Tell Me Something Podcast

Over 80 percent of people have a fear of public speaking. I'm included in that. After a rough few days of being thrown into public speaking, we talk about our struggles with it, even though it's our job.

We just hit our 12-year marriage anniversary and it has been quite the journey. We go through our struggles and success and discussed the Institute for Family Studies article "Six Lessons on Staying Married from Couples Who've Struggled and Made It."

I'll be turning 40 soon and it got me thinking about getting older and my past. That somehow led us into time travel, conspiracy theories and eventually back to turning 40 and the things you should know by then.

Nobody likes to be the "new guy" anywhere. This week that's exactly what we'll be as we start our new positions. We chatted about our recent trip to beautiful Tennessee and our fantastic Father's Day.

A few years back, we put together a 50 before 50 list in which we listed 50 things we wanted to do before we turned 50. We've done some things on the list since, and others we no longer want to do. We ran through some of those things on the list and discussed some of the parenting differences between us and our parents before we really got rolling.

Derrick Kenning is an Air Force veteran who recently retired after 21 years of service and is currently focused on his entrepreneurial endeavors. During his time in the Air Force, he served as a Munitions Systems Specialist and Military Training Instructor. He owns Jekyll & Hyde Performance and is a real estate investor. The man is constantly on the move looking for ways to improve his businesses and keeping an eye out for the next opportunity.

Do well in school so that you can go to college, get a good job, and have a good life. That's what I always heard growing up, and it seems like that message hasn't changed much, but is that the truth? We discuss our thoughts on that notion and whether a college education is worth the price.

Moises Cruz from Episode #123 returns to the podcast and tells us about his chance run-ins and hanging out with George Lopez and Gene Simmons. Aside from reminiscing about the good ol' days in Socorro, he also shares his story about "the one that got away" and his time as a Los Angeles Dodgers Bat Boy. The audio is a lot better this time around, as promised.

Preston Goodwin is an Air Force veteran, having served in Electrical Power Production, as part of the Air Force's Civil Engineering arm, and as a Military Training Instructor turning civilians into Airmen. After an accomplished military career, Preston decided to take his talents back to the civilian side and became a Project Manager overseeing some huge construction projects throughout Texas. We looked back at our time in Basic Military Training and discussed the ups and downs, lessons learned, and many memories from an extremely stressful time in both of our military careers.

So many people have dreamed of being a rock star, myself included. Our guest this week wasn't satisfied with dreaming it, so he went out and lived it. He was born and raised in Los Angeles, California, but lived two of the most influential years of his life in El Paso, Texas, where we became friends. Moises tells all about picking up the guitar and playing for the first time, deciding to become a rock star, his journey grinding to make it happen with his band Cold Forty Three, and becoming a parent after years of touring around the country. Cold Forty Three on YouTube Cold Forty Three on Spotify Don't forget to visit our www.villhousepodcast.com and sign up for the newsletter to stay updated with The Vill House Podcast. ⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠

Many men and women join the military to travel the world. Lake Lyles did just that. Originally from Chicago, he retired from the Air Force after 24 years of service in which he served as a Security Forces Superintendant and a Military Training Instructor. He spent time in many locations, such as Greenland or as he referred to it, the North Pole, the middle east, around the United States, and all over South America, picking up a second language along the way. He spent some time as an exclusive event planner and is starting a new career as a Flight Attendant.

Time is our most precious resource.  So, how much time do you really have left?  After looking at Tim Urban's take on time in his blog post “The Tail End” made me take a hard look at how much time we really have left to spend quality time with those that matter most to us and do the things we love. Wait But Why - Tim Urban's website Don't forget to visit our www.villhousepodcast.com and sign up for the newsletter to stay updated with The Vill House Podcast. ⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠ 

This week on The Vill House Podcast, we are joined by Brittany L. McCann. Brittany is an Air Force veteran from Montana and served as a Chinese Linguist for 12 years. Now she is a writer wrapping up her first novel along with a Master's in Creative Writing, she's read a ton of books and has multiple book clubs, including one affectionately called "Cliterature". We nerd out on reading and writing in this podcast, so strap in and get ready to nerd out with us. Don't forget to visit our website to read a little about us and keep up to date with The Vill House Podcast, and sign up for the newsletter. ⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠ Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠ 

