Adam "J.R." Stoffel

Small Things Considered

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JR and Gary consider small things, or maybe big things that could be small. Or small things that could be big. Our goal is to ask more questions than answer them. to probe what our listeners requests, and what we find in the wild. It may be amusing, funny, sarcastic, maudlin or dire, or anywhere in-between. the one goal is to entertain. Join two long term friends exploring the world around them, and join in on the conversation. Nothing is too small to be included: Music, Arts, Politics, Religion, Society-at-large: they are all small things. Don't sweat the small stuff. Let us do it for you.

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Adam "J.R." Stoffel

Episodes

#37: Virginia is for Civility 14.05.2024 1:12:33

Gary and JR recap recent news in the presidential election, and tell some stories. www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com www.ranchhandrecords.com

#36: Biden on Stern, Tik Tok Ban, Trump's Trial debt, and more 30.04.2024 1:02:59

This week Gary and JR are reeling from some music stuff, but they do get around to talking about this election quite a bit. The Ukraine aid bill, the Tik Tok Ban, Trump's ever increasing trial debt, The Supreme Court, Presidential Immunity, and so much more! www.wiiay.com www.ranchhandrecords.com www.tobefare.com

#35: What does a Christ Follower think of Trump and his bible? 16.04.2024 1:18:05

This week we interview Eldon Stoffel, J.R.'s dad. He's a Christ Follower, and a former Trump voter, we wanted to know his thoughts on Trump now, the Trump Bible, who he's gonna vote for in November, and his thoughts, as a new fan of Iowa women's basketball, on Caitlin Clark. www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com www.ranchhandrecords.com

#34: Make America Vote Again 02.04.2024 50:04

In this week's episode Gary and JR talk about Biden trolling Trump, Christian reactions to Trump's favorite book, Gary's plea to you, and all of us, to talk to our friends and families about the importance of voting in this election, and more. This one is a little bit more opinion than normal, but the research still stands. "HEY NOW!!" www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com www.ranch...

#33: Political Parties, SOTU, and a TikTok Ban? 19.03.2024 1:08:21

This week Gary and JR react to Biden's fiery State of the Union speech and the TikTok ban before diving in to the history of American's political parties. It's really fun to say "Whigs". www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com

#32: Jason Palmer AI for President, and other Super Tuesday observations 08.03.2024 1:06:03

Gary and JR react, on Wednesday, to the goings on of Super Tuesday. Did they vote? What do the numbers say about Biden and Trump? Who is Jason Palmer? What's going on in North Carolina? Just how dumb is Lauren Boebert? Steve Garvey gets a boost from his opponent? Home | Democratic Candidate For President 2024 (palmerforpresident.us) www.wiiay.com www.ranchhandrecords.com

#31: The Electoral College 20.02.2024 47:51

How did it become a thing? Why did it become a thing? Who are the electors? Why are they the electors? This whole thing seems kind of dumb, and maybe even rooted in slavery. Yup. www.wiiay.com www.ranchhandrecords.com

#31: Hey Now! 06.02.2024 1:13:16

Gary and JR talk about the border crisis for like 5 minutes, then abandon that train wreck to discuss their presidential voting history. www.wiiay.com www.ranchhandrecords.com The Locals - Official Fan Club | Facebook

#30: The Iowa Caucus 23.01.2024 54:05

It's season 2, it's an election year, so we are talking politics baby. www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com

#28: A bunch of lies 19.12.2023 55:17

We had literally nothing prepared, yet we still talked for almost an hour. Listen at your own risk. www.wiiay.com Www.tobefare.com www.ranchhandrecords.com #randomstuff #improv #smallthings #thingsthatdontmatter #silliness

#27: Garth Brooks 05.12.2023 1:00:04

JR got an email from NPR about Garth Brook's new album, and well, JR's got thoughts on GB's reluctance to stream his music, lots of thoughts. Gary also has thoughts on Mr. Brooks and his guitars. Have a Bud Light and enjoy our discussion about the G-Man. www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com #garthbrooks #budlight #musicstreaming #smashingguitars

