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An Army of Normal Folks

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 An Army of Normal Folks 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.

Delicious Kids

9 mins; May 16, 2024

Hakki Akdeniz: The Once Homeless Immigrant Who's Donated 200k Slices of Pizza (Pt 1)

32 mins; May 14, 2024

Hakki Akdeniz: The Once Homeless Immigrant Who's Donated 200k Slices of Pizza (Pt 2)

25 mins; May 13, 2024

Deep Thoughts on Vacuums

8 mins; May 09, 2024

Dr. Scott Morris: Serving 80,000 Underinsured Americans (Pt 1)

46 mins; May 07, 2024

Dr. Scott Morris: Serving 80,000 Underinsured Americans (Pt 2)

42 mins; May 06, 2024

There Is No Finish Line

9 mins; May 02, 2024

Jeff Deskovic: The Wrongfully Convicted Man Freeing Others Just Like Himself (Pt 1)

46 mins; April 30, 2024

Jeff Deskovic: The Wrongfully Convicted Man Freeing Others Just Like Himself (Pt 2)

69 hours 24 mins; April 29, 2024

Adrien Lewis: The Ultimate Care-Sharing Network (Pt 1)

52 mins; April 23, 2024

Adrien Lewis: The Ultimate Care-Sharing Network (Pt 2)

58 mins; April 22, 2024

The Power of Dreams (Be Real)

15 mins; April 18, 2024

Pat Koch: The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana (Pt 1)

36 mins; April 16, 2024

Pat Koch: The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana (Pt 2)

34 mins; April 15, 2024

You Can't Stand On A Trophy

13 mins; April 11, 2024

Richard Casper: The Secret Weapons of Music and Art (Pt 1)

37 mins; April 09, 2024

Richard Casper: The Secret Weapons of Music and Art (Pt 2)

112 hours 46 mins; April 08, 2024

The Life Lesson I Learned from Holiday Inn's Founder

12 mins; April 04, 2024

The Farmlink Project: Saving Over 200 Million Pounds of Food (Pt 1)

49 mins; April 02, 2024

The Farmlink Project: Saving Over 200 Million Pounds of Food (Pt 2)

56 mins; April 01, 2024

Corey Brooks: The Rooftop Pastor (Pt 1)

35 mins; March 26, 2024

Corey Brooks: The Rooftop Pastor (Pt 2)

73 hours 44 mins; March 25, 2024

If It Weren’t for Lane Kiffin, I Wouldn’t Have Won An Oscar

15 mins; March 21, 2024

Big Al Holdren: We Don’t Do Fluffy, We Only Roll Into Hell (Pt 1)

48 mins; March 19, 2024

Big Al Holdren: We Don’t Do Fluffy, We Only Roll Into Hell (Pt 2)

56 mins; March 18, 2024

My Employee Sam Quinn, A Common Laborer Who Was Anything But Common

16 mins; March 14, 2024

Ben and Jessica Owen: Transforming Dope Houses Into Hope Houses (Pt 2)

54 mins; March 11, 2024

Ben and Jessica Owen: Transforming Dope Houses Into Hope Houses (Pt 1)

50 mins; March 10, 2024

Richard McKinney: I Was Going To Bomb Their Mosque, But Then They Loved Me (Pt 1)

42 mins; March 04, 2024

Richard McKinney: I Was Going To Bomb Their Mosque, But Then They Loved Me (Pt 2)

68 hours 35 mins; March 04, 2024

The Story of Chucky Mullins, Brad Gaines, and the Sigma Nu Charity Bowl

13 mins; February 29, 2024

Scott Strode: Rising From The Ashes… Together (Pt 1)

38 mins; February 26, 2024

Scott Strode: Rising From The Ashes… Together (Pt 2)

43 mins; February 26, 2024

I Buried The Man Who Shot At Me

11 mins; February 23, 2024

Trina Frierson: “I’m a 17-Time Felon Employing a Doctor” (Pt 1)

41 mins; February 19, 2024

Trina Frierson: “I’m a 17-Time Felon Employing a Doctor” (Pt 2)

54 mins; February 19, 2024

Ask Me Anything: Should Privilege Stop Us From Serving?

8 mins; February 16, 2024

Ellen Yarborough: From Schoolhouse to Firehouse (Pt 1)

33 mins; February 13, 2024

Ellen Yarborough: From Schoolhouse to Firehouse (Pt 2)

50 mins; February 13, 2024

Melvin Cole: Saving Kids Just Like Me (Pt 1)

44 mins; February 05, 2024

Melvin Cole: Saving Kids Just Like Me (Pt 2)

97 hours 18 mins; February 05, 2024

William Paul Young: They Saved My Life (Pt 1)

39 mins; January 29, 2024

William Paul Young: They Saved My Life (Pt 2)

68 hours 49 mins; January 29, 2024

Christina Mendez: The Fashion Designer Who Wound Up In The Trades (Pt 1)

35 mins; January 22, 2024

Christina Mendez: The Fashion Designer Who Wound Up In The Trades (Pt 2)

43 mins; January 22, 2024

Jane Borochoff: Special Olympics for Jobs (Pt 1)

71 hours 48 mins; January 15, 2024

Jane Borochoff: Special Olympics for Jobs (Pt 2)

59 mins; January 15, 2024

Tim Sittema: Money Isn’t The Only Scorecard (Pt 1)

67 hours 20 mins; January 08, 2024

Tim Sittema: Money Isn’t The Only Scorecard (Pt 2)

34 mins; January 08, 2024

Alice Marie Johnson: Bloom Where You’re Planted… In Prison (Pt 1)

