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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139. Belinda Ellsworth of "Work from Your Happy Place" Has Great Advice for Entrepreneurs, Artists, and Salespeople
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Belinda Ellsworth has built three successful businesses over the past 25 years and her podcast show, "Work From Your Happy Place," was picked up by iHeartRadio this year. In this episode, she explains how she helps entrepreneurs, artists, and salespeople take their work to the next level. (This episode was recorded on March 27, 2023.)…
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138. Nora Ley and Christian Valldeparas
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A writer and artist, Nora Ley is a first year college student at Benedictine, in Atchison, Kansas, who is having perhaps the best year year of her life. Christian Valldeparas is a high school sophomore who writes and acts. These good friends are truly growing, and their lives will inspire you to grow, as well. (This episode was recorded on March 26…
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137. Does High School Work for Every Teen? Mom Abby Lynch Discusses
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Abby Lynch has a very unique daughter with incredible writing ability. However, nothing was simple for daughter or mom when it came to finding a good school. This family's unique story is not only compelling--it has potentially societally wide implications. (This episode was recorded on March 25, 2023.)…
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136. Maria Benes's Life, and How a Threatening Trip to the Andes in Peru Convinced Her There Is a God
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Dr. Maria Benes currently serves as co-director of the Before Gethsemane Initiative (BGI), a Catholic nonprofit for racial reconciliation. She also is a project lead for the National Eucharistic Pilgrimage for Modern Catholic Pilgrim. We discuss Maria's childhood, teen years, college--and the scary trip in the Peruvian Andes that made Maria, who wa…
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135. Custody Battle: Aaron Parker Fights for His Son
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Aaron Parker went through a gigantic personal event which changed the direction of his life. While freely admitting many of his mistakes, and saying nothing disparaging about the mother of his son, Aaron discusses the custody battle for his son: what led up to it, how it unfolded, the toil it took on him, and the aftermath. We also discuss Aaron's …
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134. Adam Clement: A Therapist Discusses Solutions to Addictions (Part 2 of 2.)
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Part 2 of 2 on Addiction. Last week: the problems. This week: the solutions. Adam Clement is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT). He has had experience and training working with couples, families, and individuals with a wide range of presenting problems including trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, m…
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133. Adam Clement: A Therapist Discusses Addiction. Part I: The Problems
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Part 1 of 2 on Addiction. This week: the problems. Next week: the solutions. Adam Clement is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT). He has had experience and training working with couples, families, and individuals with a wide range of presenting problems including trauma, addiction, anxiety, depression, personality disorders, m…
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132. Emily Wobker -- Raising Kids Catholic in a World Not Interested in Faith, Part 2
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In this second of a two-part discussion, theology teacher and autodidactic Emily Wobker and I discuss how to reach different kinds of people, raising kids Catholic, and much more. (This episode was recorded on March 11, 2023.)By Tim Wuebker
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131. Emily Wobker -- Raising Kids Catholic in a World Not Interested in Faith, Part 1
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Emily Wobker is a mom, theology and history teacher, voracious reader, good storyteller, and someone who has dedicated her life to making people's lives better, often through the gift of faith. In this first of a two-part discussion, we discuss the mood of our era, building relationships, and the meaning of life. (This episode was recorded on March…
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130. Adam Clement, Marriage Therapist, on Leadership (Part 2)
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Part two of a discussion with therapist Adam Clement on the topic of leadership. Adam makes the conversation extremely helpful by focusing on leadership in a person's own life: at work, with family, with kids--basically, in our most important relationships. In this episode, we also touch on business leadership and how to get along with that disagre…
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129. Adam Clement, Marriage Therapist, on Leadership (Part 1)
