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Human Being Human Podcast/ / Episode One: A Peasant Surprise \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the season four premier in this podcast series, entitled, “A Peasant Surprise.” In this season and episode, we’ll explore the deep and vibrant history of polka music, a genre deeply rooted in the story of my family’s musical and cultural legacy. From its humble village origins to the heights of international acclaim, the story of polka is more epic than listeners would have ever imagined. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively sto...
2025-05-1336 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Two: The Bohemian Invasion \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the second episode in the fourth season of this podcast series, entitled, “The Bohemian Invasion.” In this episode, listeners will learn about polka’s contagious effect as it travels around the planet, including the United States. As this new nation found its identity, polka music embedded itself in the American fabric of life. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow...
2025-05-1339 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Three: Great Plain Bands \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the third and final episode in the fourth season of this podcast, entitled, “Great Plain Bands.” In this episode, we’ll explore the rich history of polka music in my home state, Nebraska. Nearly two centuries ago, the genre became a community staple for newly arrived immigrants as they sought the “good life” on the American Great Plains. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and tha...
2025-05-1339 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Taylor Bryant \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the fifteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my Human Beings. In this episode, I talked shop with my good friend Taylor Bryant, who is a Lincoln, Nebraska native, fellow musician, and life-long drummer. We first met in 2010 when we enrolled in Audio Engineering School. In this episode, Taylor and I discussed all sorts of topics, including our time attending audio school in Norfolk, Nebraska, our experience recording music projects, and our good times partying during Husker game-days. As...
2024-08-2734 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Matthew Emerton - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the part one of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a fellow small-town Nebraskan, international all-star athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band called Merle Buckley. In this episode, Matt and I talked about all sorts of topics, including our past growing up in rural Nebraska, our experience as die-h...
2023-08-0133 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Matthew Emerton - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the part two of the fourteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Matthew Emerton, who is a small-town Nebraskan, international all-star athlete, and multi-instrumental musician. He and I first met in 2006, when we formed a band called Merle Buckley. In this episode, Matt and I talked about all sorts of topics, including our past growing up in rural Nebraska, our experience as die-hard Cornhusker footba...
2023-08-0133 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Cherie Jarosik \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the thirteenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with one of my good friends Cherie Jarosic, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician and vocalist. She and I first met in 2014, when we joined a band called Battling Giants out of Omaha, Nebraska. In this episode, the two of us talked about our times playing shows together, growing up watching the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and strangely enough, even the subject of BigF...
2023-04-1840 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Ben Baker - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part One of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a band together, called Sweetness, playing shows and watching Husker football in the North Bottoms of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the nature of consciousness, human experience, and...
2023-03-0730 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Ben Baker - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part Two of the twelfth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Ben Baker, who is an award-winning podcast producer, music producer of the band Baker Explosion, and fellow audio engineer. In this episode, Ben and I talked about playing in a band together, called Sweetness, playing shows and watching Husker football in the North Bottoms of Lincoln, Nebraska, and the nature of consciousness, human experience, and...
2023-03-0732 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Caleb Hastings \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the eleventh episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Caleb Hastings, who is a fellow musician, guitarist, and creative force behind the band Lincoln-based band Cuddlebone. In this episode, Caleb and I talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, playing at the infamous Comstock Rock Windmill Festival, and recording and performing music./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \
2023-02-1432 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Nathan Rogers \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the tenth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I chatted with my good friend Nathan Rogers, who is a fellow Nebraskan, musician, and co-founder of the band Motion Trap . In this episode, Nathan and I chatted about living in small-town Nebraska, attending Cornhusker football games together, and what it was like to play music in front of 3,500 human beings. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storyt...
2022-07-1242 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Alex Labrie \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the ninth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my good friend Alex Labrie, who is a professional guitar player. In this episode, Alex and I waxed nostalgic about all our memories creating music together, including our time spent at PowerChord Academy, as well as his trips to Nebraska playing gigs with us. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \...
2022-06-0740 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Vince Ruhl \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the eighth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Vince Ruhl, who I met and worked withduring audio school. In this episode, Vince and I discussed a variety of topics, including drumming, audio engineering, streaming and recording music, as well as Vince’s work running “The Coffee Roaster” in Lincoln, Nebraska. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / ...
2022-05-0338 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Tom Valasek \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the seventh episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Tom Valasek. The two of us chatted about our childhood memories of Cornhusker football, our shared Czech background and Bohemian traditions, and playing in our first band together. Spontaneously out of nowhere, we even dove into the topics of Bigfoot, ghosts, aliens, and other spooky subjects. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adven...
2022-04-1243 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Dave Merritt - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part Two of the sixth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with one of my good friends, Dave is a Nebraska native who grew up in Lincoln, and he’s the co-host and creator of the podcast, “The Boroughs of Lincoln.” In this episode, we talked about growing up in our home state, playing music together, Nebraska football, and working on our projects and podcasts. / / ...
