The Professional Noticer

This week, Andy hosts the two-time state champion girls softball coach, Shane Alexander, and three of the team's star players—Ava, Daigle, and Teagan Tune in to hear about this amazing team of young women, how they pulled off winning a second state championship (when their high school has only been open for 2 years), where they're headed now, and more! Follow the Orange Beach Makos on Facebook: ht...

This week, Andy hosts a new friend: Bryan Chandler – owner of Silverhill Mill in Silverhill, Alabama.   Tune in to hear Andy and Bryan discuss the interesting world of wood, how Bryan and h is wife Ree started Silverhill Mill, and what they're now doing to expand two years later. Listen as they discuss different types of wood, building wood products like charcuterie and cutting boards, the process...

This week, Andy hosts Kelly Lang – singer, songwriter, author, speaker, and artist.    Tune in to hear Andy and Kelly discuss how she became an oil painter (she's amazing!), how she got started in the music business, and which of the songs she's written are her favorites! Listen as they discuss her battle with cancer – detailed in her new book I'm Not Going Anywhere – and hear another surprising r...

This week, Andy hosts Country Music Legend T.G. Sheppard.  Tune in to hear T.G. share the story of a career that has already produced twenty-one #1 hits, the unique way he met Elvis, and the tremendous impact it had on the trajectory of his life. Listen as he and Andy discuss the importance of choosing your thinking and the funniest, most embarrassing moment of his career!  Connect with T.G. Onlin...

This week, Andy hosts Joe Camp – film writer, producer, director, author, passionate speaker, and the man behind the canine superstar Benji.  Tune in to hear Joe talk about how the Benji series came to be, the challenges he faced as a filmmaker, and what compelled him to – after being known as Benji's dad for so many years – write The Soul of a Horse .  Listen as Andy and Joe discuss his new book...

This week, Andy hosts Michael Perry – New York Times bestselling author, humorist, singer/songwriter, intermittent pig farmer – and one of Andy's favorite authors.   Tune in to hear Michael talk about his upcoming release, Hunker: Essays on Human Connection , and several other books he's working on. Listen as Andy and Michael discuss all things writing – what works, what doesn't, what bruises the...

This week, Andy hosts Sean Dietrich, bestselling author and the blogger widely known as Sean of the South. In this "bucket-list" interview for Andy, tune in to hear Sean share the reality of his early beginnings. Learn why he considers himself to have been least likely to succeed, who encouraged him at a critical time, and how he became a voice for young people with nowhere to turn.  Listen as he...

This week, Andy hosts Eric Brooker, host of the Counsel Culture podcast,  for a second time–this time in studio!  Tune in to hear Eric share why he started the Counsel Culture Podcast , and how his passions influence his work. Listen as he and Andy discuss leadership, failure, dealing with uncertainty, and the importance of listening and connecting with others – even those with whom we disagree. ...

This week, Andy hosts Dr. Barb Rembiesa – Founder and CEO of IAITAM, the International Association of IT Asset Managers, and – as it turns out – also an extreme couponer!  Tune in to hear Dr. Barb explain how she obtains home essentials for free and uses only two hours a week to do so!  (one hour to prepare; one hour to shop)  Listen and learn as she and Andy discuss multiple examples of how she a...

This week, Andy hosts 21-time New York Times bestselling author Jerry Jenkins.  Tune in to hear Jerry talk about all things writing, including his latest work – Come and See , his second written volume for The Chosen series. Learn what gives him a never ending passion for writing, what his process is, and hear the interesting details behind his relationship with Stephen King.  Connect with Jerry o...

This week, Andy hosts Joe Savage – Founder and Director of Roads of Hope , the largest orphan rescue organization in Europe and the United States. Tune in to hear Joe describe the unique position in which Roads of Hope currently finds itself.  Listen as Andy and Joe discuss specific instances from just LAST WEEK of rescuing orphans from the Russian mafia involved in sex trafficking.  With zero gov...

This week, Andy hosts Doru Stefanescu — Metallurgical Engineer, Professor, and Researcher. Tune in to hear Doru share the story about his escape from Communist Romania's brutal Ceausescu regime in 1980.  In addition, as a man who grew up in a Warsaw Pact country, listen to his informed analysis on the war between Russia and Ukraine…and what he believes can unite Americans. If you have questions or...

