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Getting to Know You
by The Living History Collection
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Episodes
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Ep. 31 | Jim Fox & Me | Life, Careers & Podcasting
Mr. Jim Fox approached me a while back about sitting down for an interview. We chat about my life and how things developed, my journey through college and into marriage, a busy, budding, expansive career, and my largest podcast project to date, "Between the Levees." Jim appeared a few times on…
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Ep. 30 | David Trahan | NewOrleansMusicians.com Revisited
David Trahan, the horsepower behind NewOrleansMusicians.com, joins me again on the channel to talk through our respective podcasting journeys and his primary project and contributions to the local music scene. Among other things, we touch a bit on my podcast numbers and get his perspective on the...
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Ep. 29 | Rimfire Radio Show
The boys from the new Rimfire Radio Show join me to talk through the origins and development of the program, their respective introductions to their favorite hobbies, and the surprising following they've garnered in a short 9 weeks. Come meet the guys behind the glass!
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Ep. 28 | Shane O | Everything in Life is a Yoga
In this episode, Shane, a family connection from days long past, joins me to tell about his early life in Ponchatoula, LA, grade school through college, challenges and opportunities found in life, leaps of faith, and his projects. At the time of this recording, he was an unemployed author writing...
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Ep. 27 | Jimmy Arnett | Life and Friendship
Mr. Jimmy Arnett, my late father's best friend, hops on the show to tell about his family history from a few centuries ago to World War II, his birth a few years later in New Orleans, LA, his childhood moving to and from the Franklin, LA, area, his own father's untimely death, and a bond of...
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Ep. 27 | Jimmy Arnett | Intro Clip
Mr. Jimmy Arnett, my late father's life-long best friend, joins me on the show to chat about where he came from and how he and my father's lives intersected back in the day. We hear endless memories of food, football, and friendship at the Lakefront in New Orleans and for the 45 years that followed.
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Ep. 26 | Fred Guedry | Semi-Pro Sh*t Talker
Fred and I first met at the Baton Rouge Traffic & Transportation Club crawfish boil where I received a scholarship to jumpstart my life after college. I moved out to Baton Rouge in late 2009 chasing a job and a 20% pay bump and got involved with the Baton Rouge T&T Club where we met again. From...
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Ep. 25 | Prof. Carl A. P. Ruck | The Perceiver Creates Reality
Boston University Professor Carl Ruck joined me a few years back to discuss his long life and experiences. Born in 1935 in Bridgeport, Ct., Carl realized early on an academic prowess that steered him eventually into and through the Ivy League. He was a participant in the psychedelic revolution of...
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Ep. 24 | Fred LeBlanc | The Music, pt. 2
Fred joined me again on the morning of my 36th birthday back in 2022. We discuss briefly his life touring and a few shows he'd played the prior weekend before we get into a few more songs and side projects of his over the years. The following tracks and projects are discussed in this episode:...
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Ep. 23 | Fred LeBlanc | The Music, pt. 1
In this second visit with Fred, we discuss a number of tracks that inspired something in me over the years, and we hear more about his approach to life and what really matters.The following tracks are discussed in this...
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Ep. 22 | Fred LeBlanc | Cowboy Mouth
Lead Singer and Drummer for the New Orleans rock band Cowboy Mouth, Fred LeBlanc joins me on the show to discuss life, religion, the origins of the band that's carried him through the decades, and we start into a list of a few of my favorite songs of theirs and what inspired them.
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Eps. 22-24 | Fred LeBlanc | Clip
From our second of three visits, Fred spends a little time playing through a bit of one of his more popular tracks and speaks some on "the act of faith."
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Ep. 21 | Charlie Kulage | Part 10
Steven L, Charlie's roommate, joined us for this one and we got caught up on Charlie's present situation as well as dove head first into their perspectives on a few socio-economic, political, and cultural issues plaguing the country today.
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Ep. 20 | Kulage & Friends | Steven L & Me
Charlie's roommate hops on to share his own story through early life, a career in the restaurant industry, spouses, kids, homelessness, drug and alcohol addiction, and recovery in sober living for his longest stretch to date.
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Ep. 19 | Alli Wheatley | Roller Coasters and Supply Chains
I'm joined on the show by a well-hydrated athlete that loves riding roller coasters. We met in 2016 at work in the river industry, and an eventual move to Detroit prompted a career change for her. Now an Advanced Purchasing Manager for Roush with a degree in Economics, we discuss her journey to...
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Ep. 18 | Jacob Kosiara | SVP of Ingram Logistics Services
In this episode of the Getting to Know You Podcast, I'm joined by Senior Vice President of Ingram Logistics Services, Mr. Jacob Kosiara. We talk through his childhood in Chicago, growing up in the trucking industry, a 24-year career moving freight on the roads, and a hobby he enjoys with his family.
