Anything Goes with the Bonis: Recent Episodes
joeandcarla and Podcast Network Asia
In this podcast we talk about a bunch of topics that interest us. We’ll be uploading a new podcast every week where we talk about what we’re currently into, a topic of the day, and we answer some questions. Anything goes!
In this episode we share the books we’ve opene since 2024 started. Consequently we started talking about why we read many books at once, why it isn’t exactly wrong to not finish a book, our diet when it comes to book genres, and also what made us shift from physical to digital books, including audio books! 📚
Now here is a list of all the books we discussed in this episode and we look forward to continuing the conversation on our group chat over at Telegram, here’s the link if you haven’t joined us yet.
Books We Mentioned:
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (Haruki Murakami)
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Built to Move (Kelly and Juliet Starret)
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It’s All In Her Head (Dr.Elizabath Comen MD)
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Sonship (James Jordan)
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The Written World (Martin Puchner)
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A History of the World (Andrew Marr)
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Gilead (Marylin Robinson)Trust:nowing When to Give It, When to Withhold It, How to Earn It, and How to Fix It When It Gets Broken (Dr.Henry Cloud)
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Your Church is Too Small (John H.Armstrong)
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Gentle and Lowly (Dane Ortlund)
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Oathbringer (Brandon Sanderson)
Long time no episode! Life happens — as you will hear us explain in the beginning of this podcast episode BUT we couldn’t let this topic pass. Especially since so many people are claiming this must or must not be followed by whatever qualifier — because I am a family man, Christian, etc. so we might as well talk about it and talk about the claims, too, and what we feel about them saying those things about why divorce must be enforced as a law of the land.
Wanna hear your take, too. So if you have time do join our telegram community and let’s chat there!
Join our Telegram group here.
See Joe's preaching on marriage and divorce here.
We turned ten years old as parents this year and we decided to recount things we’ve learned from being parents so far. They turned out to be ten pairs:
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Father and Mother
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Discipline and Grace
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Time and Seasons
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Dependence and Independence
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Physical and Spiritual
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Joy and Sacrifice
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Hard or Easy
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Future and Past
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Nuclear and Extended
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Qualified and Unqualified
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Nature and Nurture
This might be good for you all who are new parents, and all of you who are children. Might just make you understand the immense responsibility that comes with being a mom or dad amd how it is so easy to get it all wrong. Which in the end is the driving force behind why we were left without a choice but to ask help from God.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.
Ps 139:14
Owning our own home did not come in an instant but it was a long process of asking people we trust to know about such things and doing our research. In this podcast we share questions we asked, and pieces of advice we were given by some of the best financial and real estate people. We were asked questions that were so helpful like the ones we mentioned above. We also recall times when we’ve visited sites that gave us a better handle of who we are and what we want for our family, and more realizations that came along the way as we were growing.
This is a sponsored post by Camella homes which we also visited in the pricess of owning our first ever home as a fam. Hope this episode helps and gives us the hope that it is never too early or too late to think about it.
We were having our anniversary dinner when our friends asked about how different Joe and I were. Well, super. Haha! And that's how this episode started. We tried talking about how the there are places where commonalities fade over time and where they were crucially needed from the beginning and through and through the relationship.
I hope this episode helps if you are navigating through your differences with your loved one. And if by any chance you wanna join our chat group for follow ups, go ahead and add us up in Telegram.
Here is a link: https://t.me/+eO28y0wQlyQxYjk1
We’re back! And we begin the year moved like crazy because of this MMFF 2024 film!!! We’ve seen it and we’ve been moved by it so much so we ended up talking about it for more than an hour. Oh but also, we geek out on some new things like our Garmin watches and well, some video games. (Video games and interdental toothbrushes always find a way!)
Happy new year everyone and do let us know if you have additional thoughts to this by joining our telegram group chat! Here is the link: https://t.me/+lLQiqaM4WAA5NTg9
And for the NHCP documentary link we recommended, here we go: https://youtu.be/iUlf9KtbqC8?si=8c7hF0yfpZM2JhCo
When we saw this on Disney+ we just knew it was something we needed to see LIVE, on stage. It finally happened. Glad to have GMG productions bring it to us here in Manila. And so we talk about the songs and themes we loved about the musicale, as well as what warrants a live a show when you could just see it on screen anyway. By the end of the podcast, we contemplate on the whole "Who lives, who dies, who tells my story?" Do we actually want our stories to be told? Listen to our answers and maybe you can tell us yours, too!
