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I know.  It's not even Halloween yet. And here we're talking Christmas already??? Too soon, you say?  Maybe..  But don't get your Mariah Carey anticipation in a knot just yet.. Instead trust me; there is a method to my Misfit Madness here. Dr. Michael Guillen, renowned Physicist, movie producer and best selling author (ie. far too important to be hanging out with the likes of us.... and yet here he is... which is why he enjoys lifetime Most Favored Misfit Status) is back on the Isle to help us head off Holiday Perfection Syndrome (a term I just made up but believe me, it's a thing - IYKYK) with his brand new novel "Picture Perfect Christmas", just in time for the holiday season. And you don't want to sleep on this book.  It's not just a fun read, it's got real substance, and couldn't we all use a little more of that in the mad rush to get ready for the "perfect" Christmas (whatever THAT is). That, by the way, is what it's all about - when things don't go exactly the way we pictured they should... then what?  What's more, he takes our highly scientific "What Kind of Perfectionist Are You?" Quiz brought to you by none other than NPR, which elevates the whole Stupid Game franchise just that much more.  In fact, why not play along at home and take it yourself?   https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151414475/the-five-kinds-of-perfectionists Again, don't wait til Black Friday to get this book. You need it now. While you're still in your pre-holiday rush right mind.  You can thank me later. Find out how to get the book, and connect with a ton of great Dr. G resources here: https://michaelguillen.com/ For more great Misfit Fun for Everyone connect with me here:   Isleofmisfits.com   Be my Instafriend here:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/  Most of all, keep owning your awkward... loving your fellow Misfit.... and seeking beauty and truth EVERYWHERE.

To celebrate the release of Stasi's Ladder of Love Book this week... and just because we like her so much... bringing back this conversation from back in the spring. If you missed it, you'll love it! If you heard it, well then, you're welcome - it's definitely worth another listen. And you definitely want to get the book! ************************************************************************************ ORIGINAL SHOWNOTES: ************************************************************************************ It's a good day when you can do a Q&A with Stasi Eldredge. It gets even better when she shares some of her Favorite Things. But when you get her to sing?  Well it doesn't get any better than that. This episode's got it ALL. And as if that wasn't enough... wait, there's MORE! She also gives us a little sneak preview of what's in her new book "The Ladder of Love", coming out this fall. You can pre-order it now! Check it out here:  https://wildatheart.org/the-ladder-of-love From the conversation (SHOWNOTES): Emmaus Road Story:  Luke 24:13-28 A few of Stasi's fave "beach reads": Theo of Golden, Allen Levi Sarah's Key, Tatiana DeRosnay The Lion Women of Tehran, Marjan Kamali Lady Tan's Circle of Women, Lisa See Songs currently on Stasi's playlist: One Day, Harborside Music I Still Choose You, Anna Golden Have This Heart Again, Kingdom Culture Worship So Be It, Tiffany Hudson BONUS THROWBACK TO THE 90's - What was on repeat on her Walkman/CD player back in the day? DIVE, Steven Curtis Chapman So there you have it, my Misfit Friends.  There's a lot going on in this podcast.  A lot of fun, a lot of wisdom and a lot of grace being shared. Mainly from Stasi. But I'm here for it. And I think you should be, too! For more Misfit fun, check out/subscribe IsleofMisfits.com Oh yeah, and please be my Instafriend here! https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit

