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We have back with us today Ethan Frontz of Instruments of Freedom – Tactical Weapons Training Group. Ethan is the business partner of one of our favorite guests Jeff Wilson. The last time Ethan was on the show he came on with Jeff to talk about big news for IOF-TWTG. Ethan was a natural and I couldn't wait to have him back on the show.

On today's episode we talked mostly about training events that Ethan just got back from. The Ohio Tactical Officers Association and the Michigan Tactical Officers Association. These are two of the biggest training events Ethan gets to attend all year. He took classes in the Ohio event and did some teaching for the Michigan event. During these events police officers from all over the state attend different classes to further their own skills and hopefully take lessons back to their departments to implement into that departments overall training. It allows the officers to stay up to date with the latest training offered.

Ethan and Jeff run a company call the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. Then they are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.

You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.

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Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

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Welcome to a special segment of the Uncensored Humanity Podcast we call American Honesty. During these shows I have two co-costs; Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. On the American Honesty segments we like to discuss topics that society has deemed inappropriate. Our goal is to just get our opinions out in the open for a discussion. We believe that the ability to talk about these tough topics is seriously lacking in today's society, as people seem to get offended too easily.

Today the three of us sat down with no particular topic to discuss. We just let the conversation go wherever it happened to go. It's always so much fun to sit down with these two and have some fun conversations. Maybe we just ramble on, but hopefully we'll at least get better at podcasts the more we do. Either way I'm having a blast with them. I always look forward to these special segments.

American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.

Both Andrew and Jake have been on the show multiple times separately. If you want to hear more about them, please check out their individual episodes.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Welcome to a special segment of the Uncensored Humanity Podcast we call American Honesty. During these shows I have two co-costs; Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. On the American Honesty segments we like to discuss topics that society has deemed inappropriate. Our goal is to just get our opinions out in the open for a discussion. We believe that the ability to talk about these tough topics is seriously lacking in today's society, as people seem to get offended too easily.

Joining us today is Cody Belles. We talked a little bit about Cody on the last American Honesty podcast as he made some comments online and figuratively dropped the mic to end the discussion. Cody wanted to talk about parenting after watching a youtube video about parents taking their small child to a gay pride march. While none of us have a problem with the march itself. We can't seem to agree on if that's what is best for the child as they are not old enough to make that decision for themselves.

American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.

Both Andrew and Jake have been on the show multiple times separately. If you want to hear more about them, please check out their individual episodes.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

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On today's episode my Weightlifting coach Dan Bell and I sat down to do a 2019 Arnold Sports Classic recap. We've been trying to find a date that works for both of us; but it took us a few weeks to actually be able to recap how the 2019 Arnold went. My team, Rubber City Weightlifting, did okay as a whole. We had eight lifters compete over the course of the weekend. Unfortunately only four of them posted a total. Two had to withdraw because of injury and the other two were unable to hit the lifts that they needed on that day. For me personally this was the biggest meet of my life. I needed to post a total of 250kg to qualify for the 2019 Master's World Weightlifting Championships. I've been struggling with a hip injury for the past year that the doctor's can't seem to figure out what's exactly wrong. This has left me mostly unable to squat for the past year. I came into the meet with a squat that was approximately 20kg less than what I needed to have the strength necessary to successfully lift the qualifying total. But you know me by this point; I'm going to give it hell no matter what.

Dan Bell is the owner and head coach of Rubber City Weightlifting, an Olympic Weightlifting gym. Dan has over 30 years of experience in strength sports. Dan has been coaching Olympic Weightlifting for the past 19 years. He has coached athletes of all different skill levels and ages. From local meet lifters to national level lifters all the way to Olympic level lifter Holley Mangold. Dan and Holley were featured on the MTV show True Lift while Dan was preparing Holley for the 2009 Pan American Championships in Guatemala.

Dan is not just a lifter and coach, he studied English from the Ohio State University. Dan has published the book “Nadir's Fire”, that you can find on Amazon. Dan is one of the top Olympic Weightlifting coaches in the country. He is very good at developing national level lifters from people with no prior lifting experience. Dan also teaches USA Weightlifting Level 1 coaches clinics a few times a year for people wanting to expand their knowledge of Olympic Weightlifting. If you are an aspiring strength coach you need to take one of his clinics.

You can find Dan on Facebook and Instagram @RubberCityWeightlifting. You can visit his website at RubberCityWeightlifting.org. He has some great plans for jerk blocks on his website. People have been using his design for jerk blocks for years as they are some of the best available. Plus, they are free. You can register for his USAW Level 1 coach's seminars at USAWeightlifting.org. He has some level 1 seminars coming up throughout the year.

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Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

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Our guest today is Ryan Carlson. Ryan has been the tech support for this podcast since before I even committed to do it. He has been a huge support in many different ways for the show. He helped me pick out my laptop, set up my equipment and even find where to upload and host the podcast itself.

Ryan wanted to come back on the show to talk about screen time. Ryan has been studying the effects of too much screen time. He believes that too much screen time can cause problems for people, especially children and young adults. I definitely agree with him on this one. I personally spent most of my childhood outside playing. I feel that was very beneficial for my development. Kids today need to be exposed to technology. To not do so would hinder their growth as they will be around technology for all of their lives. But I personally believe that they should have their screen time limited and they should have to learn how to interact with other kids and adults. This is a topic that all of us need to spend time thinking about how it will affect our lives.

