Unseriously

Just in time for "small talk season," a.k.a. holiday party season, it's communications specialist and consultant Dr. Ashley George here to help us with a three-part series, starting today. In this episode Ashley challenges us to think about how we're showing up in a situation that is likely to require small talk, giving us one easy step to combat communication apprehension or straight-up anxiety....

The crown has been placed, the sash bedazzled--ladies and gentlemen, the reigning queen of Unseriously iiiiiis: Portia Collins! Lest Miss Third Grade outcompete them, in this episode Portia and Holly will crown themselves with age-appropriate superlatives, explain how the Mama Bear just won't quit (even when gaming), discern the difference between "crazy" and "magnetic," and quilt you a flag long...

It's a super fun mini-episode just in time for thinking about Christmas gift-giving--consider stuffing those toddler to early elementary stockings with a seek and find book from our friend from across the pond, Sarah Parker. On this episode Sarah and Holly will delve into the origin of "loggerheads," confuse the tar out of themselves with earbuds/airpods/Air Bud/ear plugs...(you get the idea) plus...

Caroline Saunders is BACK for a return episode of Unseriously, and oh my, the topics she and Holly will (wait for it...) cover, as they celebrate the launch of Caroline's latest book, But What Do I Wear? The Biblical Story of Clothing and How it Helps Us Think About Getting Dressed and Approximately Seventeen Stories I May Regret Telling . Listen in for stories about husbands who more or less appr...

As promised, all the links! Happy Christmas present-ing! You can say thank you by leaving a review of Unseriously on your favorite podcasting platform ;) Winnie-the-Pooh, The Graphic Novel , adapted by Kevan Chandler and Joe Sutphin Gruffalo Granny , Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler DragonKeeper Chronicles series, book 1 is called DragonSpell , Donita K. Paul The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's...

Get ready to be out-niced, it's author, speaker, professor, Bible teacher, mom to 6, and reliable banter buddy, Brittany Salmon. Don't miss this connection with Brittany as she and Holly discuss how Brittany lives with Ben and also...The Fabulous Mr. Tom Hanks?? This episode spans all the way from solidarity in the Sam's Club aisle to Level 5 Chick-fil-A Corporate Secrets and Full-Court Press Chic...

Look, I don't know when you appreciate a trigger warning buuuuut for the purposes of anyone listening while driving or making sandwiches or driving through Chick-fil-A to pick up sandwiches...um: TRIGGER WARNING. You might want to just read a few lines of the show's transcript for this one before you decide to dive in. BUT, if you join us, prepare to gross-guffaw with Bible teachers Glenna Marshal...

Listen, cheese is getting a lot of air time this show, but something tells us that author Kelly Yang's cheese-o-phobia is representative of such a small slice (ha ha) of the population that, OH WELL. Less holes in that argument than a slice of... It's middle grade author and podcaster Kelly Yang on Unseriously! She and Holly will talk about that time Kelly's Tiger Bomb ring got shut down by the pr...

Yes, they're only brother and sister in Christ but Holly felt like she was looking in the rearview mirror during much of this interview, making certain Bekah Hannah and Mike Keller weren't smacking each other upside the head across the bench seat. Come along for this crazy-hilarious road trip with Bekah and Mike as they realize they agree on just how many things they disagree on, not counting the...

It's the final week of the midweek 3-episode mini-series of Unseriously called Spiritual Formation for Those Who Fall Asleep Reading Spiritual Formation. Links below as promised. Hope you enjoy! A quick guide to annotating YouTube video - 2 mins The Screwtape Letters , C.S. Lewis Mere Christianity , C.S. Lewis Knowing God , J.I. Packer Telling the Truth , Frederick Buechner Hinds Feet on High Plac...

While Unseriously's on its two-week seasonal break it's a replay with yet another of our favorite male guests--this week it's the who-expected-him-to-be-as-funny-as-he-is, Collin Hansen. You know him as the top dog editor at The Gospel Coalition , the host of the beloved Gospelbound podcast , and the author of countless sources of faithful scholarship, commentary, and criticism...but have you ever...

It's week 2 of the surprise midweek 3-episode mini-series of Unseriously called Spiritual Formation for Those Who Fall Asleep Reading Spiritual Formation. Links below as promised. Hope you enjoy! The Valley of Vision, A Collection of Puritan Prayers & Devotions In Our Lives First , Meditations for Counselors, Diane Langberg A Praying Life , Paul Miller Adorning the Dark , Andrew Peterson Forgi...

