Bedste The Hot Take-podcasts (2024)

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Episode 8: The Art of War by Sun Tzu: Victory without Battle 34:50

12d ago34:50

34:50

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda analyze Sun Tzu’s The Art of War, a foundational text in strategic thought. Written during China’s Zhou Dynasty, the book offers timeless insights into warfare, leadership, and human conflict. The hosts discuss Sun Tzu’s emphasis on victory without battle, his Ta…

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Episode 7: Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars: Genocidal Maniac or Great Hero? 38:41

19d ago38:41

38:41

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh examine Julius Caesar’s Gallic Wars, an essential work of Latin literature that chronicles Caesar’s military campaigns in Gaul. The hosts discuss Caesar’s writing style, the strategic brilliance behind his conquests, and the controversies surrounding his actions,…

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Episode 6: The Psychomachia: Was C.S. Lewis Wrong About Prudentius? 37:09

26d ago37:09

37:09

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda explore Prudentius’ Psychomachia (“The Battle of the Soul”). This groundbreaking Christian allegorical poem reimagines heroism as a spiritual struggle. Written in the late fourth century, the poem depicts virtues and vices as warriors battling within the human so…

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Episode 1: The Iliad: The Opposite of War is Not Peace; It’s Liturgy 40:08

1M ago40:08

40:08

Description In this debut episode of 'Hot Takes from the Classics,' hosts Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda delve into one of the greatest war epics ever written, Homer's Iliad. They discuss the themes of honor, the brutality of war, the intoxicating nature of battle, and the challenges of understanding ancient texts. The episode explores different tran…

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Episode 5: Virgil, The Aeneid: Can Peace Be Built on War? 39:43

1M ago39:43

39:43

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda delve into Virgil’s Aeneid, a cornerstone of Roman literature. They discuss Aeneas as the embodiment of Roman virtue, the conflict between personal desires and duty, and the dual message of the epic as both a tribute to Roman greatness and a critique of its viole…

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Episode 4: Thucydides, Pericles' Funeral Oration: The Greatest Speech to Read 34:58

1M ago34:58

34:58

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda dive into Pericles’ Funeral Oration as recorded by Thucydides in The Peloponnesian War. They discuss the speech's celebration of Athenian democracy, its striking contrast to Spartan culture, and its lessons on leadership and sacrifice. Tim delivers his hot take, …

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Episode 3: Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War: Not a Modern Historian, but a Participatory Chronicler 44:59

1M ago44:59

44:59

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, hosts Tim McIntosh and Emily Maeda explore Thucydides' The Peloponnesian War, examining the legendary conflict between Athens and Sparta. They delve into Thucydides’ historical methodology, the moral lessons embedded in his accounts, and his views on leadership and power. Key topics include …

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Episode 2: The Book of Judges: Where Are the Hittites? 47:39

1M ago47:39

47:39

Description In this episode of Hot Takes on the Classics, Emily Maeda and Tim McIntosh dive into the often-overlooked Book of Judges, examining its powerful themes of faith, conflict, and the emergence of monotheism. Through an engaging discussion, they explore the book’s depiction of Israel’s cycle of moral descent, the role of unique leaders call…

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Introducing: Hot Takes on the Classics 4:15

1M ago4:15

4:15

Hot Takes on the Classics is no dusty, academic approach to great books. It’s a gossipy, exciting discussion about the best literature ever written. Hosted by Tim and Emily, who are veteran teachers and long-time friends, Hot Takes is packed with playful debate, meaningful speculation, and hearty laughs. (You may also enjoy Tim's "The Play's the Th…

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Episode #140: COACHES CORNER WITH COACH SIMION AND COACHES CORNER SPONSOR KEN GEMBEL 1:13:05

2M ago1:13:05

1:13:05

We want to thank Coach Simion for sitting down with us this week and this whole past season to discuss Wildcat Football. We also want to thank Ken Gembel or LUCK Unlimited for sponsoring not only Coaches corner, but supporting high school athlete across Northern Michigan. We appreciate everyone tuning in for coaches corner and go cats!…

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Ep 6- Getting the Scoop on Metropolitan Heat with Dr. Kara Schlichting 54:14

