Cowboys not Eggheads

Send us Fan Mail

Like previous guest Bob Jump, Gary Reed is unveiled to the world as one of Sam's secret weapons from his career.

Gary Reed is a copywriter who has written ghost books for corporate executives, books for veterans, and is one of the best fundraising copywriters in America. 

Sam and Gary discuss Gary's unique career beginning as a ice cream store owner to going to work for Karl Rove as a copywriter, and later working for hundreds of clients nationally.

And in the final rapid fire question period; Gary being Gary, completely turns the tables  on Sam and shows why he is one of the best in the business. 

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

Craig Garber is the host of the popular podcast and YouTube channel, Everyone Loves Guitar. 

A lifelong music enthusiast, Craig didn’t start playing guitar until he was 52 years old. Starting from zero, and with absolutely no contacts or background in the music industry, Craig has grown Everyone Loves Guitar into the largest long-form celebrity musician’s interview platform, with over 860 guests in 4+ years. The show’s had over 2.1 million podcast downloads and over 1.6 million views on YouTube. 

Sam and Craig discuss his podcast, his own journey learning guitar, and what inspires him to be a better player.  

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

Dr. John McClellan, a spinal surgeon, is the guest on this informative episode.  

Sam and Dr. McClellan briefly discuss their shared experience playing for Coach Kane, (see Killer Kane episode) and tell some additional stories. 

Sam and Dr. McClellan discuss being active in your 50's and finding the balance between preventing injury while maintaining an exercise program.  Dr. McClellan uses an analogy that the aging spine is an old pickup that needs care and caution to operate. 

They talk about scaling, effects of complex weight lifting on joints, and high school students who lift casually that often suffer lumbar stress fractures,

In finding an appropriate exercise program for people in their 50's, 60's and 70s they discuss: 

1) Finding the right program. 
2) Mixing in stretching.
3) Message therapy. 
4) Knowing how to deal with injury.

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

Petey Johnson is a classic Jaysker.   Sam is an unapologetic classic old school Nebraska Cornhusker fan. 

This episode is dedicated to the argument that Jayskers are confused fans who betray the University of Nebraska and certainly can't be trusted.  (At least that's what Sam believes.)

Topics include Nebraska football, Nebraska basketball, Nebraska baseball, Creighton baseball, Nebraska volleyball, Creighton volleyball, and NFL football.

Sam also shares his story of his love for the Raiders, while Petey describes his journey of liking the Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers, San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs. 

Does Petey make his case against Sam's argument?  Don't miss this lighthearted episode.  

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

Past guest Jeff Betsworth updates us on his latest ice fishing exploits in Iowa, South Dakota, and Montana.  

He tells the story of catching an eleven pound Lake Trout in Montana. 

The culmination of his harvest will be enjoyed at his annual Good Friday fish fry. 

And was Teddy Roosevelt or Franklin Roosevelt president in 1933? 

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

In the season 3 premiere, Sam interviews his friend from Louisiana, Chris Carr, about the southern tradition of the crawfish boil.  

Chris is of Cajun heritage and his Louisiana spirit shines through on this quick, fun tutorial on crawfish boils. 

Sam and Chris discuss the preparations for a crawfish boil, the history and culture of the crawfish boils.  They also discuss the History Channel series Swamp People.  

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

In the part 2 inspirational conclusion,  Bri talks about how CrossFit came into her life, and immediately  shifted her focus from addiction to alcohol and pain pills to exercise.   She is  consistently in the Top 500 of CrossFit women athletes in the world. 

She discusses her nutrition background and how she became nutrition coach.  

The table of vulnerability gets turned when Sam and Bri discuss his struggles with nutrition.  

And they ultimately answer the question of why despite her background, Bri is so nice.  CNG!  

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

Bri Siegert is a positive role model, coach, and elite athlete in CrossFit.  She is also a successful nutrition coach.  While she is an extremely nice person and positive force for many; she came from an unstable and tragic background as a small child.  

In part 1 Sam and Bri walk through her childhood, and how some of those early dark and tragic events caused her to turn to addiction.   She was in rehab for substance abuse by age 15.     

While rehab was a blessing in disguise, Bri relapsed two months after she left.  Despite on and off addiction, through hard work she managed to graduate from high school.  Her addiction continued during college.   She cleaned up on her 21st birthday.     

To be continued......

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

Legendary Coach Jim “Killer” Kane was Sam’s high school football coach .   Coach Kane was tough, demanding, disciplined and didn’t tolerate squandered time.  His teams worked hard for him. 

 Sam and his classmate Tom Lewis reminisce about Coach Kane.  They discuss:  

• How his impact affected his players for many years after they played for him.
• How his presence and his teams commanded respect. 
• How his teams did simple things, but did them to perfection.        
• How other teams didn’t want to play Kane’s teams.
• How his teams were disciplined. 
• How his coaching methods wouldn’t fly today. 

Stories of high hurdles, track demands, referees, and The Green Onion are in the mix as well. 

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30) 

Send us Fan Mail

In this bonus episode; Sam violates his general rule about keeping his political past out of the podcast. 

On December 24, 2009 United States Senator Ben Nelson cast the deciding vote for the America Cares Act otherwise know as Obamacare.

On January 8, 2010 Senator Nelson got booed out of a restaurant in Omaha.  While Nelson first denied the story, it picked up steam and changed over the next few days.

Sam and his friend, Dr. Tom Lewis, were at the restaurant that night and tell the behind the scenes story of what really happened in an event that became national overnight:  Pizza Gate. 

And the source for this story (Deep Dish) is finally revealed.  

Support the show

Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: [email protected]     Let us know if you want a hat ($20), tee shirt ($30), coffee cup ($25), or window decal for your truck. ($30)