Army of Normal Folks

Latest Episodes:

An Army of Normal Teenagers (Pt 2) Jun 17, 2025

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Ginny Manguno, a teacher at Briarcrest Christian School, assigned listening to the podcast in her high school class. And so we decided to interview Ginny and her 15 students!

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I Was Miserable On Father's Day, Until... Jun 13, 2025

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For Shop Talk, Coach Bill shares his deeply personal experience with Father's Day.

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Tim Brown: 100 Friends Were Murdered on 9/11 (Pt 1) Jun 10, 2025

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9/11 firefighter Tim Brown helped save lives that fateful day, but he also lost 100 friends who chose to save others knowing it would likely be the last act of their lives. His mission is to honor this Army of Normal Folks and make sure that America never forgets them.

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Tim Brown: 100 Friends Were Murdered on 9/11 (Pt 2) Jun 10, 2025

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We Are Not What We Do Jun 06, 2025

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For Shop Talk, Coach Bill reflects on Army member Andrew Maue's email.

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Kim Emch: The Only 3 Generation Family ESL Program (Pt 1) Jun 03, 2025

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When Kim found out that thousands of kids in her suburban community were going hungry in the summer, she couldn’t look away from the problem. Her nonprofit Festa now feeds over 800 children in the summer, but as Kim puts it, they don’t just want to help people live in poverty a little bit better. So they serve 1,166 people with America's only 3-generation family English as a Second Language program, to help their families escape poverty.

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Kim Emch: The Only 3 Generation Family ESL Program (Pt 2) Jun 03, 2025

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When Kim found out that thousands of kids in her suburban community were going hungry in the summer, she couldn’t look away from the problem. Her nonprofit Festa now feeds over 800 children in the summer, but as Kim puts it, they don’t just want to help people live in poverty a little bit better. So they serve 1,166 people with America's only 3-generation family English as a Second Language program, to help their families escape poverty .

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Don't Be Afraid To Ask For Help May 30, 2025

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For Shop Talk, Coach Bill reflects on some fascinating studies that show people are far more willing to help us than we might expect. And what this means for the Army.

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John Norman: 170 Platelet Donations (Pt 1) May 27, 2025

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John Norman is a normal dude who made a blood platelet donation one day. When his colleague told him that donated platelets helped save her life, John decided to keep rolling with the donations. He donates every other week, which is now over 170 times! After this episode aired, John also became the founder of our local service club ANF Ozaukee.

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John Norman: 170 Platelet Donations (Pt 2) May 27, 2025

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John Norman is a normal dude who made a blood platelet donation one day. When his colleague told him that donated platelets helped save her life, John decided to keep rolling with the donations. He donates every other week, which is now over 160 times! After this episode aired, John also became the founder of our local service club ANF Ozaukee.

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