The Wolf And The Shepherd

Merle Rutledge is running on the Republican ticket for the 2021 gubernatorial election in the state of Virginia. Part of his message is that we need change and he doesn't want anymore career politicians! Considering himself a part of the no longer business as usual Republican and leader of the #NewRepublicanAttitude, Merle hopes to bring change and win his election for Governor of Virginia 2021.

The Wolf And The Shepherd sit down and discuss the song Fake Plastic Trees by Radiohead from their album The Bends. While discussing it, they talk about the length of CVS receipts, the early infancy of music piracy through Napster, recording songs off the radio, burning CDs, the movie Clueless, and whether or not gravity is real. We also discover that the Shepherd may or may not still owe money to Columbia House and BMG for CDs that he got when he was in high school.

Nick Landholdt ran for Congress as a Libertarian in 2016 and won over 10% of the vote. He is running for Texas Governor for the election in 2022. 

After graduating from the University of Texas with a Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film, Nick Landholdt, a native Texian, spent over ten years in the Navy believing he was serving his country. After he decided that America's military forces are just cannon fodder used by the anti-Christian Money Powers for their own personal gain, he resigned his commission in 1988, and began dedicating his public life to exposing those same powers while earning a living in sales.

To learn more about Landholdt and the movement he's helping facilitate, please visit www.wethepeopleforpresident.org

The Wolf And The Shepherd try to figure out whether or not mail order brides are still a thing. The good news is that it is still a thing.

The Wolf And The Shepherd discuss the term Emotional Intelligence and try to figure out whether or not that they actually have EQ or not. The Shepherd wonders about Pepe Le Pew being cancelled because of his possible lack of emotional intelligence and perhaps it was actually his French background. 

The Wolf And The Shepherd discuss whether or not modern day rappers and hip hop artists are in fact the new philosophers due to the absence of Greek and Roman speakers on the street corners. Somehow they also get distracted and talk about milkshakes and face tattoos, but who is really surprised by that? 

Armin Mizani, the mayor of the city of Keller, Texas, has a passion for serving his community. Armin served as a Keller City Councilman from 2014 to 2018, and in 2020 was elected to serve as Mayor. Armin has been recognized as “Best Local Government Official” by Keller voters and readers of the Fort Worth Star Telegram. Armin’s work in the community led to an appointment by Texas Governor, Greg Abbott, to serve on the Automobile Burglary and Theft Prevention Authority. In that capacity, Armin works with law enforcement agencies throughout the State of Texas to combat the multi-billion dollar enterprise that is auto theft and crime.

Armin has focused on providing an energetic, principled, and idea-driven leadership style to Keller Town Hall. As Councilman, Armin Mizani heard from many taxpayers who felt that their property taxes was pricing them out of their own home. As a result, Armin introduced and fought for the first ever increase to the Keller Homestead Exemption in over 30 years. Because of Armin’s efforts, today the exemption provides tax relief to Keller taxpayers by reducing the taxable valuation of their home by 14%. In addition, Armin championed and authored Keller’s revision to the Ethics Policy. The revision requires councilmembers, commissioners, and city staff to disclose any conflicts of interest and recuse themselves from participating in any votes. The policy also encourages citizens to participate in the process by providing a mechanism in which they can hold their elected leaders accountable.

Armin is an attorney and business owner whose law practice has been recognized by national and statewide organizations. In addition, Armin’s law practice instituted a “Teacher of the Month” program where one teacher is recognized each and every month for their positive impact on our kids and community. Armin and his wife Kathy are proud parents of 2 kids, Aiden and Kendall. They practice their Christian faith at Good Shepherd Catholic Community and are proud to call Keller home!

The Wolf AND The Shepherd catch up on their email answering listener submitted questions. If you have questions for us, please shoot them to our email [email protected] and we will answer them on a later episode.

The Wolf AND The Shepherd make a huge mistake turning on the microphones and talking about their struggles and survival methods during the worst storm Texas has seen in over a century. There was a fairly good possibility that the Wolf had a bit to drink and there is empirical evidence that the Shepherd was in no shape to record.

The Wolf AND The Shepherd bundle up in the massive snowstorm that hit Texas and discuss the difference in dating practices in England versus the United States.