This episode originally aired on Facebook Live and YouTube on July 1, 2023.

For some professions and activities, it’s important to protect hearing while at the same time not restricting environmental and ambient sounds for safety.

Until now, earphones and buds that provide decibel protection often sacrifice environmental safety, and vice versa. But a revolutionary new technology is changing that, with a wearable device that filters damaging sound waves while permitting directional sound from the outside.

We’ll demonstrate this new device live and talk to Rob Roy, a professional producer, sound engineer about how it can benefit those working in professions including construction, manufacturing, in warehouses and at airports, as well as those engaged in activities such as hunting and attending concerts.

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This episode was originally livestreamed on YouTube and Facebook on June 24, 2023.

Everything we own and use has a shelf life. Whether cleaning, renewing or replacing, there’s a time for everything… but do you know what that time is for the things you use most frequently?

When should you replace your toothbrush? How frequently should you launder your clothes? How often should you take a shower? How many times a year should you test your smoke detectors?

Dads are special people, and for many of us, our relationship with our dad defined us in our formative years, and continues to define us as adults.

To celebrate Fathers Day, Steve is joined by his siblings to share the story of their dad, and what his presence, influence and love meant to them.

A career in the entertainment industry appears filled with glamour and luxury… from the outside. Reality can be an entirely different story. What does it take to be successful and stay active as a performer? And what

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This episode was originally broadcast live on YouTube and Facebook on June 3, 2023.

Friends are precious, and "best friends" are precious and few. Hear from two best friends about their relationship, what brought them together and what keeps them together across the years and miles.

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This episode was originally broadcast on May 27, 2023

We learn and repeat famous quotes from movies, plays, literature and history. But we don't always get it right. Often, what we learned or remember as a quote is inaccurate, incorrectly attributed, even incomplete or taken out of context. In this episode, actor and comic Chelan Shepherd returns as guest co-host and play along as our audience tries to complete famous quotes and their sources correctly. You can play along as you watch or listen to the podcast and see how well you do!

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This episode was originally broadcast on May 20, 2023

We know that playing is important for children, but do we recognize the importance of playing for adults? Studies show that adults benefit from playing in mental, emotional and physical health and well-being.

This episode references articles and information from: https://psychcentral.com/blog/the-importance-of-play-for-adults and https://www.nifplay.org

This episode was originally broadcast on May 13, 2023

Eve O. Schaub joins Steve to talk about her new book, "Year Of No Garbage," detailing her family's grand experiment going a full year without creating household waste.

Eve is an internationally published author and humorist. In addition to her newest book, released for Earth Day 2023, she is the author of Year of No Sugar (2014) and Year of No Clutter (2017).

She has been featured on the Dr. Oz Show, Fox & Friends, USA Today, and The Huffington Post among others. Her essay “Our Year of No Sugar: One Family’s Grand Adventure” for Everyday Health has been viewed over a million times. Her books have been translated into Chinese, Hebrew and Spanish, and her writing has additionally appeared in Newsweek, the Boston Globe, Hyperallergic, Bustle, The Belladonna Comedy, Vermont Magazine and Vermont Life.

Eve holds a BA and BFA from Cornell University, and an MFA from the Rochester Institute of Technology.  Eve lives with her family in Vermont and enjoys performing experiments on them so she can write about it.

You can learn more about Eve and where to find her books on her website at: https://eveschaub.com

This episode was originally broadcast on My 6, 2023

Dr. Patrick Jinks joins Coffee Brakes to talk about leadership, why every one leads in some way, and what it means to be an effective leader.

As an award-winning professional photographer, Patrick understands the value of changing lenses to get that fresh perspective on a challenge or opportunity. After 21 years of successful nonprofit leadership, Patrick switched lenses, and now serves the social sector as a certified leadership and strategy coach.

Patrick is president of The Jinks Perspective, and serves as a certified adjunct coach for Leadership Systems, Inc.

A member of the Forbes Coaches Council and regular contributor to Forbes.com, Patrick is an award-winning trainer, a motivational speaker, and gifted coach. The mission of his coaching business is to help leaders and organizations achieve clarity, simplicity, and alignment in their work.

Originally broadcast on April 29, 2023

Humorist, speaker, author, educator and comic Leigh Anne Jasheway joins Steve for a (not so) serious conversation about humor, and why it is beneficial to our health and well-being to make humor a normal part of day-to-day life to deal with all of the (not so) funny moments we face.