HARDHEADED

This week, guest host Chris Broughton, Chet Sears, and Troy Trussell cover bathroom etiquette. Courtesy flush, investigatory flush, public bathrooms, what to do as a guest in someone's home, proper equipment, and much more are covered by the "experts". This is one of the more lighthearted conversations that we've had on the show. That being said, you'll be able to pick up some valuable information. We then discuss our Top 3 TV Actors where Christ Broughton adds a new category of Honorable Notation, which is less than an Honorable Mention. Chet closes out the episode discussing Anxiety with a passage from the Gospel of Matthew.

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Troy talks about the need for improved public restroom etiquette.
2. Top 3 TV Actors: Bryan Cranston, Jason Alexander, Tom Selleck, Andy Griffith, William Shatner, Michael Landon, James Gandolfini, Jim Parsons, Ted Danson, Sherman Hemsley, Dan Castellaneta, Homer Simpson, Steve Carrell, Mark Harmon
3. A Good Word: Anxiety: Matthew 6:31-34

Anxiety, restroom, bathroom, public bathroom, toilet, bathroom etiquette, public restroom, courtesy flush, guest bathroom, beached whale, youth pastor, embarrassed, man of God, physics, summer camp, college, dorms, stalls, dormitory, fraternity house, frat brothers, Seinfeld, roommate, odor, ventilation, elevator, urinal, TV Actors, Cheers, Seinfeld, Tim Whatley, Matlock, Highway to Heaven, Star Trek, Boston Legal, Blue Bloods, Big Bang Theory, Sopranos, Amen, The Office, NCIS

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

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This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover the pending social credit system in the US. Or is it already here? Chet brings some observations to the table that catches Troy and Matt off-guard. Is the West really that similar to communist China and their social credit system. Listen to find out. The conversation turns to the Top 3 dream jobs. Check has a shocking top 3 job. Troy closes out the episode talking about storing your treasure in heaven.

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: The Social Credit System
2. Top 3 Dream jobs: gambler, bass fisherman, independently wealthy, professional sleeper, retired, professional soccer player, public speaker, fighter pilot, executive hunting educator
3. A Good Word: Treasure Matthew 6:20-21 "Lay up for yourselves treasure in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure it, there your heart will be also."

Social credit, China, Black Mirror, Nosedive, vaccine passport, refusing treatment, doctors, education, employment, concerts, social credit score, credit rating, Orwellian, point system, tattletale, real-time monitoring, Obama phone, quota, social trustworthiness, Constitution, freedom, Jason Isbell, GoFundMe, social media, smart thermostat, power grid, WiFi, hack, building codes, crypto currency, control, independence, threat, Canada, truckers, protest, government, voluntary participation, bank account, cash, electronic funds, credit score, live local, TSA, nurses, staff shortage, jab, neighbor, poker, roulette, lake fork TX, Messi, Ronaldo, European football, soccer, treasure, Air Force brat,

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears, and Troy Trussell cover property taxes. Matt is tired of paying taxes every year on the same item. He's so tired of it, he actually forgot to pay his taxes on his trailer and the law came after him. The conversation turns philosophical on the benefits of taxes as well as government wastefulness. Matt brought some data to prove his point that the state of Kansas should be reducing taxes on food and property. We then discuss our Top 3 aircraft in Film & TV. There are some odd lists especially when Troy brought up a phone booth from Bill & Ted's excellent adventures. Chet closes out the episode with a good word out of Luke chapter 5: "fasting".

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Property taxes
2. Top 3 Aircraft in Film & TV: Avalon, Bill & Ted phone booth, Starship Enterprise, Delorean, Millennium Falcon, Iron Man's suit, Airwolf, Firefox MiG-31, Sheild Helicarrier, A-10, Transformers, Iron Man, Star Trek, Avengers, Firefox, Star Wars, Han Solo, Back to the Future, time travel, The Starship Avalon
3. A Good Word: Fasting: Luke 5:33 "They said to him, 'The disciples of John fast often and offer prayers, and so do the disciples of the Pharisees, but yours eat and drink."

