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 64: Vincent Hill
Vincent Hill is a veteran, former police officer, author, and now a news anchor serving Tulsa, OK. He was born in Germany to a military family, grew up moving around a lot, then joined the military h…
Mon 25 Jan 2021
Episode 63: Thomas Leachman
Thomas Leachman has an affinity for doing things a little differently, be it from his days barefoot kicking on his college football team, to being one of the few proud UMBC fans courtside on the day …
Thu 21 Jan 2021
Episode 62: God Grew Tired of Us
"As one of the 27,000 “Lost Boys of Sudan”, John Dau has experienced challenges that most people could never imagine. As a young man, he fled his home during the Second Sudanese Civil War, spending m…
Mon 18 Jan 2021
Episode 61: McB
Darren McBurnett AKA McB is a former Navy SEAL and author of Uncommon Grit, a photography book documenting the famous and notoriously difficult Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training. We had a gre…
Mon 11 Jan 2021
Episode 60: Zachariah Hani Jambo
Zachariah Hani Jambo is currently a student at the African Leadership University in Kigali, Rwanda. He was born in Khartoum, Sudan, although he is of South Sudanese origin - specifically, of the Moru…
Mon 04 Jan 2021
Episode 59: Belfast to Bama
Jamie Malaugh is a Northern Irishman from England who, in a serious culture change, ended up moving to Alabama as a teenager. He realized he was pretty good at math from a young age, and ended up get…
Mon 28 Dec 2020
Episode 58: The First 50 Lookback
This is a lookback on the first 50 episodes that we recorded and ideas for the future, along with some general conversation. Featuring Katy De Koning and Roger Lee.
Mon 21 Dec 2020
Episode 57: Cheron Smalls
This episode we have Cheron Smalls on the show to share her refreshingly positive perspectives on things. Having led a 20+ year career in HR, she talks about why good HR is crucial for people and com…
Mon 14 Dec 2020
Episode 56: Tim Malamphy
Tim Malamphy is a pinball lover and statistics enthusiast who enjoys the thrill of casinos, horse races, and odds games. Tim is also a volunteer mentor at Richmond's Swansboro elementary school. This…
Mon 07 Dec 2020
Episode 55:Kyle Stephenson
Kyle Stephenson is a real estate entrepreneur and former football player for the University of Pennsylvania. This episode we talk about Kyle’s origins as a first generation Jamaican American, life in…
Mon 30 Nov 2020
Episode 54: Mohammed Saeed
Mohammed Saeed served as an interpreter for the US Army for 7.5 years throughout the Iraq war. Born in Najaf, Iraq, Mohammed moved around the country during his upbringing, before eventually followin…
Mon 23 Nov 2020
Episode 53: Anna Auguste Wolf
When she was just a child, Anne Loeb and her family had to flee Nazi Germany, first to France, then to New York City in 1939 via the SS De Grasse. This conversation, Anne shared her experience of Ge…
Mon 16 Nov 2020
Episode 52: Steve Dunfee
Steve Dunfee is a Green Beret, a 33-year Army Veteran, and now a law enforcement officer of 20+ years. This conversation, we discuss his Ashland origins, his path to the Army, and his journey through…
Thu 12 Nov 2020
Episode 51: A Creative Life
Courtney Ferrell is a speaker, writer, poet, (and as of this podcast, a singer) with boundless energy, infectious positivity, and an inspiring willingness to not take life too seriously. This convers…
Mon 09 Nov 2020
Episode 50: Zen and the Art of Lawn Care
John Watts is an Australian-born veteran of both the Australian Army and Virginia Army National Guard, and he now works as a national security analyst and business consultant in Washington, DC. John …
Mon 02 Nov 2020
Episode 49: Shawn Peterson
Shawn Peterson is a native of Hanover, VA, now residing in Atlanta. This conversation, we talked about Shawn's hobby of composing and producing music, his career development and progress, reflections…
Thu 29 Oct 2020
Episode 48: A Different Point of View
Davis Burnett knew early on that he wanted to be a police officer. He decided to leave his native California and join the Marine Corps just after high school, and eventually ended up joining the Mont…
Mon 26 Oct 2020
Episode 47: Superfan
Roger Lee is Pod So 1's #1 super fan. He's the only listener we know of to have listened through every minute of our podcast, an undertaking which Paul and I would hesitate to wish on anyone. We brou…
Mon 19 Oct 2020
Episode 46: I ❤️ Ashland
Brenda Gilman, AKA Paul's mother, is a lifelong educator, first of Kindergarteners, then of college students (though what's the difference really). No stranger to hard work, she earned both her Maste…
Thu 15 Oct 2020
Episode 45: One Tough School
Mason New is a writer, teacher, business owner, and US Marine Corps veteran. As a kid, Mason was afforded an excellent education, attending a private boarding school and later studying at Washington …
Mon 12 Oct 2020
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