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

I’m late today, but I’m glad you’re here with me for Simple Joe on Monday, December 15th, 2025, where we start with a wild little reality check that the average person spends about six months of life sitting at red lights, and I admit I’m still working on not reaching for my phone every time I’m bored. We check in on the weather in Phoenix, Arizona and Cincinnati, Ohio, celebrate International Tea Day, Cat Herders Day, and National Cupcake Day, and then I roll into Monday’s Interesting Headlines, the quirky, weird, and fascinating stories that make me say, “What in the world is that about?”, and invite you to tell me which one you want me to dig into by Thursday. If you like fun daily podcast episodes with feel-good curiosity, oddball news, and a little slice of real life, you’re in the right place, and I’m grateful you’re listening.

Monday’s Interesting Headlines

• Skydiver dangles 15,000 feet after parachute catches on plane’s tail in Australia
• Drone drops steak and crab legs for a prisoner feast, but South Carolina guards find it first
• Decades-old palm trees in Rio de Janeiro flower for the first and only time
• Runaway reindeer sparks emergency rescue operation
• Police recover a swallowed Fabergé pendant after a 6-day wait for it to reappear

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