1 00:00:03,640 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, it's Bill Courtney. Welcome to shop Talk number nineteen. 2 00:00:07,880 --> 00:00:11,080 Speaker 1: And I have to continue to repeat the numbers because 3 00:00:11,080 --> 00:00:12,760 Speaker 1: Alex going to keep up with them for me. But 4 00:00:12,840 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: it is number nineteen, and today, guys, we're going to 5 00:00:16,880 --> 00:00:22,240 Speaker 1: talk about the impact of the Army. And the reason 6 00:00:22,239 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: we're doing that is because we constantly ask you, guys 7 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:26,439 Speaker 1: to send us in what you want to hear and 8 00:00:26,480 --> 00:00:31,160 Speaker 1: what you want to know. And in response to a 9 00:00:31,240 --> 00:00:36,120 Speaker 1: premium member's question, today's shop Talk number nineteen, it's the 10 00:00:36,159 --> 00:00:40,240 Speaker 1: impact of the Army. This is for you. Right after 11 00:00:40,320 --> 00:01:04,120 Speaker 1: these brief messages from our general sponsors. Hey, everybody, welcome 12 00:01:04,120 --> 00:01:08,679 Speaker 1: back shop Talk number nineteen. Army member and Premium member 13 00:01:08,920 --> 00:01:13,119 Speaker 1: Brad McKay hill. I think I said that right, Okay, 14 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:15,720 Speaker 1: Brad McKay hill seems like a nice guy to forgive you. 15 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:18,720 Speaker 1: He probably would. Brad, if I said it wrong, I'm sorry, 16 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:22,440 Speaker 1: but I believe it's Brad McKay hill. He wrote us 17 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: this good afternoon. I have a suggestion, why don't you 18 00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:31,880 Speaker 1: dedicate a podcast as an update of the guests and 19 00:01:31,959 --> 00:01:35,280 Speaker 1: what impact the Army had on them since their episode's air. 20 00:01:35,959 --> 00:01:39,479 Speaker 1: For example, did the Mississippi Kasa kid get us tuition paid. 21 00:01:39,959 --> 00:01:42,759 Speaker 1: We'd love to hear what the Army is accomplishing. I'm 22 00:01:42,800 --> 00:01:46,120 Speaker 1: a dedicated fan. Keep up the great work, Bride. First 23 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:50,880 Speaker 1: of all, thank you, and as proof that we are 24 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:56,440 Speaker 1: absolutely committed to interacting with emails and information and questions 25 00:01:56,480 --> 00:01:59,800 Speaker 1: that the Army sends to us, Shop Talk number nineteen 26 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:04,240 Speaker 1: is going to do exactly this and Alex did a 27 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:09,079 Speaker 1: great job putting together after one year, a cool list 28 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 1: of examples of the impact of the Army. They're bullet pointed. 29 00:02:13,639 --> 00:02:16,519 Speaker 1: We're not going to go deep into many of them, 30 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:20,040 Speaker 1: but honestly, as I read over the list, I was shocked. 31 00:02:20,600 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: It's more than I thought, and it's humbling. I'm honored, 32 00:02:24,480 --> 00:02:27,600 Speaker 1: and candidly, at the risk of being maybe even a 33 00:02:27,639 --> 00:02:31,760 Speaker 1: little raggadocious, I'm kind of proud. So the following is 34 00:02:31,800 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: a summary of the impact that the Army has had 35 00:02:34,080 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: that we're aware of, and we're likely not aware of 36 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:42,040 Speaker 1: many more things, which is yet another call for you guys. 37 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: Please email us and tell us so if you've been 38 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,840 Speaker 1: impacted by the Army personally, or you've been inspired to 39 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,880 Speaker 1: take action, please let me know. As I say all 40 00:02:50,919 --> 00:02:53,080 Speaker 1: the time, I'd love to hear about it. My email 41 00:02:53,200 --> 