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In today’s episode of Simple Joe, I share a quirky little nugget about a Swiss inventor who built a fully functional clock made entirely out of cheese. Then we look at Thanksgiving week weather in Lansing, Michigan and here at home in Cincinnati. I celebrate a few big birthdays, including Charles M. Schulz, Tina Turner, Dale Jarrett, and Peter Facinelli, and we have some fun with National Cake Day, National Jukebox Day, and the wonderfully conflicting Anti Obesity Day as I ask you to choose your winner between cake, pie, and cookies.

From there, I tell a personal story from a long flight between Manchester, England and Orlando, Florida, where I made an unusual decision in our always connected world: I turned off every screen, put both of my phones away, refused Wi Fi, and let myself be completely, intentionally bored. Out of that came some honest reflections about doom scrolling, the way the algorithm mirrors our behavior, and what happens to your mind when you finally stop feeding it constant stimulation. If you have ever felt glued to your phone or forgotten what it feels like to simply sit and think, this one might speak to you.

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In this episode of Simple Joe, I kick things off with the fascinating fact that the very first website ever created, Tim Berners-Lee’s text-only page at info.cern.ch, is still online today just the way it looked in 1991, and I geek out a bit by “visiting” it in real time. I share the weather for my friends in Moscow, Russia and back home in Cincinnati, then we celebrate some big birthdays like Joe DiMaggio, Ricardo Montalbán, Annie Lennox, Ben Stein, John F. Kennedy Jr., Amy Grant, Billy Burke, and Christina Applegate, touch on Alfred Nobel patenting dynamite, and mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, Blasé Day, and National Parfait Day.

It’s Tuesday, which means Random Questions, and today’s lineup will make you think. Here are the ones I pulled:

Random Questions:

1. If you could erase one everyday inconvenience from the world, what would it be?
2. What’s something you’ve never tried but secretly think you’d be really good at?
3. If your life had a theme song for today, what would it be and why?
4. What is one ordinary object you think will be obsolete in 20 years?
5. If you could instantly learn the entire history of any one country, which country would you pick?

I share my off-the-cuff answers — some surprising, some personal, some a little philosophical — and invite listeners to think through their own. I wrap up with reminders about Wildcard Wednesday, how to share your thoughts, and of course, a nudge to make today epic, because memories are better than stuff.

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Today I talked about a lake in Australia that is naturally bright pink and still a mystery to scientists, and I had fun imagining what it would be like to actually jump into a bright pink lake. I shared the three day weather for Brooklyn, Wisconsin, and Cincinnati, and then dug into Monday’s Interesting Headlines where I peruse the news for fun, odd stories worth talking about. Today’s headlines included a smart keyboard helping Parkinson’s patients, a new way to defrost cars using electricity instead of heat, a teacher who created a compliment hotline, a self healing phone case that fixes scratches in minutes, and a tiny robot that can fold laundry the size of a postage stamp. I closed the show with today’s birthdays, historic events, and National Sardines Day, plus a reminder to make great memories because memories are better than stuff.

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In this Sunday edition of Simple Joe, I kick things off with a fun fact about the world’s first computer password (spoiler: it wasn’t about security), then dive into a personal reflection on how I manage my own passwords. I share the weather forecast for my friends in Melbourne, Australia, and Cincinnati, plus a quick travel recap from my time in the UK and Spain. You’ll hear today’s birthdays including Miley Cyrus (and a correction from yesterday), key historical events like the debut of Doctor Who and the first jukebox, and celebrations like National Espresso Day and Eat a Cranberry Day. Then I begin a three-part series on my faith journey. Today’s focus: why I believe in God. I walk through my transition from relativism and atheism to theism, using reason, science, morality, and personal thought to explain how I landed on belief in a Creator. Whether you’re a believer, skeptic, or just curious, this episode invites thoughtful reflection on truth, purpose, and what we believe about the world around us.

