A weird experience gets Kyle thinking about past experiences with perceived spirits in the late 2000s and an infamous murder in his small hometown in the late 90s. This episode was originally published on The On A Tangent Podcast with Kyle Pucciarello. If you like it, check out that podcast for more episodes. Hopefully we will have new episodes on that podcast soon. Music from "Love Spectacle" by The Randys.

The Windy City Hitman, Gary Templin, discusses 30 years of being one of Chicago's premier disc jockeys. His company was voted the number one DJ service in Illinois in 2007, making it one of the top five DJ services nationally. Highlights of our conversation include his process for booking contracts, steps he follows to ensure a great event, and interesting stories about brides, grooms, wedding guests, and song requests. Music from "Love Spectacle" by The Randys.

Part 2 of 2 reflecting with Jack Van Noord about my European backpacking trip. Music from "Love Spectacle" by The Randys.

Three months removed from my European backpacking trip, Jack Van Noord helps me recollect the highlights. Part 1. Music from "Love Spectacle" by The Randys.

Randy Steen discusses his 30 plus years as a basketball referee.

My friend Kyle indulges me as we discuss which presidents would have been the best and worst if they were using any of today's social media. We also share the interesting story of how we met, and Kyle discusses podcasting before we knew what podcasting was.

Jack Vannoord is back to help piece together a neo-noir film in what is sure to be the first of many movie drafts where we attempt to brain storm what could be the next hit movie to capture the hearts and minds of movie goers around the world.

Danielle Kamp shares her experience getting nominated for teacher of the year in Kane County. We go through learning of the nomination, the process of getting everything together, and the night of the banquet. Also discussed is what is next for her in her career. Finally, i quickly regret asking her if anything is on her mind when she turns the table on me and puts me on the spot about a few topics!

I have him listed as Joe Fitness in my phone, so what better name for his episode. Joe Eisenhuth talks to me about his career as a personal trainer. We discuss what makes a good gym atmosphere, working with clients, and fitness/health.

Ten years after having a college course together, an old friend found me online. To our surprise, we live only about 15 miles from each other. In spite of the ill-timed construction going on right outside his apartment door (which coincidentally started the moment we commenced the podcast and ended as soon as we signed off), Daniel Tucker fills me in on his work in linguistics; an interesting topic I was eager to learn about.