Joe Crane is a 24-year Marine Veteran. He talks about the conflict in Fallujah and what it’s like to be a Cobra fighter pilot. He honestly and openly talks about losing his best friend in an attack and the PTSD that followed. Joe also shares the hard adjustment of returning to the United States and the best way to deal with it. And by the way the therapy I was talking about was EMDR not EMDA or EMD. My mistake.

Joe Crane is also the founder and host of the Veteran on the Move podcast. His intention is to tell the stories how veterans have transitioned successfully from the military to entrepreneurship. Joe’s podcast supports their journey by providing valuable resources and inspiration to the many listeners.

Joe’s mission:

To empower veterans and their families through entrepreneurship by connecting them to the people, programs and resources that will facilitate their successful transition into entrepreneurship.

veteranonthemove.com

In this second part with Dan Hurst he shares stories about his parents Dementia, his ministry, and very personal bouts with depression as a teenager. Dan has a gift to bring you into life’s emotional struggles and make it funny. When “You Just Have To Laugh” began Dan was instrumental in sharing his thoughts on the importance of humor in dark times which helped set the stage for the message that circles the world daily.

Wait until you hear how Dan eulogized his father as he preached his funeral – so inspiring. Dan Hurst is an extraordinary human being, husband, father, grandfather and Ordained Baptist Minister. It was a pleasure and honor to sit and talk to my friend Dan Hurst for two hours and share the important and meaning things in life.

After being adopted at 10 months, Dan Hurst grew up in the Mission Fields of Honduras. His parents were missionaries. He wasn’t crazy about Honduras and speaks honestly about being there and that is where he was introduced to radio. But it was in college where he found God and THAT story is amazing.

Dan is quite candid about his life, his radio career and his beautiful insights on his faith and God. The joy of talking to Dan is that he is inspiring, funny and rock solid in his beliefs. Don’t miss Part Two as Dan shares some very funny stories about some not-so-funny situations

Bill Becker scuba dives for ancient and historical artifacts in Blackwater Rivers. He has found amazing bones dating back 30 million years. Bill goes into fascinating detail on the things he has found and the art and science of scuba diving. Even if you have never dove, this podcast will amaze you in what has been found and what has yet to be found.

Bill is also a part of the Amelia Research & Recovery organization. They believe strongly in the recovery and preservation of historical data while protecting the environment. They also believe that commercial salvage of historical shipwrecks can be accomplished with strict adherence to established archaeological guidelines and thorough reporting procedures. The salvage of these wrecks by private enterprise involves the greatest number of people in a fabulous adventure that most people secretly dream about, but few actually experience.

For more info - ameliaresearch.com

In the picture below Bill is holding a Megalodon tooth that is encrusted with barnacles at dating least 3.7 million years, could even be up to 35 million years old.

Part 3 with Joey Corona on how to get and stay healthy. He is power yoga instructor and quite knowledgeable about physical fitness. He has also taught some famous people and his stories are once again, wonderful.

Joey Corona ran the sports afloat program on Norwegian Cruise Lines for years. NCL lead the cruise industry in the late 80’s and 90s by have a major sporty celebrity on every week from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Olympic Athletes and auto racing. Joey was in charge every week of interviewing the athletes for the guests and making sure they had a great time. Michael Jordon came on in 1991 and they became fast friends. When Michael came to Miami to play the Heat, Joey would take him out to premier golf courses in Miami. One time Michael took Joey to Raymond Floyd’s house to play his exclusive course. Joey offers great insight to the good man Michael Jordon is how he treats people.

Another story in this podcast is how Joey and comedian Rich Pupura rode the NASCAR go-carts around the pool deck of the ship. How they got out of Rich crashing is a story not to be missed. How Joey got 3 real racing cars and two go-carts is another hysterical story.

The picture below is of Michael and Joey on the golf course.

Joey Corona ran the sports afloat program on Norwegian Cruise Lines for years. NCL lead the cruise industry in the late 80’s and 90s by have a major sporty celebrity on every week from the NFL, NBA, MLB, NHL, Olympic Athletes and auto racing. Joey was in charge every week of interviewing the athletes for the guests and making sure they had a great time. The word got out that Joey took great care of the athletes and they actually wanted to come on bard the ship to have a great vacation and meet their fans.

Joey’s behind the scene stories in this podcast include Michael Jordon, Patrick Ewing, John Havlicek, Michael Powell and many other professional athletes. He also hung out with Jerry Lewis, Tony Bennet and Rat Packer Joey Bishop and those stories, guaranteed you have never heard before. This is first, of a three-part series with Joey Corona.

As many of you may know, I have love and passion for raising Bonsai. It began when I met Glen Hilton when he worked for another nursery in Miami. Now, he has his own Bonsai nursery called Miami Bonsai Specialist. Along with Lourdes Arnaez, Glenn and Lourdes have a total of 27 years of experience when it comes to bonsai. In the beginning of their journey they saw the world of bonsai as a hobby. They have learned and worked with other masters from all over North America. Over the years they have had working experiences with bonsai.  Giving the experience and expertise to enjoy the art of bonsai so much that they decided to start a bonsai nursery.

I sat down with Glenn after spending hours watching him conduct a workshop at Miami Bonsai Specialist nursery in Miami. We had to wait until he carefully took care of each participant to begin the podcast. Just as we began the podcast a thunderstorm began to move through the area dropping the temperature 25 degrees. You will be able the hear wind as we talked through it. If you are interested in Bonsai this a fantastic introduction to the passionate world of raising and maintaining Bonsai.

The picture below is a Bonsai Glenn started with a cutting the size of his little finger. 27 years later, this is what Glenn nurtured and grew.

Miami Bonsai Specialist

miamibonsaispecialist.com

305-639-0856 786-298-3631

John Routh is the former mascot of MLB Florida Marlins – Billy the Marlin

Craig Minervini is Bally’s TV Host for the Florida Panthers and Marlins

Wes Lockard is the former mascot of the NBA Miami Heat – Bernie Heat

These three men have an important job – they bring us quality entertainment to forget the stresses and worries of our daily lives. In this podcast of a lively round-robin table conversation of funny and meaningful stories with a lot of laughing, fun and heartfelt inspiration. 

Order of picture below from left to right - John, Craig, Wes

In Part Three with Rich Purpura he tells how he snuck into Michael Jordon’s retirement party and the famous people he hung out with. Then just for fun, Rich and David tell their favorite jokes for over 20 minutes. WARNING- Some jokes contain possible offensive language. You have been warned, but they are all very funny.