An Army of Normal Folks

<p>Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by <em>An Army of Normal Folks</em> just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday. </p>

James Fox: The Dude Who Brought Yoga To Prisons (Pt 1)

James is the founder of Prison Yoga Project, which brings trauma-informed yoga to prisoners to help them heal and rehabilitate. And last year 57,000 prisoners attended their programming! This life-changing work is led by their own Army of Normal Folks who are facilitators.Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-16
50:17

James Fox: The Dude Who Brought Yoga To Prisons (Pt 2)

James is the founder of Prison Yoga Project, which brings trauma-informed yoga to prisoners to help them heal and rehabilitate. And last year 57,000 prisoners attended their programming! This life-changing work is led by their own Army of Normal Folks who are facilitators.Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-16
01:04:25

The Contribution Gap…. And What We’re Doing About It

For Shop Talk, we dive into the reality that only 33% of Americans are contributing in their community at the level they’d like. And what we plan to do about it.Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-12
22:02

Lydia and Scott Rosencrants: The Normal Folks Who Adopted 11 Kids (Pt 1)

Lydia and Scott Rosencrants have 13 children, 11 of which are adopted and 8 of them have some form of intellectual or physical disability. They didn’t set out to adopt this many kids, but they clearly answered the call a lot of times. And Lydia is the President of our local chapter in Memphis that’s launching soon!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-09
49:45

Lydia and Scott Rosencrants: The Normal Folks Who Adopted 11 Kids (Pt 2)

Lydia and Scott Rosencrants have 13 children, 11 of which are adopted and 8 of them have some form of intellectual or physical disability. They didn’t set out to adopt this many kids, but they clearly answered the call a lot of times. And Lydia is the President of our local chapter in Memphis that’s launching soon!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-09
01:20:56

We Need To Look In The Mirror About Lane Kiffin

For Shop Talk, Coach Bill shares his outside-the-box take on the Lane Kiffin saga. Even if you're not a college football fan, there's life lessons for our own lives and for the Army in this story! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-05
33:23

Gabrielle Clowdus: We All Have Homelessness In Us (Pt 1)

Dr. Gabrielle Clowdus is the founder of Settled, which helps churches build "Sacred Settlements", tiny home villages on their property where people experiencing homelessness and church members live in community. When she started this work of radical hospitality, she believed it was a homelessness ministry. Today, she believes that it's a ministry to all of us, as we all have some homelessness in us!  Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-02
52:02

Gabrielle Clowdus: We All Have Homelessness In Us (Pt 2)

Dr. Gabrielle Clowdus is the founder of Settled, which helps churches build "Sacred Settlements", tiny home villages on their property where people experiencing homelessness and church members live in community. When she started this work of radical hospitality, she believed it was a homelessness ministry. Today, she believes that it's a ministry to all of us, as we all have some homelessness in us!  Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

12-02
01:39:40

Why Did Life Expectancy Grow By 4 Decades?!

For Shop Talk, we explore why did human life expectancy stick around 30-40 years old for thousands of years and then suddenly increased by 4 decades in less than 200 years! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-28
31:28

Lisa Steven: The Former Teen Mom Empowering Teen Moms (Pt 1)

Lisa Steven is a former teen mom who went on to build the only home for teen moms in the entire state of Colorado. Their resource center serves over 280 teen moms per year with free empowerment programming and early childhood education. And now 3 other communities have adopted their model!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-25
55:38

Lisa Steven: The Former Teen Mom Empowering Teen Moms (Pt 2)

Lisa Steven is a former teen mom who went on to build the only home for teen moms in the entire state of Colorado. Their resource center serves over 280 teen moms per year with free empowerment programming and early childhood education. And now 3 other communities have adopted their model!Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-25
01:22:34

The Happiest Man on Earth

For Shop Talk, we bring you Army member Anita Marin's awesome recommendation to learn from Eddie Jaku, the Holocaust survivor who called himself the happiest man on earth! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-21
25:20

Steve Wanta: How To Loan Money 100% of The Time (Pt 1)

Steve Wanta is the co-founder of JUST, a nonprofit lender to 14,000 black and brown female entrepreneurs in Texas. And because they’ve built an unheard of system based on trust and community, they’re achieving unheard of results such as loaning money to 100% of applicants while also being repaid 99% of the time!   Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-18
48:28

Steve Wanta: How To Loan Money 100% of The Time (Pt 2)

Steve Wanta is the co-founder of JUST, a nonprofit lender to 14,000 black and brown female entrepreneurs in Texas. And because they’ve built an unheard of system based on trust and community, they’re achieving unheard of results such as loaning money to 100% of applicants while also being repaid 99% of the time! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-18
01:26:37

Man's Search for Meaning

For Shop Talk, we dive into Victor Frankl's monumental book, which he wrote in just 9 days after being liberated from a Nazi concentration camp! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-14
31:23

Mik And Tracy Taylor: The Faces of Transracial Adoption (Pt 1)

Transracial adoption is a term that we didn’t know, until we met the Taylors. The black couple adopted 2 white kids and 1 black kid. And we have a fascinating conversation about love, hate, stereotypes, and redemption! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-11
51:29

Mik And Tracy Taylor: The Faces of Transracial Adoption (Pt 2)

Transracial adoption is a term that we didn’t know, until we met the Taylors. The black couple adopted 2 white kids and 1 black kid. And we have a fascinating conversation about love, hate, stereotypes, and redemption! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-11
55:16

What Kids Said About How to Get Them Off Their Phones

For Shop Talk, we bring you fascinating data and wisdom from the righteous troublemakers known as Jonathan Haidt, Lenore Skenazy, and Zach Rausch. Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-07
30:14

Vanessa Elias: The Block Party Revolution (Pt 1)

When Vanessa Elias saw a rise of incivility in her Connecticut town, she rallied citizens to host 40 neighborhood block parties that had 1,200 attendees, so that people can get to know their neighbors, realize that they don’t hate them, and even enjoy them. It got so much attention that she started Block Party USA to spread this simple solution across the country! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-04
49:44

Vanessa Elias: The Block Party Revolution (Pt 2)

When Vanessa Elias saw a rise of incivility in her Connecticut town, she rallied citizens to host 40 neighborhood block parties that had 1,200 attendees, so that people can get to know their neighbors, realize that they don’t hate them, and even enjoy them. It got so much attention that she started Block Party USA to spread this simple solution across the country! Support the show: https://www.normalfolks.us/premiumSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

11-04
01:01:21

Xuka 79

Where is part 2 of the Kagan Coughlin conversation?

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Jenn Sexten

great story... but please stop interrupting your guests. it's very distracting and frustrating.

09-28 Reply

Aakash Amanat

Wow, this title caught my attention! It's intriguing. I think in a world that often celebrates the extraordinary, we tend to overlook the incredible potential of everyday people coming together. https://citysquares.com/b/cookie-packaging-pros-25404811 An army of normal folks can achieve remarkable things when united by a common cause. I'm eager to read more about this topic and learn how ordinary individuals can make an extraordinary impact. https://find-open.com/brooklyn/cookie-packaging-pros-13912988

09-21 Reply

Rebecca Trono

I LOVED hearing Amy's story. One suggestion: the constant interruptions by the host made it very challenging to listen and keep the thread. I so want to hear inspring stories, the host is lovely, warm and empathetic, but doesn't allow his guest to speak comfortably.

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