Unseriously – Détails, épisodes et analyse

Pour yourself the perfect cuppa and settle in for a laugh with two of our favorite Brits, Felicity Carswell and Sarah Dargue of the Two Sisters and a Cup of Tea podcast. Felicity, Sarah, and Holly will dig deep on all things skew-whiff as they define the limits of TV and weigh the merits of a larger freezer. But you better be right on time at 4:00 or you'll miss the secret DJ. Emma M. Lion will make an appearance, as well as Kate Albus. Both will be praised for their writing...one will catch some shade for their teatime verisimilitude.

Be sure to catch the @hollymacklebooks Instagram for the video of Holly showing Felicity and Sarah the mug she surprised them with for just this occasion, and while you're there be sure to follow along with the Two Sisters and a Cup of Tea Instagram. And don't forget to look for those 10 of Those teabags, coming soon...eh, Jonathan? You can find Natalie Brand's new book, From Crimson to White here and the beloved Kate Albus book here.

It's a hilarious episode punctuated by truth--if you've never heard an episode of the Two Sisters and a Cup of Tea podcast we hope that will change today!

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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*Heads up, parents, this episode is NOT for the kiddos!

Today's Get Serious is with licensed professional counselor, counseling supervisor, and certified sex therapy associate Kara Jones all about healthy sexual intimacy within the covenant of marriage. It's an episode to forward along to your soon-to-be-married friends or your moms group--Kara is a wealth of knowledge mixed with deep sincerity and compassion on a topic that has long-plagued believers in the modern church. After some silliness and giggles on her Amazon search history and her husband's...shall we say...EAGERNESS to collect the Amazon deliveries, Kara and Holly will delve into how sex reflects how God made us to be drawn to his covenental, relational love, and all about Yada, or the Hebrew word for deep, experiential, relational knowledge of another. Plus they'll address the most common ditch Kara sees loving couples fall into before they arrive in her office.

Kara kindly shares her nerd-out knowledge with us and offers multiple resources she strongly recommends, such as:

The Great Sex Rescue, Sheila Wray Gregoire

Rethinking Sexuality, Juli Slattery

Come As You Are, Emily Nagoski

or any titles by Clifford & Joyce Penner such as Restoring the Pleasure,

Enjoy! The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women,

or Getting Your Sex Life Off to a Great Start: A Guide for Engaged or Newlywed Couples

(Holly would like it noted that her Amazon search history has also now been impacted.)

If you've never listened to the Unseriously episode with Birds & Bees' Mary Flo Ridley and Megan Michaelson all about training up kiddos drip by drip on this same topic, you can find that here, plus don't miss their traditional episode of Unseriously replete with the usual silliness here.

Kara Jones is licensed to see clients located in Alabama at the time of service and can be reached here via the Covenant Counseling web site. Kara recommends the database for the American Board of Christian Sex Therapists to locate a like-minded and trained sex therapist certified for your geographical location.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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If you like your Bible teachers funny then don't miss this episode with the delightful Glenna Marshall. Come walk the ridgepole of the Barry family roof with Glenna and Holly, gasp at Glenna's unpopular opinions, see if you have the soup gene, and join Holly in demanding her group chat be renamed to honor the Puritan theologian Richard Sibbes.

If you're Kate Albus, you're going to want to listen to this one.

Glenna digs in for sure on this episode, but digs herself right out again with the offering of her blondie bars recipe, aka butterscotch brownies, which you'll find at the end of these show notes.

Find Glenna trolling Instagram, where she's a super fun follow. She has authored the books Known & Loved, Memorizing Scripture, Bible Study, and the upcoming Praying In Pain. You can also find her at glennamarshall.com.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

from Glenna:

My recipe is the Butterscotch Brownies from the Bridal Edition of the Betty Crocker Cookbook I got as a newlywed in 2003. I have made these bars for my family and church functions for more than twenty-two years. If you have a baby or a funeral or a surgery, you’re probably going to get these from me and you’re going to love them. I’ve tried to locate the original recipe online but can only find variations of it. This one is the closest, but I use a whole cup of flour per the original recipe. You need to let them sit for about an hour before cutting and serving or they will fall apart.

BUTTERSCOTCH BROWNIES

1/4 cup shortening
1 cup light brown sugar (packed)
1 egg
3/4 cup sifted flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 cup chopped nuts

Heat oven to 350°F degrees. Grease an 8-inch square pan.

In a saucepan melt shortening over low heat. Take from the heat and stir in the brown sugar. Set aside to cool. Into the cooled sugar and shortening stir in the egg. Add the sifted flour, baking powder, and salt and blend well. Then stir in the vanilla and chopped nuts.

Spread in pan. Bake 25 minutes, only until a toothpick stuck in center comes out clean. Do not overbake.

Cool in the pan and cut into squares.

Makes 16 2-inch squares.

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It's author, editor at Moody Publishers, and all-around homestead-pioneer-frontier-woman Amanda Cleary Eastep in today's episode of Unseriously! Join Holly as she hears about Amanda doing battle with snakes on the side of the house and her own salty self while on Chicago mass transit. Holly and Amanda will talk kids and kids' books, writing friends, and modern day packhorse librarians.

