Jesse and Sharon weather a podcasting disaster and apply the lessons of Pas De Deux to their marriage. They discover ballet and dancing with other people may hold the key to everything. 

They also unpack some baggage from their childhood and Crossfit, reference their upcoming podcast about killing rats, figure out their pull-up bar situation, and tell a joke.

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Sharon returns from living in New York City for the summer and Jesse and her kick things off with a fight about sleeping naked. Then they process what they learned from living apart, experiencing NYC on a deeper level, and being together again.

*Will post some chapters later, but we're trying to start posting as soon as we record 

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This is the episode where Sharon and Jesse talk about the other woman in Jesse's life. Jesse refers to it as "the worst podcast," as other difficult family and financial issues are brought up as they just dig in and go for it. Their hope is that finally talking openly about all these things instead of just referencing them in arguments will lead to a better marriage... but they also aren't sure if it's a good idea either. We shall see...

00:00
Introduction and Initial Tensions

02:34
How TF Are We Going to Communicate? 

05:29
Saying the Quiet Parts Out Loud

08:27
THE OTHER WOMAN

10:32
Revisiting the Emotional Affair

13:19
Has There Been Another Man? Nope

16:06

Hurt Feelings and Family Issues

20:00
Did You Seriously Send That Text?

28:25
Should We Have Opened This Can of Worms?

30:31
We Can't Even

33:17
Bill Burr and Fighting for Love

34:33
Chili Dogs and Emotional Needs

40:38
Severance's Verdict on Our Marriage

47:37
Is Being Agreeable a Love Language?

51:08
Why Did We Get Married?

53:58
A Disagreement About Mr. Darcy

56:51
On Assholes, Good Guys, Gold-Diggers, and SAHMs

01:00:42
What's Love Got to Do with It?

01:04:46
CHAOS

01:07:34
"I have nothing to say or think."

01:09:29
Finding Common Ground?

01:14:06
R-E-S-P-E-C-T

01:15:35
"I would love to end this podcast... then sex and showers."

01:19:00
Chips All In

01:22:40
Closing Thoughts and Apologies

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Jesse and Sharon try desperately to podcast. See below for the tangents and main themes... Also Jesse cried... and he wrote the title for the episode.

Bonus - try to guess which chapter titles we wrote and which AI wrote lol ;)

00:00

Why There Was Another Podcast Sabbatical

01:00

How to Fight Appropriately on a Podcast

02:24

Previewing the Podcast About the Other Woman

05:59

The Importance of Unsung Heroes

09:45

Jesse Bawls at an Elementary Teacher's Retirement

11:57

Skip the Broadway Episodes if You Think They're Boring

13:00 

Gardening Break

15:00 

Handmaid's Tale, Protests, and Free Speech

20:06

Ceasar, Trump, MAGA Mixups, and the Sound of Music

23:17

Understanding the Separation of Church and State

26:19

The Importance of School Choice

28:35

Tax Dollars and Education

30:01

Sharon Gets a New Car

43:01

Concerns About Government Overreach

48:01

Navigating the Automotive Landscape

46:10

Lessons on the Importance of Good Men from The Handmaid's Tale

48:00ish

Considering Having Another BABY

52:15

Boring Christian Authors, AI, and Arguing About Books

55:27

Trying to Figure Out What to Do and Podcasting About Everything

57:04

Fighting about Podcast Editing and Travel Tips Mayhem

01:00:00

Signing off with Kids

*Also a Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed are not those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any them because they're not even really sure what they're saying. Any content provided is for informational or educational purposes only and should not be construed as professional advice - obviously ;)

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We are not ok... This episode gets mystical AF while unpacking the White Lotus finale. 

Chapters

00:00 Piper Nooo - We can't EVEN with the finale

05:12 The World is Grieving - RIP Chelsea and Rick

11:09 Picking Mike White's Brain - Character Deep Dive

18:04 Same Spirits, Different Animals and Tarriffs

24:00 Basic B#*ch Emmy-Winning Monologue

27:04 Time Gives Meaning

30:00 Tanya Trauma Response

34:00 Drinking Kool-Aid with Val Kilmer

38:00 Personhood versus Universal Consciousness 

50:47 True Love, Redemption, and Mystical Sh*%

55:15 WTF! WE UNCOVERED REAL-LIFE MONKS, MAYHEM, AND MURDER IN THAILAND!