Property taxes, sales tax, death and taxes, taxed multiple times, trailer tags, trailer, Kansas, rude, hung-up, government employee, owe the government, IRS, polite, tax avoidance, state budget, income tax, state income tax, rent, inflation, fixed income, taxes and schools, budget surplus, spaceballs, wastefull spending, hollywood, airplanes, television, fasting, high taxes, sheriff, deputy, jail, fine,

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• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Troy's former hatred, and now love, of the opossum. He enlightens Chet and Matt on their top 10 benefits. the conversation changes to the Top 3 BBQ side dishes. Chet shares a tip that will make your beans so much better. Follow it and your beans will be requested at all your future BBQ's.

knife, sheath, Frontier Forge, kansas, made in the USA, veteran, marine corps, hand made, possum opossum, snake bite, ticks, critter, vermin, armadillo, fox, teddy bear, crawfish, texas toast, Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Troy's love/hate relationship with the opossum.
2. Top 3 BBQ side dishes, baked beans, potato salad, fried okra, garlic salad, fried potatoes, corn on the cob, coleslaw,
3. A Good Word: Matthew 6:9-13 Lord's Prayer

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/ *https://www.frontierforgeknives.com/

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This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell welcome Hank Jones to the show. Hank and Chet have known each other for over 20 years. Hank owns an Agriculture Consulting Business (RHJ Ag Services) based in Winnsboro, LA. He is also a husband, father, guitar player, stage actor, severe weather enthusiast, and all-around great guy. Hank brings us up to speed on how science and technology are merging in the agricultural world. We then discuss our Top 3 Hollywood vehicles. Troy closes us out with a Good Word on Love.

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Special Guest, Hank Jones
2. Top 3 Vehicles used in TV & Movies: 1969 Dodge Charger, The General Lee, Dukes of Hazzard, Ferrari Testarossa, Miami Vice, Aston Martin DB5, James Bond, Elanore Shelby Mustang GT 500, A-Team Van, Batmobile, Christopher Nolan, DeLorean, 1977 Pontiac Trans Am, Smokey and the Bandit Dodge Challenger, Fast and Furious, Ghostbuster's hearse, Magnum P.I., Ferrari 208 GT
3. A Good Word: Love, Matthew 5:43-48

Agriculture consultant, thespian, theater, guitar player, picking and grinning, farming, cotton, harvest, small business owner, expert, taxonomy, LACA, National Cotton Council Foundation, crop consultant, black bear, LSU, Louisiana Tech, Louisiana State University, severe weather, leadership training, NASA, Satellite, drought, NVDI image, cold war, Russia, crop prices, wheat, soybeans, corn, China, customer, competition, South America, Ukrain, wheat prices, India, fertilizer prices, Round Up, research, seed varieties, irrigation, college, rice, cotton in Kansas, plant science, agronomy, entomology, spy, imports, exports, crop duster, hurricane, tornado, tractor, research

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell talk about the possible reduction of the VA Caregivers program. This proposed change would remove financial support for combat wounded veteran families. Matt gives us the details. Chet brought receipts from a report detailing government waste in 2021 that makes cutting a wounded veteran program seem even more insane than it already is. The guys then talk about their top 3 golf courses they'd like to play. Chet ends the episode with a good word from Matthew chapter 5.

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind
2. Top 3 Golf Courses we'd like to play: Cape Kidnappers, New Zealand, St. Andrews Old Course, Scotland, Wolf Creek Golf Club, Nevada, Sand Hills Golf Club, Nebraska, Torrey Pines Golf Club, California, Cypress Point golf course, Pebble Beach, California, Augusta National, Georgia, Copper Creek Golf Club, Colorado
3. A Good Word: Salt, Light, Joy: Matthew 5:13-16 "you are the salt of the earth, but if salt has lost its taste, how shall its saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything except to be thrown out and trampled under people's feet. You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others..."

Veteran, VA, Veteran's Administration, golf, golf course, preposition, wounded veteran, crack pipe, government waste, government spending, restructuring, caregiver, stipend, PTSD, post traumatic stress, groceries, wife, spouse, qualify, vietnam veteran, combat veteran, wounded veteran, straw man, Veterans integrated services network, burning trash, planting trees, interest in dinosaurs, airline pilots, FAA, injured, war, combat,

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Troy's recent connecting of the dots of the name "Bruno" being used in so many Disney movies. This dates all of the way back to the 1960's. Why is Disney doing this? Is there a subliminal message? Matt and Chet discuss a recent argument related to preparing for recording an episode. You get a little peak behind the curtain through this discussion. We then turn to our Top 3 overused pop culture phrases. This is basically a way for all of you to get under our skin! Matt closes us out with a good word: Riddles.

disney, disney +, pop culture, annoying, Bruno, Encanto, Luca, wicked step mother, indoctrination, brainwash, dead beat, gone too far, influencing,

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Troy talks of the history of "bruno" in Disney movies. Hint: it goes way back further than 2021.
2. Top 3 Overused pop culture phrases: only in my state, adulting, it is what it is, I literally can't even, that's cap, savage, that's sus, not so much, hella,
3. A Good Word: Riddles Mark 4:10-12 "When he was along, the twelve and the others around him asked him about the parables. He told them, 'The secret of the kingdom of God has been given to you. But to those on the outside everything is said in parables so that, 'they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven!"