We're going back about a year and a half into the Misfit Vault of Greatness (a term I just now made up) to a great conversation back in March 2025 with John Eldredge about his latest book, "Experience Jesus. Really". If you didn't catch it, you'll love it. Cause hey, it's John Eldredge. Really. (see what I did there?) And if you did, well then you are very welcome for the chance to give it another listen. Enjoy! **************************************************************************************************** ORIGINAL SHOWNOTES I so wanted to title this episode "JOHN ELDREDGE TAKES US ON A MAGICAL MYSTICAL MISFIT TOUR..." But it was a little long. Not to mention way too alliterative. And I also didn't want to scare you off. Because the truth is, being a Mystic is not about being "magical". And it's also not about "wild woowoo, ecstatic visions or something" (that's a direct quote by JE, btw). So what IS it about then? Well, let's start with his (and by his I mean NY Times best-selling author and president of Wild at Heart Ministry's) newly released MUST READ book "Experience Jesus. Really." Cause the title kind of says everything. It's about the reality that experiencing the healing, joyful, playful, life-giving, restorative. wonder-filled presence of the living God (aka Jesus, just to keep us all on the same page) is available to ANYONE who wants it. Not just the few and the proud. But you. Me. Anyone really, who's willing to seek it, and make space for it, in our ordinary, every day lives. Cause who wouldn't want that? And then we talk about the how. How does one actually make space for these types of encounters in one's ordinary, every day life? That, my Misfit Friends, is what this podcast is about! Plus, we play a fantastic round of NAME THAT MYSTIC... Because what other Stupid Game would do for such a time as this? Find out more about the book... PLUS a whole FREE video series around it HERE: https://wildatheart.org/experience-jesus-really Explore the PLETHORA of helpful resources you're going to LOVE HERE: https://wildatheart.org/  Check out the Pause App (a wonderful resource to recalibrate and connect with God) here:  https://wildatheart.org/pause  For more Misfit Fun for everyone, visit us here: https://isleofmisfits.com/ Join the Square Peg Journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/

We're doing what you're all doing today. Remembering where we were, and what we were doing 25 years ago. And thinking about lots of things. Like life. And the people in our lives. And how extraordinary it all is.  That's what today's short little Misfit Moment is all about. For more Misfit fun for everyone, find us here:  isleofmisfits.com Be my Insta Friend here:  instagram.com/the_original_misfit/

Well, here in the good old USA, it's the end of the summer season, and you know what that means:  Back to School.  And if you're a parent of a student, you know what THAT means:  time to gear up for school sports! [insert your own marching band pep rally music here] And in keeping with the changing seasons, we have a special treat, just for you (and for our veteran Misfits, an especially special treat):  author, speaker, encourager and lover of all things coffee, Elizabeth Laing Thompson, is back with us on the Isle... and she's just as delightful as ever.  It's been a minute (as the kids say) since we've caught up with her, and caught up we did.  Perhaps in part due to all the coffee, she's been up to an awful lot, most recently, a brand new devotional book just for the female athlete in your life called (what else) "In Season:  A 90 Day Devotional for Female Student Athletes to Build Faith, Strengthen Confidence, and Train a Growth Mindset". That's a lot to promise from 230 pages but I promise you it's not all hype. In fact, though it's definitely geared for athletes, I'd dare say there's something in this for anyone who just needs some practical, Truth based (ie. the B-I-B-L-E) encouragement. Oh, and the Stupid Game?   No spoiler alerts, but let's just say I'm not kidding when I say Elizabeth loves her coffee.  In fact, you can play along yourself, and see what kind of Starbucks barista you are here:  buzzfeed.com/dannicaramirez/survive-a-shift-as-starbucks-barista-quiz Get the devo, and learn more about Elizabeth Laing Thompson here : https://lizzylife.com/ (she's got all kinds of other great books to peruse... and did I mention how funny she is?  Cause she is!) Subscribe to this podcast here:  podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/isle-of-misfits-podcast/id1289496547 or here:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xLBxGNqNvOvWJGPS8Xj1Q   For more Misfit fun for everyone, visit me here:  isleofmisfits.com  Be my Misfit Instafriend here:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/ Most of all, join the worldwide Square Peg Movement to OWN YOUR AWKWARD, LOVE YOUR FELLOW MISFIT, and SEEK BEAUTY AND TRUTH EVERYWHERE

