Let's Be Realistic

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Patrick and Nicole take an honest approach to tackling today's toughest topics. From relationships and budgeting to awkward social interactions, this husband and wife podcast team will be real and raw about all of it.

Let's Be Realistic

  • Jun 14, 2020 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 54m AVG DURATION
  • 30 EPISODES


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Latest episodes from Let's Be Realistic

30. Farewell Tour

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2020 32:40


This is the final installment of the Let's Be Realistic podcast. This week, Patrick and Nicole talk about their favorite moments on the pod, how much they love their listeners, and why this is the end of LBR.

29. Positive Outcomes

Play Episode Listen Later May 17, 2020 51:48


This week, Patrick and Nicole are intentional about finding great things that could come from this Corona Virus craziness. Tune in to hear some of the ways you can make positive, lasting changes that make this whole thing almost worth it.

28. Don't Worry, Be Happy

Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2020 63:51


ANNIVERSARY EPISODE! We've been at this for a whole year now, and we've taken this opportunity to appreciate some things that are keeping us sane. This week, we're being optimistic and grateful for the things we have, especially our listeners!

27. Quit the News

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2020 50:09


More spice this week as Patrick and Nicole continue to discuss the newest developments with Corona Virus. We also talk about the things that are getting us through 'sheltering in place' and keeping us grateful for what we have.

26. Silver Linings

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2020 64:58


This week, we talk about our struggles living in the Corona Virus twilight zone. BUT we also talk about everything we're grateful for, the things we've been doing to combat going insane and how God is in control even when the world is out of control.

25. Spicy Corona

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 60:39


Listen. We get pretty opinionated on this one. This week, we talk about the Corona Virus, what we think, and how we're handling it. We also talk about politics and religion, so buckle up.

24. Nightmare Island

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2020 59:14


CORONA VIRUS! Just kidding, we talk about Corona Virus, but this episode is all about the heinous history of Poveglia Island. If you want to hear a true story about the things that horror movies are made of, then look alive!

23. Champagne Problems

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2020 42:36


Tune in to hear a "symphony of the worlds smallest violins". Nicole and Patrick talk about their terrible moving experience, while highlighting some listeners' experiences even worse than their own.

22. Little Old Lady Killer

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2020 54:39


La Mataviejitas - This week Nicole tells the story of the Lucha Libre who is one of Mexico's most notorious serial killers: Juana Dayanara Barraza Samperio. Join us for a tale you that will not believe happened in real life.

21. Building 7

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2020 78:47


Conspiracy? This week Patrick and Nicole discuss the collapse of Building 7 on 9/11 and how the "official story" just doesn't add up.

20. The Man Who Shot His Own Sausage

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 56:52


Darwin Awards. This week, Nicole tells Patrick about the Darwin Awards, and highlights some of her favorite winners.

19. Ice Cream Cone Pockets

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2019 56:50


WEIRD LAWS. This week Patrick and Nicole discuss which of the US's weirdest laws are legit, and which are fake.

18. Pickle Ornaments and Hometown Murders

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2019 54:39


Patrick enlightens us about the history of Christmas lights, while Nicole talks about her horrifying hometown murder.

17. Riff Raff

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 35:02


This week we're throwing it back to OG LBR Podcast. Patrick and Nicole talk about their most heated fight ever, and how the holidays always seem to be stupid-stressful.

16. Mirrored Aviators and Questionable Morality

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2019 51:22


This week, things get spicy as Nicole and Patrick discuss the Stanford Prison and Milgram experiments.

15. Lady Death and Conscientious Objecting

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2019 85:40


Patrick teaches us about badass female Russian snipers, and Nicole talks about Herbert Mullin who killed 13 people to 'prevent a major earthquake in California'.

14. Stingy Jack and Matilda Housing Whiskey

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2019 57:24


This week, Patrick teaches us about where Jack O Lanterns came from, while Nicole talks about the ever-mysterious SPONTANEOUS HUMAN COMBUSTION. Happy Halloween!

13. Get Your Goat with a Dog Named Chips

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 63:57


Exciting changes on LBR this week! Nicole tells the story of the disappearance of Tom and Eileen Longeran, while Patrick explains the stories of some of the most heroic war dogs.

12. Cue and Eh?

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 57:45


This week Patrick and Nicole answer some of your best questions. Patrick also gives an update about his trip to Haiti with Leve Project. Featuring: an interruption by Miranda who cannot find her belongings without help.

11. Moments with Mir

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2019 50:31


Nicole's foul-mouthed sister joins the podcast this week, setting a new record for the number of obscenities used in a single episode. Join us as we laugh to some of her best family stories!

10. Everybody Hates Christians

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 2, 2019 52:17


Confession time. Patrick and Nicole talk about being Christian in 2019 and how religious people ruin the party for everyone. FEATURING a coffee review segment from Miranda!

9. F Word

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2019 67:44


FAILURE. This week, Patrick goes deep about his troubles with the law and how you have to work to improve yourself. Nicole sits back and listens to story time.

8. Wish I Would've Known

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2019 53:51


Patrick and Nicole banter about the things they wish they would have known earlier in life. This week, we incorporate a lot of listener responses, AND big news about an exciting new small business partnership!

7. Try to Break Your Bed

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2019 47:46


Sex and fitness are the topics of this episode. This week Patrick and Nicole delve a little deeper into sex and how to keep the spark alive when things get dull. This one also features the most sarcastic fake ads in the world. :)

6. Episode Number Sex

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2019 61:03


Buckle up because this one is spicy! Patrick and Nicole get real about sex in relationships vs. sex while single. This episode should definitely have a parental advisory.

5. So Many Obligations

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2019 43:04


This is a discussion about balance and prioritizing what matters. We all struggle with taking time for ourselves after working, cooking, cleaning, taking care of the kids, house, pets, etc. This week Patrick and Nicole talk about compromising, shifting household responsibilities and learning to say 'no'.

4. Two Terminations and a Layoff

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2019 58:48


This week, Nicole tells her story about being terminated from Wells Fargo (along with 5,300 others), and how it's possible to move on from traumatic job situations. Patrick and Nicole talk about the awkwardness of quitting a job, and how to overcome 2-week notice anxiety.

3. Vegetable Medley

Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2019 37:37


This week we're recording from the Outer Banks, North Carolina. We have a shorter episode covering a medley of topics ranging from travel and vacation, to North Carolina, being generous and dog training.

2. Payday Loan on a '94 Jeep

Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2019 45:06


This week, we talk about realistic ways to implement and stick to a budget. Budgeting is doable on any income, and tackling debt is a truly attainable goal. Listen as we discuss some of budgeting's major pitfalls and myths.

1. Luggage

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2019 51:51


On the first episode of Let's Be Realistic, Patrick and Nicole talk honestly about relationships, marriage, baggage and everything in between.

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