Episodes
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Patrick's Pro Performance Preparation Process
Today's episode is an excerpt from a recent episode of The Trumpet Jungle podcast, where I featured a stellar young trumpeter named Patrick Oliverio. Patrick was awarded First Place in the graduate division of the National Trumpet Competition in 2017. I asked him what he does to prepare for an...
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Crass, Crude Comedian Shares Timeless Wisdom
George Carlin's wife died early in 2008 and George followed her, dying in July 2008. It is ironic George Carlin - the crude, oft-controversial comedian of the 70's and 80's - could write something so very eloquent and so very appropriate. An observation by George Carlin: The paradox of our time…
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Power of Visualization Keeps Love Aflame in the Most Dire of Circumstances
An excerpt from Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, the eminent psychologist who was interred in the Auschwitz concentration camp during WWII. Subscribe, like, rate, review my little show. Just type in checkoutmypodcast.com in your browser. Thanks for listening.
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Trump 1 -- Superintendent's Wife 0
Recently, the wife of the superintendent of the district where my son attends school was in hot water because of a rather foolish post she made on social media that insulted President Trump. I discuss the incident, and why Trump, although he has said far more outrageous and inappropriate things…
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The Fixer
Alice hails a taxi. Bob pulls over. Alice gets in. Bob asks, “Where to?” Alice hands Bob a piece of paper. Bob glances at it. It’s a list of directions: “Turn left at the corner, turn right at the second light, stay left at the fork...” and so on. It doesn’t say the destination. Just step-by-step...
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Crisis of Conscience: The Untold Story of Conscientious Objectors in the Modern Military
Bill Galvin of the Center on Conscience and War joined me on a Skype call to discuss the modern conscientious objector, how the Center on Conscience and War helps those who identify as conscientious objectors lawfully be released from their enlistments or commissions, and several stories of…
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You'll Never Believe Why Milt Campbell Was Blacklisted by the NFL
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The Song of the Wage Slave -- A Poem by Robert Service
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Chop It Ralph Wins the Prize Through Smarts, Not Strength
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Trumpet Chris, Daddy Chris: Life at Juilliard, How to Move Your Audience and Inside the Decision to Step Away From A Dream Gig
Imagine this…You’re playing for the minor league affiliate of the New York Yankees. You’re a professional ball player, but you’re young, wet behind the ears – and inexperienced enough to believe you can do anything. Then one day, you get a phone call. You’ve been called up to the major league…
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I Have a 100% Success Rate w/ New Years Resolutions
What has worked for me when it comes to New Year's resolutions. To sum up: begin working the moment you make the resolution. If you wait until January 1, you've already lost.
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Flying Penguins
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A Tale of Two Books -- One Was Free, The Other Wasn't
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The Go-Getter - by Peter Kyne
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How Dan Gable Became A Legend in His Own Time
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The Story of the Christmas Truce of 1914
From the website, All That's Interesting... https://allthatsinteresting.com/christmas-truce-of-1914 "Silent Night" from A Christmas Tribute to Mannheim Steamroller (c) 2012 The Westwind Ensemble
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He Didn't Think He Could Part With His Beloved...Then This Happened
Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah from the Newcombio Team!
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It's not HOW, but WHY he was the star player that day...
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Musicians Gotta Music
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Underdog George Washington's Crossing of the Delaware
How do you define success? What about failure? Check out my brand new ebook, Success and Failure. I didn't write it. A British guy wrote it in the late 1800's. So the language is a bit dated, but the wisdom and principles in it are timeless. Just go to my home page, https://jamesnewcomb.io and…
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All That Success...And He's Still a Jerk
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The Story of Olympic Wrestler Dan Gable: "Like a Pitcher Throwing 3 No Hitters In the World Series..."
Dan Gable in 1966 decided that he wanted to win the 1972 Olympic Games. So, he started training. He trained at least once a day, and usually twice a day, and he had very injured knees. One doctor said, “Dan, if you keep wrestling, you might be crippled for the rest of your life.” Dan Gable kept...
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Old School Craftsmanship Saves Lives of 3 Friends from Certain Death
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Be a Brother Like That
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The "Big Rocks" of Life by Dr. Stephen R. Covey
One day this expert was speaking to a group of business students and, to drive home a point, used an illustration I’m sure those students will never forget. After I share it with you, you’ll never forget it either. As this man stood in front of the group of high-powered over-achievers he said,...
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A Seed in the Mud (by Paul Berchtold)
Once upon a time there was a seed buried in the mud. It was in dark blackness. It was cold and wet. It shivered. It was just plain no fun. It was icky. It was dirty. It was muddy. It was mucky. It was stuck in the mud. How it got there is a little 3 sentence story. One nice breezy Fall day, it…
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The Fighter Who Inspired Rocky Balboa's Character
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The Cremation of Sam McGee; a Poem by Robert Service
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Win One for The Gipper
The most successful college football coach of all time was Knute Rockne of Notre Dame and he had tremendous seasons but one year in the late 20s he had an average team and they had a big game towards the end of the season against the undefeated cadets from West Point at Yankee Stadium. So Rockne...
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Olympic Bobsledder Helps Competitor, Only to Lose the Gold Medal
The winter Olympics were held in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964. In the two-man bobsled, the greatest driver in the world was Eugenio Monti from Italy. Eugenia just ended his last run in with an incredible time. There was only one team left. Nobody was going to beat the...
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A Procrastination Story
Let me tell you a story about somebody who had big hopes for his future, but procrastination got in his way. This is the story about Johnny. Johnny was from New Jersey, and Johnny was going to school part-time, and then he dropped out and became a salesperson. He was a pretty good salesman. Every...
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