Karl and Betsy

Relatively Ordinary

Society EN ↓ 31 episodes

From global headlines to neighborhood happenings to the dinner table — we make sense of the world by talking it through together. Relatively Ordinary is a podcast where Karl and Betsy, a married couple raising kids and building a life together, explore current events and cultural issues with humor, humanity, and a perspective grounded in their everyday lives.

Author

Karl and Betsy

Category

Society

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Latest episode

Jul 6, 2026

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Episodes

Ep. 6: "The Picture of Health" 26.10.2025

This week we’re talking healthcare, insurance and what it means to be healthy (hint: it may or may not involve putting peanut butter on Girl Scout cookies). We try hard not to take shots at RFK Jr. and debate whether shots of GLP-1 is just what the doctor ordered. And as a bonus, we’ll pop the top off a jar of cringey adolescent memories.

Ep. 5: “It’s a man’s world?” 13.10.2025

This week we’re discussing when we discovered that we weren’t going to be superstars, the yin and the yang, and the challenges of growing up young and male in America today. Plus, Karl says goodbye to a hometown legend.

Ep. 4: "A Renewed Hope” 06.10.2025

We’ve got a short, sweet, and hopefully hopeful episode for you today. We delve a bit into our origin stories and talk about why we don’t think we’re completely hosed as we get dragged kicking and screaming into the future. And someday soon you’ll be able to engage with us on social media and email!

Ep. 3: "Trust But Verify" 28.09.2025

We're back at it for our third episode and proud to say we're at least 25% less "s***show" than last week. In this week's installment we talk about what surprises us about parenting and how to build and restore trust in a household, community and as a country. Karl toes the line of delving into his favorite conspiracy theory and Betsy wastes no time in doing what she does bes...

Ep. 2: “The Anatomy of Joy” 22.09.2025

Coming to you from Relatively Ordinary's state of the art recording studio, in this episode we bring the joy. We cover such important topics as how to cultivate joy in our day-to-day lives, factors in improving social cohesion, and which countries are most familiar with the clitoris. Apologies for the poor sound quality, we're going to fire our sound engineer and do better next time.

Ep. 1: "Tough Conversations" 16.09.2025

In our very first conversation we have a conversation about ... conversations! Topics include "whose bud is this?" and how to talk about difficult news with your teenagers. Betsy behaved herself, Karl stayed on script and nobody got hurt. Cheers!

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