If you want to comment and chat real time, please join our Telegram group over here: https://t.me/+lLQiqaM4WAA5NTg9
Might be the hardest of all topics to talk about because not only did we get questions about cheating spouses or girlfriends, boyfriends, but also children. We got kids asking what must they feel and do when one of their parents cheat? Infidelity is not a light thing to talk about and we explore why in this episode, as well as our own take on what we should do when we experience this either directly or indirectly. Hope this sheds a light. We deep dive this topic to help. And if you wanna process some more with us we are over here: https://t.me/+lLQiqaM4WAA5NTg9
The second most pressing topic requested from us these days is about burnout. We have both experienced this already as workers and career people ourselves and so we have some thoughts about the following:
- is it avoidable?
- can we recover from it?
- or is quitting the only way?
- what if I am burned out from tasks that cannot be delegated?
- whose fault is this anyway? Mine or my employer’s?
And more. Plus some forgiveness follow ups that trail behind the previous episode. May you be blessed and helped with this one.Join our Telegram Community over here: https://t.me/+xMc_A3cNwlVhYWQ1
Does Forgiveness Require Reconciliation? Does Forgiveness Include Forgetting? Do I need to forgive to honor mg parents? How do we ask for someone’s forgiveness? Why is forgiveness essential in life? So many questions too little time.
For this episode, we talk about what forgiveness means and what it doesn’t. Beginning with what we thought it to be in our younger years and how it’s developed and practiced in our adult lives. We also included Languages of Apology and if you wanna know what you are more inclined to do, here is a link: https://www.choosingtherapy.com/languages-of-apology/
And lastly we wanna shout out a big thanks to the telegram community that we have for giving us questions to answer and as we say in the podcast, should you wanna be a part of it here is a link: https://t.me/+lLQiqaM4WAA5NTg9 🫶🏻 we hope to hear from you there! Welcome!!! 🥹
Jason and Moira, Alyne and Nas, Tyler and Bethany Toney, and including ourselves, have relationships that are subjected to the public dimension. And we argue in this podcast that anything public becomes performative to the point that even the most authentic looking content we put out there is still within the bounds of “filtered” material. We explore the whys behind this and also how we should feel about these things, not only as consumers but also as content creators ourselves.
Let us know what you think after listening to this podcast. We can continue the discussion in these places:
Join our Telegram broadcast channel and discussion group:
Main Channel: https://t.me/+Frr2jUYIBHZhZTI1
Discussion Group: https://t.me/+w4aurRBuQDwxYWM1
Also, we have a book! Check it out at https://shopee.ph/wellandwise
Carla talks about one the homeschooling books she's reading. We get into the power of stories to shape our minds. And Joe geeks out about one of his favorite video games and what makes a memorable villain.
This episode explores parenting as it has evolved from physical to virtual spaces. It is also our first time to have a guest on the show and while she shares the same last name, we are in no way related!
Ronna Bonifacio is the editor in chief of Smart Parenting and together we deep dive into the changes this parenting village has gone through from print to digital, and the nature of questions and topics parents are now raising, and why so much grace is needed despite the differences in styles, context, and generations, that continually affect or inform our parenting. Let us know what you think of the episode? Follow us ok IG/TIKTOK: @anythinggoeswiththebonis 🫶🏻
We share the latest things we're into. One of us is into anime and one of us is into a whole country.
We start the podcast with some soul searching: why dont we like celebrating our birthday? What hang ups do we have with receiving? How did we get this way?
Then we ask each other some questions about our thoughts now that we’re both in our 40s, including the most submitted question, “Does life really begin at 40?”
We do a deep dive into the revenge songs that just came out, including Shakira, Miley Cyrus, Moira, and, of course, Beyonce. We look at it from the perspective of a content creator, consumer, and as a Christian. We’d love to hear your thoughts on it!
Continue the conversation with us on our Instagram and FB group.Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_thebonis/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/238036487382521/
Links to the things mentioned in the podcast:Examples of revenge art in history: https://www.ranker.com/list/art-created-as-an-insult/philgibbonsTaylor Swift’s Revenge Evolution: https://www.elitedaily.com/entertainment/taylor-swift-midnights-songs-about-revengeShakira’s Husband’s Response: https://expatguideturkey.com/piques-response-to-shakiras-revenge-song/What Makes Revenge Sweet and Why It’s Not All That Worth It: https://12ft.io/proxy?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.telegraph.co.uk%2Fwomen%2Flife%2Fshakiras-revenge-gerard-pique-speaks-every-womans-fantasy%2F
We celebrate our 13th anniversary by asking each other questions about ourselves and our marriage. It's a fun and light way to engage your partner, with surprising revelations along the way. For the first part of this conversation, check out Carla's vlog, link below. The questions are great for friends and other family members also.
