Stories from the Center of the Universe
A Podcast about the Human Experience
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 74 minutes
- Episodes
- 344
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Episode 344: John Schmitt
John Schmitt and Paul met through Jeremy Bolling (Episode 311) and John has a company called iXpressGenes. John told Paul that at iXG, they are trying to change the face of trauma care forever and tr…
Mon 15 Sep 2025
Episode 343: NFL Week 1 with Tom Greco
Paul, Zach and Tom Greco discuss week 1 in the NFL and make predictions for week 2. Tom is a Jets fan.
Thu 11 Sep 2025
Episode 342 - Michael Pereira
Michael Pereira joins Paul to discuss his life and the important subject of autism. Michael was born in Atlanta, but raised in Puerto Rico and he and Paul talked about the architecture, the food and …
Mon 08 Sep 2025
Episode 341: Austin Streitmatter
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Austin Streitmatter was born in Tampa Bay, Florida and now lives in Jacksonville. Paul and Austin started by tal…
Thu 04 Sep 2025
Episode 340: Roger Devine
Roger Devine lives in Portland, Oregon and has been there for about twenty years. Roger grew up in Texas and then moved to New York, NY when he was 21 years old. Roger moved there to get in the book …
Mon 25 Aug 2025
Episode 339: Dr. Michael Amendola
Joining Paul on the podcast is Doctor Michael Amendola, who is the Chief of Vascular Surgery at the Central Virginia VA Healthcare System in Richmond, Virginia. Michael is from the Richmond area and …
Mon 18 Aug 2025
Episode 338: Cuong Phu Nguyen
Paul met Cuong Phu (sounds like Kung Fu) Nguyen when he started going to a local Vietnamese restaurant. Paul was going there pretty regularly and he had a special order so Cuong Phu would remember Pa…
Mon 11 Aug 2025
Episode 337 - Joining the USMC: Buck Sessoms
Paul has a friend whose son is interested in the military. He asked Paul to answer questions that he and his wife had about their son possibly going down this road. Paul and Courtney Ferrell (episode…
Mon 04 Aug 2025
Episode 336: Stephanie Becker
Stephanie Becker is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of Better2getherrva and she joins Paul via a connection with Mark Johnson (episode 332). Paul delved first into why and how Stephanie started…
Mon 21 Jul 2025
Episode 335: Tracie Adams
Author and fellow Hanoverian Tracie Adams joins Paul to discuss western versus eastern Hanover, her life and her book. They first chatted about Tracie’s book, Our Lives in Pieces which is written as …
Mon 07 Jul 2025
Episode 334: Mercy Mall (Stacey Jones & Misi Rose)
Stacey Jones and Misi Rose are the Executive Director and Director of Operations, respectively of Mercy Mall of Virginia. Mercy Mall was founded by Stacey and her family in 2011 soon after they had m…
Mon 30 Jun 2025
Episode 333: Ranger Barry Todd and Sheriff Mark Lamb
Barry Todd returns to the podcast, but this time he brought a friend, Sheriff Mark Lamb. Paul started by having both Barry and Mark give a high level summary of their backgrounds. Barry and Mark are,…
Thu 26 Jun 2025
Episode 332: Mark Johnson
Mark Johnson grew up in Sutton, Massachusetts which was rural at the time and his family can trace their roots back to the folks that landed at Plymouth Rock. Mark and his family have been in Virgini…
Mon 23 Jun 2025
Episode 331: Christian Ray Flores
Christian Ray Flores has led a very unique life. Christian was born in Moscow, Russia and by the time he was nine, he had lived in four countries and spoke four languages. When he was fourteen, he wa…
Mon 16 Jun 2025
Episode 330: COL Bryan Kirk
Bryan Kirk is a very good friend of Brett McCreight (Episode 323) and he joins Paul on the podcast. Bryan and Paul first talked about his wife Kristin, their three kids and about being a grandfather.…
Mon 09 Jun 2025
Episode 329: Barry Todd
Barry Todd grew up in a military family and he spoke about his mom’s military service, her time working for the FBI and the fact that she spoke five languages. Barry grew up in many different places …
Mon 02 Jun 2025
Episode 328: Amber Lancaster
Amber Lancaster comes to the podcast through recent guest Brett McCreight. Amber grew up in an idyllic setting in Ohio and she and Paul had a quick chat about parenting and some of the differences be…
Thu 29 May 2025
Episode 327: John Streitmatter
John Streitmatter and Paul worked together a while back and they have reconnected to have a chat. They first discussed leadership, the journey of making changes to improve the workplace and the relat…
Mon 26 May 2025
Episode 326: Kerri Cobb Harrison
It’s couples week on Stories as Kerri Cobb Harrison joins the podcast. Her husband Tommy Harrison just talked to Paul the other day and Paul started by commenting that he has not met a couple so comp…
Thu 22 May 2025
Episode 324: Gary Marx
Gary Marx joins Paul through a connection with recent guest and friend Bret McCreight. Even though he has family ties to Germany from the 1800s, he told Paul he was no relation to Karl! Gary grew up …
Mon 19 May 2025
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