Frame of Reference - Profiles in Leadership

Send us Fan Mail I'm a big fan of Star Trek and anyone that's a fan of that show knows that Matter / Anttimatter is at the heart of the Enterprise's warp engines.  The energy released by the combining of those two elements provides the energy to drive starships to the ends of the galaxy and beyond.  Here's the thing though.  That process involves the obliteration and annihilati...

Send us Fan Mail If you listened to part one of this 3 part series you'll know that Jack and I had a bit of a good time talking with each other.  Peas from the same pod (or podcast) as we used to say back when I was but a little pea-let.  So I'm going to wax a bit goofy and play with the names of our 3 part series.  So listen, if you dare, to part 2 of our sparkling repartee and witty wi...

Send us Fan Mail When I get to talk with someone like Jack Canfora, whom I've never met before, never known of before (sorry Jack), and come away from it feeling exhilerated, uplifted and anticipating this is (hopefully) just the first of many conversations, that is truly a special thing.  From my perspective Jack and I "hit it off".  Two theatre guys celebrating what the theatre do...

Send us Fan Mail In our inaugural episode of Frame of Reference - Coming together, Antowan and I talk about why . . . it's so hard to talk about race.  How do we learn about things like Black Lives Matter and why that's so important in today's world, if we can't even talk about what Racism looks like, feels like, even smells like in America.  Maybe part of why we as White folks...

Send us Fan Mail After almost a year of planning and discussion, my friend Antowan Hallmon Sr and I are almost ready to make Podcast history with the release of our new groundbreaking show: Frame of Reference - Coming Together. Join us each week as we have candid discussions about the issues, questions, biases, prejudices, and just down right ignorance that White People and Black People struggle w...

Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while you meet people that just make you sit back and say "wow".  You know the type?  Energetic to the point where you swear they could power a small country.  Passionate enough about life that you're sure they will make the world a better place, and everyone better get out of their way.  If there was such a thing as a human weather pattern they&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while you meet people that just make you sit back and say "wow".  You know the type?  Energetic to the point where you swear they could power a small country.  Passionate enough about life that you're sure they will make the world a better place, and everyone better get out of their way.  If there was such a thing as a human weather pattern they&apos...

Send us Fan Mail Every once in a while you meet people that just make you sit back and say "wow".  You know the type?  Energetic to the point where you swear they could power a small country.  Passionate enough about life that you're sure they will make the world a better place, and everyone better get out of their way.  If there was such a thing as a human weather pattern they&apos...

Send us Fan Mail To start off the New Year, I had a fascinating discussion with Mr. Sahaj Sharda.  Sahaj is an author that brings passion to his analysis of recent trends in higher education and encourages educators and institutions of higher learning to simply do better.  Given the support schools receive from taxpayers and the need for the best education possible for graduates that enter into ca...

Send us Fan Mail To start off the New Year, I had a fascinating discussion with Mr. Sahaj Sharda.  Sahaj is the author of an upcoming book entitled "The College Cartel".  He brings surprising data and a keenly felt passion to his analysis of recent trends in higher education.  The results are an indictment against elitism that challenges educators and institutions of higher learning to s...

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening.  Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about.  In these times of intense polarization we all need  to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

Send us Fan Mail Thanks for listening.  Please check out our website at www.forsauk.com to hear great conversations on topics that need to be talked about.  In these times of intense polarization we all need  to find time to expand our Frame of Reference.

Send us Fan Mail In part 2 of my conversation with Jeff Wright, Superintendent of the Sauk Prairie School system we talk about the struggles that our local school system and those across the entire nation face in coping with the aftermath of the COVID epidemic.  Growing up in today's world is so incredibly complex and the stress that it puts on our children is unbearable for many. The price i...

Send us Fan Mail This is part one of a 4-part series with Jeff Wright, School Superintendent for the Sauk Prairie School district.  In this part we talk about Jeff's background as well as delve into the topic of maintaining good mental health in schools and at home.  Long gone (hopefully) are the stigmatizing days of looking at mental health issues as defects, but instead as challenges that c...

Send us Fan Mail This the last of a 4 part series of an interview with Tom Eggert.  This is where we get to talk about an organization that is near and dear to his heart as it is one that he founded after having retired from his full time job as a Senior Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin - Madison.  Following the Haitian earthquake in January, 2010, Tom, with the help of his students at UW M...

Send us Fan Mail This is the 3rd installment of a conversation with Tom Eggert that I had in which we focused on the reality of Climate Change and how we need to respond to it with a unified effort as individuals, as communities, and as a nation.  We discuss it as a critical equation that must be solved but that requires businesses, and the general public to understand and embrace what's at s...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 3 of a 3-part interview with Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker, as well as Jacque and Dan Enge.  These guests bring robust backgrounds and life experiences to the various aspects of a unique Sauk County event: The Farm/Art D'Tour. This nationally renowned event gives visitors and residents an opportunity to tour Sauk County and the myriad of ways that (as Max Garland wro...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 2 of a 3-part interview with Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker, as well as Jacque and Dan Enge.  These guests bring robust backgrounds and life experiences to the various aspects of a unique Sauk County event: The Farm/Art D'Tour. This nationally renowned event gives visitors and residents an opportunity to tour Sauk County and the myriad of ways that (as Max Garland wro...

Send us Fan Mail This is part 1 of a 3-part interview with Jay Salinas; Brenda Baker, as well as Jacque and Dan Enge.  These guests bring robust backgrounds and life experiences to the various aspects of a unique Sauk County event: The Farm/Art D'Tour. This nationally renowned event gives visitors and residents an opportunity to tour Sauk County and the myriad of ways that (as Max Garland wro...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Eggert is one of those individuals who's zest for life and blazing optimism infects those around him (like me) with a deep sense of hope.  As George Bernard Shaw once wrote he "dreams dreams of things that never were, and asks why not?"  His career has been one filled with some pretty major twists and turns, but in looking back, it always seemed like each step w...

Send us Fan Mail Tom Eggert is one of those individuals who's zest for life and blazing optimism infects those around him (like me) with a deep sense of hope.  As George Bernard Shaw once wrote he "dreams dreams of things that never were, and asks why not?"  His career has been one filled with some pretty major twists and turns, but in looking back, it always seemed like each step w...

Send us Fan Mail Say hello to Kyle Crosby.  With all the issues going on with teens today like gender fluidity, suicide rates, and bullying, we all need someone that can help us navigate these increasingly complex times. Kyle's the guy I turn to when I'm trying to really understand the issues that Today's Teens face each and every day.  Kyle Crosby returns to talk turkey and help me...

Send us Fan Mail He's the guy I turn to when I'm trying to really understand the issues that Today's Teens face each and every day.  Kyle Crosby returns to talk turkey and help me (and you) understand the pressures and problems of being a Teenager in today's world.  He's a great resource for our community and the kind of person you want running programs for them.  Hope you...

Send us Fan Mail If you want to get a super charge of hope and faith in something bigger than yourself, sit down and talk with Antowan Hallmon for an hour or so (Even just 20 minutes if you're rushed for time).  He is sincerely one of the kindest and most gracious people I have ever met.  He is also genuinely interested in knowing peplfinding ways to care for them and meeting their needs when...

Send us Fan Mail If you want to get a super charge of hope and faith in something bigger than yourself, sit down and talk with Antowan Hallmon for an hour or so (Even just 20 minutes if you're rushed for time).  He is sincerely one of the kindest and most gracious people I have ever met.  He is also genuinely interested in knowing peplfinding ways to care for them and meeting their needs when...