By the Rules

Tell us what you think!Ok, we have rules for sandwiches. There are a few controversial ideas in here. One might involve Miracle Whip or mayonnaise. Let us know what your favorite sandwich is.Let us know if we missed a big rule.

Tell us what you think!We are starting a grass roots movement to revive the Supper Club. We figured we better share the rules for those if any of you are taking the plunge and starting one. It's critical that we hit these marks if we want the revival to work.Let us know if we missed any rules!

Tell us what you think!We got to attend the first Alumni Day at the University of Iowa. It could be because we are famous podcasters. Or, it may be because we were both graduates from the University. My guess is it's the second part. We decided to share our rules for hanging out in Iowa City. Let us know if we missed a spot we should have mentioned.

Tell us what you think!We made it to episode 100!! We actually did have a listener party. We are sorry if you didn't make it but we all had a great time. We talked about our new rules for podcasting and a few other things. Let us know if there are rules we need to address.

Tell us what you think!This is our list double digit episode so we decided to break some of the rules and talk about what we were doing in 1999 and what the number 99 means to us. We did come up with one rule late in the podcast so tune in for that. We also tried to respond to some of our feedback from last week. Let us know if we filled the the gaps.

Tell us what you think!It's taken us a long time to get to this topic but the time is finally here. We share our rules for what it takes to be a fan of the Iowa Hawkeyes and the rules you should follow. There are some good things in here! Let us know what you think we missed.

Tell us what you think!We are rapidly approaching the Easter season and we figured we better know if we need to pass on any rules to all of you. Turns out, we have a couple things that needed a rule. Let us know what we missed. 

Tell us what you think!We are about to head out on our spring break. We go back in time to talk about what spring break meant when we were kids (hint: not a lot) and what it looked like in our college years. Let us know if you have any hot spring break locations.

Tell us what you think!We are in the middle of a few weeks of travel so we wanted to refresh our rules on that topic. We also had to make a few new rules that we wish we wouldn't have to talk about, but here we are. Let us know if you have any hot spots we need to hit in Charleston SC or if we missed any rules.

Tell us what you think!Yes, there are a lot of rules to govern the simple task of making your dishes clean. We have a couple that might contradict each other. You can decide who is right and who is wrong. Let us know what you think. Also let us know if you know where the term "elbow grease" came from.

Tell us what you think!We needed to revisit our rules for driving due to some bad behaviors we witnessed this week. We had a few more we needed to add as well. Let us know if you have more things we need to add.

Tell us what you think!We both like a good dive bar. We needed to dive into (get it... dive) into what our rules are for a good dive bar. Turns out that we almost have exactly the same thoughts this time. I hope our bar owner friends are listening. As usual, let us know if you think we missed something big.

Tell us what you think!Well, the winter games are here and we figured we better share our rules for those before someone does something crazy and tries to become an athlete. Let us know if you have any rules you think we should add.

Tell us what you think!One of us spent 6 hours car shopping today so that inspired us to talk about more rules for cars. (no, I didn't buy anything) We have seen a lot of car features come and go in our lives. There are some rules that need to be applied about that. Let us know what you think we missed.

Tell us what you think!It's cold here in Iowa. Really cold. We decided that we needed to share our rules for how to handle it when the air seems like it's trying to kill you. Let us know if you have something we missed. Stay warm out there!

Tell us what you think!One of us is in the car market. We figured we better figure out what our rules for car shopping are. Turns out there are some. This might end up being another shows worth of material. Let us know what we need to add.

Tell us what you think!This is the latest we have ever recorded an episode and I think it shows. It's also after we watched the Bears beat the Packers in the NFL playoffs. We decided to share our rules for Chicago which is our closest big city. We have a few tidbits but there are a ton of things we missed. Let us know what happens.

Tell us what you think!We are winding down the college football bowl games here in the US and we wanted to share some of our rules about that. If you aren't a big football fan, this might not be super riveting listening but do your best.Let us know if you think we need to add any rules or if you would want a By the Rules shirt.

Tell us what you think!It's Christmas cookie season in our house. That made us think of all the rules that we have for cookies and it turns out there are quite a few. We probably missed a couple so let us know what you think we need to add. Also let us know if you have a cookie recipe that I need to try and make. 

Tell us what you think!It's getting near the end of Christmas shopping time so we figured we needed to share our rules for that. There are a few things that have shaped these rules during our lifetimes. Let us know if you feel we missed any big ones.

Tell us what you think!This episode isn't filled with a lot of rules but we did spend a lot of time talking about our memories of decorating our houses for Christmas in our youth (back when the decorations could maim you a lot easier). Let us know if you have some major rule that we missed.

Tell us what you think!For some bizarre reason, the weather gods decided to dump 11 inches of snow on us last week. That prompted a discussion about rules for shoveling snow. It turns out there are a few things you need to consider. Let us know if we missed any big ones.

Tell us what you think!Now and then life throws big events at you. We have a couple of rules around those events that come your way. You should be able to fit a couple of them in your life. Let us know if you have something we should add. Good luck with Black Friday shopping!

Tell us what you think!We are hosting Thanksgiving dinner at our house so we needed to sit down and figure out what were the rules around that. Turns out we have some in common. Let us know if you need more rules for hosting.

Tell us what you think!We spend some time talking about our rules for success. We have few ideas that might not be too ridiculous. There are a ton of things we didn't get to but let us know if we missed anything huge.

