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A podcast of two longtime pals, talking about all the things, and trying to be just a little better at humaning.
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Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Sunday Jan 15, 2023
Joel and Steve are celebrating their 100th (!) TTBB!
They are delighted to welcome Certified Spiritual Director Michelle Mainquist to the TTBB podcast to talk about spiritual matters. Michelle works with Akashic Records to help uncover roadblocks and challenges that people may have in their lifetimes, to help become the best version of themselves.
You can find Michelle on her website:
https://soitflowsspiritualdirection.com/
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#TootYourHooter #KnowWhoYouAre
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Monday Jan 02, 2023
Joel and Steve wish all of their listeners a Happy New Year, and hope that you all made it through the holidays unscathed!
Joel's holiday travel plans got... Southwest'ed - so Plan B was implemented. There is also the obligatory '2023 resolution' discussion!
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#TootYourHooter #WeDontNeedNoResolution
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Sunday Dec 18, 2022
Joel and Steve sit down with longtime mutual friend Erik Delaney to discuss the intersection of addiction, trauma, criminality and ADHD. There is a lot to unpack there, but they take a good shot at it!
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#TootYourHooter #WharfRats
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Sunday Dec 11, 2022
Joel and Steve do their now-annual ritual of prepping for the Holiday Season! Steve has decided that it's time to re-commit to his well being after being sick (and being lazy) for a couple weeks, and Joel grapples with his FOMO issues. They discuss the Reason for the Season, and the non-existent War on Christmas.
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#TootYourHooter #HighVibrationalTime
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Sunday Dec 04, 2022
Joel and Steve reconnect after yet another absence from each other, and from you - their faithful listeners!
Joel went to Denver for work, and while there got to experience the maelstrom of jubilant electric mayhem that is Andy Frasco and the U.N., who have been Steve's favorite 'new to him' musical act since seeing them last summer.
Steve has been turned on to the books of Bruce Wagner. They are horribly dark, but also very entertaining. Steve, after some resistance, has also started watching Ted Lasso - which is a genuinely heartwarming delight, in the best ways.
Andy Frasco and the U.N. are playing Slowdown in Omaha on Tuesday, December 6th - do yer head a favor and go get wild with them!
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#LoveWhatYouDo #TootYourHooter
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
And... They're Back! Joel and Steve want to thank everyone for being chill while they... did other things. The records are a little shoddy, but this hiatus has probably been the longest one in the Two Years of doing the podcast!
That's Right Folks - the first Trying To Be Better with Joel and Steve went out on November 16, 2020! You can listen to that important piece of media history wherever you listen to them regularly, or at this link:
https://ttbbpodcast.podbean.com/e/intro-why-are-we-doing-this-1605580149/
To celebrate two year of of (almost) continuously doing the podcast Joel and Steve do pretty much what they've always done!
Part of the reason for the break was Joel finished off a play, which was great!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thanksgiving_Play
Is the Road to Hell paved with Good Intentions? They discuss. Steve is not having a midlife crisis.
They also talk about the Buddhist 5 Remembrances, and acknowledge the impending holidays - and try to find some peace in all of that!
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#TootYourHooter #Holidaze
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Joel and Steve are so dedicated to you - their loyal listener - that they power through and create some content despite the fact that their entire production crew didn't bother to show up. Bunch of ingrates. (The crew, that is.)
Joel went to an awards ceremony with the Mayor and decided that it was OK for him to be there, Steve had a similar experience at a recent gig.
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#TootYourHooter #TakeCareOfYourExperience
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Joel and Steve talk about... themselves for a change!
Joel got to hang out with past guest Armando McClain, and went took himself downtown to get some good vibes after watching Joker.
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They also continue to unpack the concept of 'hope', and discuss an episode of Glennon Doyle's "We Can Do Hard Things" podcast with Tricia Hersey, who is a 'rest evangelist'.
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#TootYourHooter #Siesta
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Joel and Steve have no room to talk.
Their own karma is... suspect. This is why they get together and bare their souls (even more so for their Patreon subscribers) to all of you - so that we can grow together!
Joel asks Steve what he thinks happens when you die, and discuss the point of existence - if there is one.
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#TootYourHooter #42
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
And they're back after a one-week... absence.
Steve enjoyed something new that he wasn't sure he was going to like! Joel also had a similar experience!
Admit it - you're curious. Press 'Play'.
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#TootYourHooter #DriveTimeZooCrew