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.

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

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!

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

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

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

This week, Dyce, the makers of Bad Choices and other delightfully unhinged party games, decided to sponsor this episode of Premeditated Opinions, where Pamela and Josh take a break from deep thoughts and existential dread to play the game that’s part therapy, part chaos, and 100% “we might regret this later.”

If your game nights could use a little more laughter (and questionable decision-making), check out Bad Choices or any of Dyce’s other games using our exclusive link below. It supports the show and your bad decisions:
https://www.amazon.com/BAD-CHOICES-Have-Adult-Party/dp/B07RJ215S3

Join us for puke-and-rally confessions to dishwasher wars and hypothetical cannibalism (don’t ask), this episode proves that “adulting” is really just structured bad decision-making, now with better snacks and microphones.

Big questions we did not need to answer but did anyway:
Would you eat a human burger for $5,000?
Can your marriage survive the dishwasher loading debate?
How much would it take to get punched in the face once a year?
And are there actually therapists sleeping with their patients?!

It’s unfiltered, unserious, and occasionally profound, the perfect cocktail of chaos for your commute, cleaning session, or mental breakdown.

If you’re into party games, millennial humor, brutally honest friendships, and learning way too much about your hosts, this episode’s for you.

#podcast #premeditatedopinions #dyce #badchoices #partygames

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh unpack the chaotic magic of family theme park adventures, from Halloween neighborhood fun to Disney park survival guides.

Pamela recounts her family’s first Disney World trip (spoiler: Genie Pass math and roller-coaster negotiations), while Josh relives his Disneyland escapades, complete with food poisoning, emotional fireworks, and one very dramatic lightsaber ceremony.

Together, they debate the great parenting question: Is Disney worth the debt? Also featuring: irrational tsunami fears, Star Wars nerdery, jello-shot Halloween, and why Disney might be secretly gassing us with serotonin.

Other highlights:

• Neighborhood Halloween chaos, live-band dads, and candy-bartering kids.
• Disney adults, family bonding, and what “Disney magic” really means.
• How to survive Disney without taking out a second mortgage.
• Guardians of the Galaxy, Tron, and other rides that trigger your inner child and your IBS.
• Why Universal’s Harry Potter world is on their “next-up” list, and why Pamela refuses to raw-dog a Disney itinerary ever again.

If you’ve ever budgeted for “vacation joy” only to return broke and spiritually hungover, this episode is your emotional fast pass.

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Pamela and Josh sit down with Ashton Hines, North Texas realtor, podcast host, and proud queso defender.

In this People You Should Know segment, Ashton breaks down the current real-estate circus: interest rates, flipping disasters, and the emotional trauma of selling a house with your ex (yep, he went there). From the myth of the “forever home” to the reality of “Mary wants a beach house for $300 a month,” we’re unpacking housing, hope, and HGTV-level delusion.

They also wander (on purpose) into the sacred art of Chili’s queso, the economics of home maintenance (“learn to love Lowe’s”), and why owning real estate isn’t the only definition of success.

Other highlights:
Real-estate therapy: market trends, mortgage hacks, and “subject-to” deals explained without charts.
Renting vs. owning: emotional math for millennials who feel stuck.
Creative financing 101: buying down your rate vs. buying another latte.
Cultural crimes: Chili’s changing their queso recipe — we riot at dawn.

If you’ve ever yelled at HGTV, googled “how to afford a house in 2025,” or just need permission to not have a Pinterest kitchen, this episode’s your emotional escrow account.

Links Discussed:
Ashton Hines, Keller Williams: https://ashtonhines.kw.com
Ashton Hines on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dallasrealestateguy/
Ashton Hines on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashtonhines/
Ashton Hines on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hinestein/
The Real Estate Heavyweights podcast:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1H45V1MNNhTI0bodUQfaTu?si=d00eeaeafdef4ee0
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/vg/podcast/the-real-estate-heavyweights/id1708576916
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRealEstateHeavyweights
iHeartRadio: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1323-the-real-estate-heavyweig-134893792/
Wild Common Tequila: https://www.siptequila.com/collections/wild-common

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Josh does the unthinkable: he interviews his wife. That’s right! The first official People You Should Know segment features Krista Miller: artist, mom, musician, and long-suffering spouse of one co-host with too many opinions.

Together with Pamela, they dive into the messy magic of creativity, infertility, and the long, weird road from “this is just for me” to “someone actually bought my emotional breakdown on canvas.”

They talk about how art became therapy, how infertility rewired their marriage, and how Krista’s abstract expressionism literally saved her sanity (and maybe Josh’s too).

Then, they recap a whirlwind weekend in Louisville, complete with the St. James Art Fair, drag brunch church, bourbon-fueled field trips to Jim Beam, and a 95-year-old queen who could drink them all under the table.

Other highlights:
🎨 Turning trauma into art (and pricing your emotions appropriately).
🍼 The wild economics of infertility and why “pro-life” should include IVF.
🍞 Sourdough, spreadsheets, and Schitt’s Creek references.

If you’ve ever cried over a canvas, questioned your purpose, or just wanted to throw paint at something and call it healing... this episode’s for you.

Links Discussed:

Krista Miller Art:

https://www.kristamillerart.com

https://www.instagram.com/kristamillerart

https://www.saatchiart.com/kristamiller

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!

This week on Premeditated Opinions, Josh tells the kind of story that makes you want to call your mom... or at least check your Ancestry login. What started as a 26-foot U-Haul and a bottle of ibuprofen turns into a heart-opening story about adoption, DNA tests, and finding biological family in the middle of a pandemic.

Pamela plays emotional detective as Josh unpacks his genetic detective, FedEx letters, and the unforgettable line: “We’ve been trying to reach you about your car’s extended warranty.”

They also cover found family, moving horror stories, 125-year-old houses with zero grounding (electrical or emotional), and prepping for an upcoming trip to Louisville that involves bourbon, ghosts, and Pride.

Other highlights:

• The science and chaos of DNA kits (and why the fine print should come with a therapist).
• Genetic connections, emotional bandwidth, and why “nature vs. nurture” deserves a rematch.
• Louisville plans: haunted sanatoriums, bourbon tours, and accidentally adopting your Southwest seatmate.
• A recap of Dallas Pride and Jen Hatmaker’s book tour, because of course there’s crying, laughter, and a megachurch organ.

If you’ve ever wondered how to trace your roots without losing your mind (or your lower back), this one’s for you.

Support the show

Stay Connected with us on these platforms:

Website: https://www.premeditatedopinions.com

Youtube: https://youtube.com/@premeditatedopinionspodcast

Substack: https://substack.com/@premeditatedopinions

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/premeditated_opinions/

Threads: https://www.threads.com/@premeditated_opinions

And don’t forget to subscribe, rate, and share us with your friends and family!