Tell us what you think!We decided we needed to document our rules for soup for some reason. Most people probably haven't given this much thought and that is why you aren't a famous podcaster like we are. Anyway, let us know if we missed any obvious rules about your favorite soup.

Tell us what you think!Jenny and I have both been on work related travel this last month. It's time that we share what our rules are for representing your brand on the road. We also share a some valuable candy research that normal podcasters probably do before they talk about something. Let us know if we missed any rules on this episode.

Tell us what you think!It's time for the first candy draft of the podcast. Jenny and I draft our teams of top candy bars from our giant bag of Halloween candy. See whose team you think is on top. Let us know who won and if there are any major errors we made.

Tell us what you think!Sorry in advance for the one voice that sounds like garbage but you can't say we don't play hurt on this podcast. We talk about a few rules that we have from our adventure to Camp Randall and then a few solid rules about Halloween costumes. Let us know what we missed.

Tell us what you think!We are starting (or continuing) our rules for states based on some upcoming travel. Next up, the state of Wisconsin. There are a few rules you should consider when you are going to visit the Diary State. See if you have some that we missed.

Tell us what you think!This episode has a groundbreaking idea in it. You need to listen for a while to hear it but I assure you it will be on board. The rest of it is pretty football related but is still work investing some time to listen. Let us know what we missed and what new candies we need to taste test.

Tell us what you think!It's homecoming season here in the USA. We have rules around that for those that are curious. We divided it out between high school and college and you can listen for yourself to see if any of it makes sense. Let us know what we missed.

Tell us what you think!We are not dating anyone but each other but we still have rules for that. Jenny is doing the heavy lifting on this one since Steve isn't the world's best dater. Let us know if we missed anything crucial.

Tell us what you think!This isn't our normal fun topic. Both of us needed to get some stuff off our chest with 9/11 and some of the other things going on in the political landscape. We will be back to normal next week. 

Tell us what you think!We are both working from home today so we wanted to share the rules for that. It seems like we both agree a lot this time. I'm sure that will change next episode. Let us know what we missed.

Tell us what you think!Yes, there are rules for banking. We came up with this topic while were sitting and waiting (and waiting and waiting) at a drive up ATM. The banking industry needs to give this a listen. Let us know what we missed.

Tell us what you think!We finally got around to making an episode about rules for football. Oddly enough we don't have that many. One of us has a few rules about being a referee's wife. You can guess who that is. I'm sure there are several rules that we forgot. Let us know what we need to add.

Tell us what you think!We have a couple of guests on the podcast. We have been wanting Eric and Anna on to talk about our rules for wine. There isn't anything groundbreaking in here but we might have set ourselves up for a part 2 some day. Let us know if you have something we should consider.

Tell us what you think!We go off on a couple of tangents but in general we are talking about rules for nature this week. There are a lot of things we didn't get to so let us know in the comments what we need to add on. We think there is a part two coming on this topic.

Tell us what you think!We put together our rules for concerts. Turns out there are quite a few. We walk through them and come up with a couple of podcast episodes to follow up with. Let us know if we missed any big ones. If there are some concerts venues that we need to hit up. let us know that too!

Tell us what you think!This is one of our bigger pet peeves and I'm surprised we waited this long to talk about it. We both have a lot of rules about parking. Some of them might be crazy but be honest, that is why you listen to this podcast. There are a couple swear words now and then. I'm guessing you will all survive.

Tell us what you think!The concept of the summer blockbuster movie happened in our lifetime. We needed to make sure you all know there are rules about such things. I hope most of these aren't too controversial but who knows. Let us know what we need to add.

Tell us what you think!So, we did something totally different this week. We are joined by the Morning Scramble hosts from Z102.9 in Cedar Rapids. Clare and Eric are taking a local podcast tour and we were lucky enough to record and episode in a real live radio studio. We had a great time with them and hopefully there are a couple laughs in here for you. Let us know if we missed any rules for watching baseball games.

Tell us what you think!Not only does this episode title rhyme, but the episode has some good life advice for being around a swimming pool. We share a few childhood memories and some of our rules for being a successful pool goer.

Tell us what you think!Join us as we discuss our rules for bikes and bike riding. We didn't get too deep into the sport but we have a few things that might make sense. We might even have a laugh or two in there somewhere. Let us know if you have rules that we need to consider. Tell a friend and subscribe if you haven't already.

Tell us what you think!This is our second podcast recorded on location in South Dakota. We have been visiting a few National Parks and we have created some rules for you to follow to make sure you have a good experience. Let us know if you have one we missed.

Tell us what you think!We decided over dinner that we needed to talk about some rules for drinking. I'm not sure we blazed any new trails but there might be a few funny stories in here. Let us know how far off target we are.

Tell us what you think!You might be wondering if there are rules for your local farmers market. The answer is, yes there are. We visited our local farmers market for some research so we could bring you the freshest rules available. Let us know if you have some rules we should add.

Tell us what you think!We wanted to complete the set of rules for seasons. We each have a few rules for summer that we wanted to pass along. Let us know if you have things for us to do in July that we should make rules for.

Tell us what you think!We are back from our big trip to NYC. While we were there we came up with a few rules. Does this make the trip a business expense? Anyway, see what you think about the rules we have. We have a few gaps so feel free to share what we missed.