"This is the most important election of our lifetime!" "America is more divided now than ever!" Newsreels, political campaign advertisements, and social media posts are filled with phrases like these. But is there truth to any of it? On this episode, I sit down with my grandmother, Ardith Buckner, and my uncle, Trent Buckner, to dissect their feelings ahead of the 2024 General Election. It's three generations of American voters this week on BUCKNER.

[This episode was recorded on Monday, October 28, in Greenfield, Iowa.]

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In the past 25 years, roughly 40 million Americans have stopped going to church. I am one of them, having left Christianity in the late 2000s and converting to Buddhism in the late 2010s. I know my reasons for leaving the church, but I wanted to find out why so many others have, too. Where are they going? What methods are leaders within the Christian faith utilizing to bring them back? It's my conversation with Debby Lingelbach - Host of the Love, Pastor Debby podcast - this week on BUCKNER.

[This episode was recorded Wednesday, October 2, at Urbandale Public Library in Urbandale, Iowa.]

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This is the story of a reformed fuckboy; a man once infamous for his emotional detachment who began to see the error of his ways after a failed marriage. It's the story of a man who changed those ways, and now lives a life that is better in every measurable way. This is a love story, and it's all about the benefits of letting the right one in. It's my conversation with Blaine Burgett this week on BUCKNER.

[This episode was recorded Saturday, September 28, at Altoona Public Library in Altoona, Iowa.]

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A good friend of mine recently suffered the loss of two family pets: a hamster named Squishy belonging to his older son, and a cat named Sox belonging to his younger son. And in talking with him about these losses, I realized I have not yet had to have that conversation about loss with my children; that conversation about death and grief. How is it done? How do you manage your own grief while helping your children cope with theirs? It's my conversation with Dustin Wilson. This week on BUCKNER.

[This episode was recorded by phone on Sunday, September 29, 2024.]

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On September 25th, Netflix debuted "Mr. McMahon," the documentary series detailing the life of Vincent Kennedy McMahon who, in 1982, purchased the World Wrestling Federation from his father and turned it into a worldwide phenomenon. But how do you create a professional wrestling company if you can't inherit one? That's what I wanted to find out when I sat down with the founder of the Iowa-based independent wrestling promotions RUGGEDpro Wrestling and the Eminent Wrestling Alliance. It's my conversation with Austin Fouts this week on BUCKNER

[This episode was recorded Saturday, September 28, at MVP DSM in Des Moines, Iowa.]

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On Wednesday, September 25, 2024, Nigel McGuinness steps inside a professional wrestling ring against Bryan Danielson for the first time in 15 years. Austin recaps one of sports entertainment's greatest rivalries, explains his personal ties to the feud, and reviews what could be their final match together.