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Part one of two of a discussion with therapist Adam Clement on the topic of leadership. Adam makes the conversation extremely helpful by focusing on leadership in a person's own life: at work, with family, with kids--basically, in our most important relationships. From Adam's website: Adam Clement is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapis…
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128. Sam Arth on St. Paul's Outreach, and Exodus 90
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Sam Arth did Exodus 90, a Lent-style program where you give up sugar, alcohol, tobacco, videos, watching sports, and much more for ninety days so that you can toughen up and focus on prayer and fraternity. We discuss Sam's experience with Exodus 90, and his love of St. Paul's Outreach, an evangelical organization. (This episode was recorded Februar…
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Sam Arth is a 2019 graduate of St. James Academy in Lenexa, KS, where he had an awesome career in theatre and music. Since graduating, he has joined St. Paul's Outreach. In this episode, he discusses an incredible witness story that he is writing, and we reflect on the need for community. (This episode was recorded on February 15, 2023.)…
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126. Sahaj Sharda Discusses His Book, "The College Cartel"
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As the grandson of a poor Indian farmer who worked his way to a PhD spending many a night studying by the shallow light of a kerosene lamp, Sahaj Sharda has seen firsthand how education has the remarkable power to uplift lives and create opportunity. But in recent decades, Sahaj now wonders what happened to the original core mission of schools like…
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125. Multi-talented Andres Paradis is a Relationship Coach
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Multi-talented Andres Paradis is a Relationship Coach, NLP Coach, Educator of Effective Communication Strategies, Workshop Leader, Public Speaker. two times Amazon #1 Best Selling Author, and an Ordained Minister. Today, we discuss masculinity, femininity, and relationships, including: How to build a healthy, fulfilling, long-term love relationship…
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123. Adam Clement, Marriage Therapist: Masculine & Feminine Differences, and More
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Adam Clement is a marriage and family therapist with many other specialities. He has helped people save their relationships since 2014.By Tim Wuebker
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122. Alan Thomas's Life Changing Experience in the Peace Corps
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Alan Thomas teaches biology. But two decades ago, he joined the peace corps--and it changed his life. (This episode was recorded in December 2022.)By Tim Wuebker
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Amber Hellwig has a ton of personality. I have a theory that your twenties are the decade that sets the tone for the rest of your life. Amber and I discuss this theory, and tell stories. (This episode was recorded in June 2022.)By Tim Wuebker
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120. Adam Clement -- Marriage Therapist
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Adam Clement is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT). He received a B.S. in Personal Financial Planning at Kansas State University and a M.S. in Marriage and Family Therapy at Abilene Christian University. He has been practicing in Kansas City since 2014. In this interview, Adam goes into depth about several primal emotions, li…
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119. Catherine Suprenaut on Your Twenties
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117. Nora, Hannah, and Izzy -- The Feminine Genius
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116. Reed Wilkinson -- From 2018 to 2022
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George Meyer is the Campus Minister at St. James Academy. His life story and faith transformation is quite fascinating! (This episode was recorded in July 2022.)By Tim Wuebker
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110. Becky and Jay Coltrain on Home Schooling
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Grace Willy is an artist who is working on a college degree in business administration. For fun, she loves playing the violin, running, writing poetry, and enjoying her big family. If you’ve ever loved any kind of art, like paintings, drawing, sketching, photography, writing, podcasting, music, sculpture, or anything else artistic, or if you just l…
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107. Tracy Gay Remakes Her Life with Dave Ramsey
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This is a repeat episode. Dave Ramsey is controversial for some, but Tracy Gay and her family loves his philosophy, and they credit him with turning themselves completely around! Her inspiring story is the fusion of entertainment and inspiration.
