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Riffin'

Jon and Tim, musicians and lovers of art, have been friends for over 20 years. They've seen a lot life and are constantly searching for answers to all of it's biggest questions. Example: Why do men have nipples, and are mega churches really good for christianity? You'll hear tangents, the occasional guest, terrible jokes, really embarrassing stories, deep thoughts on current societal thinking and culture, and everything in between. Join them every week as they riff on what's been on their minds.
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Episodes

Midweek Thoughts: Freedom, Fireworks, and Friendship

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about freedom. They share stories about where they were a year ago at this time, and what they'd like things to look like in the future. Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

Jul 04, 201913 minSeason 1Ep. 100

IT'S OUR 100TH UPLOAD! 1 YEAR IN! (#50)

Yes. We know this is episode 50. But, this is around our 100th podcast we've uploaded including the midweek thoughts. It's almost been a full year of continually posting, and we wanted to take some time to reflect on the podcast, and what we've learned. Thank you so much to everyone who has listened and spent time with us as we hash out whatever topic is on the table. We truly appreciate you. - Tim and Jon

Jul 01, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 99

Midweek Thoughts: All You Gotta Do Is Ask

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk asking for things. Why do we stop ourselves from asking for the things we want in life? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

Jun 27, 201917 minSeason 1Ep. 98

Will You Be My Friend? (#49)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about friendship. What makes a good friend? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994 Find Jon's new Health/Nutrition Podcast at https://www.facebook.com/thejoehealthshow

Jun 24, 201933 minSeason 1Ep. 97

Midweek Thoughts: Near Sighted/Far Sighted

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about living your life with a short sighted view on things. We could be fine in the moment and not worrying about what the future brings...but, what happens when something happens and you wish you did take those precautionary measures? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/e...

Jun 20, 201918 minSeason 1Ep. 96

What Makes Something or Someone Valuable? Pt. 2 (#48)

This episode, Jon and Tim continue their talk about value. What makes something valuable? If two things are made EXACTLY the same, but made from different people...why would they be different prices? Also, what determines a humans value? Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994...

Jun 17, 201949 minSeason 1Ep. 95

Midweek Thoughts: What Makes Something or Someone Valuable?

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about value. What makes something valuable? If two things are made EXACTLY the same, but made from different people...why would they be different prices? Also, what determines a humans value? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

Jun 13, 201922 minSeason 1Ep. 94

Trying To Understand Society (#47)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about the way society handles stories of people suffering from disabilities. Jon poses questions and the guys try to tackle the questions one by one, trying to further gain understanding on why and how society is the way it is. Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timot...

Jun 10, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 93

Midweek Thoughts: Owning Our Mistakes

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk owning up to our moments of weaknesses. It's hard to stop ourselves from getting pushed over the edge, but how do we come back from that? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

Jun 06, 201915 minSeason 1Ep. 92

Ask The Universe And You Shall Receive (#46)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about the power of self-talk. Is it true that we can will things into existence just by wishing for them consistently? What if how we spoke to ourselves through internal dialogue actually dictated the trajectory of our lives? Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy...

Jun 03, 201934 minSeason 1Ep. 91

BONUS EPISODE: Saturday Morning Thoughts With Tim

BONUS EPISODE: Tim takes the microphone alone for the first time ever to discuss what he's been feeling and struggling with this week. Hopefully you can resonate with this on some level.

Jun 01, 201918 minSeason 1Ep. 90

Midweek Thoughts: Psychedelic Drugs

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about drugs. What if there was a positive side to certain drugs, but we let our biases get in the way of seeing that? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

May 30, 201915 minSeason 1Ep. 89

It's Not You, It's Me (#45)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about times in life when we are upset with someone. Are we actually upset at the person, or the situation? If we really take a step back and look at it, chances are we aren't as upset with the person as we think. Hopefully this realization leads to healing. The guys share their stories with this and much more on this weeks episode of Riffin'. Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's...

May 27, 201939 minSeason 1Ep. 88

Midweek Thoughts: DO NOT DISTURB MODE

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about priorities and distractions. What are ways we can keep from getting overwhelmed? What tiny distractions happen throughout the day that keep us from being productive? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

May 23, 201912 minSeason 1Ep. 87

Party Animals (#44)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about partying. Why do people feel the need to party? Why surround ourselves with strangers in a dark room with loud music? Is it a chance to escape from the world...a chance of self-expression? Maybe both? The guys share their thoughts on this, and even share personal stories of their partying days on this episode of Riffin'. Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to ...

May 20, 201946 minSeason 1Ep. 86

Midweek Thoughts: Chasing Perfection Pt. 2

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim continue their discussion about perfection. Who defines perfection, and is it even achievable? Jon also shares information about the book "The Gifts of Imperfection", by Brené Brown. Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

May 16, 201911 minSeason 1Ep. 85

What Are You Waiting For? (#43)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about taking action. Feeding our brains with knowledge from podcasts, lectures, and books is a necessary part of the growing process...but, we have to put things into motion. Why aren't you doing that thing you always wanted to do? What's holding you back? Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www...

