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In this episode of Simple Joe for Tuesday, November 18th, 2025, I’m coming to you from a little town in Spain, riffing on the crazy idea that spider silk is five times stronger than steel and wondering why we are not building everything out of it yet. I share the weather for my friends in Dublin, Ireland, and back home in Cincinnati, then celebrate birthdays for Alan Shepard, Mickey Mouse, Linda Evans, Kevin Nealon, Oscar Nunez from The Office and its spinoff The Paper, and Owen Wilson. We look at a few key moments from this day in history, including the William Tell legend, the debut of Steamboat Willie, the introduction of push button phones, and the tragedy of Jonestown, and I touch on National Princess Day, National Apple Cider Day, and World Vasectomy Day with my usual mix of awkward honesty and humor. For Tuesday’s Random Questions, I talk about what I would have a one day clone do for me, why daily exercise would change my life, my dream of mastering the harmonica, how much I miss neighbors playing outside at night, and the quick classes I could teach on ChatGPT, business development, and personal growth. I wrap things up by sharing a bit about exploring Spain, grabbing a photo at a bullfighting arena, and reminding you to skip more stuff, make more memories, and create experiences with the people you love, because memories are better than stuff.

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On this episode of Simple Joe for Monday, November 17th, 2025, I kick things off with a wild fact about sea cucumbers that can liquefy and regrow parts of their own bodies, then share the weather for my friends in or near Naples, Maine, and back home in Cincinnati while I’m recording on the road from Madrid, Spain. I talk about bouncing between hotels and trying to keep the show going while traveling to Manchester and Chester, then celebrate birthdays for Shelby Foote, Rock Hudson, Peter Cook, Martin Scorsese, Danny DeVito, Lorne Michaels, Rachel McAdams, and Tom Ellis. I mark the patent for the Heinz ketchup bottle and wonder why ketchup explodes every time you open it, and I run through today’s celebrations: National Homemade Bread Day, National Baklava Day, Guinness World Record Day, National Hiking Day, and National Black Cat Day. For Monday’s Interesting Headlines, I share five quirky stories — a Japanese town deploying a giant robot to scare off bears, a farmer setting a Guinness record with a six-foot broccoli stalk, a bumblebee-sized pollination robot, a Welsh dog using a digital soundboard to ask for treats, and scientists developing reusable “jelly ice” cubes that never melt — and invite listeners to vote on which one I should dig into on Thursday. I wrap up by asking you to share the show using #SimpleJoeIsMyFriend, reminding us that we don’t need more junk as the holidays approach, and that memories are always better than stuff.

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

In today’s episode of Simple Joe, I start with a fun fact about just how long a wooden pencil can write before it finally runs out, and then take you through the weather in Singapore, Cincinnati, and right here in Chester, England. We celebrate a few birthdays, look back at important moments in history, and have some fun with today’s national celebrations, including Fast Food Day, Button Day, and Entrepreneurship Day. Since it’s Sunday, I spend most of our time talking about trusting God with the unknown—why it’s so hard, why we try to control outcomes, and how passages like Matthew 6:34, Jeremiah 29:11, and Proverbs 3:5–6 challenge us to let go of tomorrow and walk with God today. I share honestly about my own struggle to trust God when I don’t know how things will turn out, and offer encouragement for anyone in a foggy or uncertain season. It’s a reflective, honest, and calming Sunday conversation about faith, fear, uncertainty, and learning to trust God one step at a time.

Email me at joe@thesimplejoe.com or send me a text at 513.399.6468. Just say hi, I would love to hear from you.

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