Extraordinarily Ordinary Radio
27 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingHi! 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
The Extraordinarily Ordinary Couple
"Learn lots. Have fun. Be kind." Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesnkaren/support
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Episodes
Episode 24 - Traveling with kids
September 19, 2019 12:00 - 7 minutes - 6.79 MBTraveling 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesnkaren/message Support ...
Episode 23 - Where won't you travel?
September 16, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBWhere 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcas...
Episode 22 - What Are You Boycotting?
September 12, 2019 13:00 - 9 minutes - 8.77 MBCan'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 🇨🇭 Claudio Schwarz | @purzlbaum on Unsplash --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/po...
Episode 21 - Family Pets
September 09, 2019 12:00 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MBFamily 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesnkaren/message Supp...
Episode 20 - I Swear It Was Dead When I Hit It
September 05, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 6.88 MBIf 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://...
Episode 19 - When are your parents taking you home?
September 02, 2019 13:00 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBWhen 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 ...
Episode 18 - What I'm Watching - The Wu Assassin
August 30, 2019 12:55 - 3 minutes - 3.31 MBThe 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesn...
Episode 17 - Puppets are Creepy
August 29, 2019 13:00 - 7 minutes - 7.27 MBSo 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://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesnkaren/message ...
Episode 16 - Where were we thinking when we decided to have kids?
August 26, 2019 13:00 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBWhere 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." ----------------------------------------...
Bonus - How hard is it to record an ad?
August 23, 2019 21:51 - 2 minutes - 2.68 MBYou 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podc...
Episode 15 - What I'm Watching - Good Omens
August 23, 2019 12:00 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBThis 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 ---------------------------------------------...
Episode 14 - A Very Murphy Wedding
August 22, 2019 13:00 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBMurphy'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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podc...
Episode 13 - We are Xennials or are we Devo?
August 19, 2019 13:00 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBXennials, 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 -----------------------------------------------------------------...
Episode 12 - What I'm Watching - Maybe in another life it would be good.
August 16, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.19 MBOn 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 ----------------------------------------------...
Episode 11 - Laundry or Dishes
August 15, 2019 13:00 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBThe 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 --- Send in a voice m...
Episode 10 - Our First Apartment
August 12, 2019 12:00 - 4 minutes - 3.86 MBIt 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesnkaren/message Su...
Episode 9 - Follow Your Nose
August 08, 2019 13:00 - 6 minutes - 5.63 MBWhen 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 --- Se...
Episode 8 - Fairy Tale Wedding
August 05, 2019 12:00 - 10 minutes - 9.58 MBOK, 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 --- Send in a vo...
Episode 7 - The Zen of Enterprise
August 01, 2019 13:00 - 9 minutes - 8.37 MBWhen 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters....
Episode 6 - Those Awkward High School Years
July 29, 2019 12:00 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBDo 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/lesnkaren/message Support t...
Episode 5 - Worst Influencer Ever
July 25, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.05 MBWell 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 Ce...
Episode 4 - We were kids once
July 22, 2019 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13 MBNo 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 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/p...
Trailer 1
July 20, 2019 13:36 - 18 seconds - 292 KBHi, 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 ...
Bonus - Tales from the Cutting Room Floor
July 20, 2019 13:14 - 5 minutes - 5.48 MBRecord 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- Send in a voice message: htt...
Episode 3 - A Spring in Our Step
July 18, 2019 13:00 - 5 minutes - 5.31 MBAs 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 --- Send in a voice messag...
Episode 2 - That time we went to Cuba
July 11, 2019 13:00 - 10 minutes - 9.63 MBFull 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 --------------------------------------------------------...
Episode 1 - The Animal Statue Menace
July 04, 2019 20:18 - 7 minutes - 6.48 MBAnimal 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 --- Send in a voice messa...