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Jesse and Sharon find out their previous podcast with the perfect married couple Lara and Shem Gott caused them to fight, but actually that was a good thing. 

Jesse, and the Gotts drink homemade wine to celebrate Sharon's birthday (this podcast was recorded in October 2025, but the producers who are also Sharon and Jesse slacked on posting it)

There is talk of becoming adults, successful birthday protocols, and Lara proctors a marriage quiz before Shem leads everyone in getting to the bottom of aligning beliefs and actions. 

In conclusion Shem realizes he is a fish swimming in water and thus they schedule a part three to unpack that...

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Jesse and Sharon talk about IU crushing everyone in football in one of the best underdog stories ever, and the midwestern wholesomeness and work ethic that made that possible. Then they talk about ballet, CrossFit, and how they are going to figure out and crush all their goals for 2026

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On what would have been his sixteenth birthday Jesse and Sharon reflect on the loss of their son during birth on his due date. 

They talk about how their marriage survived multiple heartbreaking losses and how grieving differently as a man and a woman both threatened to tear them apart and allowed them to continue to function as a family.

Jesse felt his emotions, there were tears and good memories - it was a special time to remember Joshua on his birthday.

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Sharon and Jesse do their first podcast from the road - literally they podcast as they walk down the road in their neighborhood on one of their exercise and coffee outings where they finally figure out their marriage by coming up with 3 guidelines and a magical 4th to guide their interactions. 

They also explore how they should feel about cussing on the podcast, the movie Princess Bride, ADHD, navigating their finances and future goals, and finally a flag to wave in support of each other.

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Sharon and Jesse finally talk about politics on the podcast. 

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Jesse and Sharon explore how being "the man in the arena" in your own life through engaging in practices and community can counter the virtual hazards of social media.

They explore midlife crisis, dance, opera, surfing, making BBQ chips, New York City, and longevity secrets from a life insurance assessment doctor as they try to get to the bottom of what is important in life versus what is detrimental to a healthy and engaged existence. 

As always there is chaos involved in their convo.

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Shem and Lara Gott come on the podcast to discuss their marriage, what in the world they do and don't fight about, Jesus, raising a family, and making candles, kombucha, sauerkraut and other stuff.

Shem shares two shocking revelations about chest hair and sitting in the shower - Also make sure to listen to the entire episode so you don't miss his harrowing on-air cramp. 

This is Part 1, with Part 2 scheduled to dive into the current state of the nation and world, and how to process it all as two couples who are Christ followers raising a bunch of kids.

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Sharon breaks it to Jesse that she is running the NYC marathon, and Jesse wonders when the madness will end. 

Sharon calls on their community to help NYC kids by supporting her Team for Kids marathon team, and Jesse bets against anyone caring. 

You can prove him wrong HERE >  She needs 300 people to give $10 each in 30 days! :)

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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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