The Sunny Side of Life with Troy Thompson

Send us Fan Mail This week Troy sits down in studio with friend and neighbor from just down the road, Todd Lewis. Todd dropped his graduation cap and gown from high school in the backseat of his parent's car following commencement in 1995 and hit the road in his pickup. That winding road took him from fly fishing guide, to SnoCat operator, to Hot Shot HeliTack Firefighter and eventually, full...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Sunnyside of Life, Troy talks about the new dog - Knox, the value of Charity, Shame, Guilt, and small communities.  We've also found the guy who should get the Republican nomination, in case anyone is paying attention - that North Dakota Governor, Doug Burgum. Crazy, right? Oh, and there's a special visit to the Joseph R. Biden Presidential Library of th...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Sunnyside of Life, Troy returns from Washington DC and covers the highlight of the week long family trip to our nation's capital including stops at Gettysburg and Mount Vernon.  He actually read the Wallstreet Journal and learned a few things about the status of Chief Diversity Officers.  He has a solution to draining the swamp and some input on the loving na...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Scott Bertelsen stops by the studio. It's not the first time he's been here though. Turns out, he's been working for a couple months on creating his own podcast with Sunnyside Farm Studios and the reveal is just around the corner!  Listen in to what 40 (well, really 39) years of teaching, directing, and inspiring young people - including Troy - is all abo...

Send us Fan Mail Holy cow! What a week it was! We cut, raked and baled our own oat hay here at Sunnyside - find out how that went: the good, bad, sentimental, and indifferent. New this week: Wicked Limericks....hmm. Thank God for great weather and helpful family and friends! Speaking of friends, it was Troy's 30th high school class reunion and Sunnyside played host for one of two parts of tim...

Send us Fan Mail This week Cory Schmitt drops by the studio. Cory is a doctoral of musical arts candidate at the University of Iowa and the most recent former band instructor at Forest City High School and Waldorf University. Cory shares his journey in music education, teaching our kids the importance of "breathing together" to create something excellent. He has "calloused ears&quot...

Send us Fan Mail Here's a stand alone version of the segment featuring Nate Forsberg discussing the Hope4Kids Deep Water Well project and Walk 4 Water event in August. You can join our team: The Sunnyside of Life Team to walk or donate funds in any amount to help build a deep water well in Uganda. Visit here to donate:  https://support.h4ki.org/team/514227 Support the show

Send us Fan Mail This week, Uncle Wes Koskela stops by Sunnyside on his way to the races in North Dakota. Meet the Ringmaster of the Spectacle this week on The Sunnyside of Life! Wes began as a small-time announcer for truck and tractor pulls in North Dakota but through moxy and creativity he found a way to make an entire career out of announcing, promoting, and boosting truck and tractor pulls, m...

Send us Fan Mail Happy Birthday, America!  This week, Ben Anderson visits the Sunnyside of Life. Ben's the head pastor of Christ Church Nashville, an old friend, talented musician, family man and man of God. Listen to his story and share in the laughter of days gone by in the old quartet, the Nashville music scene, the happenings in today's church, from song to Psalm - this is the messag...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy catches us up on the progress at Sunnyside, his little brother visits Vietnam, and we discover the origin story of Sunnyside and what was supposed to by Sunnyside Social Club #1. He also discusses the Oceangate Titan V sad outcome, RFK Jr., Hunter Biden, Trump and a little suggestion about India. Also, a film review and recommendation for The Lost King. Support the...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy sits down in-studio with guests Karl Wooldridge, Jason Slater, and Brandon Weber - three local sports officials with a combined total of over 50 years  of experience making the calls. Our kids don't play the games without someone to make the calls and be the "calming influence when the bat guano is raining down from the sky."  These are the professio...

Send us Fan Mail This week on the Sunnyside of Life, the studio gets hi-jacked by four boys intent on telling stories about their father: Troy. Who knew they had  it in them? Learn all about the host from the perspective of the boys who know him best. Tough love or just a 3-day rule on injuries? Poop too long? Favorite bed time stories from Shel Silverstein, what it sounds like when your dad annou...

