Here we are going to talk about some of life's more difficult topics. Join us as we cross the line with allllll the questions we probably shouldn't ask, but we want to know the answers to! Please understand, our roles as podcast hosts are to listen to people share their stories and to ask difficult/controversial questions along the way. We are not here to judge, we are not here to purposely upset people, and we aren't here to solve disputes. If there is an episode that starts to trigger you, ...
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Sharing is Caring-even your organs!
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Send us a text Just when she got through the tragedy of losing her older brother in freak accident, tragedy struck again.....and then again. This weeks guest, Becky VanWinkle, is no stranger to tragedy and grief. Becky shares her story of how she survived losing both of her brothers and a second father figure in her life, all in a matter of a few s…
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Send us a text In a split second on the evening of September 20th, 2013, everything in Craig Engels life changed drastically after an automobile accident left him in a coma for 20 days, fighting for his life. Craig tells us about the accident and what life was like following having to learn to live with a Traumatic Brain Injury. Craig is truly an i…
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Covid, Catheters and good Conversation
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Send us a text This weeks guest, Tiffany Preister, walks us through her journey of catching covid when she was 27 weeks pregnant with her 4th child. Her condition took a dive for the worse very rapidly and eventually landed her in the ICU fighting for her life. After 34 days on a ventilator with 22 of those days being sedated/paralyzed, Tiffany was…
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There's something off about him....I just can't quite put my finger on it
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Send us a text Ever wonder what it would feel like to put your hand through a meat grinder? This weeks guest, Josh Rathje, joined us to tell you all about it! At the young age of 9, Josh had the unthinkable happen while helping his family butcher a cow on his farm in Iowa. Josh tells us how that experience helped to shape his life and career into w…
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It's a Hard-knock Life-but it could always be worse
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Send us a text Everyone truly has their own story. This weeks guest, Debbie Clement, has experienced plenty of hardships in her life that most of us wouldn't wish on their worst enemies. Debbie was in an out of foster homes up until the age of 15, when her boss at the time saw something more in her applied to be a foster parent to take her in. Late…
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This land was made for you and me and more security
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Send us a Text Message. Back by popular demand, our return guest, Darrell Choat joined us again last night! We picked his brain about the recent events that happed in Pennsylvania at the presidential rally last weekend. And while that revolved around politics which I do NOT like talking about, we actually kept things very neutral and not that polit…
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You'll never know dear, how much I love you
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Send us a text Trigger warning times 3 guys! I have had a handful of people tell me they don't like listening to the super sad stories. If you're one of those people-you might want to steer clear of this episode because it had all three of us crying at times talking through Taylors stories. This weeks guest, Taylor Thornton, has been through more t…
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He's a stand up guy, but a sit down comedian!
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Send us a text This weeks guest was a headlining stand up comedian from Des Moines, IA, Ed Burroughs! However, a car accident caused Ed to become a paraplegic at the age of 16, so Ed uses the term "Stand up Comedian" very lightly. Ed's story is incredibly inspiring, informational and as a bonus it will have you laughing along the way! Support the S…
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Big Johnsons got Big Balls-Extreme Bull riding coming right up!
