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This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re recording in that weird, liminal space between Christmas and New Year’s, when time isn’t real, your fridge is full of cheese, and suddenly you’re questioning everything.

Pamela and Josh talk through the holidays as they actually happened (no highlight reel, no fake cheer), from drum kits and white elephant nonsense to pub crawls, family cabins, and why ...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re closing out the year the only responsible way we know how: by playing a wildly inappropriate party game and overthinking every possible outcome.

Pamela and Josh crack open Pick Your Poison from Dyce Games, a game designed to force you into deeply uncomfortable “would you rather” scenarios — and then judge you for your choices.

Some highlights include:
Losing and regrow...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re introducing you to two of Josh’s longtime friends and two genuinely good humans: Justin Yoder and Patrick Thompson, the founders of LGBTQ Outdoors.

What started as an Instagram account meant to break stereotypes turned into a national nonprofit helping LGBTQ+ people reconnect with nature, community, and most importantly: belonging. And not in a cheesy way. In a real, life-changing, sometimes...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re bringing you the holiday episode nobody asked for but everyone desperately needs: The Anti-Gift Guide.

Forget thoughtful presents. Forget gift receipts. Forget dignity.
Pamela and Josh exchange the worst possible white elephant gifts and break down why each one is either:

• emotionally damaging
• socially dangerous
• or deeply, deeply funny

If you’re:

• panic-shopping
• attending a white el...

This year, we wanted to create something a little different; something warmer, more intimate, and rooted in the friendships and musicianship that have shaped so much of Josh and Krista’s lives. So we gathered a few of their closest North Texas musician friends in the living room, set up the mics and cameras, and recorded a tiny-desk–style Christmas concert just for you.

Featuring live jazz performances of Christmas classics: Have Yo...

Note: This week, we’re giving everyone (free people, paid people, and the spiritually unprepared) a sneak peek of our very first Hot Mess Madeline premium episode. If you’re a free subscriber, enjoy this little taste of the chaos. And hey… if it makes you laugh, gasp, or text a friend “you HAVE to hear this,” maybe consider joining us on the paid side. Paid subscribers get all the good stuff: every free and premium episode, full ac...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re handing you another installment of People You Should Know, and trust us: Mike Chandler absolutely qualifies.

Mike is Pamela’s longtime friend, former project teammate, software engineering wizard, accidental haiku writer, and part-time tour guide to every movie ever filmed in the Greater LA area. From Poltergeist to Terminator 2, this man basically grew up on a Hollywood backlot… and he has ...

This week, Dyce, the makers of Bad Choices and other delightfully unhinged party games, decided to sponsor this episode of Premeditated Opinions, where Pamela and Josh take a break from deep thoughts and existential dread to play the game that’s part therapy, part chaos, and 100% “we might regret this later.”

If your game nights could use a little more laughter (and questionable decision-making), check out Bad Choices or any of Dyce...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh unpack the chaotic magic of family theme park adventures, from Halloween neighborhood fun to Disney park survival guides.

Pamela recounts her family’s first Disney World trip (spoiler: Genie Pass math and roller-coaster negotiations), while Josh relives his Disneyland escapades, complete with food poisoning, emotional fireworks, and one very dramatic lightsaber ceremony.

Together, t...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh sit down with Ashton Hines, North Texas realtor, podcast host, and proud queso defender.

In this People You Should Know segment, Ashton breaks down the current real-estate circus: interest rates, flipping disasters, and the emotional trauma of selling a house with your ex (yep, he went there). From the myth of the “forever home” to the reality of “Mary wants a beach house...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Josh does the unthinkable: he interviews his wife.  That’s right! The first official People You Should Know segment features Krista Miller: artist, mom, musician, and long-suffering spouse of one co-host with too many opinions.

Together with Pamela, they dive into the messy magic of creativity, infertility, and the long, weird road from “this is just for me” to “someone actually bought my emotiona...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Josh tells the kind of story that makes you want to call your mom... or at least check your Ancestry login. What started as a 26-foot U-Haul and a bottle of ibuprofen turns into a heart-opening story about adoption, DNA tests, and finding biological family in the middle of a pandemic.

Pamela plays emotional detective as Josh unpacks his genetic detective, FedEx letters, and the unforgettable line:...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh dive into the world of Scientology — where self-help meets science fiction and billion-year contracts come with free trauma. From the mystery of Shelly Miscavige to why smart people fall for cults, we unpack faith, fear, and the desperate human need to belong.

Then we turn the mirror on modern religion — exploring why church sometimes feels like a TED Talk with fog machines and gui...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh tackle the wild world of parenting, profanity, and public policy — from road rage karaoke (“Nice effing brake lights!” 🎶) to why kids have an uncanny ability to remember exactly the words you wish they’d forget. They swap stories about construction chaos, censored childhoods, and accidentally turning Jackbox into an adults-only game night before discovering the “family-friendly” ...

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Josh takes a trip to the dentist that nearly turned into a cardiac event,  while Pamela sips her coffee and reminds us that bourbon at 9am is “probably frowned upon.” Between numbing shots, elevated heart rates, and a hygienist saying “whoa” (never say “whoa”), we compare notes on stage fright vs. public speaking, parenting kids through orchestra/viola/violin concerts and gymnastics meets, and wh...

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Pamela and Josh test the limits of millennial linguistics: Southern drawls, Steve Irwin narrations of household pets, and why saying “listen” is basically a personality type. We dig into accents, bias, and how a Kentucky-Dallas hybrid can be both “city girl” and “Data Cowgirl,” while still getting side-eyed in tech for elongating vowels.

From there, we spiral (responsibly) into culture: why Souther...

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Pamela and Josh cover the truly important things: stalking authors (lovingly), bourbon correctness (it’s Kentucky or it’s whiskey), and whether the new electric VW ID. Buzz is the millennial minivan of our dreams. We spiral through culture, faith, and streaming TV, with just enough politics to keep your blood pressure spicy and your Google tabs open.

Pamela gushes about Jen Hatmaker’s upcoming memo...

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Death by Southwest isn’t a true crime story (though it sure feels criminal when your flight’s been delayed for the 8th time). In this episode of Premeditated Opinions, we dive headfirst into the absurdity of modern air travel — from chaotic check-ins and lost luggage to the legendary Southwest meltdown that left travelers stranded, broke, and questioning their life choices.

Expect sass, s...

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Pamela and Josh unpack the chaos of modern life — from the battlefield that is the school carpool line to the heartbreaking reality of lockdown drills.

Pamela shares highlights from the Witness Success Conference in Louisville, including a wild session on laughter yoga (yes, fake-laughing until it becomes real). They swap stories about parenting meltdowns, cultural absurdities, and why laughter mig...