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Speaking From The HeartEpisode #16 - Practicing Creates Opportunities: An Interview With Ken KrawchukBeing defeated in an election does not mean that you are a failure, nor does it mean that any other type of success you have is for nothing. It is all about perspective, your willingness to share more of yourself, and what your true purpose is and remembering that commitment. Today's episode features my interview with Ken Krawchuk, current 2026 Pennsylvania Libertarian Governor Candidate, in which he shares his wide, diverse experiences in the information technology (IT) field, his authoring of two books, and his successful radio show on WWDB 860 AM, The Pennsylvania Project, all has cumulative effects from being...2023-07-2039 min
The Pennsylvania Project48. Airheads and Airheads, with Brett CronebergerKen’s guest is Brett Croneberger, radio producer for The Pennsylvania Project on WWDB, discussing his view from the studio control room of numerous issues ranging from gun control to Toastmasters to launching a broadcasting career. What sticks in Ken’s craw is the so-called “patriot movement” and several of their unworkable approaches to avoiding paying federal taxes, unprovable conspiracy theories, and other ways to run yourself over with a steamroller. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Susan Hawkins, Septa Toastmasters in PhilaGuest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Cate Conti, Doylestown Toastmasters in Doylest...2021-07-2757 minThe Pennsylvania Project47. Poking the Bear, with Tyler BreenKen’s guest is Tyler Breen, intellectual instigator and host of the Terrible Conservative podcast, poking the bears known as abortion, gun control, race relations, political correctness, and worse. What sticks in Ken’s craw is more of the ongoing Police Crisis, plus a discussion of how to rein it in; specifically, the Ten Copmandments. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Stephanie Burg-Brown, SEPTA Toastmasters in Philadelphia Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Non-Toastmaster Paul Nicotera More Information:Guests:https://www.npr.org/2019/07/07/739308468/starbucks-apologizes-to-police-officers-who-were-asked-to-leave-an-arizona-storehttps://www.npr...2021-07-2457 minThe Pennsylvania Project46. Policing Politics as Usual, with Michelle SiegelKen’s guest is Michelle Siegel, candidate for the Pennsylvania State Senate in the 27th District, discussing Knoebels, the insane War on Drugs, campaign reform, and other leftish issues that align with Libertarianism. What sticks in Ken’s craw is the contradictory Doctor Jekyll /Mister Hyde duopoly of police powers. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Greg Ludwig TD Toasts in Mt. LaurelGuest Toastmaster Cohort: Margaret Susuni, ETS Toastmasters in Princeton More Information:Guests:https://www.successcds.net/full-form/police-full-form.htmlhttps...2021-07-2257 minThe Pennsylvania Project45. Counting on a Bad Choice, with Roy MinetKen’s guest is voting methodology expert Roy Minet, discussing the reasons why our current system of electing people is the worst possible one, and the dozen or so other systems that simpulations prove would work much better. What sticks in Ken’s craw is Ayn Rand’s novel, Atlas Shrugged. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Scott Thompson, CLIMB Toastmasters in EwingGuest Toastmaster Cohort: Daniel Graciano, Drexel University Toastmasters in Philadelphia More Information:Guests:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_novels...2021-07-2058 minThe Pennsylvania Project44. Bend Me, Shape Me, with Kevin KitaKen’s guest is Kevin Kita, chiropractor, discussing the interrelationship between mind, body, and soul, and how chiropractors bring them all together, resulting in amazing cures for migraines, cancer, and other ailments. What sticks in Ken’s craw is again even MORE of a long list of provocative questions raised on The Pennsylvania Project but never answered. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Lynn Dao, Smithklein Speecham Toastmasters in Upper ProvidenceGuest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Karen Flam, Positively Charged Toastmasters in Philadelphia More Information:Guests...2021-07-1757 minThe Pennsylvania Project43. All in the Family? with Liz Jordan More Information:Commercials:Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/Amendment 16: http://AmendmentSixteen.comLibertarian Party of Pennsylvania: http://LpPa.orgSteven Werley Digital Marketing: https://www.stevenwerley.comChristopher Fave Fly Fishing: http://ChristopherFaveFlyFishing.comToastmasters International: http://toastmasters.org
