their thoughts on the last episode of Big Mouth season 5,...

On this episode of Friends Talking Nerdy, join The Reverend Tracy and Tim Jousma as they open the show discussing the recent controversy surrounding Neil Young removing his music from Spotify thanks to controversial guests that appeared on The Joe Rogan Experience. From there, they turn their attention to their continued deep dive of Big Mouth Season 5. They discuss episode 9 from that season titl...