Trying To Be Better with Joel and Steve

Joel and Steve prevail over unforeseen technical issues to provide you - the dedicated TTBB Listener - with Fresh Content! Joel admits he was wrong, and Steve has a personal realization that is actually positive!  Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #SquisherDowner https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social

Joel and Steve power through in pretty much the exact opposite configuration as last time - Joel is well rested and ready to go, Steve is... less so.  But - the show must go on!  As any long-time listener of TTBB knows - when there is sleep deprivation involved, the good stuff comes out!  Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #Wyrmwood https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social  

Joel and Steve discuss Steve's train obsession, David Lynch/Twin Peaks, and the Hands Off protest in Lincoln, NE yesterday. Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #Alligator https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social

Joel and Steve both... wake up!  They wake up from non-restful slumber to give You - the dedicated TTBB listener - Fresh Content!   They really don't have a lot to talk about - just... you know... It's a good time!    Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social

Steve made his free improv music debut last night, and Joel was in the house! Many thanks to everyone at Project Project in Omaha, NE for the opportunity! Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter  #PlayOutside https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social

Joel just got back from a nice little tropical vacation, and Steve went on an entirely different kind of trip.  Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter  #HaveADay! https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social

Joel has ongoing power struggles with Maven. Who is a dog.  We understand this dynamic. Steve is making weird music and quite happy about it! Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter  #ShouldaPlannedBetter https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social

Steve made a fly-by-night trip to New York City do to participate in a live Guess The Year show at The Bitter End in Greenwich Village - much fun was had!  There is a lot of really great stuff happening in the world.  Despite - you know - Everything.  Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Follow Joel and Steve on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tryingtobebetterpodcast/ And Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ttbbpodcast.bsky.social Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter  #RunAndSee  

Joel and Steve are finally well enough (physically anyway) to reconvene to provide you - the dedicated TTBB listener - some Fresh Content!   They are acutely aware that any distraction from the veritable hellscape that is our current situation is welcome, but they also try to find ways to stay sane and helpful! Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them! Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com or DM on Bluesky you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. Instagram: @TryingToBeBetterPodcast Bluesky: ttbbpodcast.bluesky.com #TootYourHooter  #WhyDidIComeHere

Joel and Steve reconvene to check in for no particular reason.  Everything is great!  Joel did some theater stuff, Steve packed in some fun things before he goes back to work! Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast. Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #FeedTheDog

The rumors of the death of the TTBB podcast have been... Greatly Exaggerated. Joel and Steve are alive and well, and are beyond delighted to bring you - the dedicated TTBB listener - Fresh Content for 2025! What does the new year have in store for all of us?  That's anybody's guess - but know that Joel and Steve will be with you through all of it. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!   Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email Joel and Steve @ ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and eventually you may get a free, Limited Edition, TTBB sticker #TootYourHooter #7BrewEnergywithLemonConcentrate

Joel and Steve are delighted and honored to welcome their first guest since July, 2023 - Sarah Rasby! Steve talke a couple podcasts ago about attending a grief and gratitude workshop with Sarah, and she agreed to come on the pod and speak about her grief journey, and where that has led - and is leading her. You can check out Sarah's work at her website: https://www.sarahrasby.com   Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast. Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #AtomicHabits    

Joel and Steve celebrate their 4th Podcast Anniversary by creating fresh content for you - the dedicated TTBBPodcast listener!! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!   Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email Joel and Steve @ ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and eventually you may get a free, Limited Edition, TTBB sticker #TootYourHooter #HappyWhatever

Joel and Steve have an actual semi-serious discussion about the nature of grief and the cultivation of gratitude as we all head into the Bermuda Triangle of winter holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years.  Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!   Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email Joel and Steve @ ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and eventually you may get a free, Limited Edition, TTBB sticker #TootYourHooter #VOTE  

Welp... That didn't turn out as expected.  Joel and Steve move forward as best they can - knowing that they can still be effective in their own worlds.   Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast. Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #ThinkGloballyActLocally