2021-07-1557 minThe Pennsylvania Project42. Putting On the Dog, with Derek CottonKen’s guest is Derek Cotton, K-9 Guidance Councilor, discussing the counterproductive way most people train their dogs, and how to let your dog actually be a dog. What sticks in Ken’s craw is a long list of provocative questions raised on The Pennsylvania Project but never answered. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Stephanie Burg-Brown, SEPTA Toastmasters in Philadelphia Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Art Farnsworth, We The Speakers Toastmasters in Plymouth Meeting More Information:Commercials:Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our ki...2021-07-1357 minThe Pennsylvania Project41. Blowing Political Smoke, with Alan FoxKen’s guest is Allen Fox, proprietor of the Vapor Phoxxe vape lounge in Hatboro, discussing the political side of vaping, including unsung medical benefits and overly-sung misinformation campaigns. What sticks in Ken’s craw are all the technological tyrants invading Pennsylvania, such as speed cameras and red light cameras, and how to fight back. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Theresa Santoscoy, Reading Toastmasters in ReadingGuest Toastmaster Cohort: Margaret Susuni, ETS Toastmasters in Princeton More Information:Guests:https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/spe...2021-07-1057 minThe Pennsylvania Project40. Fear and Loathing in Luzerne County, with Lou JasikoffKen’s guest is Lou Jasikoff, investigative journalist and publisher of the Wilkes Barre Independent Gazette, discussing numerous scandals in northeastern Pennsylvania, such as Kids for Cash, Custody for Cash, nepotism, cronyism, blatant intimidation, and worse. What sticks in Ken’s craw is the Pennsylvania Turnpike. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Cheryl Jenkins, SEPTA Toastmasters in Philadelphia Guest Toastmaster Cohort: Distinguished Toastmaster Art Farnsworth of We The Speakers Toastmasters in Plymouth Meeting More Information:Guests:https://www.paturnpike.com/business/act44.aspxhttps://www.pennlive.com/news...2021-07-0857 minThe Pennsylvania Project39. In League with the League, with Susan CartyKen’s guest is Susan Carty, past president of the Pennsylvania League of Women Voters, currently serving on the League’s national board in Washington DC, discussing how the League stood up to Wolf and Wagner debate debacle, and how the two old parties are undermining our political system. What sticks in Ken’s craw is Pennsylvania’s horrendous ballot access laws. More Information:Guests:https://www.palwv.org/ Commercials:Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https://www.pennsylvaniaproject.com/petition-in-support-of-teaching-the-pennsylvania-constitution-to-our-children/Amendment...2021-07-0657 minThe Pennsylvania Project38. What’s This Mess? with Matt WenrickKen’s guest is Matt Wenrick, environmental engineer, exploring the details of cleaning up the mess left behind from past chemicals, biological agents, leaks, Superfunds, and PFOs, including biocumulation, biolatilization, and other B words.Listeners question include a series of Facebook responses to the telling question, “What bothers you about Pennsylvania?”What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Libertarian “Top Ten” listsGuests:Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/State Police taking over small town policing: https://whyy.org/articles/half-of-pa-municipalities-rely-fully-on-state-police/Vehicle inspections: https://www.nbc12.com/2019/12/18/me...2021-07-0257 minThe Pennsylvania Project37. Facing up to Facebook, Part OneFacing Up to Facebook, Part One Ken’s guest is a collection of contributors to The Pennsylvania Project’s Facebook page, responding to the question, “What bothers you about Pennsylvania?” Issues range from corruption in Reading and in Philadelphia, to the SB 76 property tax shell game, to alternatives to government education, to the reasons behind high taxes, to state police taking over small town policing, to overtaxation of breweries, to turnpike tolls NOT being spent on the turnpike, to the fight against school vouchers, to mis-spending of the gas tax, to getting rid of the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Bo...2021-01-2557 minThe Pennsylvania Project36. Up in Smoke, with Alan FoxUp in SmokeKen’s guest is Alan Fox, proprietor of the Vapor Phoxxe vape lounge in Hatboro, talking about how the quality of vaping is being dramatically compromised by yet another government-led crackdown, leading to the creation of yet another black market. Listeners questions include a whimsical grammatical issue, plus one about the very non-whimsical, very expensive, very-un-Libertarian Real ID, and how Pennsylvania’s legislature performed a near-180-degree flip-flop under federal pressure. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” Toastmasters, of all things. Guest Toastmaster Na...2021-01-2057 minThe Pennsylvania Project35. Stupid ToastmastersEpisode 35Stupid ToastmastersKen, his Cohort, and Narrator explore the frightening side of Toastmaster, namely: speech contests, including a presentation AND evaluation of Ken’s winning speech titled “Stupid, Stupid, Stupid”, not to mention of a captive audience: Toastmasters club in prison. Listeners question include more silence from our spammer, negatarian pots calling the negatarian kettle black, and how the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is protecting your password from the cops. