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This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover getting ghosted from potential clients and why that is frustrating for business owners. They also come up with some solutions to hopefully put a stop to the ghosting taking place. In their top 3 segment they each list their top 3 favorite comedy movies of all time. Topics discussed: Getting Ghosted Top 3 Comedy Movies A Good Word Links menti...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover the launch of the new LIV Golf tour. The PGA is upset. Golfers are upset. Some golfers are rich. The PGA has been stagnant and now a new tour is showing you how golf can be better for viewers as well as players. The discussion turns to Top 3 albums. There is quite a bit of variation here. Troy closes out with a good word about being in God's...

How conspiracy theories are propogated. Matt talks about a specific event in Kansas where a large amount of cattle died due to the heat. The theory is someone killed the cows intentionally to cause a food shortage. Matt sorts it out for our listeners because he pays attention to what cattle ranchers are saying, not the conspiracy theorists. Troy hilariously highlights our big fat American cows vs....

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover a broad range of topics including why small businesses shut down on Mondays, even if it upsets Troy. We are interrupted by a phone call from friend of the show, Christopher Broughton. Chet brings a Mountain Dew Flaming Hot flavor. All of us get choked up. In honor of the upcoming holiday, we cover our top3 backyard games. Chet vents on the s...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell have Ben Jennings in studio. The topics cover food snobbery, hunting, youth sports, and the World Cup. The episode starts in the middle of an argument about food. After 15 minutes of that, they finally decide to talk about youth sports. The youth sports industry is a $19,000,000,000 industry. They talk about costs being a barrier to entry and that...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Matt's experience with prescription pain meds. Matt was on a crazy high amount of prescription pain meds while recovering from the many surgeries from his injuries while serving in the Marine Corps. Matt talks about how difficult it was for him to get off of his prescription pain meds. Chet brings up a podcast (The Art of Manliness) that tal...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover a recent bad experience Troy had with a home repair contractor. Why aren't they returning quotes? Why do they not care when they don't follow through? Troy needs some electrical work in his basement but is striking out at every turn. They start talking about recommendations and how honestly is the key to being a good contractor. The guys the...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell visit with Chet's friend and author, Jodie Stokes. Jodie recently wrote a book about his first 20 years of turkey hunting. You'll feel like you are in hunting camp as you are turning the pages of Jodie's stories pursuing the wild turkey in Louisiana. You will enjoy reading about Jodie's turkey hunting jouney from how his friends introduced him to...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover the decline in singing talent. Matt blames autotune, Chet thinks it is because new artists don't cut their teeth by playing live. They spend all of their time singing on camera. Chet then has a genius idea for Sirius XM Satellite radio. The Top 3 smoked meats turns into a discussion on how BBQ sauce should only be applied by the eater, not t...

Troy brings a conspiracy theory to the awareness of Matt and Chet. They don't buy in to the conspiracy. However, Troy shows extreme braveness in taking on the chicken giant, Chick-Fil-A, who has refused to remove MSG from their ingredients. Chet spends some time going through Chick-fil-a's corporate strategy and how they've grown to be one of the best fast food restaurants. We tehn discuss Hollywo...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover high school graduation. It is that time of year. The kids are happy and free and a few parents are freaking out. The guys then discuss their top 3 candy bars Topics discussed: What's On Your Mind: Graduation Time! Top 3 Candy bars. kit kat, snickers, almond snickers, reeses peanut butter cup, payday, zero, nestle crunch, whatchamacallit, car...

Cinco de Mayo! Troy and Matt get educated about the holiday's background. Hint, it is not Mexico's Independence day. Traffic discussions turn to road comparisons between states as well as griping about road construction. Mother's Day is around the corner. Troy, Matt, and Chet get sentimental talking about their Top 3 memories with their mom. Chet closes out the episode with a good word out of the...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover family camping trips. Troy is planning on taking his family on a camping trip in a motor home that his wife is remodeling. The guys then talk about the Top 3 items to bring on a camping trip which turns into a discussion on survival TV shows Topics discussed: What's On Your Mind: Camping or glamping Top 3: Items to bring on a camping trip: c...

This week, after a rough start, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Chet's new favorite channel - Miami Boat Ramps. This is the perfect people watching channel. Chet has had his fair share of goof-ups at the boat ramp. For some reason, he enjoys watching all the things that can go wrong with others, including sinking your truck! The guys then talk about our Top 3 non-alcoholic beverages....

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover new rules coming from the Biden Administration concerning serial numbers on firearm parts. Matt threads this topic using a choose your own adventure format. Chet claims false advertising. Matt wants to discuss the sensational terminology being used to frame an issue in a different light than reality. The most recent example is the "ghost gun...

This week, guest host Chris Broughton, Chet Sears, and Troy Trussell cover bathroom etiquette. Courtesy flush, investigatory flush, public bathrooms, what to do as a guest in someone's home, proper equipment, and much more are covered by the "experts". This is one of the more lighthearted conversations that we've had on the show. That being said, you'll be able to pick up some valuable information...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover the pending social credit system in the US. Or is it already here? Chet brings some observations to the table that catches Troy and Matt off-guard. Is the West really that similar to communist China and their social credit system. Listen to find out. The conversation turns to the Top 3 dream jobs. Check has a shocking top 3 job. Troy closes...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears, and Troy Trussell cover property taxes. Matt is tired of paying taxes every year on the same item. He's so tired of it, he actually forgot to pay his taxes on his trailer and the law came after him. The conversation turns philosophical on the benefits of taxes as well as government wastefulness. Matt brought some data to prove his point that the state of Kansas sh...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Troy's former hatred, and now love, of the opossum. He enlightens Chet and Matt on their top 10 benefits. the conversation changes to the Top 3 BBQ side dishes. Chet shares a tip that will make your beans so much better. Follow it and your beans will be requested at all your future BBQ's. knife, sheath, Frontier Forge, kansas, made in the US...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell welcome Hank Jones to the show. Hank and Chet have known each other for over 20 years. Hank owns an Agriculture Consulting Business (RHJ Ag Services) based in Winnsboro, LA. He is also a husband, father, guitar player, stage actor, severe weather enthusiast, and all-around great guy. Hank brings us up to speed on how science and technology are mer...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell talk about the possible reduction of the VA Caregivers program. This proposed change would remove financial support for combat wounded veteran families. Matt gives us the details. Chet brought receipts from a report detailing government waste in 2021 that makes cutting a wounded veteran program seem even more insane than it already is. The guys th...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Troy's recent connecting of the dots of the name "Bruno" being used in so many Disney movies. This dates all of the way back to the 1960's. Why is Disney doing this? Is there a subliminal message? Matt and Chet discuss a recent argument related to preparing for recording an episode. You get a little peak behind the curtain through this discu...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover the sensitive topic of how the government is squeezing its citizens by labeling factual speech as terrorism when it causes someone to lose faith in the government. This slippery slope is being slipped right now. It is happening. Chet brings to light the DHS memo that provides detail on MDM and how it is a threat to the government, so they pl...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Matt's reinvigorated love of cooking. With his newfound love of cooking shows, he's now experimenting with new spices and new recipes. He goes into so much detail, Troy and Chet think he may be starting his own cooking show. Troy is educated on ramekins. The guys then turn to the Top 3 segment where they share their ideas of things to do wit...

This week, Matt Amos, Chet Sears and Troy Trussell cover Troy's experience hand forging his own knife! Troy walks us through the process. Matt somehow turns the discussion into using chopsticks as a weapon. Our focus then turns to our Top 3 pizza chains which takes us around on a strange journey from Chet being a former independent government contractor to Troy filming funerals. sweep the swamp, p...