LINKS:– Our IG: @_thebonis– Carla's ANNIV VLOG:
ANNIV VLG: What we like abt each other, embarrassing moments & how we need each other more than everSources of the Questions:– connectcouplestherapy.com– cafemom.com– trentcasto.com– mysweethomelife.com
We talk about seven shifts in mindsets that we learned more about in 2022 and are excited to apply in 2023.
We take time to reflect on the past year and to ask each other questions. We'd love for you to answer them with your loved ones also, and if you're willing to share them with us, please tag us. Merry Christmas!
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What Christmas parties are you excited to attend this year? Why?
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What food are you always excited to eat around Christmas time? Who prepares this? Why do you like it so much?
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What are the most wonderful things about this seaspn for you?
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Is there something that saddens you on Christmas time? What is it?
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Name three highlights for the year
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Name three sorrows for the year
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Name three of the best series/movies yove seen this year
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Bible verse that sums up your year
We talk about our Gift Personalities, favorite gifts we’ve received, and favorite gifts we’ve given. We also give ideas for gifts that may help those still looking for something special to give.
We took the time to answer a number of the other marriage questions that didn’t quite fit the last episode, but were too good to ignore.
We received over 150 questions about marriage and were surprised that most of them could be grouped in eleven issues that affect most, if not all, marriages. This is also the episode where we share about our book, Eleven Eleven: Painting the Challenge and Beauty of Marriage. You can pick up a copy from the Well and Wise store.
Instagram: @wellandwise.co Shoppee: https://shopee.ph/wellandwise
With our current season of different health challenges, we took the time to try different hacks and we share our thoughts on them. We ranked them from free to inexpensive to kinda pricey to expensive. Hopefully, this proves helpful to people.
This episode is in partnership with one of the brands we use, Erceflora Kiddie.
We talk about female empowerment: why it's important, what it really looks like, and how men can help. This episode is in partnership with an important campaign with World Vision called #GirlsCan.
We continue the talk about gaslighting. What does it look like? And most importantly, how do we respond in a healthy and biblical way? Be sure to stay tuned to the lengthy Q&A at the end.
We’ve been hearing this word around so decided to do a deep dive. We talk about what gaslighting is and isn’t, why people do it, how to respond to it, and how the Bible helps us understand and overcome it.
Joe and Carla take the time to do a deep dive on a post that spread through their Facebook. We agree with the points we find true and consistent, and explain which parts we disagree with and why. We also rave about our new favorite tv series and book.
What We're Into: Iron Chef and Tribes by Seth Godin (00:49)
Topic of the Day: Responding to the Post Traumatic Church Abuse Post (18:31)
We take the time to rave about this amazing movie from a production, literary, and even Christian perspective. Joe also tries to educate Carla on the NBA Finals while she describes her event planning philosophy.
What We're Into: The NBA Finals and Home Parties (01:28)
Topic of the Day: Everything Everywhere All at Once (14:16)
Question and Answer: How do you give yourself a little grace? (01:08:06)
We continue our conversation on thoughts about the elections including how people our moving forward and where it intersects with our faith. We also share What We're Into and one of us is really happy that a celebrity trial is over.
What We're Into: The Nerdwriter and Jhonny Depp and Amber Heard's Trial Being Over (01:04)
Topic of the Day: Processing The National Elections (15:01)
Digital Cocaine by Brad Huddleston (31:29)
Question and Answer (01:10:20)
Carla and Joe discuss their thoughts about the recent elections, their plans moving forward, and their prayers for our new government leaders.
What We're Into: The Child's Story Bible by Catherine F. Vos and Philippine Literature (04:22)
Topic of the Day: Processing the National Elections (24:23)
Question and Answer: What did your counselor mean when he said "Fathers are supposed to call their into life?" (53:56)
We're back after a two month hiatus. We went on plenty of trips and got to see some beautiful places in Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. Here are some bright spots to celebrate about our nation!
What We're Into: Jacob's Well Masala Chai Concentrate and Better Call Saul Series (01:37)
Topic of the Day: The Philippines and Our Different Travels (15:20)
Question and Answer: Thoughts on Christians calling out other Christians for making political stance (01:12:02)
Carla, a complete non-fan of comics and superheroes, reflects on timeless threads in the newest Spider-Man movie. And Joe connects Spider-Man’s origin to Christian conversion.
What We're Into: Beginning Well: Christian Conversion & Authentic Transformation by Gordon T. Smith and Negros Island (02:34)
Topic of the Day: Spider-Man: No Way Home (23:19)
What did You Like About the Movie? (42:36)
We each recount ten books that had lasting effects on our lives. We talk about how those books came during key seasons of our life to produce significant impact. What are your top 10 life-changing books?
