Cowboys not Eggheads

Send us Fan Mail Matt Rexroad  and Sam Fischer discuss the book and miniseries " Generation Kill ".    "Generation Kill"   is an American seven-part television miniseries produced for HBO that aired from July 13 to August 24, 2008.  It is based on Evan Wright's 2004 book about his experience as an embedded reporter with the US Marine Corps' 1st Reconnaissance Battalio...

Send us Fan Mail The most interesting person Sam knows, Sheila Barden, returns to the podcast to discuss the lessons of travel.   Sheila is a self described gallivanting  gypsy who spends the majority of her time traveling the United States and the world.  She discusses her perspective of travel, and some of lessons she has learned along the way.   UNEDITED VIDEO LINK:   https://youtu.be/eW4c24AY6...

Send us Fan Mail Sam welcomes Steve Lutz to Cowboys not Eggheads.   Steve  is the head basketball coach at Texas A&M - Corpus Christi.  It didn't take Steve Lutz long to make a significant impact on the Texas A&M-Corpus Christi men's basketball program. In his first season, the Islanders earned an automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Tournament after more-than quadrupling the team&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Sam welcomes Joe King to the podcast.  They visit about their shared experiences as young professional political operatives at the Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania more than a quarter century ago.   They discuss their old boss, the legendary Anne Anstine, and the lifelong lessons they learned that benefited their careers.   Their discussion concludes discussing their spo...

Send us Fan Mail Roger and Janie Peterson are the founders and now retired owners of Behavin Kids, a private company that helps children and adolescents who are suffering from behavioral health and mental illness.  They talk about being group home parents to 12 children just months into their marriage and how they got into the mental health field. Janine and Roger describe how to deal with and tea...

Send us Fan Mail Nissa Cohen in a no-nonsense Level 3 CrossFit Coach and co-owner of CrossFit Kinesis.  Nissa and Sam discuss multiple topics including; where she falls on the cowboy/egghead spectrum, coaching, return to play classes, misconceptions of CrossFit, her career ambition as a youngster where she drops a bomb shell, her career path, what makes her a good coach, and how the pandemic broug...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode Bud Synhorst tells the remarkable story of his journey to lose over 103 lbs in the last 10 months.   Sam and Bud discuss their shared challenges of their battles of losing weight and what it takes to change behavior.  And more importantly the rewards of being successful. Don't miss this inspirational episode.  Do Hard Well!  Support the show Thanks for listeni...

Send us Fan Mail Sam's favorite egghead, David Boomer, describes a cowboy tactic he pulled when he worked in the United States Congress.  David Boomer is solely responsible for the Pledge of Allegiance being recited daily in the House of Representatives.  Join us for a fun story of a stunt that made history.  Here comes the Boom!  Support the show Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rat...

Send us Fan Mail In the Season 4 premiere; Sam and his guest, J.D. Crouse, visit about being raised in Cherry County, Nebraska.  They discuss their upbringing and the lessons and values that were learned along the way.  Shared experiences of rodeos, brandings, country schools, death of parents ( fathers) are discussed. J.D. explains why he is now an idea man vs a shovel man.  A discussion of worki...

Send us Fan Mail In the Season 3 finale Sam welcomes Shae McMaster to the podcast.  Shae is gym owner in Hastings, Nebraska and the host of "Get Uncomfortable", a podcast dedicated to conversations and interviews with people who overcame obstacles in life.  Shae teaches and coaches how to welcome adversity into your life and use it to your advantage.    Sam and Shae discuss Shae's m...

Send us Fan Mail Sam's nutrition coach Bri Siegert returns to the podcast to discuss all things protein, and why protein is such an important part of the daily diet.  If you would like to contact Bri for nutrition coaching you can email her at bri@crossfitkinesis.com or message her on Instagram @srianabiegert  Support the show Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contac...

Send us Fan Mail Past guest Acela Turco returns to update us on her current activities as Director of Strategic Initiatives with  Wounded Warriors Family Support.  Wounder Warriors Family Support's mission is to provide support to the families of those who have been wounded, injured or killed during combat operations. The families of these casualties suffer in many ways: some physically, some...

Send us Fan Mail Chad Madson AKA Chaxl is a wheelchair bound photographer who has use of one arm.  Chad shares his story and love of photography and how he overcame cerebral palsy to pursue his passion and make a living.  To learn more about Chad, please visit https://www.campixphoto.com/   Support the show Thanks for listening!  SUBSCRIBE, Review, Rate, and Share.  Contact us: cowboysnoteggheads@...

