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Show email: thethingswesay@mail.com Twitter & Instagram: @TTWSpodcast Facebook: @thethingswesaypodcast Sheldon Stauffer & Nate Ward II
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Tuesday May 26, 2020
Tuesday May 26, 2020
Nate volunteers to go to space (but not like Mad Mike Hughes). We discover the true purpose of the moon and break down basic bodily functions in zero gravity. We also collected responses from our kids about their COVID experience. Recorded 5/10/2020. No show notes for this episode - we had better things to do.
Friday Apr 24, 2020
Friday Apr 24, 2020
The guys take a journey through 1996 highlighting news stories, CCM music of the era, and talk about hair. If you skip the first 25 minutes you'll miss the COVID-19 rant. Like we said, long intros... On to the show notes:
00:41 – Sincerely grateful to be back
01:15 – Nate hurts my feelings
01:27 – Admitting to our recent mistake
02:38 – But...
03:20 – Sheldon is a Twitter glutton
04:00 – Did You Know? - Mandatory Vaccinations – Not a Nate Ward Anecdote
07:37 – Mask?
10:25 – Some other things Sheldon won’t be Doing
12:30 – Sheldon yells at “Elites”
21:00 – Nate knows things about Italy
22:20 – How the guys have kept busy during quarantine
IF YOU DON’T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT CORONAVIRUS, START HERE
25:00 – The guys think back to their own lives in ‘96
26:07 – Music of the time
30:00 – Nazarene Talent Shows
31:58 – Sheldon has a “Fun Little Game” Part 1
35:10 – News Break #1 – Israel Elects Netanyahu
35:32 – Sheldon has a “Fun Little Game” Part 2
38:02 – News Break #2 – Crash of TWA Flight 800
39:00 – Sheldon has a “Fun Little Game” Part 3
41:16 – News Break #3 – Dolly the Sheep was Cloned
41:53 – Back to the “Fun Little Game” Part 4
44:50 – News Break #4 – DVDs Released for the First Time in Japan
46:05 – News Break #5 – 10 Million People Online
46:24 – Return of the “Fun Little Game” Part 5
46:54 – Sheldon v Instagram
47:53 – News Break #6 – Prince Charles and Princess Diana get Divorced
49:12 – “Fun Little Game” Part 6
54:18 – News Break #7 – Mad Cow Disease in UK
54:37 – News Break #8 – The DOW ends the year at 6,448
55:26- CNN 1996 in Review
57:41 – “Fun Little Game” Here we go again Part 7
58:30 – News Break #9 – Average Income
59:06 – News Break #10 – Taliban Capture of Kabul
59:11 – Obligatory Clinton Conspiracy Corner
61:02 – Sound Byte President
63:28 – News Break #11 – Major League Soccer
65:26 – Sheldon has a “Fun Little Game” Part 8
65:45 – News Break #12 – Hutu and Tutsi Conflict
66:46 – Elections and Voting
68:30 – “Fun Little Game” We're not Giving Up - Part 9
70:28 – News Break #13 – Peace and Elections in Bosnia
70:35 – News Break #14 - ‘96 Olympic Games in Atlanta
71:02 – News Break #15 – US Base Bombed in Saudi Arabia
71:09 – News Break #16 – Unibomber Arrested
71:27 – “Fun Little Game” This Might Never End - Part 10
73:19 – News Break #17 – Nintendo 64 Released in Japan
74:02 – The Moral of The Podcast
76:01 – The Guys Talk Hair
78:32 – Wrapping Up
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Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Wednesday Mar 18, 2020
Nelson rejoins us to record an episode about anything except coronavirus. We tried to be funny. We tried to admit where we've been wrong. We probably struck out on three pitches - but we went down swinging! Instead, we just talked about Anecdotes and Music and Memory and Market Forces and Toilet Papers and Presidents and Socialism and Sex and Feminism. On to the show notes:
00:41 – Intro
00:55 – “Quiet on the set... Sheldon”
02:34 – Nate explains the show
03:13 – Nelson does not endorse the show
04:13 – Did you know – 13 13:13 13th
06:09 – Nelson’s “Good Friend”
06:47 – Did you know – Pennsylvania Dutch
07:04 – Why we’re here
07:44 – Nelson's second “My Buddy” story
08:29 – Anecdotes
10:28 – Dating advice
12:18 – Wrong about Christmas
12:51 – Old Young Man vs Werewolves and Vampires
14:09 – Pod Dating
15:00 – What we’ve been told our whole lives
15:23 – Music Marks a Moment – Sheldon
16:28 – Music Marks a Moment – Nate
18:32 – Music Marks a Moment – Nelson
21:14 – “How did you end up like that?”
