The Point of It All

When I sent out a call for a guest to talk about living through periods of homelessness, I received many offers to come on my podcast. Gregorio's story offered much more than living homeless, as you'll learn by listening to this episode.   Gregorio, an author of 3 books written to help others deal with depression and other mental issues was one of my more memorable guests.  Beginning wit...

I follow politics pretty closely, and while I had a pretty good idea of what "Gerrymandering" is I still learned a few things from my guest, high school government teacher Patrick Creedy.  Patrick has been teaching for 20+ years, and he was really able to go into great detail regarding Gerrymandering. on this podcast.  If you've heard the term on TV, but didn't really grasp the...

I've had many guests on my show, but Tahilla stands out as she's the first person that I've spoke to from Israel.  As a former member of the Israeli national judo team, she has an interesting story to tell.  In this conversation we talked about her time in the Israeli army, and finally we talk about her career as a homeopath.  If you'd like to seek Tahilla out for her services...

If you spend enough time on Twitter and Facebook you'll never have a shortage of folks screaming about the need for a civil war, and how it's just time for this country to split along ideological factions.  I can't help but laugh because while these folks may think they're ready to go to war, they have no idea what they'd face if a civil war was to break out.  In this epis...

The fact that we're still debating the concept of global warming is in and of itself a failure of mankind.  We've been told not to trust science, and that we should question everything we've learned about global warming up to this point.  However, after all the data has been parsed, and it consistently points to these weather phenomena's as global warming related when do we sta...

Whenever I hear the term "life coach" I'm often left thinking about Tony Robbins, and his hilarious cameo in the movie Shallow Hal.  Obviously there's more to being a life coach than what we see from Tony Robbins, so in this episode I get to speak with Daniel Gray, who is just beginning his career as a life coach. We talk about what a life coach means to him, why he got into th...

I've been a general manager for well over 20 years, and just when I was beginning to think I had this profession pretty well in hand, COVID-19 struck.  Just like that everything I thought I knew was not longer applicable.  My "old school" style of management was not longer going to work with this new post COVID workplace.  Employees that I've know for years were not longer will...

Well, after a much need break away from the podcast I am back and hopefully better than ever! I've spent this time away to work on my YouTube channel, which you can check out here https://youtube.com/@thepointofitall7975.  In this half episode I discuss a few current events that have occurred while I've been away, as well as some topics for upcoming shows I'm working on.  It's...

I won't pretend to have all of the answers when it comes to putting an end to mass shootings, but I refuse to throw up my hands in exasperation claiming there's nothing anyone can do! This podcast is a result of my complete and utter disgust with the portion of our population that has decided they'd rather sacrifice babies in school for they're unfettered access to weapons of w...

As Americans we tend to take our access to healthcare for granted. If we get hurt we call 9-1-1. If we become ill we rush to the emergency room, or make an appointment with our doctor, but there are millions of people around the world without this on demand access to medical care.  Instead, they rely on organizations like Operation International who's mission is to provide medical care to the...

I've been able to meet some pretty cool people as a host of this podcast, but perhaps none as cool the guest on this show.  I've heard about housesitting as a way to help out a friend or relative, but as a way of life? No way! Well, it turns out it's actually a pretty big thing, and after speaking with Brittnay Sharman I can see why.  If you're the adventurous type and you&apos...

Since I began my weight loss journey over two years ago, I still get questions about how I did it, and how I've managed to keep it off.  I share my strategy for lasting weight loss, along with some traps you want to avoid.   If you haven't heard of Samara Joy you don't know what you're missing! She's only 23 years old, and has seemingly mastered the sound of jazz standards...

This podcast has always had a focus on helping others, and in this first episode of season 4 I hope to build on that premise.  Ivy Chandler, MSW, LISW-S, experienced an unbelievably difficult childhood, but she made it through and shares it all in this book Wait! I Wasn't Ready: Hope & Healing Recovery from Childhood Trauma .  This book epitomizes the saying "What doesn't kill y...

