Lunch with Dad

Doug tells Matt about his friend Howard Johnston, who he met while attending Western Michigan Christian High School in Muskegon. 

Doug and Matt talk about when Doug decided to start drag racing Studebakers and his two race cars, the Red Tailed Hawk and the Gold Rush. 

Doug shares a story about when he was the instructor for a news writing class at Grand Rapids School of Bible and Music. Among Doug's students was Andy Kay, who is now the founder of the World Literacy Foundation out of Australia, and who was speaking at the United Nations General Assembly the same day Matt and Doug recorded the episode. 

Doug tells Matt a series of short stories about humorous police incidents he covered while he was a news reporter. 

Doug and Matt share stores of the late Rev. Alvin Hoksbergen, one of Doug's great friends and a pastor at Ferrysburg Community Church. 

Doug shares stories of his friend and world renowned organist Carlo Curley, concluding the podcast with Carlo's performance of Widor - Toccata from Organ Symphony No. 5 in F Minor. 

Doug and Matt commemorate the 25th anniversary of the founding of Humanity for Prisoners.

Doug tells Matt the story of the primary election victory for Bernard "Bud" Grysen in the race for Ottawa County Sheriff in August of 1958. 

As Grand Haven celebrates the US Coast Guard Festival, Doug tells Matt a story about a festival fireworks show in the 1950s that concluded with the blowing up of a house on Dewey Hill!

Doug and Matt discuss the lengthy process of Maurice Carter's Commutation leading up to his release on July 24, 2004.