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People I Know Show
by Curt Carstensen
A Podcast About Influential People, Personal Growth and Being Wrong.Why? Because shared knowledge, ideas and experiences influence all of us.Host Curt Carstensen talks with people that have impacted his life, influenced his thinking and have an interesting story to tell. Each episode concludes with the "Being Wrong" segment where Curt's guests explain something they have changed their mind about.
Episodes
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100: Boonmee McElroy, Celebrating Accomplishments
Boonmee McElroy recently released her first book, "I Hate Potatoes: They Make Me Cry". It's a huge accomplishment and something she said would be happening when we spoke to each other for Episode 92 of this podcast. Boonmee lived through an impoverished and abusive childhood in Thailand. For the...
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99: Thanousay Khamphoune, Childhood Trauma & Brother's Suicide
Thanousay "T" Khamphoune realized a few years ago that sharing his story might be encouraging to others that have had a lot to overcome. As a child, he and his siblings had to live with different family members while his parents had legal problems. He was frequently moving and changing schools....
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98: Gary Arndt, World Traveler & Everything Everywhere Daily
Gary Arndt is the creator and host of the "Everything Everywhere Daily" podcast. The podcast is a newer extension of his work as a successful travel blogger on the website everything-everywhere.com. Gary's podcast showcases his never-ending curiosity and wide variety of interests, while providing...
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97: Jeff Rinde, Modern Farming
Jeff Rinde was one of the other neighborhood farm kids when I was growing up in rural central Minnesota in the 1990s. While my family continually became less and less involved with farming, Jeff and his two older siblings partnered with their parents to expand the family farm into a much larger...
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96: Julie Rose, Nomad Life
Julie Rose has been on the road for nearly a year after selling her house and becoming a nomad. She works from "home" from wherever she chooses with her dog Penny as her permanent companion. She's on the verge of seeing all 50 states. Even when she completes that goal, there is no end in sight....
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95: Chase Carstensen, National Parks Road Trip
My oldest two nephews Chase Carstensen and AJ Torfin joined me for an epic road trip to eleven national parks and three national monuments. In this episode we recap our exciting journey. We did the Delta Lake hike at Grand Teton National Park, the Angels Landing hike at Zion National Park, hiked…
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94: Luke Boser, Alaska & The Brown Bear Hunt
Luke Boser left small town Minnesota shortly after high school nearly 20 years ago and has been living in Alaska and a few other distant places ever since. Visiting Alaska for the first time recently, I concluded that a certain type of person settles there. Luke is an outdoorsy, rugged…
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93: Natalia Cortes, The Harsh Culture of San Francisco
Natalia Cortes has been living in San Francisco for almost three years and this experience has had a big impact on her life. Originally from Colombia in South America, she spent nearly a decade studying and working in several different countries in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. Now in the...
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92: Boonmee McElroy, International Life Coach & Inspirational Speaker
Boonmee McElroy has overcome extraordinary obstacles in her life. Growing up in poverty in a small village in Thailand, vital things like food and education were not always available to her. After years of struggle she began to grow a career as an international life coach and inspirational…
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91: Noah Franske, Bitcoin, Investing & Teaching Math in Vietnam
Noah Franske has a passion for math and for adventure. That combination has led him to Vietnam where he has been teaching math at an international school for the last 18 months. One of his math-related interests is investing and personal finance. A portion of his investment portfolio is devoted…
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90: Krizia Almoite, The Photoshoot & The Photographer (Krizia Studios)
Krizia Almoite has not been a photographer for long. When she lost her job in the middle of the pandemic, Krizia put nearly all of her time into making her newest interest into her new career. In under six months she's landed some big clients and was hired as the photographer for a new movie…
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89: Amanda Koonjbeharry, Social Work Leader
Amanda Koonjbeharry has an impressive résumé of social work. Currently she is the Director of Public Policy for the Citizens League of Minnesota. Previously she had led a project for anti-sex trafficking in the Minneapolis area, and has been involved in numerous roles that serve communities and...
