Did you have a place to go when you were a kid that just made you come alive?  Was it a meadow, a field, a club house, a secret spot? What was it about that place that just made you feel alive?
And why have you lost that wonder?
As I try to find my own place once more, join me for this episode to reflect, engage in a bit of nostalgia, and hopefully find  bit of renewal.

The background and backstory of WHY I wrote the book that is quickly becoming my best reviewed and best selling novel yet.  It is also about WHO the book is for, and WHAT I hope people take away from it.  In addition, give a listen to the first chapter of the book that tells the story of a teenager in 1930's Germany who decides to take a stand against the rise of fascism in his homeland.  Even if it costs him everything.

With the school voucher plan in Texas dead- for now- we need to look at why it is such a big issue for politicians.  Why do they want a plan to be implemented so badly that they will fail to produce school funding bills just because they don't get what they want?  Is it to appease their base?  Is it because they genuinely don' trust public education and public educators?  Or, is it because of who benefits from the voucher program?

These questions and more in today episode.

Leadership is a dying art in our nation, in our world.  Too many people are so desirous for power that they sell themselves out and become too self involved to see they are not leading at all.  They are grandstanding.  Leaders are everywhere when you don't need them, and invisible or hollow when you do.  

We need leaders who don't want the glory and the position, but who want to serve.

Matthew Perry was always my favorite Friend.  I connected with him, saw myself in him.  
I will miss him.

This is my tribute to him.

Could I BE any more sad?

We will explore the beginnings of our modern tradition of Halloween, from the Celtic Samhain rituals to Stingy Jack and how they make our October 31st so creepy.  The only question is, do you think the costumed kids are the only ones out for mischief on All Hallow's Eve?

You know when a horror movie is based on a true story, you are in for a gruesome ride. Why is that?
Maybe it is that humanity is far more monstrous than the biggest, scariest beast or creature we could conjure in our imagination.

A date which will live in...superstition?  When the 13th of the month falls on a Friday, you may find yourself taking it more cautiously.  But why?  Why is 13 bad, and why does Friday make it worse?  We look at the history of this superstition, and a bit of pop culture surrounding it before asking the question- Are some days just cursed?