Show notes

🎙️ In This Episode of Joe Reads the News:

Texas Hideout Mayday: Mud Water Mushroom Coffee, Run Rates Car Washes & Ben Cole Algorithm Award
Joe Christensen broadcasts live from his Texas hideout (on the lam, Mayday calls and all), delivering his signature Friday LinkedIn feed news roundup with zero skips, maximum tangents, and full chaos. Fueled by Mud Water mushroom coffee and ashwagandha, he thanks the robots, riffs on reporting vs. news and staying optimistic, debuts his new “run rates” format reverse-engineering whether a car wash can fund his hopes and dreams, crowns Ben Cole with the partially-coveted Algorithm Award for his 15-minute conference recharge post from Directions NA (with plenty of name butchering and VelociCoaster shoutouts), celebrates Mary Myers’ inspiring 4-year journey reflection, shouts out DynamicsCon 2026 hype and community posts, and closes with a full Aqueducts self-promo for F&O data extraction, BI, data migration, and more. Light on straight headlines, heavy on coffee breaks, dad-joke philosophy, community love, and pure unfiltered Joe energy from the Texas perch.

Key Segments:
00:02:07 Thanks, robots + live from the Texas hideout
00:03:21 Mud Water coffee break (mushroom, ashwagandha, sorghum, and all the perks)
00:07:22 Run rates debut: Can a car wash make enough dollars for my hopes and dreams?
00:09:18 Ben Cole’s 15-minute recharge glory + Algorithm Award
00:17:06 Mary Myers’ 4-year Directions journey reflection and community thanks
00:22:42 Aqueducts promo: get your data out of F&O (BI, migration, master data management)
00:24:40 Mayday sign-off, weekend wishes, and nature sounds