

Coffee and a Mike
Michael Farris
I want people to find my podcast objective so that they can critically think to make an informed decision.
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Feb 18, 2021 • 1h 3min
Colin Schultz #236
Colin Schultz is a professional runner, a graduate of Liberty University and working for Run Flagstaff in Flagstaff, Arizona. He returns to the podcast to discuss his recent race, bouncing back from his injuries, some of his present/future video projects, 2021 Olympics and the official social media announcement of his new girlfriend.

Feb 16, 2021 • 2h 11min
Mark Wentz #235
Mark Wentz, a public artist, earned his BFA in Glass from Kent State University in 2002 and his MFA in Sculpture from Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta in 2013. He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up a wrestler, witnessing the death of his father as a child, how getting hit by a car was a turning point in his career and his latest appearance on the HGTV series TY BREAKER feat. Ty Pennington and Alison Victoria.

Feb 12, 2021 • 1h 27min
Frank Favaro #234
Frank Favaro was a 2x wrestling state placer for Walsh Jesuit High School in Akron, Ohio. He comes on the podcast to discuss starting wrestling as a child in north Akron, what made head coach Bill Barger so special, being part of the #1 team in the nation, the classic St. Ed’s/Walsh rivalry, and how you are truly a product of your environment.

Feb 11, 2021 • 59min
Ted Dabrowski #233
Ted Dabrowski’s is the President of Wirepoints.org, an independent, nonprofit company delivering original research and commentary about Illinois’ economy and government. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent article on wirepoints.org “Politicizing the classroom: 9 things to know about Illinois’ pending ‘culturally responsive’ K-12 teaching mandate,” how these lockdowns have impacted these kids, and what the future of the education system may be.

Feb 9, 2021 • 30min
Chanel Rion #232
Chanel Rion is an American author, political illustrator, and White House Political Correspondent for One America News Network. She comes on the podcast to discuss what life has been like at the White House both during the Trump and now Biden administration, how they would not give her a seat in the briefing room, to vandalizing her desk/chair, how she sees this impeachment trial playing out, and how in my opinion she would be a great guest on The View.

Feb 5, 2021 • 1h 1min
Chef Brother Luck #231
Brother Luck is a James Beard nominated chef and the owner of Four by Luck and Lucky Dumpling Company in Colorado Springs, CO. He comes on the podcast to discuss being raised in California, attending culinary school in Phoenix, taking vacation time to learn from Chef Marcus Samuelson and others, living in Japan, how he has adapted during the pandemic, and what the future of fine dining might be.

Feb 4, 2021 • 56min
Andrea Widburg #230
Andrea Widburg is an attorney, blogger at bookwormroom.com and is the Deputy Editor for AmericanThinker.com. She comes on the podcast to discuss being raised Jewish in San Francisco, her family living in Europe thru the Holocaust, Hitler’s rise to power, how three events have led us to today's climate, and why American Thinker turned off the comments section on the website.

Feb 1, 2021 • 2h 4min
Colonel Don Finley (Ret) #229
Retired U.S. Air Force Colonel and regular contributor to AmericanThinker.com, Don Finley comes on the podcast to discuss how when he was in college, he felt politics were local until he entered the military, and what happened in D.C. impacted him every day. He discusses getting involved in electronic warfare, why he will not display his retirement certificate to this day, what he thinks of past and the current president. Most importantly, he tells why he still has hope for the United States.

Jan 28, 2021 • 1h 15min
Don Horning #228
Don Horning was the first state wrestling champion at Walsh Jesuit high school in Akron, Ohio, a two time All-American at Kent State University and assistant coach at Walsh from 1992-1997. He comes on the podcast to discuss some of the athletes he coached at his time at Walsh, what made Coach Bill Barger so unique, the classic St. Ed’s/Walsh rivalry, how wrestling came into his life, being a 2x high school state champion, and a 2x NCAA All-American.

Jan 27, 2021 • 1h 16min
Pat Ramsey #227
Pat Ramsey originally from Strongsville, Ohio has a BA in Economics at Harvard University, an MBA at Northwestern University and is the former CEO of Multimedia Games. He comes on the podcast to discuss wrestling both at Strongsville and Harvard, the balance of maintaining his education, making weight, and having a social life, working at Harrah’s Entertainment early in his career, and how he manages his professional life along with coaching wrestling today in Las Vegas.