00:02:56,639 Speaker 1: is built at normal folks dot us and we'll respond 42 00:02:56,800 --> 00:02:59,920 Speaker 1: here we go. A listener email that they were in 43 00:03:00,000 --> 00:03:04,840 Speaker 1: inspired to become a coach. Two listeners have been inspired 44 00:03:04,880 --> 00:03:09,320 Speaker 1: to become volunteers with KASA, where they advocate for foster 45 00:03:09,440 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: children in the legal system and in life, which is 46 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:18,120 Speaker 1: from the aerin Aaron Smith episode which actually tags into 47 00:03:18,320 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: what Brad asked about the tuition being paid. A Haitian orphanage, 48 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:28,960 Speaker 1: a place of Hope in Haiti, is adopting the model 49 00:03:29,480 --> 00:03:32,800 Speaker 1: of Sleep in Heavenly Peace, whose volunteers have built one 50 00:03:32,880 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: hundred and forty thousand beds for kids without them, and 51 00:03:35,960 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 1: these Haitian orphans are building beds for Haitian kids that 52 00:03:40,800 --> 00:03:44,240 Speaker 1: aren't orphans but don't have beds. If you hadn't heard 53 00:03:44,240 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: about this, we have an entire episode on it back 54 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:52,400 Speaker 1: in December when the orphanage who does all this when 55 00:03:52,400 --> 00:03:55,000 Speaker 1: their generator went out and the generator there is not 56 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:58,920 Speaker 1: just about lights, It's about clean drinking water for not 57 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,600 Speaker 1: only the orphanage, but for the people that live around 58 00:04:01,640 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 1: the orphanage. It's the only place to get clean drinking 59 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:08,240 Speaker 1: water in this entire area. When the generator went out, 60 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,280 Speaker 1: there was no electricity, but most importantly, there was no 61 00:04:11,320 --> 00:04:13,800 Speaker 1: longer clean drinking water. We put on a call to 62 00:04:13,840 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: the army and twenty seven thousand dollars was quickly raised. 63 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:22,680 Speaker 1: And even with all that's going on in Haiti, we 64 00:04:22,760 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 1: found a route to get it done, and the generator 65 00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:32,479 Speaker 1: in pump was sent to the orphanage. And now the 66 00:04:32,600 --> 00:04:35,880 Speaker 1: orphanage once again has lights and clean drinking water in 67 00:04:35,920 --> 00:04:38,880 Speaker 1: an area where it doesn't exist, all because of the 68 00:04:38,960 --> 00:04:43,000 Speaker 1: stories told on an army in normal folks and Oklahoma 69 00:04:43,040 --> 00:04:47,640 Speaker 1: listener named Jim Pina is replicating the model of Big 70 00:04:47,720 --> 00:04:52,440 Speaker 1: al Holden secret Families where their army of elves in Muncie, 71 00:04:52,440 --> 00:04:55,279 Speaker 1: Indiana give ten thousand gifts to two thousand kids whose 72 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: family can afford Christmas all on Christmas Eve, and so 73 00:05:00,520 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: Big Awl's story is going to Oklahoma. The Army has 74 00:05:04,440 --> 00:05:08,920 Speaker 1: donated thirteen thousand, four hundred dollars to try to eliminate 75 00:05:09,080 --> 00:05:13,120 Speaker 1: twenty thousand dollars of a college debt of the foster 76 00:05:13,240 --> 00:05:16,920 Speaker 1: youth named Thomas, who was sexually and physically abused as 77 00:05:16,920 --> 00:05:19,960 Speaker 1: a kid. The state of Missy told him he would 78 00:05:20,000 --> 00:05:22,359 Speaker 1: have a full ride at Old Miss, but that turned 79 00:05:22,400 --> 00:05:26,119 Speaker 1: out not to be true, and so this kid who'd 80 00:05:26,120 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 1: been abused his whole life grew up in foster care 81 