This week on The Vill House Podcast we're talking about jury duty. Both jury duty that we had to report to and "Jury Duty" the hilarious brand new show from Amazon Freevee. We also go down a nostalgic rabbit hole with the MySpace glory days and 2007 YouTube with videos like "Unforgivable" and "Drinking out of cups". ⁠Subscribe on Spotify⁠ https://open.spotify.com/show/2hyt8ytCquoXbSAdITBsAq Subscribe on Apple Podcasts⁠  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tell-me-something-podcast/id1515776146

This week on the Vill House Podcast, we're doing a reintroduction to the show. We briefly go through a bit about ourselves and then dive into questions typically set aside for guests. Many of the answers that we give to these questions are answers we have given throughout the 117 episodes we've posted, but it's always fun to revisit these questions and have these conversations.

This is our welcome back to the Vill House Podcast! We took a 6-month hiatus from the podcast, but now we're back. We're discussing why we took a break, what we've been getting into, and what our future looks like. Don't forget to visit our website to read a little about us and keep up to date with The Vill House Podcast and sign up for the newsletter. Subscribe on Spotify Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking about bucket lists. Bucket list ideas, items we have checked off and what we want to add to our bucket list. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are talking Netflix documentaries. We're talking about the documentary on Manti Te'o and the fake girlfriend, the Fyre Festival that was a complete scam and a little about the documentary on the infamous And 1. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on the Vill House Podcast I am joined by my brother from another mother Shane Hickman. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on the Vill House Podcast we go through some questions which eventually takes us through novels that impacted us and the podcasts that we listen to. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on the Vill House Podcast we start out by going through our top five emojis on our phones. The conversation takes us down memory lane to our youth and how it could lead to helicopter parenting. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking about letting go (quitting) of 75 hard. Yes, we are done with 75 Hard and we're ok with it. We give an update on where we're at with the 100 books a year challenge which lead us into a conversation about recent tv shows that we've seen recently listing our top 3. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are returning from a much needed break. This has been one of the busiest years of our lives and we're trying to manage as best as possible, but some things have falling through the cracks, the consistency with our podcast being one of them. However, we are back and are making a conscious effort to return to the consistency we've had for the past 2 years. With that said, we've decided to do 75 Hard again in hopes of rebalancing the scales of our life.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're catching up on the last two weeks. We discussed spending time with my Dad on Father's Day, connecting while putting up a fence, and Holly's final Air Force reenlistment. We're only looking forward to what's next.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking a trip to the chiropractor. Everyone has their opinion about chiropractic care and we're giving ours after my first trip to the chiropractor. We went through a few questions as well leading to things like using the restroom in Iraq and phobias.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're discussing leadership and experience. Holly received some good news week which leads us into our discussion about leadership and experience specifically in the Air Force. We've both been in the military long enough to know that experience counts for something.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking about a lifestyle change. This week, I decided to try 30 days of no meat, making me a vegetarian. It's only day 2 but so far so good. I'm definitely alone in this change but Holly is being supportive and hooking me up with some meals.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking conspiracy theories. We each give our take on some conspiracy theories like, are we always being listened to? Were dinosaurs real? Is Tupac alive? It was a fun conversation/discussion and I think you all will really enjoy it.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are going through another round of questions. We pulled some questions from a 21 Questions game which made for a great conversation. We talked about plenty from how I'm trying to teach the kids about money to how we as Americans are not the smartest when it comes to culture and/or knowledge outside of our own country.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking about our experiences in Air Force Basic Military Training. It's been 15 plus years since we went through basic training, but we still remember much of the experience. Everyone has a different experience in basic training and ours turned out to be a good one. From preparing to leave to basic training to field training at Lackland Air Force Base, we look back at how we got through basic training.

This week on the Vill House Podcast: We're discussing the challenge we took on to read 100 books in a year, the progress we've made, the books we're reading, and how the challenge and books have impacted us. Audible, Overdrive, and Good Reads have become our best friends during this challenge.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're discussing the quote by Theodore Roosevelt, "The Man in the Arena." This is an amazing quote that gives you some perspective and motivation to take a shot no matter if the outcome is success or failure. This is the first of our Wednesday night podcasts as promised.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are hitting episode 100! We've hit triple digits and we couldn't be more excited. We brought my brother from another mother Shane Hickman on the show for some laughs, good conversation, and celebrate number 100. He's also our number one fan! It's been a wild ride getting to 100 episodes of the Vill House Podcast. It's been fun, insightful, funny, frustrating, stressful, and so many other emotions, but we love it and we're looking forward to the next 100 episodes of the Vill House Podcast. Thank you all for the love and support you have given us through the journey.

This week on the Vill House Podcast were talking thoughts on our own military retirement in the future. We're also talking about what we're doing for self-improvement with apps like Elevate and games like Wordle. Lastly, we're talking about our plans for more podcasts.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are discussing going on a social media fast.  I've decided to go limit my time on social media to increase my productivity and creativity.  There is also the adult gamer argument to end the show which is entertaining at the very least.  

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are back after a brief break and catching up where we left off. We're discussing the many life transitions we're experiencing, the future of our podcast, another tangent on books, and work/life balance.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are talking about our family history. We returned home from my grandfather's funeral and seeing all my family members and talking about the past had me thinking about my own family history. It also made me think about how much do any of us really know about our family history, our grandparents, and even our parents.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're back after skipping a week to recover from COVID. Our household has been sick for the past week and a half so we took that time to recover. We also saw the movie "Brad's Status" starring Ben Stiller in which he reviews his life choices through a series of memories as he tours colleges for his son. It got us thinking about how we felt about our position in life, the gratitude we have for what we have, and discussing how we have experienced similar thoughts in the past. That led us into talking about how we view celebrities in this day and age.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are asking and answering hypothetical questions. We started out on getting into banned books and history before getting into the questions. These hypotheticals always make for good conversation along with some laughs.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are talking about painful experiences. I injured my back last week which brings up the topic and we take a trip down a painful memory lane sharing some of our most painful experiences. Somehow we went down a rabbit hole and ended up talking about being a helicopter parent.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we have returning guest Matt Williams from episode 6 where we talked about his time in the Air Force Honor Guard, episode 7 talking about leadership lessons, and episode 8 where we talked about depression and suicide specifically in the military. This time around we're talking about how his year went, good unit leadership, mandatory COVID vaccine for DOD members, and more.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are talking the new year. We discuss some of our goals for 2022 and some of the things that we have to look forward to in the new year. As with every year, we're going to try to make it better than the previous year.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we take a look back at 2021. We discuss accomplishments we had, memories, and some of our thoughts throughout the year.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking virtual reality. We recently purchased an Oculus Quest 2 headset and jumped into virtual reality. It's a lot of fun and exciting, but it is a little unnerving how fast this is moving. It takes us back to the book/movie "Ready Player One" in which the lives of that entire world are lived through virtual reality. We are already at a point where people are working, learning, and basically living in virtual reality. So how much further are we going to take it? I'm looking forward to it, but like with all else, there will be a downside.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we're talking about one of our favorite shows. We had a few gripes and complaints, but in the end, we just love the show Yellowstone. We started out with a quick rant on our consistency and being in a slump before we jumped into our Yellowstone discussion.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we discuss some of the issues with childcare. Childcare is expensive all around and there are a lot of struggles that appear outside of the cost of it. We discuss and go on our own rants about the issues with childcare.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are podcasting from Orlando, Florida. We're here for training but will be able to check out the sites once training is done. We talk about traveling on a plane versus a bus, our terrible packing habits, and a bit about our future.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we talking about Thanksgiving. We talk about some of our favorite foods, memories related to Thanksgiving, an argument here and there, and things that we are grateful for.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are talking about getting old. We went back and forth about the pros and cons of getting old and eventually got into some deeper conversation about memories we want to keep with us as we get older.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we review our experience through 75 Hard Phase 2. Phase 2 turned out to be a lot more difficult than we thought it would be and it really tested us. There were times where I questioned if we would finish Phase 2, ultimately partner accountability and our determination to complete the program pushed us through the finish line.

This week on the Vill House Podcast we are talking Halloween! We're back from trick-or-treating with the kiddos and going through our memories of Halloween. We discuss past costumes, trick-or-treating funnies, haunted houses, scary moments, and a rant about a house where everything went wrong.