Send us Fan Mail This week we welcome dear college friend and maestro, Joel McNulty, to Sunnyside. Troy and Joel go way back to college. He's full of surprises, encouragement, and humor and he did the interview from the ER! What? Find out why this Kansas City saloon singer stays at the top of Troy's charts and why he'll be at the top of your heart once you hear his words and work......

Send us Fan Mail This special Memorial Day episode was produced using the stories of local veterans from WWII, Korea, and Vietnam who have since passed.  Memorial Day is for active remembrance of those who gave all for this nation.  Hear Troy navigate the produced stories of voices from our past on this week's episode. Men such as: Don Aamodt, Marvin Juhl, Larry Kearney, and Bob VerHoef as we...

Send us Fan Mail It's Commencement! If you asked yourself what were your plans when you graduated from high school, college, etc. what would your answer have been? This week, on the Sunnyside of Life, we consider our plans...and what God has in store for each of us. Support the show

Send us Fan Mail A 70 percent increase in military spending in the last 10 years. Sure, we have ding-dongs who've caused a recession and an inflationary debacle but we also are doing it wrong. The money we provide the government will never be enough so you can be sure their solution will be to print more money. Why not? They own the printers.  Here's a couple original ideas rooted in his...

Send us Fan Mail This week we celebrate Mothers! Troy is joined in conversation by Heidi and dear friend, Kari Wooldridge, mothers each in different circumstances and we discuss the ups and downs of being a mom, how our families work together and what our mother's have taught us. Plus, some of the best Mother's Day gifts and a whole lot of funny stories to which everyone can relate. We h...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside we just can't resist taking advantage of a change in recording plans to comment on our illustrious legislation about to pass into law SF496. The Koch-ists ban some books with explicit pictures and descriptions that join books banned previously by the Woke-ists who are hurt by words from Roald Dahl and Mark Twain. In the process, the Senate inadvertently...

Send us Fan Mail This week at Sunnyside, our 10th episode, we think about Earth Day - provide a bit of background, talk about prom, the errors Troy has made so far, and what to think about RFK, Jr.  It's where we catch up on our month so far - and look forward to a bright future. Check out the Sunnyside of Life! https://pabstblueribbon.com/ Support the show

Send us Fan Mail On this episode of the Sunnyside of Life, meet our friend Mark "Spook" Helgeson. He's a man with a special set of skills...that includes making your lawn look like a showcase golf course. Find out what kind of weed Donald Trump, AOC, Whoopi, and more are according to the Superintendent. Also, you may learn a few things about on-going conspiracies, fishing, and makin...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Troy visits with Mark Meckler, President of Convention of States Action -it's simple - there's NO WAY the federal government will relinquish any of its power, live within a budget, or limit themselves to reasonable terms. The Founders anticipated this, and thus, Article V of the US Constitution details how amendments may be made whether by Congress, OR by the...

Send us Fan Mail This week on The Sunnyside of Life, Troy is joined by the head pastors of three area churches in a discussion about Holy Week and the Resurrection. Join Troy and Pastors Les Green, Rod Hopp, and Eric Weaver as they cover the meaning of this week, the Resurrection, some of the mysteries surrounding the amazing events and their meaning, most important of which is: HE IS RISEN! We ho...

Send us Fan Mail This week, join Troy and Dr. Kevin Mason, Professor of History, Waldorf University as the two discuss how to make history important to the masses and how to get involved in our communities and make a difference. Kevin has created a successful following with his Notes on Iowa website which has continued to teach and inspire people across the country. Learn what it takes to bring hi...

Send us Fan Mail This week, the fifth episode brings about a new feature - the BYE WEEK. Every 5th Episode will take a break from the interviews of our most interesting guests and their pursuits and instead discuss the happenings at Sunnyside. Recently, the Thompson Family took a Cruise to the Caribbean. Troy has some opinions about that - Airports, the TSA, the US Virgin Islands, cruise ship pass...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Iowa House Representative and Majority Whip, Henry Stone stops by the studio and visits about everything from football to education bills, culture, crazy ideas, and maybe spending time reducing legislation. Listen in and get to know him, where the Republican Party seems to be going and what that might mean for all of us on the Sunnyside of Life! Support the show