The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose
by Michael Crose
Join Michael Crose on The Daily Grateful, where self-help meets the moments that matter most. Each episode blends practical wisdom for personal growth with thoughtful conversations about the topics shaping our world right now. Start your day with clarity, end it with purpose, and discover how cultivating thankfulness can change everything. The Daily Grateful: where timely topics and timeless self-improvement come together.
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Episodes
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Confessions of a Fairy Ring Villain
Michael confesses to creating a Florida lawn mystery in the 1960s: burying scrap lumber from building sites. Decades later, that decaying wood still sprouts mushroom fairy rings across Dunedin yards. Michael explains why those circles appear, why mushrooms are nature’s recycling crew rather than…
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October Gardening
Michael, your Garden Geek, is back with a rain-soaked October episode, recorded as a tropical depression churns through the Gulf of Mexico and heads for the Florida panhandle. Michael sends thoughts to listeners in its path, then breaks down what to do in the garden this month, depending on where...
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The SUPERTHRIVE Deep Dive
Michael Crose digs into Superthrive, the cult-favorite plant vitamin solution he's used and loved since the 1980s. He shares the story of meeting its inventor, the mysterious Dr. John A. Thompson, on his old radio show, and recalls handing out sample bottles to his horticulture students. From...
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The Lawn Care Nut Hates Bahia
https://youtu.be/XNVYhM6aVZg?si=RqHO5Im0VwJKQhxC In this exciting episode, I talk about Allyn Hane, who is known on YouTube as the Lawn Care Nut. I have included a link to his YouTube channel and to a video he did about Bahia grass. First, let me say that I am a giant fan of Allyn Hane and his...
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Prune or Perish
Garden Geek Michael Crose returns for a gloriously unfiltered fall shrub tutorial that spirals into a scam-call showdown, a Beatles-vs-Beach-Boys debate, and his son Zack's one-track podocarpus obsession. Underneath the chaos is real advice: how to evaluate shrubs for stragglers, pests, and…
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Soil Snake Oil
Garden Geek host Michael Crose takes aim at the flood of "not-quite-fertilizer" products marketed to homeowners — humic acid amendments, kelp extracts, biochar, and other soil boosters that legally can't be labeled fertilizer because, well, they aren't. Michael shares a cautionary tale from his...
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Ficus Feelings: Why Your Houseplants Are Basically Divas
In this episode of Ask the Garden Geek, Michael Crosedives into the wonderfully dramatic world of houseplants — and trust him,they're more temperamental than your ex. Michael shares decades of hard-wonwisdom, starting with the golden rule: light matters more than water, and it'sthe reason most...
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Title: Fall Shrub Care 101: Pruning, Feeding & Planting Tips
In this episode of Ask the Garden Geek, Michael Crose walks you through everything your shrubs need as summer turns to fall. He covers how to properly evaluate your shrubbery — checking for insect damage, disease, dieback, and plants that have outgrown their space — before you ever pick up the...
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What is fertilizer?
Beyond the big three, Michael dives into crucial secondary micronutrients like calcium for cell walls, magnesium, sulfur, and iron. Drawing from personal anecdotes—from growing high-calcium tomatoes for his daughter to recovering his own health with vital minerals—he highlights how trace elements...
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Episode 1
Michael relaunches Ask the Garden Geek with a deep dive into surviving Florida's brutal summer heat. He explains how to spot true heat stress versus a dying lawn, and breaks down how Bahia, St. Augustine, Zoysia, and other grasses each handle it differently. Along the way, Michael shares decades…
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Series Finale
After a meaningful run, this is the final episode of The Daily Grateful. Host Michael Crose shares an honest, heartfelt sign-off — reflecting on why the show ran its course, expressing gratitude to the listeners who tuned in and reached out, and looking ahead to what's next: a brand-new project...
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The Pits Are Part of Gratitude Too
Being grateful doesn't mean pretending everything's fine. You don't have to force the bright side. Sometimes you're pissed off, disgusted, even depressed — and that's okay. That's worth sitting with. It can feel dishonest to say "I'm so grateful" when you're exhausted, grieving, or seething. A...
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Ormond Beach Magic
Michael Crose is back from an unforgettable weekend in Ormond Beach, Florida, and he's bringing all the good vibes home to The Daily Grateful. Known as the birthplace of speed, Ormond Beach captured Michael's heart with its slower pace, friendly locals, and stunning natural beauty along the…
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Why Short Trips Save Your Sanity
It's been a rough couple of weeks — a night without power, unexpected bills, the loss of a beloved cat, and a needy remaining feline who isn't making it any easier. In this short but heartfelt episode, your host opens up about the toll of everyday stress and the simple cure he's leaning on…
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Cakes, Motorcycles, and a Program Called "Everything"
Today's episode is a rambling, heartfelt one. While scanning old photos before a weekend trip across the state, our host stumbles on a free Windows tool called "Everything" that instantly digs up every file — including photos — buried deep in your computer. Searching by file type (.jpg, .jpeg)...