45 mins; January 01, 2024

Alice Marie Johnson: Bloom Where You’re Planted… In Prison (Pt 2)

53 mins; January 01, 2024

Jessica Lamb: Changing Lives One Tattoo At A Time (Pt 1)

43 mins; December 26, 2023

Jessica Lamb: Changing Lives One Tattoo At A Time (Pt 2)

64 hours 17 mins; December 26, 2023

Big Al Holdren: An Army of Normal Elves

87 hours 48 mins; December 19, 2023

Orphans Building Beds For Kids Without Them

71 hours 25 mins; December 11, 2023

Lee Robbins: We Don’t Need 2nd Chances, We Need Better Chances (Pt 1)

45 mins; December 04, 2023

Lee Robbins: We Don’t Need 2nd Chances, We Need Better Chances (Pt 2)

40 mins; December 04, 2023

Troy and Erica Andrews: Be A Constant in a Child’s Life (Pt 1)

48 mins; November 27, 2023

Troy and Erica Andrews: Be A Constant in a Child’s Life (Pt 2)

32 mins; November 27, 2023

Deb Ellinger: Serving Women Who Are Sexually Trafficked (Pt 1)

78 hours 50 mins; November 20, 2023

Deb Ellinger: Serving Women Who Are Sexually Trafficked (Pt 2)

46 mins; November 20, 2023

Don't Be A Turkey Person

12 mins; November 15, 2023

Bob Zaccheo: Therapy Under The Hood of a Car

56 mins; November 13, 2023

Manu Meel: The Accidental Unifier

87 hours 17 mins; November 06, 2023

Shane Young: Inner-City Rugby (Pt 1)

59 mins; October 30, 2023

Shane Young: Inner-City Rugby (Pt 2)

36 mins; October 30, 2023

Chad Houser: Eat, Drink, Change Lives

112 hours 42 mins; October 23, 2023

John Currence: Saving Willie Mae's

58 mins; October 16, 2023

Staff Sgt. David Bellavia: The Only Living Medal of Honor Recipient from the Iraq War

176 hours 7 mins; October 09, 2023

Stacy Horst: My Daughter’s Hope for Friends (Pt 1)

40 mins; October 02, 2023

Stacy Horst: My Daughter’s Hope for Friends (Pt 2)

36 mins; October 02, 2023

Enrique: I’m Giving Back To St. Jude For What They Gave To Us (Pt 1)

42 mins; September 25, 2023

Enrique: I’m Giving Back To St. Jude For What They Gave To Us (Pt 2)

38 mins; September 25, 2023

Kagan Coughlin: Coding in Rural Mississippi (Pt 1)

59 mins; September 18, 2023

Gina Harris: 1,700 Heroic Photographers (Pt 2)

33 mins; September 11, 2023

Gina Harris: 1,700 Heroic Photographers (Pt 1)

59 mins; September 10, 2023

Sonia Agron: Volunteering at Ground Zero Made Her Sick, But She Doesn’t Regret It (Pt 1)

48 mins; September 04, 2023

Sonia Agron: Volunteering at Ground Zero Made Her Sick, But She Doesn’t Regret It (Pt 2)

44 mins; September 04, 2023

Wendy Steele: 100 Women Transforming Their Community (Pt 1)

61 hours 44 mins; August 28, 2023

Wendy Steele: 100 Women Transforming Their Community (Pt 2)

35 mins; August 28, 2023

Tiani Shoemaker Clyde: Little Miracles for Single Moms (Pt 1)

54 mins; August 21, 2023

Tiani Shoemaker Clyde: Little Miracles for Single Moms (Pt 2)

36 mins; August 21, 2023

Amy Crenshaw’s Cafe: Where The Homeless and Bankers Eat Together (Pt 1)

52 mins; August 15, 2023

Amy Crenshaw’s Cafe: Where The Homeless and Bankers Eat Together (Pt 2)

71 hours 5 mins; August 14, 2023

Mike Rowe: The Most Normal Abnormal Person (Pt 1)

41 mins; August 07, 2023

Mike Rowe: The Most Normal Abnormal Person (Pt 2)

32 mins; August 07, 2023

Rodney Smith Jr: The 50 Yard Challenge (Pt 1)

34 mins; July 31, 2023

Rodney Smith Jr: The 50 Yard Challenge (Pt 2)

43 mins; July 31, 2023

Arshay Cooper: Inner-City Rowing (Pt 1)

31 mins; July 24, 2023

Arshay Cooper: Inner-City Rowing (Pt 2)

52 mins; July 24, 2023

Arshay Cooper: Inner-City Rowing (Pt 3)

57 mins; July 24, 2023

Luke Mickelson: No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town! (Pt 1)

55 mins; July 17, 2023

Luke Mickelson: No Kid Sleeps On The Floor In Our Town! (Pt 2)

25 mins; July 17, 2023

Cheri Garcia: Hustling for Second Chances (And Cornbread) (Pt 1)

42 mins; July 10, 2023

Cheri Garcia: Hustling for Second Chances (And Cornbread) (Pt 2)

44 mins; July 10, 2023

Cheri Garcia: Hustling for Second Chances (And Cornbread) (Pt 3)

54 mins; July 10, 2023

Chavis Daniels: Mentoring 1,000 Kids (Pt 1)

57 mins; July 03, 2023

Chavis Daniels: Mentoring 1,000 Kids (Pt 2)

33 mins; July 03, 2023

Will the Army Act?

5 mins; June 29, 2023

Erin Smith: Advocating for Thomas (Pt 1)

38 mins; June 26, 2023

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