111. DOOM SCROLLING & ESCAPISM (FT. CHASE DURKIN)
The Handlebar Podcast
Aaron Smith, Sarahbeth Smith, Elyssa Figueroa, Raffi Greco
5.0 • 586 Ratings
🗓️ 10 November 2025
⏱️ 36 minutes
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Elyssa and Raffi sit down with Chase Durkin to unpack a really vulnerable question about numbing our emotions using our phones. The team tackles our relationship to social media as followers of Christ and living connected to our hearts.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey guys, this is a handlebar podcast. We're so glad you're here. As you know, this is a conversation type of podcast where we try to answer honestly questions that you've submitted and take you through scripture and giving you handel bars for your life. If you'd like to submit a question or purchase merch or make a donation to the podcast, |
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| 0:29.2 | Also, you can watch every episode on our YouTube channel. |
| 0:32.7 | For now, let's jump in. |
| 0:34.2 | If you need an answer, hold on, hold on. If you need some word, we can make this like that. Let's jump in. |
| 0:50.1 | Hey, everybody. Welcome back to the hand of our podcast. |
| 0:59.2 | It's me and Rafi and Chase holding down the fort. Aaron and SB are out on vacation with the family, getting some much needed rest. Ossie, Ossie, Ose. Yeah, they're in Australia. |
| 1:05.2 | I don't know. If you're from Australia and that offended you, I'm so sorry. That was the worst |
| 1:09.9 | Australian accent. It was meant to be endearing. I can feel that. Yeah. I'm so sorry. That was the worst Australian. |
| 1:15.4 | It was meant to be endearing. I can feel that. Yeah. It was a heartfelt reach. |
| 1:23.1 | Australia is one of the best places in the world, in my opinion. I've not been to it yet, and I want to go so bad. |
| 1:30.2 | They have different stars. Different stars? Yeah, there's a, I think it's called the Southern Cross. |
| 1:30.8 | Okay. |
| 1:34.5 | It's like a constellation that you can only see from Australia. And I think New Zealand, oh man, maybe they'll be mad at me. |
| 1:38.2 | That's crazy. |
| 1:38.7 | You can only see it from there. |
| 1:40.4 | It's beautiful. |
| 1:41.8 | That is so cool. |
| 1:42.4 | And they have such good coffee and culture and food. |
| 1:46.5 | It's so amazing. |
| 1:47.5 | I've heard their food is like unmatched. |
| 1:50.8 | Yeah, next level. |
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