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Today I talked about the quirky truth that “queue” is the only English word where one letter does all the work, and the rest just ride along, which made me think about how real life sometimes feels the same way. I shared that I’m finally flying home after a long trip and then walked through the weather in Riverside, California and back home in Cincinnati. I celebrated birthdays like Rodney Dangerfield, Terry Gilliam, Billie Jean King, Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, and Miley Cyrus, remembered the anniversary of JFK’s assassination and the release of Toy Story, and highlighted today’s celebrations like National Adoption Day, Start Your Own Country Day, and Go For a Ride Day. For Saturday’s personal development topic, I dug into the question, “What would you do if you were brave?” and explored how courage isn’t the absence of fear but choosing action despite it. I encouraged listeners to take one small, brave step toward the person they want to be, make a great memory, and remember that memories are better than stuff.

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In this episode of Simple Joe for Friday, November 21st, 2025, I kick things off with a wild fact about a fully functional acrylic grand piano from Japan, then share a personal experiment where I skip the weather and talk about the place I have called home for the past week, Chester, England. I walk you through why Chester feels like every American’s idea of what England looks like, from the Roman walls and amphitheater to The Rows, the Christmas market that feels like stepping into a postcard, and a super friendly Liverpool street vendor who hugged me when he heard I was from the States and far from home. I also tell you about my favorite spot to eat in town, The Coach House Inn, with its warm atmosphere and killer cheeseburger, and touch on birthdays like Goldie Hawn, Björk, Michael Strahan, and Carly Rae Jepsen, plus a few historic notes and celebrations including World Television Day and National Gingerbread Cookie Day. Then I wrap it all around a fun Friday feature, the Top 10 Weirdest Things People Collect, from airline sick bags and hotel soaps to belly button lint and potato chip shapes, and finish by reminding you to collect memories more than stuff and to spend time with the people who love you and the people you love.

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Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here.

In today’s episode of Simple Joe, I kick things off with the wild fact that your smartphone has more computing power than all of NASA had in 1969 when they sent humans to the moon, which gets me thinking about why we haven’t gone back. From there, I share the weather for St. Paul, Minnesota and Cincinnati, Ohio, and talk a bit about my travels from Madrid to Manchester and the nudge from Karin that got me on the mic today. I run through notable birthdays like Robert F. Kennedy, Richard Dawson, Joe Biden, Bo Derek, Mike D, Joel McHale, Dierks Bentley, and Josh Turner, plus the quirky historic event of the yo-yo’s first U.S. patent. With National Absurdity Day and National Peanut Butter Fudge Day on the calendar, it’s already fun, but the big feature is the listener-picked story about Bunny the talking dog, a sheepadoodle using a digital soundboard to ask questions, express emotions, and spark debates about cross-species communication. I walk through the science, the skepticism, the emotional moments, and the possibilities as this technology develops. I wrap up by inviting listeners to share their thoughts, text me, spread the show on social media with #simplejoeismyfriend, and remember that memories are better than stuff as we head into the holiday season.

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Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here.

In today’s episode of Simple Joe, I kick things off with a wild fact about the microscopic universe hiding in a teaspoon of soil, then share the weather in Tampa, Cincinnati, and here in Madrid. It’s Wild Card Wednesday, and I sit down with my UK correspondent and good friend, Kevin Curtis-Allen, for a fun and fascinating conversation about British food, pub culture, tipping differences between the US and UK, breakfast traditions, baked beans, Greggs sausage rolls, Scotch eggs, cottage pie, clotted cream, and the wonderful quirks of life across the pond. We compare coffee habits, talk about accents, supermarkets, desserts like sticky toffee pudding and spotted dick, and even dive into memories of Sunday roasts and strong Yorkshire tea. Along the way, we share some laughs, swap stories about travel and culture, and wrap it all up with Kevin’s podcast recommendations and my usual reminder to make great memories with the people you love.

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