Hope Is My Middle Name

Truckers make the world go round, especially these days with serious supply chain disruptions, the ongoing crisis of the pandemic, and the ever-increasing importance of front-line workers. We talk with two truckers out there delivering hope and crucial supplies on rough roads, in bad weather, in the face of loneliness, isolation and invisibility. They're risking their lives for us every day, and they have some great stories to tell. From a truckstop in Kentucky, we hear from Shelli Conaway who started Trucks with Room to Spare to bring life-giving supplies to victims of natural disaster; and in a forest in Ohio, I talk with my dad, Kevin Tucker, because it was riding shotgun in his semi, that I learned to love the road and all its unpredictable adventure. Hosted by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media in collaboration with Reasonable Volume. To join Shelli Conaway in delivering hope visit truckswithroomtospare.org Hope Is My Middle Name is more than a podcast; it's a community. We want to know what's giving you hope these days. Post #reasonstohope on your socials and tag @katetuckermusic for more hope. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Twenty-six year-old farmer George Patterson expands on his family's coal-mining heritage with a new enterprise—reclaiming abandoned mine land to grow food and restore the land for generations to come. When George's dad told him he could go to business school or go into business, he set up shop in a shipping container on a mine site, with air mattress and shotgun in tow. George worked by day and binged YouTube by night to teach himself the art and science of agriculture as an economic driver. Now he's got a full-fledged farm in not one, but seven shipping containers, with four full-time employees and zero air mattresses. And he's sleeping in a real bed, bought and paid for with his hard-earned profits. Today, business is booming, but it's not about profit for George, it's about helping a community find hope in good hard work and fantastically delicious food, food that is truly wild and wonderful like its West Virginia home.Hosted by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media in collaboration with Reasonable Volume. Hope Is My Middle Name is more than a podcast; it's a community. We want to know who's giving you hope today. Post #reasonstohope on your socials and tag @katetuckermusic for more hope. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Iraq War veteran Jon Turner takes us from an ambush in Ramadi to a homestead in Vermont, where he's found a way to heal a traumatic brain injury through farming. Hands in the dirt, boots on the ground, Jon Turner is on a mission to build community and serve our country as a farmer, father, teacher and always, as a veteran. Hosted by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media in collaboration with Reasonable Volume. Read about Jon Turner and Wild Roots Farm Vermont at garden-and-health.com.Hope Is My Middle Name is more than a podcast; it's a community. We want to know who's giving you hope today. Post #reasonstohope on your socials and tag @katetuckermusic for more hope. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Grief can make us do the wildest things, and sometimes it takes getting lost in the middle of nowhere to find where we belong. For our debut episode, we follow long-distance hiker Brittany Comins on a 2,000 mile journey through loss, gratitude, and the great outdoors. Hosted by Kate Tucker, Hope Is My Middle Name is a podcast by Consensus Digital Media in collaboration with Reasonable Volume. Hope Is My Middle Name is more than a podcast; it's a community. We want to know who's giving you hope today. Post #reasonstohope on your socials and tag @katetuckermusic for more hope. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're striking out across the country in search of hope, bringing you voices of people doing big daring things to make the world better, even in the most challenging of times. These people give me hope, and I think they'll give you hope too. I'm Kate Tucker, and Hope is My Middle Name. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.