Look what I found digging through the Misfit Archives! From all the way back in June of 2018,  it seems fitting to listen to this wonderful conversation with Dudley Delffs about the one, the only, and the irreplaceable Dolly Parton... or as The Babylon Bee put it, the last remaining universally beloved human, who has now gone on to Glory. Lots of alliteration in this episode  (Dudley Delffs... Divine Doses of Dolly... you get the idea), not to mention a spot on Stupid Game where you get to decide  if we're throwing out fun or false facts about the Smoky Mountain Songbird.  The world will be reeling from this tremendous loss for a while.  But what she leaves behind, more than her outrageous talent, her crazy generosity, even her infectious joy, is a legacy of faith. And even though I never met her, I'm pretty sure she'd tell us that's the greatest legacy she could have left.  You can find out more about Dudley here:  https://www.dudleydelffs.com/index.htm And of course, get his delightful book "The Faith of Dolly Parton"  Visit us on the Isle of Misfits here: https://isleofmisfits.com/ Be my Insta friend here!  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/ ****************************************************************************************************************** From June 26, 2018:  Maybe you've loved her for years... maybe you're barely aware of her enormous impact, not just in country music, but as a prolific songwriter, actor, philanthropist and literacy advocate (yes, you read that right). Whatever you know (or don't know) about her, you will be inspired and dare I say encouraged by this conversation with author Dudley Delffs about Dolly, and the faith that has fueled her to inspire so many.

Going back in the Misfit Archives to the year of our Lord 2024... to a very special episode with a very special return guest- none other than Kyle Mann, Editor of the Babylon Bee.   How we got him on the Isle I will never be able to fully explain.  But let's enjoy our good fortune I say! ******************************************************************************************************************** Kyle Mann, you heard me, not a cheap fake AI version but THE real life Editor in Chief of the Babylon Bee shocks us all by returning to the Isle after a 4 year hiatus. And so much has happened in those 4 years. For starters, he got WAY more famous from all that Babylon Bee satire stuff putting them on the map in a major way... he starred in an epic docudrama "January 6th: The Most Deadliest Day", and if that wasn't enough, he also (finally) read the book That Hideous Strength. We talk about all that... plus PNut the Squirrel. You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll learn more about Wonder Woman 1984 than you ever wanted to know. This is one podcast that we do not recommend you miss, because you will do so at your own peril. But hey, it's up to you. Trailer for January 6th: The Most Deadliest Day https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u6HnqV6jzTU Now that you've seen the trailer and you want more, stream the movie here: babylonbee.com For more Misfit fun for everyone, visit us at isleofmisfits.com (you can even follow us, we'd love that!)  Oh yeah and I'm on Insta too:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/ For the love of PNut, visit:https://www.pnutsfreedomfarm.com/

Who doesn’t want a second chance? Put that hand down, cause I don’t believe you. For the rest of you, we've got a special treat:  Jennie K. Drollinger, winner of 2025 America’s Favorite Couple (with her husband Bryan) joins us to talk about her real life second chance story, as told in “As Sure as the Stars” a book she collaborated with award winning best selling author Tricia Goyer.   It's got all the fairy tale elements and nostalgia of your favorite 80's rom com (and we all know 80's movies are THE BEST)...  Love... heartache... and an unlikely reunion... all set again the beautiful backdrop of the Alaskan bush... not to mention all the big hair, tubular fashion and stellar music (Def Leppard, anyone?).  GenXers Activate! Play along with Jennie and see how, like, totally awesome you do with our stellar Stupid Game: 80's Trivia Edition. But most of all, like we said, this episode is about second chances, and how God writes better stories of redemption than we ever could... exceedingly and abundantly far above all we could ask or think (hey, that's in the Bible, I think!)  RESOURCES: From the Stupid Game... check out this movie, another true story, about the game Tetris!   Find the book, listen to the Second Chance on Love podcast and connect with Jennie here: https://secondchanceonlove.com/ Oh, and don't you forget about...  "Sure as the Stars" Official Book Soundtrack (Spotify Playlist): https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1BxDzmFwU3TDr1v88fiht8 Connect with co-author Tricia Goyer here:   https://triciagoyer.com/ For more Misfit Fun for everyone, connect with us here:  isleofmisfits.com  Slide into my Insta DM's here:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/ Most of all, join the movement of Square Pegs across the land to: Own Your Awkward Love Your Fellow Misfit Seek Beauty and Truth Everywhere

