Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday.
436 episodes transcribedAfter surviving poverty, racism, violence, and a near-fatal beating, John Perkins chose a path few people ever would: forgiveness. This Shop Talk expl...
When Brian Mavis and his wife learned there were hundreds of foster kids in Colorado that nobody was stepping up to adopt, they realized the problem w...
When Brian Mavis and his wife learned there were hundreds of foster kids in Colorado that nobody was stepping up to adopt, they realized the problem w...
What if many food pantries (and other types of nonprofits) are solving the wrong problem? This week on Shop Talk, Birch Community Services r...
Unannounced, Robert Beeson's ex-wife abandoned him and their 3 young daughters one morning. In this important episode, he vulnerably shares why single...
What happens when a self-made millionaire realizes he’s losing everything that actually matters? This episode tells the unbelievable true story...
Within 3 years, 70% of foster families stop fostering—not because they don’t care, but often because they’re overwhelmed and unsuppo...
Within 3 years, 70% of foster families stop fostering—not because they don’t care, but often because they’re overwhelmed and unsuppo...
In this episode of Shop Talk, we unpack the unexpected plane ride conversation that transformed Steve Young from being stuck in victim mode into an NF...
How do you convince someone to walk away from a life they’d die for? In this episode, former gang member Beni Santibanez shares how “...
How do you convince someone to walk away from a life they’d die for? In this episode, former gang member Beni Santibanez shares how “...
This Shop Talk gets into a hard truth: you don’t feel overwhelmed because your schedule is full—you feel overwhelmed because of expectatio...
If every part of a community doesn't have the opportunity to flourish, the community can't flourish. Violence will penetrate your safety and all of us...
If every part of a community doesn't have the opportunity to flourish, the community can't flourish. Violence will penetrate your safety and all of us...
A 24-year-old man dies—and over 10,000 people show up to his funeral, revealing a hidden life of quietly showing up for others. This Shop Talk e...
2,977 people died on 9/11—but the tragedy didn’t end that day. Since then, over 3,000 people have died from Ground Zero-related illne...
2,977 people died on 9/11—but the tragedy didn’t end that day. Since then, over 3,000 people have died from Ground Zero-related illnesses,...
Service didn’t disappear—it got outsourced. In this Shop Talk, we unpack the trend of nonprofits shifting from relying on volunteers to pa...
Most people don’t find purpose after losing a child—Joe Herr did. After his 4 year-old son died from complications of having cerebral pals...
Most people don’t find purpose after losing a child—Joe Herr did. After his 4 year-old son died from complications of having cerebral pals...
