Billy and Willie's Workshop

BIll's old friend Aaron comes on the pod. Aaron is a minister and we sit down and have a great discussion about the difference between faith and religion.

Bill & Chris sit down with Bill's great friend Ross Peterson for a frank discussion on how divorce can affect men. Ross comes on the pod and talks about what does being a single father mean in today's world, raising kids, and coping with the loss of a marriage? Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

World renown and Des Moines Legendary comic Willie Farrell steps into the pod with Bill and Chris. It would be easier to write what we didn't talk about on this amazing episode. We discuss the concept of grief and how we handle those, how his comedy helps, Chris, Willie and Bill dive deep into faith questions surrounding heaven and the after life and go deep in the weeds. All this while laughing their asses off. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the Gravitate Coworking Studios.

Former Station Director of KXNO Andrew Downs, joins Chris and Bill to sit down and discuss his new gig and how jobs and careers can control the narrative of who you are, and when doing so, can affect your mental health. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the Gravitate Coworking Studio

Sgt Parizek joins Chris and Bill to sit down and talk about how their organization handles crisis and crisis intervention. Services that are not only available to their officers but also to the community. We pick Paul's brain about the latest gambling information released in the last few days and dive deep into the DMPD's efforts to change and adapt as society does. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & Live from the Gravitate coworking studios.

We kick off season 2 with renowned Hawkeye super fan Greg Suckow AKA Hawkeye Elvis. Greg gives us the story of how is idea of wearing a costume to a Hawkeye game developed into a fun alter ego and how this not only helps manage his Mental Health but how it has helped others as well. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & Live from the Gravitate Coworking Studios.

Comedian Steve Hofstetter joins Bill and Chris to talk about how despite his anxiety, he built a YouTube presence with over 700K subscribers on YouTube and goes on tours, and specials. We dive into how he got his start in comedy, some of his mentors and how he gives back to young comics now. Live from the Gravitate Coworking Studios and sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

Sean Roberts from KXNO joins Bill and Chris live from the NEW Gravitate Coworking Studios. We talk about his career and the beginnings of KXNO, but dive deep into his choice to begin to work on his mental health and get a handle on things that he recognized he needed help with. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

John Bush joins Bill and Chris live in Bill's new bar where we break in the drinks and disucss life, dealing with therapy and have fun talking about it. John recently appeared on HULU's Triumph's Election Special, AXS TV's Gotham Comedy Live, and FOX NEWS Channel's Red Eye with Tom Shillue. As an actor he has been seen on TV's Spin City, Law and Order: Special Victims Unit and in the film The Thomas Crown Affair. John has performed stand-up comedy on HBO, Comedy Central, as well as sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien.

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No guest, just straight honest open talk about Chris and Bill's ideas of where they are in life, have they accomplished enough and those expectations being a thief of joy. Bill also talks about his thoughts on the highway robbery that was the Minnesota win over Iowa. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.