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When the Power Goes Out, So Does the Old Story
Today on The Daily Grateful, Michael Crose gets real about detours — and why he refuses to call them that. From his son's spontaneous cross-country trip to Yellowstone, to Michael's own November road trip plans to visit kids and grandkids, this episode is about embracing the unplanned turns life...
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The Gratitude You Didn't Choose
What if gratitude wasn't about the big milestones, but the small, unchosen moments that quietly shaped you? In this episode, Michael invites you to look back on your whole life so far, not just the highlight reel, and find gratitude in the experiences you never asked for. He shares a deeply...
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One Tiny Step at a Time
Some mornings, gratitude doesn't come easy — and today, Michael is being honest about that. In this episode of The Daily Grateful, Michael opens up about a stretch of life that's felt genuinely hard, and the surprising idea he keeps circling back to: reinvention. He revisits the true story of…
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Community Is Medicine
What do a Jane Fonda YouTube video, a 400-pound radio legend, and a Wednesday news club have in common? They all led Michael Crose to the same conclusion: community isn't optional — it's essential to a long, meaningful life. In this episode of The Daily Grateful, Michael shares a personal and...
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Figure Out a Way to Make It Work
In this heartfelt tribute to the late radio legend Gary Burbank and his iconic character Earl Pitts American, Michael opens The Daily Grateful with a twist on the classic bit — before diving into the real lesson of the day. This episode centers on a mantra passed down from an elderly goat rancher...
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Grateful For This Body
Michael opens the week reflecting on Senator Lindsey Graham's sudden death and what it means to check in with your body before it's too late. He shares the raw story of his own 2013 health crisis — noticing blood in his urine, ignoring early warning signs, and ending up in emergency surgery to...
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Finding Gratitude Through Grief
Michael returns after time away with an episode that's raw, honest, and deeply personal. After a stretch of life feeling "wonky" — and a devastating day that followed — Michael sits down to process the sudden loss of his 24-year-old cat, Cornelius, a beloved companion who spent every evening…
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Feeling Better Feels Amazing
What a difference a day can make. In this heartfelt and often humorous episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael reflects on the simple but powerful gift of feeling better after a difficult weekend of aches, exhaustion, and uncertainty. While waiting on medical test results and...
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You're Not Starting Over—You're Starting From Experience
What if reinvention isn't something reserved for twenty-somethings chasing dreams? What if it's actually a superpower that gets stronger with age? In today's episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael shares a surprisingly frustrating adventure involving a Florida certification...
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Tyler's Colors, Grateful Beginnings
Did you know the Boomtown Rats — led by Bob Geldof — had just one major hit? It was "I Don't Like Mondays," and ironically, Michael loves Mondays. In this episode, he makes the case that Mondays aren't something to dread — they're a fresh, blank page full of possibility. Michael shares a deeply...
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My Refrigerator Died… And Somehow I Got Grateful
This week on The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael takes us on a hilarious and heartfelt Friday journey through broken refrigerators, exploding rice disasters, garage cleanouts, family chaos, rising gas prices, and the surprising abundance hidden inside ordinary life. What starts as a...
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Michigan Feels Dreamlike
Some memories don’t fade… they drift around in your head like cigarette smoke in a downtown Michigan elevator from 1958. In this wonderfully rambling and heartfelt episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael takes listeners on a funny, nostalgic ride back to Battle Creek, Michigan —...
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Tiny Wins Matter
In this episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, we celebrate the little victories that quietly hold life together. From clogged dishwashers and paper plate dinners to getting pulled over by a deputy who let Michael off with a warning, this episode is packed with funny stories, honest...
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Living History, Baby!
On this episode of The Daily Grateful, Michael takes a joyride straight through the Baby Boomer experience — from transistor radios and handwritten letters to Woodstock, rotary phones, and standing in line for concert tickets like it was a sacred mission from the rock-and-roll gods. Michael...
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Old Friends, and Why Radio Isn't Dead
A forgotten nightstand drawer sends Michael Crose down a rabbit hole of business cards from the eighties, memories of people long gone, and a burning question: whatever happened to Wyatt Cox? Turns out Wyatt is alive, well, and running a tiny radio station in Ely, Nevada — so far from…
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They Didn't Get Me — But They Got Somebody Else
I thought I was being smart. A slick postcard showed up in my mailbox — synthetic oil change, tire rotation, new wiper blades, a hundred bucks. Done deal, right? Wrong. What I walked into was a fully systematized, corporate-engineered upsell machine disguised as a friendly neighborhood auto shop....
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When Your To-Do List Fights Back
Ever have one of those days where your to-do list had three simple items — and life had other plans? That's exactly what happened to Michael on today's episode. From a perfectly-timed coupon arriving in the mail for a long-overdue oil change, to a vacuum cleaner that demanded a full teardown…
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Midweek Gratitude Meltdown
Welcome to another gloriously weird episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose — where midweek reflections collide with cats, cardboard boxes, Earl Pitts memories, broken Roku boxes, and the eternal mystery of why Radio Shack had to disappear. In this laugh-out-loud episode, Michael takes a...
