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The Sharon Hughes ShowFATHERS DAY SPECIAL - Men Helping MenGuest: Bert Botta, Author, Therapist, Men's Life Coach - In today's politically-correct culture it's not popular to give honor to men. But it's time for balance because not all men are dead-beat dads, abusers or predators; many are men of integrity, are good fathers, and honor women, etc. And, as our guest points out, some have been victims of molestation, affected negatively by fatherless homes themselves, and all find themselves facing prejudice just for being men today. And so it's an issue that needs addressing. And ladies, if you want to understand the men in your life, this is a...2023-06-1627 min
Inside PetalumaEpisode 155: Mary Ruppenthal, Bert Botta, and Elice Hempel discuss proposed rent increases for Youngstown Mobile Home ParkYoungstown Senior Mobile Home Park residents Mary Ruppenthal and Bert Botta discuss the proposed $286 a month rent increase by the park's new ownership group, Three Pillar Communities. Elece Hempel, Executive Director of Petaluma People Services also joins the discussion.2021-12-1959 min
Everyday HeroesA TWA Flight Attendant Survives Her Exotic Vacation!If you consider falling in love with an Orangutan over lunch “ordinary” then you might find these stories “ordinary” but I doubt it! This is an "insiders" look at how airline employees used to travel in the good ole days, before Covid, fax machines and mandatory reservations! Cindy and her husband, Bart were fellow airline employees back in the day when we could jump on and off flights to get anywhere in the world, for free! They have traveled around the world and have seen more in their travels than ten other couples combined! 2021-05-2431 min
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Everyday Heroes(14) You Wouldn't Even Know How to Find The Places That This Pilot Flies Into!Ney Grant is a world class everything! Flying adventurer, writer, author, blogger, photographer, tech entrepreneur, retired mergers and acquisitions guy, and generally a bighearted guy with a passion for service. You’re going to love how he crammed a bunch of garbage cans and hand wash stations into the back of his Cessna 210, schlepped them over to Tuba City, Arizona and delivered them to the Navajo reservation there so the native peoples would be able to stay safe from the covid. If you're up for adventure, you’ll have plenty of it in his interview. You’ll...2020-11-1625 minEveryday Heroes(13) From Fashion Designer to Pilot in Command!Hi My Everyday Heroes, this is Mandy B, the lady who went from "Fashion Designer to Pilot in Command” but not without some trying times and challenges.Mandy’s story is not your typical “midwestern girl heads west, makes good as a fashion designer, marries, has three kids, learns to fly” story. If you ladies who are listening to this have ever harbored the thought of “how cool would it be to be able to fly an airplane “ you might be inspired and encouraged to just “jump in and do it” after listening to Mandy’s story. But there’s a few twists and t...2020-11-0725 minEveryday Heroes(12) Road Warrior Health Secrets for Pilots, Flight Attendants, & Professional Nomads!Unheard of! The information in this episode has never been heard before because what Jill is telling us here has never been applied specifically to flight crews and frequent flyers!Jill Mongene is a registered Dietitian and Nutritionist for the jet age; she teaches and applies this information specifically to those of us who spend most of our lives in the air and on the road: pilots, flight attendants, aviation professionals - anyone who seems to be constantly stressed out and in motion and is wondering how to better care for their health away from home.2020-11-0323 minEveryday Heroes(11) More Tips For Staying Healthy on The Road.If you travel for a living, if you're a pilot, flight attendant or professional road warrior and you don't take care of your health the way you know you should, the critical information in this interview with Jill Mongene has been hidden in plain sight and now she reveals it! What you’ll hear is the kind of information you won’t hear anywhere else for professional nomads or for those of us who struggle with health issues and good nutrition while we’re on the road. It’s a podcast I did with Jill, a Register...2020-10-2531 minEveryday Heroes(10) Behind the Wall! Captain Bob's Chinese Flying Adventures!Captain Bob found out that everything's negotiable in China! If you don't believe me, listen to Captain Bob's outrageous story of flying in China, what he went through to get there and how he negotiated that the Chinese pay for his wedding as part of the deal! Bob used to fly for Netjets, the same company I flew for. If you or anyone you know is chasing a flying job because of the airline layoffs and you or they need to know what it's like to get a flying job in China and also what to expect w...2020-10-2028 minEveryday Heroes(9) The Goat Lady and God: Powerful Spiritual Secrets For a HURTING WORLD!T This is no ordinary woman! Ladies, if you need a shot of inspiration, especially with all that's going on these days, listen to Gina’s story of growing up alone, that is except for the power of God in her life and her father’s persistent comment that “there’s no such word as ‘can’t’” that continually rang in her ear! Gina is 5'4" tall and 110 lbs. Most people would think that she’s “too small” to be an iron and steel forger, a blacksmith, a horse and goat trainer, a wilderness photographer, a hunter who packs into the mountains with...2020-10-1337 minEveryday Heroes(12) How Did This Guy Go From 80 hour Weeks to Full Time Fishing?Hey Everyday Heroes beloved family, for the average guy money is rapidly disappearing these days! This is something I normally don’t do, spreading this kind of message but my heart is breaking seeing thousands of our aviation family being furloughed for who knows how long until they get their job back. If you need a way to rebuild your life, build a safety net for the future or just plain need more money, you gotta listen to my interview with Seth Taylor, who’s making thirty five thousand dollars a month, closing in on 40 K as we...2020-10-1232 minEveryday Heroes(8) A Car Salesman’s Journey From Spiritual Slavery to Personal Freedom!Vern Hunter is not just one of my brothers in a Christian men’s group that meets weekly, I consider him to be the spiritual leader of our group.Vern was raised by a white mother and black father so when he speaks of how he sees an end to racism, he knows what he’s talking about!From describing how, as a young man on the