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Send us a text The man, the myth, the....Extreme Bull Rider?? Andy Johnson, a.k.a. Big Johnson joined us this week to talk about his brilliant idea of riding a Bull at the county fair to raise money for Brandyns fight against cancer. Join us as we talk about...well a lot of random things! lol Trucking stories, senior pranks, kittens and more! Suppo…
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Send us a text A parents worst nightmare. Being woken up to find your 9 month old son floating face down in the bathtub. Kenzie Fielder joins us this week to tell the horrifying story of how it all went down, how her son miraculously survived, and how her nightmare continued the day they were able to come home from the hospital. Kenzie shares with …
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OVER THE LINE: Brandyn Bonus episode-this is no BULL
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Send us a text Welcome to our first BONUS episode! Sometimes things can't wait a week to be heard.....this is one of them! Since Brandyn's episode about his battle with pancreatic cancer went live....people he had never met in his life are now reunited with him, including his biological father. Folks.....if you don't get goosebumps at least once li…
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Send us a text Ever talked to someone who went down in a TH-67A Helicopter and lived to tell the tale? Jacket and I can officially say that we have-for two captivating hours! This weeks guest, Bill Score, talks us through the day of the crash, how it went down, and what caused it to begin with. He also told us about his experiences in his tours ove…
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Send us a text This weeks guest was none other than Jackets older brother, Stephen Henn! Stephen shared some fun stories about growing up with Jacket in "The Burg" and tells us the whole truth on a few of Jackets ticket stories. Let's just say-Iiii had a ton of fun this episode! Minus learning more about what goes on in hog barns that now goes on i…
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Send us a text We took a week to recap our current episodes and record the last episode of our first SEASON! What a ride this has been! I don't want to give too much away about other topics we talked about....but I will say I had to take a few breaks to get my composure from laughing about yet another REAL story from Jackets past. And to honor Bret…
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A shot of Chemo, for me and my poison pal, please!
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Send us a text The words no one wants to ever hear. "You have cancer." This weeks guest experienced what it was like to hear just that. In January of this year, after a few tests, the doctor sat down this weeks guest, Brandyn Berlin, and told him the unfortunate news that he has pancreatic cancer at the age of 45. Brandyn takes us through his journ…
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Don't ask don't tell.....we asked, he told!
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Send us a text Talk about a life story! This weeks guest was Darrell Choat. I thought I knew what to expect when we started recording this episode....boy was I wrong! I learned a lot....up to the last minute when I found out what the harmonica song I picked this week is actually about-which completely blew my mind-make sure you listen to the last s…
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Trigger Warning-Don't bring a knife to a gun fight
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Send us a text Valentines Day in 2011 wasn't a day filled with love and flowers for this weeks guest, Bob Dodds. Instead it turned into a night of "kill or be killed" that ultimately resulted in one man losing his life. In this episode, Bob bravely tells us the story of that fateful night, the events leading up to the incident, and what it was like…
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Send us a text This weeks episode features the current Mayor of Genoa, Nebraska-Josh Elm! In this episode, Josh talks about the years that he Mayor......may not have dabbled in narcotics (bet you can't guess which ones) and found himself in a 12 year battle with addiction. One traffic stop, a ride to jail, and a 23 day stay at Valley Hope later, he…
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Send us a text Fun fact about Jacket.....he's saved every single warning and citation he's ever gotten....and who better to have on the show to read through them than Nance County Sheriff, Ben Bakewell! Ben also discusses what it was like to get the call about Brett's accident, and all of the tactics and resources he turned to in an effort to recov…
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Send us a text This weeks guest, Megan Woelfel, dives right down the path of darkness with us. Megan bravely discusses the events leading up to her husbands tragic passing in result of a motorcycle accident. Then she discusses learning how to hold on tight riding down the road of autism after one of her twins was termed to be on the spectrum. Oh, a…
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Send us a text Drinking in bars, getting locked up by bars, and now riding behind handlebars down the road on his 19th year of sobriety. This weeks guest, Lee Morris, crosses the line with us and shares his experiences! Oh....and it's Jackets Birthday week! Can't leave that out! Support the Show.By Katie&Jacket
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Send us a text Join us and our special guest, Martin Vogel this week as we talk about what it was like losing a dad at a young age, navigating todays fun marital problems, and reminiscing on the most legendary parties that were thrown in the middle of nowhere, Nebraska! Support the Show.By Katie&Jacket
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Send us a text Join us as we cross the line with this weeks special guest, Drew Schaefer! Drew is a funeral home director/embalmer at Levander funeral home in Albion, NE. On the side, Drew is also a volunteer EMT & Firefighter, which is why the phrase "No pulse, no problem" seems to make sense in his life. Support the Show.…
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Where there's a will there's a way part 2
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Send us a text As promised, I am going to be as open and as vulnerable as possible while I tell you about the unexpected passing of my late husband, Brett. Full disclosure, this was our first episode and we were and still are learning what we are doing...amateur alert! And we do have a good amount of curse words that sort of just happened reacting …
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