
This is Par 2 of our two year anniversary episode special.. we enlisted the help of our people and we love what happened.
musical genius in this episode:
Whot’s Happenin’ - The Mar-Keys
Back That Thang Up - Juvenile
Dearly Departed - Shakey Graves
Early Morning Light - Sarah Jarosz
Joy - Talib Kweli
Wanna be happy - Kirk Franklin
Apr 21, 2017
38 min

It's been two. years. y'all.
This is part one of a two episode anniversary special.. we enlisted the help of our people and we love what happened.
musical genius in this episode:
Death with Dignity - Sufjan Stevens
All We Got - Chance The Rapper
Brandi Carlisle - The Eye
Apr 20, 2017
25 min

Season Two . Episode Two
In this second episode of Season two of the Boredom Experiment, we talk about our move, living a more simple life, and interview a seventeen year old lifeguard about cell phones.
Music by the following geniuses:
Big Rock Candy Mountain: Harry McClintock
Changes: Lanhorne Slim & The Law
This Magic Moment: The Drifters
Hotline Bling: Drake
Breakable: Ingrid Michaelson
Jul 7, 2016
23 min

The Boredom Experiment is back for our second season - dos! in this short episode we gather our family of five in our little shasta trailer to share about what's coming this season.. it's going to be a fun one, and we hope you'll join us!
music thanks/credit to the following geniuses:
intro: excerpt from My Fair Lady
Big Rock Candy Mountain: Harry McClintock
Intro to "Sorry": Beyonce'
High-Speed French Train: Alexandre Desplat
Shine: Leon Bridges
Move, Move, Move: Alan Hawkshaw & Alan Parker
Jun 29, 2016
8 min

It's been one year since we vacated social media and began the boredom experiment. In this episode, we write a letter to you and let you know what happens next.
Apr 1, 2016
9 min

It's been SIX MONTHS since we vacated social media. find out some of the things we have become increasingly aware of in this time, as well as answers to FAQ's from others.
music with thanks to:
Art Tatum (Night and Day)
The Welcome Wagon (I'm Not Fine)
The Wood Brothers (Postcards from Hell)
Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats (S.O.B.)
Sep 16, 2015
20 min

Creativity in adults and play in children both use the same parts of the brain. What happened this month without social media as a focal point of our lives? New creativity...and play!
May 7, 2015
22 min

In this episode of the boredom experiment, we interview our two oldest kids. What affect has our social media use had on them, what regrets do we have, and can we embrace joy in its wake?
Apr 9, 2015
16 min

On April fools day, 2015, Jeremy and Ashley Parsons sat in a coffee shop and decided to give up social media for a year. This is the beginning of the boredom experiment.
music used this episode thanks to:
“Take me to the water” The Blind Boys of Alabama
“Put on your sunday clothes” Michael Crawford & Company
“From the mouth of Gabriel” Sufjan Stevens
Apr 3, 2015
8 min