Strength From Service

By: Jack Zimmerman Mike McLaughlin Jake Palmer
  • Summary

  • If you are not careful and you let yourself be captured by the news and all the noise, it can confuse you into believing that there is more wrong in our society than right with it, that there are more selfish people than selfless people. It is easy to fall into this trap, because that’s how traps work, they are designed to bring you in and then keep you there. The antidote to this comes when you realize that world isn’t full of traps, it’s full of world, it’s full of goodness, a goodness that far outweighs the bad. Everyday there are more people that you know, that you meet, that you pass by who focus their efforts and energy into helping others, in service to others, to making their country, their community better. Just as the saying goes Iron sharpens Iron, we draw in strength from service and our service spreads strength to others. The people who spread that strength often blend in with the noise of the world, they are teachers, doctors, nurses, veterans, police officers and many others. We refuse to listen to the noise and we want to spread our common goodness by telling the stories of service of everyday people, from our citizen servants, this is the Strength from Service Podcast.
    Jack Zimmerman, Mike McLaughlin, Jake Palmer
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Episodes
  • Mike "The Marine" Richman
    Dec 19 2024

    Mike Richman joins the guys a few weeks before his upcoming Bare Knuckle Fighting Championship (BKFC) Light Heavyweight Championship fight on December 21st at the Hard Rock Casino in Hollywood Florida.

    McLaughlin and Richman recount their story of first crossing paths in infantry training after enlisting in the Marines. Richman shares his story of growing up through adversity at a young age and how that adversity shaped up who he became as a young man and now an adult. The hosts find out about Richman's three deployments and what lead him to pursue fighting as a professional career. Richman talks about his journey in combat sports including 26 MMA fights, 10 bare knuckle fights, and 2 boxing matches including a fight to get into the house on The Ultimate Fighter 12 and a career in Bellator MMA. Richman discusses how he's preparing for his upcoming bout and what his favorite post win meal is to enjoy.

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    1 hr and 41 mins
  • Nick Frentz
    Dec 8 2024

    Senator Nick Frentz (DFL) is a member of the Minnesota Senate from the 19th District and he joins Mike and Jake to share his story from being born in California to his journey back to Mankato where his families roots began. Senator Frentz talks about his education at William Mitchell (or "Billy Mitch" if you're in the know), about how he took the bar then lost a football game, and how some great pieces of advice from his father brought him back to Mankato to practice law. Mike and Nick reminisce over the art of the door knock as it comes to campaigning. Jake finds the answer to the question of what Nick's "Welcome to the Senate" moment was. All three men discuss what are some of their favorite parts of democracy.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Veteran's Day and Election
    Nov 21 2024

    The hosts have an conversation with each other a day after the election and results. Topics include everything from hunting, to the conspiracy theories surrounding the JFK assassination, to whether or not the United States would do better if professionals dressed up in suits for work. Included in the conversation is the role of local media within our and many other communities and what plans everyone has for Veteran's Day. Each host talks about why Applebees is the best restaurant in the nation, and only ONE host correctly picks the Vikings to go to the Super Bowl.

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    1 hr and 4 mins

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