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Inefficiency Podcast
by Matt Inman
Exploring the parts of life that can't be squeezed through the standards of efficiency.
Episodes
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Episode #82 Adding Value to Our Time w/ Reuben Samuels
Adding Value to Our Time How a double lung transplant makes you rethink life. On this episode, Matt sits down with the resilient Rueben Samuels to talk about life with a chronic illness (Cystic Fibrosis), adding value to our time and life after a double lung transplant. This is a conversation…
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Living Intentionally: People, Places and Equity with Virginia Cumberbatch
Virginia Cumberbatch is Director at Community Engagement Center & Social Justice Institute at The University of Texas at Austin. She works within the city of Austin to help make UT a community anchor opposed to an ivory tower. She sat down with us to talk about the importance of not only cultural...
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Emotional Intelligence & Quality Relationships
Austin Psychotherapist Jeremy Ezell sits down with Inefficiency host Matt Inman to talk about how emotional intelligence plays into the quality of our relationships.
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Episode #79 Sorry I Ghosted You
Sorry, I ghosted you. On this shorter episode, Matt talks about ghosting the podcast for way too long in order to create the first issue of Inefficiency Magazine. We all are trying to juggle life and sometimes we drop certain aspects. But there is something we gain in the dropping and picking…
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Episode #78 Two Therapists Talking About Wisdom
Friends and fellow psychotherapists Matt Inman and Jeremy Ezell sit down to have a conversation about wisdom and faithfulness. Jeremy was asked to write a letter to his 14 year old nephew on the two topics and rather than writing a letter decided it would be better to talk it out.
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Episode #77 Mapping the Terrain of the Heart
https://www.amazon.com/Mapping-Terrain-Heart-Capacities-Journey/dp/0201608650
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Episode #76 Abi Robins Making Decisions That Don't Suck
yoga + therapy Abi Robins brings talks about being present in our bodies long enough to work through pain and get down to the root issues.
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Episode #75 The Genesis Of Inefficiency Magazine
Matt explores his process of expanding Inefficiency with conversations from friends and family. Inefficiency Magazine is a quarterly publication tailored for the therapeutic space made by helpers and artists. If you have listened to Inefficiency for awhile or are trying to hold the tensions of...
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Episode #74 Micah Bournes Art and Fear
Micah Bournes is a spoken word poet, rapper and blues musician. Born and raised in Long Beach, California, Micah grew up heavily influenced by hip hop. He is a brave artist who wrestles with important topics such as racism, sexism and faith. His courage extends to the modes of art itself…
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Episode #73 Huberta Jackson-Lowman Ethnocentrism
Huberta Jackson-Lowman is a psychologist and psychology professor at Florida A&M University. She has degrees from Wichita State University and the University of Pittsburgh. She is currently the President of the Association of Black Psychologists (ABPsi). As she works alongside clients and…
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Episode #72 Re-release Joe Pug Songwriting and Health
Joe Pug is originally from Maryland and came to Austin, Texas years ago to be in and around the storied Texas songwriting tradition. He has two studio EP’s, most notable being Nation of Heat in 2009. He also has three albums, Messenger in 2010, The Great Despiser in 2012 and Windfall in 2015.…
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Episode #71 Review & Revise
For the 3rd in a row, Inefficiency is providing a set of thoughtful questions to help you look back at the previous year. But for the rest of us, setting aside some inefficient time to be thoughtful can really give some clarity and motivation for your coming year. Enjoy!
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Episode #70 Nikki McClure Art As Invitation
Nikki McClure is an artist who specializes in paper cutting. Her art has a simple but very challenging frame, to sketch an image on a black piece of paper, cut it with an X-Acto knife and make sure it all connects. Each image you see of her work is one single pice of paper! Her artwork invites us...
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Episode #69 Contentment & Going Home
On this episode, Matt talks about contentment as he travels back to Kansas City, Mo to see family. This shortened episode has a bit of everything, from ideas around contentment to mama guilt to good jokes and even better karaoke. Matt Inman is the host of the Inefficiency Podcast and a...
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Episode #67 Andre Henry Being A Rebel Is A Good Thing
Andre Henry is a musician, theologian and activist who has pursued music and education in New York City and Los Angeles. His music is electronic anthems with reggae and rock influences and have the overarching message "it doesn't have to be this way." Andre moved into activism after feeling moved...
