It's the long-awaited 5 episode! This week, we welcome our special very guest, Shannon Whitehead. She Works In Content. You probably wouldn't understand. Shannon is a 5, so we force her to hand over the reigns of her life to us, so we can make some decisions for her that she's been putting off. BUT DID YOU KNOW: that Shannon is a crime documentary buff? We put her expertise to good use and recommend a crime documentary for Every Number! Even 6s, but that's just a thought exercise because 6s SHOULD NEVER WATCH A CRIME DOCUMENTARY OK. ALSO: We determine how every number would get away with doing crimes. SO DARK! There's so much more, but we don't want to pressure you. Think long and hard about whether it's a good idea to press play. Take your time. We'll wait.

We're taking a break. See you next week! AND: That's it. ALSO: Bye. PLUS: The end.

This week, Richard and Bethany welcome their family to the podcast to discuss the ways their enneagram obsession has impacted the lives of those closest to them. There’s nothing bad about their obsession at all! Everyone just loves it without any qualms or rolling eyes!! Even Bethany’s psychologist dad just can’t get enough of that good old enneagram wisdom! (jk her dad hates what the enneagram has done to his family, but he still hate-listens to our podcast EVERY. SINGLE. WEEK. What the heck dad??) Step right up and take a listen for: A DOG. A TODDLER. A MOM. A BROTHER’S TELLING ABSENCE. A WIFE. A FATHER WITH A RADIO VOICE. SO MANY SEGMENTS: How bad has it gotten! Safety tips for every number! Life advice from an ACTUAL professional!

This week, we welcome Writer of Stuff Laura Turner (my mom pronounces it "Laura Turnah", probably) to the show to talk about why 3s don't get "performance anxiety" and how motherhood can be a giant enneagram 3 buzzkill. (Don't worry, she's very happy and loves her baby, chill ok) AND WHOAH THIS TOO: We're all going to die, in 1 of 9 ways. What way will YOU die? We tell every number the answer to that overly broad and morbid question. ALSO: The moment you've all been waiting for unless you haven't - we type Harry Potter characters! AND ALSO FEATURING: Richard's favorite enneagram slang yet. Bethany will learn to love it. Follow Laura on twitter, where she is pretty good at tweeting: @lkoturner

Did you see the white smoke? The earth tilt on its axis? The double rainbow? All sure signs that two forces have collided, merged, and become one insurmountable force, capable of dominating the enneagram podcast space for at least one week (and that's about it really). This week, the hosts of the Enneacast, Jesse Eubanks and Sam Stevenson join Richard and Bethany in theory to commiserate about how crazy collaboration between numbers can be. In reality, they help out with a little co-collaborator counseling. Bethany and Richard are doing much better now, thanks. PLUS: How many of the Enneacast's "Ten Rules for the Enneagram" have Bethany and Richard broken? The answer will not shock you! AND AND AND: Circles with stuff in them are related to the occult, every time. We discuss what that means for clocks, and people wearing pants with buttons. It's trouble, I tell ya.

This week, fours find redemption and enact revenge. It's a dramatic episode of twists in turns. Writer, mother, and Ennienum 4 Alia Joy helps us think through the pros and cons of FEELS and comiserates with Richard about the precarious blessing of oversharing. AND: In a feel-good segment, we consider which childhood wound we might give our children!! FURTHERMORE: We type The Office Characters! Alia's EXTREMELY FOUR book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0801093341/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_awdb_t1_x_A1-CBbY5ZKHWE IN ADDITION TO: We offer parenting advice for literally every number ever devised by enneagram scribes! PROGRAMMING NOTE: Dear enneafam, we will not have an episode for you next week, because Richard is going to the beach, but check the Instagram (@NoChillEnneagram) for pictures of Richard having fun without you.

