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Dickens' Great Expectations
Aug. 20, 2024

Dickens' Great Expectations

Eriksen Dickens is a storytelling wizard, crafting "legacy documentaries" that spotlight businesses, foundations, or individuals with fascinating tales to tell. These cinematic gems capture life through a lens of positivity, ...

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Houston Texans 2024 Football Preview with Garret Williams
Aug. 16, 2024

Houston Texans 2024 Football Preview with Garret Williams

Garret Williams is known on Twitter as @TexansCommenter and runs a page called Houston Stressans. He is a contributing writer for the Sporting News and covers the Houston Texans for that publication and his page. How many win...

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In Their Best Interest
July 30, 2024

In Their Best Interest

It’s time to change the conversation about divorce. And that’s exactly what our guest today is trying to do. Sarah Armstrong is a Vice President of Global Marketing Operations at Google, and she never expected to be in this s...

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Celebrating Black Cowboy Culture
July 16, 2024

Celebrating Black Cowboy Culture

Our guest today is a best-selling author of more than a dozen novels and essay collections. Acclaimed writer Sarah Bird is an NPR Moth storyteller, a winner of the Meryl Streep screenwriting competition, a member of the Texas...

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Stop, Look, and Listen
July 2, 2024

Stop, Look, and Listen

Lori Adams-Brown is an international speaker, business executive, and podcast host. She has lived all over the world and has a unique perspective when dealing with people from varying cultures and nationalities. It also helps...

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Make Your Words Matter
June 18, 2024

Make Your Words Matter

Joel Schwartzberg is a New Yorker with Texas roots - or a Texan with New York roots. Either way, he now lives in NJ and wants to be friends with fellow Jersey folks Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi. While he waits for that ...

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Baseball in Germany
May 14, 2024

Baseball in Germany

No matter how much you know about Germany, you probably never consider baseball when you think of that European country. In this episode, we have Antonio Lopez, Fraynel Mercado, and Alex Torres, the latter two guests are U.S...

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Men of Goodwill, Part 2
May 7, 2024

Men of Goodwill, Part 2

Pastor Stephen Simpson and attorney Rob Ryan return to continue the conversation from early April. "Men of Goodwill, Part 2" follows the men's discussion of race, religion, politics, and manhood. These potentially volatile is...

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Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick
April 9, 2024

Negro Leagues Baseball Museum President Bob Kendrick

Master storyteller and baseball historian Bob Kendrick returns to the show to get the 2024 baseball season started the right way. Listen to his stories of Negro Leagues baseball greats in a way that only he can tell them. Thi...

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Men of Goodwill
April 2, 2024

Men of Goodwill

What does it mean to be a man of goodwill in the age of social media? Real-life friends Stephen Simpson (pastor), Rob Ryan (attorney), and Melvin E. Edwards (host) discuss the hot-button issues of politics, religion, and race...

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2024 Presidents Day Special
Feb. 19, 2024

2024 Presidents Day Special

Presidential historian Lewis Ben Smith joins the show on this Presidents Day to discuss his favorite- and least-favorite Presidents, among other interesting details about the men who have held the highest office in the United...

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Wholistic Transformation: Life after Foster Care
Feb. 13, 2024

Wholistic Transformation: Life after Foster Care

Two of the leaders of the Tucson-based Wholistic Transformation join the show to talk about their nonprofit organization and how we can all get involved in helping young adults transition from foster care to the adult world. ...

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Jackie Robinson Statue Destroyed in Kansas
Feb. 6, 2024

Jackie Robinson Statue Destroyed in Kansas

Bob Lutz, the founder and executive director of League 42, an inner-city youth baseball program in Wichita, Kansas, joins the show to discuss the recent vandalism and destruction of the local Jackie Robinson statute. It's pur...

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Inside the Unorthodox Mind of Lee Spieckerman
Jan. 30, 2024

Inside the Unorthodox Mind of Lee Spieckerman

Political consultant and strategist Lee Spieckerman has thoughts about a lot of subjects. He's especially passionate about politics, fiscal policy, and racial reconciliation. He was battling a cold, but what he had to say to ...

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Locked (Out) and Loaded
Jan. 30, 2024

Locked (Out) and Loaded

During his time as a locksmith, John Thorsson has heard a lot of stories. Once, he answered the call for a man whose angry girlfriend had thrown his keys on top of a 3-story building. Another time, the police were called to t...

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President Alexander Hamilton
Jan. 16, 2024

President Alexander Hamilton

What kind of President would Alexander Hamilton have been if he had not died during that famous duel with VP Aaron Burr? Could he have ended slavery without a Civil War? Would he have replaced James Madison in the historical ...

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The Problem with Potential
Jan. 9, 2024

The Problem with Potential

Too often, our dreams are shattered before we ever give them a chance to develop. In this episode, 26-year-old entrepreneur and author Joe Ignace shares the secrets that made him a Top 1% salesman at his company, and how you ...

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Life Disrupted by Death
Dec. 26, 2023

Life Disrupted by Death

Dr. Jan Canty is a psychologist, writer, photographer, educator, consultant, podcast host, and cancer survivor, whose cancer has just returned for a second bout. She tells us some sobering stories of how her life was tragical...

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Country-Fried Soul Christmas
Dec. 19, 2023

Country-Fried Soul Christmas

Talented musician Daniel DeBlanke, known professionally as Bombay Beach Revival, once ended up on tour with the legendary Prince. Yes, THAT Prince! He joins the show to talk about all things music related, including his unexp...

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Documentaries that Make a Difference
Nov. 28, 2023

Documentaries that Make a Difference

Documentarian Mary Beth Minnis isn't the person you might expect to produce a film about Juneteenth, but when she was approached by Rasool Berry and Our Daily Bread Ministries, the executive producers of Juneteenth: Faith & F...

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Education in Black and White
Nov. 14, 2023

Education in Black and White

Anna R. Holloway, PhD, is a retired Professor of English, and is a writer and editor. During her 46 years at Fort Valley State University, she taught writing, literature, and journalism. When she left her White Midwestern roo...

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Live from Wimberley StoryFest
Oct. 24, 2023

Live from Wimberley StoryFest

Host Melvin E. Edwards was the Master of Ceremonies during the Traditional Storytellers portion of the Wimberley (Texas) StoryFest over the weekend of October 12-14, 2023. He also interviewed various participants as they repr...

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SPECIAL EDITION: ALCS PREVIEW
Oct. 13, 2023

SPECIAL EDITION: ALCS PREVIEW

GUEST: ROB MATWICK In this special edition of the podcast, Texas Rangers Executive Vice President of Business Operations Rob Matwick stops by to discuss this October weekend's American League Championship Series (ALCS). This ...

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Sprechen Sie Texas German, Y’all?
Oct. 3, 2023

Sprechen Sie Texas German, Y’all?

Dr. Hans Boas is the Director of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas-Austin, but until he arrived in Texas in 2001, he had no idea that the distinctive Texas German dialect even existed. Once he learned this fascinati...

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