French Press Podcast | Stories w/ Leighton and Reuben

Cousin/brother-in-law Micah tells the story about how his church youth group caused local panic by passing out ice cream. Here's the original news story.

Imaging being 7 weeks from your due date and suddenly learning your baby's life is in immediate danger. Jason Gingerich shares the birth story of their second son on today's episode.

Jeff and Reuben share what they are most proud of doing in 2024. Nicholas didn't have anything

Leighton recalled a book he read in 2024 that did impact his life. It's about pastors being sheep too and needing to guard against burnout. Joseph Parks shared some of his family's applebutter for our episode edible. Unfortunately, you cannot buy it. It can only be gifted.

What book did you read in 2024 that changed your day-to-day life? Jeff, Reuben, and Nicholas answer this question. We sample more of Uncle Joel's edibles. Today we had Ostrich jerky and gator jerky.

Kyle Miller convinces Reuben to stop investing in mutual funds. He lays out their return (or lack thereof) vs the stock market and how their annual fees end up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Kyle explains the difference between an index fund and an index fund and the S&P 500. It's not that complicated. […]

Nicholas is starting a new job working for Reuben at Touchdown Tech. Reuben went fishing in the ocean with waders. Someone asked Nicholas to rate his beard. If you want an honest rating from us and suggestions for improvement, send us an email or message on FB. Next week we plan to read the feedback […]

Nicholas's second adventure in Wisconsin had to do with a skiing accident.

Reuben faces a facial hair decision: should he keep his mustache or go back to a full beard? Leighton, Jeff, and Nicholas weigh in on the decision and provide a before and after facial hair score. You can weigh in too with a comment on Facebook. If a peanut is not a nut is it […]

Reuben plays pickleball with completely random strangers and chooses to play in the intermediate section. Big mistake. On the way to Wisconsin, someone from Nicholas's crew get's lost in Walmart.

Reuben accidentally buys two water heaters for his remodel project. Leighton did his best to win the ugly sweater contest at the PWI Christmas party, and Reuben was struck with confusion whether polar bears hibernate or not.

Reuben shares some red flags he should have noticed when buying their home. You could also use these red flags to review work done for you.

Cousin Myles of Bourbon Blinds joins the podcast to bring an edible (camel milk and horse milk). He also tells the story how his hunting blind company was started.

Thanks to all who have made the French Press Podcast possible. Whether by listening, sharing with friends, engaging, or attending live events. Leighton tells the origin story of Berea Christian Fellowship and how Reuben's grandfather, Mahlon Miller, impacted it's current future. Mr. Dave joins with another weird story from history from the 1904 olympics held […]

When Nicholas visited Theodore brakes were smoking when they almost hit a broken down vehicle.

Tyler Rodes joins the podcast to tell his story of cancelling his Eastlake Athletic Club membership and to introduce our new podcast sponsor, The Gingerich Group, where Tyler's wife Kristina is a realtor. If you want to get the best price and remove headache when buying or selling your home, contact Kristina.

Brenten Stauffer almost became an international criminal when he decided to drive from Nappanee to Montreal airport to pick up a stranded friend.

Listen to part one of escaping hurricanes. Reuben and the family went down to Sarasota Florida the day of Hurricane Helene and were scheduled to fly home 2 days before Hurricane Milton. Things did not go according to plan.

Exciting news! We are having a live podcast in 2024 for episode 2024. Reuben experiences why you don't want to let the bed bugs bite

Louisa, Jeff's wife, shares the most unlikely of stories involving the police and power wheels and Reuben has a murderous garden shed that neighborhood vermin should stay away from.

On this episode, Anuj, shares his journey from India to Purdue University in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He also mentions the difference between India and US culturally — he can't support eating donuts for breakfast. Anuj, explains how AI works and explains the different types of artificial intelligence and how he […]

Things really do happen in pairs. Both Reuben and Leighton cancelled their gym memberships within a two-week period. Both learned how to do business and make it as difficult as possible for customers. If anyone has a gym or health fitness club recommendation in Northern Indiana, comment below or send us a message and we'll […]

While driving through Denver, Reuben was shocked to see a looming red building along the highway with the words “Dazbog” on the side of it. Here's a link to the street view. We also tried another Uncle Joel edible, camel jerky.