In this second half of a compelling conversation with Allen Arnold on all things CREATIVE and GLITCHY, we take a deep dive into the topic of questions; that is, the importance of not being in a rush to get to the answers, but to spend time in the questions themselves... what happens when we skip over that process,... the relationship of intimacy to abundance... all this and more, all addressed in his wonderful new book "The Creativity Glitch". Maybe you know a creative who's been glitching out and needs some encouragement?  Or maybe you know someone who doesn't even know how innovative they are and needs a reminder? Either way, this is one of those episodes that'll hit (as the kids say) and inspire the Creative Misfit in your life! RESOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp4CR2HcHLQ  (Why Duran Duran?  You'll have to listen to find out why) Get the Creativity Glitch here:  https://www.withallen.com/books#creativity-glitch Sign up for Allen's Daily Readings here:  https://www.withallen.com/sign-up  For more Misfit fun for everyone, check out https://isleofmisfits.com/ Be my Insta Friend!:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/

When it comes to GLITCHES in life, I think we can all relate, amIright? But when it comes to CREATIVITY...well, that's another story. Not everyone thinks of themselves as creative. But THAT is where they're wrong, and that's what Allen Arnold,  (who has achieved Most Favored and Frequent Misfit Status) is here to talk with us about today on the Isle.  Creativity and Glitches. In fact, he wrote a whole book about it, called The Creativity Glitch.  And it's for everyone, because EVERYONE is wired to create. That's right, it's not just the artsy bohos wearing the weird clothes (though you know we love you).  It's for you conservative polo shirt wearers as well.  Cause the fact is, we are ALL created by our Creator  to co-create, and make this world a better place.  But he says it much better than me. That's why you should listen.    It's one of two parts, by the way... just because we want to give you a chance to ponder it all... and ponder you should. You can also play along with this episode's Stupid Game, and compare your random answers to random  topics with Allen's (he's got some good ones).  In fact why not write us ([email protected]) with your favorite- we love random answers!   RESOURCES: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fp4CR2HcHLQ  (Why Duran Duran?  You'll have to listen to find out why) Get the Creativity Glitch here:  https://www.withallen.com/books#creativity-glitch Sign up for Allen's Daily Readings here:  https://www.withallen.com/sign-up  For more Misfit fun for everyone, check out https://isleofmisfits.com/ Be my Insta Friend!:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/

It's not every day we go time traveling here on the Isle. But today... just for you... we're going all the way back to the year 1962, with award winning author Eva Marie Everson, and her newest release "Miss Beth Bettencourt".  It's a story about an unexpected guest, and about breaking down walls of indifference... and unforgiveness. All that, and a deep dive into all things 1962 with our Stupid Game. Take a look for yourself at her Pop Culture Playlist here.  It's pret-ty impressive.  Check out Eva Marie's blog here Visit us here for more great Misfit fun for everyone:  isleofmisfits.com Most of all, help us spread the word to all the square pegs of the land to: Own Your Awkward Love Your Fellow Misfit Seek Beauty and Truth Everywhere

Just in time for Mothers Day, award winning author Katie Powner joins us for an intimate conversation about mothers, children, showing up, and letting go.  Her latest release "Birds on a Wire", is about all of the above, and tells a story about two families and their connection through Foster Care to a baby named Providence.  It's a subject with which she is pretty familiar, as Katie and her husband have been fostering for over 10 years. There are moms of all kinds. And whoever you are, your life has been touched by motherhood. So this conversation is for you! Learn more about Katie  and get her book "Birds on a Wire" here:  https://www.katiepowner.com/ Subscribe here to get more great podcasts like these!  Visit us on the Isle of Misfits, for more great Misfit fun for everyone here:  https://isleofmisfits.com/ Most of all, join us in the movement to encourage Square Pegs far and wide to Own Your Awkward, Love Your Fellow Misfit, and Seek Beauty and Truth Everywhere!

