Jim Poling

My View from the Middle

Society EN ↓ 38 episodes

Have you ever been put in the middle of things? Clowns to the left of you, jokers to the right as the song goes? Well, I have. This podcast is a collection of stories that you might relate to in some cases, be entertained by in others, and be made to think about in some others. I tell of some major news events that I covered as a broadcast journalist for 40+ years like the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster or the fall of the Sunshine Skyway Bridge over Tampa Bay. I tell of some embarrassing moments like the time I spent a couple of hours at a bar with one of the greatest baseball players...

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Jim Poling

Episodes

37-Don't Let What You Do Define Who You Are 28.06.2026 11:05

How do you determine YOUR self worth?

36-Welcome to Florida-The Critter State 25.10.2025 13:44

Have you ever heard a rustling in your attic? Welcome to Florida! The Critter state.

35-Did you ever know that you're my Hero? 22.09.2025 12:16

Have you had someone that you can say made a monumental difference in your life?

34-On a Mission from Gaad 24.08.2025 16:25

My wife Melodee and I signed on to be extras in the TV series The Chosen . It was an experience of a lifetime!

33-If You're Alive in 2025 Live in 2025 07.06.2025 17:03

Have you ever encountered someone who refuses to accept technology?

32-The C Word 24.05.2025 10:53

You know the best way to get someone's attention? Tell them they have cancer.

31-Dad-isms 10.05.2025 12:27

You've heard of "Dad Jokes". How about "Dad-isms"?

30-Get Off My Lawn 26.04.2025 14:37

Is it true that once a guy retires he becomes that cantakerous old dude who lives down the block? Probably.

29-The Pumpkin Pie that Tried to Kill Me 12.04.2025 13:18

Ever have a confectionary try to do you in? I did.

28-The Story of Fred and Ethel 29.03.2025 15:52

Ever have a person stolen from you? I have.

27-Happy Anniversary Baby 15.03.2025 7:20

Marking our 1 year anniversary of this podcast! Happy Anniversary Baby! Now, maybe, it's YOUR turn?

26-Clowns to the Left of Me Jokers to the Right 01.03.2025 14:31

There are a lot of characters in this world and in the broadcasting business you encounter all sorts of them.

25-Radio Can be Just Plain Weird 15.02.2025 15:18

Spending 40 years in the radio business can teach a person a lot. If nothing else, it teaches you that radio is just plain weird!

24-Ya Gotta Do What Ya Gotta Do 01.02.2025 14:45

Sometimes life takes an unexpected turn and you wind up off the beaten path. To survive sometimes Ya Gotta Do What Ya Gotta Do.

23-The Big Fat Park 18.01.2025 9:26

How playing a mentally challenged couple can not only minister to others, but to yourself as well.

22-Pasketti 04.01.2025 7:04

How a dinner of "pasketti" and meatballs can turn into a 38+ year marriage.

21-Go at Throttle-Up 21.12.2024 16:18

It's a phrase that will echo in our minds forever. It signaled the end of a space mission and the lives of 7 astronauts: "Roger! Go at Throttle Up".

20-Bow the Knee 07.12.2024 7:46

If you could go back in time and change the outcome of just one event, what event would that be? And, have you ever wondered why God lets horrible things happen?

19-Games Companies Play 23.11.2024 13:08

One day a bunch of people get fired. The next day the remaining employees are expected to rally. Kinda gives you a twitch!

18-The President is Sick 09.11.2024 5:28

Envision yourself as a second grader in 1963 in a Catholic school. All of a sudden your on your knees on the hard tile floor of the classroom. Why? Well the president is sick, of course.

17-The Media is the Massage 26.10.2024 11:18

Did Marshall McLuhan have a vision for the future when he wrote his book "The Medium is the Massage"? It looks that way.

16-The Rest of the Story 12.10.2024 14:38

Pete Rose, Rush Limbaugh, Paul Harvey, Larry the Cable Guy, and Minnie Pearl. It's a name droppers paradise!

15-A View from the Ivory Tower (Pt2) 28.09.2024 9:56

Part 2 of this two parter where I'll tell you about a famous television evangelist who bought our company, and the GM who fired a secretary who bought him a "penis cake".

14-A View from the Ivory Tower (Pt1) 14.09.2024 17:41

Have you ever encountered an "Ivory Tower Manager"? I have. And I bet you have too!

13-Dates That Live In Infamy 31.08.2024 12:57

FDR told the world that December 7th, 1941 was a date that would live in infamy - and it does. But there are many others too.