The Kindness Chronicles

Part 2 of our visit with Billy focuses on his battle with Focal Dystonia and his decision to switch from a world-class right handed guitarist into a world class southpaw. Unreal story. 

World-class guitarist, composer and producer, Billy McLaughlin joins us in studio in a fascinating two part interview.

sorry we missed a week. We bet you survived. No KG. No Intern Jeff. No problem.Nate Bargaetze. Sydney Sweeney. Would you rather- KC Edition. Thanks for listening. 

Read, Brush, Floss, Repeat... one way to mitigate the chances of Alzheimer's Disease. In a science and syllable heavy episode, we learn a bit about the role that oral health can play in preventing Alzheimer's Disease and the lab at the University of Minnesota researching this issue. A lab funded by the CAD (Curing Alzheimer's Disease) Foundation.

We visit with Mahtomedi High School Student, Jaylen Jones, aspiring entrepreneur  with a big heart. Learn more about his unique idea of connecting high school students with seniors in need of cleaning services and companionship.

What. A. Guest. Intern Jeff lands another excellent storyteller! Enjoy. We did.

We visit with Professor Quentin Schulze, author of the best selling, "You'll Shoot Your Eye Out." He shares stories of Jean Shepherd, American storyteller, humorist known for the film, "A Christmas Story," which he narrated and co-scripted. He also wrote "The Great American Fourth of July and Other Disasters," which seemed appropriate for this time of year. Professor Shultze taught a class with Jean Shepherd on storytelling  

In a "Best of" episode, we visit with author Steve Adelman about his career in the Night Club business that took him from Boston to New York  to LA to Singapore to Memphis. The characters he encountered and the kindness (yes, kindness) he experienced along the way. 

KG, Steve, Intern Jeff and John visit with St. Thomas Academy/St. Thomas College (OHHHHH GOOOOD for YOOOOU) legend (Actually, his dad was the legend), Nick Flood. They discuss Father's Day, the U.S. Open and start to reminisce about their friend (and actual legend) Vince Flynn as the 12th anniversary of his passing nears (June 19) Part 1 of 2. We had a lot to discuss.