Jeff Matovic returns to the YJHTL podcast to share how faith in God and himself led him to be the first person to have his Tourette Syndrome controlled through deep brain stimulation. Jeff’s story is amazing. His faith is inspiring.

 Michael Panethiere is proficient in both hemisphere’s of the brain including being a world class musician and a Ph.D in ConstructionScience/Electrical Engineering.

His Professional Registration: (P.E., Electrical) includes the states of Kansas, Missouri, Arizona, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Michigan, Indiana, Colorado, Oklahoma, Ohio, Virginia, Iowa, California, Illinois, Massachusetts, Nevada, Florida, Minnesota, South Carolina, and Texas

His expertise and research is in Building Electrical Power Systems Engineering, Electrical Grounding and Bonding, Sustainable Electrical Design, Lighting Design, Arc-Flash Analysis, Construction Safety, and Fire-Alarm Systems Engineering.

He designed all of the systems for AMC theaters all over the world.

In addition to all of that he is a world-class guitar player playing in one of the hottest funk/soul bands ever – The Platinum Express. Which he started and is the leader.

And a huge congratulations on his recent marriage.

Ever since Mourning Doves started using my patio as their nesting home I have been fascinated by these glorious creatures. Elizabeth Stoaks joins the YJHTL podcast to explain all about Mourning Doves. Elizabeth is with the Burroughs Audubon Society of Greater Kansas City.

www.burroughs.org

816-795-8177

After 32 yr career on the Kansas City Missouri Fire Dept. Captain Ray Wynn died from occupational cancer due to exposures to toxins in his Bunker Gear . His wife Jean is working to get laws changed to get benefit federal benefits

    MyCo Planet is a USDA Organic certified urban mushroom farm that is proudly woman-owned. They specialize in growing gourmet mushrooms with a focus on leaving a positive impact on our environment and helping people get started with their mycological journey.

    Robin Moore is a proud mother, trained biologist and founder of MyCo Planet. She started growing mushrooms as a way of creating food, providing education for her children, and to be closer to nature. During this time, she fell in love with mushrooms and learned how we are all connected to them.

    Did you know mushrooms are genetically closer to humans than plants? Much like us, mushrooms breath oxygen and exhale Co2.They have been on this planet for 800 million years helping to decompose waste material and provide nutritious soils and carbon dioxide for plants to grow. MyCo Planet’s mission is to harness the amazing power of mushrooms while building a sustainable business that is technologically and scientifically driven.

A tribute to the elderly. We rock!

I did a 93 hour hour water fast - yes water only. All for health reasons. I will take your through the netire process and how I benefitted from it.

The story goes that Kansas City was just supposed to be a pit stop on the road back home for Frank Boal. He’d cut his teeth in a large television market and eventually go cover the boyhood teams he once cheered.

But once he got to Kansas City he loved it. The people reminded him of people in Pittsburgh, his hometown. They’re warm, charming and love their teams. Frank became part of the fabric of Kansas City, emerging as one of its most recognizable media personalities ever to walk across the TV screen as he carved out a 36-year career mostly as a sports director. It’s a body of work that is tough to match and why the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame is proud to induct Boal with the Class of 2017.

Frank spent 28 years at WDAF-TV in Kansas City and then finished his career at KSHB-TV, all the while working for 810 WHB Radio and earning respect from the athletes and coaches he covered.

This podcast is short and oh so sweet. I specially chose these three stories to show how families going through not-so-funny times have used humor to get through them. I sincerely hope they help if you are going through a turbulent time.

After suffering from Tourette’s for years—with his tics and outbursts getting progressively worse and with no results coming from drugs or physical or spiritual therapy—Jeff Matovic was able to convince his doctors and insurance company to try a risky deep brain stimulation treatment, a surgery that involves the implantation of a pacemaker for the brain into his skull. Jeff joins the YJHTL family with his amazing story.