Ep. 54: Patrick Miskella

“I’m Retired,” he told us after we invited him to Top Shelf Studios. Patrick Miskella is a retired English teacher. After a thirty-seven year tenure of teaching in Wisconsin, Washington, Guam, New Mexico, and Colorado, Mr. Miskella wrote a novel, ‘Out of Time.’ Safe to say, he's been dealing with “the kids these days,” for longer than Sean has been one of "the kids these days." Sean was a student in Patrick Miskella’s Language Arts class at Monarch High School, where he taught from 1998 until his retirement in 2014. He is a legend in the MOHI community. Buy his book: ‘Out of Time,” a coming-of-age story about Sean McGowen, searching for the father he never met and spurring him to reconsider his perceptions of free will, love, time and self. He signed a copy live during our recording, what a guy. We discuss Patrick’s upbringing through Catholic school and how he started his path in teaching before diving into the fun “thought experiment” stuff like: ‘Prove to me you’re Real,’ Etc. etc. From the power of religion, to camaraderie among boxes, to the results and implications of social media across generations; this episode truly has the goods. Don't miss out. I’m humbled that Mr. Miskella was so generous with his time and so kind with his words and praise. Thank you, Pat. BUY HIS BOOK FOLKS!!! FO&BW