PODCAST EPISODES

Living Her Best Life w/ Vicki St. James
Living Her Best Life w/ Vicki St. James
I’ve always been enthralled by her loving nature and her ability to speak life into others. Her beautiful attrib...
01:03:01
October 01, 2023
Lessons in Love w/ Jalissa Rose
Lessons in Love w/ Jalissa Rose
Jalissa made her wedding vows and remained committed even when she didn’t like what was going on in her marriage...
01:23:47
September 15, 2023
Much is Expected w/ Paul Lee
Much is Expected w/ Paul Lee
Despite growing up in a city of almost 400,000 people, Paul Lee never felt as though his childhood took place with...
01:01:07
September 01, 2023
This Body of Work w/ Luke Schuver
This Body of Work w/ Luke Schuver
Athletics had always been a part of Luke Schuver’s life, as he stayed extremely active throughout his childhood...
01:23:33
August 15, 2023
Family First w/ Anna & Katherine Allison
Family First w/ Anna & Katherine Alliso...
Family First w/ Anna & Katherine AllisonWhat started as a normal day of going to visit my side of the family, ...
00:34:31
August 01, 2023
The Gift of Life w/ Armin Muzafirović
The Gift of Life w/ Armin Muzafirović
His traditional Bosnian upbringing showed Armin Muzafirović the importance of hard work, determination, and havin...
00:56:38
July 15, 2023
The Oil Queen w/ Bailey King
The Oil Queen w/ Bailey King
Growing up on the nation’s largest sheep farm, the farming lifestyle provided Bailey King with a firsthand look ...
01:10:48
July 01, 2023
Starting Over w/ Christi Marie
Starting Over w/ Christi Marie
Growing up in Fairbanks, Alaska in a one-room cabin with picturesque mountain ranges, abundant flora and fauna, a...
01:18:10
June 15, 2023
Fastest Man in Town w/ Tim Dwight 
Fastest Man in Town w/ Tim Dwight 
Tim Dwight made a name for himself early on around Iowa City, Iowa. Having set multiple Iowa all-time records in s...
01:35:21
June 01, 2023
Love of the Game w/ Carson Parker
Love of the Game w/ Carson Parker
Carson Parker has had a love for basketball since very early childhood. His father was involved with school sports...
00:39:11
May 15, 2023
Launching the Pickleball App: PicklePlay w/ Blake Renaud
Launching the Pickleball App: PicklePla...
Blake Renaud was on vacation in New York when the seed was planted. Blake and her husband, Alex, had been travelin...
00:44:09
May 01, 2023
Legacy w/ Mitch Peyton
Legacy w/ Mitch Peyton
Mitch Peyton emulated the wrestlers from West Delaware High School from a very early age, and he knew exactly who...
01:05:01
April 15, 2023
For the Kids w/ Mary Janssen
For the Kids w/ Mary Janssen
The formative years of childhood are a period of rapid cognitive, social, emotional, and physical development of a...
00:41:05
April 01, 2023
Ultimate Pet Person w/ Dr. Colleen Nemmers
Ultimate Pet Person w/ Dr. Colleen Nemm...
Colleen Nemmers' lifelong obsession with any and every animal fueled her desire to pursue a career in veterinary m...
00:54:38
March 15, 2023
99 Counties w/ Nick Wallace
99 Counties w/ Nick Wallace
Nick Wallace is on a mission to connect local family farmers, through a regional food network, to hungry people wh...
01:05:42
March 01, 2023
Pickleball Professional w/ Cameron Luhring
Pickleball Professional w/ Cameron Luhr...
Cameron (Cam) Luhring’s most vivid memory from childhood involves a tennis racket in his hand. Having two older ...
00:47:45
February 15, 2023
Protect & Serve w/ Marissa Abbott
Protect & Serve w/ Marissa Abbott
Marissa Abbott’s dream of becoming a law enforcement officer started early on with a profound admiration for her...
