Fry Your Chickens!

What do fitness, relentless positivity, and dad jokes have in common? Joe Martin. In this episode, I sit down with my friend Joe — a coach who helps women over 40 get fit, inspires teens to reach their potential, and brings unstoppable energy to everyone he meets. We talk fitness, laughter, and why positivity might just be the ultimate workout. Get ready for some wisdom — and plenty of laughs. KEY...

What do Wordle streaks, Bruce Springsteen’s canceled concerts, David Cone’s perfect game, and the eternal debate of one horse-sized chicken vs. 100 chicken-sized horses have in common? Apparently…everything. In this laugh-packed episode of Fry Your Chickens , I sit down with Jennifer and Tom Bedell for a wild ride through Belgium beers, blizzards, broken bones, and brown-haired radio voices. Tom s...

What happens when a self-described introvert steps up, faces the fear, and starts building impact? In this episode of Fry Your Chickens , Phil Barth talks with longtime friend Michael J. Pope Jr. — Distinguished Toastmaster, Maxwell Leadership faculty member, and author of Doers Win the Day . They dive into the chickens Michael had to fry to get from terrified speaker… to trusted mentor for speake...

As a kid, Mike Davis vowed never to speak again after a humiliating moment in school. Today, he’s one of the most respected storytelling coaches around — and the voice behind Speaking CPR. In this episode, Mike joins Phil Barth to talk about the chickens he had to fry to get there: fear, shame, and the belief that his story didn’t matter. They dive into: His “ABS” storytelling method (And. But. So...

In the debut episode of Fry Your Chickens , Phil Barth sits down with Leslie Hughes — LinkedIn branding expert and founder of Punch Media — to talk about fear, uncertainty, and that moment when life throws you a health curveball. Leslie shares how she used ChatGPT as a tool for courage — helping her reframe anxiety, organize her thoughts, and silence the voice of imposter syndrome when it mattered...