The Josh Crain Podcast

At just 13 years old, Noah has been training wrestling and jiu-jitsu for a number years.  He's a tough competitor and recognizes that benefits of both wrestling and jiu-jitsu in other areas of life.    

My son came home after week 1 of the police academy.  This is a dream he's had since he was a little kid and now he's going for it.  We talk about what the first week was like, what was hard, and what comes next. 

Shelby Jordan was a standout athlete with the world at her fingertips.  As a highly sought after softball player, she had an offer to attend the University of the South and then Vanderbilt to fulfill her dream of being a nurse.  But a minor surgery and the introduction of OxyContin would change her life.  Within seven years of graduating high school Shelby would be dead, leaving behind a grieving...

Kenneth talks about his vision for the Rutherford County Sheriff's Department as he campaigns to be the next Sheriff.  

Tim Nance grew up in New England, amid ice and snow, and was educated by a variety of untraditional means, from small town one-room schoolhouse to homeschool to private city school. Eventually, his family moved to Tennessee where his parents had roots. He studied literature, French, and education, receiving his Masters in Education before spending twenty years as an educator, again in a variety of...

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Gabriel moved to the U.S. in 2012 without having ever been outside of Rio de Janeiro!  He didn't speak English and had no experience with the culture in the United States.  But he followed his passion for jiu-jitsu and his goal of teaching.  He struggled through learning a new language, the ups and downs of establishing himself in a new country and i...

Originally from California.  Patrick moved to Tennessee in 2019 to start a new life.  He started in EMS in Feb 2015 and began his career at Falck in Northern California, ferrying dialysis patients and geriatrics to appointments.  He's been in EMS 10 years next month.  Over those ten years Patrick has worked as a critical care EMT in California, 911 EMT, and hospital technician for three years...

Bobby Johnson is a Super Bowl champion, having played in Super Bowl XXI for the New York Giants in 1987.  Born in Shelbyville, Tennessee, Bobby moved all across the United States while his father was in the military, before finally landing in East St. Louis.  After playing three years for the University of Kansas, Bobby was a free agent who made the New York Giants team in 1984 and was pursuing hi...