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In this episode of Simple Joe for Tuesday, November 4th, 2025, I talk about one of the strangest creatures on the planet—the octopus. With three hearts, blue copper-based blood, and almost alien intelligence, these fascinating animals make me wonder if they’re really from Earth at all. From there, we head to the weather in La Banda, Argentina, remember birthdays like Walter Cronkite, Loretta Swit, and Matthew McConaughey, and look back on the day Howard Carter discovered King Tut’s tomb. We celebrate National Candy Day, Use Your Common Sense Day, National Skeptics Day, and Love Your Lawyer Day before diving into five random questions that range from impractical purchases to meals that remind me of home. It’s a fun, curious, and thoughtful Tuesday reminding us once again that memories are better than stuff.

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

I open today’s Simple Joe podcast for Monday, November 3, 2025, with a wild chess fact about more possible game iterations than atoms in the universe, then share gratitude for the heartfelt feedback on yesterday’s “Face of Innocence” episode. We hit the Gallatin, Missouri weather before diving into Monday’s Interesting Headlines, including a monkey escape on a Mississippi highway, mysterious googly eyes on public art in Oregon, a 38-year-old in Japan who snagged over 1,000 free meals via a delivery-app loophole, the centuries-old cannon-like boom at Seneca Lake finally explained, and a neuroscience startup’s six-pound smartphone case to curb screen time. If one of those quirky stories grabs you, text me at 513-399-6468 or email joe@thesimplejoe.com and I’ll feature it on Thursday, and remember, memories are better than stuff.

Email me at joe@thesimplejoe.com or send me a text at 513.399.6468. Just say hi, I would love to hear from you.

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

This week’s episode of Simple Joe hit me hard. It started lighthearted, talking about the first use of “LOL,” but it ended with a story I can’t shake—a photograph of a four-year-old boy named István Reiner, smiling as he entered a concentration camp. In this reflection I share how that image broke me, how it awakened something deep about compassion, evil, and the fragile beauty of innocence. It’s about seeing humanity in one small face and asking what we’re supposed to do with feelings that won’t let go. Because sometimes one photograph can do what a thousand sermons cannot—it can remind us what it means to be human.

Email me at joe@thesimplejoe.com or send me a text at 513.399.6468. Just say hi, I would love to hear from you.

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