THE TRAMCAST - FERIAL SHMERIAL

THE TRAMCAST hits double digits this week with Episode 10! The Trams share a special announcement [http://ferialshmerial.com/full-circle] and host a special interview with Natalie Busch of MessyMom.com [https://messymom.com]! (Make sure to click through below for more show notes) You can find Natalie in all of the online places (Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/messymom/], Twitter [https://twitter.com/themessymom], Facebook [https://www.facebook.com/themessymom]) and especially at TheMessyMom.com [http://themessymom.com]. Also make sure to check out the blog post that John wrote about our special announcement [http://www.ferialshmerial.com/blog/full-circle]! For even more linkage: John's Trambit [https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2017/jun/27/are-you-a-xennial-take-the-quiz] and Ferial's Trambit [http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/amelia-earhart-may-have-survived-crash-landing-never-seen-photo-n779591]. As always, you can connect with John and Ferial @THETRAMCAST [https://twitter.com/thetramcast]on Twitter, on Instagram @THETRAMCAST [https://www.instagram.com/thetramcast/], on THE TRAMCAST Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/thetramcast/], and at THETRAMCAST@gmail.com. All music in this episode was created and produced by Ferial Trammell. Used here with permission.

THE TRAMCAST is back with our second Mini Episode! Today we keep it short and sweet, covering two segments in this Mini Episode: The Trams play a game they created called "Tea Party" and they answer an important Ask the Trams question. You can connect with John and Ferial @THETRAMCAST [https://twitter.com/thetramcast]on Twitter, on THE TRAMCAST Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/thetramcast/], and at THETRAMCAST@gmail.com. And! We're on Instagram:@THETRAMCAST [https://www.instagram.com/thetramcast/]! All music in this episode was created and produced by Ferial Trammell. Used here with permission.

We're back with Episode 009 and it is jam-packed with all sorts of good stuff! In this episode the Trams discuss current events, neurotechnology, and a new take on a classic fairy tale. We also take another ride on The Canterbury Tram as John sits down with our Rector at Eucharist Church, Father Ryan Jones, and discusses the sacrament of Confirmation. Check below for the show-note links! Ferial's headline on brain technology [https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-hardware-update-for-the-human-brain-1496660400] // John's headline on a new, weird Snow White movie [http://www.newsweek.com/chloe-grace-moretz-appalled-red-shoes-7-dwarfs-body-shaming-violence-trailers-618786] // Apple's new Home Pod [https://www.apple.com/homepod/] // Eucharist Church [http://eucharistsf.org] // Father Ryan Jones [http://eucharistsf.org/about/] // John's blog on Confirmation [http://www.ferialshmerial.com/blog/2017/6/7/a-confirmation-conversation] You can connect with John and Ferial @THETRAMCAST [https://twitter.com/thetramcast]on Twitter, on THE TRAMCAST Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/thetramcast/], and at THETRAMCAST@gmail.com. And! We're on Instagram:@THETRAMCAST [https://www.instagram.com/thetramcast/]! All music in this episode was created and produced by Ferial Trammell. Used here with permission.

Brick+Wall.jpg [https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55085d51e4b05058803b739e/1495669698420-818L7DXK3BGC43OG5AQO/Brick%2BWall.jpg?format=1000w] [http://www.eddiekaufholz.com] You guys!! We're back! After an unscheduled "mid-season break" THE TRAMCAST returns with Episode 008, and it's a special one! The bulk of this episode is dedicated to a really fantastic interview we did with the one and only Eddie Kaufholz [http://www.eddiekaufholz.com]! Eddie is a writer, speaker, pastor, and podcaster. He loves his wife and two daughters, speaks on behalf of International Justice Mission [http://www.eddiekaufholz.com/ijm/], hosts The New Activist podcast [http://newactivist.is], and is a regular cast member on the RELEVANT podcast [https://relevantmagazine.com/series/relevant-podcast/]--and he made time to sit down and chat with us! You can connect with Eddie on all the socials HERE [http://www.eddiekaufholz.com/mediakit/]. Other things we talk about in this episode include: Terrorist suicide bomber in Manchester [http://www.cnn.com/2017/05/24/europe/manchester-terror-attack-uk/index.html] // Trump, the orb [http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2017/05/22/529482915/heres-the-deal-with-that-glowing-orb-and-plenty-of-notes-on-what-it-isnt], and the Wailing Wall // The [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/106904571/the-romphimtm-your-new-favorite-summer-outfit]Romphim [https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/106904571/the-romphimtm-your-new-favorite-summer-outfit] // Young Sheldon [http://www.cbs.com/shows/young-sheldon/] // New Paramore album [https://fueledbyramen.lnk.to/afterlaughter] // Roseanne sequel [http://tvline.com/2017/05/16/roseanne-revival-abc-new-episodes-dan-alive/] You can connect with John and Ferial @THETRAMCAST [https://twitter.com/thetramcast]on Twitter, on THE TRAMCAST Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/thetramcast/], and at THETRAMCAST@gmail.com. And! We're on Instagram:@THETRAMCAST [https://www.instagram.com/thetramcast/]! All music in this episode was created and produced by Ferial Trammell. Used here with permission.

It's episode double-oh-seven! The Trams are back with a full episode discussing Ferial's love for Anne of Green Gables, some practical strategies for purposeful rest in the midst of everyday busy, and a recap of Holy Week. Speaking of, Happy Easter season! He is risen! Other things we discuss include (make sure to click through to see show note links): Threats of war [http://www.foxnews.com/world/2017/04/23/north-korea-threatens-to-strike-us-aircraft-carrier-to-show-militarys-force.html] // Earth Day + March for Science [http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-new-science-march-20170422-story.html] // Russian planes [http://www.cnn.com/2017/04/21/politics/russian-bombers-tensions-trump/] // Facebook murderer [https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2017/apr/18/facebook-live-shooting-man-dead-pennsylvania-police-chase] // New X-Men + Avatar movies [http://io9.gizmodo.com/three-x-men-movies-new-mutants-deadpool-2-and-dark-ph-1794561256] // Bill O'Reilley [https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/19/business/media/bill-oreilly-fox-news-allegations.html?_r=0] // DJ Skrillex [http://www.edmsauce.com/2017/04/21/skrillex-supplies-explanation-run-law/] // Anne of Green Gables Netflix series and advertisement posters [http://www.chatelaine.com/living/entertainment-living/anne-of-green-gables-retouched/] // Sheep in a bio bag [http://www.theverge.com/2017/4/25/15421734/artificial-womb-fetus-biobag-uterus-lamb-sheep-birth-premie-preterm-infant] // Ferial's blog on Purposeful Rest [http://www.ferialshmerial.com/blog/2015/5/20/5-strategies-for-purposeful-rest] // Pray As You Go app [http://www.pray-as-you-go.org/home/] // Read Scripture app [http://www.readscripture.org] You can connect with John and Ferial @THETRAMCAST [https://twitter.com/thetramcast]on Twitter, on THE TRAMCAST Facebook page [https://www.facebook.com/thetramcast/], and at THETRAMCAST@gmail.com. And! We're on Instagram now:@THETRAMCAST [https://www.instagram.com/thetramcast/]! All music in the episode was created and produced by Ferial Trammell. Used here with permission.