Send us Fan Mail Jeff Kanger is the President of First State Bank Nebraska.  He shares his story of his rise at the bank at a relatively young age.  He describes his philosophy and management style of employees and a billion dollars of assets.  Jeff also is the Founder of Brothers Keepers (https://www.brotherskeepermideast.com/) a 501(c)(3) non profit organization designed to be a continuing messa...

Send us Fan Mail Inaugural guest Jeremy Aspen makes his second appearance 18 months after the first episode.  They are joined by Fox 42 KPTM media personality and  former comedian Tom Becka.  Sam and his guests discuss the multiple issues that are portrayed in the 1998 film The Truman Show starring Jim Carrey and Ed Harris.  Does modern life reflect the Truman show?  Do we live in an alternative u...

Send us Fan Mail Sam has a conversation with Rabbi Brian Mayer from Portland, Oregon.  Rabbi Brian is the Founder of Religion Outside the Box.  (www.rotb.org)    Rabbi Brian reframes religion to be approachable. And, fun.  In this episode Sam and Rabbi Brian discuss fear, anxiety, truth, the afterlife, and Rabbi's view of Kosher and the Holy Land.   A fascinating discussion of the movie &quot...

Send us Fan Mail Ben Collins is Sam's favorite weight lifting buddy.  He is a high octane twenty year Air Force K-9 Veteran who has served all around the world.   Ben is a great story teller, and passionate warrior who has a good heart.  A military "brat" who moved annually until he settled in Huntsville, AL; he tells his story of getting into the military and his military career ta...

Send us Fan Mail Jillian Watts is Sam's 2nd cousin and an atypical millennial.  She is an entrepreneur, business owner, high school teacher and mother of four children under the age of 11.  Sam and Jillian discuss the pressures of growing up as a teenager in today's world and her own struggles with feeling stuck as a teenager.  During the course of the their conversation they discuss ove...

Send us Fan Mail Loyal listener since the inception of Cowboys Not Eggheads, Roger Johnson is the Founder and CEO of Badlands Tank Lines.   We explore the career path that Roger took using the power of networking in his younger years.   Roger discusses identifying successful people as mentors and the power of observation and learning from successful business leaders.   Working for various employer...

Send us Fan Mail Sam's friend and guest this week, Carla Vice, is what Sam describes as an ass kicker .   A single mother and Navy veteran of Iraqi Freedom, Carla describes her job as a leading Petty officer loading and unloading planes at Camp Anaconda.  This included the "routine" ritual of loading HRs (human remains) onto the military aircraft.   Sam and Carla also discuss post t...

Send us Fan Mail Do you know someone who graduated from the 8th grade at age 11?  Graduated from high school at 14?  Graduated from college at age 17?   Had a real estate license at age 18?  Then went to the Marine Corps and Law School....  Our guest on this episode did all of those things.  Is Cary Evans an egghead or a cowboy?   A great episode as we examine presumptions about how people are bui...

Send us Fan Mail Like previous guest Bob Jump, Gary Reed is unveiled to the world as one of Sam's secret weapons from his career. Gary Reed is a copywriter who has written ghost books for corporate executives, books for veterans, and is one of the best fundraising copywriters in America.  Sam and Gary discuss Gary's unique career beginning as a ice cream store owner to going to work for...

Send us Fan Mail Craig Garber is the host of the popular podcast and YouTube channel, Everyone Loves Guitar.  A lifelong music enthusiast, Craig didn’t start playing guitar until he was 52 years old. Starting from zero, and with absolutely no contacts or background in the music industry, Craig has grown Everyone Loves Guitar into the largest long-form celebrity musician’s interview platform, with...

Send us Fan Mail Dr. John McClellan, a spinal surgeon, is the guest on this informative episode.   Sam and Dr. McClellan briefly discuss their shared experience playing for Coach Kane, (see Killer Kane episode) and tell some additional stories.  Sam and Dr. McClellan discuss being active in your 50's and finding the balance between preventing injury while maintaining an exercise program.  Dr....

Send us Fan Mail Petey Johnson is a classic Jaysker.   Sam is an unapologetic classic old school Nebraska Cornhusker fan.  This episode is dedicated to the argument that Jayskers are confused fans who betray the University of Nebraska and certainly can't be trusted.  (At least that's what Sam believes.) Topics include Nebraska football, Nebraska basketball, Nebraska baseball, Creighton b...