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Christina Warren and Brett Terpstra chat weekly about everything from tech to pop culture.

Christina Warren and Brett Terpstra


    • Jun 2, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 8m AVG DURATION
    • 232 EPISODES

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    The Overtired podcast is a must-listen for anyone who wants more Christina Warren content in their life. Hosted by Christina Warren and Brett Terpstra, this podcast offers a unique blend of Taylor Swift coverage, nerdy programming and tech discussions, and candid conversations about mental health. It's like a morning chat show, but with hosts who are authentic and relatable, rather than botoxed teleprompter readers. The chemistry between Christina and Brett is evident, and their friendship shines through in every episode.

    One of the best aspects of The Overtired podcast is its diverse range of topics. From pop culture to mental health to entertainment and technology, there's something for everyone. No matter what your interests are, you're bound to find something engaging and entertaining in each episode. Both hosts bring their own expertise to the table - Brett with his passion for making things (especially coding) and Christina with her deep knowledge of pop culture and tech.

    Another great aspect of this podcast is how real and relatable both hosts are. They aren't afraid to open up about their own struggles with anxiety, OCD, and other mental health issues, which creates a sense of empathy and connection with listeners who may be going through similar experiences. Their honesty is refreshing in a world where many podcasts feel staged or overly scripted.

    While it's hard to find any major faults with The Overtired podcast, some listeners might prefer more focus on specific topics rather than the wide-ranging conversations that occur. Additionally, because the show covers such a broad range of subjects, listeners may not find every topic equally interesting or relevant to them. However, these minor drawbacks are outweighed by the overall quality of the podcast.

    In conclusion, The Overtired podcast is an excellent choice for anyone seeking engaging discussions on a variety of topics from two passionate hosts who know their stuff. Whether you're interested in tech tips, pop culture news, or just want to hear some honest and relatable conversations, this podcast has it all. Give it a listen and join the many fans who can't get enough of Christina Warren and Brett Terpstra's unique blend of wit, knowledge, and authenticity.



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    432: Rotten Soffits

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2025 80:44


    In this episode, Brett reunites with Christina and Jeff after a few weeks' break. Jeff talks about boundless curiosity and Christina shares her excitement over Taylor Swift reclaiming her masters. Brett details his tiring job search…

    431: The A Capella Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2025 97:01


    Jeff Guntzel and Christina Warren, along with guest Bryan Guffey, dive deep into a capella groups, vibe coding, and AI tools. Mental health journeys and new therapies, plus tech tips, including the use of granola and the Limitless pendant…

    430: Undiagnosed Dialog

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2025 89:49


    In a hilariously ADHD (or just friendly chat) episode of Overtired, Christina wants everyone to know she's definitely not an anarchist, while Brett and Jeff dive deep into the world of tech and political activism. Amid laughs and…

    429: Two Truths and a Lie with Cory O’Brien

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 31, 2025 92:59


    Hosts Brett Terpstra, Christina Warren, and Jeff Severns Guntzel welcome special guest Corey O'Brien, author of ‘Two Truths and a Lie,' who shares his existential journey of writing and promoting his first novel, a rich noir cyberpunk…

    428: You’re Not Invulnerable

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 24, 2025


    Brett, Christina, and Jeff are joined by beloved guest Merlin Mann for a rollercoaster of emotions and tech tips. From Merlin's humorous takes on invulnerability and the quirks of managing medications to deep dives into browser tab control…

    LOST and Found

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025


    Brett and Christina dive into a sleepless whirlwind of tech chatter and media binges in this wildly overtired episode. Brett recounts his struggles with insomnia, trazodone, and Gabapentin while lamenting the lack of manic productivity….

    426: Retro Gaming Rabbit Hole

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 3, 2025 55:41


    Brett and Christina return from a break (sans Jeff for a couple weeks) with an episode that's part health saga, part tech chatter, and part retro gaming geek-out. Christina boasts a new gig at Google DeepMind, while Brett recounts his…

    425: Always Sunny Girl

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2025 63:13


    In a hilariously overtired episode, the trio - Brett Terpshire, Christina Warren, and freshly 50 Jeff Severns Guntzel - shares personal updates and tech tidbits. Jeff reflects on turning 50 and throws an TV-themed party filled with…

    424: I’m Bad for Computers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2025


    Brett and Christina return from their hiatus with a chaotic blend of health updates, travel tales, and tech talk. Brett opens up about his struggles with Dysautonomia and the labyrinth of healthcare, while Christina shares her whirlwind…

