Inefficiency Podcast

Friendly Savages makes their music out of the Austin, TX cauldron of rock, blues, and secret sauce. The group's characteristic music style and the energy, joy, and musicality they bring to live shows have helped to establish them as "one of the best groups working in Austin today" (The Horn).  Their sophomore album, East in the Morning, was released in April of 2015.

Host Matt Inman with Inefficiency Live guests Jeremy Ezell and Jess Worthington, 2015.

For our twentieth episode we went live! We had some fun with A Christmas Carol and different perspectives in hopes of going home for the holidays healthier people.  We all have family that we find difficult and just maybe, they find us difficult too.  Have a listen to the episode done live in a crowded Stouthaus Coffee Pub in Austin, Texas.

Three Therapists (Matt Inman, Jeremy Ezell and Jess Worthington)

Two Christmas Beers (Deschutes Jubeale and Anchor Christmas Ale)

One Holiday Conversation (Scrooge, Christmas Ghosts and Healthy Relationships)

Tim Schurrer is on a mission to connect people to a more meaningful life. As the right-hand man to Donald Miller, he is gifted at turning lofty goals and world-changing vision into practical, daily actions. Tim set out 10 years ago to live a life that he could love. This pursuit took him on a journey across the country with TOMS Shoes before working with Apple Inc. for several years. Beyond Tim’s magnetic personality is a contagious sense of purpose and an inspiring zeal for life. Tim lives in Nashville, Tennessee with his wife, Katie, and the world's cutest dog, Watson.

Website - http://timschurrer.com

Twitter - https://twitter.com/timschurrer

Instagram - https://instagram.com/timschurrer/

Gena Minnix, PhD is a Licensed Professional Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in systemic therapies, trauma and spiritual discernment.  She is a professor at the Seminary of the Southwest, an Episcopal school.  She also co-founded the non-profit The Empathy Project.  She resides with her family in Austin, Texas.

Brad D. Strawn (M.A. Theology, PhD Clinical Psychology) is the Evelyn and Frank Freed Professor for the Integration of Psychology and Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, Graduate School of Psychology. He has edited or co-authored three books including The Physical Nature of Christian Life: Neuroscience, Psychology & the Church (Cambridge: with Warren Brown) and Christianity and Psychoanalysis: A New Conversation (IVP: with Earl Bland). He also regularly publishes in integrative journals focusing on the dialogue between Christianity and Psychology. Brad’s research interests include embodied cognition, clinical psychology, psychoanalysis, the integration of psychology and theology, and psychology and ecclesiology. Brad is an ordained Elder in the Church of the Nazarene and a licensed psychologist who maintains a private practice in Pasadena, California where he works with individuals, couples and families.

Twitter: @Bdstrawn

Erin Inman is a dynamic woman who has a knack for creativity, expression and loving.  She works at home as a mother and is also a part time preschool teacher.  She has been a reluctant artist over the past 10 years and has recently leaned into her writing, doodling and illustrating. Erin opens up about the evolution of her grief over her mother's death when she was 14.  

David Salinas is the founder and curator of the Department of Brewology based out of Austin, Texas. For the last 15 years David has been dedicated to create better design and better coffee. Just recently his two passions merged in the culmination of the Department of Brewology; a typographic exploration of the art & science of handcrafted coffee.  

instagram: flatteryleadstoruin                                     website: www.departmentofbrewology.com

Jonathan Russell is a chaplain working for urban justice at the Union Rescue Mission on skid row in Downtown Los Angeles, a contributing fellow at the USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, and an adjunct professor of philosophy and religion at Chaffey College. He hold a Masters degree in theology and philosophy of religion from Fuller Theological Seminary, and is currently pursuing a PhD in Religion and Philosophy at Claremont Graduate University. He was formerly a young adult and college minister and prior to that he spent nearly a decade as a professional musician in the music industry as a founding member of the band Cold War Kids, in which he was a songwriter and the lead guitarist.

Paul has spent time working in higher education, the church, and the non-profit sector. The common thread with each of these has been a passion for advocating on behalf of those affected by injustices happening in the world, as well as educating and mobilizing communities as to their responsibility and opportunity to change these situations. Paul holds a MA in Organizational Leadership from Bethel University. He is pursuing his PhD in International Relief and Development from Assemblies of God Theological Seminary. Together with his wife Candace, and their two children, Lola and Justus, they are committed as a family to engage in the story of justice and hope. Paul loves both camping in the wilderness and drinking coffee in the city.

Twitter: @paulhurckman

Dr. Kim is a licensed clinical psychologist and assistant professor at Biola University.  She regularly teaches in the undergraduate psychology department and supervises doctoral research at Rosemead School of Psychology. Her research interests include multiculturalism and gender issues, racial and cultural identity formation, Asian-American psychology, and the use of qualitative research methods.