On the surface, the guests of this podcast are seemingly ordinary. And yet, they have great stories and ideas, and they've done great things. New episodes every Tuesday.
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211. Adam Clement Are You Ready for Marriage?
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210. Sam Dierberger Goes off to Law School
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209. Sam Dierberger Reflects on Four Years of College
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208. Mark Wertin -- Homeschooling & Homesteading Part II
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Mark and Ann Marie Wertin raise their seven children in a natural setting that emphasizes family, hard work, faith, and spontaneous fun. But how do you begin to live this dream life? Mark Wertin gives his very first steps. (This episode was recorded on June 10, 2024.)Door Tim Wuebker
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207. Mark Wertin -- Homesteading & Homeschooling Part I
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Mark and Ann Marie Wertin raise their seven children in an idyllic setting--on a farm with cows, pigs, goats, rabbits, ducks, chickens, and horses. They garden, and raise almost all of their own food. Ann also has an M.A., and they homeschool. Their kids are wonderfully happy and social. How did they come to lead this ideal life? In this episode, M…
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205. Becky Coltrain on Montessori
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Just how good is Montessori? Very good, as Becky Coltrain explains.Door Tim Wuebker
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204. Becky Coltrain Starts a Hybrid
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Becky Coltrain started a microschool!
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203. Dr. Shane Rapp on the Future of St. James Academy
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Dr. Shane Rapp is the principal of St. James Academy, a school that has prospered since it opened, in 2005. What's in store for it's future?Door Tim Wuebker
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202. Bitcoin. Andy Flattery and I Like It!
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201. Adam Clement -- Personality Tests, II
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200. Adam Clement -- Personality Tests, Part I
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199. Holly (Spencer) Wilson -- If You or Someone You Love Has Ever Had a Hard-to-Diagnose Illness, Listen to This
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198. Emily Wobker on Charisms
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197. Andy Flattery of Simple Wealth Planning on the American Economy
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Andy Flattery does not predict the future. Although I'd love to know if we're heading for...Door Tim Wuebker
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196. James & Bersabeh Ray -- Redemption
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What do you do when you have everything, and it all gets taken away? James Arthur Ray is a New York Times bestselling author, philosopher, and consultant who has worked with over 1 million people from 146 countries through his coaching and leadership programs. But he lost it all--you have to hear how--and had to fight his way back to recover. And w…
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195. Caroline Burkard and the Paranormal
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Former TV reporter Caroline Burkard discusses the art and phenomena that fascinate her: thrillers, podcasts about the good, bad, and ugly in relationships, EDM---and the paranormal. And we digress into veganism and the Carnivore Lifestyle. With Caroline, it's always an adventure. (This episode was recorded in April 2024.)…
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194. Mike Coy -- How to Go from Good to Great: An Excellent Athlete and Coach Explains What It Takes
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Mike is a former high school baseball coach and summer select baseball coach with 3 Texas State Championships and 1 National Championship. Mike coached the USA 16 International Team 5 years in Australia winning the “Down Under” World Championship all 5 years. Mike has coached the best and played at the highest level. After winning two (2) batting c…
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193. Sam Dierberger on Books, Part II of II
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Author, musician, and podcaster Sam Dierberger and I have a conversation about five outstanding works of fiction, and why you'd probably like them a lot. Suttree, by Cormac McCarthy Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson Absalom, Absalom! by William Faulkner Dracula, Bram Stoker The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler (This episode was recorded o…
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192. Sam Dierberger on Books, Part I of II
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191. Grace Vannoy Is the Student Life Coordinator at Christ Church
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Check out a story that is at the very beginning! 23-year-old Grace Vannoy is a beautiful soul--kind, smart and adventurous--and she has done something extraordinary: she's devoted her life to serving God and others. The Student Life Coordinator at Christ Church, Grace studied religion in depth for over four years, and is doing her best to build up …
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190. Sammy Kopecky on Taking Business to a Whole New Level
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Sammy Kopecky is only 21, and yet is an extraordinarily good photographer who started her business in high school. She quickly gained a following, and did senior pictures, events, and family gatherings. Now, she's accelerated to a whole new level--the holy grail of wedding photography. How did she do it? How did she rise so quickly? In a compelling…
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189. Sam Dierberger: Retail Tales II, and What's Wrong with College?