22:07 – Music defines chapters of Nate’s life
23:06 – Music transports Sheldon
26:40 – How we understand music
27:50 – How Nate and Kayla remember
28:49 – Memory is imperfect
30:55 – I don’t even know if I’m lying
31:30 – Impeachment
32:55 – Price Gouging vs Supply and Demand
37:53 – Drilling a hole through a cylinder
39:56 – Back to Price Gouging
43:36 – Sheldon Heel-Turns
44:50 – Sheldon disagrees with himself
46:37 – Why toilet paper?!
47:19 – A Mark of Character
47:54 – On Steven Crowder and Ben Shapiro
49:49 – Joe Rogan: Presidential Debate Moderator
50:57 – Sheldon’s State of the Union
52:09 – Soundbite Politicians
53:18 – West vs James 2024
53:47 – Celebrity Politicians
54:59 – The Apprentice
56:57 – Richie Rich and Socialism
58:37 – Buying Elections
60:21 – Hollyweird
61:41 – Harvey Weinstein
64:51 – Feminism
66:33 – Male Sexuality
73:33 – #MeToo
77:40 – Addiction
79:22 – Nelson makes a request
83:23 – Wrapping up
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Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
Tuesday Mar 10, 2020
In this episode we survive the coronavirus pandemic, give you a reason to wear your socks with sandals, explore the Christian response to plagues, and discuss the merits of bidets. We'll be your island of rationality in a sea of diarrhea. On to the show notes!! --->
00:41 – Fresh as daisies and pre-game stretched
01:28 – Pause and think
02:32 – Did You Know #1 – Restaurants with Children
06:07 – Did You Know #2 – Socks and Sandals
07:16 – 90's Fashion
10:00 – Bieber Fever
11:44 – What we’re here for!
12:28 – SARS–CoV–19
14:00 – Al-Quaeda
15:40 – Bushisms
16:40 – Cheney
18:07 – Clinton Body Count
19:22 – COVID-19 in the US
20:20 – China is a third world country
22:19 – Nate is bored of the Coronavirus
22:49 – Take reasonable and rational precautions
23:24 – South Korea
25:15 – Nate gets conspiratorial
25:54 – Asian Flu
27:44 – Germ Theory
28:32 – Transmission Rates vs Fatality Rates
30:00 – Over-reporting leads to fear and panic
31:18 – You aren’t Atlas
33:04 – Over-reporting “pandemics” during election cycles
33:42 – You weren’t built to handle this weight
34:50 – Go when called
37:06 – Sheldon loves plastic
37:57 – What should the Christian response be?
50:45 – Bidets
54:52 – American Resilience to Authoritarianism
56:44 – Nate attempts to land the plane
59:48 – Action Steps
60:20 – I finally get the recognition that I deserve!
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Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Thursday Feb 27, 2020
Where do you think you have the most impact? Where is your life best invested? Who looks up to you? These are all questions of influence. This episode touches on the challenges of correctly estimating our influence in 2020's social media culture. Let's get to those show notes:
00:42 – Our Titles are Wrong
03:33 – Dingy Dungeony Basement
04:38 – Legal ≠ Moral
05:48 – Did You Know? Unextraordinary Dutch Chops
08:11 – Desk Calendars
09:38 – More than you ever cared to know
10:14 – Straight to Nazi Germany
10:49 – It's a slippery slope...
12:00 – Help, I’m being oppressed!