2M ago54:14

54:14

This episode, join us as we learn more about heat through a sensorial and historical lens from our guest Dr. Kara Schlichting. Through her research, Dr. Schlichting delves into the individual’s experience with temperature through a holistic standpoint, particularly with how heat manifests in metropolitan areas. Highlighting her work with Melting Me…

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Episode #139: COACHES CORNER WEEK #9 WITH COACH SIMION 31:13

2M ago31:13

31:13

It's not our last episode with Coach, but it is our last episode previewing the upcoming game for this season. We get right into this episode with a listener email. We answer that and quickly pivot to the Paul Bunyan game and who we think will win. (Only Steve answers the question! haha) We then preview the Wildcats against St. Johns, and the Lions…

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Episode #138: COACHES CORNER WEEK #8: QB1 ZACH ORBAN AND COACH SIMION 22:24

2M ago22:24

22:24

Only a few episodes left with coach! This week we continue to recap the previous week or Wildcat Football and the Lions. We talk about Alpena's close loss to the Soo and Detroit's huge win against Dallas but how much it hurt us to see Hutch go down. We preview this week upcoming Escanaba, Michigan taking on Illinois and Detroit's first place match …

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Episode #135: COACHES CORNER WEEK #7: ON THE ROAD AGAINST THE SOO 17:29

3M ago17:29

17:29

We're back for Week 7 of Coaches Corner. We sit down with Coach touch on the tough loss to Gaylord and the rest of the weekend in football. We then meet Junior wide out Thorin Rogers, and learn more about him and the sports he participates in. Only couple weeks left with coach! We're gonna miss him!

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Episode #134: COACHES CORNER WEEK #6: HOMECOMING WEEK WITH COACH MATT SIMION 25:50

3M ago25:50

25:50

We are ready for Homecoming week! This week we sit down with Coach review the previous week's games and preview the upcoming games this weekend. We meet Home Coming Court Nominee Eric Eades and learn a bit about him and why he loves football. He talks about early college program he's enrolled in and then gives us the lowdown on all the home coming …

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Episode #133: COACHES CORNER | WEEK #5 PREVIEW WITH COACH SIMION | WIDE OUT BRADY CHAPMAN STOPS BY 24:52

3M ago24:52

24:52

We are still going strong on Coaches Corner! Coach swings by and we go over all what went well and the predictions we had for the weekend. With Brad on vacation, we had one of our past guest, and pod sponsor, Dr. Ken Gembell II stop in and co-host the episode. We go over what all we think will happen in football this weekend and then meet Brady and…

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Episode #132: COACHES CORNER | WEEK #4 PREVIEW WITH COACH SIMION | FULL BACK COLT WALTER STOPS BY 24:05

3M ago24:05

24:05

This week's episode we are back with Coach Simion to preview this week's slate of games: Alpena taking on Cadillac Friday night, Michigan hosts USC and Lions are on the road to Arizone. We then meet fullback, Colt Walter, and what he loves about being part of the Alpena Wildcat football team. We appreciate Coach continuing to stop by The Kitchen ea…

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Episode #131: COACHES CORNER | WEEK 3 PREVIEW WITH COACH SIMION 27:01

4M ago27:01

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New episode for Week 3 with Coach Simion as we review last weeks home opener against Marquette. We recap what we thought of Michigan vs. Texas and the Lions/Rams primetime match up. We preview this week's matchup against Zeeland East. We then talk about all the football this weekend with Michigan taking on Arkansas State, Lions taking on the Bucs a…

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Episode #130: COACHES CORNER | WEEK 2 PREVIEW WITH COACH SIMION 12:30

4M ago12:30

12:30

We are back with Coaches Corner where we talk about our Wildcat Football team and preview the upcoming game, and review how it went last week. We talk with coach about the tough loss to Ludington on the road, what he hopes his team can learn from it and what they worked on in practice this week. We talk a bit about our first home game against Marqu…

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Episode #129: COACHES CORNER | WEEK 1 PREVIEW WITH COACH SIMION, OLIVER DUTHLER & COLE HERMAN 8:05

4M ago8:05

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We are starting a new branch of our pod called Coaches Corner where we talk about our Wildcat Football team and preview the upcoming game, and review how it went last week. Since there was only a scrimmage on the road, not much to go over but we do preview The Cats road game coming up against Ludington Thursday. Each week Coach Simion will bring on…

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Episode #128: Alpena Hockey Coaches Ben Henry & Cam Givens 1:25:22

