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CTP (S4E174) From Baseballs To Business Boardrooms
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We talk with Jack Oujo about getting cut from a near-major-league umpiring career, then rebuilding from scratch into a thriving accounting and wealth management practice. We dig into planning with real numbers, the unintended fallout of instant replay on youth sports, and why reading the Bible in full context changes how you see everything.
• Jack’s path from New Jersey to Triple-A umpiring and a hard career stop
• Starting over with a pregnant wife and no safety net
• Moving from accounting to financial planning and wealth management growth through referrals
• Regulation that focuses on tiny disclosures while missing big fraud signals
• Why personal finance education belongs in middle school
• Loving playoff baseball and seeing the game like an umpire
• Pitch clock benefits and what still breaks with ABS robo strike calls
• Instant replay expectations fueling abuse of amateur officials and shortage of referees
• Using spreadsheets, best-case and worst-case math, and simple goals to build a business
• Writing Too Smart To Be An Umpire and the story behind the title
• Faith, spirit and intent, and reading the whole Bible for context
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CTP (S4EOctSpecial2) Special K And The Snail Mail Strategy
We sit down with Jeff K to trace how 9-11 redirected his life into conservative direct mail fundraising and why political engagement still starts with personal responsibility. We also debate party realignment, election integrity, federalism, and why hope without action leaves the field to people who do not share our values.
• Jeff’s Long Island background and the 9-11 turning point
• Building a career in conservative and Christian direct mail fundraising
• Election integrity concerns and distrust of the uniparty mindset
• Reagan-era boldness, MAGA energy, and frustration with rhinos
• Grassroots fundraising lessons and why small-dollar donors matter
• What JMK Victory provides from targeting to production
• Why some conservatives want to repeal the 17th Amendment
• Virginia politics, parents’ rights, and civic pressure campaigns
• Why physical mail can outperform digital for donor lifetime value
• How listeners can contact Jeff at getjeffk.com for a free strategy chat
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CTP (S4E173) From Desert Years To Deep Faith
Exploring more of the fascinating intersection of Activism, Community Engagement, Faith / Religion, Human Nature, Politics, Social Issues, and beyond.
We talk with Zenia Ioannidis about rebuilding a life when success collapses and the “desert” feeling returns, from panic and shame to steady spiritual practice. We follow how a season of homelessness and prayer chaplaincy training turns into Crowned in Faith, a children’s book and music series built to make faith practical.
• growing up Greek American across Germany, Greece, Boston, then relocating to Miami
• breaking with family expectations while protecting a scholarship and working full time
• building a career in design and creative direction before the market crash
• hitting panic attacks and finding a road back to God through healing work
• developing a teaching practice and creating a personal healing modality
• watching COVID disrupt seminars, income, and community trust
• facing “overqualified” barriers, job-search dead ends, and a homeless shelter stay
• using prayer chaplaincy and “unshaming” to reframe identity and purpose
• writing Crowned in Faith for kids using Christ consciousness principles
• explaining the 12 principles and why early faith questions matter
• adding coloring pages, questions, and songs to make learning interactive
• creating music with AI tools under tight constraints

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CTP (S4EOctSpecial1) Ghostwriting Demystified and more
We talk with ghostwriter and editor Lana McAra about how ghostwriting really works, from screening clients to shaping raw ideas into publisher-ready pages. We also dig into AI’s limits, the ethics of disclosure, and why good writing still needs a human mind and a clean process.
• choosing ghostwriting when the story is clear but the writing is stuck
• screening clients, turning down bad fits, and protecting the final book
• NDAs, work-for-hire reality, and when acknowledgments build trust
• pricing by polished 250-word pages and what “publisher ready” includes
• co-creating through notes, drafts, interviews, transcripts, and approvals
• finding help through agencies like Author OneStop and professional profiles
• why native English and strong editing standards matter for US audiences
• AI for outlines and research, plus risks with laziness and low-quality ebooks
• copyright and liability concerns when AI pulls from protected text
• where to find Lana’s work and her author names, including Rosie Dow
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CTP (S3E172) What If Reading Is A Spectrum?
Yep, this Saturday episode another Guest joining vs normal Saturday's monologue format.
We debate whether audiobooks “count” as reading and why the definition changes when you factor in accessibility, learning styles, and real-world comprehension. We also talk with author and podcaster Lucinda Sage Midgordon about her time-slip novel, creative projects, and how to build audio and video shows without overspending.
• casual reading decline versus growth in audiobooks and ebooks
• defining “reading” as decoding text versus absorbing material
• special education experiences with read-aloud learning and oral testing
• Braille as a reminder that reading uses more than eyes
• Lucinda’s novel The Space Between Time and its two connected timelines
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CTP (S4ESepSpecial5) Faith, Power, And The Limits Of Government
We talk with Rev. Raymond R. Roberts about why American politics feels more volatile, and how a thicker moral vocabulary can rebuild trust without handing anyone unchecked power. We connect public theology to real-world civics, from federalism and the Bill of Rights to conscience, natural law, and the difference between voluntary community and coercion.
• Raymond’s upbringing, sense of call, and why a life of service feels “rich” in a different way
• The origin story behind the song Let Freedom Ring and what freedom means beyond slogans
• Biblical community versus Marxism, plus why forced collectivism corrodes responsibility
• Public theology as a way to clarify words like sin, vocation, creation, and moral law
• The doctrine of sin as a foundation for limited government, separation of powers, and constraints on leaders
• Federalism as covenant, binding promises, and shared obligations without erasing difference
• Natural law, conscience, and why basic moral truths show up across belief systems
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CTP (S4E171) Wrestling Is Real Pain with Chad Martin
We trade war stories and real talk with Chad Martin, from what pro wrestling actually demands to why the “fake” label misses what happens in the ring. We also dig into UFO storytelling, faith and humility, and why hope only works when you pair it with a plan.
• Chad’s Texas upbringing and why he loves Mississippi despite the stereotypes
• The real physical cost of pro wrestling and what makes it athletic performance
• Why matches often rely on improvisation and reading the crowd
• How imagination leads to writing books and building a creative life
• The FAFO Podcast goal of calm disagreement and open conversation
• Writing UFO fiction during “disclosure” talk and exploring the question what if
• A Christian perspective on aliens, dimensions, and intellectual humility
• Frustrations with modern adaptations and the case for telling stronger stories
• Personal training for older adults and rebuilding muscle mass and energy
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CTP (S4ESepSpecial4) Stangeland In A StangeLand (No Not Typo)
We talk with author Michael Stangland about two wildly different books, from a robot combat sci-fi adventure on a junkyard planet to a children’s fantasy chapter book built around a Moon Dragon. We also get honest about hybrid publishing, drafts that never feel finished, and the handmade work that goes into a cover readers actually want to hold.
• name mixups, branding, and finding guests through PodMatch
• growing up in the Midwest and feeling at home in wide-open places
• Junk World’s core setup: an undefeated robot gets scrapped and must adapt
• using robot combat culture and subtle pop culture homage as inspiration
• writing a satisfying standalone while leaving room for more
• switching genres into a youth fantasy chapter book with illustrations
• building a construction-paper style cover by hand and why it took so long
• navigating release timelines, hardcovers, and what hybrid publishers handle
• wrestling with copyright questions when references creep into fiction
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