Ep. 33: "Splitting the Difference”

Relatively Ordinary · Aug 19, 2026 · 56m

Fresh off a Jersey Shore tan and a field hockey redemption tour, Betsy and Karl dig into the thing that makes every relationship, workplace, and government function (or not): compromise. Karl unpacks why it's become a dirty word in national politics, what "power vacuums" do to group decisions at work, and — closer to home — the actual, specific things they've each given up (or refused to) to build a life together. Plus: a very literal power vacuum, a wrong turn on a hike, and the ongoing debate over who actually wears the pants.