Rueff Around The Edges

Send us Fan Mail Episode 24: The Mystery of the Burrows Cave with Harry Hubbard In this episode of Rueff Around The Edges, Josh Rueff sits down with researcher Harry Hubbard for an in-depth discussion about one of the most controversial archaeological mysteries in American history, The Burrows Cave. Harry shares his firsthand experiences investigating the cave system in southern Illinois, his rela...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Rueff Around the Edges , Josh Rueff sits down with Trent Karnes, a Lieutenant with the Illinois Department of Corrections and operator on the department’s Tactical Response Team (TRT). Trent shares what it takes to earn a spot on the team, the intense training involved, and the realities of working in high-pressure situations inside corrections. The conversation...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode 22 of Rueff Around The Edges, Vietnam veteran Lanny Tucker shares his journey from growing up on a small Illinois farm to being drafted into the Army in 1969. Lanny reflects on his time serving as a mechanic in Vietnam, offering firsthand insight into daily life, close calls, and the camaraderie among soldiers.  Lanny also opens up about returning home, building a...

Send us Fan Mail  In this episode of RUEFF AROUND THE EDGES, Josh sits down with Eli and Joe McDowell, two of the McDowell triplets and newly minted United States Marines. After graduating high school in May 2025, Eli and Joe left shortly after for Marine Corps boot camp in July. Now, having completed both boot camp and Marine Combat Training, they join the show to share their experiences, challen...

Send us Fan Mail Sergeant First Class Chris Durbin has spent his life in high-risk environments. A current member of the Illinois National Guard and former soldier with the 25th Infantry Division, Chris served as both an 11 Bravo and 11 Charlie infantryman in the United States Army. He deployed multiple times to the Middle East and Africa with the U.S. Army and later with private security contract...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 19 has been updated with a newly edited version due to technical issues in the original release. If you notice an echo around the 29-minute mark, please delete the episode from your device and refresh your feed to download the corrected version. This should only affect a small number of listeners who downloaded the episode immediately after it was first published. Thank yo...

Send us Fan Mail Please enjoy Episode 18 with our guest Tom Drake.  Tom is no stranger to the Rueff Around The Edges Podcast as he returns for more discussion.  In this episode, we journey deep into the realm of conspiracy, science, and mystery. The conversation kicks off with theories about artificial intelligence and its hidden potential, before unraveling Bob Lazar’s controversial claims about...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 17 of the Rueff Around The Edges Podcast- On this episode, we are talking with our guest Mike Spilman.  Mike is a proud veteran of the U.S. Army who served as a 13 FOXTROT Forward Observer (Fire Support Specialist).  His service took him all over, including a year in Korea.  Mike and Josh reminisce and share some stories from the their time served in the United States Mili...

Send us Fan Mail Today's guest is Gabe Cesaretti.  Gabe retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections after over 30 years of wrangling inmates at both the state and county levels.  Gabe is also a successful high school coach, a longtime volunteer firefighter, and oddly enough, public enemy number one...to birds everywhere.  What did he do to ruffle so many feathers?  Tune in to Episode...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome our guest Harold Hubner on Episode 15 of the Rueff Around The Edges Podcast.  Harold grew up on a dairy farm North of Dollville, Illinois.  He was born in 1944 at home without any electricity.  After working for 31 years and retiring from the Firestone Factory in Decatur, Illinois he decided to go to college.  Harold graduated with an Associate Degree in Blueprint Engin...

Send us Fan Mail Denny Stiner is a world-class bowhunter that has spent a lifetime in pursuit of big game.  Denny has hunted both North and South America, New Zealand, and 6 different Nations on the African Continent.  Starting with a recurve bow and moving into the modern compound bow, Denny has been part of the archery evolution from it's beginning.  Denny has been featured in many hunting...

Send us Fan Mail Our guest on the Rueff Around The Edges Podcast Episode 13 is Phil Britton.  Phil is a former professional baseball player.  Phil was a junior college All-American and led the nation in RBI's.  Phil was drafted by the Atlanta Braves and played in both the Braves and Baltimore Orioles Organizations.  Phil currently runs Britton's Bullpen in Olney Illinois and is the head...

Send us Fan Mail In this short episode # 12, the Rueff Around The Edges team discusses why the show has been on hiatus.  Josh Rueff and Carter Bland converse on the origins of the show and why the show has been out of compliance lately, so to speak.  We are soon to be back with new episodes with some people with interesting stories to tell and we hope you continue to tune in.  Thank you for your s...

