Parrish The Thought

By Brian Keith ParrishSociety & Culture Health & Fitness Mental Health Education Self-Improvement

Parrish The Thought episodes

September 02, 2022 Episode 116: Elia Torres and Celina Ramos | Bullet holes in my bed. Escaping El Salvador’s civil war as teenagers.
My next guests, Elia Torres and Celina Ramos are sisters whose family imigrated to the US in 1981 two short years after the start of the brutal Salvadoran Civil war that ravaged the country from 1979-1992. Listen in as they tell tales of how the family lived and survived literally in the crossfire of the warring El Salvador and the Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN), a coalition or "umbrella organization" of left-wing groups. The hope is you will come away with a greater appreciation for living in relative peace and freedom here in the United States.

#ElSalvador #SalvadoranCivilWar #CaughtInTheCrossfire #CivilWar #Survival #FamilyMatters #EscapeToAmerica #Freedom #Oppression #FamilyFirst
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1 hr 1 min
August 18, 2022 Episode 115: Kris Kristensen, Part 3 | The doctors took my leg and now my career won’t have me back...yet.
My guest, Kris Kristensen, is back for the third time to give us an update on his continued progress since he had his left leg, pelvis and colon removed due to stage 4 bone cancer and subsequent internal sepsis infection. We talk about the ups, downs, personal, familial and career challenges. Kris is now trying to get back into the workplace as he has somewhat normalized his life. After overcoming the physical and mental challenges he is finding the roadblocks of age and disability discrimination a serious blow to his ability to provide and care for his family and a drain on his spirit. The Phoenix will continue to rise. Stay tuned for part 4 coming soon.

