Not in a Huff with Jackson Huff

This week I speak with Briell Decker about growing up in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS). A world of polygamy and total allegiance to the leader, Warren Jeffs. We talk about her childhood and at 18 years old being chosen by this leader who was 50 years old to be his 65th wife. We talk about that time and eventually escaping it all. It became and amazing full circle moment when Warren Jeffs went to prison (where he is currently serving a life sentence) she was awarded his 40 bedroom mansion where she made it a recovery center for others escaping polygamy. This is an amazing conversation.

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Briell's Website: https://www.brielldecker.com/

Dream Center Website: https://www.shortcreekdreamcenter.org/

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

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Step right up! This week my guest is bending steel and driving nails through boards with his hands. We talk with the amazing strongman and Guinness Book Record Holder, Todd Ryan Jones about the world of "old time" strongmen. A skill that has seen itself as some of the biggest celebrities dining with royalty in yesteryear to transitioning to being a sideshow act in the 1900's. Why did this happen? Where is the sport at now? How does it compare to the world of competitive strongman? How does he do it all? You want want to miss this one.

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Todd's Website: https://thestrongmantoddjones.com/

Todd's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/toddryanjones/

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

What started as a 14 year old's desire to preserve her families stories has now produced a book and a career passion for now 17 year old Suzette Sheft. This week I talk with the young author about her interviews with her grandmother about her time in Europe during the Holocaust. A story fascinating enough to have created the book "Running for Shelter". We talk about her writing process, getting published, and what the future holds.

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Running for Shelter Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runningforshelter/

Pick up the book here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BLM71TP8?

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

Back for another title match this week when I speak with up and coming professional wrestler Izzy Moreno. We talk about her beginnings in the sport being part of WWE star Bayley's storyline as her "superfan" at just 8 years old. From there she started managing wrestlers at 10 and hosting a wrestling interview series at 12. After doing all this she decided her time had come to jump into the ring herself with her first bout being only this past August. We talk about her decision to do this, her prep work to make sure it was perfect, and the doubters she grappled with on the way to her debut. This was a fun conversation whether you are a huge fan of wrestling or like me knew very little about it all before these interviews.

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IZZYMANIA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itsizzymania/

Pick up an IZZY shirt here: https://www.prowrestlingtees.com/izzy-moreno-official-tee.html

I say it wrong in the outro, but check out Title Match Network here: https://titlematchnetwork.com/

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

This week we journey into the world of the Independent Fundamentalist Baptist movement with Ruthy Heiler a woman who was born into it all. We talk about the warped teachings that these churches teach, the deep connection they all share than makes them anything but "independent", and her own story of sexual abuse and the cover up that immediately started once found out. We also talk about the HBO Max documentary "Let Us Prey: A Ministry of Scandals" that she was featured in. This is a powerful conversation you will not want to miss!

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Blind Eye Movement Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/blindeyemovement

Watch "Let Us Prey" on Max here: https://shorturl.at/fjzJZ

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

This week we jump into the ring with Katherine Smith who is a data analyst by day and by night a professional wrestler. We talk about the world of wrestling entertainment. Is it a sport? Does it hurt? Does her co-workers know about her alter-ego?! This was a fun conversation about yet another profession that I knew very little about going into the chat. Whether you are a huge wrestling fan or know very little I do not think anyone will want to tap out of this one!

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Kate's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wrestlekate/

Kate's LinkTree for All Things Killa Kate: https://linktr.ee/wrestlekate

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

This week I speak with the film duo sisters taking the film festival circuits by storm with their enduring movies. We speak about the process of making a movie, their message for other women in the industry, and the Heartland Film Festival submitted movie that I watched call The Country Club.

The Country Club is a comedy centering on two young women (Fiona Robert and Sophia Robert) who hatch a plan to win a junior golf tournament prize at a prestigious Hamptons country club. But once they encounter the quirky, wealthy patrons at the club, they are thrust on an adventure of mistaken identity, love and finding friendship in the most unlikely of people.

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Robert Sisters Pictures Website: https://www.robertsisters.com/

Watch the movie FREE here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/0HPXJWRCJ2TL2I9Y8FPLAGF28M/ref=share_ios_movie

Fiona and Sophia's Instagram's:

https://www.instagram.com/fiona.robert/

https://www.instagram.com/_sophiarobert_/

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This week I speak with Chef Adrianne Calvo who became the youngest person to cook for the United Nations and its ambassadors, has competed on Food Network’s Chopped and Beat Bobby Flay and was recognized for her recipes and concepts in Bon Appetit, Better Homes & Gardens, USA Today, and Saveur. The true testament to Chef Adrianne’s focuses and dedication was in 2020. When the restaurant industry saw some of its toughest moments, Calvo pursued her biggest expansion and relocate her flagship restaurant.

In spring 2021, she made the decision to document this pursuit and launched a YouTube series entitled, “Searching for Maximum Flavor.” The travel show combines food, fun, and adventure in 20-minute episodes wherein Calvo meets the creators behind- and studies some of- the country’s most iconic dishes, and then gives them a vibrant dose of her “maximum flavor,” at-home in her kitchen.

This description was created in part by summarizing and rearranging Adrianne's official bio.

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Adrianne's Website: https://adriannecalvo.com/

Check out her restaurant here: https://chefadriannes.com/

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This week is PART TWO in a conversation I had with Emily Elizabeth Anderson about a topic covered once before, IBLP and the documentary created about it all. After growing up in a fundamentalist cult for 23 years and experiencing childhood domestic violence and sexual assault, Emily began her journey to recovery in 2015 after bravely entering a lawsuit formed against the cult and its leader, Bill Gothard.

She found writing to be a crucial outlet through her personal healing journey and she later turned her love for writing into her platform, Thriving Forward, educating on the realities of trauma survival and recovery, Emily’s focus has been to create a space for survivors to experience support, as well as find community with others who have experienced similar trauma Emily's story has since been featured on several media outlets including NPR and Amazon Prime's hit docuseries, "Shiny Happy People" and she shares it with us today.

This description was created in part by summarizing and rearranging Emily's official bio from her website.

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Thriving Forward Website: https://www.thrivingforward.org/

Emily Elizabeth Anderson's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thriving.forward/

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

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This week is PART ONE in a conversation I had with Emily Elizabeth Anderson about a topic covered once before, IBLP and the documentary created about it all. After growing up in a fundamentalist cult for 23 years and experiencing childhood domestic violence and sexual assault, Emily began her journey to recovery in 2015 after bravely entering a lawsuit formed against the cult and its leader, Bill Gothard.

She found writing to be a crucial outlet through her personal healing journey and she later turned her love for writing into her platform, Thriving Forward, educating on the realities of trauma survival and recovery, Emily’s focus has been to create a space for survivors to experience support, as well as find community with others who have experienced similar trauma Emily's story has since been featured on several media outlets including NPR and Amazon Prime's hit docuseries, "Shiny Happy People" and she shares it with us today.

This description was created in part by summarizing and rearranging Emily's official bio from her website.

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Thriving Forward Website: https://www.thrivingforward.org/

Emily Elizabeth Anderson's IG: https://www.instagram.com/thriving.forward/

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Link to all things Not in a Huff Podcast: https://linktr.ee/notinahuffpodcast

Please follow/subscribe to the podcast to be the first to see new episodes when they come out each week. Be extra awesome and rate us on Apple Podcast and Spotify! :)