Coffee and a Mike

Chris Krug is a publisher that brings more than 25 years of award-winning media experience to TheCenterSquare.com. The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for state- and local-level government and economic reporting. We discuss how he got started and a recent experience they had with Twitter blocking dozens of its stories, in regards to a state-sanctioned committee looking into the bribery scandal for which energy producer ComEd has pleaded guilty to federal corruption charges.

Anton Mackey, a yoga teacher with a background in anatomy & physiology and a passion for seeking the truth. He bridges the gap between the physical and spiritual by infusing his knowledge of the human body with the sacred wisdom of the soul.  On the podcast we discuss how he got into yoga, one event that altered his life, adapting since Covid, how plant medicine has changed him, being more present and how his wife Amy’s influence has helped combine the Divine Union of masculine/feminine in us all. 

Therese Haiss, originally from northeast Ohio is now an assistant coach at University of Toledo Cross Country/Track and Field.  She comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Ohio,  transitioning from University of Arkansas to becoming a professional runner living in San Diego, how her mental health has improved since returning to Ohio, teaching her athletes to avoid some of her pitfalls, and why Cleveland is “The World’s Best Kept Secret.”  

Mark Agnew is a runner, ocean rower, and has been an editor for the South China Morning Post since 2017 capturing the extreme sports scene in Hong Kong. He comes on the podcast to discuss what life is like in HK during Covid, his recent article “How long can trail race organizers survive if there is no Hong Kong-wide Covid-19 vaccine until 2022 and sports are still restricted?” and his 2021 maritime navigation of the Northwest Passage by human power-the ultimate ocean row.  

Joel Pollak is the Senior Editor-At-Large for Breitbart. He comes on the podcast to discuss his latest ebook available on Amazon “Neither Free Nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election,” what can be done to assure this never happens again with our voting system, why the Georgia Senate run-off is so important, and what life is like in California right now.  

Majo Srnik is a back country skier, climber and ultra runner.  He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Slovakia,  moving to Canada with his girlfriend now wife, his first introduction into trail running,  how he balances his love for skiing and running, and dealing with the tragic loss of a fellow skier this summer.

Mark Glennon, the Executive Editor and founder of wirepoints.org is back on the podcast to discuss how big tech censorship flipped countless down-ballot elections, how they make no effort to hide methods of spreading propaganda while suppressing competing speech, whether honest or not, his take on a recent article “President Trump Invokes 2018 executive order, authorizing military response to cyber warfare,” and his partner Ted's article “25 times more Chicago youth have died from homicide than from COVID."

Colin Heffernan is an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio University.  He comes on the podcast to discuss wrestling for St. Edwards high school in Lakewood, Ohio, what it was like not only being coached by his father John Heffernan but having both of his uncles be state wrestling champions at St. Ed's, his favorite St. Ed’s team, the impact Mike Kulczycki and others had on him, wrestling at Central Michigan, and how the pandemic is altering the season this year at OU.  

Julia Stallings is a 5x collegiate National Champion and currently a professional shooter living and training in Tennessee. She comes on the podcast to discuss her love for the second amendment, what it’s like working at a gun store in today’s climate, how certain types of ammo is unavailable until mid-2021, how she went from water skiing to becoming a champion in trap shooting, and how you should never bring a knife to a gun fight.  

Nahshon Garrett is a professional wrestler currently living and training in Tennessee. He returns to the podcast to discuss how someone used his name to cast a mail-in ballot in Maricopa County, Arizona in the 2020 election where he has not lived in over a year, how almost a month later he has more questions than answers,  at what point do you start to question authority, and how the ability to “critically think” is more important than ever right now.