    423: I Can’t Follow Beautiful

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2024 65:27


    Brett's back from death's door with dizziness and newfound medical theories, while Jeff scores a major mental health milestone by conquering his driveway chaos. They dive deep into VPNs, Tor, and Signal for all you privacy freaks, and Jeff…

    422: Election Madness and Terminal Emulators

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2024 78:46


    Jeff and Christina kick off the Overtired Podcast with a hearty dose of election angst, send their well wishes to Brett struggling with health issues, and dive deep into coping strategies for the shitshow that is US politics. They throw…

    421: Give Yourself A Five

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 28, 2024 66:17


    Brett, Jeff, and the fabulous Jay Miller dive into hilarious and chaotic tales of surviving corporate reorgs, handling ADHD, and wrestling with DevRel magic. From API designing demands to repeated layoffs, they share hearty laughs and…

    420: Beauty of the Lonely Boys (Merlin Mann: Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2024 103:32


    This is the second part of a two-part conversation with Merlin Mann. Join Jeff Severns Gunzel and Merlin Mann on a whimsical journey through AI antics, creative teamwork, and nostalgic rabbit holes. Get insights on ChatGPT's quirks, AI…

    419: ISIS Pickup Lines

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 7, 2024 73:37


    Join Christina, Brett, and Jeff as they embark on a chaotic journey exploring everything from Marjorie Taylor Greene's concerning weather tweets to Asheville's artsy past drowning in climate disaster. Dive into debates over Joker 2,…

    418: S-Tier Face (Merlin Mann: Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 30, 2024 91:43


    This is the first of two episodes. The idea was for Merlin and Jeff to discuss how they were using chatGPT in ways that are maybe novel. The thing is, the pre-show banter became in-show banter that barely touched the intended topic, which…

    417: You Don’t Have the Butts

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2024 64:51


    On this episode of Overtired, Brett, Christina, and Jeff dive into the nuances of recording at offbeat hours, battle through heavy metal noise and prescription pill bottle museums, and share laugh-worthy tales of mental health mishaps and…

    416: Accidental Meth

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 82:43


    Christina, Jeff, and Brett dive into a rollercoaster episode packed with wild travel tales, parenting epiphanies, and tech geekery. Christina shares her whirlwind trip to San Francisco, while Jeff reminisces about meth-centric band…

    415: Making the Best of Goat Castration

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 60:20


    A Brett and Jeff episode! The co-hosts discuss Jeff's recovery from COVID, including musings on mask-wearing fatigue. Jeff opens up about the emotional experience of dropping his son off at college, while both share their struggles with…