4M ago1:25:22

1:25:22

New episode drops with Alpena Hockey Coaches Ben Henry and Cam Givens. We learn about how Ben became the coach of Alpena's favorite team and his outlook on the upcoming season. Cam then takes the mic and we catch up with him since his last episode. We then discuss where we see High School athletics heading and how that could impact our school's fut…

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Episode 127: Alpena Boys Varsity Head Coach: Evan Neff 36:22

4M ago36:22

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We sit down with new Alpena Boys Varsity Basketball HC, Evan Neff. We learn about where Coach is from, his college basketball career and his experience and love for the game. We then talk about his hopes for Alpena basketball and the opportunities he see for growth. We round the episode out with bring back the Top 5 and we talk about our Top 5 Favo…

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Episode 126: Alpena Girls Varsity Basketball Head Coach, Mark Toppi 33:44

5M ago33:44

33:44

New episode drops this week, with new Girls Varsity Head Coach, Mark Toppi. We learn about Mark's background, his love for basketball and his coaching experience. We then learn about his hopes for the future of Alpena Girls Basketball and some of his principles he believes in to be successful as a basketball team. Great episode to sit down and lear…

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Episode #125: Alpena High School Varsity Football Coach, Matt Simion 35:36

6M ago35:36

35:36

Back with another episode! This week we sit down with NEW Alpena High School Football Coach, Matt Simion! We learn his experience--which he has a ton of--what he hopes for the upcoming season and what he thinks of coming to Alpena! It's a great chance to get to learn a bit more about our new coach!

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Episode 124: Alpena High School Athletic Director, Jon Studley 1:00:56

6M ago1:00:56

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Episode #2 for Season 6 brings your Alpena Athletic Director, Jon Studley. We learn on how became a part of the Alpena community, his rich experience he has in high school athletics and some of the goals he has for Alpena High Athletics. We apologize for the lack of audio quality this episode. Steve got a new laptop and the audio didn't record corr…

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Ep 5 - Bringing the Heat to Early Education with the Heat Lab Education Team 42:26

7M ago42:26

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There is a critical need for more in-depth environmental curricula to prepare students for the climate-impacted world they'll soon inherit. The UCLA Heat Lab's education team creates digestible lesson plans about thermal inequality for students ranging from 4th graders to high schoolers. From mapping schoolyard shade to brainstorming cool invention…

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Episode 123: The Skating Dutchman, Tom Dutcher 1:30:16

10M ago1:30:16

1:30:16

We are back for Season 6. Today we sit down with one of the voices of Alpena Hockey, Tom Dutcher, and discuss all things sports. We spend some times on local and national hot takes, Learn about Tom (30:19), spend some time talking about Alpena Hockey (39:58). We then pivot and talk about the Fab Five (48:14) and then our Top this week is our Favori…

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Ep 4 - Dismantling Carceral Ecologies with Dr. Nicholas Shapiro and Kate McInerny 51:27

10M ago51:27

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Although many of us are familiar with mass incarceration and environmental injustice as separate issues, we often don’t put the two together. Through his Carceral Ecologies lab, Dr. Nicholas Shapiro does just that - examining unjust environmental conditions in the prison industrial complex. Join us, Dr. Shapiro, and special guest Kate McInerny we d…

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Ep 3 - Unveiling the Hot Truth about Food Trucks with Sofia Sabra and Olivia Toledo 41:44

1y ago41:44

41:44

Many of us love food trucks, but the food we enjoy often conceal a hidden reality—the workers enduring extreme heat. This is thermal inequality, the idea that some people bear the heat so others don't have to. Join us in an episode with Sofia Sabra and Olivia Toledo as we unravel the often-overlooked challenges faced by food truck workers and brain…

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Ep 2 - Throwing Shade at Shade Inequality with Sam Bloch 35:21

1y ago35:21

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If you live in Los Angeles, or another super-hot city, you know how important shade is. Whether it’s a dog-owner trying to hop from one patch of shade to another to prevent burned paws, or an exhausted commuter hoping to grab a seat under a shaded bus shelter on the way home from work, everyone needs shade. In this episode with journalist Sam Bloch…

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Episode #122: DABS League founder, Cliff Lamay 1:01:11