This week we brought back our inaugural guest D.L. Mayfield (or Danielle for those who have no personal boundaries and want to call her by her informal name) on the show to speculate wildly about the inner workings of everyone’s favorite Public Broadcasting Service Superstar. It’s not a regular show, but we just needed a little bit of a break, so we nerded out about this for a while and are now offering it to you in the hopes that you’ll find it FASCINATING. I know we did. If you’ve seen the documentary, you’ll be right at home here, but even if you haven’t you probably know and love Mr. Rogers, and if not, YOU MONSTER PLEASE DON’T LISTEN TO OUR PODCAST. ALSO: That’s it. That’s all we did. Except the part where Danielle gives us an update on the feedback she received for ranking the enneagram numbers. Danielle, we can't believe you did that, what a terrible idea, gosh. PLUS: Nothing else. Sorry. See you next week! BTW: the song in the background in the middle of the show is called Turbo Giant by someone called Wankers United, which is of course just hilarious to us.

This week, Bethany and Richard welcome Katelyn Beaty onto the show. Richard used to work with her when she was managing editor over at Christianity Today. Now, he's trying to get her to confess her failures on a podcast. Look how far they've come! Katelyn, author of the book "A Woman's Place", discusses her desire for her good work to be seen and the struggle to lay low. BUT THERE'S MORE: We Type Thought Leaders. AND: I think we might really make enneagram slang happen this time you guys. IN ADDITION: Katelyn tells Every Single Number exactly how to succeed in life. Who needs Tony Robbins!! Katelyn's brilliantly named book is available here: https://www.amazon.com/Womans-Place-Christian-Vision-Calling/dp/1476794154/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1533091429&sr=8-1&keywords=katelyn+beaty You should buy it because not only is it great but also she had to do one of those controversial Jonathan Merritt reviews in order to promote it. Here she is on twitter: https://twitter.com/KatelynBeaty

This week, prolific Twitter presence and author of "Party of One: Truth, Longing, and the Subtle Art of Singleness" Joy Beth Smith discusses what it's like to date as a 2, and what she has in common with that lady from Fatal Attraction (honestly we kinda just glossed over that one, but see if you can figure it out). PLUS: The one number a 2 should never marry, unless of course Joy Beth and Bethany's personal experience is not all-encompassing. AND: We offer dating tips for every number! Also, we type Parks and Rec characters, we actually try to make enneagram slang happen this time, and MOORE! No seriously, Russell Moore is apparently a 4 and Richard is FREAKING OUT! Follow JB on Twitter: https://twitter.com/JBsTwoCents BUY JB'S BOOK JUST DO IT OK: https://www.amazon.com/Party-One-Longing-Subtle-Singleness/dp/0718094050/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1532484691&sr=8-1&keywords=party+of+one+joy+beth+smith

In our first official episode, our guest D.L. Mayfield (we call her Danielle, but you may not, sir) shares how she went from identifying as a 4 to accepting with some chagrin that she's actually a 1. It turns out, it's not just about having a clean room. Also, we rank the enneagram numbers from best to worst. You're not supposed to do that, but come on. Someone needs to, and an Enneagram 1 is the only number on the gram who can do so objectively. PLUS: typing evangelical nostalgia, trouble making friends as a 1, and self-care ideas for every number. Check out Mayfield's podcast, Prophetic Imagination Station: https://soundcloud.com/propheticimaginationstation

In our introductory episode, Richard Clark and Bethany Perkins are forced to truly grapple with the nature of their commitment. What sort of madness leads two relative strangers to start a podcast together and talk about the enneagram with relentless passion and sincerity with their favorite people as guests? Tune in to find out. (Hint: it's Enneagram Madness) Richard’s Interview with Ian and Suzanne on “The Calling”: https://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2016/october-web-only/what-does-enneagram-have-to-offer-christians.html Bethany’s episode of “Fun Sexy Bible Time” where she talks about the Enneagram: https://soundcloud.com/funsexybibletime/perk-city-attempts-to-enneagram-matthewep-62