    414: Jammin’ on the One

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2024 67:44


    It's Brett's 46th birthday bash, and he's celebrating in style with Jeff and Christina. Expect gifts like Cooks Illustrated and flood detectors, riveting overflowing toilet tales, and sampling fun with Koala. Dive into comedy insights with an ‘Elf' story featuring James Caan, and honor Bob Newhart's 1961 Grammy win. Plus, a TUAW domain kerfuffle and Macstock marvels. Laugh, learn, and maybe even fix your toilet seat! Sponsor 1Password Extended Access Management solves the problems traditional IAM and MDM can't touch. It's security for the way we work today, and it's available now to companies with Okta, and coming later this year to Google Workspace and Microsoft Entra. Check it out at 1Password.com/product/XAM. Chapters 00:00 Introduction and Birthday Celebrations 00:43 Gifts and Subscriptions 02:37 Home Improvement and Plumbing Stories 03:53 The Best Toilet Seat Ever 05:52 Plumbing Mishaps and Family History 11:10 Birthday Party Plans 13:40 CrowdStrike Incident 19:09 Sponsor: 1Password 21:20 Sponsor bonus content 27:33 Reviving TUAW: A Controversial Story 33:59 AI Articles and Identity Theft 35:08 The Resurrection of Old Content 35:48 Reflecting on Past Work 37:40 The Sale of Content Rights 44:50 Macstock Reunion 50:09 GrAPPtitude: App Recommendations 01:04:38 Remembering Bob Newhart Show Links Best toilet seat ever Major Windows BSOD issue hits banks, airlines, and TV broadcasters - The Verge A Beloved Tech Blog Is Now Publishing AI Articles Under the Names of Its Old Human Staff (404media.co) Early Apple tech bloggers are shocked to find their name and work have been AI-zombified - The Verge Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm (engadget.com) Screen Studio Kaleidoscope Welcome Kaleidoscope 5 Koala Sampler Jammin' on the One Join the Conversation Merch Come chat on Discord! Twitter/ovrtrd Instagram/ovrtrd Youtube Get the Newsletter Thanks! You're downloading today's show from CacheFly's network BackBeat Media Podcast Network Check out more episodes at overtiredpod.com and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or your favorite podcast app. Find Brett as @ttscoff, Christina as @film_girl, Jeff as @jsguntzel, and follow Overtired at @ovrtrd on Twitter. Transcript Jammin' on the One [00:00:00] Introduction and Birthday Celebrations [00:00:00] [00:00:03] Brett: Hey, happy birthday. It's my birthday. It's Overtired. Um, we're all here this week. It's Jeff Severance Gunsel, Christina Warren, and myself, Brett Terpstra. Uh, how are you guys? [00:00:16] Christina: Not too bad. Go on, go on, Jeff. Yeah, exactly. I was gonna say pretty birth I was gonna say happy birthday. I was like, not as good as you, birthday boy, but you know, [00:00:24] Brett: I'm 46 today [00:00:26] Jeff: Forty six. [00:00:28] Brett: I'm not lying about my age like some people do. Um, [00:00:33] Christina: It might be, it might be your birthday, but I'll still tell you to fuck off. I can lie about my age as long as I want. [00:00:37] Brett: I wasn't singling you out. I just said some people. [00:00:41] Jeff: Some people. [00:00:43] Christina: Some [00:00:43] Gifts and Subscriptions [00:00:43] Brett: Um, yeah, I, uh, I've had a really good birthday. Elle, Elle knows how much I love getting gifts and I'm too old for most people to give me so they take it upon themselves to shower me. With gifts every year. [00:01:00] Um, and this year they got me a bunch of cool stuff, including a subscription to Cooks Illustrated and, uh, the book Vegetables Illustrated from Cooks Illustrated, which I'm very excited. [00:01:11] Jeff: Print subscription? What a beautiful is this still beautiful? It's been a long time. I don't know if it got eaten by okay, [00:01:17] Brett: I was picking them up at the co-op and just like, well actually, uh, one of the, one of the families that EL was house sitting for had them laying out. And I had forgotten how much I loved that magazine. Even like,

    413: Politics, Money, and Tacos

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2024 83:39


    After a brief hiatus, Brett and Christina are back, juggling life's chaos from sciatica distress and political uproar to mouthwatering taco discoveries and tech marvels. They dissect mental health struggles, modern politics, and the power…

    412: Weirdly, A Sports Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2024 66:38


    Overtired Goes Overtime with Sports, PTSD, and Coffee Controversies In this episode of Overtired, Brett and Christina are joined by guest Jay Miller for an impromptu sports-centric discussion that spans the globe from baseball to European…

    411: Bad At Being Good At Computers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2024


    Brace yourself for some uproarious fun as Brett Terpstra, Christina Warren, and Jeff Severins Gunsel hit a two-week reunion record! Dive into the madness with Brett unveiling the show's new must-have merch—'Get Some Sleep' totes and, wait…

    410: It’s Not Escapism, It’s Rest

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2024


    In this episode of Overtired, hosts Jeff, Brett, and Christina discuss a variety of topics ranging from outdoor experiences with mosquitoes and birds to in-depth health conversations involving weight loss drugs and mental health updates….

    409: Sketch as F@ck

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2024 70:16


    Vacations and day jobs, AI search and web traffic, laptops and browser wars.

    408: I Hate This City

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2024 108:30


    Our hosts talk about hating the city you live in, which muppets would be the best cellmates, anarchy, and Taylor Swift.

    407: Bad Apple

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2024 69:58


    Jeff is on Spring Break, so Christina and Brett keep the show going with a heavily tech-oriented episode. From security back doors to complaining about Apple software, it's all the tech talk you could want.

    406: Latent Cheetos Smell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2024 84:03


    Erin Dawson, fresh off her latest tour, joins the gang to tell tales from the road. Plus the much-anticipated picks of the week!

    405: It’s Fine, I’m OK

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2024 83:46


    The gang waxes nostalgic about classic viral sites, discusses the best RSS readers, and gets back into the Mental Health Corner after a couple weeks off.

    404: Error 404

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 71:29


    A somewhat manic episode that covers everything (BUT the Mental Health Corner, which is a 404 again). Kicking it off with an in memoriam app pick, opining about Microsoft Word and Excel, and the Grammy talk you knew was coming.