1+ y ago1:01:11

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We got ourselves an email so, keeping our word, we fired up the mics and brought you guys an episode! We sat down with DABS Founder, Cliff Lamay. We talk about where he grew up, what motivated him to create a Summer Basketball League and how the league is doing so far. We learn about his other side hustle--BlocBros--a DJ service he provides and the…

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Episode #121: The Sunset Project, Gavin MacDonald, Nick Poli & Griffin Saddler 1:38:57

1+ y ago1:38:57

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We round out Season 5 with the gang from the Sunset Project. We learn a bit about each of the fellas, how they created the nonprofit and some of the things they learned along the way as well as their hopes for the organization. Steve and Brad then round out the episode with their Top 5 Characters from the hit TV Show, The Bear. Season 5 is in the b…

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Episode #120: Friends Together Shelly Gibbs and Alison Jakubcin 42:44

1+ y ago42:44

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This week we have in The Kitchen Shelly Gibbs from Friends Together with Alison Jakubcin who is part of their Fundraising Committee. We learn more about Shelly, what all she does with Friends Together and what all Friends Together does for our community. We then touch base with Brad about his yearly Costume Run and how this year he has chosen to gi…

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Ep 1 - (re)Defining Heat with Dr. Bharat Venkat 44:27

1+ y ago44:27

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Heat continues to increase in frequency, duration, and intensity. Yet it remains an overlooked (and under researched) part of our lives. Dr. Bharat Venkat is the founder and director of the UCLA Heat Lab, an interdisciplinary effort to study the experience of thermal inequality. His upcoming book project involves engaging with nearly 200 years of h…

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Episode #119: New to Alpena, but not to Michigan, MLiveMIBest's very own Paige Spisak 1:32:34

1+ y ago1:32:34

1:32:34

We have a fantastic episode for you guys this week! We sit down with Paige Spisak from MLiveMIBest! We learn about how she found her way to the mLive team, a little bit about the content they make and how she ended up in Alpena. We then talk to her about all the things she needs to make sure she tries this summer in Alpena--especially with the Four…

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Episode #118: Robert Barrigar of the Robert Barrigar Agency / Farm Bureau Insurance 1:33:37

1+ y ago1:33:37

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Good episode for you guys this week! Robert Barrigar stops by and talks about his Insurance Agency, how their program the Agent Charitable Fund helps families across Michigan. We then talk about his involvement with Rotary, and a distributing trend we are seeing with Service Clubs. Lastly, we talk about an Insurance Agent's worse nightmare: we do a…

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Episode #117: Chef Reid Krebs of Blue Moon Cafe 1:03:55

1+ y ago1:03:55

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Back to our regularly scheduled pod with a guest we've been trying to get on for a while! Chef Reid Krebs of Blue Moon Cafe took time to swing by and talk about how his first year has gone with his new restaurant. We talk about his journey to Alpena and what led him to open his own restaurant in the heart of Downtown Alpena. He talks about where he…

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Episode #116: What We've Learned Over Five Years of Podcasting | Tips To Start Your Own 1:03:59

1+ y ago1:03:59

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It our annual Memorial Day Episode where just the two of us sit down and reflect. This year we decided to reflect on what all we have learned over the past five years of running a podcast. We talk about what equipment we use, what platform we recommend to use to publish the pod, and go over some of the mistakes and things that we know we could be d…

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Episode #115: The Return of Dylan Wallace (in your head make sure you say Wallace in a Scottish accent) 55:02

1+ y ago55:02

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Have have another past guest returning this week--Dylan Wallace. We talk about what all has changed since he was on back in Episode 10 in 2018--we've put in over 100 episodes since then! We find out his involvement with Huron Shores/Little League and some hopeful future improvements to the complex north of Alpena. We round it out with our Top 5 Fav…

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Episode #114: OT & Lions fan, Ben Freeland 1:28:25

1+ y ago1:28:25

1:28:25

Great episode for you today. We sit down with Ben Freeland, who moved to the Alpena area from the thumb of Michigan back in 2008. We learned where he was from, about his time at SVSU and how he and his wife, Amanda landed in Alpena. We learn about his time at the hospital and his transition to Thunder Bay Fyzical. Ben shares a great story about Ste…

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Episode #113: Chevrolet's Lead Dream Chaser: Meag Schwartz and Great Lakes Great Responsibility 1:07:48

