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David has an antique electric train car in his backyard. How did it get there? What is he going to do with it? 

Find out more at Sleeping Car Illinois on Facebook

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Eatology is a locally-sourced meal preparation service. A great example of people doing big things in Bloomington-Normal. And we hit a record for most shout outs per minute. 

Find them online (www.eatology.ventures) and on social media

A to Z's Catering and Parties

The Athlete Factory

Blo-No Curbside Restaurants Facebook group

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Chuck Erickson stops by to chat about his experiences as a County board member and former Republican Party Chair. Topics include his most memorable accomplishments, the need for respect and civility in politics, the importance of local political involvement, and how to get past the boundaries created by national issues. 

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Justin and Tyson discuss our opinions about everything, including our opinions about the problem with having opinions about everything. Also self-improvement, a few local issues, and book recommendations!

Books:

Ryan Holiday - The Obstacle is the Way

David Alexrod - Believer

Tim Grover - Winning: Unforgiving Race to Greatness

Shirzad Chamine - Positive Intelligence

Justin talks with the Yoga Lab owners about what it means to build a community around a vision for a business. It involves coffee and scones.

Yoga Lab website: www.theyogalab.org

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Jeremy joins the pod to catch up with Kelby, who has continued to pay close attention to Bloomington City Council since his ward 7 run last year. He's started a blog called BloNotes where he provides commentary on the upcoming agendas. He fills us in on the goals of the blog, and we chat about some of the recent issues before the council: filling the ward 6 seat and sewer repairs. We also talk about affordable housing, a many-faceted problem in which he has considerable expertise. And of course we mention Strong Towns... a lot.

Some links:

BloNotes - https://www.facebook.com/BloNotes

McLean County Regional Planning Commission - https://mcplan.org/plans-and-studies/neighborhoods-and-housing 

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Jay Tetzloff is the Superintendent of the Milner Park Zoo. He explains how the zoo leverages its small size to create an intimate experience. We also talk about all our favorite animals, and what plans might materialize for the zoo in the future. Plus more than you ever probably wanted to know about the toileting habits of sloth. 

Learn more by following the zoo on social media or at their website millparkzoo.org

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Rubin and Don own Bloomington Spice Works, a spice store in Downtown Bloomington. They explain how they got started, what they sell now, and what they have planned for the future. 

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Ed is the host of the Keep Your Day Job podcast, which also focuses on interviewing people in Bloomington-Normal. In this episode, he and Tyson discuss the similarities and differences in their shows, getting a bit introspective on why they enjoy recording themselves talking to people. They also take the mandatory divergence into the local politics scene. 

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Hear how Erik has been using COVID chaos to fuel serious self-improvement. The first step towards improving the world is improving yourself.

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