Episodes
Matthew and Jamie chat about "Christian Genius Billionare Kanye West", leaving trails of forensic evidence so police can catch your killer, and, of course, what Matthew has been watching on TV when he's supposed to be working.
Published 11/14/19
Published 11/14/19
Matthew shares why he hates Halloween. Jamie joins a gym. And then talk about Jordan--their greatest vacation ever...  For more info on visiting Jordan, check out http://visitjordan.com/
Published 10/30/19
This week, Matthew returns from weeks of travel having missed an opportunity to do the splits (a split?) on the equator for the second time, Jamie bails on an awesome conference to go to Disneyland, Matthew hates Mickey Mouse, and Jamie stumbles into a wild bear picnic. #tapthetaint
Published 10/16/19
With Matthew out of town, Jamie crowns her real life bestie (whose name is also Jaime) co-host for the day, and they talk about...sports. Yes, sports. ...But they also talk about TV, Movies, Ethical Shopping, Unethical Nails, and the day Jaime met Jamie's boyfriend for the very first time.
Published 09/18/19
Jamie and Matthew have a rough start. Jamie talks about her time in Canada. Matthew shares this week's favorite TV show--Succession. And Jamie shares her love for Wednesdays. 
Published 09/11/19
Jamie goes to the land of Twilight lore, Matthew sees his first movie AT 19 YEARS OLD (!!!), and someone has an epically awkward moment in an airport bathroom. 
Published 09/04/19
Matthew watches TV (surprise!), Jamie finds a dollar books store, and a sad story that ends with one of the hosts eating out of a dog poo bag. 
Published 08/21/19
Matthew binges Amazon Prime’s “The Boys”. Jamie talks about friendships and date nights. And then Jamie shares one of HER secrets to loving the outdoors.
Published 08/14/19
On this episode of My Favorite Distraction...  -Jamie and Matthew compare family vacations. -They bemoan people who ride bicycles. -Jamie shares one of her secret obsessions. -And Matthew makes several confessions, including one about still having a landline.
Published 08/07/19
Jamie and Matthew met through blogging. In this episode, they discuss Matthew's early fear of Jamie, the community of bloggers who have become some of their closest friends, and the legacy of Rachel Held Evans. 
Published 07/31/19
On episode 2, among the topics that Jamie and Matthew discuss are...  ASMR https://www.sleep.org/articles/what-is-asmr/ Game of Thrones http://www.hbo.com Binging...  And much more...  Join the MyFavoriteDistraction Facebook group...   https://www.facebook.com/groups/myfavoritedistraction/?ref=share
Published 07/24/19
Relevant links: A USA TODAY’s “decoding your teen's text and speak”: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/columnist/2018/08/10/ultimate-guide-understanding-teen-slang-and-text/936280002/ The Great British Baking Show: http://www.pbs.org/food/shows/great-british-baking-show/ Guy’s Grocery Games: https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/guys-grocery-games Martha’s Baking Recipes: http://www.pbs.org/food/features/martha-bakes-recipes/ Bighorn Sheep: ...
Published 07/16/19
Let’s face it; our lives are inundated by distractions, a varied list of things that suck up our time and keep us from becoming overly successful, tackling long to-do lists, and/or fixing our kids dinner. Few people are more distracted than friends and fellow writers, Jamie Wright and Matthew Paul Turner, which is why they’ve started a podcast to discuss all of the good, weird, indulgent, self-helping distractions that keep them sane and less preoccupied with all of life’s less enjoyable...
Published 07/15/19
Let’s face it; our lives are inundated by distractions, a varied list of things that suck up our time and keep us from becoming overly successful, tackling long to-do lists, and/or fixing our kids dinner. Few people are more distracted than friends and fellow writers, Jamie Wright and Matthew Paul Turner, which is why they’ve started a podcast to discuss all of the good, weird, indulgent, self-helping distractions that keep them sane and less preoccupied with all of life’s less enjoyable...
Published 07/15/19
Let’s face it; our lives are inundated by distractions, a varied list of things that suck up our time and keep us from becoming overly successful, tackling long to-do lists, and/or fixing our kids dinner. Few people are more distracted than friends and fellow writers, Jamie Wright and Matthew Paul Turner, which is why they’ve started a podcast to discuss all of the good, weird, indulgent, self-helping distractions that keep them sane and less preoccupied with all of life’s less enjoyable...
Published 07/02/19