streets, he would bring home his free school lunch to his pregnant sister to our conversation where he talks about his rise from drug...2020-10-0630 minEveryday Heroes(7) Why A Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Jumps Into 30 Foot Seas to Rescue People He Doesn't Even Know and May Not Even Like!Chuck Carter is a retired Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer and Rescue Swimmer who used to “fly 300 miles offshore to jump into 30 foot seas to rescue someone he doesn’t know and might not even like!” He had a rather inauspicious beginning to his life-saving career by driving his car through a building as a teen age kid back in Maine! After he got through paying for that, he decided to do something more constructive with his life so he joined the Coast Guard. Fast forward 26 years, Chuck ended up on active duty “saving lives and training life save...2020-09-2932 minEveryday Heroes(6) United Airlines Broke This Guy's Guitar: That Was Just the Beginning!If you've ever been sitting on an airplane and looked out the window to see the baggage smashers tossing your suitcase around like it was a frisbee, you'll relate to Dave Caroll's song, "United Breaks Guitars"!"United Breaks Guitars" is a true heroes tale of how one man takes on corporate America and, not just wins, but inspires others to do the same! Not only that, he made a fantastic song out of his experience! In our podcast he talks about how he got started in the music business, the challenges, the times he played h...2020-09-2233 minEveryday Heroes(5) So You Think You're a Hero? This Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Gives You His Definition.Chuck Carter, a former Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer used to jump out of a helicopter into 30 foot seas for a living but when I asked him if he thinks he's a hero he hesitated. So I asked him what his definition of an Everyday Hero is; you're going to be surprised by his answer!Listen in to his full interview on Tuesday, September 29th at 9 am for the whole story of why this guy did what he did and what he discovered at the end of his career!2020-09-1706 minEveryday Heroes(4) Why This TWA Pilot Was a Real Everyday Hero!Most of my podcasts are about normal, Everyday Heroes. But when you hear retired TWA Captain Bill Kirschner describe how he literally saved 4 people's lives, that’s when he went from Everyday to Real Hero! When you listen to Bill’s adventures as a pilot/instructor for Saudi Arabian Airlines, on temporary assignment from TWA, you'll be entertained and amazed at how turns the challenge of flying in a totally different cultural and geographic environment to his advantage. You'll also be inspired at how he not just survives but thrives for 8 years, flying in some of the...2020-09-1525 minEveryday Heroes(3) How This Corporate Jet Flight Attendant Went From "Party Girl" to Helping to Heal the Aviation Community!I call Christina a Diva: “A woman who ‘engages in unreasonable behavior and makes demands on others that potentially exceed the measure of hers and their talent!’"Christina set the table for our interview by stating her motto; “My life purpose is to be a force for good through genuine love and kindness in order to raise the vibration of planet earth.” With that said, she is the creator of the Aviation Wellness Community, a Facebook community that brings together aviation professionals who support, encourage, and love on one another while also providing important health and wellnes...2020-09-0829 minEveryday Heroes(2) How This American Airlines Captain Narrowly Escaped the Devastation of 9/11!On September 11th, 2001 Joe Keisling was taxiing his American Airlines Boeing 767 out of Chicago O’Hare for takeoff when Ground Control called and told him there was an indefinite ground stop on all eastbound departures…thus began the day that changed his life and ours forever!In this interview you’ll get a first-hand listen to what happened that day, especially when you hear Joe talk about something that never happens in aviation, one of the air traffic controllers’ voice cracking when he told them, “God bless you.”But it didn’t stop there.For those of...2020-09-0827 minEveryday Heroes(1) Learn How This Everyday Heroes Podcast Will Change Your Life!The creator of the Everyday Heroes podcast series, Bert Botta, tells the story of how the interviews and podcast came about, why he thinks they can change the lives of his listeners, how the podcasts can do that and why they're potentially life-saving and important, especially in Covid times! So jump in to the Everyday Heroes podcast series and if you like what you hear please subscribe to the Everyday Heroes podcast and please spread the word to your friends.Or let Bert know what you would like to hear or even if you have a...2020-08-2804 min
AIN's Tales from the Flight DeckGrappling with Grief Pilots are keenly aware about physical issues that might ground them from flying, including vision problems, cancer, and heart trouble. But mental and emotional issues can also cause problems if brought onto the flight deck. One of them is grief—the human response to losing someone or something we cherish. But even though they’re often unwilling to admit they need help coping with grief, pilots don’t have to do it alone. Participants: Rob Finfrock, aviation writer Greg Farley, Senior Global Captain for Deere & Company Aviation Services and chairman of the Fitness for Duty Working Group of the Na...2019-08-1522 min
AIN's Tales from the Flight DeckEpisode 19: Flight Deck Automation after Indonesia and EthiopiaAfter the Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes in Indonesia and Ethiopia, the question is whether cockpit automation is working for pilots or pilots are working for the automation. We talk with the pilot of Qantas Flight 72, An Airbus A330 that pitched down without control input and without warning a decade ago. The pilot of that aircraft says of the MAX 8 accidents, “the road is different, but the destination is the same.” Our roundtable of pilots and aviation journalists looks at the growing complexity of flight deck automation, our increasing dependence on it and the lack of training available to pilots for case...2019-03-2638 min
TSL PodcastThe Sexual Life Podcast – 016 – Bert Botta – The Yoda of the Men’s MovementBe Social Be Sexual Live Life TSL Podcast!!!! Special Guest Bert Botta – http://bertbotta.com/ email – botajet@mac.com Hosts – Steve Mayeda, Gary K and Gerry D Bert Botta is not only a close friend but one of the most dynamic Life Coaches I know. The term Life Coach we hear often now, however, the term […]2012-09-2500 min