

Coffee and a Mike
Michael Farris
I want people to find my podcast objective so that they can critically think to make an informed decision.
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Aug 31, 2020 • 42min
Kimberly Klacik #172
Kimberly Klacik is a wife, mother, nonprofit founder and currently elected to the Baltimore County Republican Central Committee. She is the Republican candidate running for Congress in District #7 in her home state of Maryland. Kim comes on the podcast to discuss her video "Black Lives Don't Matter to Democrats" that has been viewed over 12 million times since it was posted August 17th, why she switched from a Democrat to Republican, how important it is to vote, term limits, and what she will do if elected.

Aug 27, 2020 • 1h 22min
Coree Woltering #171
Coree Woltering is an ultra/trail runner for The North Face. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent Fastest Known Time (FKT) on the Ice Age Trail which covers under 1200 miles and took over 21.5 days to complete, his time in Fiji filming Eco-Challenge that can be seen on Amazon Prime, how he got into ultra running, and coaching for Chaski Endurance Collective.

Aug 26, 2020 • 1h 48min
Adam Allison #170
Adam Allison is a chef/owner of HandleBar Diner in Mesa, AZ and Secret Handshake Coffee & Tea in Tempe. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into cooking, what he has been doing during the pandemic, his time on Chopped, what it is like doing a private event for a YouTube celebrity sweet 16 birthday party, comic books and some 80's/90's culture.

Aug 24, 2020 • 1h 37min
Jim Heffernan #169
Coach Jim Heffernan is the head wrestling coach at the University of Illinois. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into wrestling, how the decision was made for him to attend St. Edward, being a 2X State Champion there, what coach Greg Urbas means to St. Edward, the classic Walsh-St. Ed's rivalry in the 90's, being a 4X All-American at Iowa under legendary coach Dan Gable, and similarities/differences between Howard Ferguson and Dan Gable.

Aug 22, 2020 • 49min
Bobby Kaleal #168
Bobby Kaleal is a strength, performance, mobility, and motivational specialist for StrongStyle gym in Cleveland, Ohio and UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic . He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got started, the victory over Daniel Cormier this past Saturday, what makes him such a special fighter, a hypothetical WWE event between Stipe and Tyson Fury, and some of his upcoming fighters which includes Jerald Spohn , Aleksa Camur, Jeff Hughes and Mo Miller.

Aug 20, 2020 • 1h 57min
Jerald Spohn #167
Jerald Spohn is a former wrestler at Kent State University who is now fighting MMA out of Strong Style in Independence, OH. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent :19 TKO victory, how he got started in MMA, Stipe Miocic recent victory of Daniel Cormier, and when his next fight might be.

Aug 19, 2020 • 58min
Alex "Al Diddy" Cooper #166
Alex Cooper boxing coach for Strongstyle Gym in Cleveland, Ohio and UFC Heavyweight champion Stipe Miocic. He returns to the podcast to discuss the Stipe victory over Daniel Cormier this past Saturday, how this camp was different than previous ones, potential fights with Francis Ngannou, Jon Jones, and some of his upcoming fighters which includes Jerald Spohn, Aleksa Camur, Jeff Hughes and Mo Miller.

Aug 19, 2020 • 1h 16min
Tianna Bartoletta #165
Tianna Bartoletta is a professional runner for Nike and has won Olympic gold medals in 2012 4x100m, 2016 4x100m and 2016 long jump. She comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in northeast Ohio, what it's like winning Olympic gold, being part of the 2012 U.S. bobsled team, how yoga is incorporated into her training and some of her favorite movies to watch pre-race.

Aug 17, 2020 • 1h 40min
Rick Hepp #164
Rick Hepp was a state wrestling champion from St. Edward's high school and a 3X All-American wrestler from Lehigh University. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into wrestling, his take on the Walsh/Ed's rivalry, his time at Lehigh, and some of the stories he reported as a journalist which include: the Healthcare Serial Killer Charles Cullen, the Ariel Castro kidnappings, and using hidden cameras to record naked wrestlers weighing in and secretly selling videotapes on the internet.

Aug 14, 2020 • 1h 14min
Tyler Andrews Part II #163
Tyler Andrews is a professional runner for HOKAONEONE and founder of Chaski Endurance Collective currently living in Flagstaff, AZ. In the second of a two-part series Tyler talks about the upcoming Chaski Challenge September 6th-13th which includes: Chaski Classic 5K Run/Walk, Chaski Marathon and Relay September 12th, and the unofficial 50km World Championships and Chaski People's Ultra November 28th-29th. link below chaski.run/challenge