13:24 – Cost/Benefit analysis of Social Media
17:55 – Wrong Numbers
21:10 – Why we’re here
21:45 – What is “Influence”
23:27 – Spheres of Influence
25:08 – Overestimating Influence
27:38 – Accountability in Influence
28:29 – Holding feet to the fire
28:54 – Saving the planet
30:19 – Hubris and Desperation
30:52 – Influence with our Sons
33:27 – Dads, Shotguns, and Daughters
35:06 – Influence with our Daughters
35:25 – Being a Father and remembering being a Son
39:12 – Leveraging Influence
42:41 – Experiences with MLMs
49:51 – Disingenuous “Authenticity”
51:10 – Actual Sales
55:35 – Sheldon Lands the Plane
- The Tale of Three Kings - https://tinyurl.com/sxj5cpl
63:49 – Actually Wrapping Up
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Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Wednesday Feb 19, 2020
Sheldon's son Rylan joins the show to wrap up our dive into Star Wars lore. His encyclopedic knowledge and boundless enthusiasm for Lucas' space mythology is contagious! Show notes and time stamps below:
00:51 – Did You Know: All-Star Games
Hot as Curry - https://tinyurl.com/smqtoa3
04:40 – Nate's Hot Take on the NBA
06:09 – Longevity of Pro-Level Football
A few screws loose https://tinyurl.com/u2udtoe
07:32 – Rylan's Dating Profile
08:53 – Star Wars Episode IX: The Last Star Wars Thing
09:08 – The guys review The Mandalorian
10:36 – Sheldon walks through a room while a Star War plays
11:23 – Rylan loved Stars Wars before he ever saw one
14:00 – Rylan’s Favorite
14:58 – Nate Loves the Classics
15:50 – Nate and Rylan’s Favorite Characters
17:31 – Why Do Laser Swords collide, and other inconsistencies https://tinyurl.com/voquxr4
19:48 – Sheldon's Favorite Characters
20:36 – C3-PO and R2D2
21:41 – Speaking Binary https://tinyurl.com/ubmzgmn
22:02 – The guys hate on Ray
22:35 – Mace Windoo’s Laser Sword https://tinyurl.com/vn6lyaz
24:33 – Black Laser Sword https://tinyurl.com/y3xypv8l
25:00 – Lookin’ at Laser Swords
25:35 – Ki-Adi-Mundo https://tinyurl.com/tyyz6nw
26:11 – Space Ghosts https://tinyurl.com/wkenmyu
26:27 – The problem with the most recent movies
29:00 – Starz Warz: The Rise of Skywalker – A review
33:50 – How Nate would fix the Sequel Trilogy
38:18 – Team Porg https://tinyurl.com/sxlv9nu
40:20 – Clone Wars https://tinyurl.com/uvss2nw
42:04 – Bubba Fett https://tinyurl.com/wezdr5y
44:18 – Stair Wars’ appeal to younger audiences
45:03 – Stare Wars’ Romance Stories
45:53 – How It Should Have Ended https://tinyurl.com/v958s5o
46:28 – George Lukas is brilliant
48:14 – Rylan Knows Stuff
50:07 – LEGO Star Wars Games
52:15 – Hyperspace https://tinyurl.com/wd4sdh3
54:33 – Science Fantasy https://tinyurl.com/m2lomqa
56:53 – Bad Bad Guys
61:08 – Wrapping up
62:16 – Star Wards Legends https://tinyurl.com/sp8gs32
63:20 – Back Where We Started
64:26 – Rylan’s Last Thoughts https://tinyurl.com/uz9cc2r
67:55 – Super Soaker https://tinyurl.com/z9odop6
68:44 – Actually Wrapping Up
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Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
Wednesday Feb 12, 2020
This episode covers everything from unrealistic body types, to being a tiny bit famous, to thumb rings, to what it's like when people call you "pastor." Also, Sheldon gives his completely rational reaction to a sportsball game. Enjoy our Amazing Salad of Nothing... show notes below:
00:41 – Intro
01:35 – Good to be back (again)
01:55 – Did you know? 15th Century Wedding Rings
03:00 – Nate and guitars
05:24 – Sheldon in Miami
08:55 – Epstein
09:56 – Shootin' from the hip
10:37 – Superb Owl Half-time Shows
13:03 – 40 yr old women, and how good they look https://tinyurl.com/wkbunh9
16:00 – Nate’s hot take on actors
16:15 – Sheldon reviews “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood”
17:32 – Nate and Sheldon discuss “The Morning Show”
18:29 – The Jennifer Aniston thing
19:00 – How did we get here?
19:15 – A kid’s backpack is basically a billboard
21:31 – Amped up and stressed out
22:40 – Sheldon is totally reasonable
28:30 – When will we be old?
33:10 – More than sweaters
37:25 – Mennonites
38:15 – Detroit Contingent
39:20 – Enough to carry a podcast
40:58 – Introduce me
41:40 – The social shift that comes with becoming a pastor
54:19 – Sheldon & Nate have a problem with authority
56:36 – A heavy handed message from a Cruise employee
62:40 – Woo-ing
64:01 – Embarrassing breakfast for two
66:04 – A Cruise is a wonderful thing
67:12 – An amazing salad of nothing
67:31 – Wrapping Up
68:20 – Actually Wrapping Up
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Thursday Jan 30, 2020
Thursday Jan 30, 2020
People and opinions can change. It's one of the reasons we talk things out. This episode, we discuss new perspectives and the power of learning from each other. Well, after we get side-tracked by ice, flat earth, a Kobe tribute, and some Superbowl LIV fandom.
