This year, we wanted to create something a little different; something warmer, more intimate, and rooted in the friendships and musicianship that have shaped so much of Josh and Krista’s lives. So we gathered a few of their closest North Texas musician friends in the living room, set up the mics and cameras, and recorded a tiny-desk–style Christmas concert just for you.

Featuring live jazz performances of Christmas classics: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Winter Wonderland, This Christmas, and more. This episode blends the magic of local artistry with the comfort of being in the room with people who genuinely love playing together.

You’ll hear stories from years of gigs, hilarious behind-the-scenes memories, and the kind of chemistry that only exists between friends who’ve shared a stage more times than they can count.

This isn’t a polished studio album.
It’s something better: real music, real friends, real Christmas.

If you love Christmas music, live jazz, or discovering incredible local talent, this episode is your new holiday tradition.

✨ Bonus Content Alert: Additional songs from this session are available exclusively on Substack for our paid subscribers.

🔔 Subscribe on YouTube if you want to actually see the magic, the musicians, and the moments we can’t capture in audio alone.

Make yourself a mug of something warm, turn on the tree lights, and let this become the soundtrack of your week.

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Note: This week, we’re giving everyone (free people, paid people, and the spiritually unprepared) a sneak peek of our very first Hot Mess Madeline premium episode. If you’re a free subscriber, enjoy this little taste of the chaos. And hey… if it makes you laugh, gasp, or text a friend “you HAVE to hear this,” maybe consider joining us on the paid side. Paid subscribers get all the good stuff: every free and premium episode, full access to comments and community, and the warm satisfaction of supporting our tiny-but-mighty business. Pull up a chair and get weird with us!

This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re breaking format (again) and giving you something special: a 30-minute teaser straight from behind our Substack paywall!

Why?
Because we finally recorded our first official episode with the one and only Madeline… and it was too iconic not to share.

Madeline is a force of nature: unfiltered storytelling, dating misadventures, PTA conspiracy theories, cyber-security side quests, and the kind of millennial survival wisdom you only earn through heartbreak, bourbon, and working in education for exactly one year before fleeing (with receipts).

And yes, things devolve into tequila. They always do.

If you’ve ever wondered what our premium Substack content sounds like… this is your chance to experience the madness before it goes behind the velvet rope.

What You’ll Hear in This Preview:

• Hot Mess Madeline, introduced in her natural habitat: a cocktail in hand and zero filter
• Stories from her brief, dramatic teaching career... including a scandal!
• How Pamela and Madeline met (and why the neighborhood cookies were definitely a bribe)
• A teaser of Tequila Tuesdays, where Pamela and Josh drink and they know things
• Why millennials are exhausted, broke, and still trying to buy houses
• The exact moment tequila hijacks the episode and no one tries to stop it
• A chaotic detour into Jackbox and why Madeline must be invited next time

This is the first of MANY premium episodes featuring Madeline and trust us, her dating life alone deserves its own cinematic universe.

Inside the paywall, you’ll get:

Exclusive Madeline Episodes:
The dating stories, the neighborhood drama, the hot takes: all unfiltered.

Tequila Tuesdays:
Pamela + Josh + tequila+ questionable wisdom.

AMAs & Live Sessions:
Spicy, unscripted, and occasionally unhinged.

Bonus Episodes:
Like extra content from the episode we’re releasing next week!

Blooper Reels:
Pamela’s personal love language.

If you laughed even ONCE during this preview… imagine what's waiting behind the curtain.

Link is below, go subscribe so you don’t miss the chaos!

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This week on Premeditated Opinions, we’re handing you another installment of People You Should Know, and trust us: Mike Chandler absolutely qualifies.

Mike is Pamela’s longtime friend, former project teammate, software engineering wizard, accidental haiku writer, and part-time tour guide to every movie ever filmed in the Greater LA area. From Poltergeist to Terminator 2, this man basically grew up on a Hollywood backlot… and he has stories.

But we don’t stop there. Oh no.
This episode goes from 80s film nostalgia → the future of AI → how technology will reshape entire careers → why “AI slop” is coming for us all → and yes, Josh’s childhood ban from watching E.T.

Because this is Premeditated Opinions: we think deeply, we spiral responsibly, and we say things that probably make someone uncomfortable. Usually Mike.

In This Episode:

Mike’s real-life neighborhood movie map: Poltergeist, E.T., Terminator 2, The Office & more

What the “digital revolution” actually means (and why AI is basically the new mouse + keyboard)

Which jobs AI will replace… and why upskilling is our new love language

AI slop”: what it is, why it's everywhere, and how to spot it before it spots you.

Pamela’s data sermon: “Clean your house before you invite AI over.”

An actually helpful, genuinely hopeful conversation about the future

Mike will be personally visiting the comments to tell you why you’re wrong — his words, not ours.

#podcast #premeditatedopinions #AI #nerds #movies

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