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Back to Search181 - The Men We Became: A Blue Collar Reflection
Episode 181
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby sits down with his longtime friend Dave to talk about how life changes over time — and how some thing…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
180 - Motherly Love: A Mother’s Day Episode
Episode 180
In this Mother’s Day evening episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge sit down with Rita and Joan to talk about what Mother’s Day really mea…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
179 - Whispers About Summer: An NPR-Style Disaster
Episode 179
In this short and completely unnecessary episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Rita try their hand at an overly serious NPR-style parody writte…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
178 - From Guam with Love: Rita’s Midwest Reality
Episode 178
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby sits down with Rita to talk about a life-changing move — from the tropical island of Guam to the Midw…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
177 - Blue Collar Chronicles: Raised Loose, Turned Out Alright
Episode 177
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby sits down with his longtime friend Dave — a guy he spent plenty of unsupervised high school days with…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
176 - Small Traumas and Childhood Fears: What Still Follows Us
Episode 176
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge talk about childhood trauma — not the kind that makes headlines or books, but the kind that…
4 months ago
175 - No Streaming, No Cell Phones: The Best Decade?
Episode 175
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby sits down with Ridge to hear his take on a simple question: what was the best decade to grow up in?
A…
4 months ago
174 - Adult Lives With Kid Hobbies: A Barn Debate
Episode 174
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge take a hard look at adults holding on to the things they loved as kids.
From gaming to coll…
4 months, 1 week ago
173 - Dream Vacations: 10K, 10 Day, Vaca
Episode 173
From fields of tulips to a no-plan road trip through Europe, the conversation covers what kind of travel actually matters to them. Less about hitting…
4 months, 1 week ago
172 - Dream Rooms: Wishes, Promises, and Reality
Episode 172
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby, Rita, Ridge, and Joan sit down to talk about a simple idea: if you could have one dream room, what w…
4 months, 2 weeks ago