00:44:33
February 01, 2023
Hard Work, Pays Off w/ Scott Behrends
Hard Work, Pays Off w/ Scott Behrends
What started in the backyard as a way to encourage, educate, and engage kids, has blossomed into an online communi...
00:48:30
January 15, 2023
Everybody, Love Everybody w/ Jennifer Jensen
Everybody, Love Everybody w/ Jennifer J...
Mike Jensen, Professor of Vocal Music at Wartburg College, was an extremely active man in his late-thirties when a...
01:14:46
January 01, 2023
All-American Cowgirl w/ Georgette Roseke
All-American Cowgirl w/ Georgette Rosek...
Horses were a part of Georgette Roseke’s life for as long as she can remember, for her early love of the magnifi...
00:40:06
December 15, 2022
Servant's Heart w/ Kevin Dill
Servant's Heart w/ Kevin Dill
Lewy Body Dementia steals your memory, restricts thinking, and inhibits your movement progressively over time. Kev...
01:09:38
December 01, 2022
Light Switch Moments w/ Josh Zuck
Light Switch Moments w/ Josh Zuck
Sound advice and wisdom from his father allowed Josh to navigate his entry into the United States Army. Always hav...
00:54:11
November 15, 2022
On the Island w/ TSgt Marlon Alcampor
On the Island w/ TSgt Marlon Alcampor
Island life was stereotypical in the sense that, Marlon Alcampor, spent his youth exploring every inch of the 212 ...
00:50:08
November 01, 2022
Iowa Heroes of Pediatric Cancer w/ Multiple Guests
Iowa Heroes of Pediatric Cancer w/ Mult...
What is more iconic than for a podcast built in Iowa to record an episode at the Field of Dreams nestled in Dyersv...
00:35:40
October 15, 2022
My Dad Sent Me His Last Message w/ Michaela Cox
My Dad Sent Me His Last Message w/ Mich...
As a young girl, Michaela Cox, witnessed the unhealthy relationship between her parents that ultimately culminated...
00:40:40
October 01, 2022
Don’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover w/ Summer Mast
Don’t Judge a Book by It’s Cover w/...
Inspired by the hard work and the dedication it takes to achieve a remarkable physique, Summer Mast decided she wa...
00:38:39
September 15, 2022
Serenity After the Storm w/ Rachel Mueller
Serenity After the Storm w/ Rachel Muel...
Not one, but two horrific accidents during her adolescence left, Rachel Mueller, with lifelong complications. Desp...
00:47:28
September 01, 2022
Cannabis is Wellness w/ Laura Hand
Cannabis is Wellness w/ Laura Hand
A brain tumor diagnosis for her father, just months after her younger brother's passing from a heart attack, is wh...
00:39:57
August 15, 2022
Success in the Long Game w/ Scotty Russell
Success in the Long Game w/ Scotty Russ...
Graduation from college presented challenges for Scotty Russell when it came time to find a full-time job. After a...
00:48:30
August 01, 2022
#JaxonStrong w/ Jaxon Hansen feat. Caeden Janssen
#JaxonStrong w/ Jaxon Hansen feat. Caed...
It started out like any other summer day for then-16-year-old, Jaxon Hansen. Hanging out with friends, enjoying th...
00:38:28
July 15, 2022
My Fit in the Fire Service w/ Hillary Meyer
My Fit in the Fire Service w/ Hillary M...
Growing up as a self-described “Tom Boy,” Hillary Meyer had always dreamed of being a firefighter. Although it...
00:43:17
July 01, 2022
Our Way Forward w/ Mr. Jim Wheelan
Our Way Forward w/ Mr. Jim Wheelan
The parallels that run between the generations can show us that despite any generational differences, or our contr...
00:35:44
June 15, 2022
Overcoming My Tourette’s Syndrome w/ Sam Hanson
Overcoming My Tourette’s Syndrome w/ ...
A persistent cough and clearing of the throat seemed plausible when his allergy panel came back positive for a ple...
00:32:45
June 01, 2022
Power in Our Words w/ Kayla Becker & Nick Kuhle of Greener Shepherd
Power in Our Words w/ Kayla Becker & Ni...
