Solving Everything

This episode starts with a Vonnegut passage and ends with a horrific sexist yearbook catchphrase. In between you'll hear the tale of the Higgs' Farm Sale. What's it like when an 80 year old woman sets the tone for a real estate deal and insists the priorities will be what's best for the land, what's best for relations, and what's best for the wallet...in that order. What's it like to become financial advisors to and partners with our own parents? What's it like to sell something precious because it's the right thing to do? Find out in this episode.

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Part 2 of a four hour conversation about individual rights, the journey of women, trans rights, how progress changes language, and whether we really need laws to function. Kris shares more of her essay. Life in Danland (only bacon and Hamms are served) means everyone is expected to function rationally, and we need to watch for governing that oversteps. Jeremy talks about his work as a social worker with people who are surviving addictions, family trauma, and the challenges of mental health struggles. In a world where some days are just about getting to a functional baseline, how can we agree on what rationality means?

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Part 1 of 2. Guest host Jeremy Higgins joins Kris and Dan to discuss transgender rights, gender identity, gender definition, and the gap in generational understanding of the language around gender minorities. Kris shares an essay on the subject of trans rights, the history of gender definitions in modern culture, the importance of the socio-cultural definition of the word woman, and how JK Rowling may not be wrong. Dan shares his thoughts about not legislating sexual orientation and Jeremy shares his experiences as a social worker who works with individuals who struggle with identity, mental health, and getting to a baseline of non-crisis living.

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In this episode, Kris and Andy share original short stories....Kris talks about the Bears buying Arlington International Racetrack - a horse racing track that was in her hometown- and what it was like growing up with a gambling dad who bet on horses. Dan and Andy both are preparing their family farms to be sold, examining what is valuable and why. Andy shares a story about his experiences clearing out the property. What matters, what are we holding onto, how do we usher our parents' generation into a simpler life without so much stuff while holding onto what is precious?

In this episode, we continue discussion about what binds a community together and the very precarious line to walk between maintaining privacy and building connection. Is Dan's mom right? Is the breakdown of religion and traditional family roles causing the breakdown of a moral, supportive, and collaborative society? Or is Kris' mom right? Do you move across the country when the binds of religion and extended family end up stifling personal freedom and prohibiting choices? Or is Andy's Dad right? Farmers use manual work as a love language and there is no doubt about it- every set of hands is valuable and valued. Are heinous crimes committed because of cultural disconnect and it's all our fault? Or are they natural anomalies like a 100 year flood?

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This episode has adult content beyond our normal swearing and things. We discuss horrific crimes so please keep little ears away.

This episode includes a short written piece from Kris then dives right into marriage, divorce, suburban neighborhoods, and gruesome true crime. Why do some people insist that misery should be accepted in marriage? Can divorce actually be a good thing now that both genders are free to own property, work, and vote? Kris shares an unbelievable, disturbing true crime tale from her neighborhood. What happens when all the bad stuff that happens "out there" actually happens right down the block? Which groups do we identify with when every group has its issues? Is the breakdown of marriage, or the committing of a crime....is it really still all about connection and being seen?

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In this episode, we discuss the 2021 NBA finals. Finals highlights, players' strengths, and the glory of a superstar athlete who is a true good guy. Kris comes in fresh never having seen Giannis Antetokounmpo play before this series, and is blown away. Also impreseive: Holiday's aggressive defense and Booker's grace. Andy proposes Shaq getting stuffed by Ben Wallace is the best block of all time, Dan thinks Giannis' block in Game 4 might be the winner. Then Dan, super sports fan, breaks down the history of the Bucks.

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In this episode, we talk about how pacing yourself at work is important no matter what line of work you're in. Kris dives deep into her work as a body/mind therapist. Dan claims he can't be quiet for more 90 minutes. Dan talks about the fake history of the British middle finger. Then a fun romp through 80's game shows.

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This episode has us breaking down why the very essence and purity of sports is being threatened by gambling, commercialism, and the cross-contamination of athletic competitions being sold as entertainment products. Kris is against seniors wearing anal sex t-shirts. Dan loves Green Day and tells us why. Andy spitballs the idea of Solving Everything co-hosts streaking at a Brewers Game. And randomly, we break down circumcision and why it is something still done when not for religious reasons.

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Post pandemic sports, NBA playoffs, Dwight Howard, JaVale McGee, and the latest trend to get the big guys to play bully ball. LeBron. Players getting Emmy awards for dramatic reactions to handsy guarding. Play review and litigating games. In desperation, Dan turns to hockey.

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