#Chondrosarcoma #CancerSucks #Amputee #AgeDiscrimination #DisabilityDiscrimination #CancerIsntADeathSentence #RabbitHole #Perserverance #GOAT #ServeSomeone #WinningAtLife
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51 min
July 31, 2022 Episode 114: Dale Oilar | This bullet had my name on it. What I saw in the Vietnam war.
Back in 1970, my next guest, Dale Oilar, now 71 years old, was drafted into the US Army at the ripe old age of 19. He said it's the only lottery he ever won.
He served two years in the miltary and one of those years was in the Vietnam War. Join us as we do a deep dive into the life of an infantry sniper, the things he saw, the things he endured, the things he had to do to survive while fighting the dark side of communism.
We talk about the horrors of war, the amazing men he served with and the damage the media, hollywood and politicians did to these great American heros.
Books and Memorials Dale recommends:
Chickenhawk - https://www.amazon.com/Chickenhawk-Robert-Mason-audiobook/dp/B0141Z5LPI/ref=sr_1_1?crid=172RQ135ZEWRA&keywords=chickenhawk+vietnam&qid=1659250432&s=books&sprefix=chicken+hawk%2Cstripbooks%2C113&sr=1-1
Through The Valley - https://www.amazon.com/Through-Valley-1967-1968-James-Humphries/dp/1555878210/ref=sr_1_1?crid=AXMXXAX9Q821&keywords=through+the+valley+humphries&qid=1659250672&s=audible&sprefix=through+the+valley+humphries%2Caudible%2C98&sr=1-1
Vietnam War Memorial, Washington DC - https://www.nps.gov/vive/index.htm/index.htm
Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Angel Fire , NM - https://www.vietnamveteransmemorial.org/
#Vietnam #VietnamVeteran #WarIsHell #Sniper #VietnamSniper and #VietnamInfantry #Drafted #ChickenHawkBook #VietnamWarMemorial #VietnamVetransMemorial #AngelFireNM #BrothersInArms #TheyWereNotBabyKillers #MamaSan #Podcast
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1 hr 44 min
July 22, 2022 Episode 113: Author of The Sultan’s Seven Secrets, Jeff Beuhner | Speak the Language of the Gods to write your own fairytale reality.
My next guest was a struggling, worn-out concrete contractor who worked from sunup til sun down every day to barely make ends meet. One grueling day a client he was working for gave him a miraculous gift which changed his fate and fortune almost immediately! The gift was a manuscript of the writings of Sultan Musa of Mali, the richest man to ever walk the earth! The Sultan embedded the secrets of his success in a fairytale so compelling that centuries later almost everyone on earth is familiar with it. But, the manuscript did not just contain the fairytale. It also contained a detailed de-coder for the fairy tale and a complete tutorial on speaking something called, "the Language of the Gods." When you speak this language, the world obeys your commands! By speaking this language, my guest went from being a $60,000 a year concrete contractor to making hundreds of thousands a month in a new business that just fell into his lap, and to become happier in all aspects of life. Please help me welcome the Author of The Sultan’s Seven Secrets, Jeff Buehner
Get Your Free Book - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1jWJuruGzn4z1Oh_-JIC2Idc156qPwiIJ/view?usp=sharing
Website - www.sultans7secrets.com
Social Channels
Twitter - https://twitter.com/jeff_buehner?lang=en
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100001638493399
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/jeff_buehner/
#NotTheSecret #TheSecret #TheLanguageOfTheGods #LanguageOfTheGods #SultansSevenSecrets #Aladdin #AladdinsLamp #SultanMusaOfMali #Success #GOAT #AladdinMovie #JeffBuehner #ChangeYourLife #NoMoreExcuses #Podcast
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1 hr 17 min
July 17, 2022 Episode 112: Author and Podcast host Ben Schilaty | Straight talk from a gay Mormon
My guest today is Ben Schilaty, co-host of the Questions From the Closet podcast and author of the book A Walk In My Shoes, Questions I’m Often Asked as A Latter-day Saint.
Ben is with me today because I have, in the last 6 months been doing a ton of homework into the LBGTQ community after my oldest daughter came out as .
One of the first stops on my path has been listening to their podcast. He and his co-host Charlie Bird are touching the lives of the straight and communities by openly sharing their own messy and marvelous coming out stories.
Parents, friends and family of LGBTQ people, please hear this.
Ben's Book - A Walk In My Shoes
Ben and Charlie's Podcast - Questions From the Closet
Instagram
Facebook
#GayMormon #MormonsAndGay #ComingOut #QuestionsFromTheCloset #AWalkInMyShoes #BenSchilaty #QueerMormon #LDS #Mormon #2ndCommandment #LoveThyNeighbor #LatterDaySaints #ContentOfCharacter #BYU #Podcast
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50 min
July 17, 2022 Episode 111: Heather Thomson | Finding common ground in a civil discussion about Roe v Wade.
My guest today is Heather Thomson, life-long liberal democrat, all-around great human and my cousin. She’s on the show today to talk about her adverse reaction to the SCOTUS ruling on Roe v Wade and why she thinks it’s a horrible idea that makes women second class citizens. In the process, however, we discover that no matter what side of any political topic we may fall, we can still see and appreciate the humanity in each other.
#SCOTUS #RoeVWade #SupremeCourtRuling #OverturnRoe #ProLife #ProChoice #LifeIsSacred #SeeTheHumanityInEachOther #OpenMind #TalkToEachOther #OneSmallStep #LoveThineEnemy #MyBodyMyChoice #HandsOfMyUterus #Podcast
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49 min
July 08, 2022 Episode 110: Officer Dexter Pitts (again) | There is still hope for America. Find out how.
I had the privilege of having 13-year veteran of the Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department, Dexter Pitts as a guest on the podcast a few months back. Now the tables have turned and I am a guest on his show called I Am Pitts. We discuss many of the current issues plaguing America and some recent hot button issues such as Roe v. Wade, Juneteenth and how social media is widening the gap and causing more division. We do not just discuss the issues, We try to think of reasonable solutions and alternatives to make America better for everyone. We all can play a small part in changing our world.
#LoveThyNeighbor #TalkAgain #TalkToYourNeighbor #AttitudeOfUnderstanding #SeekToUnderstand #Listen #InTheMiddle #IfYoureNotWithUsYoureAgainstUs #UsVsThem #Othering #NoMoreOthering #OurSide #TheirSide #Sidesing #ThosePeople #Republican #Democrat #Liberal #Conservative #AllGodsChildren #FriendsAndEnemies #FriendsFromEnemies #FirstStep #OneSmallStep #StoryCorps
#MakeAmericaGreatAgain #LandOfTheFree #WeAreNotVicitims #ParrishTheThought #IAmPittsPodcast #LMPD #LouisvilleMetroPoliceDepartment
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1 hr 20 min
May 30, 2022 Episode 109: Jedediah Beckstead | When God wants to give you a gift, He wraps it up in a problem.
When God wants to give you a gift, He wraps it up in a problem. The bigger the gift, the bigger the problem.
My next guest is Jedediah Beckstead and he is with us today to talk about how on a random spring day in March of 2015 his life changed forever.
While doing a front summersault jump onto a trampoline, a move done hundreds of times before, he fell on his head and suffered a life altering injurie that left him a quadripeligic.
As Jed puts it, God sat him down in order to teach him to stand tall.
CONTACT JED
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/jedediah.beckstead.3
#JedediahsInspiration #ParrishTheThoughtPodcast #ParrishTheThought #ChronicNervePain #Depression #Cutting #SelfMutalation #Quadriplegic #OvercomingDepression #BeingPresent #LemonsToLemonaid #PersonalTriumph #SuicidalAwarenes #SelfHarm #FamilyFirst #GodKnows #GodHasAPlan
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1 hr 49 min
May 23, 2022 Episode 108: Tony Acosta | Boxing is dumb. Change my mind.
My guest today is Tony Acosta, a new friend, fellow realtor, and podcaster here in the Salt Lake area. But the real reason he is on the show today, he’s also an amature boxer.
Most of my life I thought boxing was one of the dumbest sports of all time. Why would someone willingly subject themselves to a concussion and other bodily injuries.
I get it that sports are risky and injuries can happen but this one it’s almost a guaranteed outcome.
Tony sets the record straight and changes my mind and also shares how boxing helps his real estate and podcasting career.
Lace up your gloves and get into the ring. Ding Ding.