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Episode #66 James Alison Coming Out, Scapegoating & Undoing Sacred Violence
James Alison (b. 1959) is a Catholic theologian, priest and author. He has studied, lived and worked all over the world. In addition to being known for bringing Rene Girard's work to the wider public, he is also known for his firm but patient insistence on truthfulness in matters gay as an…
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Episode #65 Una Mulale Re-release Race & The 7 Billion Expressions of God
Una Mulale is a pediatric doctor in Botswana, working in life and death scenarios each day. She was formerly the Director of Pediatric Critical Care at Woodhull Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York. She recently completed a fellowship at Harvard Medical School in Pediatric Global Health. She is…
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Episode #64 John Richmond & Victor Boutros Modern Day Super Heroes
John Richmond and Victor Boutros are co-founding directors of The Human Trafficking Institute, an organization set on decimating slavery worldwide by getting at the root, traffickers. Both are former prosecutors of the U.S. Department of Justice Human Trafficking Unit. Their impressive pedigree…
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Episode #63 Sleeping At Last Re-release
Sleeping At Last is the moniker of Chicago-based singer-songwriter, producer and composer, Ryan O’Neal. You may know Sleeping At Last from various Films and TV Shows such as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn- Part 1, The Fault in Our Stars, Grey's Anatomy, So You Think You Can Dance, Criminal…
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Episode #62 Doug Pagitt The Wild Goose & Running Slower
Doug Pagitt is the pastor of a faith community in Minneapolis, MN called Solomon's Porch. He is also an author of several books, most recently Flipped, The Provocative Truth That Changes Everything We Know About God. He is also the host of the podcast, Tick, Talk, Take. He is a novice…
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Episode #61 Jonathan & Sharifa Stevens Interracial Marriage & Believing People's Pain
Two first generation Americans from vastly different backgrounds found love and have done (and are doing) the difficult work of allowing their love to change each other and now, us. Sharifa Stevens is a communicator (writer, speaker and singer) and emphasizes the intersection of culture and...
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Episode #60 Re-release of Brian McLaren Episode
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. Brian has served on a number of boards,...
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Episode #59 Kristen Regan Exploring Racial Identity
Kristen is a friend of the podcast, on a journey of articulating her identity, and doing so through the medium of her hair. Up until 2 years ago, she had always chemically straightened her hair, and has recently gone through the (long) process of growing out her natural curls. This inefficient...
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Episode #58 Matt Gets Interviewed
Matt Inman is host of Inefficiency Podcast and a psychotherapist in private practice in Austin, Texas. He normally serves as the question maker for the podcast but this episode, the tables are turned and Dallas based psychologist Michael Leach asks the questions while Matt appreciates them and...
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Episode #57 Mother's Day Special
Mom's are strong and creative in the most tangible ways possible. Today is a celebration of them and a look into the various stages of motherhood. Six mothers have been interviewed, all representing different stages of the motherhood process to give us a look into what is tough, good and unseen....
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Episode #56 Epic Fail w/ Matt Inman
I have been waiting for this big moment for over two years and it has finally happened! I worked diligently to get a good episode together with some dear friends of mine on burnout and with one push of a button (and yes, one additional button push confirming) I erased the interview, all my edits...
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Episode #55 Benjamin Mathes Free Listening
Benjamin Mathes has been an actor for the past 20 years and works with artists and leaders in an executive coaching role. He leads Urban Confessional, a free listening movement made of up of volunteers who believe everyone needs to be heard. Benjamin resides in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los...
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Episode #54 David Salinas Filter Coffee Not People
David Salinas curates The Department of Brewology. He is an illustrator by trade and works a great deal with typography, prints and murals. David was on the podcast during the early episodes to talk about the good but difficult inefficiency of combining his two loves together, both art and…
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Episode #53 Best of Year 2!
Year two of Inefficiency is in the books and this episode is a look back through the many different conversations this past year. You will hear from a host of different guests that show off inefficiency in some of its greatest forms. Enjoy some memorable moments from this second year of...
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Episode #52 Inefficiency Live- 2nd Birthday!
We have done 52 shows in the past two years and we are celebrating! Friends joined us at Stouthaus Coffee Pub for a talk on birthdays getting down to inherent value, storytelling of inefficiency, pies in the face and an almost dance party. So much fun!
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Episode #51 Brian Mulder Music & Intentionality
Brian Mulder is a wood worker, barber and musician. He quit formal Christian ministry at the age of 30 to live and think differently. Brian embodies a creative, connected inefficiency that is rare and infectious. Mulder just finished up a European house show tour for his new album, Holotropic and...
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Episode #50 Shawn Hofer Hope Is A Four Letter Word
Shawn Hofer is a psychologist in private practice in Minneapolis, MN. He has a doctorate in Clinical Psychology from Rosemead Schoo of Psychology and is an advanced candidate at the Minnesota Psychoanalytic Institute. He is also a faculty member at BIPACT. He takes a psychoanalytic approach to...
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Episode #49 The Practice of Listening
This 49th episode is about practicing the importance of listening. Much of communication relies on listening well but it's so easy to fall into the trap of only considering what we should say next. To practice listening we have three storytellers from around the country who are sharing a story of...
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Episode #48 Jason Ikpatt Poetry for the New Year
"It's really difficult to write a short biography, but especially difficult in a post-truth era." Jason Ikpatt is a 23 year old Nigerian man-boy who grew up in the South. His life draws inspiration from the disenfranchised, the rejected, the solemn, the absurdists, the outrageous, the Wu Tang…
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Episode #47 Erin Inman Year End Review of 2016
Erin Inman is an artist and stay at home mom to her two children. She is also the wife of Inefficiency host Matt Inman. She was on the podcast in 2015 to talk about her long term grief which ended up being one of the most listened to episodes of Inefficiency. She is back to talk about her year...
