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We’re talkin’ funny today - in honor of Mr. DAVE CHAPPELLE taking the stage last night in Omaha - with the wonderful Brooke Barsell - comedian , teaching artist with Nebraska writers collective, foodie , master of improv… We’re also goin’ old school CNN (that’s Chappelle’s News Network) style on this one today:* Cocaine is a hell of a drug * Half Baked* WRAP IT UP! This is a public episode. If you...

Really proud to bring you Part II of my incredible exclusive interview with Joe Sexton . Nowhere else will you get an update on James Scurlock’s daughter and her mother and what they’re up to now or what Jake Gardner’s business partner thinks of the encounters that Scurlock and Gardner had before that tragic night that tore the city apart during the HOT summer of 2020… So… how was your weekend? Mi...

YOUR MENUSTARTER: A phenomenal conversation with Rocky The Restaurateur includes which plate is - in his words - a “phenomenal conversation starter”SECOND COURSE: Saffron Urban Indian Kitchen MAIN COURSE: OMAHA RESTAURANT WEEKDESSERT: Saffron Urban Indian Kitchen Restaurant Week Prix Fixe Menu DRINKS: A chilled 40 oz. bottle of vintage Colt 45 Malt Liquor (“It works every time!”)(Sommeliers recomm...

Perhaps you’ve heard about, or maybe even voted in the “ Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska ” competition (get your Round 3 vote in by Sept. 17th here )…But did you know The American Outlaws - the largest group of fanatical U.S. National Men’s & Women’s Soccer team supporters, with over 200 chapters nationwide and a massive social media influence - was made in Lincoln? We talk about that and a lot...

DISCLAIMER: Despite the warning above, don’t just wait to listen to this one until you’re able/about to check out The RiverFront - listen to it once right now, then listen to it a second (or third!) time immediately before (or during!) your journey inside…Because the thing is - any/every OMAPOD (but especially this particular episode) is like a virtual trip to the park. It stimulates the imaginati...

NEWS: BRIEF Pigs and Power : Part Two .Nebraska Examiner: Legislature hires outside lawyer to advise about work of inspectors general . Highpoint Apartments : Was the (formerly condemned) complex formerly known as Legacy Crossing . Erin Grace : Closes the book on The Reader. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit ww...

Flatwater Free Press Editor Matthew Hansen and I chew the fat about their incredible new series on Governor Pillen and his rise - Pigs and Power : Part One .And in other filthy rich Nebraska political figures news, The New York Times features former Senator and current President (of the University of Florida) Ben Sasse (remember him?)- and casually mentions “his five-year contract is worth as much...

You made it to the end of the longest short week in history! Congrats! Let’s celebrate by having a little fun today. We kickoff today’s pod with this:What’s Deion Sanders really like when the cameras are off? Go click play above and hear all about my former co-worker with some juicy behind-the-scenes gossip… You’ve heard all about the X’s & O’s and the hype videos and the highlights - but have...

What do you get out of our sister city relationships? Go click play above and find out how to acquire your complimentary fruit basket, gift bag, robe and frequent flyer miles! Okay, that’s a joke… please don’t bother the good folks about that at the Omaha Sister Cities Association (try saying that six times fast - actually, don’t - people will think you’re on edibles). But - do give it a listen to...

If today’s discussion on the new sober living house Reformation at the CrossRoads resonated with you, and you - or someone in your world - might be interested in applying for that crucial House Manager position that’s talked about - you can find more information and the application for the position here . RaCR Facebook . LinkedIn .If you’re wondering why yesterday’s chemical-ish smell in the air c...

As I mentioned previously, I was lucky to get to present OMAPOD at 1 Million Cups (LinkedIn here ) last week. Organizer Justin Krug comes on today to tell us all about why you should make a point to head down to Millwork Commons on a Wednesday morning, besides the FREE coffee… Stay to the end for a story so good I’ll be disappointed if I can’t get a Friday Night Lights re-boot going from the power...

There’s so much incredible stuff coming next week to OMAPOD that The Government has decreed you can just go ahead and take Monday off to prepare for it! Don’t worry - you’ll get five days worth of entertainment and enlightenment in just four. And since you’ve got that extra day, Flatwater Free Press has launched “ Pigs and Power ” - a series focused on Nebraska’s governor… Here’s Part One .Epic we...

Good morning - and welcome to 67 new subscribers! So happy to have you on board…Thanks to all of you who were at my 1 Million Cups presentation yesterday morning at Millwork Commons - we’ll be talking about that on tomorrow’s pod. I was overwhelmed by the positive response and everyone who came out. I continue to be blown away by the response to this - we’ve got some incredible things lined up in...

ATTN: Journalists, reporters and historians Hi, welcome! Glad to have you here! Make yourself at home… Now go on ahead and click ‘play’ above and listen to the first minute of this amazing podcast to hear specifically what controversial Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz was demanding for his vote during the marathon 15-ballot Kevin McCarthy bid for Speaker of the House elections…No, no - you haven’t heard a...

After hanging her cleats up for good, one of Omaha’s greatest soccer players decided to use the game she loved to do good both for kids in our community and around the world. She’s Monica Bosiljevac, Executive Director of Football for the World - an Omaha-based Foundation that shoots to be ‘the Goodwill of football (soccer) equipment.’They call it football. As in soccer, though. Yes, we get into t...

A must-listen pod today that I’m really proud to bring you… Joe Sexton takes us inside his new book The Lost Sons of Omaha - and updates us on the response of the families of Jake Gardner and James Scurlock to reading about the other side of their tragic story in print. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.oma...

Smart people kept telling me I had to get Peter Marlette , GM of Union Omaha on and, wow… We have an episode with his incredible backstory that we’ll release soon - he has an amazing journey going from All-American college soccer star to international soccer player to world-class branding expert to now living his dream of running a soccer club and falling in love with Omaha - but today he tells us...

Grab a tall glass of lemonade and (try to) chill with some Northwest Omaha LEGENDS today on the pod - we’ve got Clarissa Love & her daughter, NYC-based poet Shawn Love-Bradley talking about their cultural presentation/art show and book I Have A Voice. The book is available for purchase here . This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bo...

Ted Carter may be leaving - but we’re heading back down to The University of Nebraska-Lincoln today for a discussion with the Dean of the CoJMC, Dr. Shari Veil , where we chat about crisis communications and what drew her to become a leading expert in that field; the shifting Omaha and statewide media landscape; creating and developing an eSports program at the college; and how Ahman Green went fr...

GOOOOOOOD MORNIN’ OMAHA! And to the many, many new subscribers who jumped on board yesterday - you’ve got great taste - congrats! And welcome! In less than 24-hours of being live so far, yesterday’s pod racked up hundreds and hundreds and hundreds of listens… So, look - I get it - you were out at P!NK late last night and had three too many in an attempt to forget about the ST!NK lingering all over...

Good morning! Welcome to a new day in Omaha. And a new era. We’re changing, evolving and growing - and, sweating mostly. I’ve been blown away by the incredible support I’ve received and the interest people have shown in this venture - so thank you so much! I walked around The RiverFront after the ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Friday and experienced a brand new perspective on the familiar - and that...