Friends Talking Nerdy: A Mental Health Podcast

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...

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...