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Episode #46 Brian McLaren The Great Spiritual Migration
Brian D. McLaren is an author, speaker, activist, and public theologian. A former college English teacher and pastor, he is a passionate advocate for "a new kind of Christianity" - just, generous, and working with people of all faiths for the common good. Brian has served on a number of boards,...
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Episode #45 Dr. Kevin Washington Black Psychology
Dr. Kevin Washington is a licensed psychologist and assistant professor at Howard University, who has served as a behavioral consultant for Essence Magazine and BET, Black Entertainment Television. He is the President of the Association of Black Psychologists. He has degrees from Grambling State...
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Episode #44 Jamie Tworkowski Permission to be Honest
photo cred to twloha.com Jamie Tworkowski is the founder of the non-profit To Write Love On Her Arms, an organization that presents hope and finds help for those struggling with depression, addiction, self-harm and suicide. For 10 years, Jamie has given his time providing hope for those hurting…
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Episode #43 Whole Care for the Whole Self
Shelly Prosko is a Physical Therapist, Professional Yoga Therapist & Pilates Instructor, she is a highly respected pioneer in the area of Physio Yoga Therapy, a combination of Physical Therapy & Medical Therapeutic Yoga. Her mission is to educate, inspire & empower people to create health by...
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Episode #42 Michael Leach An Inefficient Conversation
He is a clinical psychologist who received his training at Rosemead School of Psychology in La Mirada, California. He is the founder of the non-profit community mental health and teaching clinic, Richland Oaks Counseling Center, and has taught at the Texas School of Professional Counseling for 10...
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Episode #41 Shannon Neffendorf Coffee & Living Your Values
Shannon Neffendorf calls the neighborhood of Oak Cliff in South Dallas home. His family has rooted themselves in Oak Cliff and are an integral facet of life in that neighborhood. Shannon and Jenni own and operate Oak Cliff Coffee Roasters and also Davis Street Espresso and they were named D...
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Episode #40 Matt Inman The Problem With White Moderates
Matt Inman is a psychotherapist in private practice and host of Inefficiency Podcast. Matt believes a truly efficient life makes plenty of room for the inefficiencies of life, namely relationships, following our convictions and maturing into spirituality. Matt leads group experiences for...
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Episode #39 Connor Jay Depression & The Beauty of Wrong Turns
Connor Jay is an undergraduate student studying the art and politics of story and is working towards going for his masters in counseling. He lives in Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada. He's trying to spend his days reminding people that they are so worth loving. He reads and rides bikes a lot.…
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Episode #38 Ryan O'Leary Perfectionism, Anxiety & Depression
Ryan O'Leary is a producer for Bleacher Report and lives in New York City. A 2004 graduate of the University of Missouri School of Journalism, he also received his masters in sports management from West Virginia University. Over the past 10 years, Ryan has worked for NBC Sports covering the...
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Episode #37 Bart Tittle & Ira Inman Learning From Our Children
Bart Tittle is a teacher in early education who has degrees from The University of Missouri- Kansas City and Erikson Inititute in Chicago, Ill. Bart is a long time friend who has developed a voice worth paying attention to in both progressive education and child development. Ira Inman is my 4…
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Episode #36 Joe Pug The Inefficiency of Songwriting
Joe Pug is originally from Maryland and came to Austin, Texas years ago to be in and around the storied Texas songwriting tradition. He has two studio EP’s, most notable being Nation of Heat in 2009. He also has three albums, Messenger in 2010, The Great Despiser in 2012 and Windfall in 2015.…
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Episode #35 Alex Guevara Racism, Privilege & Pain
Alex Guevara has a Master's Degree in Education and has worked for Teach For America in Watts, Los Angeles. He has taught teachers at Arizona State University, recruited teachers in Camden, New Jersey and most recently taught high school in West, Philadelphia. Alex has spent his entire career...
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Episode #34 Gideon Tsang Curiosity and Wholeness
Gideon Tsang heads up vision and teaching at Vox Veniae, a multi-ethnic church community in Austin, Texas. Originally from Canada, Gideon has made a home for the last decade in East Austin with his family. He is a speaker, pastor, photographer, cyclist and overall great thinker.
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Episode #33 Erin Lane Commitment & Living Your Words
Erin Lane is a thirty-something writer and facilitator who schemes ideas for better belonging. She wants to live in Seattle when she grows up, but these days she is putting down roots in Durham, NC. She calls herself a Jesus follower, and a feminist too. She works remotely for the Center for...
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Episode #32 Erin Lane Disillusionment & Commitment
Erin Lane is a thirty-something writer and facilitator who schemes ideas for better belonging. She wants to live in Seattle when she grows up, but these days she is putting down roots in Durham, NC. She calls herself a Jesus follower, and a feminist too. She works remotely for the Center for...
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