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Hi! We're Les & Karen, the Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple. We are helping ordinary people to live extraordinarily by pursuing passions and finding true purpose. One of our passions is just telling stories. Even though we our lives are fairly boring, we end up having adventures everywhere we go.…

Les & Karen Murphy

  • Sep 19, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
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Episode 24 - Traveling with kids

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2019 7:58


Traveling with kids Harder than it looks Not as fun as it seems. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Joseph Gonzalez on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 23 - Where won't you travel?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2019 14:35


Where won't you travel? We all have a bucket list of places to travel. But is on your list of places that you won't go? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by pepe nero on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 22 - What Are You Boycotting?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 10:07


Can't think of anything? Les can let you use one of his. But what about Karen? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by

Episode 21 - Family Pets

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 17:23


Family Pets We have had them from the start. Here are a few of them. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Ricky Kharawala on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 20 - I Swear It Was Dead When I Hit It

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 8:04


If it wasn't, it was by the time Karen hit it. That's not typically the way a church youth group story starts. But this one does. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by _M_V_ on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 19 - When are your parents taking you home?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 24:04


When are your parents taking you home? We ask that all the time, about our own kids. 13 years and we still haven't fully accepted the fact we are parents. Anyone else feel like that? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Andrew Seaman on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 18 - What I'm Watching - The Wu Assassin

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2019 4:12


The Wu Assassin Netflix's new star studded modern day kung fu tale. Let's talk about it. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Thao Le Hoang on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 17 - Puppets are Creepy

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 7:51


So are people in costumes. Especially mascots at sports games. Terrible. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Umut YILMAN on Unsplash --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 16 - Where were we thinking when we decided to have kids?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2019 16:30


Where were we thinking when we decided to have kids? We love our kids. Let's just get that out of the way first. But seriously sometimes, we question our judgement when we decided to have kids. We understand people who have chosen not to have kids, because it's not for everyone. We don't understand parents who lie and say it's the greatest thing ever. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Marisa Howenstine on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Bonus - How hard is it to record an ad?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 3:32


You would have thought the intro and outro would have taught us something. It didn't. Recording ads is also hard. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Rostyslav Kondrat on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 15 - What I'm Watching - Good Omens

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 11:45


This week I have a special guest, Aidan. When the girls aren't home we get to watch things that might not be Ella appropriate. Our latest choice is the Amazon Original - Good Omens. See what we think about the show and the book. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Lukas Meier on Unsplash --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 14 - A Very Murphy Wedding

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2019 9:28


Murphy's Law meets a Murphy Wedding That's already a story. But what happens when you put two Murphy's behind the bar? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by @les_n_karen on Instragram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 13 - We are Xennials or are we Devo?

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 19, 2019 20:08


Xennials, that's the thing in the Alien movie right? Today we are talking generations. Specifically how we don't actually fit into Gen X or Millennial. What generation are you? And do you feel like you fit? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Rod Long on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 12 - What I'm Watching - Maybe in another life it would be good.

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 10:42


On this Episode of Extraordinarily Ordinary Radio, Les walks you through what he is watching. Warning - There will be SPOILERS! On the docket today is Netflix Original - Another Life. See if it lives up to the hype and the hope! -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Victória Kubiaki on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 11 - Laundry or Dishes

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 10:28


The age old question, laundry or dishes? Which one is worse? Les would rather change the litter boxes than do one of them. But which one? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Jennifer Burk on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 10 - Our First Apartment

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 12, 2019 4:52


It wasn't anything special. But it was ours. And it was an adventure. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Brandon Griggs on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 9 - Follow Your Nose

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2019 6:43


When you can't go five feet without seeing ruins, why is it so hard to find the one you want? And why is it so easy to find stuff you don't? -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Enrapture Captivating Media on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 8 - Fairy Tale Wedding

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 5, 2019 11:08


OK, so it wasn't a story book romance. It was one for the history books though. Find out how two seeming opposites met and made a life together. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by @les_n_karen on Instagram --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 7 - The Zen of Enterprise

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 9:40


When is a caddy not a caddy? No it's not a Zen koan. It's what happens when you have a case of culture shock. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Matthew T Rader on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 6 - Those Awkward High School Years

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2019 13:50


Do you remember high school fondly? Because we don't. Find out why. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by moren hsu on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 5 - Worst Influencer Ever

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2019 6:06


Well really an old one. There are obnoxious people on Instagram now. But it could have been way worse. History is full of people who would have been way worse if they had Instagram. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Gian Cescon on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 4 - We were kids once

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 14:53


No really we were. We didn't just burst onto the scene fully formed. There were formative years. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Trailer 1

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 0:57


Hi, we're Les & Karen, The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple. Ever wonder how people become internet famous? Do you assume you have to be something special to make it on the net? We'll show you that's not the case. We are as ordinary as you can be. In fact it's Extraordinary how Ordinary we are. Come check out our adventures and find out how we make it all happen. It's all on Extraordinarily Ordinary Radio. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Bonus - Tales from the Cutting Room Floor

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 6:38


Record an Intro. Sounds really easy right? Not so much. Feast your ears on how many tries it took us. And then laugh because we just used the first one anyway. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 3 - A Spring in Our Step

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2019 6:22


As we sprung away from Disney Springs. We all know Disney is a temple to consumerism. Disney Springs takes it to a whole new level. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Skylar Sahakian on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 2 - That time we went to Cuba

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 11:02


Full disclosure - Ella did not come with us this time. Still an amazing experience. Listen to find out why. Want to know why it's important Ella didn't come? Check out the explanation over here on our Facebook page. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Persnickety Prints on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

Episode 1 - The Animal Statue Menace

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 7:38


Animal Statues Is anyone else really creeped out by them? Find them startling when you are driving? Listen to how we feel about them. -Les & Karen The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple "Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on social media Facebook Instagram YouTube -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Photo by Dorin Seremet on Unsplash --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/lesnkaren/support

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