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88: Larry Rose, Former NFL Referee, Confrontation & Excitement
Larry Rose was a Side Judge in the National Football League for nearly 20 years. He worked Super Bowl XLII when the New York Giants defeated the previously undefeated New England Patriots. Since retiring from the NFL five years ago he's taught, trained, or supervised football officials from the...
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87: Dee Fiel, Canadian Nurse & COVID
Dee Fiel has been working as a registered nurse in Canada for well over a decade. She shares her Canadian mentality towards the coronavirus and how its different than in the United States. As a nurse, she tries to better understand my recent experience while having COVID-19. Dee, like many, has...
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86: Ross Meisner, My Experience Having COVID-19 & The Election
Ross Meisner joins me to help me tell the story of my recent bout with COVID-19. Ross was recently elected to the Fridley (Minnesota) School Board and shares his experience running a campaign during a pandemic. We both share our opinions on the aftermath of the U.S. Presidential Election. Watch...
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85: Jamie Dreher, Political Perspectives
Jamie Dreher is my cousin and one of the many people in my family that will vote for Donald Trump this election. I was raised as a Republican, used to vote Republican, but denounce Trump, tend to vote Democrat, and will be voting for Joe Biden. Jamie and I discuss some of the often divisive...
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84: AJ Torfin, High School Football & Distance Learning
AJ Torfin is my oldest nephew. He has been working extremely hard over the past few years to earn a scholarship to play football in college following his senior year in high school. His senior year in high school is taking place online only. And his fall football season was originally postponed...
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83: Jon Laaser, Sports Broadcasting & Memories of His Father
Jon Laaser is the voice of Virginia Tech football and men's basketball. He explains some of the challenges college football faces playing their season during COVID-19. He shares the story of how his broadcasting career transpired to lead him to a high-profile Division One play-by-play…
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82: Ryan Voz, Having Baseball Games with Crowds During the Pandemic
Ryan Voz is co-owner of the Willmar Stingers baseball team located in central Minnesota. Like virtually all of sports leagues in America, the Northwoods League schedule couldn't go on as originally planned. That meant Ryan and his franchise could cancel the season, or they could "roll with the...
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81: Ken Thunder & Rose Thunder, A COVID-19 Survival Story
Ken Thunder spent 25 days in the hospital, including 12 days on a ventilator, in a serious bout with the coronavirus. His wife, Rose Thunder, was not allowed to see him during that entire time. More than three months since the worst moments of his battle, Ken talks about the physical toll his…
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80: Acoma Gaither, African American Historian & Activist
Acoma Gaither's work as a historian and efforts as an activist have merged once again in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. What has she witnessed from the protests she's been involved with in Minneapolis and Seattle? What does she make of the movement to defund the police? Is the message...
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SPECIAL: (Part 3) Discussion Following Death of George Floyd
"I wish the reasons didn't exist that motivated us to come together to talk about George Floyd's murder, racism, police brutality, broken systems, division and some other topics. I wish we didn't have to do it but I am so glad that we did." -Ron Johnson This special content came to be because Ron...
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SPECIAL: (Part 2) Discussion Following Death of George Floyd
"I wish the reasons didn't exist that motivated us to come together to talk about George Floyd's murder, racism, police brutality, broken systems, division and some other topics. I wish we didn't have to do it but I am so glad that we did." -Ron Johnson This special content came to be because Ron...
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SPECIAL: (Part 1) Discussion Following Death of George Floyd
"I wish the reasons didn't exist that motivated us to come together to talk about George Floyd's murder, racism, police brutality, broken systems, division and some other topics. I wish we didn't have to do it but I am so glad that we did." -Ron Johnson This special content came to be because Ron...
