How the Heck Have You Been?!

28. How David Louthen Has Been (Part 2)!

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 17:47:08 +0000

Here is PART 2 of my conversation with David Louthen in which we discuss his father, Burning Man, and the fact that I’ve never eaten cereal with milk.

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To buy the “Cartons of Death” shirt we discussed go here: https://shirt.woot.com/offers/cartons-of-death

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27. How David Louthen Has Been (Part 1)!

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 03:43:17 +0000

Here is PART 1 of my conversation with David Louthen in which we discuss our history, our friendship, and his life since high school!

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26. How John Anderson Has Been!

Wed, 31 Jul 2024 02:49:19 +0000

My guest today is John (Billy goat) Anderson, and this was one of my favorite discussions this summer. John and I has really similar junior high and high school careers as we were both scouts, both tuba players and both from the class of 2004. We discussed how his legendary nickname followed him to college, why he kept with music as a career, and what it’s been like teaching down near the Texas coast. I hope you enjoy the conversation as much as I did!

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25. How Jennine Faurot has Been!

Thu, 25 Jul 2024 02:32:06 +0000

Alright, we’re going all the way back to kindergarten for this one y’all. Today I spoke with Jennine Faurot. We spoke about everything from Elementary school and college memories to her dad’s pro football career, to her work as an elementary school teacher in the same district I taught at for 9 years. A quick note that there was a little audio feedback that I didn’t catch during the interview, and I tried to trim it as best as I could, but you’ll notice a little noisiness here and there. But here’s my talk with Jennine Faurot!

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To get your tickets for the LD Bell class of 2004 reunion, visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201737293188017

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24. How Claire (Boecking) Chamberlain Has Been!

Wed, 26 Jun 2024 04:59:47 +0000

Today I spoke with Claire Chamberlain, whom I first knew as Clair Boecking for a couple years of elementary school, and then all throughout high school. We talked about being co-founders of the L.D. Bell PDA Patrol, which policed public displays of affection at our school, we spoke about the infamous milk chugging contest she took part in while I spectated, and we spoke about all the places her life took her after high school. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

To get your tickets for the LD Bell class of 2004 reunion, visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201737293188017

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23. How Carmel Simmons (Henderson) Has Been!

Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:59:10 +0000

Today I spoke with Carmel Simmons, whom I knew first as Carmel Henderson, an old friend from 7th grade Hurst Junior High. We talked about her attending Brigham Young University as a 16-year-old, her civilizing influence on me, and that great nexus point that has come up so many times on this podcast, her 8th Halloween party. I hope you enjoy our conversation, and without further ado, here is how the heck Carmel has been.

To get your tickets for the LD Bell class of 2004 reunion, visit their Facebook page here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/201737293188017

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22. How Jessica (Rader) Lugo Has Been!

Wed, 12 Jun 2024 04:59:25 +0000

Today I spoke with Jessica Lugo whom you may remember better as Jessica Rader from Hurt Junior High and L.D. Bell. We’ve had some surprisingly similar life paths, what with teaching high school in the DFW area, so it was great to share stories and catch up! So without further ado, here’s how the heck Jessica Lugo has been.

Check out some of the great voting advocacy her group does here! https://www.marchtothepolls.org

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21. How Toby Dickinson has Been!

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 04:59:55 +0000

Enjoy my talk with Toby Dickinson, best friend from High School, and someone intrinsically tied up with the best years of my adolescence! We spoke about our obsession with Star Wars, Pokémon, and other extremely manly pursuits.

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20. How Mr. Earnhart has Been!

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 04:59:36 +0000

Today I am talking with Jeremy Earnhart, the President and CEO of Music for All. You heard that right, the man who used to drive over the my junior high and teach runny-nosed seventh graders how to play trumpet, is now heading up an incredible national organization, only part of which is running the Bands of America competitions that I knew and loved so much at my time in high school. In talking with him, I had almost forgotten just how charismatic he is, and how good he is at taking his ideals surrounding music, marching band, and general pageantry, and implementing them in the most efficient way that maximizes the amount of lives he betters.

