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Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday.
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S1E430 Eric Church Compared Life to a Guitar. And It Went Viral.
Most commencement speeches are forgotten within days. But when country music star Eric Church compared life to a guitar with six strings that must stay in tune—faith, family, relationships, ambition,…
S1E428 The Generosity of Scars: How Your Hardest Moments Can Help Others Heal (Pt 1)
After nearly taking his own life during a difficult transition from the military, retired Green Beret Scott Mann discovered an unexpected path to healing: telling the stories he most wanted to hide.…
S1E429 The Generosity of Scars: How Your Hardest Moments Can Help Others Heal (Pt 2)
After nearly taking his own life during a difficult transition from the military, retired Green Beret Scott Mann discovered an unexpected path to healing: telling the stories he most wanted to hide.…
S1E427 She Heard One Podcast and Drove Nine Hours to Volunteer
For Shop Talk, the extraordinary story one Army member inspiring another one, which inspires us and hopefully you! Amy Crenshaw's nonprofit ComeUnity Cafe where you can donate money or work for your…
S1E425 The 7 Things Every Person Needs to Flourish (Pt 1)
What does it actually take for a person—and a whole community—to flourish? That's the nut that Joe Woodward from Stand Together is trying to crack in Wichita, as part of their goal to make it a model…
S1E426 The 7 Things Every Person Needs to Flourish (Pt 2)
What does it actually take for a person—and a whole community—to flourish? That's the nut that Joe Woodward from Stand Together is trying to crack in Wichita, as part of their goal to make it a model…
S1E424 The Christian Leader Who Challenged The Left And Right (And Maybe You)
After surviving poverty, racism, violence, and a near-fatal beating, John Perkins chose a path few people ever would: forgiveness. This Shop Talk explores the life of one of America's most…
S1E422 What Happens When You Finally Listen to Foster Kids (Pt 1)
When Brian Mavis and his wife learned there were hundreds of foster kids in Colorado that nobody was stepping up to adopt, they realized the problem wasn’t that people didn’t care — it’s that they’d…
S1E423 What Happens When You Finally Listen to Foster Kids (Pt 2)
When Brian Mavis and his wife learned there were hundreds of foster kids in Colorado that nobody was stepping up to adopt, they realized the problem wasn’t that people didn’t care — it’s that they’d…
S1E421 They Came For Food. They Left With Financial Freedom
What if many food pantries (and other types of nonprofits) are solving the wrong problem? This week on Shop Talk, Birch Community Services reveals a radically different model that helps families…
S1E419 The Hidden Crisis Facing 14 Million Single Parent Families (Pt 1)
Unannounced, Robert Beeson's ex-wife abandoned him and their 3 young daughters one morning. In this important episode, he vulnerably shares why single parents suffer in silence and how there were…
S1E420 The Hidden Crisis Facing 14 Million Single Parent Families (Pt 2)
Unannounced, Robert Beeson's ex-wife abandoned him and their 3 young daughters one morning. In this important episode, he vulnerably shares why single parents suffer in silence and how there were…
S1E418 What If Success Isn’t What America Told You It Was?
What happens when a self-made millionaire realizes he’s losing everything that actually matters? This episode tells the unbelievable true story of Millard Fuller giving away $10 million (in today's…
S1E416 70% of Foster Families Quit—And You Can Help Change That (Pt 1)
Within 3 years, 70% of foster families stop fostering—not because they don’t care, but often because they’re overwhelmed and unsupported. In this powerful conversation, Joshua Conley shares how…
S1E417 70% of Foster Families Quit—And You Can Help Change That (Pt 2)
Within 3 years, 70% of foster families stop fostering—not because they don’t care, but often because they’re overwhelmed and unsupported. In this powerful conversation, Joshua Conley shares how…
S1E415 The Plane Ride That Turned Steve Young Into an MVP (And Can Change Your Life)
In this episode of Shop Talk, we unpack the unexpected plane ride conversation that transformed Steve Young from being stuck in victim mode into an NFL MVP — and why Stephen Covey’s challenge to…
S1E413 How Former Gangsters Pulled 1,000 People Out of Gang Life (Pt 1)
How do you convince someone to walk away from a life they’d die for? In this episode, former gang member Beni Santibanez shares how “Hope 4 Da Hood” has helped over 1,000 people leave gang life by…
S1E414 How Former Gangsters Pulled 1,000 People Out of Gang Life (Pt 2)
How do you convince someone to walk away from a life they’d die for? In this episode, former gang member Beni Santibanez shares how “Hope 4 Da Hood” has helped over 1,000 people leave gang life by…
S1E412 The Hidden Reason You Feel Overwhelmed—And It’s Not Your Schedule
This Shop Talk gets into a hard truth: you don’t feel overwhelmed because your schedule is full—you feel overwhelmed because of expectations. We unpack why the very thing many are cutting—service and…
S1E410 Why Your “Safe Life” Isn’t Actually Safe (Pt 1)
If every part of a community doesn't have the opportunity to flourish, the community can't flourish. Violence will penetrate your safety and all of us will suffer. Greg Spillyards felt convicted to…
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