This week, Andy hosts Phil Robertson – star of A&E's Duck Dynasty, founder of Duck Commander, and New York Times bestselling author. Tune in to hear Phil describe the aftermath of being canceled from his own hit television program, what gives him the ability to forgive those who continue in their attempts to cancel him, and the unifying message he shares with the world–one that sustains him when a...

This week, Andy hosts Lauren Bradford – Miss Alabama 2021, and 1st Runner Up, Miss America 2022. Tune in to hear Andy and Lauren talk about what really happened behind the scenes – and on stage – during her talent competition at the Miss America pageant. Hear her graceful explanation of the outcome, why (contrary to popular opinion!) it's a good thing, and why her Social Impact Initiative is impor...

This week, Andy hosts Ted Nugent – Rock and Roll Legend, Hunter, and defender of the Constitution. Tune in to hear Ted share about his family, his upbringing, and how important parental and self discipline are to the character of a nation. Listen as Andy and Ted discuss our woke, feelings-focused culture, why Ted's made many of the choices he's made, and how they've impacted the trajectory of his...

This week, Andy hosts retired U.S. Air Force Lt. General Mike Wooley – former Commander of Air Force Special Operations – and his wife Kathy.  Tune in to hear General Wooley share about his life of decorated military service.  Learn what Kathy's life as a commanding officer's wife entailed, and listen to them both share one of the interesting adventures it afforded them–and one of the most touchin...

This week, Andy hosts golf course architect Jack Nicklaus II – President of Nicklaus Design and Vice Chairman of Nicklaus Company .  Tune in to hear Jack share what prompted him to transition from playing golf to designing golf courses, what it was like to caddy for his dad, PGA Champion Jack Nicklaus, and what prompted him to write a book honoring his parents.  Visit this link to order Best Seat...

This week, Andy hosts Rose Schindler – a Holocaust survivor with a story that must be heard. Tune in as 92-year-old Rose Schindler shares her incredible first person account of how she and her family were imprisoned at the Auschwitz and Birchenau concentration camps during World War II. Learn what happened to the family of eleven and how Rose and two of her sisters managed to survive. In addition,...

This week, Andy hosts Rowdy Gaines –  three-time Olympic gold medalist, five-time world champion, member of the Olympic Hall of Fame, and NBC swimming analyst since 1992. Tune in to hear Rowdy talk about his childhood, his experiences as a competitive swimmer, what swimmers eat to replace the thousands of calories they burn, what it was like to be an athlete during the U.S. boycott of the 1980 Oly...

This week, Andy hosts Ben Raines — award winning environmental journalist, filmmaker, author...and Charter Captain.   Tune in to hear Ben share the incredible story of how he solved America's last great archeological maritime mystery by locating the Clotilda – the last ship to deliver slaves to the United States – in the middle of a murky Alabama swamp.   Learn what (and who) inspired him to do it...

This week, Andy hosts Financial Expert Dave Ramsey – New York Times Bestselling Author, host of The Ramsey Show, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions.   Tune in to hear Dave discuss the seven baby steps to becoming a millionaire and how, despite popular belief to the contrary, it really is possible for the "little guy" to build wealth in today's world.   Pre-order Dave's powerful new book, Baby Steps Milli...

This week, Andy is going solo! Tune in for the most shocking New Year's message you'll hear this year! None of the same old stuff for The Professional Noticer…     Andy has been weighing the evidence, thinking through it all, and now he's ready to share what he's learned. With his inimitable style of mixing stories and analogy, Andy delivers facts in this episode that can change next year's result...

This week, you'll hear a replay of the podcast Andy hosted with Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene, writers of the innumerably recorded (literally…we can't even find how many times it's been covered) Christmas classic, "Mary, Did You Know?" Tune in to hear Mark discuss writing the lyrics, how he thought it was just a poem, the questions he has for Mary that didn't make the song, and how Buddy added the m...

This week, Andy's reading his traditional classic: Socks for Christmas . Tune in to hear this touching, funny, heartwarming (and true) story about a pair of socks that would change Christmas and him forever. Complete with pictures from the book, you'll feel like Andy is reading this story to you by the fireside! If you have questions or comments for THE PROFESSIONAL NOTICER, please contact us at:...

This week, Andy hosts Leslie Anne Tarabella—Award Winning Columnist and Author   Tune in to hear Leslie Anne and Andy reflect on their oddly similar lives while growing up in Alabama.    Leslie Anne also discusses what it's like working on weekly deadlines for her column in the newspaper—including coming up with ideas, writing, editing, and occasionally using her husband's wrong doings at home for...