What We're Into: Superhero Movies and Steak to One (0:43)
Topic of the Day: Books that Have Changed Our Life (04:49)
Question and Answer: How Do You Achieve Consistency in Everything You Do? (01:06:17)
For the first time, Carla and Joe are into the same thing and they get really carried away. Then they take a few minutes to answer questions about calling, purpose, and career.
What We're Into: Toyo Eatery (00:54)
Topic of the Day: Career Questions (38:50)
Carla and Joe take the time to answer 22 questions people asked including about vaccines, toxic positivity, and difficult relationships at work, among friends, and among family.
What We're Into: When Narcissism Come to Church and Aligners (03:23)
Topic of the Day: Questions Under the General Category (10:35)
The Bonis discuss their thoughts on Encanto. The conversation goes everywhere with Rica dropping thoughts on hegemon and zeitgeist, and Joe making puns. Jump in, we’d love to hear from you too!
Puritan's Pride Shopee Link
What We're Into (03:34)
Topic of the Day (11:57)
We took the time to talk about the fun experience of moving to another house during the holidays. And also helpful perspectives for facing 2022.
What We're Into 08:40 Topic of the Day 20:43 Question and Answer 53:59
This is the year we discovered how health really is wealth. And what a rich thing to give yourself and your loved ones not only for Christmas but for a long, long, long time! In this podcast we share the book that changed our lives. It helped us see healthy living as something doable and not unattainable! Very very practical episode right in there, guys! Lots of tips and lots stories of us sleeping better, losing weight, and more!
Check out Puritan’s Pride products on Lazada and Shopee
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https://shopee.ph/puritansprideph
What we're into: Shopify and Carplay (1:46) Topic of the Day: The Gift of Health (11:05) Question and Answer (1:00:24)
We took the time to remember some of the most memorable weddings we’ve been to. We talk about what made them special. And we also talked about our wedding and how things have changed since then. If you are looking to get married soon, we also share a few things we learned through the wedding process that has a lot to do with fear, foolishness, faith and Great Big Father God.
What We're Into: Taylor Swift and Screwtape Letters Audiobook (1:08)
Topic of the Day (14:41)
What have been some memorable weddings for you? (24:48)
Did you like our wedding? (41:26)
Tips for those who are planning to get married (43:50)
Question and Answer (1:05:15)
We took the time to ask each other questions we haven’t asked each other before. Here’s the link to the questions we asked: https://www.indwellweddings.com/resources/2019/2/4/50-questions-to-ask-your-partner-during-date-night
- What We're Into: Oven Kick Bakery & The Bible Project Podcast (2:08)
- Topic of the Day: How people change (9:25)
- In what ways are we the same? And it what ways are we different? (15:25)
- When did you first learn you loved me? (20:57)
- When was the time that you felt really close to me? (26:01)
- What personality trait of yours do you wish you could change? (32:50)
- What would constitute a perfect day for you? (35:30)
- What is your favorite time of the day to be physically intimate? (38:24)
- What movie reminds you of us? (39:16)
- How do you want to be remembered after you die? (47:16)
- Do you like kissing or hugging me? (54:05)
- Question & Answer (55:42)
- What We're Into: Divinity 2: Original Sin & The Body Keeps Score by Bessel van der Kolk (00:54)
- Topic of the Day: Mental Health Part 2 - How God intervened and the road to healing (07:49)
- Question & Answer: If your boyfriend searches girls in social media, is it considered cheating? (52:14)
- What We're Into: Balara Studio and Content House & Flacbox
- Topic of the Day: Carla's mental health
- Question & Answer: Do you have a 5-year or 10-year plan for your family?
- What We're Into: Melatonin & Sex with Presidents: The Ins and Outs of Love and Lust in the White House audiobook (00:36)
- Topic of the Day: The Power of the Tongue (19:21)
- Question & Answer: How do we take notes: notebooks or tablets? (59:55)
- What We're Into: Apple Watch & The Tudors Audiobook (07:20)
- Topic of the Day:
- When is it wrong to be bold as Christians? (14:02)
- How to know the right church for you? (19:37)
- Church trauma and authoritarian Christians (27:26)
- Cheating in a relationship (40:32)
- Being equally yoked (48:46)
- How to deal with a husband who accuses you of liking someone else (57:53)
- What We're Into: Chicken Binakol & Rope Flow (05:40)
- Topic of the Day: Strong Women (10:31)
- Question & Answer: How to overcome a heartbreak? (53:37)
We continued the discussion on church trauma. Hopefully this helps model for others how to process the situation.