2022-03-0332 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Dave Merritt - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part One of the sixth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Nebraskans and Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with one of my good friends, Dave is a Nebraska native who grew up in Lincoln, and he’s the co-host and creator of the podcast, “The Boroughs of Lincoln.” In this episode, we talked about growing up in our home state, playing music together, Nebraska football, and working on our projects and podcasts...
2022-03-0138 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Joel Bish \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the fifth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a conversation with my close friend Joel Bish, who I've been playing music with since 8th grade. During this episode, we talked about a variety of topics close to the two of us: our shared history of playing in bands together, Joel’s current musical endeavors, and our love of Husker football. Somehow, even the topic of BigFoot came up. This conve...
2022-02-0836 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Jimmy Weber - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part Two of the fourth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had quite the conversation with my close friend Jimmy Weber, who is a musician, content creator, and artist. We talked about a host of topics; growing up in small town Nebraska, playing gigs together throughout the years, working as a musician during a global pandemic, as well as aliens, consciousness, and BigFoot./ / Please join me for hearty conve...
2021-04-1540 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Jimmy Weber - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part One of the fourth episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had quite the conversation with my close friend Jimmy Weber, who is a musician, content creator, and artist. We talked about a host of topics; growing up in small town Nebraska, playing gigs together throughout the years, working as a musician during a global pandemic, as well as aliens, consciousness, and BigFoot./ / Please join me for hearty conve...
2021-04-1330 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Alexander MacAlpine - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part Two of the third episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my close friend Alexander James MacAlpine, who is an actor, filmmaker, and musician. We talked about a variety of topics, including growing up and making movies about small-town Nebraska, creating music and playing shows together, as well as some out-there discussion ranging from Friedrich Nietzsche to Bigfoot and beyond./ / Please join me f...
2021-02-1841 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Alexander MacAlpine - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part One of the third episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my close friend Alexander James MacAlpine, who is an actor, filmmaker, and musician. We talked about a variety of topics, including growing up and making movies about small-town Nebraska, creating music and playing shows together, as well as some out-there discussion ranging from Friedrich Nietzsche to Bigfoot and beyond./ / Please join me f...
2021-02-1634 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Cameron MacAlpine - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part Two of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my good friend Cameron MacAlpine, who is one of my oldest and closest friends. We talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, creating music and working on films, our earliest Husker football memories, and weird and strange experiences we’ve both encountered./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and li...
2021-02-1146 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Cameron MacAlpine - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part One of the second episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I had a chat with my good friend Cameron MacAlpine, who is one of my oldest and closest friends. We talked about growing up in small town Nebraska, creating music and working on films, our earliest Husker football memories, and weird and strange experiences we’ve both encountered./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and li...
2021-02-0932 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Brant Bechtold - Part Two \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part Two of the first episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. In this episode, I sat down and chatted with my good friend Brant Bechtold, who is literally the voice of the "Human Being Human" podcast. We talked about living in our hometown of Ord, watching Husker football growing up, playing in bands together, and even the possibility of BigFoot living in Nebraska./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adve...
2021-02-0441 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Conversations with Human Beings: Brant Bechtold - Part One \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is Part One of the first episode in a series of conversations between myself and my fellow Human Beings. For this episode, I sat down and chatted with my good friend Brant Bechtold, who is literally the voice of the "Human Being Human" podcast. We talked about living in our hometown of Ord, watching Husker football growing up, playing in bands together, and even the possibility of BigFoot living in Nebraska. / / Please join me for hearty conv...
2021-02-0230 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Six: Kiss From a Rose Bowl \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the sixth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Kiss From a Rose Bowl" and is the final of the season. In this episode, we'll tackle the pioneering history of American football and the story of the Nebraska Cornhuskers. As we wrap up this season, we'll understand why this sport is the heart and soul of the Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listen...
2020-11-0739 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Five: Background Czech \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the fifth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Background Czech". In this episode, we'll get a taste of America's Melting Pot as we familiarize ourselves with the earliest immigrant communities of Nebraska. We'll also “Czech” out my own family history and background, as we explore the Bohemian roots of the Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow hu...
2020-10-0838 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Four: Extraordinarily Ordinary \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the fourth episode in this podcast series, entitled "Extraordinarily Ordinary." In this episode, we'll get to know the first pioneers and settlers that planted the earliest family roots in my home of Valley County, Nebraska and plowed their way into history. Like all of our homes and we places we grew up, my hometown is Extraordinarily Ordinary. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow hu...
2020-07-1639 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Three: You're Tearing Me Apart, Fort Lisa \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the third episode in this podcast series, entitled "You're Tearing Me Apart, Fort Lisa." In this episode, we'll dig down into the "Golden Age" of America, as the Old World and New World collide for the first time. We'll wade waist deep into history and come into contact with the first explores, conquerors, and pioneers that tore through the land of Nebraska. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks f...
2020-06-2538 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Two: Plain Speaking Folks \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the second episode in this podcast series, entitled "Plain Speaking Folks." In this episode, we'll familiarize ourselves with the earliest Nebraskans that lived on the Great Plains over 10,000 years ago. We'll see how the first Human Beings weathered these oceans of grass, as we dig deep into the history of the earliest folks that occupied The Cornhusker State. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow...
