Episodes
![Episode 265: Dustin Ingle](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Dustin_Ingle_cbdtkq_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Episode 265: Dustin Ingle
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Monday Mar 11, 2024
Dustin Ingle was born in Arkansas, but grew up in Texas. Dustin and Paul spoke about growing up in the Fort Worth area of Texas and playing all the sports growing up, but settling on soccer in high school. After a couple of jobs, Dustin decided to go into the U.S. Army. Paul and Dustin spoke about his early training and then his first three deployments to Iraq and Paul learned just how different those three deployments were for Dustin. They talked about his progression and attending a specialized school that led to an interesting first six months of his second deployment. They briefly touched on his family and the surprise he got when he came home between his first two deployments. Dustin will be back in the near future for part 2 where they will discuss his deployment to Afghanistan and further discuss his family.
![Episode 264: Debra and Steve Hall](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Debra_and_Steve_Hall_t3x2mw_300x300.jpeg)
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Episode 264: Debra and Steve Hall
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Thursday Mar 07, 2024
Debra & Steve Hall join Paul on the podcast because Bobby Malone (Episode 150) has the pleasure of being Debra’s brother! Steve and Debra talked to Paul about their first date, Debra not liking Steve, Steve being in love with Debra and how he finally won her over which has led to forty-six years of marriage. They talked about Steve’s time in the U.S. Army and how after getting out and a few jobs, he landed at Phillip Morris for thirty years. Debra was an educator in the Richmond School system and taught literacy and she told Paul how she still keeps in touch with some of her students. Paul also received a quick education from Steve on how to start a bourbon collection. They finished by talking about their home, their kids and grandkids and Paul learned about some uninvited guests that come visit Debra and Steve from time to time.
![Episode 263: Wayne Elliott](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Wayne_Elliott_rpwi39_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Episode 263: Wayne Elliott
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Monday Mar 04, 2024
Wayne Elliott joins the podcast via a connection with Bobby Malone (Episode 150). Wayne and Bobby knew each other from the time when they worked at Reynold’s Aluminum together. Wayne retired, moved to Kansas and they lost touch, but got reconnected about two years ago and have been talking ever since. He grew up in Essex County, VA and played a lot of baseball. He went on to play at both Ferrum and Randolph Macon. His love of baseball came from his Dad who he unfortunately lost when he was in eighth grade. They talked about his work, baseball, playing softball and golf and we learned about a unique backyard game he played growing up. They ended by talking about what keeps Wayne busy nowadays and vowed to meet each other if Wayne ever makes his way back to Virginia for a visit.
![Episode 262: Chris Gaskell](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Chris_Gaskell_jg5eez_300x300.jpeg)
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Episode 262: Chris Gaskell
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Thursday Feb 29, 2024
Chris Gaskell joins Paul on Stories via knowing Stu Brown (Episode #257). Chris is from the Hampton, VA area and grew up playing sports and working with his step-dad for a couple of summers in the shipyard. Chris learned a valuable life lesson from those summers and ended up attending Wake Forest University where he played offensive line on the football team. He got a masters in Education and put it to use at Varina HS, but we would learn he was just biding his time for his long term career choice. Paul and Chris discussed his job in the United States Secret Service and all that it entails. They covered where he started, how his career progressed and he told Paul several stories about his time working investigations, protecting presidents and traveling the world. They finished by talking about his wife, two daughters and another family member who is an inspiration to Chris.
![Episode 261: Tyler Owens Pt 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Tyler_Owens_2bqeik_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Episode 261: Tyler Owens Pt 2
Monday Feb 26, 2024
Monday Feb 26, 2024
In Part Two of a now Three Part Series, Paul talks to Tyler Owens. They began Part Two by discussing what changed his mind to enter the military and joining ARMY ROTC at VMI his senior year. Tyler told Paul about the start of his military journey, a move to San Diego and how some blamed that move for his failed Army Physical Fitness Test (the last requirement needed to be commissioned as an Officer in the US Army). As you'll learn in this episode, there was a very good and scary reason Tyler didn't pass the test. He told Paul about the challenges of finally obtaining his commission, Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Benning and his unique US Army Ranger School experience. Tyler finished this episode by telling Paul about his wife and their story, including first meeting her when he was only nine years old. Part Three is coming and they will wrap up the series by talking about more of his Army career, his overseas deployment and what he's up to now.