- What We’re Into: Orgain Protein Powder & Life of Fred (02:15)
- Topic of the Day: Church Trauma (14:44)
- Question & Answer: How to say no to relatives who ask for money without them thinking you're selfish? (01:29:12)
We take the time to respond to a widely circulating post about What Church Trauma looks like. We talk from personal experience, stories we've heard, and, most importantly, what the Bible says. Some of these we've experienced, some of it we're guilty of and have repented from, some of it we still may still even stand by. We barely got through all the points so we'll continue it in the next episode.
- What We’re Into: Christian Rap & Sparkling Water (01:32)
- Topic of the Day: Is This Trauma? (Church Trauma) (09:16)
- Question & Answer: Balancing All Roles (1:18:02)
What We're Into
- Carla is into the Power of Spaces (whatever that means)
- Joe is into Disney+
Learning How to Learn (OSDA)
- Openness
- “A key to creativity is to pursue knowledge without a sense of whether it will be relevant in the future. Too often, people assumed they can judge in advance what they need to understand and what they do not. Instead, creative people build up their knowledge base so that they will be ready for the opportunities that come later.” – fastcompany.com
- Self-awareness
- The Dunning–Kruger Effect
- Learning Preferences
- Discipline
- A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich
- The Well-Educated Mind by Susan Wise Bauer
- https://www.amblesideonline.org
- Find a Framework
- Frefare a Feast
- Application
- Processing, annotating, teaching, doing, creating
Q&A: Dealing with interfering in-laws
- What We're Into (1:32): Wavy and windy Boracay & Fitness/Gym
- Topic of the Day (7:26): Mindsets before marriage
- Question & Answer (55:30): Is it okay to live with your in laws?
We took the time to answer a bunch of questions people asked under the theme of self-improvement.
Segments:
- What We're Into (9:02)
- How do I stop comparing myself to other people? (16:40)
- How do I choose to do the right thing when I'm surrounded by bad things? (30:51)
- How do you overcome burnout? (39:06)
- How do you respond to failures and disappointment? (44:49)
- How do you live a normal life even with Covid? (59:32)
Is it okay to disagree with my parents? What's the difference between honoring and obeying my parents? How do I know how much money to regularly give my parents?
We have wrestled with these questions personally and we often encounter them as we disciple people in church or have online conversations. So we take the time to discuss them in this podcast.
- What We're Into (0:47): Ad Beat Official / Foodtok
- Topic of the Day (8:55): Your relationship with your parents as adults
- Question and Answer (1:04:00): How to overcome shyness in public speaking
We take the time to share our tips and picks for gear for those who wanna start taking their family outdoors.
We answer essential questions like how do you go to the bathroom, what gear do you need, and where you can go for your first time.
- What we're into (1:33): Napoleon and the interdental toothbrush
- Topic of the Day (11:53): Hiking 101
- Question and Answer (1:10:08): Motivating yourself and finishing deadlines
Taking our kids on outdoor adventures has been extremely helpful and valuable to our family, especially during this pandemic. In this podcast we share reasons and some tips for why you and your family would benefit from doing this. It’s so doable!
- What We're Into (1:05): Self Healing / Better Call Saul
- Topic of the Day (12:26): Benefits of an Adventurous lifestyle
- Question and Answer (53:34): How to stop overthinking
A number of people have asked us questions about parenting. While we aren't experts on the subject, we have observed some shifts in parenting in our lifetime. We discuss these from the perspective of people growing up in it and as parents.
But we've also still got out regular segments! Enjoy!
Hey everyone!
Today we talk about the NBA, Carla's love for jump rope, and forgiveness.
- 2:20 NBA and Jump Rope
- Links Robert Gonzalez, Aira Dee Franco, jumpropedads
- 14:42 Forgiveness and Vengeance
- 59:37 Beauty Secrets
Next topic: Shifts in Parenting Perspectives
Hi everyone!
We're back! We've recently entered into an agreement with Podcast Network Asia in order to sustainably provide regular episodes every Monday. In this episode we go into detail about our recent bout with Covid. And we've also retained the usual segments of What We're Into and Question and Answer. Happy listening!
Here are the segments for your reference: - 5:37 What we're into - 14:32 Topic of the day - 49:40 Question and answer
DISCLAIMER: The views and opinions expressed by the podcast creators, hosts, and guests do not necessarily reflect the official policy and position of Podcast Network Asia. Any content provided by the people on the podcast are of their own opinion, and are not intended to malign any religion, ethnic group, club, organization, company, individual, or anyone or anything.
We spend a lot of time discussing our favorite lines from Christmas songs and why they are so moving.
We're not including many time codes here so we can upload faster.
- 02:00 Carla is into Home Buddies
- 10:29 Joe is into Oversimplified
- 26:09 We discuss our favorite lines from Christmas songs
We took some time to answer emails that have been in the inbox for a while. We love how people have answered these questions!