Not everyone needs a life coach, but we all benefit from self-empowered, confident individuals, who know what they...
00:41:09
May 15, 2022
Let’s Talk About It w/ Ashley Hall
Let’s Talk About It w/ Ashley Hall
When a rare, cancer-like condition gripped young James Hall’s life the strength of the entire community needed t...
01:28:37
May 01, 2022
We Wave w/ Dalles Jacobus
We Wave w/ Dalles Jacobus
“We Wave” is a brand-new tradition, that gained National exposure and propelled the lore and compassion of a c...
00:58:23
April 15, 2022
3:10 Timber Company w/ Ezrah Szczyrbak & Elias Nissen
3:10 Timber Company w/ Ezrah Szczyrbak ...
The rolling plains and farmland of Iowa have grown littered with dilapidated and decomposing barns. Once barns wer...
00:49:34
April 01, 2022
Farmers Best Popcorn w/ Jon Ramaekers
Farmers Best Popcorn w/ Jon Ramaekers
They say that fortune favors the brave. The risk-takers, the entrepreneurs, the envelope pushers all share it in c...
00:33:22
March 15, 2022
One Day at a Time w/ Ashley Noethe
One Day at a Time w/ Ashley Noethe
Married with kids, trapped in the daily grind called “life”, at a job you despise, scraping by for your reprie...
01:02:48
March 01, 2022
S.M.A.C.K. w/ Michelle Stricker
S.M.A.C.K. w/ Michelle Stricker
Michelle’s extreme anxiety began interfering with her everyday life. It had developed into something so all-cons...
00:47:36
February 15, 2022
Never Abandon Hope w/ Temesgen Larson
Never Abandon Hope w/ Temesgen Larson
Temesgen (Teme) and his family were banished from his father’s home. In Ethiopia, Africa, some cultures consider...
00:51:09
February 01, 2022
Keeley & Kambry’s Tribe w/ Jade Ewoldt
Keeley & Kambry’s Tribe w/ Jade Ewold...
Twin-to-twin transfusion syndrome (TTTS) is a rare prenatal condition affecting identical twins. If left untreated...
00:39:59
January 15, 2022
Healing w/ Joe Wilson
Healing w/ Joe Wilson
First exposed to methamphetamine in the seventh grade, at the tender age of twelve, Joe Wilson’s, life could hav...
00:59:33
January 01, 2022
 Our Gift, Beautiful Eliza w/ Lauren Singsank
Our Gift, Beautiful Eliza w/ Lauren Si...
Moments after Eliza was born, she was taken from Lauren’s chest for a barrage of testing. Finally, when the Midw...
00:54:15
December 15, 2021
Not Quite Brothers w/ Sam & Isaac Johnson
Not Quite Brothers w/ Sam & Isaac Johns...
The path of life has intertwined us throughout all of our individual existences. I first met the twins w...
00:25:06
December 01, 2021
Together We Are Strongest w/ SSG (Ret.) Earl Granville
Together We Are Strongest w/ SSG (Ret.)...
Joe Granville, Earl’s twin brother, had always had aspirations of becoming a soldier. Once Joe took his oath, it...
01:07:21
November 15, 2021
Brotherhood w/ MSgt Kenneth Leitch
Brotherhood w/ MSgt Kenneth Leitch
This November, I wanted to share some of my time in the military and how those things have defined me. There wasn�...
01:00:12
November 01, 2021
No Introduction Needed w/ Amanda Goodman
No Introduction Needed w/ Amanda Goodma...
Truly, Amanda Goodman needs no introduction. After having had a career that spanned two decades inside the news in...
00:33:50
October 15, 2021
Legends Will Never Die w/ Summer N. Meyer
Legends Will Never Die w/ Summer N. Mey...
Life gives us a lot of stories, it’s our choice how they’re written. Cancer gripped Summer’s world while she...
01:06:14
October 01, 2021
The Ninja w/ Levi Enright
The Ninja w/ Levi Enright
What started out as a way to have fun and stay active has morphed into a future that’s full of possibilities for...
