My Favorite Distraction

Matthew and Jamie chat about "Christian Genius Billionare Kanye West", leaving trails of forensic evidence so police can catch your killer, and, of course, what Matthew has been watching on TV when he's supposed to be working.   Links: The Morning Show: https://youtu.be/eA7D4_qU9jo Forensic Files, the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forensic-files/id1358793371 FABIO KILLS A GOOSE WITH HIS FACE ON A ROLLERCOASTER: https://medium.com/@miketoole/it-has-been-twenty-years-since-fabio-killed-a-goose-with-his-face-on-a-roller-coaster-a87d51285890

Matthew shares why he hates Halloween. Jamie joins a gym. And then talk about Jordan--their greatest vacation ever...  For more info on visiting Jordan, check out http://visitjordan.com/

This week, Matthew returns from weeks of travel having missed an opportunity to do the splits (a split?) on the equator for the second time, Jamie bails on an awesome conference to go to Disneyland, Matthew hates Mickey Mouse, and Jamie stumbles into a wild bear picnic. #tapthetaint   Links:  Jamie's bear story on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17881919749442072/ And here's a pic of that one time Matthew did, indeed, #tapthetaint on the equator: https://www.instagram.com/p/B0AMqNkp6k3/

With Matthew out of town, Jamie crowns her real life bestie (whose name is also Jaime) co-host for the day, and they talk about...sports. Yes, sports. ...But they also talk about TV, Movies, Ethical Shopping, Unethical Nails, and the day Jaime met Jamie's boyfriend for the very first time. This movie WILL make you laugh: Good Boy (https://youtu.be/zPXqwAGmX04)   The other Jaime likes this show: Younger (https://youtu.be/rw9zFMbkQks)   And these guys can hook you up with an entire box of super cute, ethically sourced clothes, shoes, and jewelry: Thanks, Stichfix!! (https://www.stitchfix.com/invite/jrgt3ssz7s?sod=w&g=w&som=c)

Jamie and Matthew have a rough start. Jamie talks about her time in Canada. Matthew shares this week's favorite TV show--Succession. And Jamie shares her love for Wednesdays.    LINK: Succession: https://www.hbo.com/succession

Jamie goes to the land of Twilight lore, Matthew sees his first movie AT 19 YEARS OLD (!!!), and someone has an epically awkward moment in an airport bathroom.    Links:    A selection of vampire books for your blood sucking pleasure:   Twilight (https://amzn.to/2MTteSf) and/or Interview With A Vampire (https://amzn.to/2PI9l2F)   Jamie's comfy travel uniform: Overalls (https://amzn.to/2LkGWLM), Flannel for around your waist (https://amzn.to/2NONjbZ), and literally any shoes from Everlane - they're narrow, so they'll hold onto your feet should your feet leave your body for any reason (https://www.everlane.com/r/stevejamie)

Matthew watches TV (surprise!), Jamie finds a dollar books store, and a sad story that ends with one of the hosts eating out of a dog poo bag.    Links: Matthews show of the week: https://www.washingtonian.com/2019/08/20/director-of-netflixs-the-family-talks-about-the-secretive-virginia-group-at-the-center-of-his-docuseries/ Jamie and Matthew's favorite books to give away: The Poison Wood Bible, by Barbara Kingsolver (https://amzn.to/2ZfLMgX) and Naked, by David Sedaris (https://amzn.to/2KMLslT)

Matthew binges Amazon Prime’s “The Boys”. Jamie talks about friendships and date nights. And then Jamie shares one of HER secrets to loving the outdoors.  The Boys: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QQQ52B3/ref=dvm_us_dl_sl_go_ast_19BOY_TLe%7Cc_375798336442_m_mdGEmHd0-dm_s___nodl?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI0rfErM-C5AIVTb7ACh0n8gEgEAAYASAAEgJgOvD_BwE Jamie's fake dick: https://amzn.to/2H8CVYj And the carrying case: https://amzn.to/2yXvRJD

On this episode of My Favorite Distraction...  -Jamie and Matthew compare family vacations. -They bemoan people who ride bicycles. -Jamie shares one of her secret obsessions. -And Matthew makes several confessions, including one about still having a landline.   Relevant links:  - Matthew vacationed here: https://www.pawleysisland.com/ - Jamie vacationed here: https://shastalake.net/ - Matthew apologizes for mistakenly calling the Dirty John podcast "Dear John" https://www.latimes.com/projects/la-me-dirty-john/ - Jamie's favorite dark podcast? https://wondery.com/shows/man-in-the-window/ - And yes, Matthew still watches TNT on Tuesday nights... but why? Animal Kingdom https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5574490/

Jamie and Matthew met through blogging. In this episode, they discuss Matthew's early fear of Jamie, the community of bloggers who have become some of their closest friends, and the legacy of Rachel Held Evans.    Jamie's blog:  https://theveryworstmissionary.com   Matthew's blog: http://matthewpaulturner.com    Rachel's books:  https://www.amazon.com/s?i=stripbooks&rh=p_27%3AHeld+Evans&s=relevancerank&text=Held+Evans&ref=dp_byline_sr_book_1

On episode 2, among the topics that Jamie and Matthew discuss are...  ASMR https://www.sleep.org/articles/what-is-asmr/ Game of Thrones http://www.hbo.com Binging...  And much more...  Join the MyFavoriteDistraction Facebook group...   https://www.facebook.com/groups/myfavoritedistraction/?ref=share

Relevant links: A USA TODAY’s “decoding your teen's text and speak”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2018/08/10/ultimate-guide-understanding-teen-slang-and-text/936280002/ The Great British Baking Show: http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/great-british-baking-show/ Guy’s Grocery Games: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/guys-grocery-games Martha’s Baking Recipes: http://www.pbs.org/food/features/martha-bakes-recipes/ Bighorn Sheep: https://www.nps.gov/romo/learn/nature/bighorn_sheep.htm

Let’s face it; our lives are inundated by distractions, a varied list of things that suck up our time and keep us from becoming overly successful, tackling long to-do lists, and/or fixing our kids dinner.   Few people are more distracted than friends and fellow writers, Jamie Wright and Matthew Paul Turner, which is why they’ve started a podcast to discuss all of the good, weird, indulgent, self-helping distractions that keep them sane and less preoccupied with all of life’s less enjoyable activities.   So, if you’re looking for a good excuse as to why you haven’t started or finished something, join Jamie and Matthew each week for My Favorite Distraction. 

Let’s face it; our lives are inundated by distractions, a varied list of things that suck up our time and keep us from becoming overly successful, tackling long to-do lists, and/or fixing our kids dinner.   Few people are more distracted than friends and fellow writers, Jamie Wright and Matthew Paul Turner, which is why they’ve started a podcast to discuss all of the good, weird, indulgent, self-helping distractions that keep them sane and less preoccupied with all of life’s less enjoyable activities.   So, if you’re looking for a good excuse as to why you haven’t started or finished something, join Jamie and Matthew each week for My Favorite Distraction. 

Let’s face it; our lives are inundated by distractions, a varied list of things that suck up our time and keep us from becoming overly successful, tackling long to-do lists, and/or fixing our kids dinner.   Few people are more distracted than friends and fellow writers, Jamie Wright and Matthew Paul Turner, which is why they’ve started a podcast to discuss all of the good, weird, indulgent, self-helping distractions that keep them sane and less preoccupied with all of life’s less enjoyable activities.   So, if you’re looking for a good excuse as to why you haven’t started or finished something, join Jamie and Matthew each week for My Favorite Distraction.