• #022 | We Don’t Need No Education
    Sep 22 2022
    Are the kids being educated or indoctrinated? Joe and Shannon discuss the purpose of the public education system in the United States and how it has changed over the years.
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    33 mins
  • #021 | Incarceration, Inc
    Sep 12 2022
    The prison system has become big business in America. Joe and Shannon talk about how the war on drugs and for profit prisons have filled cells and ruined families across the country. They share their experience visiting a level 5 maximum security facility for years.
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    34 mins
  • #020 | Power Positions
    Sep 9 2022
    Shannon talks about her experiences dating wealthy and powerful men and how they differ from some widely held misconceptions and Joe talks about being collateral damage from his mother's choices. They also discuss how and why smart women (and men) can make bad choices, and how they can break unhealthy patterns.
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    39 mins
  • #019 | The Fake Nemesis - Good Strategy or Bad Attitude?
    Sep 7 2022
    Shannon and Joe talk about the fake nemesis - what is it, how and why is it created, and the pros and cons of having one (which you probably do whether you know it or not).
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    25 mins
  • #018 | So I Married A Pornographer
    Apr 29 2022

    The ex husband with a past in porn will forever have a label, no matter how much time or how many good deeds come to pass. Joe and Shannon talk about how people that go through alternative experiences process them differently, and how the United States believes in punishment in perpetuity and prays for redemption never truly granted.

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    49 mins
  • #017 | Life Soundtrack
    Apr 29 2022

    Is rap appropriate for kids? Does grunge make you depressed? Does metal provoke violence? Joe and Shannon talk about the wide range of music genres they both listen to, the band member roommates of the past, favorite concerts and their favorite Beatle.

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    38 mins
  • #016 | Screen Life
    Apr 29 2022

    Physical and financial limitations meant movies and tv were the staple of entertainment for Joe growing up. He and Shannon talk about what content is appropriate for kids, ask if sex or violence is less harmful, and how much should censors allow overall? How much do vicarious experiences shape us as people?

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    33 mins
  • #015 | The Sex Industry Pt 2 – Odd Jobs
    Dec 31 2021

    Shannon makes Joe completely uncomfortable by explaining how running strip clubs and bachelor parties led her to running a less legal, private service that catered to clients with fetishes. She shares some of the clients’ requests and how they were handled, including how she met her second husband. Joe remembers his babysitter that, unbeknownst to him at the time, was a dominatrix.

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    36 mins