Rusty tackles a topic that is sometimes hard to understand if you haven't lived it yourself, poverty. Understanding what causes poverty, the differences between how social classes operate and how our response to poverty can help or hinder is vital. He doesn't claim to be an expert but years of working with people from all walks of life have given him a unique perspective. 

Becky is a beautiful picture of an overcomer. She  joins Joni and Rusty to discuss what it's like to overcome Domestic Abuse, Addiction, and losing your mother and fiance just a few years apart. She also shares some behind the scenes stories about One Eighty, they discuss Rusty's love for Fair Taffy, and their mutual hate for ferrets. 

She's one of our graduates from the early years and we are so happy she joined us.

Erin joins Joni and Rusty on Sixth and Marquette. They discuss Erin's incredible journey of loss, pain, what it's like to lose custody of your children, and what life is like now. They also share thoughts on protests and whether or not they'd join a revolution. 

This week Rusty and Traci chat with DJ. DJ is a graduate of One Eighty and is the definition of an overcomer. She shares her story of being a Sex Trafficking Survivor, what it's like to sign over your rights as a mother, and describes what a hippie gathering is like. This isn't a podcast you want to miss. 

On this episode of Sixth and Marquette, we talk with Bryant and Justin. Both are graduates of One Eighty. We talk about why Bryant threw away Rusty's book in jail, if prison is really that hard, the reality that Bryant was facing 132 years in prison and why it ended up not costing tax paying citizens $1,000,000, and how Justin dreams of being a skydiving bull rider. 

Charlie/Charles/Chuck and Jen Hensley join Rusty on Sixth and Marquette. Charlie is one of One Eighty's first graduates. He now lives in Arizona with his wife and kids. They share their story, what it's like working on a Native American Reservation, what they miss about Iowa, and Rusty's issue with kids dentists. 

Rusty and Traci talk with Adam Haut, a One Eighty board member, community volunteer and sports enthusiast. They talk about Adam's cool job history, why sports are important, what role coaches play, the dreaded group text thread and the lost art of a phone tree. 

Pastor Ty, lead pastor of Calvary Church in Muscatine, join Traci and Rusty on Sixth and Marquette this week. They discuss Ty's love for near death experiences, church diversity, how churches have dealt with COVID, politics in the church and much more. 

Aaron joins Rusty and Traci on Sixth and Marquette. They discuss Aaron's journey with healthy living, how yoga changed his life, Rusty's eating habits (apparently sugar isn't health food), and the importance of unity and hope. 

Aaron is high energy and you will for sure be inspired. 

If we are honest with you, this is a heavy episode.  We love to laugh but you won't be laughing this time. Rusty discusses the spike in gun violence in the Quad Cities using his experience with Davenport as an example. He shares how the death of a 10 year old girl shook him personally, 5 short term and 5 long term things we can do as a community to curb the violence and some real life examples of things the community does that fights against the change we so desperately need.