Send us Fan Mail Please enjoy Episode 11 with guest Michael Cerutti as we discuss Michael's life from a college baseball player to a retired Illinois Department of Corrections as an Officer and Sergeant from 1990 to his retirement date 28 years later.  This includes securing maximum to minimum security prisons during some interesting periods of time.  We also dive into his passion for hunting...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 10 Ron Slifer and Gary Easley 9/24/24 We are joined by our guests Ron Slifer and Gary Easley on Episode 10.  Together Ron and Gary run Slifer’s Bloodhound Service helping hunters recover deer utilizing their highly trained dogs and many years of experience in the wild.  Ron and Gary are lifelong hunters and outdoorsmen and on this episode they tell their story of one of th...

Send us Fan Mail Wayne Prose is the guest on Episode 9 of Rueff Around The Edges.  Wayne is a Veteran of the United States Army and a retired Lieutenant from the Illinois Department of Corrections with over 27 years of service.  Wayne is also a multiple time World Champion power lifter and still holds numerous world and state records.  On this episode, Wayne discusses some of his life experiences...

Send us Fan Mail Lt. Colonel Greg Borah is a veteran of 3 deployments to the Middle East including a combat tour as a platoon leader in Iraq.  Greg is retired from the Army Reserves after 27 years of service.  Greg is also retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections with 25 years of service.  Greg joined the Army Reserves as an enlisted man and was given a direct commission to Lt.  Greg&ap...

Send us Fan Mail Dustin Rhodes is a renowned blacksmith and custom knife maker.  Dustin has been a guest on the History Channel's "Forged in Fire" TV show as well as a finalist on the Discovery Channel's "Master of Arms" TV show.  Dustin's custom knife work has been in numerous popular publications and he currently owns and operates Axe on Main/Forge a Memory loc...

Send us Fan Mail Ty Nottingham is a Veteran of the United States Army.  Ty retired in 2016 as a Chief Warrant Officer 2.  Ty started his career as an infantryman in the 82nd Airborne Division before transferring to the Illinois National Guard and eventually becoming a Blackhawk pilot.  Ty is a twenty year Veteran of the City of Decatur Police Department and is an EMT and volunteer Firefighter.

Send us Fan Mail Tom Drake is a veteran of the United States Marine Corps where he served as a machine gunner. He served in several theaters of Operation to include the Persian Gulf, the Philippines and Somalia. He retired from the Illinois Department of Corrections as a Sergeant where he served as a member of the Menard Correctional Center’s Tactical Unit as well as a hostage negotiator.

Send us Fan Mail  Episode 2 Part 1 Zach Sarver 10/26/23 Zach Sarver is a veteran of the United States Army.  He retired as a 1st Sergeant and served as both an infantryman and calvary scout.  He served in Iraq and Afghanistan where he received two bronze stars and a Meritorious Service Medal.  He is a graduate of the US Army’s Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger, Pathfinder and Mountain Warfare schools....

Send us Fan Mail Episode 3 Part 2 Zach Sarver 10/26/23  Zach Sarver is a veteran of the United States Army.  He retired as a 1st Sergeant and served as both an infantryman and calvary scout.  He served in Iraq and Afghanistan where he received two bronze stars.  He is a graduate of the US Army’s Airborne, Air Assault, Ranger Pathfinder and Mountain Warfare schools.  Zach is also the statewide Comm...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 4 Ross Jenkins 11/22/2023 Ross Jenkins is a veteran of the United States Air Force.  He is a graduate of the US Air Force S.E.R.E (Survival Evasion Resistance and Escape) school as well as water survival and the Enlisted Air Crew Undergraduate Course.  He served numerous deployments to the Middle-East as well as South America.  He was awarded 12 Air Medals and was deployed...

Send us Fan Mail Episode 1 Harold Rueff 10/3/2023 Harold Rueff is a Vietnam Veteran who served in the United States Army from 1968 to 1970.  He was an infantryman who served as a tunnel rat for the 2nd battalion 14th Infantry of the 25th Infantry Division.  He later served in a reconnaissance unit known as C.R.I.P. (Combined Reconnaissance Intelligence Platoon).  Harold was awarded the C.I.B. (Com...