Episode Chapters

Introduction (00:00 - 1:17 )

Jon Bon Jovi's Act of Kindness (1:18 - 4:07 )

Finding Love in Spanish Supermarkets (4:08 - 9:39 )

Strange Superstitions (9:40 - 15:45 )

Water Cooler Quiz (15:46 - 19:14 )

Random Question (19:15 - 25:20 )

Quote of the Podcast (25:21 - [End of Episode])

Summary:

In this episode of the Jason and Mindy podcast, the hosts discuss a range of topics including John Bon Jovi's heroic act in Nashville, innovative dating trends in Spain, various superstitions and their implications, and a fun water cooler question about personal item replacements. They also reflect on spontaneity in life decisions and share heartfelt listener feedback that highlights the impact of their podcast.

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Episode Details:

You’ve likely heard this story by now, but it is definitely good news that bears repeating. Police in Nashville praised singer Jon Bon Jovi for helping prevent a tragedy by speaking to a woman who was on the ledge of a bridge. He and his team were at the John Seigenthaler Pedestrian Bridge as a woman stood precariously over the Cumberland River. Security video shows Bon Jovi and another member of his crew, who were there for a video shoot, slowly approach before arriving at the young woman’s side. He leans over the railing and speaks with the woman, while his colleague steps behind her and begins to touch her shoulder. The potential disaster appears to conclude with the young woman turning around and hugging Bon Jovi, before they help her back over the edge. A few minutes later, she is seen leaving the bridge with the rock star. The event took place on Sept. 10, Suicide Prevention Day.

PICKING UP MORE THAN GROCERIES:

With the recent trend toward traditional in-person matchmaking, rather than using dating apps, singles in Spain are finding love with the help of their local supermarket. First popularized on TikTok, of course, those who are looking to meet a special someone have been putting a pineapple upside down in their shopping cart between 7pm and 8pm at stores in the popular supermarket chain Mercadona. Doing so lets other singles know that you’re available — and invites them to bump their cart into yours. Then, later, if both meet in the wine section, it’s a match. The grocery store operators aren’t big fans of the trend, and claim their staff is starting to hide the pineapples for that one-hour period each day. But it’s catching on: Once, police had to be called due to an unruly crowd, and a German supermarket chain has now put the word out to its customers in Spain, inviting them to put a watermelon in their cart, to show they’re available.

STRANGE THINGS YOU DIDN’T KNOW ARE CONSIDERED BAD LUCK:

⇒ Wishing someone ‘Happy Birthday’ before their birthday:Many Germans believe doing so will cause misfortune to everyone involved. Instead, they sometimes gather the night before a birthday and begin celebrating exactly at midnight. 

⇒ Changing your bed on a Friday: An old wives’ tales says if you turn your mattress that day, you’ll be cursed with bad dreams. Others say the bad-luck day is Sunday. (Let’s just not do that anywhere near the weekend, OK?)

⇒ Carrying bananas on a ship: In the 1700s, many ships that were lost or shipwrecked were carrying bananas, so sailors, being a superstitious bunch, decided that bananas on a boat meant bad news. 

⇒ Renaming a boat: This goes back to ancient times, when sailors believed that the name of every boat was written in the ledger of Poseidon. If you dared change the name of a boat, you’d incur the sea god’s wrath. (Still, if you happen to buy a boat named “Titanic”, I’d change it…)

⇒ Mixing beers: In the Czech Republic, whose people drink more beer per capita than anyone, it’s believed that if you pour one type of beer into a mug containing another type, you’re in for some misfortune. 

⇒ Tuesday the 13th: While many cultures see Friday the 13th as bad news, in Spain, the 13th day of the month is unlucky when it falls on a Tuesday. In Spanish, the word for Tuesday is “Martes,” which comes from “Mars”, the Roman god of war, so Tuesday spells trouble.