Straight Shooter - The Josh Crain Podcast

<p>Host Josh Crain talk about a wide array of topics with different guests from different backgrounds.  </p>

They Came from California - But Why?

In this short, Joshua talks about his belief that there is something more to understand about why people are leaving California for places like Tennessee and how he does not think it is to enjoy the benefits of a conservative state, but rather to try again with failed liberal policy.  

12-09
21:48

Haley Burt - Close Call and a New Preparedness Mindset

In this episode, Joshua speaks with Haley Burt about her close call while shopping with her mother in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and how that experience has opened her eyes and led her to adopt a preparedness mindset.  

12-02
01:24:28

A Prison Conversation

Joshua and Danny talk about genuine, yet unlikely friendship. 

07-28
11:40

May 7, 2023 - It's Been a Hard Day

Tell those you love that you love them.  Every day is a gift and we are not promised tomorrow.  Rest easy my friend.  

05-07
08:47

May 6, 2023 - Finding People that Leave you Empty

Josh Crain talks about the need for people in your life that leave you empty . . . when they aren't around.  As men, we need a circle of other men that help our tanks stay full.  We know those men by the way we feel when they aren't around, as much as when they are.  

05-06
26:08

Episode 17 - Danny Responds to Comments

In this episode Danny and Joshua respond to comments that have been posted online after Big Daddy Weave's podcast with Danny went live.  The podcast reached thousands of people and, as you might imagine, people had a lot to say about it.  Danny and Joshua address some of the comments, both good and bad.  

02-20
01:22:02

Episode 16 - "That's It?"

In this episode Joshua talks about the similarity and dissimilarity between family reunions and Church services and how leaving Church services can sometimes leave you with a feeling of "That's it?"  

01-30
42:36

Episode 15 - The Confession

In August 2019, Danny Holmes stood in a courtroom in Murfreesboro, Tennessee and spoke for the first time since confessing to crimes that would put him prison for the rest of his life.  Listen, as he talks about his decision to confess.  

01-16
29:13

Episode 14 - Racism and the Christian Response

In this podcast, Joshua talks with Danny about racism.  What is it?  Where does it come from?  And, what is the Christian's response?  

01-09
01:00:42

Episode 13 - Christmas with Danny Holmes

Joshua talks to Danny on Christmas Day 2021 and asks him what Christmas means to him now that he is in prison.  

12-26
32:24

Episode 12 - The Tale of Three Trees

Joshua reads The Tale of Three Trees (A Traditional Folktale retold by Angela Elwell Hunt)

12-24
07:29

Episode 11 - Wild at Heart

Joshua briefly discusses his thoughts after starting the book "Wild at Heart" by John Eldredge and how men have drifted away from being men. 

12-19
18:57

Episode 10 - Danny Holmes

Joshua and Danny have a short conversation about race relations in America on this call.  Joshua and Danny plan on continuing the conversation in the weeks to come.  

12-12
21:04

Episode 9 - Danny Holmes

Joshua talks to Danny Holmes at the Hardeman County Correctional Facility this week as the two check in for a weekly update. 

12-09
30:19

Episode 8 - Kyle Frazier

In this much-anticipated episode, Joshua talks to Kyle Frazier about law enforcement and jiu-jitsu. Why aren't more law enforcement officers training in something like jiu-jitsu or judo?  What's the status of current law enforcement training in de-escalation tactics, jiu-jitsu, etc? Kyle's unique perspective as a front-line officer offers an eye-opening insight into the current state of law enforcement preparedness and what needs to be done in the future to have better trained law enforcement officers.   

12-05
02:15:39

Episode 7 - Danny Holmes Update from Prison

Joshua talks to former client, Danny Holmes, from the Hardeman County Correctional Facility where he is serving a life sentence and trying to serve the Lord.  

11-28
33:28

Episode 6 - Predestination and the Foreknowledge of God (Part 1)

In this series, Joshua will present a Bible study authored by his father concerning the Calvinist doctrine of predestination.  He will address such questions as:Does God already know every detail about every human being from birth to death, including where each will spend eternity? If God already knows every detail of what will happen in a person's life on this earth, must everything happen precisely as God knows it will happen? If God already knows every detail about every human, when did he first know this, and by what means did he come to this knowledge?  

11-27
40:57

Episode 5 - Allison Crain

Joshua speaks with his older sister, Allison, a practicing attorney in Georgia.  They discuss the practice of law and some of the frustrating aspects of the practice that both of them did not expect as idealistic lawyers starting out.  

11-25
01:38:13

Episode 4 - Andrew Coppinger

Andrew and I talk about our jiu-jitsu journey.  What led us to jiu-jitsu?  Why do we love it?  What frustrates us?  We also delve into the world of law enforcement and the relationship between law enforcement and defense attorney and how preconceived notions on either end are often wrong.   

11-20
01:59:18

Episode 3 - COVID

Joshua talks about his observations and feelings throughout the COVID pandemic and how the mixed signals and messaging resulted in a loss of trust in government.  

11-12
01:00:46

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