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 44: Mama Lantz
This special episode we have Amelia Lantz (AKA Daniel's mother) on to tell us about her Galveston, TX origins, meeting Daniel's dad, and her adventures in being an expat wife. Moving is hard; moving …
Thu 08 Oct 2020
Episode 43: Stout
Chris Stout is a reputed engineer, architect, and leader in the Central VA tech scene. He joined us for an episode to talk about his origins, his time at Virginia Tech, starting his own company (wit…
Mon 05 Oct 2020
Episode 42: Aaron & Sarah
This week we've got a slightly different episode for you, featuring two guests we've already had on (Sarah Wall from [episode 17](https://podso1.io/episode/17) and Aaron Albrecht from [episode 27)](h…
Mon 28 Sep 2020
Episode 41: The Rat-Daddy Accountant
This week, Gray Lane is on to tell us about his experience at Virginia Military Institute - he got in touch with us after hearing Al Lester's episode (https://podso1.io/episode/32). We also talk abou…
Mon 21 Sep 2020
Episode 40: Andrew Ting
Andrew Ting is a Malaysian Chinese Canadian American jack-of-all-trades but still master of a few. Over the course of his life, he's had the titles of art textbook writer, website designer, street mu…
Mon 14 Sep 2020
Episode 39: I Love Rowing
This week we’ve got Njeri Kershaw to tell us about her years of gymnastics as a kid, and her unexpected pivot into college rowing. We also hear about the importance of education as a theme in her fam…
Mon 07 Sep 2020
Episode 38: RVA Works
Dale Fickett is the president and co-founder of RVA Works, a Richmond-based nonprofit that equips aspiring entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools they need to start businesses. Dale was traveling…
Mon 31 Aug 2020
Episode 37: CSM Carl Holcomb
Over his 33-year Army National Guard career, Command Sergeant Major Carl Holcomb rose to become the State Command Sergeant Major, the highest ranking enlisted soldier in the Virginia National Guard, …
Mon 24 Aug 2020
Episode 36: We're Going to Mardi Gras
This week we have Anne Kiefer, who joined us to speak poetically on her beloved city of New Orleans, and how the its festive spirits have been sadly dampened by the pandemic. Anne also went through C…
Thu 20 Aug 2020
Episode 35: Pain With Purpose
Rachel Adcock is a survivor of Hodgkin's Lymphoma and the author of the book "Pain with Purpose." Her experience with cancer, as well as a few other twists and turns, led her to write the book as an …
Mon 17 Aug 2020
Episode 34: Hammer and Hockey
Mark Hammerstrom (AKA Hammer) spent the first 18 years of his life in Metro Chicago with Summer trips to Florida to spend time with his grandparents. His grandparents happened to be friends with the …
Mon 10 Aug 2020
Episode 33: My Sailor Dad
Ross H Mackenzie is a helicopter pilot, published author and a retired Navy man. He also happens to be Paul's brother-in-law. During his 20 year US Navy career, he interdicted drug shipments in the C…
Mon 03 Aug 2020
Episode 32: 44 Holes
Al Lester and Kevin Flippen met through a mutual friend, but they deeply connected through their love of all things golf, which they discovered on a very rainy day a few years ago. While we plan to h…
Mon 27 Jul 2020
Episode 31: Fades for Faith
Kody Miller has lived the kind of challenging life most can't imagine. Kody was born to parents that struggled with heroin addictions, and became a mother and wife at the age of 16. She divorced at a…
Mon 20 Jul 2020
Episode 30: The C Stands for Calvin, Christian and Champion
Calvin Duncan has lived an awesome and blessed life. From humble beginnings in Linden, NJ to basketball stardom at Oak Hill Academy and Virginia Commonwealth University to becoming a youth minister a…
Thu 16 Jul 2020
Episode 28: Surfing in Morocco
This week we have my (Daniel's) dear sister Ariel Lantz on the show. A lover of travel & adventure, Ariel spent two years in Casablanca, Morocco as a Fulbright Scholar, then returned to the United St…
Thu 09 Jul 2020
Episode 27: Old Time Religion
Aaron Albrecht is an activist, thinker, and accomplished Old Time Missouri Fiddler. This episode, Aaron gives us the lowdown on his love for the deep tradition of old time music, an appropriately nam…
Mon 06 Jul 2020
Episode 26: Joe Carroll
This week we had on the accomplished restaurateur, Joe Carroll, the mind behind several Williamsburg Brooklyn mainstays, including BBQ joint Fette Sau, and the St Anselm Steakhouse. In this conversat…
Mon 29 Jun 2020
Episode 25: Percentages
This week we had Craig Grimes (who should probably be a stand up comedian) come on to reminisce with Paul on their 'Salt and Pepper' basketball games, share his experiences growing up as the 12th of …
Mon 22 Jun 2020
Episode 24: Living the Dream, Surviving the Reality
This week we have Chris Young on to talk about growing up in small town Mississippi, and the string of accolades he has since collected, including being the 3x winner of the 'Yes Mississippi' Award, …
Mon 15 Jun 2020
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