We met up at our joint alma mater, The University of North Texas where Music For All was hosting a one-day summer camp. It felt good to be around all those instruments again. Mr. Earnhart brought along Mrs. Cindy Powell, who worked with him at Arlington ISD, and is now on the Music for All board of directors. I am incredibly grateful for Mr. Earnhart and Mrs. Powell giving me a couple hours of their time, and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

Visit https://musicforall.org to see all the great work Mr. Earnhart and others are doing to bring music to ALL.

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19. How Mrs. Banner has Been!

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 04:59:44 +0000

My conversation with Mrs. Pamela Banner, my 8th and 9th Grade English teacher who inspired ME to be a teacher. It was an extremely fulfilling conversation with one of the greatest teachers of all time! (In my humble opinion). We spoke about the teaching profession, her job as a mentor teacher with Hurst Euless Bedford ISD, and I got caught with all the news about her two sons and many grandchildren, who are ALL now through high school. Please enjoy!

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18. How Carlos Barboza has Been!

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 04:16:31 +0000

My conversation with Carlos Barboza! We caught up on old times and discussed everything from his childhood experiencing life in L.A. in the 90s, our time together in Junior High and High School, and more! Enjoy!

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17. How Bailey Matta has Been!

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 06:00:59 +0000

Here is my conversation with Bailey Matta! We talked about Junior High Shenanigans, High School Hijinks, and how she’s been keeping herself busy since graduation. I hope you enjoy our conversation!

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16. How Emily (George) Blake has Been!

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 15:37:02 +0000

Here is my conversation with Mrs. Blake, who I knew as my 10th Grade Chemistry teacher, Ms. George. We discuss the field of public education and why we both drew away from it, we talk about balancing parenting and career, and we talked about our time at L.D. Bell High School. Enjoy!

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15. How Laura Dupuy has Been!

Wed, 28 Jun 2023 06:00:54 +0000

In this episode I speak with one of my longest and steadfast-est friends. We discuss our time together in Junior High, High School, and as part of a 10-year-long writing group!

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Thank you!

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14. How Chris Hotze has Been!

Wed, 21 Jun 2023 04:59:15 +0000

My talk with Christ Hotze ranged in topics from fatherhood, to fathers, from high school to careers, to finding one’s bearings in this wild world!

To checkout the band performance we discuss, visit the link here: https://www.youtube.com/embed/89Icod-2xLw?rel=0&autoplay=1

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13. How Rhean Wren has Been!

Wed, 14 Jun 2023 04:59:40 +0000

In this episode, I speak with my friend Rhean (Weekly) Wren, who went to Junior High and High School with me. We speak about the ways in which parenting is both enriching and taxing, we speak about the healthcare and financial sector, but most of all we talk about BAND SOME MORE!

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Thanks!

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12. How Lauren Danhof has Been!

Tue, 06 Jun 2023 06:00:24 +0000

I talked with American Author Lauren Danhof about our time together in Junior High, and about her new novel “It’s not a Cult,” that will be released August of 2023!

ORDER Lauren’s Book here! https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/729848/its-not-a-cult-by-lauren-danhof/

Find out more about Lauren here: https://www.laurendanhof.com/

Order some artwork from Mark here! https://www.artbymarker.com/

Check out the DFW Writers Workshop here: https://www.dfwwritersworkshop.org/

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11. How Zuzanna Knypinski has Been!

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 06:35:10 +0000

My guest today is Zuzanna Knypinski. Zuzanna was born in Poland, lived most of her childhood in Canada and the moved to Texas for high school We talked about her experiences scuba diving, getting the bends, getting into politics, doing triathlons, being a lawyer, her crazy italian cousin, how babies are made, and peepaw but not her peepaw. It was so great to catch up with her and I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did!

If you need to find out where you can vote and be more politically active (Like Zuzanna suggested): go here! https://www.vote.org/polling-place-locator/

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10. How Liz Fontenot has Been!

Wed, 17 Aug 2022 07:48:46 +0000

Episode 10 brings you my conversation with Liz Fontenot who is also Fun to Know, a friend I’ve known and lived down the street from for just about as long as I can remember! We discussed her career path, our time together for all of K-12, and got a little more deep as we talked about losing loved ones and the importance of putting kindness out into the world. In the show notes I put a link to the animal adoption group Liz volunteers with, Fort Worth Abandoned Animal Alliance, if you want to learn more! I hope you enjoy our conversation!

