You might not heard of Bill Wilson, but you might have experienced or seen his impact in your community. Born in late 19th century, Bill Wilson, raised in Vermont by his Civil War veteran grandfather, lived an incredibly challenging personal li

#BAMF No.3 - Plutarch's Lives - Alexander

Oct 11th, 2021 30m 41s

Kirk and I recap what Plutarch wrote about Alexander the Great. In this second century text, Plutarch, 'one of the greatest biographers and moralists of all time', summarizes the lives of prominent Greek and Romans through his second century te

#BAMF No.2 - Gates of Fire

Jun 27th, 2021 32m 31s

In this week's BAMF episode, Kirk and I will discuss Steven Pressfield's epic novel 'Gates of Fire.' A historical fiction, Gates of Fire describes the 480 B.C. Spartan's preparation and sacrifice for the Battle of Thermopylae. Through the narr

#BAMF No.1 - Odysseus in The Odyssey

Jun 20th, 2021 56m 29s

The Odyssey is a 26,000 line poem orally performed by a blind poet named Homer around 800 B.C. This timeless art has since been written down and continues to awe generations around the world. The dactylic hexameter style of poetry and story lin

2019 CrackerJacks - Recap

Apr 9th, 2020 27m 30s

Hey all you cool cats and kittens - The following is a short recap of the 2019 crackerjack episodes I had the pleasure of recording. These 10 local crackerjacks discussed with me various topics from fighting to leadership. As you might k

Life for Granted

Oct 29th, 2019 44m 5s

In December 2016, Dave was at his mother’s funeral mourning with his wife and three kids. During those sad moments, Dave couldn’t imagine that in a few short days he would also have to bury his loving son who sat beside him. Living through ev

Mindset

Oct 24th, 2019 35m 28s

This next Crackerjack began a leadership role early on which started a life of encouraging women and men to achieve their personal best through daily discipline plus hard work.Jenn’s courage to bet on herself & other good people developed a c

Leader of the band

Oct 2nd, 2019 21m 12s

Fumbling of chairs and tuning instruments at a Junior High or High School's band concert might appear disjointed to the audience, but this next guest has spent over 30 years organizing these young students to help them reach their potential as

Fight song

Sep 20th, 2019 52m 22s

This conversation is with a courageous local who started a fight over a year ago with a strong spirit and takes the hardest of hits with grace and humor. As an avid cyclist and raising three kids, Matthew’s life changed in 2017 after a meeting

Hope

Aug 26th, 2019 47m 26s

Mike's enthusiasm fuels the fire of an authentic spirit found in Ohio City's West Side Catholic Center. As most young men his age question life, Mike lives as if life questions him. Mike surrounds himself with the grace of volunteers and dail

It takes a village

Aug 15th, 2019 33m 36s

Angie is driven. She has earned a doctorate, supports her surgeon husband, and raises two great kids. She also is on the city council. Although her neuroscience is on the back burner - we as a community continuously benefit from her passion an

Black Belt lessons

Jul 25th, 2019 51m 53s

These next guests have spent their adult lives building and challenging each other to reach top degree black belt levels in various martial arts including Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Scott and Jason discuss what it takes to achieve these levels but a

Recovery from addiction

Jul 6th, 2019 22m 41s

My favorite neighbor has agreed to be the second CrackerJacks guest. You might recognize him as the vagabond outside the local grocery store chatting on his phone. While he definitely looks like “that guy” he is probably giving hope to the hop

US Army WWII Combat Veteran Interview

Jun 17th, 2019 1h 26m

Episode 1 - John Jouriles, WWII Combat Veteran, Blackhawk DivisionWhat an honor! We recorded this episode on June 6, 2019, the 75th anniversary of D-Day. This day in 1944 represented the arrival of hope for western Europe and the world on

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