Joel and Steve get together for a Pre-Election 2024 Special! They hope that it won't be the last time they'll be able to meet publicly, they'll know more after Tuesday.   Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!   Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email Joel and Steve @ ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and eventually you may get a free, Limited Edition, TTBB sticker #TootYourHooter #VOTE

Joel and Steve discuss everyone's favorite topic: toxic people pleasing! Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast. Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #KettleKorn

Joel and Steve took a sabbatical to be able to provide you - the dedicated TTBB listener - with fresh content! That's a nice way of saying they were just doing other things, and now you get to hear about them.  They are both facing different kinds of music, and are on weirdly parallel journeys regarding artistic endeavors, and who the hell do they think they are anyway? Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to them!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast to be kept up to date on the TTBB Podcast Empire. Limited Time Offer - if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and you will be entered into a quarterly drawing for a now Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker! Winners will be notified by response email, please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery. #TootYourHooter #ADreamIHad

Joel and Steve - shockingly - have been to some great concerts since they spoke last. Joel saw his favorite, and Steve saw something actually new and exciting - for him at least. Despite that - shockingly - neither of them are OK.  They're willing to work on it thought. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #USBlues

Last weekend Steve blasted out to the Bay Area, saw a run of shows in the Motherland, and blasted back. A good time was had by all!  Joel is back to work, but is also making a quick trip to Chicago to see a show and is trying to decide whether to exercise the full rights of his ticket, or to actually enjoy himself. Check out Bob Minkin's photography at https://minkinphotography.com/. If you're ever in Berkeley stop by Kingpin Donuts: https://www.kingpindonuts.com/ Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #NeverHadSuchAGoodTime

Steve needs a minute to cry happy tears.  Really.  A rare moment of actual vulnerability, and you - the TTBB listener - get to climb in.  Welcome! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #Faygo

Joel and Steve are floating on a spiritual plane that can only be achieved by... well, you probably wouldn't understand.  You *COULD* understand, but you'd have to be willing to experience total bliss.  It's a long story. TTBB Podcast is sponsored today by Sancho And Althea: https://sanchoandalthea.com/ Check them out on Instagram!  https://www.instagram.com/sanchoandalthea/ Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #Weirdos

Joel and Steve are have just acquiesced to the fact that they are now an 'every other week' podcast, and expect you to do the same.  Patreon subscribers *may* get bonus content.  There hasn't been much happening in the world lately, so mostly they talk about dogs and burgers.  Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #SasquatchGuy

Joel and Steve heal their rift, and you can all be grateful for that.  They also discuss the impending demise of our ersatz democracy in the United States, but more importantly Joel watched the 1977 cinematic classic "Smokey And The Bandit".  It's on Netflix - why are you still reading this? Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.) #TootYourHooter  #DiabloSandwichAndADrPepper  

Joel and Steve (eventually) create a space in which they can hold space to honor each other's space - for the good of the Universe. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter  #ConvincedAboutGoose

Joel and Steve are back from Greece, and Colorado - just in time to provide YOU, their dedicated listeners, more quality content! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter  #ThisSaladIsAllWrong    

Steve gets a new cat toy, and Joel is going to Greece! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter  #CanIMakeItAboutMeForAMinute

Joel and Steve convene to give some love to their mothers, and to all of the other mothers out there! They also almost break up, but decide that would be too much work. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #NewFriends

Joel and Steve have pretty much given up on the whole 'Trying To Be Better' thing - and are considering a rebrand!  Joel is prepping to go to Greece with some of his students, and Steve is dancing the night(s) away!  Follow friend and past guest of the pod Jack Van Cleave's new Instagram: @always_a_head_radio - he puts up a new YouTube music playlist every Sunday! Follow our friends Funk Trek (@funktrek) and The Midland Band (@themidlandband) on Instagram! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #OnlyZUUL