![Episode 260: Hamill Jones](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Hamill_Jones_j25sm9_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Episode 260: Hamill Jones
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Monday Feb 19, 2024
Hamill Jones is the Head Basketball Coach and Director of Admissions and Financial Aid at St. Christopher’s (StC) in Richmond, Virginia. The first thing that Hamill and Paul talked about were their recent games versus John Marshall High School. Hamill discussed his current team, how they are doing and what the rest of the season looks like for them. They touched on high school recruiting, NIL and how it is affecting the college athletic landscape. He talked about going to StC and then going to Washington and Lee, playing basketball at both schools. They spoke about some of the teachers and coaches they both had in middle school and high school. He then discussed a basketball history project with ties to StC that he is working on with Andy Smith (Episode 149) . They finished with Hamill talking about his family.
![Episode 259: Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Rabbi_Sherry_sn6isp_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Episode 259: Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Monday Feb 12, 2024
Rabbi Sherry Grinsteiner joins Paul via a connection through Ben Ipson (Episode 252). They first spoke about how Rabbi Sherry recently delivered the convocation at the Virginia House of Delegates. She told Paul about her parents being from Yemen and how she was born in Israel. She told Paul she had a wonderful childhood even though she lived through and amongst wars … “it was just life”. They talked about her service as an officer in the Israeli Army and the culture change when she moved to the United States. She told Paul how she met and married a tall handsome U.S. Marine and their children. She became a U.S. Citizen on 10-31-2000 and she told Paul how happy and proud she is to be an American. They discussed the events on October 7, 2023 and the sheer panic and terror she felt for the people, including her family, in Israel. They finished by talking about human nature and Rabbi Sherry gave a wonderful analogy about how we can and should all get along.
![Episode 258: Dr. Tony Crisp](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Dr_Tony_Crisp_8fnj92_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Episode 258: Dr. Tony Crisp
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Monday Feb 05, 2024
Dr. Tony Crisp is a pastor, an educator and a leading authority on Israel. Tony and his two brothers were raised in eastern Tennessee by their grandmother. They were poor and Tony told Paul how he knew that and how it filled him with anger. He spoke to Paul about his troubled childhood and then how he came to know Jesus when he was nineteen years old. Over the last forty-nine years, Tony has dedicated his life to God and is consistently busy being a pastor, developing curricula for various schools and organizations and traveling all over the USA as well as to Israel several times a year. Tony finished by talking about his childhood sweetheart and wife Karen, their three children and five grandkids.
![Episode 257: Stu Brown](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Stu_Brown_qugenr_300x300.jpeg)
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Episode 257: Stu Brown
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Thursday Feb 01, 2024
Stu Brown joins the podcast courtesy of knowing the former Occasional Co-Host, Kevin Flippen who also joined the podcast. Stu was born in Hurt, Virginia and ended up settling in Henrico County, Va., specifically the Varina area. They talked about his time in Hurt and playing football, basketball and baseball growing up. Football was his favorite, but he went on to play baseball in college @ Concord University. Stu is retired from coaching now, but was a long time coach in the area and talked about well known coaches he would talk to and some of his best players that he coached during his career at both Varina and Deep Run high schools. He entertained Paul and Kevin with several stories. To end, Paul asked Stu what he was doing now and Stu also told Paul and Kevin about his family.
![Episode 256: Jeff Tiegs part 2](https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/ep-logo/pbblog6800666/Jeff_Tiegs_Book_viy7kt_300x300.jpeg)
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Episode 256: Jeff Tiegs part 2
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Monday Jan 29, 2024
Jeff is back for round 2 to chat about Skull Games and his recently published book “Where Have All The Heroes Gone?”
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