02:11 Carla is into Ready Made Christmas Devotional Packets
14:03 Joe is into buying computer games on Steam
26:47 Topic of the Day: Answering Emails
27:06 Should a Christian woman make the first move?
39:19 How do I start over after losing a job and relocating in this pandemic?
50:30 Triple Q&A:
- What is one film people can watch to get to know you better?
- What is one book people can read to get to know you better?
- What fictional character would you be?
We're back! Thanks for the encouragements!
Time Codes:
02:10 Joe is into the Impractical Jokers (AGAIN)
03:08 Carla is into Chicago Typewriter
06:53 Joe disliked Pearl Harbor (the movie)
09:06 Topic of the Day: Christmas 2020
16:34 Our Favorite Christmas Songs
32:14 Our Favorite Christmas Movies
32:56 Carla Knows Joe’s Favorite Christmas Movie
33:15 Joe Reads a Poem That Settles a Debate
35:42 Favorite Christmas Books
37:14 Not the Ghost of Bob Marley
43:40 One Advantage 2020 Has
48:07 Favorite Christmas Traditions
01:00:50 Question and Answer
Songs Mentioned
- O Holy Night
- Hark the Herald
- Gabriel’s Message
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
- One Quiet Moment
- Still My Little Boy
Books Mentioned
- Because of Bethlehem by Max Lucado
- A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
- Goodness and Light: Readings of Advent and Christmas
- The Dawning of Indestructible Joy by John Piper
- The Crippled Lamb
- The Jesus Storybook Bible
00:46 Carla is into Finding Fans
07:26 Joe is into Kangkong Pesto
09:50 If you could rid the world of one disease, what would it be?
12:33 What’s your favorite day of the week?
13:11 What is one thing you’d like to become better at?
14:40 If you found $100 what would you do with it?
15:30 Would you rather lose an arm or a leg?
17:12 What would you want your last words to be?
19:49 Would you rather be granted three wishes of your choice ten years from today or one wish today?
20:53 What’s your least favorite thing about this week?
22:05 What kind of music do you like to listen to?
28:22 Are you a clean or messy?
28:49 If you only had 24 hours left to live, what would you do?
34:11 Who in your life always stresses you out and who do you rely on to calm you down?
37:18 What brand are you most loyal to?
41:37 What is the biggest waste of human potential?
42:07 Do you think children born today will have better or worse lives than their parents?
44:01 What’s the best type of cheese?
45:43 What easy thing do you most often screw up?
53:39 What piece of media changed the way you view the world and it what way?
01:07:06 Q&A What is one film that other people can watch to get to know you better?
Welcome to our Home Edition where we narrate our journey in making a home together with lots of learnings, mistakes, and faithfulness of God.
- 02:02 – Joe is into his history devotional
- 03:33 – Carla is into Poetry for the first time
- 15:46 – Home Edition
- 01:10:42 – Q&A
We discuss The Social Dilemma. Besides our regular sections, we talk about the Behind the Scenes of one of Carla's recent house tour vlog.
- 07:55 – BTS on Carla's House Tour Vlog
- 14:36 – Carla's Into BTS
- 18:47 – Joe's Into the PC Master Race
- 20:11 – Topic of the Day: The Social Dilemma
- 1:23:25 – Question and Answer
Our longest episode yet! Glad to be back!
- 3:52 – What We're Into
- 12:47 – Joe and Carla's Special Offer
- 13:47 – Topic of the Day: It's Okay Not To Be Okay
- 46:19 – Pete Scazzero quote: “Allow yourself to experience the full weight of your feelings. Allow them without censoring them. Then you can reflect thoughtfully and decide what to do with them. Trust God to come to you through them. This is the first step in the hard work of discipleship.” See the other podcast mentioned here.
- 1:24:27 – Question and Answer
Our flight home was canceled so we're still here. Here are some of our thoughts reflecting on this pandemic.
- 02:21 Carla is into AmblesideOnline.org
- 05:50 Joe is into reading The Hobbit to Philip
- 08:45 Philip is into cartoons
- 09:54 Topic of the Day: Pandemic Thoughts
- 10:28 What would you do differently if you knew there would be a pandemic?
- 16:19 What are some of your unexpected pains in this pandemic?
- 27:43 Hebrews 11 and the Philippines
- 30:37 What are some of your unexpected joys or benefits in this pandemic?
- 38:30 “I don’t want to do a call when a text would have done. I don’t want to do a face-to-face meeting when an online call would have done.”
- 39:42 How has this pandemic affected your values?
- 45:22 What are you learning about God during this pandemic?
