Not in a Huff with Jackson Huff

This week we blast off for a trip "Around the Sun" with the writer/director of the episodic podcast of the same name. We talk about how a COVID project has turned into a medium that has allowed him to share his stories and have some of his biggest bucket list actors join him in turning his writing into a reality in recording. The players each week really are a who's who in Hollywood of yesterday and today. I think you will enjoy hearing Brad's passion for the project and in no time you will be checking out these 10 minutes episodes yourself!

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Around the Sun Podcast Website: https://www.aroundthesunpodcast.com/

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From junkie to judge is quite the phrase and my guest this week Mary Beth O'Connor has certainly lived quite the life. We start with being left at a nunnery as an infant, being pick back up 6 months later by a preoccupied mother, to then deal with an abusive stepfather throughout her childhood. Like to many troubled teens Mary Beth turned to drugs and alcohol to lessen the burden of home. This addiction was one that she fell deeper and deeper into throughout her teens and twenties where at 32 she decided it was time to get sober. After that we go on a journey of taking her own path in the recovery world and when she was on stable ground going to law school. She then later became a federal judge! This is quite a journey and one that we can all learn a lot from. Junkie to judge...sounds improbable, but that is Mary Beth O'Connor and nothing is impossible.

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Mary Beth's Website: https://junkietojudge.com/

Pick up the book here: https://www.amazon.com/Junkie-Judge-Womans-Triumph-Addiction/dp/B0BSLXGH8C/

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This week we dive into the Not so SHINY and certainly not HAPPY world of the Institute of Basic Life Principle's aka IBLP organization. An organization that was featured in the Amazon Prime documentary "Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets". We learn about the smooth talking leader, Bill Gothard and the truly heartbreaking things he was teaching people. We learn the terrible things he was doing to "Gothard Girl's" and we unpack how the Duggar family, of TLC's 19 Kids and Counting fame, became the token family of this organization. Lindsey also walks us through growing up being homeschooled using the teachings of IBLP, something they called ATI (Advance Training Institute) where she introduces us to "Wisdom Books" that provided little real wisdom and were certainly not advanced. So, whether you watched the documentary and want more insider information or are learning about this all for the first time I urge you to listen.

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Lindsey's "Crazy Pretty" Website: https://crazypretty.com/

Cult Chronicles IG: https://www.instagram.com/thecultchronicles/

Lindsey's LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/Cultchronicles

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

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This week we dive into the jump on stage with DOCTOR Neil Berliner as he tells us how he balances a career in psychiatry with her role as a comedy writer as well. From writing for Comedy Central Roasts, to Howard Stern, to Mad Magazine we talk about what makes a good joke and the balance between fun and just mean. This was a fun chat and goes into the age old question "why is that funny?".

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Neil's Website: https://neilberlinercomedy.com/

Pick up the Joke Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/Ha-History-First-Book-Youll-ebook/dp/B0BRYHFZVB/

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This week we take a wild ride through the plain clothed world of the Mennonite church when author Patty Bear tells about her bumpy childhood. From her fathers excommunication from the church, to his stalking of the family, and the Supreme Court case that came out of it all Patty opens up and shares her thoughts during this time. We also learn about how she went from plain to plane and went on to become an Air Force and than commercial pilot. A far cry from her childhood. This was a fascinating chat!

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Patty's Website: https://www.theflyingclub.com/

Pick up Patty's Book Here: https://www.amazon.com/Plain-Plane-Mennonite-Childhood-Unconventional/dp/B08YJQWR1Y/

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What started as a Bahama's beach vacation with her family in the summer of 2018 quickly turned into a disaster that my guest this week Stefanie Schaffer will forever remember. On the way to Exuma Island to visit the social media famous "swimming pigs" the boat she and her family were traveling on exploded. The result being her mother broke both her legs and wrists, another travel losing a leg, Stefanie losing both legs and a spinal cord injury, and one person dying. We speak this week about Stefanie's remarkable recovery and the even more remarkable lessons gained from it that we can all learn from. We cover the journey both physically and mentally adapting to her new normal and why she decided to write a book to share her side of the story. This is an amazing conversation and an amazing person. It is worth a listen!

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Stefanie's Website: www.stefanieschaffer.com

Stefanie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/stefanieschafferrr/

Her LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/stefanie.s

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This week we learn the harrowing story of a young couple in love who were torn apart by the horrors of the Holocaust. In 1940's Lithuania two young Jewish people after suffering the hardships of oppression by Soviet occupation, followed by Nazi occupation, were then separated and sent to two different concentration camps...but not before they made a vow to each other. This vow said that if they survived they would find each other and be together once again. Through many tragedies and even more triumphs that is exactly what happened and this week I speak with their son who wrote a book about his parents story. This is an amazing story about two truly amazing people. I urge you to listen and then run do not walk to pick up the book to learn more.

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Website to Order the Book: https://www.thevowalovestory.com/

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This week we dive back into an area near and dear to my heart in board games. I had the pleasure of speaking to the founder of University Games, Bob Moog. What started out as an idea between two friends has now 35 years later turned into one of the biggest gaming companies around. From previous million game sellers (Blues Clues), to huge party games (Smartass, Stupid Deaths, WTF), to new games (Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Night Hunter) we cover it all this week. So, whether you are a gamer like me or just want to hear an entrepreneur speak about success this is a fun one!

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University Games Website: https://www.universitygames.com/

Buy Games Here: https://areyougame.com/

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This week we hear the festinating story of an undercover narcotics agent at the height of the drug trade in Miami in the 1980's. The time was crazy and so was his story as he ultimately turned and was arrested for smuggling those very drugs he was supposed to be getting off the street. This week we go inside that dramatic story with his daughter, Lynn Walker, who dealt with a doting dad who one day just disappeared to later be found on the news as a cop turned bad. We talk with her about going up during this time, her complex relationship with her father, and her own addiction struggles. This is an amazing chat!

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Lynn's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/walkermemoir/

Lynn Walkers Website to Pick Up the Books: https://www.lynnwalkermemoir.com/

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This week we take a deep dive into the the role of the criminal justice system in some of today's biggest issues with Arizona State University professor, Dr. Hank Fradella. We talk about how the US prison system is one of the biggest providers of mental health services and why that is a major problem. Dr. Fradella tells us what can potentially be done to fix the issues and gives some examples from his time as a law clerk in the federal courts. We also talk about the change landscape for transgender rights in the United States and how new laws being enacted could pose issues for those in the trans community. This was a powerful conversation about some extremely hot button topics. Whether you agree or not I think Dr. Fradella will make you think!

I always try to show both sides of an argument and did so in this interview playing "devil's advocate" to better understand. My questions as well as his answers are to show both sides. The opinions expressed in this podcast are that of the guest and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the host.

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Dr. Fradella's ASU Profile: https://search.asu.edu/profile/36457

Dr. Fradella's Published Work: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=SYMKKZQAAAAJ&hl=en

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