To learn more about the animal adoption group Liz works with visit their home page here: https://www.fwabandoned.org/

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9. How Casey Latham-Muckley has Been!

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 06:00:55 +0000

What a good guest we have for today’s episode. Casey Latham Muckley and I went to the same high school, and have also taught at the same high school. We discussed a wide range of topics, like why I didn’t include her name in the giant maze I drew on my bedroom wall, and how college kids can have fun in a small-town Walmart, and how we tried to keep our students engaged during COVID lockdowns. It was so good to catch up with her and I hope you enjoy our talk!

Check out Casey’s YouTube Channel here if you’re interested in learning about music theory! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwAA2Im1X9FDcDFFOAs6oAw/featured

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8. How Konrad Hartman has Been!

Wed, 03 Aug 2022 06:00:09 +0000

Today’s guest is my old friend Konrad Hartman. And he is my very first guest who WASN’T in band. Our hour conversation flew effortlessly by as we talked about his experience with fine spirits and bartending, improv and comedy, his deep history in the music industry and the several bands he’s been in, and our mutual experiences working at the Olive Garden. It was really great to catch up with Konrad and I hope you have as much listening as I did talking with him.

Check out Konrad’s podcast Film Fights at the following link: https://open.spotify.com/show/1KJIureGpG5AQFmzBrnrkS?si=987b839115614830

You can also look into the Dallas comedy club where Konrad’s friends perform: https://dallas-comedyclub.com/

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7. How Brian Dutton has Been!

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 06:00:57 +0000

In this episode I speak with Brian Dutton about his time in Drum Corp International, Education, Colorguard and pageantry, his interior design business he runs with his husband, his new, exciting job, The Marvel Cinematic Universe and much more. He’s just as great of a guy now as he was in high school. Hope you enjoy our conversation.

Check out Brian’s pageantry website here: https://www.dutdutdesigns.com/

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6. How Robert Williams has Been!

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 06:00:29 +0000

In this episode I call up life-time friend and compariout, Robert Williams. We spoke about our entire public school career, how I gave him stiches and almost blinded him for life, and his career as an officer in the Navy working on Nuclear Subs! It was an awesome conversation and I was grateful for the opportunity to catch up!

If you want to enlist in the Navy, go here: https://www.navy.mil/

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5. How Matt Schoolfield has Been!

Wed, 13 Jul 2022 06:02:12 +0000

Here’s my conversation with Matt Schoolfield, long time friend, drummer, and entrepreneur! We talked about our time in Jr. High and High School, our experiences in college, and beyond!

Check out the belts Matt’s company sells for wrestling fans! https://www.fandubelts.com/

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4. How Katie Parris Coleman has Been!

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 06:01:48 +0000

This was my conversation with Katie Parris Coleman. We discussed our high school memories, her career in deaf education, youth ministry, and so much more!

Check out her blog at: https://thehipsterginger.wordpress.com/

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3. How Spain Fischer has Been!

Wed, 29 Jun 2022 17:01:36 +0000

This is my conversation with Spain Fischer, currently living in Colorado as a professional artist (jealous and jealous), Spain and I talked about our time in high school, her move to Florida and then Colorado, selling her artwork, and more!

If you want to support Spain’s art career, go here and purchase her graphic novel Caterwaul Volume 1! https://sofawolf.com/products/caterwall-1-the-isle-of-manx?sku=CATW-1

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2. How Davis Cox has Been!

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:01:24 +0000

My guest today is the one and only Davis Cox. Here are his yearbook stats. He was featured on FOUR pages of the yearbook, a solid score. Once for the talent show, once for marching band, once for Jazz Band, and finally with gloriously spiked hair in his senior portrait!

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1. How Steve Pratt has Been

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 19:30:35 +0000

In this pilot episode, I interview a man my friends and I all looked up to in high school. He was our drum major, the salutatorian of his graduating class, and an all around great guy! Among other things, we discussed our past together, our love or woodworking, and the great joys and sorrows of parenthood. Enjoy!

AmeriCorps link: https://americorps.gov/

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