00:46:45
September 15, 2021
Don’t Kiss the Babies w/ Holly Sitzmann
Don’t Kiss the Babies w/ Holly Sitzma...
For as long as Holly Sitzmann can remember, she had always dreamed of entering the teaching profession. Her admira...
01:35:05
September 01, 2021
Tate’s Army Part II w/ Ryan Manahl
Tate’s Army Part II w/ Ryan Manahl
Things got very difficult and the future seemed dark at times. Ryan questioned his Faith when the accident took pl...
01:22:45
August 15, 2021
Tate’s Army Part I w/ Ryan Manahl
Tate’s Army Part I w/ Ryan Manahl
It started out like any other late summer day. Ryan Manahl was mowing the grass before his wife and two sons got h...
00:58:00
August 01, 2021
Let Your Fire Burn w/ Nick Kuhle
Let Your Fire Burn w/ Nick Kuhle
Following the traditional route of school into a career landed Nick Kuhle into a dead end. Two years into teaching...
00:54:31
July 15, 2021
Quite the Journey w/ Timothy O. Oyungu
Quite the Journey w/ Timothy O. Oyungu
Timothy Oyungu was born in Nairobi, nestled in the middle of Kenya, on the eastern coast of Africa. His father hel...
01:03:40
July 01, 2021
My Walk w/ Summer Meyer
My Walk w/ Summer Meyer
The small-town sense of “it takes a village to raise a child” proved to be true when cancer gripped her mother...
01:15:59
May 15, 2021
Failure is an Attitude Not an Outcome w/ Kory Wulfekuhle
Failure is an Attitude Not an Outcome w...
“If you want something, you have to work for it.“ This is an epithet that was common in Kory’s house growing...
01:23:56
May 01, 2021
Our Strongest Gift w/ Corey Survillion
Our Strongest Gift w/ Corey Survillion
Childhood dreams of wearing military fatigues led Corey to enlist in the United States Air Force. His first duty s...
01:08:57
April 15, 2021
Sweat Inspire Sisterhood w/ Erika Hermsen
Sweat Inspire Sisterhood w/ Erika Herms...
A life-altering phone call while in college, solidified any doubt that she had about where her future would take h...
00:55:07
April 01, 2021
Two Different Worlds; One Hopeful Future w/ Dominique & Emma Harrington
Two Different Worlds; One Hopeful Futur...
Two completely different worlds came together early in life and forged a bond that withstands the trials of life. ...
01:01:00
March 15, 2021
Bright Ray of Sunshine w/ Dr. Sara Cahill
Bright Ray of Sunshine w/ Dr. Sara Cahi...
A chance situation due to a job change of her parents allowed Sara to try something new. That planted a seed that ...
00:43:09
March 01, 2021
Sink or Swim w/ Greg Lentz
Sink or Swim w/ Greg Lentz
Greg learned from a very early age that life WILL challenge you. How you choose to respond to those challenges is ...
01:06:03
February 15, 2021
An Underdog Tale to Rival Rudy w/ Allyson Schwab
An Underdog Tale to Rival Rudy w/ Allys...
Reality reveals to us that the Champions of life don’t always have an easy road. Most journeys are full of stumb...
01:02:48
February 01, 2021
The Story of the Dark Horse w/ Matt Tobin
The Story of the Dark Horse w/ Matt Tob...
From humble beginnings to an NFL career and landing his greatest opportunity yet...see how Matt Tobin earned his m...
01:09:08
January 15, 2021
A Bond Forever Forged in Faith w/ Chris Bradshaw
A Bond Forever Forged in Faith w/ Chris...
A story about one human’s journey that was strengthened by time, wisdom, love, and growth. We dive in and prove ...
01:10:30
January 01, 2021
Hello WORLD!!!
Hello WORLD!!!
In a world filled with remarkable human beings, it’s my mission to shed light on some of the stories and lessons...
00:03:40
December 17, 2020

ENJOY THE RIDE!