Joel and Steve marvel at the wonders of nature, including the specter of mass weather-related destruction.  In other news Steve is playing Bluegrass, and also making music that has no form - which is something completely different! Joel went and did his duty as a Nebraskan and went to the Husker football Spring Game. Editor's Note: the production intern that is responsible for the slight echo in Joel and Steve's audio has been sacked.  Pretend they're in a cavern, or arena and it'll be fine. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #IsGooseAThing

Joel and Steve discuss the pressing topics facing the nation, and actually important things like where the best ice cream is!  Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #DarkMatter  

Joel and Steve discuss the latest rage in wokeness - the TLC network show 'MILF Manor'!  Don't Miss This! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #MINIPULATION

Steve spent the better part of the last week in Chicago attending the annual meeting of the Grateful Dead Studies Association.  It was, in short, a Real Good Time! Joel's dog Maven injured herself and has to wear the Cone of Shame. Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter  #WeepingCedars

Joel and his wife (and past TTBB guest) Kjerstin finally decide to take the plunge, and make the Big Commitment - they joined Costco.  Welcome to the fold you two!  (Be sure to sleep when Costco sleeps.) Steve has continued his rock and roll adventures, while attempting to maintain something resembling a professional career.  Joel and Steve were honored to be invited to a birthday party where they were definitely on the 'old' edge of the age spectrum - it can be reported that the kids are definitely alright! Please Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery - even if you live in the same zip code as them.) #TootYourHooter #CaughtTheLiveShow    

Joel and Steve welcome allergy season into their lives!  Steve took his daughter to see Olivia Rodrigo and had a great time on a few levels. Joel went to a State Park with his wife (and past TTBB guest) Kjerstin for her birthday!  He also got a pedicure, which frankly sounds really nice. Be sure to Like, Follow, Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery, even if you live in Joel and Steve's neighborhood.) #TootYourHooter #ItsBrutalOutThere

Joel and Steve decided to get together quick because they actually feel *a little* bad about not being as dependable as the could be for their listening audience.  Steve is pulling out of his funk by... taking action.  Joel is doing the same! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!   Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter #RidingOnATidalWave

Joel and Steve are really enjoying themselves (shocking) on this nice Sunday morning! Steve is working through some general malaise by playing music, and going out and participating in music events!  There is also some talk of getting back on the ol' bicycle! Joel went to a play, and washed his dog!  Also - check out the podcast Samite: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/samite/id1641152957 Steve finally got the guts to listen to it, and it's great - starring friend and past TTBB guest Armando McClain! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com for a free, Limited Edition TTBBPodcast sticker!  (Please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.)  #TootYourHooter  #BoxOfRain

Joel and Steve reconvene to discuss Taylor Swift's Boy... (We apologize.  The person responsible for writing the previous sentence has been sacked.) Joel and Steve talk about the state of cool music venues in Lincoln, Steve's trip to San Juan, and connect with Joel about the passing of his father-in-law. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast. If you email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com you will be entered into a drawing to receive one of their Special Commemorative TTBBPodcast Stickers!  (If you win please allow 6-8 weeks for delivery.) #TootYourHooter  #DontTaseMeBro

Joel and Steve are joined by Mike McClure - host of the Guess The Year podcast! If you're a regular TTBB listener at all you know Steve has been a contestant and multiple-time champion on Guess The Year.  This has been in the works for a while now, so Joel and Steve are very excited that it finally happened! Mike is a great guy, and has a very cool thing going with Guess The Year - which, regardless of your feelings about the Grateful Dead, is incredibly interesting in and of itself and a Real Good Time!  https://guesstheyear.net/ https://www.instagram.com/guesstheyearshow/ Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow them on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email them at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com and they'll (eventually) send you a TTBBPodcast sticker! (Probably.) #TootYourHooter #ItsAllOneSong

Joel is unavoidably detained due to circumstances beyond his control, and Steve is a hurtin' unit.  In their infinite benevolence (and self-serving best interests) they decided that putting up a reru.... Refresher Course would be better than nothing. This is the very first TTBBPodcast from November of 2020. Email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com and let them know if it sounds like they're learned anything at all.  They'll even send you a free TTBB Sticker!  Follow the pod at @TryingToBeBetterPodcast on Instagram! Please Like/Review/Subscribe to the pod wherever you listen to podcasts! #TootYourHooter #SnowDay

Joel and Steve both just got back from 'in between holiday' excursions to the West! They wish all of you a very happy 2024! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve (every little bit gets them closer to the Lambo money) wherever you listen to podcasts! For a free (!) TTBB sticker email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com, or slide into the DM's @TryingToBeBetterPodcast on Instagram! #TootYourHooter  #HappyNewYear!!

