From Bob's Office

10/29/19 Today's episode with Bethany Church high school pastor Jacob Nielsen was an adventure from start to finish. In recapping our weekends, Jacob B. talked about the retreat he went on, and Jacob N. described a couple birthday parties he went to (0:00-17:10). We followed with a recap of the sports weekend, including Packers/Chiefs, the World Series, and the NBA (17:10-55:55). Jacob N. gave a synopsis of his sports life and a quick look into his childhood, family life, and educational struggles (55:55-1:25:10). then we derailed into an incredible conversation about food and various life skills and quirks (1:25:10-1:35:55). After a quick glimpse into how he met his fiance (1:35:55-1:39:00), we digressed again, this time into a conversation about dogs and cats and giant chickens and more fiance talk (1:39:00-1:49:25). We digressed further into allergies, milk, dipping sauces, sandwiches, and other food quirks (1:49:25-2:08:40). We concluded the show with miraculously getting back to a conversation about Jesus (2:08:40-2:26:15).

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10/24/19 On today's show we welcome Jesse Smith, a quarterback coach and former player at Valley Christian High School and invaluable member of the Los Altos community. We start with a quick look at the first two games of the World Series (0:00-9:50) then break down the first two days of the NBA season (9:50-23:35). We spend some time previewing some of this weekend's NFL games, and Jesse breaks down his Pittsburgh and college allegiance (23:35-56:10). Jesse recaps his playing career (56:10-1:13:55)and then shares briefly about his career path towards fire fighting, and we have examine education a little bit (1:13:55-1:19:20). We spend the rest of the show discussing the death of Jesse's dad when he was young, and the implications that had on his life, his development as a young man, and his faith (1:19:20-1:57:57).

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10/22/19 On today's episode we welcome Cody Kirtz, a huge sports fan, aspiring teacher, and good friend of the show. We opened with talking about our weekend's, including Jacob's last wedding of the season and Jake's weekend trip to Arizona (0:00-8:12). Then we discuss the football weekend, focusing on Cowboys/Eagles, Packers/Raiders, Rams/Falcons, and Patriots/Jets (8:12-31:00). With the basketball season and World Series both getting underway, we talk about that a little bit and give a couple predictions (31:00-44:10). Continuing in the sports theme, Cody gives us a rundown of his favorite teams and some of his all-time favorite players and moments (44:10-1:01:15). From there we spend some time hearing about Cody's personal life and upbringing, and that turns into a great conversation about the teaching profession (1:01:15-1:19:50). We spend the rest of the show hearing about many of the different aspects of Cody's faith (1:19:50-1:47:00).

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10/17/19 In today's episode we welcome Blake Wall, a friend of Jake's from high school who is a big Pittsburgh Steelers fan and is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Following the show introduction (0:00-9:10, the three of us look at the entire slate of NFL games and give our picks for each one (9:10-37:30). Jake gives us this week's "Minshew Minute", followed by some random stats and getting sidetracked by chicken strips (37:30-42:15). We follow that by asking Blake about the details of his Steelers' fandom and how he feels about the team's personnel changes over the last two years (42:15-58:38). We then spend time getting to know Blake a little better, learning about his family, how he grew up, and a description of the two-year mission he recently returned from (58:38-1:23:56). Then Blake details his current faith life and an overview of the LDS church on the macro and micro scale (1:23:56-1:52:14). We conclude with learning about The Book of Mormon and final thoughts from Blake (1:52:14-2:17:30).

10/15/19 in today's episode we interview our friend Mike Jentes. We start with a quick update about our weekends (0:00-8:05) followed by a late recap of Dodgers/Nationals and some more baseball goings-on (8:05-19:15). We give a brief insight into the world of uploading podcasts, including Jacob's frustration with what should have been a much easier and quicker process (19:15-23:25). We spend some time looking back on the football weekend, spending a good amount of time on Packers/Lions and questionable refereeing (23:25-41:25). Then we have an extended conversation with Mike about his sports background and the highs and lows of growing up as a Cleveland sports fan (41:25-1:14:46), then dive into his life and faith and all the travels and milestones that got him from his humble beginnings in northeast Ohio to his current status here in Long Beach.

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10/8/19

In today’s episode we welcome our first guest to the show, Bob Mabry! We give an intro and talk about our weekends (0:00-5:55), then Jake and Jacob give a run down of current sports events, including Cowboys/Packers, the Minshew Minute, Dodgers/Nationals, and “cot darn” Dave Peterson (5:55 -36:00). Then, Bob shares about his love of surfing and some of the adventures he has been on in Hawaii and other locales (36:00-1:01:45). Lastly, Bob shares his testimony, and gives us a few more insights into his life, with some school stories along the way (1:01:45-1:33:50).

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10/3/19

Jake and Jacob introduce themselves and their favorite teams and players. They tell a story from the previous night. Then they give introductions to their lives and faiths.