May 13, 201942 minSeason 1Ep. 84

Midweek Thoughts: Chasing Perfection

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about perfection. Who defines perfection, and is it even achievable? Jon also shares information about the book "The Gifts of Imperfection", by Brené Brown. Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

May 09, 201912 minSeason 1Ep. 83

What If... (#42)

This episode, Jon and Tim about perfection. What if our words and our standards we impose on people stop them from ever becoming who they want to be? Is the pursuit of perfection keeping us from feeling like we ever accomplish anything? What if we actually figured out what it's like to live as the truest form of ourselves? Check out the book we talk about here https://www.amazon.com/Gifts-Imperfection-Think-Supposed-Embrace/dp/159285849X Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new albu...

May 06, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 82

Midweek Thoughts: Managing Stress

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about managing stress. Jon also shares information about the book "The Gifts of Imperfection", by Brené Brown. Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

May 02, 201914 minSeason 1Ep. 81

Motivation (#41)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk motivation. What drives us to push through pain and hardship? What causes us to give up on things? Maybe if we have a clear and defined target we want to hit, we have a better chance of seeing things through. Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/15121529...

Apr 29, 201949 minSeason 1Ep. 80

Midweek Thoughts: Living Vicariously Through Your Idols

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about people who live vicariously through their idols. What is it about our lives that we feel like we need to cling to something bigger than ourselves? If our favorite team is winning, does that mean we are winning in life? What about the opposite? The guys dig into all of this on todays Midweek Thought...

Apr 25, 201912 minSeason 1Ep. 79

Fear (#40)

This episode, Jon and Tim talk about fear. Can fear be a healthy motivator? What are ways we can overcome fear? Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin Find Tim's band "Earth to Abram" at http://smarturl.it/earthtoabram Find Tim's book at https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Abram-Timothy-Lebo/dp/1512152994 Find Jon's new Health/Nutrition Podcast at https://www.facebook.com/thejoehealthshow...

Apr 22, 201959 minSeason 1Ep. 78

Midweek Thoughts: I Want Validation

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk validation. Why do we want to be validated so badly? Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl.it/earthtoabram15hin

Apr 18, 201916 minSeason 1Ep. 77

How To Be Influential And Successful (#39)

This episode, Jon and Tim question what it takes to be a person of influence. When do you go from being an ordinary person, to someone who has "clout" and can speak of authority on certain topics? Maybe what we are looking for in our journey for "success" is validation. Getting validation might be the underlying feeling we are wanting throughout the process. Listen to the guys weave their way through these questions on this weeks episode of Riffin'. Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Ti...

Apr 15, 201941 minSeason 1Ep. 76

Midweek Thoughts: What Is Love?

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about love. Where did the idea of love come from? How do you even define love? What if the feeling we think is love is actually something completely different? The guys tackle all of these questions, and more, on todays episode of Riffin'. Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" here: smarturl....

Apr 11, 201924 minSeason 1Ep. 75

Being Somebody You Can Be Proud Of (#38)

This episode, Jon and Tim wrestle with the idea of being proud of ourselves. We never know who is watching our actions, and we don't know how we are influencing those around us, so we have to be conscious of how we are. Are we living a life that we are proud of? Are our bad habits that we struggle with actually serving us in some way, and is there a way to manifest those things in a healthy way? Contact us at riffinpod@gmail.com Listen to Tim's new album "15 Hours In Nashville" smarturl.it/earth...

Apr 08, 201951 minSeason 1Ep. 74

Midweek Thoughts: Chattin' By A Bonfire

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk about our desires in life. How many times in life are we living in conflicting stories, and we wonder why things aren't clicking...we wonder why we are struggling so much. Maybe it's because we are fighting our true wants and desires with a false narrative that we are laying over top of it. Listen to Tim...

Apr 04, 201919 minSeason 1Ep. 73

Making The Dream Work For You - Scott McFadden (#37)

In todays episode of Riffin', musician Scott Mcfadden joins Jon and Tim in the studio! Scott is from the Carlisle, Pa area and has been a part of several bands, including White Like Fire, Okay Children, and his self titled work, Scott Mcfadden Music. You will also get a chance to hear a LIVE studio recording on one of Scotts newest songs. You DO NOT want to miss it. It gives Jon the goosebumps! He is the father of twins and a husband to his wife, Joy. Scott writes, records, produces, and perform...

Apr 01, 20191 hr 10 minSeason 1Ep. 72

Midweek Thoughts: Managing Expectations

Midweek Thoughts are shorter and easily digestible episodes for those in a time crunch. You'll hear about books, music, observations, and what we took away from them. This week, Jon and Tim talk managing expectations. Expectations are resentment in the making, and we have to be conscious of setting realistic goals and expectations for things. Tim talks about his expectations with the release of his new album, and Jon shares his thoughts on expectations with everyday work life and family. Listen ...

Mar 28, 201915 minSeason 1Ep. 71
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