Send us a Text Message. Warning: This episode is about the assassination attempt on President Trump on July 13, 2024. It also references the outcomes and deaths related to the events that transpired. We also reference resources from onthemedia.org, namely their Breaking News Consumer's Handbook.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. Everyone is feeling the effects of inflation these days. But what can one do about it and how do you compare to others? Is your financial standing a reality or just a perceived issue? A version of the dollar chart mentioned in this episode can be found here.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. Warning: this episode contains references to 9/11, various wars, and death statistics. We start out with a word that Adam has never heard of: autarky. Then in this special July 4th episode we talk about the USA, 9/11, wars, and the historical remembrance as well as the statistical contextualization of these events. Here is t…

Send us a Text Message. Warning: this episode contains reference to shark attacks. We spend the first half of this episode talking about some common phrases and colloquialisms that are not always said using the correct words. Then in the last half we talk about our recent experiences at the beach adjacent to where shark attacks occurred, along with…

Send us a Text Message. The cutest guest host ever does the word of the episode, as requested by a listener. Then the episode continues in regards to frustrating ambiguities and specificities of how people describe time.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. No script nor outline for this episode. Nonetheless, we discuss related topics of providence, fatalism, chaos theory, rationalism, and game theory. Adam felt like this episode was a roller coaster ride; Steph thought it was the best episode yet.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. How did our podcast come to be? Can two people have the same idea, without realizing that the other has the same idea? There are lots of podcasts out there: Joe Rogan, Theocast, Blurry Creatures, Weaponized, Julie La Roche, Heresy Financial. But in this episode we discuss the genesis of I Hate Talking, as well continue on to…

Send us a Text Message. Or send us an email at ihatetalkingpodcast@gmail.com. You need to "actively" listen to this episode. Are audio books a valid way to "read"? We explore this and many more topics in this episode. Shout out to John Delony and his podcast that was used as a jumping off point for some of the ideas about distraction and attentiven…

Send us a Text Message. Listen to Steph verbally process her thoughts live on this episode, while Adam thinks before he speaks. Are you a internal or external processor, and do you have the elasticity to do both?By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. Sculptures are narratives. Really? In this episode we talk about personal narrative describing human experience. Or is it more appropriate to describe human experience using personal narrative?By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. What does it really mean to be a perfectionist? During this episode, take a 20-word associative survey to find what new insights you arrive at during this conversation on perfection and excellence.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. In our premiere episode we discuss two different categories of people that hate talking, as well as introduce our audience to what our podcast is all about. The author in mind for one of the quotes in this episode was Harper Lee. Buy the book "To Kill a Mockingbird".By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. We start to explore some topics that are hated, or at least avoided, in western culture. Are these regional, cultural, or global topics that are hated and avoided? Want to buy the book called "How to Make Small Talk" mentioned in today's episode? Buy it on Amazon.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. People definitely hate talking in certain places. Or do they? Does ambient noise and distraction take away from the meaningfulness of conversation? Join us as we talk about this and more!By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. Is there a best time of day to talk? Best day of the week? Is there a time within our lifetime that we need to commit to the conversation? The answer to all these questions: YES. Want the mug mentioned in this episode? Get it on Amazon.By Stephadam

Send us a Text Message. In our final introduction episode, we explore the reasons we talk at all, the benefit of talking (both to the talker and the receiver), and setup for future episodes.By Stephadam