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79: Meghan Swanson, A Near Death Experience While Protesting
Meghan Swanson spent the afternoon of Sunday, May 31 protesting with Black Lives Matter. She spent the evening trying to make sense of her near-death experience on the I-35W bridge. We spoke about that experience, what inspired her to be there, and share perspectives on why we want positive…
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Riots in My Home City of Minneapolis
My city of Minneapolis is currently the heart of one of the most significant cultural events in years. It's happening now in front of our eyes. It's a sad and significant time in history. I wrote a blog post today that expresses my perspective on what's happening in my city. This bonus episode is...
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78: Nick Hopping, Being A Comedian During A Pandemic
Nick Hopping has devoted his life to his stand up comedy career. When the pandemic began he had to pivot to fill the void. For more than two months, instead of performing in front of live audiences every day, he's been writing and producing a daily comedy video about something he has learned that...
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77: Dr. Tom Moorcroft, Lyme Disease Awareness & Prevention
Dr. Tom Moorcroft shares his expertise on Lyme Disease as well as general health advice. I had Lyme Disease two years ago and want to help you to avoid it. But if you do have it or someday contract it, Dr. Tom is a great resource. He had Lyme Disease and Babesiosis and struggled to get it…
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76: Matt Bishop, The Heart Of The Fighter
Matt Bishop has been through more in eight years than most people will go through in 80 years. Surviving cancer twice, a bone marrow transplant, a coma, and withstanding dialysis everyday and severe back pain, each day brings its challenges. But Matt is a fighter. He has loyal and loving family…
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75: Chandler Rose, When Baseball Is Canceled
As the NBA season was being suspended and the NCAA basketball tournaments were being canceled, so were the seasons of sports teams and leagues all across the country. University of Montevallo's head baseball coach Chandler Rose is still dealing with the emotions of having relationships suddenly...
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74: Chuck Carstensen, Pivot, Progress, Prosper
My brother Chuck Carstensen continues to inspire me and others with a mindset towards self-improvement. When something major disrupts our plans we need to pivot and make progress so that we can prosper in a new way. In this conversation we share ideas and examples of how we are adjusting our…
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73: School Superintendent During COVID-19
As Superintendent/Principal, Ryan has been challenged to oversee and execute an entire new way of educating school children. Some kids did not have internet access at home. Others rely on the school meals. The communities of Tri-County Schools in northwestern Minnesota, like all school districts…
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72: Bradley Schumacher, European Adventure & A New Normal
Bradley Schumacher was my travel partner for my trip to Europe in February. We recorded this conversation as a live Facebook video to discuss some memories from that trip as well a way to catch up on some what is makes up our current new normal. He also shares about an exciting new project he is...
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71: Meagan Nouis, The Bachelor Sweden
Meagan Nouis loves Sweden! First visiting there, now living and studying there, she also found her way on to the Scandinavian country's version of "The Bachelor". She shares stories from that experience and her winning performance on "The Price is Right" a few years ago. Plus, what its like…
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70: Tibor Majzik, A Hungarian In Denmark
Tibor Majzik accepted a deal seemingly too good to refuse when he decided to study for free in Denmark for a year. Tibor, from Hungary, decided to stay and finish his education there only leaving for semesters abroad in South Korea and Australia. Now married and beginning his career, he shares…
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69: Kiki Seit, Returning Home to Quarantine From Italy
Kiki Seit was studying at a university in Italy when the country began to get overwhelmed by the novel coronavirus. She shares the story of how she realized she needed to leave the country and booked a flight home to Kyrgyzstan the day before Italy went on lockdown and was able leave the country...
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68: Ro Leonard, Uncomfortability Breeds Comfortability
Ro Leonard has gone through their share of uncomfortable situations and continues to find comfort on the other side of that difficulty. I shared about one week with Ro during my time in Greece. Ro has a wonderful positive demeanor and outlook and shares a variety of life experiences that they…
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67: Mariah Schumacher, Finding Beauty, Love & Great Energy
Mariah (Moss) Schumacher's plan for an extensive journey through Europe laid the groundwork for my recent opportunity to travel there. My week in Greece split between Athens and Crete gave me ample time to begin to know Mariah who has been touring the continent since July 2019. Mariah finds…
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66: Gene Healy, Inside A Fascinating Mind
Gene Healy is someone I have met a few times in the past year and the more I am around him the more fascinated I became. He has meandered around the world for many years learning about himself and incorporated much of what he has discovered into his healing practice in Florida where he leads his...