CONTACT TONY
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/_tonyv2/
Legends Boxing - https://www.legendsboxing.com/

#TonyAcostaRealEstate #TonyAcosta #LegendsBoxing and #ParrishTheThought #ParrishTheThoughtPodcast #BoxingIsDumb #ChangeMyMind #SelfDiscipline #TFKickboxing #AmateurBoxing #DoWhatYouLove #SportsInjuries #Concussions #UtahPodcastCoalition #UtahRealEstatePodcast
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19 min
May 15, 2022 Episode 107: Officer Dexter Pitts | A bucket of character and a side order of humility is what’s going to save America.
My guest today is Dexter Pitts, coming to us today from Louiville, Kentucky.
Dexter is currently serving his community as a police officer on the Louisville Metro Police Department, served one year as a US Border Patrol agent in Arizona and prior to that, did a tour of duty in Iraq where he was severely wounded by and IED in 2005.
He has also published his first book called “I Am Pitts: Memoirs of an American Patriot”, the story of….well…his story. It’s an incredible read.
Hang tight as we talk war, policing, race, religion, politics and mostly about character. The one attribute that really matters. Martin Luther King had it right.
CONTACT DEXTER:
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iampittsbook/?hl=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Author-Dexter-Pitts-102223982275378
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Iampittsbook
Buy the book: https://www.amazon.com/Am-Pitts-Memoirs-American-Patriot/dp/0578333902
SPECIAL TREAT:
Dexter was featured on James Gandolfini's (of the Sopranos) documentary, Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq
#IAmPittsBook #IAmPitts #DexterPitts #USBorderPatrol #LMPD #LouisvilleMetroPoliceDepartment #IraqWar #ArmyVeteran #PTSD #SuicidePrevention #SuicideAwareness #BLM #BlackLivesMatter #BreonnaTaylor #12SecondsInTheDark #12SecondsInTheDarkBook #MLK #ContentOfCharacter #MartinLutherKingJr #IHaveADream #ParrishTheThought #ParrishTheThoughtPodcast #OnTheSameTeam #Slavery #MichaelBrown #Choices #ChristianCops #Christian #CopsMatter #Author2Author #LMPDAuthors
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1 hr 10 min