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106. Emily Wobker on The Feminine Genius
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Emily Wobker, a highly educated voracious reader, has plunged into books discussing Catholicism's ideas about The Feminine Genius. We discuss femininity, masculinity, evolutionary psychology, the Big Five Personality Test, religion, and more to see if we can get to the heart of how women and men can thrive together. (This episode was recorded in Ju…
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105. Scotty Smeltzer -- A Life in Theatre
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Since he was ten years old, Scotty Smeltzer grew up on the stage. He's been in play after play, expanding his range from heroes to villains, from passive to take charge, from tragic to comic, and everything in between. You'll find few people as dedicated to their craft. Scotty is very talented; I believe he will go far. (This episode was recorded o…
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104. Alex Bentzinger's Wild Ride of Early Success, Struggle, and Comeback
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Alex Bentzinger was making videos so great in grade school that hundreds of people were paying for his work. That led to making commercials for Samsung in high school, and the founding of his own company at age 19. Rising like a rocket, Alex then faced some setbacks, before returning to the activity that he is so good at, and deeply loves. Alex's s…
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103. Kenzie Grimm: From Small Town to Big City
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This episode is for anyone who ever experienced culture shock. Kenzie Grimm and I both grew up in West Bend, Iowa. She had 44 kids in her high school class. I had 32. Our town is a mile long, and it has no stoplights. It has far, far, far more cattle than people. And growing up, we both thought this was normal! But since growing up this way, Kenzie…
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102. Sam Rockford Is a Director of Innovation
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Lifelong teacher Sam Rockford loved teaching calculus. But to his great surprise, he was promoted. He is now a Director of Innovation for a midwestern high school. The work he does on behalf of the next generation, and the creativity he sees come to life, is astonishing. (This episode was recorded in June 2022.)…
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Join Lindsey as she discusses books that changed her life, including "The Scapegoat," "Brideshead Revisited," O Pioneers!", "Persuasion," "And There Was Light: The Extraordinary Memoir of a Blind Hero of the French Resistance in World War II.," and "Anna Karenina." Bonus! Lindsey discusses the weird, hilarious poem that is "TThe Love-Song of J. Alf…
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100. Reed Wilkinson's Book: Don't Tread on Me
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Reed WIlkinson's book about the Constitution, which is loaded with great stories about controversial topics, is available on amazon.comBy Tim Wuebker
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99. Emily Kaufman Completely Changes Her Life, and Becomes a FOCUS Missionary
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Emily Kaufman was on the academic fast-track, and attained a Master's degree by age 23. Then she left business life for the spiritual world. This is a story of a courage and creativity. (This episode was recorded in May 2022.)By Tim Wuebker
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Father Mark Ostrowski is a hilarious, profound Catholic priest and a great storyteller! His insights and tales are a joy to hear. (This episode was recorded on July 25, 2021.)By Tim Wuebker
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97. Samantha Kopecky on Her Ultimate Secret for Creating Amazing Relationships
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107. Sammy Kopecky on Friendship, Boundaries, Networking, and Her Ultimate Secret for Creating Excellent Relationships. (This episode was recorded on July 19, 2022. NOTE: I made an error when I originally published this episode, which is now fixed. So, please share this episode with friends! Thank you, Tim.)…
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96. Matthew Newkirk on Combating Inflation, Changing Careers & Majors, Growing Deep into Faith, and Finding Good Friends!
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In his early twenties, Matthew Newkirk is one of the most brilliant men I know. In this episode, he puts a lot of thought into: changing college majors, finding good friends (what a lifelong task this is), combating inflation, and growing more deeply into your faith. And more! He's brilliant. You'll love hearing him.) (This episode was recorded in …
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95. How to Handle Inflation: Advice from Andy Flattery of The Reformed Financial Advisor Podcast
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Andy Flattery is the host of The Reformed Financial Advisor Podcast, Catholic Money Mastermind, and a contributor to the Moonlight Graham Show. In this helpful episode, he discusses the origins of our current inflation, compares them to historical bouts of rising prices, and gives helpful suggestions for how we can all cope. (This episode also appe…
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Kate Becker is a practicing, licensed hypnotherapist who helps people overcome bad habits, install good habits, and much, much more. (This episode was recorded in August 2021.)By Tim Wuebker
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93. Lucia Brancato on Life's Deep Questions
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Lucia Brancato is an English teacher and a wedding planner. We started off talking about books, but ended up on life's deepest questions. Books include: Sea Biscuit, Unbroken, and Where the Crawdads Sing . (This episode was recorded in Sept. 2021.)By Tim Wuebker
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We started this crazy episode at 9:30 p.m., and went past 12:30 a.m. In it, Emily discusses the topics that mean the most to her: marriage, the Incorruptibles, miracles, saints, mystics, and personality tests. And courage. It's a wild ride. (This episode was recorded in July 2021.)
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Charles Lanza taught theology, and has excellent advice on prayer. (This episode was recorded in the summer of 2021.)
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