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: and was told he would finally, as a result of 82 00:05:31,880 --> 00:05:34,080 Speaker 1: him keeping good grades, go to Ole Miss on a 83 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:38,080 Speaker 1: full ride. When he showed up, he was dropped off 84 00:05:38,120 --> 00:05:43,039 Speaker 1: in a dorm and then told none of it was true. 85 00:05:43,360 --> 00:05:47,320 Speaker 1: So we put a call out to the army to 86 00:05:47,440 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: eliminate the twenty thousand dollars of debt he's incurred to 87 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:54,040 Speaker 1: get his degree. So far, thirteen thousy four hundred has 88 00:05:54,080 --> 00:05:57,880 Speaker 1: been raised. I really would love to see the balance 89 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,000 Speaker 1: of that made up. I hope you hearing us, would 90 00:06:01,000 --> 00:06:05,280 Speaker 1: be interested in donating toward this. Aaron Smith, the head 91 00:06:05,320 --> 00:06:10,000 Speaker 1: of KASA of North Mississippi, would be happy to properly 92 00:06:10,080 --> 00:06:14,920 Speaker 1: appropriate your funds. You can reach Aaron at E. Smith 93 00:06:15,240 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: at KASA of North Mississippi dot com. So, Brad, the 94 00:06:21,200 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 1: whole reason we're doing this episode is because of you, 95 00:06:23,279 --> 00:06:27,040 Speaker 1: and that was specifically the thing you asked about. So 96 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 1: the answer is no, that kid's tuition has not been 97 00:06:32,200 --> 00:06:36,159 Speaker 1: covered in full, but we're only about seven thousand dollars away. 98 00:06:37,400 --> 00:06:42,760 Speaker 1: Premium member Pastor Donald Frye has talked about several episodes 99 00:06:42,839 --> 00:06:49,000 Speaker 1: in his sermons, Alex, you're Catholic, and this guy in 100 00:06:49,120 --> 00:06:51,719 Speaker 1: and so we're we've got we I don't know about 101 00:06:51,760 --> 00:06:58,200 Speaker 1: this army of normal folks and evangelical sermons, but it's happening. Yeah. 102 00:06:58,240 --> 00:07:04,760 Speaker 1: I don't care either, but I mean that's perfect. He 103 00:07:04,880 --> 00:07:10,119 Speaker 1: even had one titled Don't be a Turkey Christian after 104 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: our Don't Be a Turkey Person's story when we were 105 00:07:14,640 --> 00:07:17,160 Speaker 1: when we had the billboard in Times Square in New 106 00:07:17,240 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 1: York and appeared on the Kelly Clarkson Show. So from 107 00:07:22,920 --> 00:07:27,680 Speaker 1: a billboard in Times Square to the Kelly Clarkson Show 108 00:07:28,520 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: to a Christian church, Don't be a Turkey Person has 109 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:38,840 Speaker 1: resonated Army member Bob Thorpe after hearing our episode on 110 00:07:39,000 --> 00:07:43,240 Speaker 1: Robert Hill's Friends After five, which please listen to it. 111 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:47,000 Speaker 1: I think it's phenomenal. It seeks to grow the black 112 00:07:47,080 --> 00:07:52,679 Speaker 1: middle class through more black and white Americans simply becoming friends. 113 00:07:52,680 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: After five. He invited Robert to his home so that 114 00:07:56,880 --> 00:08:00,440 Speaker 1: his community and Flag Staff Arizona could learn more about 115 00:08:00,440 --> 00:08:05,680 Speaker 1: his vision. Robert even preached at Bob's church on family, 116 00:08:06,360 --> 00:08:11,080 Speaker 1: community and national unity. One member approached him after and 117 00:08:11,160 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: said that several days earlier, she prayed for a message 118 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:18,440 Speaker 1: on national unity to be addressed at her church, and 119 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:23,080 Speaker 1: lo and behold, Robert showed up. She was thrilled. We 120 00:08:23,200 --> 00:08:25,920 Speaker 1: actually shared this story on our social media channels, and 121 00:08:25,960 --> 00:08:29,720 Speaker 1: I hope you'll follow us at Army of Normal Folks 122 00:08:30,360 --> 00:08:34,719 Speaker 1: to get more inspiring content like this. That's really kind 123 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:38,720 Speaker 1: of a cool story. Robert is Robert is a good 124 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: dude who came up with really interesting story. And I 125 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:46,840 Speaker 1: just wonder if ten years ago he'd ever thought he'd 126 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:51,160 Speaker 1: been at Flagstaff, Arizona, talking about friends after five and 127 00:08:51,400 --> 00:08:56,520 Speaker 1: preaching in these folks church. It's amazing the connectivity that 128 00:08:56,600 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: can happen with an Army in Normal Folks. Premium member 129 00:09:01,320 --> 00:09:05,640 Speaker 1: doctor Rohnda Breelin Smith is using the podcast in her 130 00:09:05,720 --> 00:09:10,079 Speaker 1: social work classes at the University of Southern Mississippi. Her 131 00:09:10,120 --> 00:09:13,080 Speaker 1: students choose an episode to listen to and reflect on 132 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:17,480 Speaker 1: what they've learned, and over four hundred students have done it. 133 00:09:18,960 --> 00:09:22,600 Speaker 1: This one is kind of crazy because he's like hyper 134 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 1: army normal Folks. Premium member Michael Lignos, Let's say that, right, 135 00:09:28,800 --> 00:09:33,440 Speaker 1: Alix Lignos. Michael, I'm sorry, I do the best I can. 136 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:39,040 Speaker 1: Phonetically Premium member Michael Lignos Alignos has been running with 137 00:09:39,160 --> 00:09:42,640 Speaker 1: the homeless through the Atlanta chapter of Back on My Feet. 138 00:09:42,880 --> 00:09:47,360 Speaker 1: After hearing the Back on My Feet episode, he has 139 00:09:47,520 --> 00:09:50,559 Speaker 1: reached out to Sleep in Heavenly Peace to volunteer with 140 00:09:50,640 --> 00:09:54,280 Speaker 1: them to build beds for children without beds. He has 141 00:09:54,400 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 1: donated to meet several requests on care portal. He is 142 00:09:58,960 --> 00:10:02,360 Speaker 1: now supporting a few future super hero and friends and 143 00:10:03,000 --> 00:10:06,880 Speaker 1: more than likely some other stuff we've been missing. Michael, 144 00:10:07,000 --> 00:10:11,160 Speaker 1: if we had a million of you, the world would change. 145 00:10:11,360 --> 00:10:15,319 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening and thanks for engaging. An Army member 146 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:19,000 Speaker 1: wrote me this Bill just want to say thanks for 147 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:23,199 Speaker 1: the hope. I reached out to your guest officer Tommy Norman, 148 00:10:23,880 --> 00:10:28,200 Speaker 1: who if you will remember, is the Michael Jordan of 149 00:10:28,240 --> 00:10:32,760 Speaker 1: Community Policing working up in North Little Rock. To my amazement, 150 00:10:32,800 --> 00:10:35,560 Speaker 1: he called me. We had to talk about my daughter, 151 00:10:35,800 --> 00:10:40,760 Speaker 1: who is facing addiction. Another Army member wrote me, I 152 00:10:40,840 --> 00:10:45,840 Speaker 1: ran across you on Micro's podcast. Your story really inspires me. Thanks. 153 00:10:46,320 --> 00:10:49,280 Speaker 1: I'm personally digging myself out of a really deep ull 154 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:53,200 Speaker 1: of misery. In November of twenty twenty, my three month 155 00:10:53,240 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: old grandside died unexpectedly. That sent a shockwave through our 156 00:10:57,800 --> 00:11:01,200 Speaker 1: family that destroyed so much. I mean then and now. 157 00:11:01,840 --> 00:11:03,680 Speaker 1: My daughter and I had a falling out and we 158 00:11:03,720 --> 00:11:07,480 Speaker 1: haven't spoken for over a year. My daughter recently ramped 159 00:11:07,559 --> 00:11:09,720 Speaker 1: up for our estrangement to borrow me from seeing my 160 00:11:09,840 --> 00:11:13,760 Speaker 1: remaining five year old grandchild. I cry every day. That 161 00:11:13,880 --> 00:11:17,520 Speaker 1: resulted in me nearly losing the will to live. I 162 00:11:17,559 --> 00:11:20,959 Speaker 1: am just now