Killing Time With Arch

Farheen Abbass is someone I also met in the podcast group I’m a part of and she’s the host of the podcast “Musings of a Modern Muslim w/Freeni,” which I really love listening to now. I’m very excited to talk to her, so join me for a wide-ranging conversation.

All right my guest on the podcast for this episode is James Richard Lane, a fellow podcaster and an FM radio host in Denver at KUVO Colorado 92.9FM/89.3HD3 local. His podcast focuses on music, and he’s also a musician. The name of his band and his podcast is the Shaky Experience. You can find them at theshakyexperience.bandcamp.com. Enjoy!

Today I’m excited to have an opportunity to interview Asmita Das. I met her through the podcasting group that I’m a part of and she has a pretty awesome podcast she does that has a lot of similarities to this one in some ways I think. Her podcast is called the Human Spices, which is all about exploring people and their creative influences. She’s also the Parent Relations Manager at Vivero Internat...

All right so Rich Hopkins is the Communication Manager for the City of Vandalia. More importantly, though he’s the trivia host every Tuesday night (pre-pandemic) at Oregon Express and he’s definitely my favorite trivia host, so I’m excited to have him on the show. Join me as we talk about his journalism career, trivia, and more!

Today is an exciting interview and a bit of a different change of pace for the podcast as we talk with Sheryl McCollum, the Director of the Cold Case Investigative Research Institute. She's a fascinating person to talk to who uses cold cases to teach her students. She's a crime scene investigator in Georgia who started this international non-profit that just solved it's first cold case! Join me as...

Join me for a special episode as I talk to my brother as he considers a major life event - purchasing a home. Not just that, he's interested in moving to the country and leaving big city life behind. Join me as we explore whether or not he can really give up city life for what I'm calling House Hunters Patrick Edition.

All right so my guest for this podcast is Andy Jones. Andy and I go way back to both growing up in Xenia, and he’s still a good golfing buddy of mine. He’s also a sales consultant for Verizon with a lot of sales experience, so I’m looking forward to catching up with him and seeing what’s going on, so join me for a fun conversation as we catch up.

Amanda grieve is the gallery director at the Dayton Society of Artists as well as being an independent artist. She lives in Dayton, OH and graduated with her bachelor of fine arts from wright state university. She also spent years working as a graphic designer after graduating with her associate’s from Sinclair. She also happens to be married to me, so join us for a fun conversation of what she's...

All right today is a special day because I’m recording this on Mother’s Day, so who better to talk to than my own mom, Tammie Grieve. My mom, like me, is from Xenia and she spent her entire working career at the Greene County Career Center as a teacher. Now in her retirement she’s enjoying photography and bird watching, so I’m looking forward to talking with her about her time in education, birdin...

Before the pandemic, Jennifer Gordon was working full time as a ballroom dance instructor, choreographer, and performer. Her first novel, Beautiful, Frightening and Silent, was released at the end of February. Now that there is no social dancing while social distancing, she is for the time being a full-time writer and artist. Join us for a fun conversation featuring discussion about her novel, Got...

My guest today is Stephanie Riggsby, who is another cousin of mine and sister to a former guest on the show, Jennifer Riggsby. She’s brought to my attention that there have been some mischaracterizations of facts, so I look forward to having her set the record straight on the show in this episode. She's also a 1st-grade teacher and a soccer coach (I think all that's true!)

My guest today works at Tesla motors and is a former student of mine. He’s an interesting guy who I’ve had the privilege to travel to Washington DC with when his group won a Junior Council on World Affairs contest back in high school, so I always enjoy catching up with him. Join us as we talk about Tesla, politics, and Mormonism (and the intersection between politics and Mormonism). Enjoy!

My guest on the podcast today is another former student of mine who is studying English at wright state university. He’s also been working in a grocery store during the pandemic, so it should be interesting to catch up with him and find out what’s going on. Join us as we talk about grocery stores, politics, books, and more!

This is a great episode where I get to talk to Jackie. It's a long one, but it's worth it! Jackie and I talk about everything from her new job helping to build the next Air Force One (!) to some surprising things we both share in common to storytelling (and more), so join me for a fantastic episode. Also, if you'd like to see Jackie tell her story at a LORE storytelling event, check it out at http...

Coming back for his second Killing Time "appearance," my buddy Zak is a trucking maintenance guy and jiu-jitsu buddy. Join me as we catch up on an episode that was recorded on 4/29/2020.

Today's guest on the podcast is Dr. Amy Hubbard, who is an associate professor at Wright State University in anthropology. She’s a dental anthropologist and bioarcheologist whose research area focuses on using teeth and genetic variation to interpret patterns of population movement, interaction, and exchange in prehistoric Kenya. She’s also a big kayaker and outdoors person, and we talk about ever...

Today's guest is another former student of mine who is super smart. His name is Vidur Prasad and he’s dual-majoring in Computer Science & Econ at the University of Michigan and will be working as an Associate in the Boston Consulting Group's Chicago office after graduation. We talk about consulting, his trip to Morocco, a little bit of politics, and much more. Enjoy!

All right my guest on the show today is Dr. Liam Anderson, who is a political science professor at Wright State University. He was on my thesis committee when I was in the international and comparative politics program there and he’s one of my favorite professors, and we talk about lots of different topics ranging from Kim Jong Un to Irish unification, so join me for a fun meandering interview wit...

My guest on the podcast for this episode is Ben Lippincott, who is the worship leader at the Journey Community Church and the owner of Provincial Charm, a woodworking company where he crafts some beautiful furniture. He also used to be the leader of a band I was in a long time ago, so I’m looking forward to catching up with him! Check out his furniture page on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/...

Josh Bickett is joining me! This guy is a good buddy of mine who actually happened to be the best man at my wedding. I hardly get to catch up with him anymore but found out he heard a podcast I had with Jay Crawford and he reached out, so I’m glad to catch up with him and see how life is going! Join us.

Jennifer Riggsby is my cousin. We would always see each other growing up but are probably closer now that we’re grown up a bit more. She’s a lot of fun to talk to and I’m looking forward to catching up with her in this episode!

Bethany Wilson is a former student and fellow traveler who has gone to Bosnia-Herzegovina with me in the past. She’s now an apprentice elevator mechanic who lives in Michigan but works all over the US. We talk about everything from the benefits of union membership to book recommendations. Join us for a fun converstaion!

For this interview I searched high and low to find a Tom Hanks to talk to after falling short in my effort of landing the famous actor. The person I found is named Thomas Hanks though and he's studying Political Science at The Ohio State University. As a political scientist myself, I really enjoy talking with him and discussing everything from the President's recent calls to "liberate" Democrat-ru...

Bridget is a friend of mine who is a storyteller. She’s the founding storyteller of LORE, a Dayton business that helps individuals and groups tell their stories. I’ve had the privilege of working with her a number of times and she’s an excellent coach. She’s done a lot of other things in her life as well, so I’m excited to talk with her and see how she’s navigating the pandemic. Join us as she tal...

Taylor Butler is a former student of mine who is now a manufacturing engineer at Spirit Aerosystems in Kansas. She’s someone I really enjoy talking to and is super smart, and talk about everything from communism to mortuary science. I hope you enjoy!