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The Pennsylvania Project of course, what with its party-killing, teetotaling fun...2021-01-1857 minThe Pennsylvania Project34. Hunting for a Solution, with Tom CunninghamHunting for a SolutionKen’s guest is Tom Cunningham, an avid, self-styled “wildlife population control specialist”. Listeners question include reactions to Libertarian “Humor”, videographers that push the limits, and spam.What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? NegatariansGuest Toastmaster Narrator: Liz Jordan of the Sunrise Toastmasters club in AllentownGuest Toastmaster Cohort: Art Farnsworth of We The Speakers Toastmasters in Plymouth Meeting.More Information:Guests:Pennsylvania Constitution: https://www.paconstitution.org/Commercials:Petition to teach the Pennsylvania Constitution to our kids: https...2021-01-1357 minThe Pennsylvania Project33. A Toast to ToastmastersEpisode 33A Toast to ToastmastersKen’s guest hit a deer on his way to the studio (he’s fine, car and deer are not), so the Narrator and Cohort stepped in to provide a primer on your typical Toastmasters meeting, with a who’s who and who does what when to who. Listeners' question includes more about the Pledge of Allegiance, and a charge of corporate hypocrisy. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Libertarian “Humor” Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Cate Conti of the Doylestown Toastmasters in Doylestown...2021-01-1157 minThe Pennsylvania Project31. Artificial Everything, Intelligence Optional with Donna HerbEpisode 31Artificial Everything, Intelligence OptionalKen’s guest is Donna Herb, Artificial Intelligence project manager at a major research firm. Listeners question include more about the abominable Marsy’s Law and an as-yet-unnamed law also attempting to muddy our state constitution even more. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The good old Pledge of Allegiance, and a suggested alternative. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Camille Byrd of the Northeast Philadelphia Toastmasters club in Northeast Philadelphia More Information:Guests:Pennsylvania Constitution: h...2020-02-1757 minThe Pennsylvania Project30. Life, the University, and Everything with Anna Egan Hess and Ariel KamenLife, the University, and EverythingKen’s guests are Anna Egan Hess and Ariel Kamen, students at Philadelphia’s Drexel University with an in-depth review of what’s going on with today’s campus scene, including political correctness, student debt/free college, drugs, alcohol and more. Listeners question include Philly’s unconstitutional “stop and frisk” searches, and more about the primaries. What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The abominable Marsy’s Law aiming to muddy our state constitution. Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Liam Cummings of the Drexel University Toastmasters in Philadelph...2020-02-1157 minThe Pennsylvania ProjectMarketing Cannabis, from Pa Cannabis FestMarketing CannabisWelcome to the fifth annual Cannabis Festival in Kutztown Pennsylvania, and meet some of the scores of vendors and thousands of attendees. Ken’s guests include a parade of cannabis growers, distributors, lobbyists, legalizers, and more, sharing their opinions on just how soon recreational cannabis is hitting a store shelf near you What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Cannabis: Why ain’t it legal yet? Found in this episode: Conversations in the Cannabis Marketplace xx:xxJeff Riedy of Lehigh Valley NORMLDevin B...2020-01-1456 minThe Pennsylvania Project26. The Nuts and Bolts of Muffing ItThe Nuts and Bolts of Muffing ItKen’s guest was swallowed by a crack in the schedule, so instead the topic du jour is a nuts-and-bolts primer for those who want to become involved in politics without muffing it. Topics range from initial contact to strange bedfellows to making your own news, replete with press releases, dealing with the cops, and living with yourself afterwards. Listeners question how Libertarians deal with sinister, inane gun reporting, and suffering under self-imposed condo restrictions.What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? The two old parties stealing Libertarian...2019-12-0257 minThe Pennsylvania Project22. Pennsylvania Has a What??Pennsylvania Has a What??Ken’s guest is a virtual unknown: The Pennsylvania Constitution. What powers possessed by We The People are lurking within? What powers have those sneaky politicians illegally assumed for themselves? And why hasn’t the Pennsylvania Constitution been (and isn’t it being) taught in our schools? Don’t like the answers to these questions? Then sign the petition! The listener-submitted questions touch on the questionable Deana’s Law, and the question of a co-host.What “sticks in Ken’s craw” this week? Dangerous Pennsylvania Education!Guest Toastmaster Narrator: Dodie Preston and her s...2019-10-0857 min