Podcast Episodes
Back to Search171 - Enjoy Your Childhood Freedom: Life Kicks Back
Episode 171
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Rita take a trip back in time to talk about their favorite decades.
From big moments of the 80s t…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
170 - Let Them Fail: Parenting Adult Children
Episode 170
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Rita talk about one of the harder parts of parenting — what to do when your kids are grown and ma…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
169 - Would you Rather With Rita: Trying Our Best to Turn Up the Heat
Episode 169
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Rita dive into a round of “Would You Rather” questions — starting with a list generated by ChatGP…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
168 - Amsterdam to Anywhere: Our European Road Trip Without a Plan
Episode 168
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Rita talk through their upcoming trip to Europe — or at least attempt to.
The plan is simple: fly…
4 months, 4 weeks ago
167 - From Keyboards to AI: Old Enough to Remember, Young Enough to Adapt
Episode 167
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge talk about generations — and what it feels like to be caught in the middle of massive chang…
5 months ago
166 - Getting to Know Rita: A Meandering Question Session
Episode 166
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby sets out to ask Rita a series of rapid fire questions.
The only problem? They’re not very rapid.
What…
5 months ago
165 - Blue Collar to Backbeat: Trying to Work in Peace
Episode 165
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge talk about a shared frustration: people who insist on talking to you while you’re in the mi…
5 months, 1 week ago
164 - Adulting Your Schedule: A Full Life, Not an Empty One
Episode 164
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge talk about something they never seem to have enough of: time.
Between Ridge’s household and…
5 months, 1 week ago
163 - Fast Food Economics: The Wendy’s Burger Bundle Review
Episode 163
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge return to the lab — or at least the studio table — to test out Wendy’s burger bundles.
Havi…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
162 - Modern Masculinity: Our Wives Set the Record Straight
Episode 162
In this episode of The Barn Philosopher, Shelby and Ridge invite their wives into the studio to talk about a big question: what does masculinity look…
5 months, 2 weeks ago