starting to set it straight again. After 163 00:11:21,120 --> 00:11:25,280 Speaker 1: listening to your podcast with Mike Row, I wondered what 164 00:11:25,320 --> 00:11:27,640 Speaker 1: it is that I love to do that I could 165 00:11:27,679 --> 00:11:30,800 Speaker 1: be of help to someone else. I'm not particularly talented 166 00:11:30,840 --> 00:11:32,839 Speaker 1: at anything, so it took me a while to think 167 00:11:32,880 --> 00:11:36,200 Speaker 1: of something. I'm a good grandma, I mean really good, 168 00:11:36,800 --> 00:11:39,000 Speaker 1: So I decided maybe there's a way I could use 169 00:11:39,000 --> 00:11:42,520 Speaker 1: some of that grandma energy, which I love, that grandma 170 00:11:42,679 --> 00:11:45,720 Speaker 1: energy helping kids. Since I can't use it on my own, 171 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:50,560 Speaker 1: I emailed my local elementary school and I will start 172 00:11:50,640 --> 00:11:54,240 Speaker 1: volunteering there shortly. I also have a craft project that 173 00:11:54,280 --> 00:11:56,600 Speaker 1: I'd started for my grandson and was working on when 174 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:59,640 Speaker 1: he died. I've decided to finish it and donate it 175 00:11:59,640 --> 00:12:02,800 Speaker 1: to a local battered women's shelter. I know Am Mama 176 00:12:02,800 --> 00:12:05,720 Speaker 1: there will appreciate it. I feel fortunate that I heard 177 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:07,920 Speaker 1: the podcast at just the right time to port me 178 00:12:08,000 --> 00:12:11,320 Speaker 1: in a productive direction. One can only cry over the 179 00:12:11,360 --> 00:12:15,040 Speaker 1: losses for so long. My apologies for writing this novel, 180 00:12:15,760 --> 00:12:17,840 Speaker 1: but I thought you might be interested in the effect 181 00:12:17,880 --> 00:12:19,760 Speaker 1: you were having out there in the world. Keep up 182 00:12:19,760 --> 00:12:22,320 Speaker 1: the good work, and I'll be praying for you, your 183 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:26,280 Speaker 1: family and your good works. I won't because there's so 184 00:12:26,360 --> 00:12:31,280 Speaker 1: much personal stuff in there. We won't put her name out, 185 00:12:31,480 --> 00:12:35,120 Speaker 1: but I just will say that brought tears to my 186 00:12:35,160 --> 00:12:40,680 Speaker 1: eyes and really fueled me to know that what we're 187 00:12:40,720 --> 00:12:45,640 Speaker 1: doing can have such a profound impact on people. Army 188 00:12:45,720 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 1: member Joel feed at EHD feed fed fed Joel. Sorry again, 189 00:12:53,800 --> 00:12:58,400 Speaker 1: I'm terrible with last names apparently, or maybe we just 190 00:12:58,440 --> 00:13:01,120 Speaker 1: have a collection of people with interesting last names. Not sure, 191 00:13:01,280 --> 00:13:05,479 Speaker 1: Army Joel wrote us, I recently recently reached a milestone 192 00:13:05,520 --> 00:13:09,240 Speaker 1: of twenty five gallons of blood donated since nineteen sixty eight. 193 00:13:09,640 --> 00:13:15,600 Speaker 1: Twenty five gallons of blood Holy Smokes. After reading your 194 00:13:15,679 --> 00:13:18,800 Speaker 1: article in god Boast, I realized my church had never 195 00:13:18,840 --> 00:13:20,800 Speaker 1: had a blood drive in the twenty five years i've 196 00:13:20,800 --> 00:13:24,880 Speaker 1: been attending. After receiving my twenty five gallon certificate, I 197 00:13:24,920 --> 00:13:27,840 Speaker 1: inquired about having a drive. After a few phone calls, 198 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:29,959 Speaker 1: I was able to set it up for May eighth, 199 00:13:30,040 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: twenty twenty four at tunnel Hill Community Church in tunnel Hill, Georgia. 