Steve and Jenny Schaub

By the Rules

Comedy EN ↓ 128 episodes

A look at life through the lens of two GenXers who are notoriously good at making rules for people to follow.

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Author

Steve and Jenny Schaub

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

bytherules.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Oct 25, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 53 Rules for Turning 50 18.05.2025

Tell us what you think! One of our favorite people turns 50 this week so we needed to get our rules for turning 50 out for everyone. I'm not sure they will follow them but we will see what happens.

Ep. 52 Best of By the Rules Year One 11.05.2025

Tell us what you think! We made it! A whole year of weekly podcasts. See which episodes we think are our favorites and see what new rules some of us added. Let us know what you think about our choices.

Ep. 51 Rules for Laundry 04.05.2025

Tell us what you think! Yes, there are rules for doing your laundry. (No, it's not code for something else.) It turns out that one of us has a few more rules than the other. You can guess which way that goes. Let us know if you have topics for next week for our 1 year podcast anniversary!

Ep. 50 Rules for Cell Phones 27.04.2025

Tell us what you think! We have lived the whole evolution cycle of cell phones. It's time we got some rules in place around them. Thankfully, we are here for you. Take a listen and see what you think. Let us know if you have any topics you want to revisit for our first year recap episode!

Ep. 49 Rules for Convenience Stores 20.04.2025

Tell us what you think! Yes, we have rules for going to the Kwikie Mart. You shouldn't be surprised at this point. Some of these rules might save your life, or at least help you avoid food poisoning.

Ep. 48 Rules for Cruises 13.04.2025

Tell us what you think! We are not cruise experts but that has not stopped us from coming up with some rules about cruising. We share a few rules and some stories about how to have a successful cruise. Let us know if you have something we should add to our list. PS Jenny does not leave dishes in the sink. 

Ep. 47 Rules for Anniversaries 06.04.2025

Tell us what you think! We are about to celebrate our anniversary so we needed to get our rules for those figured out to make sure we follow them. Let us know if you have any rules we need to add.

Ep. 46 Rules for Spring 30.03.2025

Tell us what you think! Spring has sprung. Obviously we have rules for how to manage that. Let us know if you like what we have to say. Tell a friend if you think they need a laugh.

Ep. 45 Rules for March Crazytimes 23.03.2025

Tell us what you think! We have a few rules for college basketball tournament watching. Let us know what you think. I know we missed a few things.

Ep. 44 Rules for Vegas 16.03.2025

Tell us what you think! It's traveling season so we wanted to share some of our rules for our favorite places to visit. First up, Las Vegas! We have some rules for having a good time in Sin City. There are a ton we missed so let us know what rules we should add.

Ep. 43 Rules for St. Patrick's Day 09.03.2025

Tell us what you think! One of us is Irish and some of us have rules about St. Patrick's Day. I don't think we have any super controversial topics in here, other than my take on Daylight Saving Time. Let us know what you think we forgot.

Ep. 42 Rules for TV 02.03.2025

Tell us what you think! We both grew up with TV and watching it change during our lives. We have a couple rules about how TV should work. Let us know if you think we missed anything. 

Ep. 41 Rules for Technology 23.02.2025

Tell us what you think! We have a long discussion about our lives and how we interact with technology. There are a few rules sprinkled in here and there amongst the complaining. Let us know if we have a rule that we missed.

Ep. 40 Rules for Celebrities 16.02.2025

Tell us what you think! We have rules for meeting celebrities. There aren't many of them but they might be important if you run across a lot of famous people. 

Ep. 39 Rules for Valentine's Day 09.02.2025

Tell us what you think! We have some conflicting rules for Valentine's Day. One of us is a hopeless romantic and the other one is a very stingy engineer. Feel free to see which one you agree with and let us know which of us is right.

Ep. 38 Rules for the Big Game 02.02.2025

Tell us what you think! We have rules for that big game that happens in February to decide the NFL championship. Feel free to disagree but if you do, you have to tell us why. 

Ep. 37 Rules for Your Health 26.01.2025

Tell us what you think! We are continuing our New Year resolution theme. We have some rules for health that we have come up with over the years. We also dive into a little football at the end. Let us know what we missed.

Ep. 36 Rules for the Gym 19.01.2025

Tell us what you think! If you made a resolution to exercise more, we have rules you may want to consider if you are new to using a gym. There are probably a bunch we missed so let us know what they are. Hope you enjoy it!

Ep. 35 Rules for Winter 12.01.2025

Tell us what you think! It's winter here in Iowa. That means, there are rules to follow. Let us know if you think we missed something critical. Tell a friend if you know someone that needs to follow more rules.

Ep. 34 The Golden Rule 05.01.2025

Tell us what you think! The Golden Rule is a rule. You can hear what we have to say about that and at the end you can listen to a little New Year resolution discussion. Enjoy!

Ep. 33 Rules for New Years 29.12.2024

Tell us what you think! It's time for the New Year's celebrations to start. You can listen to our rules for a successful New Year and the resolutions that you might make. Let us know what we missed.

Ep. 32 Rules for Christmas 22.12.2024

Tell us what you think! Christmastime is here! We did not do listener presents this year but join us as we talk about our rules for Christmas. You can also find out when we have our birthdays. Hope you enjoy the listen. 

Ep. 31 Rules for Movies 15.12.2024

Tell us what you think! We are entering the movie watching season here where we live because it's cold outside. Naturally we have rules for watching movies. See if you agree with them.

Ep. 30 Rules for Winter Driving 08.12.2024

Tell us what you think! If it snows where you live, you may want to hear what we have to say about winter driving rules. If it doesn't snow where you live, you should still listen, just in case.

Ep. 29 Rules for Black Friday Shopping 01.12.2024

Tell us what you think! We talk about a few of our rules for black Friday shopping. Nothing earth shattering but a couple of good ideas in here. Let us know what you think.

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