Show notes below contain spoilers:
00:41 – Intro
01:10 – Did you know #1 – Earth's Ice - https://tinyurl.com/vvb2jgw
03:40 – Flat Earth - https://tinyurl.com/w6btewz
04:00 – Where we’ve been
05:22 – Superbowl LIV
09:20 – Kobe Bryant
13:13 – Grieving
18:24 – What We’re Here For
18:41 – Opinions Change
20:45 – Complementarianism - https://tinyurl.com/ookv2r9
22:50 – Sheldon and Jess’ Opinions Evolve
27:52 – Scriptural References
1 Timothy 2:11-15 - https://tinyurl.com/r7wkd38
1 Corinthians 14:34-35 - https://tinyurl.com/rvytqhb
31:12 – Context is Everything
32:47 – What, if anything, is “off-limits” for women?
35:05 – The potential cost of silence
36:34 – Nazarene history of women in leadership
40:14 – How the Nazarene view has changed Sheldon
41:58 – “Afraid of ‘Strong’ Women”
43:26 – The Icing on the Proverbial Cake
Galatians 3 - https://tinyurl.com/sqvpj67
45:00 – Jesus was radically progressive for his time
46:18 – Paul's writing about Onesimus
Philemon 10-11 https://tinyurl.com/vteku2g
47:39 – Legislate Morality
48:17 – The Idea of “The Call”
53:10 – “Called to be a Pastor’s wife”
55:57 – Responsibility to Affirm
59:44 – Nate and Sheldon reflect on transition and progress
65:05 – Submission
67:13 – Continued Reflection
68:15 – Wrapping Up
70:29 – Actually Wrapping Up
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*Disclaimer: Listeners should know that both of us fully support the Church of the Nazarene and its doctrinal statements. While the Bible must be authoritative for all believers, we have found this denomination and its guidance to be a life-giving and faithful representation of Christ in the world.
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
Tuesday Jan 07, 2020
It's a New Year and a new season for The Things We Say! Can you believe it's season 3 already?! This time we're discussing Christian Fasting or giving up random things to focus on God. Show notes below:
00:41 – Intro
02:05 – Nate’s Week of Hell
03:52 – Did You Know - Francis Bellamy - https://tinyurl.com/q4v3ndl
05:39 – Saluting the Flag - https://tinyurl.com/apnqjaz
08:41 – Good to be back
09:56 – 21 Days of Prayer and Fasting
10:58 – Nate’s Relationship with Twitter
11:45 – Attention, Appetite, Attitude
12:30 – Sheldon’s Relationship with Twitter
13:20 – Nate's Relationship with Social Media
14:08 – 30/40 Hr Famine
17:50 – How People View Fasting
23:20 – Fasting Needs
23:58 – Corporate Fast
25:11 – What it means to us now
26:20 – Sabbath
27:42 – Tithe
28:04 – Negative Experiences with Fasting
29:30 – Daniel Fast
32:26 – Christian Culture Fads
34:42 – Fasting not strictly Christian
35:12 – “If it feels good do it”
36:39 – Intermittent Fasting
38:00 – Technical Malfunction
38:46 – Matthew 6:16-18 - https://tinyurl.com/nabf5sd
42:00 – Consequences of Breaking a Fast
45:12 – Accidental Legalism
46:30 – Reading the Bible
49:25 – Feasting
50:10 – Over-Spiritualized
52:25 – Coming in for a landing
57:36 – Next Episode Teaser
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
Tuesday Dec 10, 2019
00:41 – Intro
01:50 – Kayla Sets the Record Straight Pt 1 – The Trash Can Thing
04:52 – Did You Know? Prince
06:25 – Kayla Sets the Record Straight Pt 2 – Our Social Media Could Be Better
07:50 – On Podcast Intros
10:13 – Kayla Ward: Social Media Expert
11:25 – Did You Know? Amazon Affiliate Links
13:30 – Kayla’s First Impression of Sheldon
14:55 – How Sheldon Gets in an Argument
17:13 – As Told by Kayla
19:42 – Kayla and Sheldon are Loud
20:20 – Kayla's First Impression of Nate
23:39 – Kayla’s Bathroom Stories
25:17 – Kayla's Schooling
29:18 – Kayla Ward: Force of Nature
30:54 – Kayla's Leadership Chops
32:00 – What is a Young Adult?
33:40 – Millennials
37:04 – Dating in ‘The Shire’
41:06 – The Phone Call
44:20 – “DTR”
49:23 – Nate Talks to Kayla’s Parents
51:25 – Vines
51:54 – Back to ‘The Shire’
53:10 – Is IHOP a Cult?
63:25 – Heart for Worship
65:22 – Behavior During Service
68:27 – Stuff Out Your Nose / What Is A Relish Tray?
69:53 – On Always Being Right
73:46 – Apology Economy
76:09 – How (Not) To Apologize
80:00 – Final Thoughts
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