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188. Sam Dierberger -- Shoplifters, Crazy People, and Bosses Driven to Catch Thieves: Tales from Retail
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Sam Dierberger is a college senior who has worked in many retail environments. He has many stories about shoplifters, crazy people, and bosses who are hell bent to right every wrong. (This episode was recorded in March 2024.)Door Tim Wuebker
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187. Stacie Brown Homeschools Seven Extraordinary Kids, Part II
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See why home schooling has surged in the past few years to over 7 million families. If you want to raise smart, tough, kind, cheerful, hard working, responsible kids equally at home with working with their hands or reading books, home schooling might be for you. Listen to expert Stacie Brown explain how she and her seven amazing kids do it. (This e…
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186. Stacie Brown Homeschools Seven Extraordinary Kids, Part I
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Stacie Brown's seven kids perform above grade level, start their own businesses, do workworking, leatherworking, and can make knives. Why are her kids so diversely skilled and active? Why do they love to be outside and read? What makes them get along so well with adults and others? Homeschooling has doubled in size in recent years, to over 7,000,00…
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185. Difficult People and Money, and Financial Crisis: Marriage Therapist Adam Clement Discusses Personal Finance, Part II
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Adam Clement is a successful entrepreneur who leads a team. He is also a licensed marriage therapist who helps couples--although, he helps many others with many things. In this episode, we discuss dealing with: people who are too tight with money, people who are too loose with money, control freaks, and how to keep your marriage intact--as well as …
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184. Can Money Buy Happiness? Adam Clement, Marriage Therapist, on Personal Finance, Part I
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Marriage therapist Adam Clement also is a successful entrepreneur who leads a team and helps others get profitable. We discuss two things: Can money buy happiness, and what is most useful about Dave Ramsey's way of living life? (This episode was recorded on Feb. 4, 2024.)Door Tim Wuebker
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183. Caroline Burkard Starts Over
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After achieving her life's dream of becoming a TV reporter, Caroline Burkard lived through a hurricane and found herself devastated by it. What do you after you achieve your wildest dream--only to have it ripped from you? With grace and tenacity, you start over. This is the story of Caroline Burkard's hard-fought recovery. (This episode was recorde…
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182. Caroline Burkard and the Hurricane
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Caroline Burkard was an TV news reporter who was everything the news business ever wanted--telegenic, outgoing, a good storyteller--until she lived through a hurricane, and had to cover the aftermath. The devastation, the stories of people who lost everything, and the reaction of her own executives--nearly broke her. She started off idealistic. Eve…
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181. Mike Coy--Athlete, Coach, Author, Public Speaker--Battles Cancer, and Wins
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Before Mike Coy’s father passed, he said, “Make a Difference, Son.” That credo has led Mike, a lifelong athlete and a former baseball coach with 3 Texas State Championships and 1 National Championship, to now urging men to take care better care of their health. Never sick a day in his life, Mike had to suffer through cancer—although he bounced back…
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180. Sammy Kopecky on Leadership, Faith, and Taking Your Life in a New Direction
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Sammy Kopecky is a professional photographer (episode 28) and a future F.O.C.U.S. missionary. Currently a senior in college, she has traveled to Peru (episode 141) and she has great advice for taking your relationships to a whole new level (episode 97). Always growing, Sammy is disarmingly relaxed. How does she do it all? In this episode, she takes…
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179. Sam Dierberger, Part IV of IV: We Both Want a Deeper Connection with God
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In this concluding episode, Sam and I discuss religion, and he continues to mesmerize me with great stories. Don't miss this excellent conversation, in which Sam puts my brain in high gear. Sam's podcast, "Those Film Nerds," is available on YouTube and other places. His album, "Them Who Haunt," is on Spotify and elsewhere. (This episode was recorde…
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178. Sam Dierberger, Part III of IV: Sam's Album, Religion, and Some Great Stories
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The well-read Sam Dierberger joins me to discuss his album, tell me some great stories, and he begins to explain what he really thinks about God. (This episode was recorded on Jan. 20, 2024.)Door Tim Wuebker
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177. Sam Dierberger, Part II of IV: His 700-page Novel about Life, the World, and Everything
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In this wide-ranging conversation with Sam Dierberger, a brilliant senior from Rockhurst University, we discuss his 700 page novel, the crazy real-life stories that inspired it, religion, how Sam’s had his worldview severely challenged, and much, much more. Sam is a great storyteller with highly unusual observations. You’ll love this. (This episode…
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176. Sam Dierberger, Part I of IV: Novelist, Podcaster, & Musician
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When college works, it really works. Sam Dierberger is a brilliant, well-read, fascinating senior at Rockhurst University who is going to law school in August, which raises the question: does college make people brilliant? Or do some brilliant people go to college? But what I find compelling about Sam are his many interests. Sam wrote two novels wh…
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175. Adam Clement, Marriage Therapist, on Resilience
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Everyone wishes he or she were stronger, more self-disciplined, and more courageous; it's the key to life. Adam Clement discusses resilience: what it is, what gets in the way of developing it, and how to grow it to be a better spouse, parent, friend, and everything else that you want to be. A truly great conversation, loaded with insight and practi…
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174. A Marriage Therapist Discusses All of Those Petty Personality Traits That Can Drive You Crazy (Part 2).