2020-06-1138 min
The Real Bros of Holly SpringsEpisode 22- Asia Greenhill & Karrington Cooper (Black Lives Matter & Racial Equality Conversation, Science, Trivia, College Tips, Dating Advice, Will Ferrell Movie Draft)5:00 Asia Greenhill and Karrington Cooper join us to talk about some high school memories, give out some college tips, and answer a dating advice question.
24:15 Asia and Karrington talk about the current protests, Black Lives Matter, their experiences being black while attending Holly Springs, and some ideas they have for how schools and the community can help in the fight for racial equality.
50:50 Science Trivia! We’ll see how the Business & Marketing teacher does against a future nurse and a future engineer in science trivia.
1:14:00 Draft- Will Ferrell Movies. I think Zoolander 2 and Da...
2020-06-091h 26Human Being Human Podcast/ / Episode One: Honestly, It's For Everybody \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the first episode in this podcast season, entitled "Honestly, It's For Everybody." In this debut episode, we'll take a deep dive into this land of Flat Water, as we become more familiar with my home state of Nebraska. We’ll travel through lava, rocks, and volcanoes, across primordial oceans and seas, and into the earliest days of the Great Plains./ / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing wi...
2020-06-0433 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Ten: Dark Columbian Roast \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the tenth episode of the series, entitled "Dark Columbian Roast." In the season finale, we'll watch as the planet becomes unified by global trade, conquest, and military power. As technology increases and our social lives becomes more complex, where does humankind go from here?/ / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Support the show
2019-07-1337 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Nine: The State of Planet Earth \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the ninth episode of the series, entitled "The State of Planet Earth." In this episode, we have a matchup between two ancient heavyweights, "The State" and "The Barbarians." During this global battle, the first walled cities and defensive fortifications were constructed as primitive governments fought to their maintain their very existence. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Support the show
2019-07-0634 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Eight: Whole Grain Truth \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the eighth episode of the series, entitled "Whole Grain Truth." In this episode, we'll visit ancient megalithic sites and watch humans feast together beneath the skies and stars. As we travel back more than 10,000 years ago, we'll learn the whole truth about the Agricultural Revolution, a time that had an astronomical impact on the course of human history./ / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow hu...
2019-06-2733 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Seven: Close Encounters of the Human Kind \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the seventh episode of the series, entitled "Close Encounters of the Human Kind." In this episode, we'll travel back 75,000 years ago to a world populated by various kinds of human beings. As Homo sapiens left Africa and traversed the planet, our ancestors would encounter archaic relatives during history's most dramatic family reunion. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Su...
2019-06-1331 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Six: Family Tree Knocking \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the sixth episode of the series, entitled "Family Tree Knocking." In this episode, we'll unravel and unweave the tangled Human Family Tree. From the Neanderthals and Denisovans to the mysterious Hobbit Men and Red Deer Cave People, we'll get to know all the family characters in our human story. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Support the show
2019-06-0631 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Five: Old Flames \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the fifth episode of the series, entitled "Old Flames" In this episode, humans will learn the use of fire, transforming their tribes and reshaping the world. Like a flame to a tinder box, the spirit of humans will catch fire and spread around the entire world. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Support the show
2019-05-3032 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Four: Running Jokes \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the fourth episode of the series, entitled "Running Jokes." In this episode, we'll watch as our human ancestors evolved into the world's greatest endurance runners and became the first hunters & gatherers. Not only are humans the greatest runners in nature, we're also the greatest laughers. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Support the show
2019-05-2331 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Three: I Eat, Therefore I Am \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the third episode of the series, entitled "I Eat, Therefore I Am." In this episode, we'll learn how the diet of our earliest ancestors transformed humankind. Plants, fungus, and other strange food-like substances shaped our genetics, our physiology, and the inner workings of our minds. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Support the show
2019-05-1630 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode Two: The Social Butterfly Effect \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \This is the second episode of the series, entitled "The Social Butterfly Effect." In this episode, we'll journey far back to the humble beginnings of our shared human story. As we traverse this ancient landscape, we'll discover how a small group of savvy animals banded together and forever changed who we are and the planet we inhabit. / / Join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \/ / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fellow human \ \ Suppor...
2019-05-0930 minHuman Being Human Podcast/ / Episode One: Human Body of Work \ \Send us a text/ / Welcome to the Human Being Human Podcast \ \ This is the debut episode of this podcast series, entitled "Human Body of Work." In this episode, we'll explore the experience and meaning of being a human being. Through this medium, we'll examine the fundamental relationships that shape the world around us, including connections between our minds, bodies, and souls, between ourselves, the Earth, and the cosmos, and with all humankind. / / Please join me for hearty conversations, scholastic adventures, and lively storytelling \ \ / / Thanks for listening, and thanks for sharing with a fel...
2019-05-0230 min