The Spaniard Show

This episode shares the story of 7-year-old Emily, who escaped a monster: Cancer too strong for chemotherapy but defeated by Emily’s own immune cells, reprogrammed to kill her disease cells, immediat…

Tom and Kari's life wasn't paused when Emily was diagnosed with leukemia. The world continued moving along, and they felt out of place in their new reality. Coupled with the ups and downs of Emily's …

The second book in this series I've covered on Kids, "What if You Had Animal Feet?" is a fun and informative read that teaches all about different animals' feet, and how they would look and function …

After an interaction with a young dying boy, Emily's father, Tom, reminds us of the strength that children possess.

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Heartbreaking and heartwarming at once, Praying for Emily takes on a family's journey through pediatric cancer. Emily Whitehead became the first child whose immune cells were successfully used to fig…

We wrap up this financially phenomenal week by describing a few additional players involved, and we also take a look at some of the details that further fueled the underdogs' mission to fight the sys…

Today you'll glean some insight as to how and why there was so much force behind "the fools and gamblers" and their desire to bring Wall Street down. 

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If Ben Mezrich’s title ”The Anti-Social Network” sounds familiar, there’s a reason. He wrote the book that led to the standout film ”The Social Network.” He also wrote the nonfiction basis for the ca…

The psychology of the "ragtag group of amateur traders" is so interesting and speaks to something primal in all of us. Tune in to hear what it was all about, the driving force behind this phenomenon.…

"Have you ever been a little anxious about going to a party?" Well, our friend Jim Panzee has...Jim and his friends are invited to a party, but this one has Jim feeling uneasy. This is a really fun p…

What started this phenomenon, and what were the financial mechanics that made it happen? Tune in for a 101-type lesson on "short selling" and "short squeezes."

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This is the seventh of Ben Mezrich's books that I've read, and it reads like the rest...awesomely. This is the real-life account of the Gamestop financial phenomenon that took place in early 2021. A …

Some more historical similarities and a thought exploration that, agree or disagree, will make you think (It includes the Zika virus). I hope you've enjoyed this week of history as it relates to the …

Only one word for today's episode...fascinating. It's one of the reasons I love learning about history, to see how we repeat ourselves as humans. How does the polio epidemic and the COVID pandemic re…

Here’s a talk between two guys who know the lows and highs of competing as world-class athletes, as well as the glow of youth development. Spanny connected with James McGee through James’ versatile r…

Today you'll learn how gypsy moths and potato beetles play a vital role in this story, as well as a combination of factors that can lead to poliomyelitis (inflammation of the gray area of the spinal …

Another awesome series I recently stumbled across (see last week's The Good Guys episode for the other) that makes learning fun. This book is full of facts, what ifs and imagination that keeps reader…

Today you'll learn about "infantile paralysis" and poliomyelitis, two afflictions common during this time (18/1900s), and how they correspond to what we know/refer to as polio. 

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Boy, what a book. I randomly came across this one while searching for something health related many months ago (early/mid-pandemic). Kept it in my queue for quite awhile and recently decided to get i…

Accept and surrender is one of my greatest takeaways from this book/Rickson Gracie. Today we explore that idea, as well as a few others, that you can implement into your life starting today. This is …