    403: Don’t Be a Regex Princess with Bryan Guffey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2024 118:10


    Bryan Guffey returns to talk coffee, religion, and mental health, possibly all at once. Maybe.

    402: Emotional Sweep with Merlin Mann

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 22, 2024


    Merlin Mann joins the show to talk mental health, generative AI, and be an all around fun guy.

    401: Faster Than Hypertapping With Jay Miller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2024


    Yeah, it's another 2-hour episode. Jay Miller is back to talk retail therapy, keyboards, and Tetris. We threw in the usual grAPPtitude picks, so don't miss 'em!

    400: Mental Health Overtime with Alex Cox

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2024 116:15


    Alex Cox joins the crew to talk about mental health, Raspberry Pi, the New York Times, and some awesome Grapptitude picks for the week.

    340: Person of the What?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2023 69:14


    Taylor Swift is Time's Person of the Year, mostly thanks to our tireless promotion at Overtired. Brett's having dark thoughts and the gang helps him clarify a few things.

    339: Maybe A Little Too Nerdy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2023 77:42


    Brett and Jeff hold the fort down, with mental health checkins and some very, very nerdy talk of clean installs, Brett's projects, and their favorite apps.

    338: The Curse of Best New Artist

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 72:53


    The crew is back together again, talking about internalized homophobia and the Grammys, but in different segments. That was a weird sentence. Maybe I shouldn't be allowed to write show descriptions.

    337: The DevRel Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2023


    Jay Miller joins Brett and Christina to talk about life in Developer Relations, a little bit of Taylor Swift, and some intriguing app discussions.

    336: Rocket Was Always the Protaganist

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2023 72:40


    A little dive into Guardians of the Galaxy and Brett's history with raccoons. The group does mental health, Grapptitude… and ‘Grapptibitching.'

    335: Taylor Swift, But Just Briefly

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2023 73:44


    The gang's all here once again to talk mental health, macOS video reactions, and our favorite software of the week.

    334: More Mental Health, but With Jay Miller This Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2023 82:32


    Developer Jay Miller joins Brett and Jeff to talk mental health, espresso machines, and, of course, our picks for Grapptitude this week.

    333: The Mental Health Corner Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2023 77:24


    Jeff is back from Africa, and the gang is ready to dig into mental health. Everyone has stories to share.

    332: The (Social) Wild West

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2023 63:40


    Brett, Christina, and Bryan Guffey talk about the social network landscape, a bit of TV, and some Grapptitude picks to love.

    331: Den of Iniquity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 26, 2023 69:22


    Erin Dawson joins Brett and Christina to discuss how to spend drink tickets, the origins of hashish, Titan implosions, and picks for grAPPtitude.

    330: A Fond Farewell to The Best Kitty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2023 71:02


    The gang's all here to mourn the death of long-time friend of the show, Yeti. Plus, plumbing adventures, musical diversions, VisionPro, Mac Gaming, and some great GrAPPtitude picks.

    329: I Am Not a Linter!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 69:01


    Christina is off to see Taylor Swift, so Brett and Jeff hold down the fort. Hiking for mental health, Markdown, file management and your weekly Grapptitude.

    328: I (Git) Blame You

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2023 61:27


    The gang's back and ready to chat about Apple Savings Accounts, insecure TLDs, and tab management.

    327: Single Drunk Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2023 79:51


    Christina and Brett talk Tucker Carlson, Don Lemon, Single Drunk Female, the resurgence of RSS, and their favorite apps.

    326: Fire the Stage Manager!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2023 89:08


    All three hosts are back this week, and the discussion ranges from favorite bookstores to favorite window managers, with a healthy dose of mental health in between.

    325: TV Party (Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2023 48:31


    Jeff's gone this week, so Overtired returns to Original Recipe with Christina and Brett talking about Satanic Panics, TV, eating gluten free, and finding the shortest lines on your Disney vacation.

    324: How Jeff Found Himself in Iraq (Again and Again)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2023 60:16


    Christina interviews Jeff on the years he spent going back and forth to pre-war Iraq, and about his ill-fated post-war trip. Then it's on to product placement in The White Lotus and, of course, Grapptitude.

    323: Unchanging Institutions

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2023 80:05


    From the Post Office to the latest in AI, you don't need to know anything about oversized VHS boxes to enjoy this amazing episode.

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