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Ep. 17 | ROWDY | Towboat Rock Star and el Jefe
In this episode of Getting to Know You, I'm joined by the Towboat Rock Star and el Jefe from the Houston music scene. We discuss their careers in music, a fair number of personal anecdotes, and all about a new project they're working on with two other local musicians proudly named ROWDY.…
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ROWDY Clip
I was joined by 2 of the 3 members of the new Houston-based band, ROWDY. They tell me about some recent experiences (and wardrobe decisions) at a ZZ Top concert. A full new episode will be coming out as soon as I can get it done where I sit down with the guys to talk through their careers in…
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Ep. 16 | Ken Wheeler | WWII Survivor, Royal Air Force Vet, Family Man
Born in 1928, the youngest of eleven children, Mr. Ken Wheeler lived through the German Blitzkrieg in 1941, joined the RAF when he turned 18, and spent 36 years in the service. We discuss family, years spent in the service, his late wife of 67 years, and the chance he had to serve breakfast to…
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Ep. 15 | Alex Rains 2 | Stories from Down Under
On this episode of Getting to Know You, I get caught up with Alex again from over in Australia. We talk a little bit about the show, his volunteer work in civic duty, and about what he's been up to since our last visit.
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Ep. 14 | Carla Cutway | Free Spirit, Animal Rescuer, Eager for Life Experience
I'm joined finally by Carla Cutway, a woman I met over a decade ago when she was in a customer service role with Petro Canada. She resides in Ontario, Canada with a houseful of animals and nearly boundless optimism and passion for life. We discuss an array of topics stretching from my podcast...
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Ep. 13 | Jon Steele | French Quarter Bartender born and raised in New Orleans
In this episode of Getting to Know You, I'm joined by Jon Steele, a family friend that grew up in New Orleans, left, came back, and has followed a decades-long career in the service industry that brought him most recently behind the bar in the French Quarter.
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Ep. 12 | Jill Kinney | Hairdresser, Aspiring Author ("Bad Girl Camp")
I'm joined today on the Getting to Know You Podcast by Jill Kinney, an aspiring author dealing with a lingering injury following an experience in her youth. She's been a hairdresser for over 20 years and recently had her second spinal surgery. Her upcoming book, "Bad Girl Camp," documents a wild...
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Ep. 11 | Steve Wheeler | Performance Poet, Professor, Publisher
I am joined on this episode of the Getting to Know You Podcast by Mr. Steve Wheeler, a semi-retired psychology professor, writer, speaker, poet, and book publisher from Plymouth, England in the UK. We discuss his life growing up as a military kid, schooling, family, and an unexpected career....
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Ep. 10 | Jaymie O'Keeffe Rains | Environmental Scientist, Runner, Loving Wife and Mother
In this episode of Getting to Know You, I catch up yet again with Jaymie Rains, Alex's loving wife. We ran into a series of technical and scheduling issues over the last few weeks as she's living a busy life across the world and I fight with technology, but here today, finally, we discuss her...
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Ep. 6 | Alex Rains | Jack of Many Trades in Australia
From his hammock in northeast Australia to your screen, I'm joined for episode 6 of the Getting to Know You Podcast by Alex Rains, a husband, father of two, and a conservationist.
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Ep. 5 | David Trahan | Captain, NewOrleansMusicians.com
In this episode of the Getting to Know You podcast, I sit down with David Trahan, a man I met in a past life. Our lives could not have been more divergent up until the point we met in a wheelhouse, but there's more to his story... Check him out @ www.NewOrleansMusicians.com
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Ep. 4 | LTC Brian Supko | US Army, Ret./Special Operations Aviator, Family Man
This episode is brought to you by O.H. Ingram River Aged Whiskey - https://ingramwhiskey.com/ - https://seelbachs.com/search?q=ingram In this episode of Getting to Know You, I sit down with Lieutenant Colonel Brian Supko, US Army, Retired. We discuss his early life, military career, and family.
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Ep. 3 | Billy Dodson | Navy Submariner, Industrial Maintenance Tech, Father, Husband
In episode 3 of Getting to Know You, I sit down with Billy Dodson, a former navy man that spent 3 years of his life submerged inside a big metal tube. We discuss his childhood, his military service, civilian life, family, and most importantly, how to pronounce Submariner.
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Ep. 2 | Brian Altobello | Educator, Author, Proud New Orleanian
In this episode, I sit down with Mr. Brian Altobello, my 8th grade AP History teacher. He is a spirited educator and historian who has published 3 books focused on an array of topics rooted in the Big Easy. Book 1 (self-published):...
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Ep. 1 | Mindy Dennis | Passionate Educator, Free Spirit, Family Friend
In this episode of Getting to Know You, I sit down with a family friend whose company into which I married. She is a passionate educator and Montessori practitioner with boundless positivity and countless relationships she holds dear. She is at a crossroads in her career, but is finding her way.
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