The SOB Podcast

#022 | We Don’t Need No Education

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:24:11 -0400

Are the kids being educated or indoctrinated? Joe and Shannon discuss the purpose of the public education system in the United States and how it has changed over the years.

#021 | Incarceration, Inc

Mon, 12 Sep 2022 13:35:11 -0400

The prison system has become big business in America. Joe and Shannon talk about how the war on drugs and for profit prisons have filled cells and ruined families across the country. They share their experience visiting a level 5 maximum security facility for years.

#020 | Power Positions

Fri, 09 Sep 2022 13:58:17 -0400

Shannon talks about her experiences dating wealthy and powerful men and how they differ from some widely held misconceptions and Joe talks about being collateral damage from his mother's choices. They also discuss how and why smart women (and men) can make bad choices, and how they can break unhealthy patterns.

#019 | The Fake Nemesis - Good Strategy or Bad Attitude?

Wed, 07 Sep 2022 12:45:35 -0400

Shannon and Joe talk about the fake nemesis - what is it, how and why is it created, and the pros and cons of having one (which you probably do whether you know it or not).

#018 | So I Married A Pornographer

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:40:42 -0400

The ex husband with a past in porn will forever have a label, no matter how much time or how many good deeds come to pass. Joe and Shannon talk about how people that go through alternative experiences process them differently, and how the United States believes in punishment in perpetuity and prays for redemption never truly granted.

#017 | Life Soundtrack

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:34:44 -0400

Is rap appropriate for kids? Does grunge make you depressed? Does metal provoke violence? Joe and Shannon talk about the wide range of music genres they both listen to, the band member roommates of the past, favorite concerts and their favorite Beatle.

#016 | Screen Life

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 13:32:19 -0400

Physical and financial limitations meant movies and tv were the staple of entertainment for Joe growing up. He and Shannon talk about what content is appropriate for kids, ask if sex or violence is less harmful, and how much should censors allow overall? How much do vicarious experiences shape us as people?

#015 | The Sex Industry Pt 2 – Odd Jobs

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 10:10:08 -0500

Shannon makes Joe completely uncomfortable by explaining how running strip clubs and bachelor parties led her to running a less legal, private service that catered to clients with fetishes. She shares some of the clients’ requests and how they were handled, including how she met her second husband. Joe remembers his babysitter that, unbeknownst to him at the time, was a dominatrix.

#014 | The Sex Industry Pt 1 – Keeping it Legal

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 13:28:59 -0500

Shannon explains how her first husband exposed her to gentlemen’s clubs, how she worked in her first one illegally, and how she used her business and management skills in clubs all over the county. She explains the structure of clubs to Joe, who claims to have never been in one. She also explains how bachelor parties work outside of a club – and how she helped organize a network of private entertainment.

#013 | Great Expectations

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:46:55 -0500

Joe takes the lead and talks about holidays then and now, good and bad, real and fake. He and Shannon remember some of their holidays, including some they would rather forget, and talk about the difficulty of having traditions with no traditional family.

#012 | The Puppet Master

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 13:16:50 -0400

Walter was the friend of the family that made them each other’s enemies so he could have control - particularly over the women. Shannon tells how she was manipulated and how she learned to manipulate, and how that relationship has affected family dynamics and life for her and Joe.

#011 | Mama I‘m Coming Home

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 12:58:42 -0400

Shannon and Joe talk about their multiple moves from modest to mansion and the life circumstances that prompted each one.

#010 | Plastic Surgery - The Good, The Bad, and The Beautiful

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:34:29 -0400

Shannon talks about some of her own procedures and their results. She shares her experiences including undergoing surgery in an office after hours - without general anesthesia, how she traveled to Costa Rica for another elective surgery, and how her first plastic surgery in 1993 has continued to create health complications.
Joe basically judges her vanity throughout the whole episode.

#009 | Reunions, Rumors, and Rape!

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 14:33:32 -0400

Shannon and Joe talk about how the events and aftermath of one high school party in 1988 changed life forever, and what the ramifications of that night have been.

#008 | SOB What Would You Do?

Mon, 05 Jul 2021 17:30:13 -0400

If you saw drugs wash up on the shore, would you take them? Would you confront burglars to keep your kid safe? If you were doing a life sentence and your Con Air flight was being hijacked, would you go along with it or stop it? Shannon and Joe discuss these real scenarios (and their outcomes) and throw out some hypotheticals for the sake of discussion.

#007 | Live! Hot! Hot! Hot! What the heck was wrong with Shannon and her siblings? House fires...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 16:38:50 -0400

Shannon and Joe discuss the fires that occurred in their home as kids! How lucky they are. This is a great episode! Listen in for all the fun.

#006 | Open Adoption : Daughter of a Bitch

Fri, 28 May 2021 15:45:58 -0400

Shannon gave birth in 1992 and went through what is believed to be the first legal open adoption in the state of Missouri. Joe grew up with - and interacted with - a sister that lived a different life 20 minutes down the road. Hear about the impact - positive and negative - that decision has had on the people involved, the court system, and society in general.

#005 | Shannon and Joe talk about censorship in comedy while disagreeing on issues such as:

Fri, 21 May 2021 08:36:11 -0400

Should anything go in comedy, or should community standards apply? Should comedians push limits or stay marketable? What responsibilities come with freedom?
Does having a public life or platform make you a role model?

#004 | Training Tigers and Other Stupid People Tricks

Wed, 12 May 2021 06:08:46 -0400

Hear about when Shannon was modeling and training tigers, and the one time it went horribly wrong for the model and horribly right for the tiger. The story leads in to a discussion with Joe about other animal vs human incidents and the ethics of wild and exotic animal interaction and ownership.

#003 | Mobsters and Morals Pt2

Wed, 05 May 2021 07:41:56 -0400

Joe’s best friend as a 7 year old kid was a 73 year old retired bookie and jewel thief named Hobo. Hear stories about Hobo and the Rat Pack, Little Frankie and Shawna the Long Legged Witch, and the time Joe held up a top level mob meeting with his love of pie.

#002 | SOB Episode 2 - Mobsters and Morals, Pt 1

Wed, 21 Apr 2021 20:30:19 -0400

Shannon Livingston and Joe LoBosco share their stories and perspectives on living with and staying alive around the Chicago and KC mob, and how those experiences have influenced their morals and views on life.

#001 - Prelude to Life | Joe LoBosco had his first of eight brain surgeries at 6 months old. His mother Shannon Livingston got creative about how to make money and keep them both alive.

Sun, 11 Apr 2021 13:05:52 -0400

Shannon Livingston and son, Joe Lobosco, talk about their new podcast, living with the Kansas City MOB, Cannabis - black market to legal market, running strip clubs and bachelor a party service, Joe's stripper babysitters, training tigers - and when it went wrong, Joe's brain surgeries, regularly visiting maximum-security prison's, math lessons at the racetrack with film director ex-husband, playboy model daughter, professional gambler mother and the games in her basement, libertarian lawyer father and his 58-year-old law practice, Shannon being born in the bathroom of her parent's office as a secret love child, Shannon's childhood home burning down 3 times (and smouldering once).