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Shipping Container Dreams
In this episode, Michael somehow records an entire podcast without actually recording it. Yes… The intro music survived. The rest? Gone into the mysterious digital abyss. So this is Take Two — fueled by determination, no afternoon nap, and whatever energy is left after writing a newsletter for...
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Cheap Podcast, Big Voice
In this episode of The Daily Grateful Podcast, Michael gets real about podcasting without spending a fortune. Broadcasting straight from a studio filled with expensive gear, Michael admits something most “podcast experts” won’t tell you: you absolutely do not need a fancy setup to start a...
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Flags, Faith & Gen Z
This Memorial Day, Michael reflects on a generation that might just save the world. A Baby Boomer who helped stop an immoral war and shaped a cultural revolution, Michael shares why he believes Gen Z is carrying that torch forward — with more tools, more empathy, and more purpose. At Dunedin...
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Backstage Memories Matter
In this deeply personal episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael takes listeners on a heartfelt journey through rock-and-roll history, backstage memories, and unexpected friendships with legendary musicians. From meeting Terry Kirkman of The Association to unforgettable…
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Podcast Paperwork Panic
In today’s hilariously frazzled episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, Michael shares the unbelievable story of a trip to an eye doctor’s office that felt trapped somewhere between 1985 and a time warp. From cigarette smoke and typewriters to endless paperwork and a mysteriously absent...
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Simplicity in Podcasting
How do you record a successful podcast? In this episode of The Daily Grateful with Michael Crose, we dive into the age-old philosophy of "keeping it simple, stupid". From high-end studio gear like the Rodecaster Duo to budget-friendly alternatives, discovering the most effective way to share your...
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Grateful for My Five Adult Kids
In today’s episode of The Daily Grateful, Michael Crose reflects on one of life’s greatest blessings — watching his five children grow into adulthood. From late-night rescue calls and weekly check-ins to careers, adventures, grandchildren, and unforgettable family memories, this heartfelt episode...
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Holy cow I am back, lets chat
The Daily Grateful is back! After a brief hiatus caused by a busted audio interface, Michael Crose returns — mic fixed, spirits high, and hands still dirty from the garden. In this episode, Michael shares his deep love of landscaping and what planting shrubs in Florida teaches us about patience,...
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Yellow Pads, Fountain Pens, and the First Draft
Michael makes the case for writing as therapy — whether you're brain-dumping on a yellow legal pad, journaling in longhand, or dictating a 300-page book into an iPad. He explores the analog vs. digital debate, the magic of fountain pens, and why talking and writing are completely different…
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The Privilege of Getting Older
What does it really mean to age well? In this heartfelt episode of The Daily Grateful, host Michael reflects on the unexpected gifts of growing older — hard-won wisdom, deeper relationships, and a bone-deep sense of gratitude that only comes with time. From locking himself out of his house to...
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Beatles White Album, Live
Michael gets his tickets to see the Beatles' White Album performed live, track by track, at the Capitol Theater in downtown Clearwater — and he cannot wait. Recorded between May and October of 1968, the 30-track double LP captured a band simultaneously fracturing and at its most creative,...
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Swipe to Shop
Remember when joining a warehouse club meant handing over cash and walking out with a laminated card? Those days are gone. Michael recounts his odyssey rejoining Sam's Club — a saga involving a forgotten Apple ID from 2000, a Yahoo email address he hasn't touched since flip phones were cool, 45...
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Betty Crocker & Broken Hearts: Finding Mom in a Forgotten Cookbook
A dusty closet yields an unexpected treasure — a 1957 Betty Crocker Picture Cookbook, stuffed with handwritten recipe cards, newspaper clippings, and decades of a mother's quiet creativity. Host Michael Crose didn't expect Good Friday to hit this hard. In this deeply personal episode, Michael...
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Fire in the Sky: Why We Still Reach for the Stars
Today’s episode of The Daily Grateful is pure, unfiltered awe. From watching rockets as a kid on a black-and-white TV… to standing just miles away as the ground shook beneath a space shuttle launch… to craning my neck in my own backyard hoping to catch a glimpse of today’s mission—this is about a...
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The Sauna & Dementia Connection
What if sitting in a hot room a few times a week could dramatically lower your risk of dementia? Michael dives into a fascinating Finnish cohort study that tracked over 2,300 men for 20 years — and the results are hard to ignore. From two to three sessions a week, cutting dementia risk by 20%, to...
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What's Your Purpose?
Purpose isn't something you find — it's something you build. In this heartfelt episode, Michael reflects on a seminar about discovering your life's purpose and connects it to his own deeply personal story: growing up with a difficult father, becoming the dad he never had, and finding unexpected...
About this show
Join Michael Crose on The Daily Grateful, where self-help meets the moments that matter most. Each episode blends practical wisdom for personal growth with thoughtful conversations about the topics shaping our world right now. Start your day with clarity, end it with purpose, and discover how cultivating thankfulness can change everything. The Daily Grateful: where timely topics and timeless self-improvement come together.
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