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65: Steven Brown, Remembering John Altobelli & Family
While the world was stunned and saddened by the tragic death of Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna, and six others, Steven Brown was struck personally by the loss of three of those six other lesser known individuals. Steven was a player for baseball coach John Altobelli at Orange Coast College in…
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64: Dave Overlund, St. Cloud State Football Fiasco & Kobe Bryant
Dave Overlund and I have similar backgrounds. We both grew up as big sports fans in Minnesota and pursued a career in sports broadcasting while studying at St. Cloud State University. Dave has stayed on that path, working in radio in St. Cloud for several years. In December, when St. Cloud State...
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63: Alec Sewell, An Australian Perspective & The Australia Bushfires
Alec Sewell is an Australian that has traveled to North America three different times in his life and has a mind filled with observations. He and I met randomly on one of his trips to the United States and have stayed in contact over the years. We agree that the way Australia approaches tipping…
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62: Jackknife Finnegan, Have You Fallen Out of Love with Living?
YouTube's Jackknife Finnegan returns to inspire a stunningly honest conversation about the serious and not so serious aspects of life. From the seasonal depression that had him falling out of love with living leading up to the holidays, his dysfunctional childhood, and some strange bathroom...
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61: Lee Bush, A Mother's Hope
Lee Bush has one son. As a single mother, it was a constant challenge to keep her son out of trouble. His list of mental health afflictions includes Asperger syndrome, ADHD, Intermittent Explosive Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Dysthymia, and PTSD. Once he became an adult, it was out of...
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60: Mackenzie Sweeney, Being More Productive
Mackenzie Sweeney is making a living from helping herself and others be more productive. She has learned how to effectively turn an idea into a reality. In this conversation, we talk about how she discovered this was something she was so good at, and we share tips, ideas and strategies so that…
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59: Marlena Jordan-Childress, Enjoying Life & Being Happy
Marlena Jordan-Childress has a knack for finding or creating a fun-filled time and surrounding herself with positive people. She recently encouraged me to visit her in Seattle and I almost found enough reasons to say no. After reevaluating, I realized that taking this type of trip on short notice...
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58: Drew Nicholas, Filmmaker of "Blood Memory"
Drew Nicholas is director and producer for "Blood Memory: A Story of Removal and Return". This decade long project is culminating with screenings in select cities and a international release on public television in 2020. The film shares perspectives and emotions of individuals taken from their...
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57: Jim Ballidis, Refining Your Vision
Jim Ballidis has been winning cases and innovating as a lawyer and entrepreneur for many decades. When I met him recently, almost immediately I realized I have not been clear with my vision for this podcast. Jim shares his story of wrong, discovery, and his current successful and not as…
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56: Matt Schneider, City Dads Group & Stay-At-Home Dad
Matt Schneider is co-founder of City Dads Group and he has been a stay-at-home dad for 14 years. City Dads Group is in 40 cities and counting across the United States and serves fathers that are dedicated to being active in their children's lives. Watch this conversation on YouTube. Visit...
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55: Lindsey Hadden, Walking Out On Mark Normand & Social Anxiety Disorder
Lindsey Hadden and I had a very different experience at a recent stand up comedy performance by Mark Normand. While I was having a great time watching my favorite comedian she was growing increasingly uncomfortable and decided to leave. In this conversation we discuss that experience and how it...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
A Podcast About Influential People, Personal Growth and Being Wrong.Why? Because shared knowledge, ideas and experiences influence all of us.Host Curt Carstensen talks with people that have impacted his life, influenced his thinking and have an interesting story to tell. Each episode concludes with the "Being Wrong" segment where Curt's guests explain something they have changed their mind about.
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