Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast Sun Oct 6th edition. We’re just over a week since hurricane Helene came through Boone. We’re going to reflect on disaster preparation, talk about not having power or cell phone signal and then work in some Colts and WNBA playoffs. Click player above to listen to the podcast. What … Continue reading "Hurricane Helene Disaster Relief, Colts, and WNBA Playoff Podcast"

Heleen, as in bean Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. Today we’re going to talk about a quick trip home to Winamac to bury dad’s ashes, my drive back to Boone in the midst of hurricane Helene, discuss the Colts and wrap of the Indiana Fever Season. Topics for this episode: The trip to Indiana… … Continue reading "Hurricane Helene Comes to Boone, Colts vs. Steelers, and Fever Podcast"

Welcome to the Torg Stories podcast at TheTorg.com. I feel more confused about the NFL than I did before the season started. Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell had huge games for the Fever’s narrow win over the Wings. Anne and I start with the Colts loss and work our way to the Fever win on … Continue reading "Podcast: NFL Week 2 and the WNBA Regular Season Winds Down"

Welcome to NFL Week 1 Podcast. No heavy analysis here. My wife Megan asked this aftiternoon, “Who is supposed to be good this year?” If that’s the kind of questions you have or you’re just wanting to know what happened big today, tis might be the spot for you. Notes from the Colts game: Big … Continue reading "NFL First Weekend Reflection"

Welcome to our Focus on the Indiana Fever Podcast. The Fever have won eight of their last ten. We begin talking about the play of Kelsey Mitchell, the chemistry between Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, and the hot shooting of Lexie Hull. Focus on the Fever Storylines Kelsey Mitchell: Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston Connection … Continue reading "Focus on the Indiana Fever Podcast"

Welcome to the Torg Stories Podcast. On this episode, I’m going to talk through processing what it means to drop my daughter off at college. We’ll also update you all on how Dad is doing. Click on audio player above to listen to the episode. We got lots of feedback on the last episode: offers … Continue reading "I Took My Daughter to College Podcast"

Dad fell last week and fractured his hip. On this episode, we’re updating everyone on his health and telling the story of his injury and treatment as a way into talking about what we’ve learned and what we need to know related to hospice care, Medicaid, Medicare, Skilled Nursing Facilities, and Longterm Care. Recorded Thursday, … Continue reading "Dad Health Update, Hospice, Medicaid, Skilled Nursing, and Longterm Care"

Love on the Big Screen is my first novel, and it tells the story of a college freshman whose understanding of love has been shaped by eighties romantic comedies. The protagonist Zuke is obsessed with movies such as Sixteen Candles, Say Anything, When Harry Met Sally, and The Breakfast Club. Love on the Big Screen … Continue reading "Love on the Big Screen Podcast: My Novel is Now Available as a 2nd Edition"

It’s the opening weekend of the Paris 2024 Olympics on this episode of the Torg Stories Podcast. Anne and I checked out over 15 sports each, discuss NBC and the Peacock app, and zero in on the USA’s win over Serbia in men’s basketball. Click on the player above to listen to the episode. Discussion … Continue reading "Paris Olympics Week 1: NBC, Peacock, Watching lots of sports and Olympic Basketball"

We talk WNBA All Stars vs USA Olympic Team, look back and ahead on the WNBA season, and then look ahead to the upcoming Paris Olympics on this week’s Torg Stories Podcast episode. What were some of the top reasons the game was entertaining? Torg’s choice for First Team: Second Team: Notable Left Off: Anne, … Continue reading "Podcast: Clark and Reese in the WNBA Olympic All Star Game and Our First Team Selections for the Season so Far"