

An Army of Normal Folks
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Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday.
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Mar 14, 2025 • 15min
If... We Can Be Positive
For "Shop Talk", Coach Bill reflects on a listener's question with some inspiration from Rudyard Kipling's powerful poem "If". Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 11, 2025 • 38min
Charmaine Solomon: HIPsters — Hugely Important People (Pt 1)
Charmaine is the founder of My Possibilities, which serves who they call HIPsters (hugely important people), otherwise known as adults with disabilities, with a real college experience that they wouldn’t otherwise get. They started with 10 students and now have 675 students!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 11, 2025 • 42min
Charmaine Solomon: HIPsters — Hugely Important People (Pt 2)
Charmaine is the founder of My Possibilities, which serves who they call HIPsters (hugely important people), otherwise known as adults with disabilities, with a real college experience that they wouldn’t otherwise get. They started with 10 students and now have 675 students!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 7, 2025 • 13min
When A Whole City Blinked Their Lights
For Shop Talk, Real Heroes author Larry Reed tells us the epic story of Warsaw's underground radio station during the Soviet occupation of Poland. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 4, 2025 • 40min
Suzy Hollenbach: 70 Million Homeless Dogs And Cats (Pt 1)
Suzy is the founder of All 4's Rescue League, which has distributed 1,680 doghouses to outside dogs without them in Memphis, have gotten 1,500 dogs spayed and neutered, and 2,460 dogs unchained. And she dives into the local and national crisis of homeless animals that endangers all of us.Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 4, 2025 • 41min
Suzy Hollenbach: 70 Million Homeless Dogs And Cats (Pt 2)
Suzy is the founder of All 4's Rescue League, which has distributed 1,680 doghouses to outside dogs without them in Memphis, have gotten 1,500 dogs spayed and neutered, and 2,460 dogs unchained. And she dives into the local and national crisis of homeless animals that endangers all of us.Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 3, 2025 • 15min
Father Jerzy: The Martyred Chaplain
Father Jerzy Popieluszko was the chaplain for Poland's resistance movement called Solidarity. And the Soviet communists couldn't bear his powerful voice for faith and freedom. Larry Reed celebrates this courageous martyr for An Army of Normal Dead Folks.Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 28, 2025 • 16min
The Triad of Fulfillment
For Shop Talk, we bring you former U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy's powerful letter upon his post, "My Parting Prescription for America".Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 43min
Khali Sweeney: The Boxing Gym Where No One Boxes (Pt 1)
Khali started Downtown Boxing Gym to use boxing as the hook to teach vulnerable Detroit kids about life. Ironically, none of the kids are now using their boxing ring, but their STEAM Lab and other awesome stuff have helped 1,500 kids graduate high school and 98% go on to post-secondary education! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 25, 2025 • 1h 4min
Khali Sweeney: The Boxing Gym Where No One Boxes (Pt 2)
Khali started Downtown Boxing Gym to use boxing as the hook to teach vulnerable Detroit kids about life. Ironically, none of the kids are now using their boxing ring, but their STEAM Lab and other awesome stuff have helped 1,500 kids graduate high school and 98% go on to post-secondary education! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.