Rich invites business developer, investor, consultant, and millennial, Sam Caudle to The Common Bridge.  Sam talks about the challenges he faced building successful businesses during Covid, and during the current unpredictable economy.  Caudle talks about his modest upbringing from a small town in Oklahoma how working hard, taking risks, and avoiding blame, have been the foundation of his success in business, and how those values work as well today as they did for his father and grandfather before him. 

Sam Caudle can be found online at, “How To Build A Real Estate Business” 

Link - samcaudle.com

As well as, “Tampa Real Estate”  livingintampafl.com

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Rich and former USA Today columnist Kevin Allen discuss the changes in reporting, journalism, and news coverage in that last 40 years.  Their conversation compares and contrasts how newspaper reporting and delivery transitioned away from physical print to the internet.   Kevin Allen is a 40-year newspaper veteran, and was elected into the journalist wing of NHL Hall of Fame.

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In this episode, the tables are turned as veteran CBS News journalist, Logan Crawford interviews Rich for his program, Spotlight TV.  Rich and Logan talk about the origins of The Common Bridge, and the success of what started as a podcast and now includes, YouTube, Substack and the new digital magazine, "The Common Bridge."

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Rich gives his take on questions and comments forwarded to him on issues of the day and opportunities of the moment. Living up to the brand promise of The Common Bridge, this episode has something for everyone to not like. You can’t get that any place else. Topics as broad as new members for NATO, recent court and crime cases, merit-based testing, Twitter & Musk, Brittney Griner, Big Tech, and commentary on the 2022 midterms. Also Jeopardy champ Amy Schneider. A fast-paced episode that will stir conversation with family, friends and colleagues.

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Rich hosts legendary restaurateur, Craig Common, of the Common Grill, a five-star restaurant located in Chelsea Michigan, a tony small town in the heart of Michigan.  They talk about entrepreneurship, civic pride, and what it means to build a strong business in a small town in today's business environment.

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Rich invites Professor of History, and author, Jesse Kauffman from Eastern Michigan University to the Common Bridge, to talk about The Ukraine through history, and the geopolitical impact and implications ramifications today.

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Dr. Owen Perlman comes to the show to discuss how Michigan's new auto insurance law; written by the insurance lobby, passed by legislators with no public hearing, and signed by the governor, is forcing long-term care providers to shut down, leaving the catastrophically injured, and their families, who paid for coverage over the years, with no place to go.   

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Rich invites veteran attorney George Sinas to the Common Bridge to talk about Michigan's recent changes in its  Catastrophic Health Care law.   

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Rich hosts Bill Michels, the Vice President of Operations Americas at CIPS, and authority of global supply chain issues, to talk about the current problems of getting products to market.  Michels is a return guest from nearly exactly two years ago, on March 5, on Season 1, Episode 26.  The differences in the global supply chain status from just 24 months ago and now, is startling.  Rich and Bill discuss the issues causing the congestion, as well as some solutions going forward.

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Rich welcomes Professor Emeritus of Texas Christian University to talk about society and civilization in history and how common forces or influences can affect stability today just as it did in antiquity.  A fascinating conversation that involves reflections on Greece, Rome, Russia and the US. 

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