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Ep. 60 - Tuesday, 9/11 - It Started Like Any Other Day
My recent visit to the 9/11 Memorial was as moving as you might expect. I met someone there. Someone who, I also imagine, was a lot like me, her name was Valsa Raju, and now I remember her every day.
Ep. 58 - The Baseball Hall of Fame v. The Football Hall of Fame
I recently visited both The National Baseball Hall of Fame and The Pro Football Hall of Fame. The difference in the feel of them was like going to a family reunion versus a corporate Powerpoint presentation…
Ep. 57 - It’s Time To Pull the Trigger on Real Change
The count on mass shootings and gun violence just keeps growing. I'm breaking down the arguments and offering realistic solutions on how to amend the 2nd amendment.
Ep. 56 – A 66 Year Old Cold Case, With a Hot Trail – The Grimes Sisters Murders
When Mark Davis started to look at the details of the Grimes sisters murders, an inconsistency in a person of interest’s account made him dig deeper… and zero in on the prime suspects.
Ep. 35 – A Moonshiner’s Life
When your dad and grandfather build you a still, there’s really only one path to follow. Alan Bishop, Master Alchemist at Spirits of French Lick, grew up in a family of moonshiners and made that his vocation.
Ep. 32 – A Brief History of Voting Rights and Suppression
Tomorrow is election day when we all go out and exercise our right to vote. But we didn’t always have that right. And since the very beginning of America, voter suppression has been an issue.
Ep. 30 – Surviving the Holocaust and Communism
Having survived the Holocaust and escaped the yoke of Communism, Les and Eva Aigner’s history provides insights and perspective on what we’re witnessing today and a testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Ep. 12 - We Hold These Truths… An Honest Conversation on Racism
How do we break through and out of our cycle of racism? Our Declaration of Independence doesn’t bury the lead. It starts with the core element of what this country is supposed to be about…
Ep. 8 - Memorial Day pt.2 - Korea - Ens. Jesse Brown and Lt. Tom Hudner
A couple recent books - On Desperate Ground by Hampton Sides and Devotion: An Epic Story of Heroism, Friendship, and Sacrifice by Adam Makos - include and tell the story of Jesse Brown and Tom Hudner, an extraordinary tale of friendship and sacrifice.
Ep. 7 - Memorial Day pt.1 - Vietnam Tom Tesmer 116th Assault Helicopter Co. (Hornets) at Cu Chi, RVN
Tom Tesmer served in Vietnam during 1969 and 1970, and then in the National Guard in the mid-70s. He shares his experience and how Vietnam impacted his life…