In this episode I stop by some parks on a day trip to Cape Girardeau to help myself decompress from a busy work schedule.

Join me as I explore the Peabody River King Wildlife Area on one of my days off.

We made it to 100 episodes! Woo-hoo!....or at least I'm pretty sure it's been a hundred episodes.... From the surreal sights of Baldwin State Park to the howling coyotes of Johnson Creek Wildlife Refuge, we're celebrating this milestone for the podcast Bart DZ style!

By request.....I go over the evolution of my political outlook in this late night, rambly hang out. Fair warning--I recorded this after a long work shift and there's plenty of "Um's" and awkward pauses. It's scary talking about politics! Takes a while for this episode to get going but I promise it gets better as it goes along and I find my "sea legs". I'll try to follow this one up with a more coherent political discussion soon...

Here's an impromptu episode I recorded during the tornado outbreak we had across the Midwest last week. Enjoy!

Walking around Silver Creek Nature Preserve in Mascoutah, IL, listening to the many, many frogs and birds chirping, while also stopping to read more excerpts from the book 'Choose Your Enemies Wisely' by PBD.

The business deep-dive continues with this reading from author Patrick Bet-David's 'Choose Your Enemies Wisely'!

More excerpts from the book 'Main Street Millionaire' by Codie Sanchez, in which the author talks about being a small business owner, including a cautionary tale about her dealings with shady characters in the legal cannabis industry,

The third storm of the season rolls in as I scrape snow off my car and try to make sense of it all...

Reading excerpts from 'Prepared' by Mike Glover and 'Main Street Millionaire' by Codie Sanchez'