Between Two Worlds

By Scott Trout

A podcast about belief, un-belief and everything in between.

Hosts Scott Trout (a Christian from America) and Joey Vervaart (an Agnostic from the Netherlands) come from two different worlds, yet they... more

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How many episodes does Between Two Worlds have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.

Between Two Worlds episodes:

November 27, 202016. How to Raise Independent Spiritual Beings-- Pavanne Veltman (Part 3)
The Pressures of Parenting and Spirituality. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Pavanne Veltman, is back for a third episode with Scott and Joey. In this episode, Scott takes us to a new topic. Parenting and how it intermingles with our spiritual beliefs. It's one thing to have an awareness of what your parents did or did not give you growing up, but it's a whole other ballgame when you are now the parent trying to figure out what to do. This is the situation Scott finds himself in and he is seeking Pavanne's advice.
This is the first time Scott announces that they were pregnant on air and it takes place right before their gender reveal party. It is super American, but he couldn't help himself and they found out it was a girl.... ahhhh how precious!
Topics Discussed:
How to raise independent spiritual beings who are able to decide for themselves what they believe in.

How to raise boys from a mother of two. Specifically in making them feel heard.

How Scott is excited no matter what gender their baby is

And how to deeply root your child in a religious tradition while still allowing space for their questions and doubts.
Questions for the Community:
What did your parents teach you about God and religion? Was it positive or negative?

What would you do differently when raising your kids?

Is society missing out on something in their push to move away from organized religion?
Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation. Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
You can find Pavanne at: https://yourholisticlifereset.com
“My mission is to help women achieve their best possible health and to reconnect with their true selves so they can live in their fullest potential.”
AREAS I CAN SUPPORT YOU IN ARE: Wellness & Detoxification; Right Diet For Your Type; Natural Lifestyle; Personal & Spiritual Transformation; Meditation; Forest Bathing; Intuition; Tarot Readings
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November 20, 202015. Away from Organized Religion-- Pavanne Veltman (Part 2)
Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Pavanne Veltman, is back with Joey and Scott to talk more how important it is to find a personal connection with God. To get there you might have to push back against the religious framework you have been raised with.
When this episode was recorded Scott didn’t know the gender of their baby. (Spoiler alert, it’s a girl and she could be born at any moment. Aaaah!). Pavanne is a mother of two teenage boys, so the conversation went into parenting and how to raise independent thinkers. As well as Scott’s hopes for his coming baby.
Other Topics Discussed:
-Our sneaky intro where we learned of Pavanne’s acting days at Northwestern University in Chicago and going to school with David Schwimmer and Stephen Colbert.

-Scott getting broken by kindness when Pavanne speaks into his life purpose.

-Relationship with God vs Religion. How the framework of religion and scriptures build our picture of who God is, but it is easy to just play by the rules and miss God within your performance.

-The pros and cons of following a prescribed belief vs sorting it out yourself.
You can find Pavanne at: https://yourholisticlifereset.com
Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly
or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation.
Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
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25min
November 18, 202014. Searching for Direction not Dogma-- Pavanne Veltman (Part 1)
Weaving Your Own Spiritual Quilt. Holistic Lifestyle Coach, Diet Rebel, Author & Speaker, Pavanne Veltman, joins Scott and Joey to discuss her journey to detox from the religious dogma of her past to finding true spiritual direction from God, himself. She has looked into nearly every major religion, starting with the Catholicism she was raised with, to Buddhism, to New Age meditation, to finally landing on a spiritual quilt of her own design. Scott and Joey know Pavanne from improv. Her sense of play comes out in everything she does.
Topics Discussed:
-Finding that one thing that doesn’t sit well with each major religion.

-The importance of finding a personal connection with the Divine within you.

-The importance of setting intentions before jumping into something.

-And why we need guides to help us along our spiritual journey.
Questions for the Community:
How would you compare all the major religions?

How do you balance the need for individual faith and spiritual guides in your search for God?

Do you think God is a he, she or an it?
Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly
or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation.
Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
You can find Pavanne at: https://yourholisticlifereset.com
“My mission is to help women achieve their best possible health and to reconnect with their true selves so they can live in their fullest potential.”
AREAS I CAN SUPPORT YOU IN ARE: Wellness & Detoxification; Right Diet For Your Type; Natural Lifestyle; Personal & Spiritual Transformation; Meditation; Forest Bathing; Intuition; Tarot Readings
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46min
November 13, 2020Upcoming Guest: Pavanne Veltman
Check out this cool trailer of upcoming guest Pavanne Veltman.

Topics Discussed:
-Finding that one thing that doesn’t sit well with each major religion.

-The importance of finding a personal connection with the Divine within you.

-The importance of setting intentions before jumping into something.