200 00:13:35,200 --> 00:13:39,599 Speaker 1: From your article, I remembered three ingredients of passion, expertise 201 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:42,760 Speaker 1: and opportunity. I want to thank you for the story 202 00:13:42,800 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: and the inspiration has provided me. Who knows what we 203 00:13:45,600 --> 00:13:48,360 Speaker 1: may do next. I started a community garden at the 204 00:13:48,440 --> 00:13:51,360 Speaker 1: church in twenty twelve for my master gardener project and 205 00:13:51,440 --> 00:13:55,120 Speaker 1: still going. It was the same combo of three. You 206 00:13:55,120 --> 00:13:59,320 Speaker 1: have really given a good formula for projects. So there 207 00:13:59,320 --> 00:14:02,480 Speaker 1: it is. That's the collection alex Is put together. I 208 00:14:02,520 --> 00:14:06,480 Speaker 1: am certain there's more, and gosh, please tell us about it. 209 00:14:08,880 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 1: If you know of anybody out there doing extraordinary stuff, 210 00:14:11,679 --> 00:14:14,560 Speaker 1: or if you know of anybody, or if you're one 211 00:14:14,559 --> 00:14:17,199 Speaker 1: of the people out there who's been listening and has 212 00:14:17,320 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: been incentive to do something as a result of the army, 213 00:14:22,600 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: please let us know. It's the whole we're doing this thing. 214 00:14:30,400 --> 00:14:32,600 Speaker 1: Let us know, let us put it out there. It 215 00:14:32,600 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: will be encouragement for other people to get involved. If 216 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: you haven't already signed up to join the army at 217 00:14:39,440 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: normalfolks dot us or become a premium member which helps 218 00:14:42,720 --> 00:14:48,680 Speaker 1: us grow. I'm begging you please consider it. The more 219 00:14:48,760 --> 00:14:52,960 Speaker 1: people we have, the more impact we have, and the 220 00:14:53,040 --> 00:14:56,560 Speaker 1: greater our numbers. Candidly, the more AD revenue we get, 221 00:14:56,680 --> 00:15:00,120 Speaker 1: the more AD revenue we get. That's how we are 222 00:15:00,160 --> 00:15:04,120 Speaker 1: able to continue to produce the show. We're doing some 223 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: good out there, guys, and as we grow, we could 224 00:15:07,480 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 1: do more good. So please join the army at normalfolks 225 00:15:11,720 --> 00:15:14,840 Speaker 1: dot us, become a premium member, help us grow and 226 00:15:14,920 --> 00:15:17,040 Speaker 1: tell people about us so we can grow our numbers. 227 00:15:17,800 --> 00:15:20,640 Speaker 1: Last thing I want to say is this, since a 228 00:15:20,760 --> 00:15:24,040 Speaker 1: shop Talk, I run a company with one hundred and 229 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:26,480 Speaker 1: thirty people in it, and we do business all over 230 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:34,040 Speaker 1: the place, I think forty countries or so, I'm busy 231 00:15:34,160 --> 00:15:39,920 Speaker 1: and the podcast is grown into a significant amount of 232 00:15:39,960 --> 00:15:45,600 Speaker 1: work and a lot of time, and I guess I 233 00:15:45,640 --> 00:15:51,280 Speaker 1: would just want to say it is these stories, and 234 00:15:51,320 --> 00:15:55,320 Speaker 1: it is your emails, and it is the stories of 235 00:15:55,440 --> 00:15:59,120 Speaker 1: people impacted by one of our awesome guest stories that 236 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: get emailed to us and told us about it. That 237 00:16:03,040 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 1: is what really fuels my fire and inspires us. Alex 238 00:16:07,920 --> 00:16:11,360 Speaker 1: has four kids and a job, and we work hard 239 00:16:11,400 --> 00:16:16,200 Speaker 1: on this thing. And I'm telling you the whole reason 240 00:16:16,240 --> 00:16:18,360 Speaker 1: we do it is because of this kind of stuff. 241 00:16:20,920 --> 00:16:26,040 Speaker 1: Help us, help us grow, Give us your stories, email us, 242 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,000 Speaker 1: give us ideas for new stories. Tell us of successes 243 00:16:30,040 --> 00:16:32,760 Speaker 1: that you know of as a result of the stories. 244 00:16:34,520 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: Let's keep this thing going and let's grow it. Let's 245 00:16:36,840 --> 00:16:39,160 Speaker 1: see if we can't change a lot of what's going 246 00:16:39,200 --> 00:16:42,960 Speaker 1: on in this country for better. An army of normal folks. Guys, 247 00:16:43,440 --> 00:16:46,760 Speaker 1: it always will start with us. I'm Bill Courtney. I'll 248 00:16:46,760 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 1: see you next week.