- 54:10 Q&A: “Is it selfish of me to want my husband to make me happy?”
It's a special Manu episode!
- 00:50 Joe is into Westerns
- 04:14 Carla is into everything Korean
- 15:25 Michael Breen and Mike Breen are different people
- 16:40 Philip is into Japanese Stuff
- 18:22 Special Episode: Manu Episode
- 19:56 Challenges in Having Children
- 22:08 The Husband’s Role in Loving and Leading His Wife Through Reproductive Challenges
- 26:35 The Wisdom of God in Providing a Man and Woman as Parents
- 35:27 The Tension When One Parent Has Stronger Faith for an Issue Than the Other
- 39:52 Carla’s Default Mode
- 42:07 Joe Defends People Named Karen
- 43:40 The Idea for a Potential Homebirth is …birthed?
- 59:35 Manu the Unpredictable
- 01:05:34 Question of the Day: Dream Hiking Destination
Carla is into another KDrama. Joe likes driving long distances in the US. We get more into calling and passion fruit gets a surprising mention.
- 01:00 Carla is into Reply 1988
- 06:40 Joe is into long drives in the US
- 12:00 Topic of the Day: Calling #2
- 16:30 Finding Meaning in whatever you’re doing and the downside of doing that yourself
- 20:35 Are we called to change the world?
- 24:52 Until you fix it here (heart) And address it here (home) Nothing changes here (world)
- 26:26 Mission without Discipleship will Fail / Discipleship without Mission is a Pyramid Scheme / Discipleship with Mission is God’s Kingdom
- 31:17 How do we know our calling?
- 36:00 How other people confirm your calling
- 37:33 Can other people decide your calling for you? What’s the role of community?
- 45:33 How do you deal with burnout or callings in toxic environments?
- 51:41 Side Topic: Is being a pastor’s wife a calling?
- 54:19 Does every callig have to do with making disciples?
- 57:45 Question and Answer: How do you keep your kids in the car seat?
Joe is into the Dude Perfect documentary. Carla is into cavity build up. (?!) We talk about calling. If there are a lot of questions, we'll make it into a series. Also, the kids are in the room. Listen till the end for the bloopers.
Time Codes:
- 00:00 Why we missed a week
- 05:36 Joe is Into Dude Perfect
- 07:16 Carla is into the build up of cavity (?!)
- 09:54 What is the last name of Joseph, the husband of Mary?
- 11:00 Topic of the Day: Calling
- 13:57 Wrong Ways to Understand Calling
- 15:29 Three Parts of the Call of God in our Lives
- 27:14 The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet. (Frederick Buechner)
- 29:06 The Dude Perfect Documentary and Calling
- 34:20 The Importance of Creating Value
- 39:37 The Beauty of A Life in the Middle of God’s Call
- 41:24 Sometimes One’s Calling Comes in Parcels
- 44:31 Our Four Point Grid for Guiding Our Call (Calling over Career, Message over Brand, Character over Image, Service as Success)
- 52:38 Q&A: Some of our favorite authors (including Philip’s!)
- 01:03:00: Bloopers
We talk about motherhood: the impact our mothers have had on us, the darkside of motherhood, and how we honor our parents when we feel God is telling us something else from what they want us to do.
Timecodes:
- 01:14 Joe is into Rome: Total War
- 05:50 Carla is into Brené Brown's podcast
- 16:21 Topic of the Day: Motherhood
- 17:04 Carla's Lesson from Her Mom
- 21:15 A Dad's Influence Compared to a Mom's Influence
- 23:05 Joe's First Lesson From His Mom
- 25:30 Motherhood and Space
- 40:40 The Difference in our Footsteps
- 44:34 The Danger of Idolizing Motherhood
- 49:14 Carla's KDrama Mentoring Group
- 50:58 Valentine's Day in the Bonifacio House
- 55:11 The Danger of Idolizing Children
- 01:03:02 Honor Doesn't Mean Obedience
- 01:06:44 Question and Answer: How to Honor Toxic Parents
We finish all the marriage questions. And they're really meaty ones!
Time Codes:
- 00:33 - Carla is into Nature Podcasts: Nat Geo and Overstory
- 07:43 - Joe is into The Office
- 12:20 - How do we keep the passion alive in marriage?
- 23:33 - How do I know this person is the one?
- 30:30 - What do I do when my partner doesn’t want to talk about the future?
- 35:45 - Do I break up when I see a red flag or do I accept it?
- 44:30 - How do I bring up with someone that God is a must in marriage?
- 48:37 - What is the best time to get married? Should we start it young?
- 54:45 - Why do we even need marriage? Is it wrong to not want marriage?
- 01:01:33 - How do we deal with hurtful comments from in-laws?