Joel and Steve get together on Christmas Eve to take stock of things and spread some holiday cheer!  Steve has been partying it up, Joel has been meeting with spiritual guides!  Somehow it all works out.  They wish all of you a safe and joyous Whatever! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts.  If you could find a minute to leave a brief review that would be really great! Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com and get a special limited edition TTBBPodcast sticker! #TootYourHooter #SerenityNow

Joel and Steve... have issues.  This one starts off more than just a little unfocused for a variety of reasons.  They eventually do some breathing exercises (really), get grounded and manage to bring it all back home! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and they'll eventually send you a TTBBPodcast sticker! #TootYourHooter  #BootsandCatsandBearsandCats

Joel and Steve are on a roll - three consecutive weeks where content has been produced!  Don't get too excited though, because Joel has a work thing next week and won't be available - so enjoy this one while you can! They discuss, surprisingly, music and their pets! Be sure to email ttbbpodcast@gmail.com to get your free TTBBPodcast sticker! Also follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast!  Be sure to also Like/Review/Subscribe to the pod wherever you listen to it! #TootYourHooter #Nilch

Joel and Steve are coming perilously close to producing content on a regular schedule again! They self-congratulate on three years of TTBB, talk about their pets and plans for the day!  Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!   Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - and get a free TTBB sticker! #TootYourHooter #DogSweaters

Joel and Steve celebtrate their 3rd TTBB Anniversary by... Actually producing some content!  TTBB #1 published on 11/16/2020, you should go listen to it - and determine if any actual growth as occurred.  Email comments to ttbbpodcast@gmail.com! Joel just wrapped up the play A Bright New Boise, and Steve saw it last night.  The play is chock-full of discussion material! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast! #TootYourHooter #YouWillEatYourChildren  

Joel and Steve reconnect to market their latest boondoggle - Biodiesel, coming soon to a back alley near you! They also reminisce about Bodega's Alley (RIP).  Steve has lost his wallet.  Joel contemplates joining Costco. Joel is re-re-committing to The Artist's Way, a book/program by Julia Cameron. Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com! #TootYourHooter  #TopekaTopekaTopekaTopeka

Joel and Steve reconvene after taking a week off so that Joel could go on vaca up to the north shore of Lake Superior!  Steve saw Stop Making Sense in the Riepma Ross theater, and was a (simulated) Active Shooter! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast! For a limited time if you email Joel and Steve at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com - Steve will send you a limited edition TTBB sticker, provided by past TTBB guest Libby Brown! #TootYourHooter #ThisIsNotADrill  

Joel doesn't want to do the thing he loves to do, even though he knows it will work out and that the end result will be really cool. Steve reads... a Poem. Be sure to like, subscribe, and review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts! Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com! #TootYourHooter #BeAGoldfish

Joel and Steve come perilously close to taking their own inventory. Be sure to Like/Follow/Review and Subscribe to Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com! #TootYourHooter #Boebertheimer  

Joel stops obsessing about aliens long enough to go see his favorite band!  His relationship with Pearl Jam goes back 30 years, so getting to see them again is a big deal on a few levels.  He also has received some grace from our benevolent federal government regarding his student loans! Steve has decided that playing bluegrass is where the action is at! Be sure to Like/Follow/Subscribe to and Review Joel and Steve wherever you listen to podcasts!  Follow on Instagram @TryingToBeBetterPodcast, email at ttbbpodcast@gmail.com! #TootYourHooter #WhyGoHome