An Army of Normal Folks
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Our country’sproblems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but byAn 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.
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Episodes
Adrien Lewis: The Ultimate Care-Sharing Network (Pt 1)
52m · PublishedAdrien and his bride felt called to foster and adopt three boys. And then came another calling of building a technology platform that connects families whose kids shouldn't be in foster care, but are at-risk because they can’t afford basic needs, with churches and individuals in their area who want to serve those needs. CarePortal has helped 265,000 kids to date and they're just getting started!
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Adrien Lewis: The Ultimate Care-Sharing Network (Pt 2)
58m · PublishedAdrien and his bride felt called to foster and adopt three boys. And then came another calling of building a technology platform that connects families whose kids shouldn't be in foster care, but are at-risk because they can’t afford basic needs, with churches and individuals in their area who want to serve those needs. CarePortal has helped 265,000 kids to date and they're just getting started!
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The Power of Dreams (Be Real)
15m · PublishedFor our “Shop Talk” series, Coach Bill Courtney talks about the necessity of dreams, how they’ve built America, and the danger of unrealistic dreams.
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Pat Koch: The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana (Pt 1)
36m · PublishedPat Koch and an army of figurative elves respond to upwards of 30,000 letters per year that are addressed to Santa Claus and miraculously arrive in their town of Santa Claus, Indiana. No one is paying them to do this, they're just normal folks doing the right thing because they can. And Pat is officially the "Chief Elf" of the town!
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Pat Koch: The Chief Elf of Santa Claus, Indiana (Pt 2)
34m · PublishedPat Koch and an army of figurative elves respond to upwards of 30,000 letters per year that are addressed to Santa Claus and miraculously arrive in their town of Santa Claus, Indiana. No one is paying them to do this, they're just normal folks doing the right thing because they can. And Pat is officially the "Chief Elf" of the town!
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You Can't Stand On A Trophy
13m · PublishedFor our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill Courtney talks about Bill Clinton, standing on trophies, and life's true foundations.
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Richard Casper: The Secret Weapons of Music and Art (Pt 1)
37m · PublishedRichard is a Marine veteran who was subject to 4 IED explosions and concussions in Iraq, his best friend being killed next to him, a traumatic brain injury, and post traumatic stress. He came home dealing with a lot and the arts ultimately saved his life. Richard felt called to bring this secret weapon of healing to his fellow veterans and this year alone his nonprofit CreatiVets will serve over 800 veterans!
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Richard Casper: The Secret Weapons of Music and Art (Pt 2)
1h 52m · PublishedRichard is a Marine veteran who was subject to 4 IED explosions and concussions in Iraq, his best friend being killed next to him, a traumatic brain injury, and post traumatic stress. He came home dealing with a lot and the arts ultimately saved his life. Richard felt called to bring this secret weapon of healing to his fellow veterans and this year alone his nonprofit CreatiVets will serve over 800 veterans!
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The Life Lesson I Learned from Holiday Inn's Founder
12m · PublishedFor our "Shop Talk" series, Coach Bill Courtney shares the story of Holiday Inn founder Kemmons Wilson yanking his chain and teaching him an important life lesson.
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The Farmlink Project: Saving Over 200 Million Pounds of Food (Pt 1)
49m · PublishedThe COVID pandemic led to two problems that strangely existed at the same time. Millions of Americans were going hungry and yet thousands of commercial farmers were literally dumping food when customers such as restaurants and schools shut down. This didn’t make any sense to Ben Collier, Owen Dubeck, and their ragtag group of college friends, so they decided to become the link between these two worlds. Today, The Farmlink Project has delivered over 200 million pounds of food to people who need it!
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An Army of Normal Folks has 104 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 81:16:26. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on June 18th 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on April 29th, 2024 08:40.