Disney, Bruno, spoiler alert, spoilers, Disney movie, patterns, Encanto, Luca, movie night, popcorn, Lion King, subliminal messages, Aladdin, hidden messages, Disney songs, deep breath, exhale, argument, savage, join the conversation, pop culture, overused phrases,

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover the sensitive topic of how the government is squeezing its citizens by labeling factual speech as terrorism when it causes someone to lose faith in the government. This slippery slope is being slipped right now. It is happening. Chet brings to light the DHS memo that provides detail on MDM and how it is a threat to the government, so they plan to suppress it. Troy and Matt weigh in with keen insight as well. The discussion then shifts to our Top 3 ways to improve yourself this year. There are some great tips here with many similarities. Troy closes out the episode with a good word from John 4:50.

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Chet unloads on the Department of Homeland Security's latest terrorist threat update.
2. Top 3 ways to improve yourself this year: walk 30 minutes a day, read one book a month, put your phone away, take a masterclass, learn one new skill, read your Bible daily, move more, write down your goals and share them with someone you trust, read more: Bible, non-fiction, fiction
3. A Good Word: Desperate John 4:50 "Jesus said to him, 'Go; your son will live.' The man believed the word that Jesus spoke to him and went on his way."

DHS, Homeland security, terrorists, threat, online, MDM, misinformation, dis-information, mal-information, freedom, free speech, undermining public trust, U.S. government, First Amendment, context, facts, Joe Rogan, doctor, content creator, NSA, citizens, illegal gov't activity, FBI, DOJ, protest, violence, Covid-19, Jennifer Sey, Levi's, cowards, apathy, masks, students, conditioned, amputee,

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/
• https://bariweiss.substack.com/p/yesterday-i-was-levis-brand-president
• https://www.dhs.gov/ntas/advisory/national-terrorism-advisory-system-bulletin-february-07-2022
• https://www.justice.gov/ag/page/file/1438986/download

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This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Matt's reinvigorated love of cooking. With his newfound love of cooking shows, he's now experimenting with new spices and new recipes. He goes into so much detail, Troy and Chet think he may be starting his own cooking show. Troy is educated on ramekins. The guys then turn to the Top 3 segment where they share their ideas of things to do with you spouse in public. All three of the guys "married up" so there is some wisdom in our ways. Chet closes out the episode with a passage taken from Matthew 4:23-24.

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Matt in the kitchen
2. Top 3: Dates with the spouse: cooking class, long range shooting, attend a kid's event, shopping, nice dinner, movies, grocery shopping, going out for just dessert, hiking
3. A Good Word: Endgame: Matthew 4:23-24 Meeting needs as a way to spread the gospel.

Master Class, hummus, chickpea, curry, creole, shrimp, Gordon Ramsay, gravy, India, British, spicy, heat, ranch dressing, jalapeno ranch, ramekin, kitchen, cooking, mr. mom, cooking show, cooking tv, Valentine's Day, date, can crushing on your forehead, cooking class, Hobby Lobby, Home Goods, professional shopper, Oak & Pie, walking the dog, In the Woods With Phil, shrimp, first date, date your spouse,

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Troy's experience hand forging his own knife! Troy walks us through the process. Matt somehow turns the discussion into using chopsticks as a weapon. Our focus then turns to our Top 3 pizza chains which takes us around on a strange journey from Chet being a former independent government contractor to Troy filming funerals.

sweep the swamp, party pizza, pepperoni, supreme, thin crust, hand tossed, funeral, videography, forging, blade, knife, self-defense, french translation, purse, sheath, sharp, cut, stab, king arthur, square pizza, fire, furnace, brute force, contracting, road trip, pizza joint, pizza chain,

Topics discussed:

1. What's On Your Mind: Troy forges a knife.
2. Top 3 Pizza Chains: Gambino's, Johnny's Pizza House, Johnny's, Mr. Gatti's, Round Table Pizza, Mellow Mushroom, Pizza Hut, Papa John's, Domino's
3. A Good Word: Lonely Place: Luke 5:16 "Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed." We can improve our life by making solitude a priority to recharge. Jesus sets a great example of this.

Links mentioned in this episode:

• https://www.hardheadedpodcast.com/
• http://admiralspennant.com/
• https://jagearsknives.com/

This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm