Words With Humans

Ever wanted to know what it's like using the showers in Japan? Well thanks to David Kenny, now you can know! David is a photographer/author/former coffee shop owner/world traveller who took the time to sit in my office and chat about his life. Check it out and be sure to hit subscribe and give us the ol' 5 stars.

It's that week where Leah (my wife) asks me a bunch of random questions. It's called words with myself and Leah. She's my better half, and she proves it daily. Check it.

California dreaming with a California man! Jared McKiernan is our guest today! Jared has a degree in journalism and works for the startup company called our.news. They combat fake news and allow you to see the authors and the content you're viewing and fact check the source. It's a pretty fancy browser extension and an app called "Newstrition". We discuss decks, Gilbert Gottfried, Seth McFarland, and the difficulty of doing yoga on a smokers deck for a man who's 6'5". So check it out and give us a like and subscribe!

Wow! What an episode! Abby is the founder/director of Spark in the Dark, a Facebook group in the Traverse City area with over 13,000 members meeting needs in the Traverse City community and beyond. You'll want to listen in to hear the origin story of Spark in the Dark, learn about decks, how she met her husband, Jared, and how YOU can get involved! Check out the website at www.sparkinthedark.org

Well, it's that time to get real with myself again. Every other week I'll do words with myself. Check it out now. Social Media will be the death of us all if we don't get a handle on it. Here's my plea. Hope it helps.

Jordan Moore is an accomplished singer/songwriter in the rock n roll genre. His band Sargent Avenue toured the United States from 2008-2013 and even took a trip to Thailand for MTV's Exit Festival. He's gone back to his country roots and released his debut single called "Hard At Quittin" in October on pretty much every streaming platform. Check it out as soon as you finish listening to this edition of Words With Humans. Oh, and he's also one of my longest running friends. So there's that. Ok, check it humans.

Today we interview a TRUE PRO in the radio game. Jason Bouwmeester has been the voice in the evenings at Fuel FM for the last few years in Traverse City. He's got a story of personal struggle to share that we can all learn from and applaud the honesty and openness he shares with.

Mike Krick is an ambassador for World Orphans. I've known Mike for 16 years now and he's a terrific guy. Check out the podcast and like and subscribe. We chat about his Baptist roots, camp ministry and what World Orphans does for those in need! Check it out NOW!

Oh my! What a treat! I interviewed my wife. So that's neat. She's an incredible human with an amazing story and well..she's perfect. Check it out humans and tell her she's awesome. She deserves that. We discuss what it's like for her growing up with dyslexia and not being able to write or read very well, as well as the impact of moving away and how to set up boundaries.

I have a lovely chat with my own self. Hear about how I ended up here. How we started Restoration, and what's happening in the future. Our intro jam is intentionally cheesy and kinda crappy. Because...well...I'm cheesy and kinda crappy.