Amanda is the author of the Tree Street Kids series from Moody publishers, just right for your early elementary adventure-seekers. Treestreetkids.com is the place to go for free excerpts of all six books in the series, plus fun, free printables of the science, history, and literature facts found in the books. You can also subscribe to Amanda's kidlit newsletter here, or find Amanda on Instagram.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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It's bookstagrammer, host of the Bookish Talks with Lia podcast, and all-around fun gal Lia Ross up on this week's Unseriously! Lia and Holly will share a Jen Wilkin fangirl moment, make Lia promise she does not hate nonfiction, and find out all about the frankies. This episode is fun and all, but heads up you will *not* want to miss Lia's upcoming appearance in the PG episode. Consider this episode your warm-up giggles so you won't pull a muscle when that comes out at the end of April.

Kallie George (author and editor) and Amy Gannett from Bible Study Schoolhouse and Tiny Theologians will also make appearances in this episode. And if you're Whitney Pipkin, how fast can you hit play?

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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In this very special 2-part series with pastor Bob Flayhart, Unseriously premieres the latest addition to the podcast--occasional episodes called Get Serious. Where the PG episodes go off the rails, Get Serious episodes head in the opposite direction. In them, you'll hear beloved Unseriously guests talk about what's nearest and dearest to their hearts. For our first one, Holly and Bob Flayhart will talk pastoral transition, gospel waltz, and have a candid conversation about what's plaguing the modern American church.

Bob and Holly partnered up on the book version of Bob's life sermon, The Gospel Waltz, available on ⁠Amazon⁠ or ⁠from the publisher⁠. You can also join up with a Gospel Waltz Journey weekend retreat, and find information about how to introduce your church or ministry to that ⁠here⁠ from ⁠Gospel Tree Ministries⁠.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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In a very special 2-week Unseriously series it's founding and long-term pastor Bob Flayhart of Oak Mountain Presbyterian Church in Birmingham, Alabama. This first episode is what we're used to around here--pastors talking about how they're most likely to get arrested, grandkids calling out during church service, and avoiding the floof. Next week you can look for a little bit of fun and then the No. Holds. Barred. Bob as he answers some of Holly's more serious questions.

Bob and Holly partnered up on the book version of Bob's life sermon, The Gospel Waltz, available on Amazon or from the publisher. You can also join up with a Gospel Waltz Journey weekend retreat, and find information about how to introduce your church or ministry to that here from Gospel Tree Ministries.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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Look, Annie B. Jones is a terrible texter and a recent understander of muting a text conversation--so she totally didn't mean to announce to everyone that she was leaving the family.

Join Holly as she and Annie talk pet words, the evolution of one of Isaac's nicknames *that we all have to ensure has an end point,* and how they're missing the days when everyone was just having fun on the internet. Joe Burrow will make an appearance. So will Nicole Conrad, Charles Martin, Laura Tremaine, and Kristen Suzanne. Hannah Rosenberg: you do not want to miss this episode.

Annie's book, Ordinary Time, was one of Holly's 5-star reads in 2025 and it's out in paperback in April. You can find Annie's newsletter, Sunday Porch Visits, here, as well as her super popular podcast, From the Front Porch. If you're near Thomasville, Georgia, you don't want to miss a stop by The Bookshelf, but if you're not so fortunate as to find yourself nearby, then you can find Annie on Instagram on her personal page, The Bookshelf's page, or on her private book recommendations Instagram.

Just a reminder that the nickname "Tubby Teddy" must have an end point.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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They're in her car. She's just going to go run and grab them right quick...

Join Tyler Drouet of @simplify_parenting and Holly as they discuss some hacks for snacks, how to talk to your kids when they get out of school, and how the best memories are when the parents are ALSO enjoying themselves. Here's the ⁠Double Ditto⁠ game Tyler references.

Tyler Drouet holds her Masters and EDS in counseling and now focuses her work on coaching and consulting. You can find her practice online at simplifyatlanta.com, but she is also the aggregator behind the parenting Instagram account @simplify_parenting that collects some of the best parenting wisdom from around Christendom.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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There will be travel tips, unacknowledged allergies, international blunders, and those poor moms in the Disney movies...prepare yourself for the church lock-in that is this PG episode, chock-full of guys in full-time ministry. We'll hear from Unseriously's jingle genius Adam Wright, plus pastors and theologians Irwyn Ince, Collin Hansen, and Kelly Kapic. Michael Bird and Harrison Scott Key will get shout-outs. Buckle up, ladies--the guys are taking over.

Special note: this episode releases just before the February 3, 2026 release of the updated and expanded edition of Collin Hansen's acclaimed Tim Keller biography.

Music for Unseriously was composed and produced by Adam Wright, founder of ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Corner Room⁠⁠⁠⁠, a ministry that sets the Bible to music as a tool for memorization and meditation. You can follow The Corner Room on ⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠.

Find podcast news, behind the scenes, and all things Unseriously ⁠⁠⁠⁠@hollymacklebooks⁠⁠⁠⁠.

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