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A Marriage Therapist Discusses All of Those Petty Personality Traits That Can Drive You Crazy (Part 2): Bossy people. Indecisive people. People who minimize your problems. And many more!Door Tim Wuebker
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173. A Marriage Therapist Discusses All of Those Petty Personality Traits That Can Drive You Crazy (Part 1).
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Little white lies. Secretive people. People who have to one-up you. Fake people. A Marriage Therapist Discusses All of Those Petty Personality Traits That Can Drive You Crazy (Part 1). Part 2 arrives on January 23, 2024.Door Tim Wuebker
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172. Father Merle Kollasch's Life Story
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Father Merle Kollasch, 89 1/2, has been a priest for nearly sixty years. I ask him about his parents, childhood, time in Rome, his life as a priest, teacher, coach, and much more. He is a great storyteller and a great, wise man. (This episode was recorded in Dec. 2023.)Door Tim Wuebker
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171. Dr. Blaine Leeds -- How Sleep Apnea Can Lead to Multiple Ailments -- and What Some Solutions Are
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Dr. Blaine Leeds is a dentist, an expert in sleep health, and the author of "What Happens When Your Child Doesn’t Sleep: Unlock the Secret to Happy, Healthy Children." By embracing new technology and AI, Dr. Leeds has pioneered new treatments that help with the many problems sleep apnea can cause, from high blood pressure to ADD, ADHD, bedwetting i…
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170. Mark B. Murphy, CEO of Northeast Private Client Group
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Mark B. Murphy and his company, Northeast Private Client Group, helps over 4,000 clients do almost anything they want to do in the world of real estate, running your own business, and working in the finance industry. He also helps employees broaden their horizons. More than just a financial firm—although he runs an amazing financial firm—Mark helps…
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169. Helene Waldeck's Alaskan Adventures, Bears, Moose, The Alaskan Highway, and Facing the Big Question: What Comes Next?
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Helene Waldeck has an adventurous spirit. We discuss her time in Alaska, bears, moose, the wild people up north, driving the Alaskan Highway and taking a 5,000 mile roadtrip through deserted lands, and--now--Helene faces the Big Question: What Comes Next?Door Tim Wuebker
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168. Helene Waldeck Moves to New Zealand--and Gets Her Life Upended (Part I)
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In search of adventure, 22-year-old Helene Waldeck moved to New Zealand in 2019. The job she had lined up disappeared as soon as she got there. After that, she had many adventures. And then, the world turned upside-down.
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167. Mike and Kristi Dennihan of the School of Love Homeschool
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Mike and Kristi Dennihan homeschool almost all of their kids--and their key motivation is time. They also run the School of Love--an amazing institution that helps couples stay together, which we will discuss at a later date. (This episode was recorded in late 2023.)
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166. Your Skin Is The Next Health Frontier -- Simina Gentry Sells Organic Clothes
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In an era where many have allergies and asthma, illnesses are high, and people consider eating organic meat, fish, eggs, veggies, and fruits--and consider what's in their water, lotions, and more--Simina Gentry Sells Organic Clothes. For over 30 years, this has been common in Europe. Now, Ms. Gentry is bringing natural clothing to the U.S. Check ou…
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165. Brian Fairchild Spent 19 Years in the CIA
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Brian Fairchild Spent 19 Years in the CIA. In this electrifying conversation, we discuss how his childhood made him want to join; how he met their strict selection criteria; where he was stationed; why he left; and the state of the CIA today--and how Brian believes it is not meeting the challenges of the modern world. Brian is also the author of "T…
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164. A Wild Episode with Tom Paladino, Who Is a Big Fan of Nikola Tesla and the Concept of Scaler Energy
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Tom Paladino is a researcher into scaler energy, a concept attributed in part to Nikola Tesla, the Serbian-American inventor best known for the design of modern AC electricity, and the namesake of Tesla Automobiles. Scaler energy, Tom believes, has astonishing healing properties. You can read about it here: https://www.scalarlight.com. Tom is a ver…
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163. Brian Curcio's Amazing Financial Literary App and Program
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Brian Curcio is doing generous work. Through his app, Rapunzl, and courses, he is teaching grade schoolers, high school young adults, homeschoolers, individuals, and adults all about investing, saving, income, expenses, and much more involving financial literary. In an era where about half of all Americans are just $500 away from serious problems, …
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162. Elliott Coulson Interviews Me for His New Podcast, Weekend Warriors
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