Premeditated Opinions

Josh & Pamela
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Some thoughts are premeditated. These are worse. Join Pamela & Josh for a fun-filled, highly opinionated spiral through what it means to live in today's world.

  1. We Accidentally Roasted Congress While Debating Dog Breeds

    2D AGO

    We Accidentally Roasted Congress While Debating Dog Breeds

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, we do what we do best: Have strong opinions about extremely low-stakes topics…  and then accidentally wander into politics anyway. Inspired by the party game Bad Opinions from Dyce Games, we decided to put ourselves on the spot and answer prompts like: What would you do if you were invisible for a day?What movie series is wildly overrated?What dog breed are you not fond of?What job should everyone experience at least once?What city won’t exist in 50 years?Who should retire immediately? (👀)Somewhere between Limp Bizkit, Le Mans racing, Mission Impossible slander, and doodle dogs catching strays… we: Defend servers and retail workers with our livesQuestion the entire concept of career politiciansAccidentally roast Tom CruiseConfess our guilty pleasure songsDiscuss why some cartoons are simply not for usAnd agree that most of Congress should probably pack it upThis episode is pure “strong opinions about small things”…  until it isn’t. If you love: Low-stakes debatesDry humorMild chaosSlightly unhinged cultural takesAnd emotionally responsible spiralingYou’re home. Grab the game, play it with friends, and then come argue with us in the comments. And yes, we still want you on Substack. That part was not a joke. Dyce GamesDyce Games supports and sponsors this podcast!Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    53 min
  2. All Of Our Theology Is Written in Pencil

    FEB 24

    All Of Our Theology Is Written in Pencil

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re doing something a little different. We’re not here to drag anyone.  We’re not here to start a denomination.  We’re definitely not starting a cult (Substack jokes aside). But we are talking about church hurt, purity culture, deconstruction, and what spirituality looks like on the other side of it. After attending an event featuring Dr. Hillary McBride and Joshua Harris — yes, that Joshua Harris of I Kissed Dating Goodbye fame — we realized it was time to offer some clarity about where we stand spiritually… and how we got here. In this episode, we unpack: Growing up in high-control evangelical environmentsPurity culture, modesty policing, and the damage it doesBeing on church stages while quietly unraveling insideGetting “dress-coded” for worship leadingDiscovering affirming churches and asking better questionsDeconstruction: what it actually means (and what it doesn’t)Why Christian nationalism feels like a breaking point“All my theology is written in pencil”Why you can sing worship songs without agreeing with every lyricAnd whether you can just declare yourself a frog (you cannot)This isn’t a takedown of faith. It’s not anti-spiritual. It’s not anti-church. It’s a conversation about how spirituality can be formative, beautiful, and grounding, without being harmful, exclusionary, or weaponized. We talk honestly about: Why some of us still speak Christianity as a “native language”Why others don’t want to use that label at allAnd why asking questions doesn’t make you broken, it makes you awakeIf you’ve ever wrestled with religion… If you’ve ever felt betrayed by church culture… If you’ve ever tried to reconcile faith with politics… If you’re spiritually curious but institutionally skeptical… This one’s for you. We’re not offering answers. We’re offering context. And maybe a little breathing room. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    1h 9m
  3. Valentine’s Day, But Make It Confusing

    FEB 17

    Valentine’s Day, But Make It Confusing

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, we celebrate two very different American traditions: Chicken and waffles at a dive bar on Valentine’s DayCongressional hearings that feel suspiciously like reality televisionYou’re welcome. We kick things off with the evolution of Pamela’s now-sacred Valentine’s tradition: a quest for chicken and waffles that began in Louisville, survived a hookah bar, endured relocation to Dallas, and somehow now involves five adults, one confused hostess, and another confused server. From there, we spiral (politely) into: Why traditions matter more than the foodThe difference between cynical Valentine’s Day and choosing funDogs, brisket at 1AM, and questionable trimming decisionsAnd then, because we live in 2026 and nothing is calm, we talk about: Political hearings that feel like scripted televisionWhy following historians like Heather Cox Richardson keeps us saneThe difference between staying informed and doomscrollingThe danger of theatrical politics replacing serious governanceEpstein files, conspiracy culture, and why accountability still mattersWe don’t pile on.  We don’t scream.  We do, however, expect adults in power to behave like adults. And because we refuse to end on doom and gloom, we pivot to: Out-of-country vacation dreamsBeach vs. mountainsRV life, Big Bend, and why plumbing is non-negotiableThis episode is equal parts: friendshipfrustrationfoodand fully baked thoughtsIf you’re trying to balance staying informed without losing your mind, and also just want to laugh about confusing a Valentine’s Day server, you’re in the right place. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    57 min
  4. Only We Could Miss the Point This Thoroughly

    FEB 10

    Only We Could Miss the Point This Thoroughly

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, we do what we do best: take a party game that was absolutely not designed for philosophy… and immediately turn it into one. Use this affiliate link to check out all of Dyce Games party games, and support us! https://www.amazon.com/BAD-CHOICES-Have-Adult-Party/dp/B07RJ215S3?maas=maas_adg_B4627958FD98D6C37E32AA61B0EB2A9B_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas Using Bad Choices as our extremely loose framework, Pamela and Josh work their way through a series of “would you rather” questions that somehow unlock conversations about: money, desperation, and what survival actually looks liketherapy, language, and why naming things makes them survivablepsychics, tarot, spirituality, and our collective discomfort with mysterypower, corruption, and whether authority actually changes peoplezombie apocalypses, medication logistics, and realistic self-assessmentrelationships, insecurity, boundaries, and knowing when to walk awayreality TV, catfishing, and why boredom might be the real villainSomewhere between “Would you drink human blood?” and “Would you amputate a finger for $50k?” we end up talking about dignity, values, and how much money is actually enough to compromise them. This episode is: not seriousnot safenot advice…but it is honest, funny, and accidentally revealing. If you enjoy conversations that start ridiculous and end reflective — with plenty of detours, side comments, and self-awareness along the way — you’re in the right place. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    58 min
  5. People You Should Know: Salesforce Fangirl Anh

