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 204: Lily Cameron
Lily Cameron was born in Iran, but moved to the U.S. when she was very young. Paul and Lily talked about her family’s emergency exit from Iran during some tumultuous times. They discussed her educati…
Mon 03 Apr 2023
Episode 203: Bill Jones
Bill Jones, aka BBQ Bill, joins Paul and Kevin on the podcast and they covered a variety of subjects. Bill grew up on a farm in Shortpump “before it was Shortpump”. They talked about Bill’s childhood…
Mon 27 Mar 2023
Episode 202: Virgil Gray
Virgil Gray and Paul served together in the Virginia Army National Guard. They talked about how Virgil grew up in two very different places, various experiences they had in the Guard and jobs he had …
Mon 20 Mar 2023
Episode 201: T Bell
Theron Potter Bell IV, aka T Bell, and Paul have known each other since 8th grade when Paul started at St. Christopher’s. They talked a lot about baseball and about two tragedies in T Bell’s life and…
Mon 13 Mar 2023
Episode 200: Mary Crutchfield
Mary Crutchfield has led a “varied” life.
Mary is from Trenton, New Jersey, but from about age eight until twenty-one, she was living all over the world. Her parents were missionaries and Mary and he…
Mon 06 Mar 2023
Episode 199: Margie Howell
The podcast went on the road (with a special guest) to Charlottesville, Va. this week to talk to Margie Howell. Margie grew up on a dairy and beef farm in Bedford County, Va. near the area that is no…
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Episode 198: Rob Owens
Rob Owens has known the occasional cohost Kevin Flippen for 30 years and also knows Paul from working together. Rob and Kevin met playing pick up basketball and now share a passion for the game of go…
Mon 20 Feb 2023
Episode 197: Skyler Allen
Skyler Allen joins the podcast via a connection with Kenny Wingle (Episode 79). Skyler grew up in Hanover County and said his Mom’s side of the family has deep roots in Hanover. He played lots of spo…
Mon 13 Feb 2023
Episode 196: George and James Monroe
Paul and Kevin welcome back George Monroe to the podcast. George (Episode 170) joined the first time to tell his story and returns to tell the story of his family history. Paul started with a questio…
Mon 06 Feb 2023
Episode 195: Tim Lilly
Tim Lilly is a veteran, has a strong faith, loves his family and is in the first phase of retirement.
Tim grew up in rural southern West Virginia and then moved to the Huntington area for junior high…
Mon 30 Jan 2023
Episode 194: Al Lester
This is Al Lester’s second time on the podcast. He was on Episode #32 with his friend and the Occasional Co-Host, Kevin Flippen. Al was born in Miami and grew up in a military household in Georgia. H…
Mon 23 Jan 2023
Episode 193: Robin Dreeke
U.S. Marine, Author, FBI Agent, Podcaster and Father … a few of the roles Robin Dreeke has had in his life.
Robin grew up as an only child in Carmel, NY. He told Paul that it was a home with low econ…
Mon 16 Jan 2023
Episode 192: Matt Green
Matt Green has done a little bit of walking in his life …
Matt Green grew up just outside Ashland, VA and had fun growing up exploring, collecting baseball cards, putting lego sets together and playi…
Mon 09 Jan 2023
Episode 191: Erik Kleinsmith
Erik Kleinsmith is a former U.S. Army Intelligence Officer and private contractor who has testified in front of Congress.
Erik knows Pete A. Turner (Episode 185) and he and Paul started by talking ab…
Mon 02 Jan 2023
Episode 190: Guy Crittenden
Guy Crittenden is a nationally known artist and professional photographer who lives in Richmond, Virginia.
Guy grew up in Gloucester, VA on the Ware River. Growing up, the Ware River was the playgrou…
Mon 26 Dec 2022
Episode 189: Ken Harvey
Former NFL player and Washington Commanders Ring of Fame member, Ken Harvey, joins the podcast.
Ken Harvey comes to the podcast via a connection with Jock Jones (Episodes 148 & 175) because they play…
Mon 19 Dec 2022
Episode 188: Rob Dull (aka Silent Rob)
Rob Dull, aka “Silent Rob” & “the Scribe” is on the other side of the microphone for an entire episode.
Rob usually helps Paul with the Stories podcast, but he is the one getting interviewed by Paul …
Mon 12 Dec 2022
Episode 187: Greg Burton
Greg Burton comes to the podcast via a connection with Ross Luck (Episode #172). Greg grew up in Wilmington, Delaware and said his life was pretty much within eight blocks of his house. He walked to …
Mon 05 Dec 2022
Episode 186: Sue Watson
Sue Watson, a Center of the Universe icon, joins the podcast to talk to Paul and Rob. Sue was born and grew up in Wilson, N.C and has great memories of her childhood and family, especially going on h…
Mon 28 Nov 2022
Episode 185: Pete A Turner
Pete A. Turner joins Paul via a connection with Jeff Bloch, aka Speedy Cop (Episode 173). Pete is from and lives in California. He told Paul about his adoptive dad growing up as well as just finding …
Mon 21 Nov 2022
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