Unfiltered: Revealing tactics to meet life's demands

The second season of Unfiltered is here!  The next 16 episodes will come this fall, and the guys talk about what they've been through over the summer, what's coming for the fall, and more stories about the difference between life as a "townie" and life "in the country."

Austin Krause, an athletic trainer with a Masters degree, and Luke Winkelman, a seasoned paramedic with a Captain rank both reveal how they handle intense situations and have persevered to be successful.

Both impressively work with people in pain on a regular basis, and have the burden and privilege of playing a role in their return to health. 

Relationships, health, and career, are discussed as we see the value in being prepared to do your best yet embracing getting things wrong at time, and actually achieving failure without consequences as you push yourself to grow and learn from experiences.

Our devastatingly handsome guest this week is Austin Yoder, our farthest traveling guest so far coming from Indiana, talks about what is noticeably different between our two midwest states and why "piece rate" is an important term, defining Indiana's manufacturing base vs Iowa's agricultural base.  

This episode took a turn into deep conversation about the cultural drift seemingly evident in society today, and the distinct differences between different eras in time while we also try to foresee where the drift is going next. 

BALANCE becomes a key topic as we dig into an equation of how to create positive change, growth, and success, with the key equation components being Beliefs, Habits, and Results.  

This episode represents the heart and soul of the mission of the Unfiltered Podcast as we peel back the layers covering what we do each day, and analyze the things that benefit or hinder what we actually want to experience in life.  Tune in and comment your highlight of this episode! 

Isaak and Philip sit down and have an entertaining chat about the things that have struck them in the recent weeks of life and study including:
-Talking about wedding week for the future Wangler couple
-A recap of Isaak's bachelor party 
-The need for balance in life in order to consistently reach goals
-Growing from an "identity of victimhood" into being an "Executor"
-How to create culture from different types of leadership 
-and lots more interesting topics!

When your best friends come to town how do you entertain them? Put 'em on the podcast!  These two guests are gentlemen of the highest caliber, extremely talented to the point of being finalists on America's Got Talent in 2013 along with the rest of their family.  They tell stories of their basketball-spinning, unicycle riding, world traveling history and experiences that have shaped them.  You might remember them from when they came to Jefferson for the 2019 Bell Tower Festival, but when they are home-based, Isaiah is a doctor of chiropractic, and Caleb is a master craftsman and entrepreneur based out of Brookings and Elkton, South Dakota.  

Topics reached into are health and the difference between reactive and proactive medicine, who an influential historical figure was for us (persons mentioned were Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Teddy Roosevelt, and James J Braddock), and the path to becoming great, the 10,000 hour principle, and being a Guinness world record holder for spinning the most basketballs at one time! This episode is can't miss!

From a $7.26 earning paper route to owner operator of a local business and other investment opportunities, Aaron Schroeder tells us of his humble and meager beginnings, and how his work ethic and drive to HUSTLE and work has ushered in success for the present day. He speaks of the lessons he learned that has helped him maintain balance in career and relationships, and in an in depth discussion of how as a funeral director  he comforts and counsels families of people who have lost loved ones. 

Listen in for an amazing round table of life lessons and stories!

Megan Carman comes to the studio with Philip, Isaak, and Lyndsey and starts the episode off on a culturally relevant health talk, establishing timeless wisdom useful for building health and establishing inspiration for why health should be nurtured and protected vs neglected and allowed to slip away.

Then, Megan has us all laughing harder than ever as she tells the story of delivering kid #1 for her and her husband (Andy), just one month ago.  Her jovial spirit is intoxicating as she describes her journey and ways she's grown through life and now the first season of motherhood.

She also talks through the value of cutting out superficial "small talk" and "stage of life questions" and instead how asking tactful and intentional questions like "What are you excited about in life at the moment?"can create awesome connections normally missed as we move from task to task in life's busy seasons.

Tune in for more stellar insights from Megan and the podcast squad!

Brooke Tanya continues our string of powerful women dropping knowledge with the fellas as she breaks down what a life and career in psychology and mental health & rehabilitation!

She includes a tremendous experience about the moment her career path was confirmed that it was right for her when she was with a patient who gave her a revelation of freedom, in addition to how she and her team of practitioners analyzes to discover how to develop trust and rapport in the most difficult of doctor-client situations, and delivers her information in a way that anyone can understand and pick out incredibly important skills for handling life with the highest degree of skill. 

Bonnie Silbaugh joins with Isaak, Philip, and Lyndsey and talks about how she manages all her hats, business owner, wife, mother, family member, Christian and more.  She reminisces some key moments in life including camper stories, when they lived in a camper while their house was being built, do's and don't of business owning, and some cringey old Facebook posts as we envision the way social media operated a decade ago versus the way we use it now.  

She brings principles forth to the conversation such as "money follows mission," how budgeting their finances has opened up opportunities for travel and fun and didn't actually restrict their way of living, and how the book The Life Changing Magic of Tidying up and the movie The Shack were both influential on her!  

Listen in to hear more of Bonnie's bubbly and joyous personality and stories about why she is who she is.

Audrey Hinote talks deep on health of MINDSET, how to grow and how to take limitations off your own growth - why no one ever really "arrives" and how continual growth often requires fixating on the truth of the matter at hand, while maintaining a balance of adaptability - which means being flexible to change, and not getting married to certain "rules" that may keep you safe and secure for a time, but overall don't create opportunities to develop or experience what life can offer.  

She reveals the wisdom from Carol Dweck's book simply called "Mindset," and tells stories about life, raising four kids, and how her own mindset has adapted over time through many learning experiences. 

One of my favorite things she brought to the table was tweaking the phrase, "because I say so," when interacting with a kiddo or student to "why wouldn't you want to do that."  This allows for a dialogue to open, that encourages a kid's curiosity and asking questions, instead of the possibility of shutting down conversation, and rerouting curiosity into something less productive. Tune in to hear Audrey dig into MINDSET!