- 01:07:49 - What can a wife do to encourage her husband to lead her spiritually?
- 01:10:50 - What can a wife do when she finds out that her husband has been unfaithful?
Joe talks about one of his favorite humor sites. Carla gives her opinion on AirPods. And we get into even more marriage questions about the first year of marriage and how we resolve fights.
Time Codes:
- 01:22 – Joe is into The Babylon Bee
- 07:08 – Carla is into AirPods
- 13:20 – Questions about Fighting
- 24:12 – Why Logical Progression Isn't Good For Marriage
- 25:12 – A Question about Sex In the First Year of Marriage
- 36:03 – Questions About Fights and Arguments
- 59:11 – Question: "Who do your kids look like?"
Carla listens to Joe talk about the book he's reading to Philip. Joe tries on some of Carla's moisturizer. And we get into a lot of questions that were raised by the previous episode.
ALSO we have new sound transitions. Send us and email on joeandcarlapodcast@gmail.com if you're interested in hiring our voiceover talent. And we're learning the new equipment. Sorry for some of the problems.
Time Codes:
- 01:51 – Joe is into the illustrated Pilgrim's Progress
- 07:10 – Carla is into the Skin Fix Barrier Plus
- 11:48 – Topic of the Day: Questions About Marriage
- 14:00 – Marriage and Money (how we budget, who's better at handling money, dual income homes)
- 34:50 – Marriage and Character (nagging wives, helicopter husbands, my partner's past)
- 01:03:05 – Question and Answer
Carla talks about watching more Masterclasses. Joe talks about a book he's reading. And we spend a lot of time looking at Marriage from different angles.
Time Codes:
- 01:09 – We read some emails
- 02:58 – Carla is into Thomas Keller's Masterclass
- 08:02 – Joe is into The Leader's Journey
- 12:54 – Topic of the Day: Marriage
- 18:15 – Carla quotes The Meaning of Marriage
- 23:20 – Joe compares marriage to drafting an NBA player
- 26:00 – Can you marry the wrong person?
- 29:52 – How family history plays into marriage
- 36:08 – Marriage and Roles to Play
- 43:01 – Some of the beauty of Marriage
- 46:54 – Leadership and personality
- 48:09 – The effects of wrong expectations
- 50:13 – Joe addresses the men
- 55:21 – Q&A
Joe talks about his love for soups. Carla talks about Ken Burns the person behind the effect. We discuss Introversion and Extroversion and the benefits and harms of labels. Then Joe gives his thoughts about getting into movies.
Time Codes:
- 05:19 – Joe is into soups.
- 11:25 – Carla is into Ken Burns
- 21:16 – Studying Storytelling Choices
- 24:24 – Topic of the Day: Introversion and Extroversion
- 32:08 – The Benefit of Labels
- 35:48 – The Downside of Labels #1
- 37:22 – Personal Projects over Personalities
- 44:49 – Introversion or Shyness?
- 46:57 – The Downside of Labels #2
- 52:20 – Q&A
Here's the second episode! Carla describes a new discovery in the US. Joe shares one of his favorite YouTube shows. We discuss the Topic of the Day which is related to Carla's skin care, Philip's reading, and scented candles.
Time Codes:
- 00:00 – 06:30: Carla is into Wax Melts
- 06:31 – 11:10: Joe is into Pitch Meetings by Ryan George
- 11:11 – 11:57: Revealing Topic of the Day
- 11:58 – 12:53: Why Carla Isn't a Good Fan, but Joe Is
minor spoilers
- 12:54 – 18:44: Back to the Topic of the Day – Carla's First Impressions
- 18:45 – 20:11: Joe's First Impressions
- 20:12 – 40:21: Topic of the Day
- 40:22 – 42:12: How Carla Identifies with the Topic of the Day
- 42:13 – 46:15: How Carla sees Joe in the Topic of the Day
- 46:16 – 49:20: Q&A: How did you two meet?
- 49:21 – 49:58: Outro
Welcome to the first episode of Anything Goes! We talk about what to expect in this podcast, our format, and our thoughts on starting it. This episode features Mongolian warfare under Genghis Khan, interdental toothbrushes, how we got Philip to enjoy reading, and our topic of the day: being quarantined during COVID-19.
Time Codes:
- 00:00 – 07:04: Intro
- 07:05 – 10:25: Joe is into Genghis Khan
- 10:26 – 20:04: Carla is into interdental toothbrushes
- 20:05 – 33:14: Topic of the Day – COVID 19
- 33:15 – 33:41: Preview of Next Episode's Topic
- 33:42 – 42:25: Question and Answer
- 42:26 – 42:58: Outro
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