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

In this episode of Simple Joe, I start with a mind-bending fact about neutron stars, where a single teaspoon of their material would weigh more than a billion tons on Earth, and let that set the tone for just how mysterious and big this universe really is. I talk through the chilly weather in Tama, Iowa and back home in Cincinnati, celebrate a few birthdays like Lucy Liu, Britney Spears, Nelly Furtado, Cathy Lee Crosby, and Aaron Rodgers, and touch on history with John Brown’s execution and the first permanent artificial heart. I have some fun with National Fritters Day and National Play Basketball Day, including a little riff on what really counts as a “sport.” Then I lean into Tuesday’s Random Questions.

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  If you could instantly master any everyday skill that most people overlook, what would it be?

  
  


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  What's a small decision you once made that unexpectedly changed the direction of your life?

  
  


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  If you had to describe your personality using only objects found in a grocery store, what items would you choose?

  
  


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  Coffee mug, travel tumbler, or glass jar, which one are you drinking from for the rest of your life?

  
  


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  Beach sunrise, snowy morning, or rainy afternoon, which one would you choose every time?

  
  

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