-And why we need guides to help us along our spiritual journey.
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October 16, 202013. Voting, Politics, and Religion-- Sailor James (Part 3)
How Should Christians Vote? Sailor James, Scott, and Joey finish out their talk with a discussion of how our spirituality affects our view of politics and voting. We all came to the belief that it is important to vote, but there can be so many factors in how you vote whether it is out of fear of what might happen if the other side wins, or the personality of a leader you like, or the platform of a party that fits with your worldview.
Other Topics Discussed:
The differences between the British, American, and Dutch political systems.

How people are more often single issue voters than they might admit.

How Joey thinks the Netherlands has too many parties, while Scott and James would like a little more legitimate options in their American and British systems.
Questions for the Community:
How does your worldview affect how you vote?

Which are better moral agents to affect change in society, the Government? Businesses? or Consumers?

How much say do we really have to affect change as voters?
Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation. Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
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21min
October 11, 2020 Has the Bible Changed Over Time? Sailor James Part Two
Scott, Joey and their English sailor friend, James, sit down to talk more in depth about the Bible. Where did it come from? Has it been edited over time? Can it be trusted as a historical document? And who is this Jesus fellow anyway?

Other Topics Discussed:
-The difference between the Book of Mormon and the Bible.
-How our spiritual beliefs impact the way we vote.
-And How James got so skinny while living at sea.

Questions for the Community:
-What are your perceptions of the Bible? Do you trust what is written in it?
-How do you know if a religion is man made?
-What is the difference between reading something historically and reading something religiously?

Links Mentioned:
The Bible Project:
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBibleProject

The Case for Christ:
https://www.amazon.nl/dp/0310350034/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_chbGFbA4SV02F”
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43min
October 02, 202012. Has the Bible Changed Over Time?-- Sailor James (Part 2)
Scott, Joey and their English sailor friend, James, sit down to talk more in depth about the Bible. Where did it come from? Has it been edited over time? Can it be trusted as a historical document? And who is this Jesus fellow anyway?

Other Topics Discussed:
-The difference between the Book of Mormon and the Bible.
-The uniqueness of the Bible as a historical text.
-Why looking into things is important.

Questions for the Community:
-What are your perceptions of the Bible? Do you trust what is written in it?

-How do you know if a religion is man made?

-What is the difference between reading something historically and reading something religiously?

Links Mentioned:
The Bible Project:
https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBibleProject

The Case for Christ:
https://www.amazon.nl/dp/0310350034/ref=cm_sw_r_wa_apa_i_chbGFbA4SV02F”
Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly
or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation.
Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
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29min
September 18, 202011. Weathering the Seas Of Faith: Sailor James's Reason for Believing Part 1
James Smith, a former third officer for commercial shipping vessels, virtual cruise ship crasher and participant in the Navigator community in Amsterdam, shares his reasons for believing in Christianity. He shares how he was raised in a Christian home, but had to come to the moment where he decided to believe for himself. He found his reason for believing by looking into the historical evidence for the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

Topics Discussed:
-Difference between solitude and isolation as a spiritual discipline.
-How to follow your faith when you are surrounded by those who think differently than you.
-The resilience needed to weather months at sea.
-And the beauty of faith done in community.

Questions for the Community:
Do you think Jesus existed? If so who was he and what did he claim about himself?

What ways do you put solitude into your life?

Has a cow ever stared into your soul like it stared into James’ soul?

Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly
or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation.
Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
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45min
September 18, 202010. Are Christians Hypocritical?-- Irina Barsky (Part 3)
Fiery ginger, Irina Barsky, is back with a part three. Coming off her first episode, where she described her spiritual rollercoaster of all the religions she has been exposed to in life, Irina turns the attention on Scott and Christians. She wants to know why they are so hypocritical and her points deserve an answer. Scott describes how Christians have a tension they hold in their faith called "grace" and "truth."

Questions for the Community:
What has been your experience with Christians?

If you are a Christian, how do you balance grace and truth?

Which is better, accepting people where they are at or helping them live a better life?

Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly
or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation.
Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
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24min
September 11, 20209. Dating, Marriage, Religion and How to Find a Winner-- Irina Barsky (Part 2)
How to Know You Have Found a Winner with Irina Barsky. Scott, Joey, and Irina are back to discuss dating and relationships specifically how to know if you are dating a winner and what the big deal is with marriage. They represent different ways of seeing the world spiritually, which has an impact on how they see relationships. Scott is coming from the Christian lens, Joey is agnostic and down to date someone who is religious, and Irina has made up her mind to avoid religious people especially when it comes to dating.
Questions for the Community:
How do you know if you have found a winner worth committing your life to?

Is it ok to date someone who believes different things than you?

Do you think marriage is important, why or why not?
Message Us:
You can e-mail (https://[email protected]/) us your questions directly
or follow us on Instagram or facebook (@betweentwoworldspodcast) and become part of the conversation.
Also find us on YouTube: (BetweenTwoWorlds - YouTube)
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24min

FAQs about Between Two Worlds:

How many episodes does Between Two Worlds have?

The podcast currently has 78 episodes available.