It doesn’t matter what you’ve done, there’s always forgiveness. Guest Mary MacDowell, shares her fictional book based on real life memories of a young woman, Mary Wagner, who was forced to confront the sins of her past, the reckless behavior t

Jimmy and the Yardstick

1 Apr 14th, 2019 37m 43s

In First Grade, Paul's perspectives and behavior become altered for the rest of his life. -We all can become better people by adding just the right people to our lives. Paul enters reading groups, encounters a first year teacher and is forced t

Criminals, Outcasts and Artists

Oct 23rd, 2023 36m 19s

In this episode of Life's Learning Curve "Criminals, Outcasts, and Artists," we follow the adventurous journey of Paul, who is called upon by his old friend Duke to rescue the failing Huckleberry Sunshine business in California, left in ruins b

Flimflam Poker Night

1 Aug 29th, 2023 30m 50s

When your 11, life still seems strange, adult behaviors are sometimes confusing and we are lucky to survive it all. In this episode, Paul is curious about his father’s semi annual poker night in the far back basement of his house. However, THIS

The Great Key West Summer Solstice Cigar Hunt

1 Mar 8th, 2023 17m 28s

Can you keep the feeling of vacation after it’s over?? Paul’s friend Sam figured out how to do it. This episode finds Paul sharing a story about his friend Sam's epic adventure in tropical Key West. Sam, on a mission to find the perfect ciga

Intent to Harm

1 Feb 1st, 2022 28m

At age 18, it was the first summer Paul took a summer job that was different from the others. This job quickly became awkward, demoralizing, nightmarish and yet, somehow funny to him. It was as if Paul was participating in a Hitchcock film with

Saint Martin BUNCO

Dec 9th, 2021 36m 6s

It wasn’t the soft breeze and tropical sunny warmth that hooked Paul on St. Martin, it was the adventure. That is, until that adventure went off the rails. Break ins, theft, corruption, and organized crime, and bunco schemes all existed in the

Follow Your Heart

Jul 4th, 2021 39m 38s

“Change is never easy for me. You fight to hold on. And you fight to let go.” This episode is Paul’s very recent self-indulgent take on a wedding that came off with love, happiness & fun. Paul marries off his first child Heidi and faces all th

Waterman Road South

1 May 9th, 2021 27m 6s

What took place on Waterman Road made Paul's life change. “Horses WILL step on your feet. You will work harder than you’ve ever worked before. You will rise at 4AM. You will be given real responsibilities that effect this business.” At age 10,

Coast to Coast Analog to Digital

Jan 17th, 2021 46m 53s

Sometimes it’s NOT the journey that makes an adventure, it’s the people you meet along the way that might re-ignite your life’s passions. Paul retells experiential stories of the gruff and angry unsheltered homeless, stories of the dry wit and

Found Value: 2020

Dec 10th, 2020 36m 48s

In studio 502, join our guest Heidi Hardt and Paul as they weed thru some of the best parts, of arguably, one of the worst tramatic years in US history. From quarantining while working at home, to making creative uses of free time and blogging,

Southwest Drifter

Nov 3rd, 2020 40m 19s

When introduced to ‘drifting,’ -car drifting- in his late teens, Tristen realizes a passion for the sport. On this episode, Tristen, now 21, heads down life’s roads discovering personal & financial responsibilities. Learning never ceases. In Tr

Roswell Calling

Oct 13th, 2020 55m 52s

Our Guest, Erik Iverson shares stories from his upcoming book titled “If Only I’d Taken Roswell.” NEWS & SPORTS broadcaster Erik shares a few of his television & radio broadcasting experiences in the mid Midwest markets. From a sour station man

Compromised

Sep 19th, 2020 32m 10s

When Paul is asked to shoot a commercial for a local retired millionaire named Hal, things never gelled at all. Easily triggered, Hal is braggy, manipulative, dismissive & constantly dissatisfied with Paul. Teased by a chance to shoot video fro

Silent Writing: A Legacy

Sep 7th, 2020 37m 52s

Why did Paul create THIS podcast -Life's Learning Curve? A combination of things: A former student named Sean, Paul's daughter Heidi, some fast food and a car's satellite radio service all synthesized into LLC. It was as if Paul had been rehea

Eastern Nights

Aug 15th, 2020 47m 38s

Freshman year at a downstate university. Paul’s friends told him how lucky he was to be going away and NOT having to go to a local community college. But something happened, things didn’t turn out like he thought they would. It was 1976, and th

Eastern Nights

Aug 14th, 2020 47m 38s

Can't Explain Paradise

Jul 22nd, 2020 44m 54s

Explaining Paul’s need for escapism and finding paradise is boldly retold. Driven by films, books and music, finding paradise always seems to be just over there, or just a day’s drive away. But it’s a funny thing, escapism… He discovers that yo

Bringing Back Lake Geneva

1 Jun 26th, 2020 38m 27s

What happens when a favor becomes a gift? In this episode we hear how a family’s learning curve evolves again & again. This time a cottage on Geneva Lake in Wisconsin is loaned to Paul’s family in 1969. Some experiences are magic, some are trag

Irreplaceable

May 11th, 2020 31m 44s

Paul was just 5 years old when his grandpa was age 64, yet they were the best of pals. They frequently spent quality time with one another and often went on adventures into the real world of a small Illinois town. Retired, Paul’s grandpa was go

The Learning Curve of Life

Apr 17th, 2020 29m 54s

We cannot travel back in time and add-on to our experiences from many years ago. Or can we? -We live day by day. Then as time passes, a change begins... We begin to reflect about what we once did, at THAT MOMENT our life morphs into stories of

The Learning Curve of Life

Apr 17th, 2020 29m 54s

Tropical Turpitude (conclusion)

1 Oct 9th, 2019 42m 23s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpVCmQP3-R0 Conclusion With the help of beer and dolphins, my documentary drastically degrades even more. We attempt to complete our shoot in Key West, but our behind the scenes story OVERTAKES the entire pr

Tropical Turpitude (pt. 1)

1 1 Sep 10th, 2019 33m 31s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpVCmQP3-R0 Part 1 (of 2) Tropical = Good. Turpitude = being nefarious. When I took a crew to remote Key West to shoot a squeaky-clean documentary, the REAL story unfolded behind the scenes. With immorality

You've Been Identified

1 Jul 30th, 2019 28m 36s

Our podcast retells stories of ideas & creativity. Almost all of us get our best ideas late at night when our brains are open & aware AND destressed. However, most of us wake the next day and never act upon our nighttime dreams and ideas. but