    FEB 3

    People You Should Know: Salesforce Fangirl Anh

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re welcoming a true People You Should Know guest: Anh, Salesforce veteran, accidental community magnet, unapologetic nerd, and the woman responsible for introducing multiple grown adults to the concept of a “cup of meat.” What starts as a story about surviving a Texas ice storm quickly becomes a masterclass in: Why Southerners and ice should never mixHow pork belly can instantly establish trust and communityBeing an elder millennial who remembers MapQuest, cassettes, and blowing into Nintendo cartridgesFinding belonging in the Salesforce ecosystem after layoffs, burnout, and career pivotsMeeting Stan Lee (and definitely not killing him)Ranking Batmans, Spider-Men, Marvel vs. DC, and why Superman still isn’t itMario Kart trash talk, N64 loyalty, and zero mercy for childrenThis episode is equal parts career story, fandom debate, food documentary, and friendship origin story. It’s about how community actually forms... not through panels or platforms, but through showing up, sharing food, and being exactly yourself (loudly). If you’ve ever: gone to a meetup terrified and left with friendsbonded over nerd culturefound your people later than expectedor believed pork belly might be a spiritual experience…this one’s for you. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    1h 15m
  6. One of Us Has Sleet

    JAN 27

    One of Us Has Sleet

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, we are recording under less than ideal conditions, and choosing to publish anyway. Because honestly? That felt more on brand than waiting for things to calm down. Pamela is in Dallas, iced in by sleet, watching the city slowly unravel one school closure at a time. Josh is 3,000 miles away in St. Thomas, sitting oceanside in short sleeves, waiting to find out if his family can actually make it home, or if they’re now just residents of the Virgin Islands. What unfolds is one of our most accidentally intimate episodes yet. We talk about: Texas winter weather panic vs. Midwestern survival instinctsTravel plans unraveling in real timeTwo kids, two birthdays, wildly different celebrationsA large insect, several towels, and zero dignityThere’s no big thesis here. No polished takeaway. Just two people talking through life as it’s happening: weather, parenting, politics, logistics, gratitude, frustration, and all. This is one of those episodes where the circumstances become the content. And somehow, it works. Thanks for rolling with us even when we’re thousands of miles apart, mildly buzzed, and recording because the alternative was silence. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    52 min
  7. We Solved Wealth Inequality in 59 Minutes

    JAN 20

    We Solved Wealth Inequality in 59 Minutes

    This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh do what they do best: take a ridiculous hypothetical (winning the Powerball) and accidentally turn it into a deeply sincere conversation about values, generosity, and what actually makes life meaningful. Sure, we start with the fun stuff (vacation homes in Santorini, barns full of cars, Pope Mobiles for carpool, and what kind of unhinged daily driver you’d own with $700 million), but pretty quickly, the fantasy gives way to something more grounded. We talk about: What most people don’t realize about sudden wealthWhy money doesn’t belong to you as much as you think it doesMedical debt, the broken healthcare system, and why wiping it out changes livesReal examples of generosity that actually move the needleWhy dignity (yes, even access to showers) can be life-changingDementia, shingles, vaccines, and the cost of misinformationWhy people (not stuff) are the real return on investmentWhere AI belongs (laundry) and where it absolutely does not (art and connection)This episode isn’t about politics for sport or hot takes for clicks. It’s about asking better questions: What would you do if you had enough? Who would you take care of? And what kind of world are we actually trying to build? We close with a simple challenge: Call someone you miss. Invest in people. Log off occasionally. No resolutions required. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    1 hr
  8. Accidental Fasting & Other New Year Decisions

    JAN 13

    Accidental Fasting & Other New Year Decisions

    We're BAAAAACK!!  Did ya miss us?? 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 karaoke machines should never be allowed back into a home once removed. From there, the conversation turns reflective, but not in a “new year, new me” kind of way. We talk about: Accidentally committing to intermittent fasting while wine drunkWhy resolutions don’t work (and why mindset shifts might)Choosing a more analog life in a screen-saturated worldParty games, Mario Kart, and rediscovering fun without phonesModeration vs. all-or-nothing thinkingBodies, health, fasting, keto, and listening to your actual needsLetting go of productivity guilt and making room for joyWhat we’re carrying into 2026, and what we’re finally leaving behindThis isn’t a motivational episode. It’s a grounded one. No pressure to reinvent yourself. No timelines. No “January 1 or bust” energy. Just two people talking honestly about where they are, what worked, what didn’t, and how they want to live a little better (and a little lighter) this year. If you’re easing into the new year instead of sprinting into it, you’re in the right place. Support the show Stay Connected with us on these platforms: Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/ Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

    56 min
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Some thoughts are premeditated. These are worse. Join Pamela & Josh for a fun-filled, highly opinionated spiral through what it means to live in today's world.

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  • Creator
    Josh & Pamela
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    27
  • Rating
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    © 2026 Premeditated Opinions
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