FPP – French Press Podcast

Pain: Leighton’s 5K Results & Nicholas Breaks His Shoulder — FPP528 30.09.2025 49:14 ↓

Leighton tells the story of how the 5K Donut Dash went at the 2025 Apple Festival in Nappanee, IN. On the night before the big race, Nicholas was riding dirt bike and had an accident that broke his shoulder.

Swimming with a Snapping Turtle — FPP520 08.07.2025 45:39 ↓

Over the weekend Reuben and Leighton camped in Akron with the family.

Disaster Stories with Dion Graber — FPP519 01.07.2025 46:59 ↓

New sponsor for the FPP, Dion Graber of Indiana Farm Bureau, joins the podcast to talk about some of the craziest stories from his time as an insurance agent. We know family or friends that have lost their home in a natural disaster. How likely is someone to lose their home in their lifetime? Listen […]

Church Group Passing Out Ice Cream Causes Kidnap Scare with Micah Miller — FPP515 06.05.2025 33:08 ↓

Cousin/brother-in-law Micah tells the story about how his church youth group caused local panic by passing out ice cream. Here’s the original news story.

Too Soon, Too Big: Isaac’s NICU Story with Jason Gingerich— FPP514 15.04.2025 49:49 ↓

Imaging being 7 weeks from your due date and suddenly learning your baby’s life is in immediate danger. Jason Gingerich shares the birth story of their second son on today’s episode.

Nicholas is Writing a Book — FPP513 08.04.2025 33:40 ↓

Jeff and Reuben share what they are most proud of doing in 2024. Nicholas didn’t have anything ????. Reuben had a major work breakthrough with getting clients started on content marketing. It was really successful. Jeff developed an internal PWI app using Flutter.

Pastors are Sheep Too & Parks Farm Applebutter — FPP512 25.03.2025 18:23 ↓

Leighton recalled a book he read in 2024 that did impact his life. It’s about pastors being sheep too and needing to guard against burnout. Joseph Parks shared some of his family’s applebutter for our episode edible. Unfortunately, you cannot buy it. It can only be gifted.

Reviewing Nicholas’s First Week at Touchdown Tech — FPP509 11.02.2025 38:17 ↓

What book did you read in 2024 that changed your day-to-day life? Jeff, Reuben, and Nicholas answer this question. We sample more of Uncle Joel’s edibles. Today we had Ostrich jerky and gator jerky.

Mutual Funds Are a Scam! (with Kyle Miller) — FPP508 04.02.2025 1:00:30 ↓

Kyle Miller convinces Reuben to stop investing in mutual funds. He lays out their return (or lack thereof) vs the stock market and how their annual fees end up costing hundreds of thousands of dollars. Kyle explains the difference between an index fund and an index fund and the S&P 500. It’s not that complicated. […]

Nicholas Joins Touchdown Tech & Reuben Goes Ocean Fishing in Waders — FPP507 21.01.2025 30:03 ↓

Nicholas is starting a new job working for Reuben at Touchdown Tech. Reuben went fishing in the ocean with waders. Someone asked Nicholas to rate his beard. If you want an honest rating from us and suggestions for improvement, send us an email or message on FB. Next week we plan to read the feedback […]

Knocked Out in Wisconsin — FPP506 14.01.2025 50:08 ↓

Nicholas’s second adventure in Wisconsin had to do with a skiing accident.

Mustache Decision & Nut Allergy — FPP505 07.01.2025 33:45 ↓

Reuben faces a facial hair decision: should he keep his mustache or go back to a full beard? Leighton, Jeff, and Nicholas weigh in on the decision and provide a before and after facial hair score. You can weigh in too with a comment on Facebook. If a peanut is not a nut is it […]