It's an Unseriously replay with the one, the only JOOOOOEY SAAAATURDAY...er...Jose Sarduy. While Unseriously's on it's quarterly two-week break, let's go back and visit two of our favorite male guests--up next week, one you might not have guessed was as funny as he is, and this week, one you could've guessed was a riot. It's comedian Jose Sarduy. *Fair Warning: Find Jose Sarduy's clean comedy spec...

Welcome to a surprise midweek episode of Unseriously—and double bonus—it’s going to be a mini-series that will run for the next 2 weeks each Wednesday called Spiritual Formation for Those Who Fall Asleep Reading Spiritual Formation. Links below as promised. Hope you enjoy! The Freedom of Self-Forgetfulness , Tim Keller None Like Him , Jen Wilkin Gentle and Lowly , Dane Ortlund Bright Hope for Tomo...

Put on your pantyhose and your Talbots 2-piece skirt suit and get ready to glow up for the Nerd Carnival--it's one of the Deep South's very own, bean connoisseur and Holly's brand new duo interpretation partner, comedian Mary Ryan Brown. Listen in and feel bad for guys actually named Greg as Mary Ryan and Holly delve into their oddball-similarities, including both a long-held affinity for Terry Gr...

Amy Grimes is back on Unseriously! Holly and Amy had *so much fun* in Amy's first episode, Amy Grimes, Duchess of Chipmunk Hazzard, and you can find that one in season 2 of the show--but now it's time to welcome Amy back for a Get Serious edition. Get ready to be spurred, encouraged, and left speechless with awe of how God made us--plus pick up some practical tips from Amy as to how to deal with c...

Put on the Cardi B., snap on your overalls, and lace up those combat boots--it's time for the ladies from At His Feet studies, Hope Blanton and Chris Gordon. (Did you know they named their new book after Hope?? Yeah, the publisher wouldn't let them call it Hope & Chris for the Anxious and Depressed ...so weird, B&H.) Hope and Chris BRING IT in this episode, letting us all know we really sh...

It's a very special Get Serious episode with Holly's real life friend, Mark Whitworth. Mark served for 27 years in several capacities at the Southeastern Conference (or the SEC for those of you sportsy-folk), ultimately as associate commissioner. Through a series of events you've just got to hear him tell, he was recruited to Asbury University first as their Athletic Director, and now as a Senior...

Pop that top on an ice cold Cherry Coke and get ready to break into the song "Safety Dance," it's one of Christendom's most recognizable artists, Ned Bustard. Listen in as Ned tells of his daughters co-opting superhero story lines, how he most easily catches shade from them, and all about how they both betray and disobey him. And oh yeah--you might take this episode as a fair warning before you in...

Happy back to school! Listen, you are welcome to hold to all manner of emotions about this fact - exuberant joy all the way down to woeful lethargy. But you know what can help with ALL of the feels? A little PG Unseriously! In this episode we have absolute gems of stories from seven previous guests, and each is going to take us somewhere related to a story from way back when in their own school da...

"What! What! What!" It's a mini-bonus with the fabulous Elizabeth Santelmann of Sunshine in My Nest podcast ! Aaaaand it's a fun one, as she and Holly give one another a book rec and discuss previous recs. Links to all the titles mentioned are listed below. Find Elizabeth on Instagram, @sunshineinmynest , and look for her brand new Bible study, Gently Tended , available soon. Books! The Many Lives...

It's Unseriously's first ever return guest!! Come celebrate with us as author and host of the Sunshine in My Nest podcast, Elizabeth Santelmann, joins Holly for this HOOT of an episode. Listen in as Elizabeth gets a welfare checkup and discusses her son, the new Chick-fil-A brand ambassador. Find out what that dentist knew that Elizabeth didn't, what Holly knew that Elizabeth didn't (Well!), and a...

"Provisions have been made"--cover your mouth to catch the giggles from this delightful episode with author and essayist Elizabeth Harwell. Elizabeth is bound to make this awkward when she tells Deanna she is simply never giving back those books, but she is happy to pass Deanna a book on rocks and minerals. Perhaps non-radioactive spiders? Hope you enjoy this fun jaunt with Holly's real life frien...

It's a fun one with not one...not two...but three accidental near-death experiences with historical fantasy author Emma C. Fox. Listen in as Emma tells Holly about that time with the mushrooms, that time with the ski instructor, and that other time with the horse...and oh yeah, Emma would also like to publicly apologize to Megan's mom. Laura Lee Sims, you are a legend, and Debbie Bailey...well, yo...

This episode had lots of different titling possibilities, which made it clear that only one would suit. Settle in for the magic of Sophie Blackall as she discusses with Holly that moment you know when a book has been made for you, as well as working collaboratively with Kate DiCamillo. Oh yeah, and because this is Unseriously, they'll also discuss picking a favorite kid and how the most unexpected...