"We had a big fight." Jesse and Sharon are back. Fighting interrupted their podcasting, but after a few weeks they try to record a belated Valentine's and Sportsball episode. Jesse derails that trying to find out what Sharon is still upset about and what comes up includes...

• Body image and alcohol - yikes!
• Should you keep waiting on deferred dreams, or seize the day even if it means doing it alone?
• Should there be full disclosure before lifelong commitments, or is a little selective ignorance necessary for survival?
• How to stop effing up Valentines Day
• The expense of differing tastes
• A fight about Taylor Swift, Bleachers, and Metallica
• The worst commentary on the Super Bowl ever
• Tommy Lefroy, thank God

Chapters

00:00 Absence Explained (We've Been Fighting)

03:01 Body Image (Jesse Tries to Get Us Cancelled)

06:00 Drinking Less and Looking Hotter

08:58 Nicotine, Lies, and Sacred Covenants

11:55 Valentine's Day Expectations

14:55 What is Sharon Mad About?

22:23 Podcasting Boundaries

23:13 Bonding Over House of Cards and Succession

27:39 We're So Different, and That's Expensive

30:52 Do We Do Broadway Together or Alone?

36:50 Mayhem and Chaos

40:14 Sportsball and Taylor

41:04 The Impact of Legacy Media LOL

44:04 We Don't Understand the Super Bowl

46:55 Jesse Talks About Bleachers and Sharon Freaks Out

51:40 Passionately Disagreeing About Music

55:17 Tommy Lefroy and Satisfaction - THE END

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"This is the birthday episode."

Jesse brings a sneaky outline full of dirt on Sharon, gets his notes stolen, and sings himself Happy Birthday (with Sharon) Also Jesse and Sharon unpack disastrous military homecomings, and solve marriage with a lawn care debate...

Chapters:

00:00
Introduction to the Birthday Podcast

01:24
Timeouts in Conversation & Sportsball

02:24
Sneaky Outlines Enter the Debate

04:40
Dumb Quote of the Day

05:34
Jesse Goes Old Testament

08:21
Getting Organized... Again

10:02
Instagram Reels as a Relationship Barometer

12:06
February: Precedented Please

13:20
The Lawn Care Debate: Communication in Marriage

18:03
Pure Gold Marriage Wisdom: Managing Disagreements

21:03
Military Spouses: Why Deployments Suck

21:58
The Harsh Reality of Military Homecomings

24:32
Tailgating Jesse's Birthday

25:58
Jesse Gets His Notes Stolen

26:29
Sexy Enough

27:27
People Are Listening

29:42
The Impact of Public Opinion on Personal Conversations

34:31
Stuff About Love

36:57
The Part Where We Fight About Singing

37:56
Blasphemy

38:09
The Part Where We Sing

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"This marriage is going to save our podcast!"

Summary

In this inaugural episode, Jesse & Sharon figure out if the mic is on and share why they're starting a podcast... They fight fairer when someone is listening. Also they do love traveling together and want to share their insider secrets.

Chapters

00:00
The rules are there are no rules

05:01
Premise of the podcast

08:45
What's the plan?

11:50
Debates and deep dives - Man on the moon

15:07
The Birds and the Bees

15:44
Now what?

22:55
Nice to meet you...

27:41
How do we end this thing?

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