Simple Joe is a daily podcast built around curiosity, connection, and the idea that ordinary life is more interesting than we sometimes realize. Each episode mixes interesting facts, birthdays, history, celebrations, weather from a featured city, and a different daily feature, from Random Questions and Interesting Headlines to personal development, faith, Top 10 lists, and whatever Wildcard Wednesday brings. But Simple Joe isn’t meant to be a one-way conversation. I want to hear from you. Answer a question, suggest a topic, vote on a headline, share what you think, or just say hello. Around here, Simple Joe is my friend. Me...
Latest episodes
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25 min
Secret Unlocked: The Perfect Hard-Boiled Egg
On today’s Wildcard Wednesday episode of Simple Joe, I’m talking about what happens when even a veteran podcaster forgets to hit record, runs out of space on the recorder, and has…
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23 min
Tuesday's Random Questions
In this Tuesday episode of Simple Joe, I’m checking in with Paris, France, celebrating birthdays including Peter Sellers, Patsy Cline, Pink, Martin Freeman, Jonathan Taylor Thomas,…
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24 min
Monday's Interesting Headlines
In this Labor Day episode of Simple Joe, I’m talking about slowing down, getting a few things accomplished over a long weekend, and why something as simple as detailing a car can s…
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30 min
Which Thief on the Cross Are You?
In this Sunday episode of Simple Joe, I start with the incredible complexity of human vision and the idea that each of us may experience the world a little differently, before chec…
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31 min
Why do we stop doing the things that we love?
In this episode of Simple Joe, I’m talking about a personal development question that has been on my mind since returning to the podcast after a seven-month break: Why do we stop d…
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24 min
Top 10 Clean Stand-Up Comedians
In this episode of Simple Joe, I kick things off by thinking about how something as ordinary as the refrigerator completely changed the way we live, shop, and organize everyday lif…
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21 min
Lost Picasso Found in Trashed Apartment
In this episode of Simple Joe, I’m starting with a look back at the rough-and-tumble early days of passenger air travel before checking the weather in Falkenstein, Germany, and Cin…
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45 min
Stop Being Afraid of AI
In this Wildcard Wednesday episode of Simple Joe, I’m talking about artificial intelligence and why I believe AI is ultimately just a tool, a very powerful one, but still a tool th…
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24 min
Tuesday's Random Questions
In this episode of Simple Joe, I’m celebrating Tuesday, September 1, 2026, with weather from Ashburn, Virginia, birthdays, history, celebrations, and another round of Tuesday’s Ran…
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22 min
Monday's Interesting Headlines | I'm Back!
I’m back! After about seven months away from Simple Joe, it feels great to be behind the microphone again and even better knowing you’re here with me. In this episode, I explain a…
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2 min
Please Listen
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. Today I wanted to share a quick but important update with you. I’m taking a short break from the show so I can fix some structural and…
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18 min
Tuesday's Random Questions
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. Email me at [email protected] or send me a text at 513.399.6468. Just say hi, I would love to hear from you. Show Notes In today’s e…
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18 min
Monday's Interesting Headlines
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. On today’s episode of Simple Joe for Monday, January 5, 2026, I kick things off with a truly unsettling but fascinating look at Victori…
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19 min
Top 10 Keanu Reeves Movies
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. In today’s episode of Simple Joe for Friday, January 2, 2026, I start with one of those facts that makes you stop and think, trees in t…
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13 min
Prepare For Impact? Asteroid Could Strike the Moon in 2032
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. Today, on the very first day of 2026, I start with a quirky fact about a town in Norway where it’s illegal to die, which turns into a r…
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18 min
De-Digitizing Life
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. On this New Year’s Eve episode of Simple Joe, I share a surprising detail about the iconic Times Square ball and how much larger it is…
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24 min
Tuesday's Random Questions
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. On today’s episode of Simple Joe, I share a fun and quirky Guinness World Records fact about the world’s largest rubber duck collection…
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17 min
Monday's Interesting Headlines
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. On today’s episode of Simple Joe for Monday, December 29, 2025, I start with a surprisingly relatable fact about how most people have l…
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28 min
Joe's Top 10 Podcasts of 2025
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. In today’s episode of Simple Joe, I settle into the calm of the day after Christmas with a surprisingly humbling thought about honey an…
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19 min
Merry Christmas | Why Time Feels Like It Speeds Up as We Age
Welcome to Simple Joe. I’m glad you’re here. Today is Christmas Day, and I’m really glad you’re here with me. I kicked things off with a wild fact about the longest recorded polar…