Factory Settings Podcast

Jun 25 2024 59 ep. 1 mins 96

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Factory Settings is a podcast exploring politics, culture, relationships, mental health, addiction, and media, through the lens of how our built-in biases affect the way we consume information and form opinions. New episodes will launch bi-weekly. Episodes will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall.

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Jeren’s True Love: D&D

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comIn a hilarious return episode Jeren finally sits down and explains to Bridget how Dungeons & Dragons and other Role Playing Games work. Her endless questions include; Does sex come into the campaigns? What happens if I just walk up and stab the guy in the tavern? What does a Dungeon Master actually do? And

Civil War and Cooking - Factory Settings 56

Apr 23 2024 2 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comBridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, have a fun catch up conversation about their lives lately, what they’ve been reading, what they’ve been watching, the general loss of our ability to focus, the different types of science fiction, and the f

Did The Boob Tube Ruin Us? - Factory Settings 55

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comBridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss technology this week. They cover what it’s like to raise a young child in today’s technology environment, the rise of AI, the debate about screen time, the number of technological shifts that occur

Optimism Peddlers - Factory Settings 51

Nov 14 2023 1 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comThis episode will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall.Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, decided to talk about optimism this week to bring a little more positivity into the world. They discuss whether being in t

Does Discipline Equal Freedom? - Factory Settings 50

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comThis episode will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall.Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss discipline this week. They talk about their first exposure to the concept, what it looks like to them, whether the

Do We Deserve Pets? - Factory Settings 49

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comThis episode will remain open to the public for 2 weeks and then go behind the paywall.Bridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss pets this week. They talk about the ups and downs of pet ownership, their first pets, having traumatic experiences

The Gifts of Sobriety - Factory Settings 48

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comBridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about the gifts they’ve found in sobriety. They discuss how they feel about the phrase “this too shall pass,” the relationship between stoicism and some of the AA teachings, recognizing that sobriet

Self-Awareness vs. Self-Delusion - Factory Settings 47

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comBridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, discuss self-awareness this week. They debate whether self-awareness alone will help you change your subconscious patterns, bad habits and things that hold you back, the importance of building trust with yours

Trust Your Mistakes - Factory Settings 46

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comBridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist sit down to discuss being late bloomers. They talk about giving up on themselves, failing young, and how living in such a youthful culture can make it feel like you missed the boat if you haven’t gotten your

Fighting The "F*ck Its" - Factory Settings 45

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.phetasy.comBridget Phetasy and her co-host/husband Jeren Montgomery, a licensed marriage & family therapist, talk about the “fuck its” this week. They discuss what they are, where they come from, how they fight them, and when they surrender to them. They cover maintaining a routine and allowing for slips off the