Ryan is very interested in all things technology. He seems to always be up to date on all the new things coming out. He's always listening to podcasts and watching videos to find out where technology is headed. He usually has to explain it to those of us who don't understand how all these things seem to work. I'm sure it gets old for him trying to get things through my thick skull. I tend to be very old school and not up on technology. He's always giving me hell for only using 2-5% of what my phone can actually do. He is the person I go to with any technology question.

Ryan also enjoys brewing his own beer. I don't think he gets to brew as much as he'd like because of his two small children. They seem to keep him pretty busy. But I'm sure we'll end up talking about beer in a future episode.

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Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

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Welcome to a special segment of the Uncensored Humanity Podcast we like to call American Honesty. During these shows I will have two co-costs; Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. On the American Honesty segment we like to discuss topics that society has deemed inappropriate. Our goal is to just get our opinions out in the open for a discussion. We believe that the ability to talk about these tough topics is seriously lacking in today's society, as people seem to get offended too easily.

Joining us today is Ben West. Ben is Jake's friend and was excited about what we are doing with American Honesty. He wanted to join us on the show to offer a different perspective. Jake and Ben talked about what they wanted to discuss on the podcast and Ben suggested Religion. Andrew and I were more than excited to discuss that topic as it's a bit of a hot spot for both of us. We all definitely had a great conversation that we hope everyone will enjoy.

American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.

Both Andrew and Jake have been on the show multiple times separately. If you want to hear more about them, please check out their individual episodes.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

Outro music Whitestick by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

We have back with us today Jeff Wilson of Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group. Jeff also brought his business partner Ethan Frontz on the podcast today. Jeff wanted to come back on the podcast to talk about some big news with his shop and to promote his 2019 class schedule.

This is Ethan's first time on the podcast and we got to know a little about his background during this episode. But I feel like we only scratched the surface and hope that we can have him back on the show in the future to dig a little deeper into his story. I truly believe that it can help others. It was brave of him to share so much of his life with us today.

Jeff and Ethan run a company called the Instruments of Freedom Tactical Weapons Training Group IOFTWTG.COM. Head over and sign up for some training from some of the best firearms trainers in the area. You can visit their retail store at 426 E. Liberty St. Wooster, Ohio 44691. They are the one stop shop for everything firearms in Wayne county Ohio.

You can also visit them on Instagram @Instruments_of_Freedom or find them on Facebook at Instruments of Freedom.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

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We have a special treat today. Two of our favorite guests are on the show together. We have with us Andrew Hoffman and Jake Bible. The three of us wanted to cover a tough topic that most people would not feel comfortable talking about. Today we are going to have a conversation about White Privilege.

Andrew and Jake have been my biggest supporters of the podcast and we've been trying to get together for a while record an episode together. But our schedules have not allowed that to happen until today. The three of us have decided to start a special segment on this podcast where we talk about these kind of tough topics and current news. Hopefully we'll be able to bring in a fourth guest from time to time who will have a differing opinion. We are calling this new segment American Honesty.

American Honesty is a project that Jake started a couple of years ago. So now using the podcast as our platform we are going to carry on the project that Jake started. Hopefully it will lead to some good conversations that others can enjoy as much as we do.

Both Andrew and Jake have been on the show multiple times separately. If you want to hear more about them, please check out their individual episodes.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

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Our guest today is my Brazilian Jiu Jitsu instructor Chad Kuhn. Chad is the head instructor of BJJ at East Coast Martial Arts and Team East Coast BJJ. Chad has been training Brazilian Jiu Jitsu since 2004. He started his training in a grimy basement, but now he runs one of the best gyms in Northeast Ohio. He prides himself on having a welcoming and family oriented atmosphere at East Coast Martial Arts. He wants everyone to feel invited and not be intimidated by any of their classes. They offer Karate, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu, MMA Fit and Kickboxing classes. They have classes for both adults and kids.

East Coast Martial Arts is offering a free week of classes to anyone who wants to try the gym out. Just mention that you heard about East Coast through this podcast and you'll get a free week of classes.

You can find them on Facebook and Instagram @TeamEastCoast_BJJ and @Team_ECMA

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Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

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Our guest today is one of my favorite people in the world Andrew Hoffman. On today's episode Andrew and I started talking about Star Wars and it lead into an interesting conversation about society today. I'm a huge Star Wars fan, but I'm not interested in the new Disney Star Wars movies. I personally will stick with the old ones. Even the ones that no one else seems to like, episodes 1-3. Andrew likes the new Star Wars movies, but was unhappy with the Last Jedi. It seems that a lot of people didn't care too much for that movie when it came out either. Talking about how people reacted to that movie lead us into a fun discussion about society today. This is the type of conversation that I stated the podcast for. I really enjoyed our conversation and hope that you will as well.

I met Andrew when I started Crossfit. We worked out together and hung out with mutual friends outside of the gym. I was invited to a group chat that a couple of them had started at the gym called the “bro pit”. That's what we called the regular gym area outside of the Crossfit area where we were all working out. The four of us from the “bro pit” would get together and have fun outings away from the gym laughing until our faces hurt. I'm hoping to have a bro pit podcast in the future where we all get a little too drunk and laugh until we all hurt.

Andrew was very excited when I told him I was starting the podcast. He has offered to help me with technical issues. Which is good because I'm clueless when it comes to technology. Andrew owns and runs his own business.

You can find him on twitter @adh_79 where he can usually be found re-tweeting very offensive posts.

© 2018 Uncensored Humanity

Artwork by Kathryn Kidwell

Intro music Rover by S Strong – available on Youtube audio library

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