Hello, and welcome to Episode 8 of season 3!  Change is inevitable, and how we choose to deal with that eventuality comes out in different ways for each of us.  Archie Bunker's defense mechanism was racism and chauvinism, but he also lacked empathy. In this episode I wonder how Archie would have been different if he'd just embraced that change and empathized with those who instead drew h...

I just checked the last date of my last episode, and it was June 12, 2022! That's close to two and a half months ago, which makes this my longest break between  episodes!  It wasn't my intention to take this much time off, but it was much needed. As you all know life waits for no one. You have to take it any what it comes to you, so I've been busy taking care of life. In this episod...

Happy 4th of July to everyone! I hope you spent it safe and out of trouble! In this 6th episode of season 3 I talk about the state of the union, and my outlook is not good to say the least.  Every Democracy is only a few election cycles away from failing, and I fear that our own is on the verge of exactly that. What will it take to turn things around?  Also, for the first time in my 20+ years of b...

Happy summer to you and your families! I hope yours is getting off to as good a start as mine! As you hit the road and enjoy the great weather, let's not forget those suffering in Uvalde, Texas after yet another mass shooting. I discuss our way forward, and the early news of an agreement reached between senators.  I also talk about the impending abortion rights ruling by the Supreme Court.  I...

Valerie's freshmen effort Girls Like Me focuses on careers in the STEM field that have traditionally been underrepresented by minority women, but as you'll learn in the podcast minority representation in these fields is actually decreasing, which makes this book a very timely piece of literature.  Kids our visual, and Valerie's book shows black women in these uniforms, which will ce...

What happens when you're "un-friended" or blocked on Facebook?  Turns out not a whole heck of a lot. I hope you'll find my tale as interesting as I did!   I also talk some March Madness (Let's Go Duke) and how the sport changed from when I was a child.  Men's shoulder bags are not just fashionable, but they're also practical.   I'm on a quest to remove the s...

In this podcast I talk about adding new equipment to improve my production levels. Going forward I'll be implementing real time sound effects, which I hope will add some character to the podcast.  I've also added a new mic, and a an audio mixer, so I'll be interested in hearing your feedback on the improvements I've made.  Speaking of improvements I've also created a new e...

In this inaugural episode of season 3, I talk about the celebrities we've last over the last 6 months, as well as my own horrific ending to the 2021!  COVID is for real, and I had to contract it to find this out. Insert eye roll emoji here.  I survived, but there are still lingering side effects that I'm still living with 60 days later!  Do yourself a favor and get vaccinated.  Finally,...

When I hear the term "personal trainer" I automatically think of movie stars, professional athletes, and other celebrities.  It was always a service that seemed beyond my reach, but as it turns out that doesn't have to be our reality.  In this episode of The Point of It All I had a conversation with a real-life personal trainer, Jordan Horning out of Cincinnati, Ohio and she was abl...

After a 30 day gap between episodes I sure did have a lot to say!  I haven't talked politics on the podcast in over a year, so I thought it was time to go over the current state of our union.  It's pretty grim, folks!  At some point we're going to have to learn how to speak to each other, rather than yell and scream.  There is common ground if we'd only look for it. It's C...

I'm going to share with you guys my own personal story regarding food, body image, weight loss, and my eventual triumph over all 3.  I'm willing to bet that my story is very similar to others, and my hope is that after hearing mine you'll find the confidence to do the same.  My story began in the 7th or 8th grade, walking down the halls of Crenshaw Junior High heading to my next cla...

 This is our third tech spot segment, and we're talking about Microsoft's newest Surface devices.  I've long been a fan of Microsoft's Surface line of products, and after watching yesterday's big reveals I don't see my enthusiasm waning any time soon. While there were several products announced I have my eyes on two devices in particular. The Microsoft Surface Duo 2,...