Let's talk about neurodiversity!  Why not? That's one of our core values, after all... "Owning our awkward", ie. embrace the fact that we are wired the way we are on purpose, for a purpose. And that's what our delightful guest, Lindsey Goff Viduchich is here to talk about with us Misfits today.  Have you ever wondered "am I too much?"... or how about this one:  "what's WRONG with me?" Or maybe that's the memo you've gotten from the world. Ugh, sometimes the world can be tough.  Enter Lindsey.  We've already established that she is just downright delightful (oh, and in case you are wondering, yes, she is related to Bob Goff - listen to find out how!) - and it just so happens that she has just written a delightful children's book,  "The Amazing Brain Club" that tackles, and more importantly, reframes these questions about the way we view the way we're wired (and don't forget those other misfits out there, and the way we view them!). It's a fun, inspirational and highly helpful conversation. Plus, we get to find out a little about Lindsey's amazing brain with our Stupid Game. Cause you know you want to know. And, by the way, as is the case with most great children's books, this one's got a pret-ty powerful message for you grown ups who are still asking the above questions. So... If you know any amazing brains you’d like to nominate for membership... and maybe that amazing brain is yours... you should definitely listen. And get the book! Scripture referenced in today's episode:  1 Corinthians 12: 12-26   Feel free to give us a follow here, so you don't miss new episodes! You can also catch us on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/ And of course, check out https://isleofmisfits.com/ for more Misfit Fun for everyone.  Most of all, join us in the movement to Own Your Awkward, Love Your Fellow Misfit and Seek Beauty and Truth Everywhere!

Wonders never to cease to amaze us here on the Isle. Whether it's the vastness of the universe... the intricate complexities of the human brain...  or perhaps most mindboggling - the very idea that we could snag a guest like Dr. Michael Guillen to come hang out with us Misfits... and multiple times at that?  As the kids say:  MIND [[[BLOWN]]].  That's right, the award winning ABC News Science Editor, Harvard Physics instructor, best selling author and movie producer Dr. G is back, and this time we are talking about his brand new movie "The Invisible Everywhere" , premiering April 8th. Based on his best selling book "Believing Is Seeing"  it tells the true story of Dr. G's journey as an "atheistic scientific monk" and his quest for truth. As in THE truth. Not his truth. Not mine. Not yours.  But THE actual, universal, absolute TRUTH. It's loaded with stunning visuals and enough astonishing scientific evidence to keep your nerdiest friend delightfully occupied for the entirety of its 80 minute run time. And it's also cinematically groundbreaking in the sense that... actually, you can listen and find out! Oh, and just in case you were wondering, Dr. G both plays and ACES the Stupid Game (as always). Cause that's just who he is. Watch the movie here:  The Invisible Everywhere.   (scroll down and check out a plethora of other great resources!)  Follow Dr. G's substack here:  https://substack.com/@michaelguillenphd  Read Dr. G's recent editorial about the Science of Heaven here:  Is Heaven Real? Science May Reveal... For more Misfit fun for everyone check us out at IsleofMisfits.com

We've got a short-but-sweet one for you this time. As per the title, just had a few thoughts about Holy Week, that is, the week leading up to Easter. Maybe that's your thing. Maybe not, and that's ok - it's still for you. And you're here anyway, so why not give it a listen. Like I said, it's short! Oh, and I referenced some scriptures that tell the story of Holy Week,  in case you want to look them up. Here you go: Matthew  chapters 24-28 Mark ch. 13-16 Luke ch.  21-24 John ch. 13-21 Feel free to give us a follow here, so you don't miss new episodes! You can also catch us on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/the_original_misfit/ And of course, check out https://isleofmisfits.com/ for more Misfit Fun for everyone! Most of all, join us in the movement to Own Your Awkward, Love Your Fellow Misfit and Seek Beauty and Truth Everywhere!