James Dray always knew he wanted to be a police officer. When other young men were roughhousing and getting into trouble, he was walking the straight and narrow, never wanting to do anything that would jeopardize his future career. Once he graduated from high school, he got married and became a father and in a short time, found himself behind the wheel of a cruiser. 

From there, he started protecting and serving, though his favorite way to do so was to get involved in car chases. It wasn't a car chase but what should have been a routing arrest that put his life on the line. Listen to James tell the crew about his life, his time as an officer, and a brush with death in this installment of Cookin' Up a Story. 

Jackson Butt and Doug Allen didn't choose easy professions. They especially didn't choose ones with high success rates. Through passion and perseverance, though, they have have found ways to do what they love while working to help lift other people up. Listen to them discuss how they found their paths and what they hope to teach others about the importance of living by the motto "commit and go." 

Jackson Butt and Doug Allen love the Kings River. They especially love fishing it for smallmouth bass, something they've been doing since they were young men. That love extends to protecting the bass and the habitat and teaching others how to get out and enjoy themselves, though they don't always use conventional matters in their pursuits of fish. 

Listen to them discuss fishing, the outdoors, and growing up in Arkansas in this installment.  It's one you don't want to miss. 

What did Timothy Tillman's bait his trap with before catching a Bigfoot? What did his wife say when he told her he'd trapped one? What's the best type of grass for your lawn and what is Grass Clippings Anonymous? Find out the answers to these questions and more, including questions you didn't even know you had, in Part 2 of our interview with Tim. 

Timothy Tillman has been trapping game since he was a young boy. While his focus has largely been on raccoons and the like, he recently caught something else when he set a trap. Though the creature escaped, likely with some outside help, he did get one picture of it on his game camera. 

Listen to Tim tell his story of capturing a young Bigfoot to the crew alongside a few rabbit holes. It's one you don't want to miss. 

In the second part of our episode with Doc, Casey, and Kelley, we learn what Doc likened his pre-healing mood swings to, how Casey feels about his sister, and what happened when the authorities showed up at Kelley's house back in January. You want to listen to this one. 

As the title says, it goes both ways, so if you have some time, treasure, or talent to share with us in exchange for our time, treasure, and talent, let us know. We'd be much obliged. 

Doc Jaynes, Casey Brewster, and Kelley Woods served their country with honor, but it came with costs. Doc went through hell with PTSD. Casey earned a Purple Heart. To this day, as a behavioral analyst, Kelley has to get into people's heads. 

Today, all three have learned to stand tall and think for themselves, but it wasn't a lesson they learned overnight. It's also not one they're keeping to themselves as they work with veterans and first responders through Snake Mountain Pack Goats. Give this episode a listen and hear how they built themselves despite the odds often being stacked against them. 

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When Jeff Attlesey was 27, he found he needed heart surgery and was presented with a choice. They could go through his chest or through his groin. For obvious reasons, he chose his chest. That left him with scars, ones that he wears proudly, which often causes him to go around in various states of undress. 

Listen to Jeff discuss why he didn't retreat into victimhood and instead embraced nudity, why Martinez needs a second house for his boots, and why all the crew feels the way they do about jeans on this installment of Cookin' Up a Story. 

Jeff Attlesey was born with a rare medical condition, but neither he nor his parents let that stop him from living his life. He played in the dirt as a boy, raised hell as a teenager, and went to work as an adult. He also may have robbed a grocery store somewhere in there. 

As an adult, his condition didn't improve and life added a number of other health conditions to his plate. That still didn't stop him from living. Listen to him tell his story as he Joe, Joe, and Rich discuss his upbringing, dirt bikes, robbery, and tuna patties on this episode. 

After landing in Arkansas and mostly settling down, Jake Latvala continued his journey with Walmart, putting in almost 20 years. In his downtime, though, his passion was woodworking. That passion led him to buy a sawmill, which radically changed the trajectory of his career. There was one constant that had been with him since his early days driving a forklift in the Walmart distribution center in Redding, California, and that propelled his new venture to success. Jake was and is never afraid to work harder.