01:01:01 This Episode Needs Therapy

01:04:18 What Would Tanya Want?

01:06:58 Moral of the Story - If a white guy says he needs to talk about his feelings, don't make him sit on a bench

01:10:23 We're Terrible at Singing the Theme Song

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Part 1 of Jesse and Sharon discussing their time on Broadway, in NYC watching the first week of previews before spring shows open. 

First up, an off-Broadway show on it's very first night in NYC after a sold-out run in London... The one man adapation VANYA with one of Sharon's favorite actor's Andrew Scott.

Jesse got to NY late and missed this one, but Sharon got to meet Andrew. Sharon is stoked, Jesse is bored, VANYA is a success, and you don't want to miss this episode!

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"We had a big fight." Jesse and Sharon are back. Fighting interrupted their podcasting, but after a few weeks they try to record a belated Valentine's and Sportsball episode. Jesse derails that trying to find out what Sharon is still upset about and what comes up includes...

• Body image and alcohol - yikes!
• Should you keep waiting on deferred dreams, or seize the day even if it means doing it alone?
• Should there be full disclosure before lifelong commitments, or is a little selective ignorance necessary for survival?
• How to stop effing up Valentines Day
• The expense of differing tastes
• A fight about Taylor Swift, Bleachers, and Metallica
• The worst commentary on the Super Bowl ever
• Tommy Lefroy, thank God

Chapters

00:00 Absence Explained (We've Been Fighting)

03:01 Body Image (Jesse Tries to Get Us Cancelled)

06:00 Drinking Less and Looking Hotter

08:58 Nicotine, Lies, and Sacred Covenants

11:55 Valentine's Day Expectations

14:55 What is Sharon Mad About?

22:23 Podcasting Boundaries

23:13 Bonding Over House of Cards and Succession

27:39 We're So Different, and That's Expensive

30:52 Do We Do Broadway Together or Alone?

36:50 Mayhem and Chaos

40:14 Sportsball and Taylor

41:04 The Impact of Legacy Media LOL

44:04 We Don't Understand the Super Bowl

46:55 Jesse Talks About Bleachers and Sharon Freaks Out

51:40 Passionately Disagreeing About Music

55:17 Tommy Lefroy and Satisfaction - THE END

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"This is the birthday episode." 

Jesse brings a sneaky outline full of dirt on Sharon, gets his notes stolen, and sings himself Happy Birthday (with Sharon) Also Jesse and Sharon unpack disastrous military homecomings, and solve marriage with a lawn care debate...

Chapters:

00:00
Introduction to the Birthday Podcast

01:24
Timeouts in Conversation & Sportsball

02:24
Sneaky Outlines Enter the Debate

04:40
Dumb Quote of the Day

05:34
Jesse Goes Old Testament

08:21
Getting Organized... Again

10:02
Instagram Reels as a Relationship Barometer

12:06
February: Precedented Please

13:20
The Lawn Care Debate: Communication in Marriage

18:03
Pure Gold Marriage Wisdom: Managing Disagreements

21:03
Military Spouses: Why Deployments Suck

21:58
The Harsh Reality of Military Homecomings

24:32
Tailgating Jesse's Birthday

25:58
Jesse Gets His Notes Stolen

26:29
Sexy Enough

27:27
People Are Listening

29:42
The Impact of Public Opinion on Personal Conversations

34:31
Stuff About Love

36:57
The Part Where We Fight About Singing

37:56
Blasphemy

38:09
The Part Where We Sing

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"This marriage is going to save our podcast!"

Summary

In this inaugural episode, Jesse & Sharon figure out if the mic is on and share why they're starting a podcast... They fight fairer when someone is listening. Also they do love traveling together and want to share their insider secrets.

Chapters

00:00
The rules are there are no rules

05:01
Premise of the podcast

08:45
What's the plan?

11:50
Debates and deep dives - Man on the moon

15:07
The Birds and the Bees

15:44
Now what?

22:55
Nice to meet you...

27:41
How do we end this thing?

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