Jeff and Nicholas sample some more edibles from uncle Joel — “Turkey food is good”. Nicholas almost fell off a cliff… but Theodore reached out and saved him in the Nick of time.

Enjoy our first app recommendation in years on the FPP (probably years

Myles Miller brings an edible to the podcast, a century egg.

Sarah Miller tells the story about how a mysterious (and creepy) vehicle with tinted windows sat outside her house and how she discovered it part of an undercover drug bust operation. Thanks also to Alice Orendorf for sending twisted cinnamon rolls all the way from Maryland!

Theodore is back in Indiana for a family wedding and talks about becoming a heifer farmer in Colorado. Leighton is back from Sarasota where he had some time to speak with a priest on his way down to FL.

Reuben asks for advice and shares an experience about how to play pickleball competitively with Carmen. Using a handicap seems like the only logical solution.

Nicholas finally tells the story about being at the 2024 Indy 500. If you're taking your pregnant wife, don't take the first available parking spot.

More madness ensues when Lucretia's requests for Reese's go unanswered. Reuben lays out his reasons for leaving LastPass after 12+ years. Here's the video referenced in this episode.

Reuben shares his experience watching the Indy 500 and starting to become a fan of F1 Racing. Nicholas was at the race but couldn't make today's podcast, so next week we'll hear about his in-person experience and the dramatic storybook ending to the race. Jeff gives advice about car parking at weddings and his thoughts […]

Lucretia, Reuben and Nicholas's mom, stops by to share her disappointment about “Reese's Madness” and to give away 10 Reese's bags. The first 10 people to email her will get a Reese's freebie bag sent to them. Listen for details.

During Reuben's evening family routine, they often sing children's songs. One evening Carmen asked, what's the meaning of Building Up the Temple? This lead to a little research about the history of the song.

Reuben was able to mount his TV on the brick in about 30 minutes after some actual professional help was provided. Reuben and Nicholas's mom makes a surprise visit to the podcast to “settle something” but since Leighton and Jeff weren't available, she'll need to make an other surprise visit. Nicholas shares about Robert Rogers's […]

Reuben bought a TV installation service when he bought his TV thinking it would make things easier. That didn't happen.

Jeff and Reuben recount experiencing the 4/8/24 solar eclipse totality. We finally get to Reese's madness. Order your Reese's before listening if you want to participate with us.

A small business's successful YouTube channel was shut down because their personal Gmail account was hacked. Reuben and Jeff plan to drive a few hours to be in the dark zone of the solar eclipse happening on 4/8. Check out NASA's interactive map so you can put in your city to get details on the […]

Siri malfunctions in a big way to send a bizarre text message. Nicholas shares where “Easy Peasy Lemon Squeezy” comes from and what it means. When should you stop texting someone a happy birthday message? How should you stop a birthday gift giving and receiving relationship without having a direct conversation?

We are excited to be in our new podcast recording space brought to you by Main Street Roasters! More benefits and perks of this partnership to come so stay tuned. Nicholas bought a house and it included 1 year home warranty. Good thing because his furnace stopped working

This short 5 minute episode is announcing some updates on the FPP. We want to grow this thing and are tired of having the podcast in neutral

Jeff brings a “killer edible” that left everyone disgusted.

Have you ever left a review of a cemetery? Movies take you to the destination but books take you to Bucc-ee's

Reuben went to the dentist 3 times in the past 2 weeks and Nicholas overcomes a cancelled flight to get out to Colorado to go snowboarding with Theodore.

Reuben and Jeff both have heating issues. Reuben explains a new criteria for using or not using apps and Nicholas is recovering from being sick and a car accident.