1+ y ago1:07:48

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What an episode we have for you all today! We have Meag Schwartz from Great Lake Great Responsibility in the house! We talk about what all led to her winning Chevrolet's Lead Dream Chaser, a 2024 Chevy Trax for three months, and of course $100,000. We learn what all she had to do, when is she picking up the Trax and if she is hoping for one of thos…

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Episode #112: Our first youth guest: Madison Hall 1:01:50

1+ y ago1:01:50

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Fun episode for you all today, Madison Hall, Brad's niece jumps on and fulfills a dream. We've had some errors throughout the years on the pod, and Madison's episode a few years ago was one of them, so we had her back on and can cross this one off our list. We learn a bit about her and what she likes to do and life for her at her Middle School in A…

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Episode #111: Cedar & Threads Co-Owner, 2022 Business of the Year and Big Foot Lover: Griffin James 1:13:57

1+ y ago1:13:57

1:13:57

HE'S BACK! We have another return guest this week--Mr. Griffin James. He updates us on all his life changes, how it felt winning Alpena Chamber's Business of the Year and other life updates. We do our Top 5 Favorite CD's & Covers and finish the episode with a surprise announcement at the end from Steve! Of course if you've been following Chevrolet'…

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Episode #110 The Ladies From Bluebird Boutique: Kelly Heikkuri & Katie Givens 1:26:52

1+ y ago1:26:52

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Big day for the pod. Brad & Steve decided to invest in the pod and finally bought the equipment. This should significantly improve the listening experience for our fans and also streamline the backend editing process for Steve. So this week's episode we have the girls from Bluebird: Kelly & Katie! We learn about both of them how the store has grown…

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Episode #109: Registered Nurse and Future Nurse Practitioner: Ben Gould 1:33:42

1+ y ago1:33:42

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This week on the pod we have Ben Gould sit down with us. Ben is currently and Registered Nurse who is working towards becoming a Nurse Practitioner! Growing up Ben was quite the athlete and had the opportunity to play baseball in college. However fate had different things planned and some unfortunate injuries exposed Ben to rehab and to further und…

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Episode #108: Serving you Hot Lunch Monday through Friday: Shannon Roeske 37:43

1+ y ago37:43

37:43

Today's episode we have WATZ's Mid-day host & Promotions Director, Shannon Roeske! We learn a bit about her, how she made her way to Alpena and all the amazing things that they are up to at Midwestern Broadcasting. We round the episode out with an Era's Tour inspired Top 5 Taylor Swift songs. It a jam-packed episode but nice and compact as we are w…

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Episode #107: He might B Cubed, but he's definitely not square: Jeff Konczak 55:55

2y ago55:55

55:55

What a great episode we have for you all this week! This week Jeff Konczak sits down with us and gives us a little background on how NOAA came to Alpena, updates on a few of his properties that are in the works, with a super cool Sancutary Cinema update and rounds out the interview by getting me excited with a Biggby Coffee soon to be in the neighb…

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Episode #106: Two Broke Girls: Alison Jakubcin & Raelyn Szatkowski 1:29:01

2y ago1:29:01

1:29:01

Pretty exciting episode for us this week as we have on Alison Jakubcin and Raelyn Szatkowski! We've had Alison on before, so we get an update from her and then get to learn about Raelyn. Both of them have significant day in/day out battles so we get to understand what all they have they have to deal with daily. We then do a Top 5 Favorite Places to…

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Episode #105: The Pretty Deadly, Cristi Johnson 1:26:59

2y ago1:26:59

1:26:59

Season 5 marches on with our second episode of the season! This week's episode finds us revisiting with a prior guest, Cristi Johnson, who has had a lot change in her life since she was on back in 2018... wait a sec... have we been podding since 2018???? She talks about the new venture, SkellaFit, that life has presented her and the importance of b…

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Episode #104: Alpena Hockey Assistant Coach Cam Givens! 1:13:24

2y ago1:13:24

1:13:24

We are back! As we begin our Fifth Season of Hot Take From The Kitchen, we are pumped to kick this season off right! We sit down with Alpena Varsity Hockey Assistant Coach Cam Givens! We learn how he made his way to Alpena, his journey in hockey and what all he does at his job at REMAX here in Alpena! Once we get through all that we have an epic To…

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