Civil Discourse

Chris Gilbert on hockey, politics and society

Chris Gilbert, a Chicago native and friend of mine, sits down to discuss the state of our country and what it looks like from his point of view. We discuss the 2019 Stanley Cup playoff race and Chris' predictions to take home the cup.  We also touch on issues such as politics, abortion, and being a black man in America. It was a very great conversation from a well informed and intelligent guy. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Shawn Poole for Mayor, Spokane, Washington

Today we had the privilege of sitting down with another candidate running for mayor in the City of Spokane, Mr. Shawn Poole.   Shawn is a retired US Army Colonel, a current City of Spokane firefighter and wants to be the next mayor.  We discuss some of the issues facing Spokane and the leadership and experience that Shawn will bring as the next city executive if elected.  Some of the topics that we discuss are: Homelessness and the issues facing city government with dealing with this growing epidemic, drug addiction and strains that it puts on society, infrastructure within a medium to large economy,  and accountability, or lack thereof, of elected officials in local and state government. If you would like to find out more about Shawn, please visit his campaign website at: https://www.shawnpoole2019.com/ [https://www.shawnpoole2019.com/] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Dante Rumore, LICSW, PTSD Readjustment Counselor

Super happy to have Dante Rumore, a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), working for the Veteran's Administration.  Today we are talking about combat veterans coping with Post Traumatic Stress (PTS) and discuss some coping mechanisms and ways to go about living normal every day productive lives for our returning warriors. Mentioned in this podcast is: Veterans Community Response (VCR). You can go to their webpage here: https://www.vetcomres.org/ to find out some of the great things that do with our veterans. Also discussed is is Jocko Willink, a former Navy SEAL and author of Extreme Ownership: http://jockopodcast.com/about/ We also talked about David Goggins, also a former Navy SEAL, author, and beast of man: https://davidgoggins.com/ If you enjoy this episode and would like to hear more content like this, please share with your friends and let them know about us. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Chris Chaffee - Director, Lightbenders Institute of Photography

Chris Chaffee, the Director of Lightbenders Institute of Photography, sits down with us to discuss how he is using photography as a means to heal himself as well as other veterans with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).    Lightbenders is a not for profit organization that relies on the generous donations of citizens, businesses and organization to continue helping our at risk veterans.  If you would like to help them continue their mission, please visit the link below to be directed to their Facebook page. From there you can donate. https://www.facebook.com/lightbenders.vets/ [https://www.facebook.com/lightbenders.vets/] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]

Ben Stuckart - Spokane City Council President

We had an opportunity to sit down with the City of Spokane's City Council President, Mr. Ben Stuckart who is running to be Spokane's next mayor.  Ben and I discuss some of the top issues facing Spokane and the solutions that he has brought to them as a City Council member and the solutions he wants to bring to Spokane as its next mayor. Visit Ben's campaign site to learn more about his platform and policies:https://www.benstuckart.com/ [https://www.benstuckart.com/] --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app [https://anchor.fm/app]