#26: Happy Birthday to us! 21.11.2023 58:45

When you drop an episode every other week, your 26th episode marks exactly one year, so, it's our birthday, and in this episode we take a look back at our favorite episodes from the first year of STC. If you haven't heard those episodes, now would be a great time to go back and listen to them!! www.ranchhandrecords.com www.wiiay.com www.tobefare.com

#25 It's just episode #4, Abridged 07.11.2023 59:12

Episode # 25 is a re-run, it's really old episode #4, slightly modified, so you can play it with your kids in the car, or your dad who didn't like this episode when it first aired. He probably still won't like it, but here it is anyway. In this episode we discuss dick picks, the word f#ck, The unintended synchronicity of the show Letterkenny and our band ToBe Fare, and car sales market...

#24: Troll, Trolls, and Trolling 24.10.2023 49:06

This week Gary and JR talk about Trolls. Also, a recap of the Fall Alt Fest, a Scherzer story, and JR's YouTube videos www.tobefare.com https://fb.watch/nR0RuvPS-c/ How Trolls Are Ruining The Internet | Time

#23: Cover Songs 10.10.2023 1:07:14

In this episode Gary and JR talk about a whole bunch of cover songs that outshine the original! www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com

#22: Just Two Tw@t-Waddles Asking Questions 26.09.2023 1:09:11

Gary and JR seem to really, really like Miley Cyrus, and think Ben Shapiro is a moron. www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com

#21: Rich Men North of Richmond, and songwriting in general 12.09.2023 57:50

In the episode, Gary has Covid, we talk about songwriting in general, and take a deep dive on Oliver Anthony's Rich Men North of Richmond. www.tobefare.com www.ranchhandrecords.com What Is It About You? - YouTube #Oliveranthonymusic #independentmusic #songwriting #americanamusic #protestsongs

#20: Willingly Offering Kindness and Empathy 29.08.2023 31:59

In this episode JR and Gary discuss wokeness and of course, anti-wokeness www.tobefare.com www.wiiay.com

#19: A Flamboyance of Flamingos 27.08.2023 44:05

In this episode Gary and JR get a little silly discussing the various names for groups of animals. Such as a Prickle of Porcupines, a Clowder of Cats, and a Murder of Ravens. That's it, like, that's the whole show. It's truly a small thing we are considering. www.tobefare.com What Is It About You? - YouTube

#18: Live reaction to "Try That in a Small Town" 01.08.2023 55:40

We went in to this episode all prepared to not care that much about Jason Aldean's "Try That in a Small Town". We thought we were going to take this "big thing" and knock it down to "Small Thing" status, but when we watched and reacted live to the video, well, it sparked something, let's just say it didn't make us happier. Vote for us here: ToBe Fare | Ope...

#17: All Y'all 18.07.2023 24:23

This week the boys consider the wonderful world of "y'all" www.tobefare.com

#16: Tots on Top, History of the Tater Tot 20.06.2023 22:41

Gary and JR spend just the right amount of time pondering all things tot. How did they get their name? how did they come up with the idea in the first place? Some fun Tater tot recipes, and some crazy alternative tot names. www. Tobefare.com

#15: How do you bathroom? 06.06.2023 35:05

Don't you hate it when people take nouns and turn them in to verbs? Oh well. Anyway, this week's show has Gary and JR considering four small things that all take place in the bathroom. Shower stuff, toilet stuff, and sink stuff, we've got it all figured out. www. Tobefare.com Amazon.com: Toothpaste Squeezer - Metal Tube Squeezer Stainless Steel Tube Wringer UDQYQ Toothpaste seat Ho...

#14: What's the over under? 23.05.2023 25:45

If ever you needed proof, evidence, science, and anecdotes to help others understand why you should put your toilet paper on the dispenser "over" and not "under" this show has it all for you. We did research and everything. You may have also noticed this episode is marked "explicit", that's because we talk a lot of crap this week. Sorry dad.

#13: Pasta Nazi 09.05.2023 17:16

Have you ever wondered about the difference between pasta and noodles? Are they the same thing? Are they different? Does it matter? We will solve all of that in this week's episode. www.tobefare.com