Conservation, Fishin Stories, Tarpon Tales
07/04/22 • 82 min
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Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 3, Episode 1 on Transacting Value Podcast!
Porter’s guest for today’s episode is Robert Bellew, a resident Floridian for more than three decades and an outdoorsman for even longer. It’s the Fourth of July, so naturally there is a discussion about fireworks, grilling versus smoking meats, beef versus chicken, and brining and marinating. If you’re hungry, your mouth might start to water.
Porter and Robert talk about some things unique to Florida:
- The rapidly growing population and how it affects traffic, roads, wildlife, and the natural environment
- Word has it that it’s possible to travel by boat from Lake Eustis to the St. Johns River, all the way to Jacksonville
- Chickees in the Everglades
- The Villages of Central Florida, where there are more golf carts than cars
- Disney’s influence on the area and how its relationship with the State of Florida is changing
The conversation turned to the subject of sportsmanship and conservation. Rob has been fishing since he was a toddler. He gets to enjoy the thrill of the catch without the messy, smelly work of cleaning and cooking the fish, and the fish is released to procreate.
Concerning conservation of the environment, Rob believes some of the biggest conservationists are – and should be – found among outdoorsmen. Shouldn’t the most vocal and active protectors of the environment be those who enjoy it the most?
Porter and Rob conclude that education and the use of social media are probably the best tools for teaching the next generation how to respect and conserve our environment.
Quotes from today’s episode:
“I don’t see wanting to protect the things that you love as being a liberal thing.”
“The one thing that I don’t think has a political agenda is protecting the outdoors and what you enjoy doing in it.”
“It’s so easy to make the changes to the environment. It’s not easy to revert the changes.”
“It’s not necessary to kill everything you catch.”
“If you learn how to manage the environment better, you can learn how to better create an environment or cultivate or maintain or sustain.”
Sponsors and Resources mentioned in today’s episode:
(0:23:35) Bee and the Bear Creations
Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon by Monte Burke
(0:43:51) Keystone Farmer’s Market
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Become a Global Ambassador for Self-Worth. Text us your feedback!
Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 3, Episode 1 on Transacting Value Podcast!
Porter’s guest for today’s episode is Robert Bellew, a resident Floridian for more than three decades and an outdoorsman for even longer. It’s the Fourth of July, so naturally there is a discussion about fireworks, grilling versus smoking meats, beef versus chicken, and brining and marinating. If you’re hungry, your mouth might start to water.
Porter and Robert talk about some things unique to Florida:
- The rapidly growing population and how it affects traffic, roads, wildlife, and the natural environment
- Word has it that it’s possible to travel by boat from Lake Eustis to the St. Johns River, all the way to Jacksonville
- Chickees in the Everglades
- The Villages of Central Florida, where there are more golf carts than cars
- Disney’s influence on the area and how its relationship with the State of Florida is changing
The conversation turned to the subject of sportsmanship and conservation. Rob has been fishing since he was a toddler. He gets to enjoy the thrill of the catch without the messy, smelly work of cleaning and cooking the fish, and the fish is released to procreate.
Concerning conservation of the environment, Rob believes some of the biggest conservationists are – and should be – found among outdoorsmen. Shouldn’t the most vocal and active protectors of the environment be those who enjoy it the most?
Porter and Rob conclude that education and the use of social media are probably the best tools for teaching the next generation how to respect and conserve our environment.
Quotes from today’s episode:
“I don’t see wanting to protect the things that you love as being a liberal thing.”
“The one thing that I don’t think has a political agenda is protecting the outdoors and what you enjoy doing in it.”
“It’s so easy to make the changes to the environment. It’s not easy to revert the changes.”
“It’s not necessary to kill everything you catch.”
“If you learn how to manage the environment better, you can learn how to better create an environment or cultivate or maintain or sustain.”
Sponsors and Resources mentioned in today’s episode:
(0:23:35) Bee and the Bear Creations
Lords of the Fly: Madness, Obsession, and the Hunt for the World Record Tarpon by Monte Burke
(0:43:51) Keystone Farmer’s Market
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Alrighty folks, welcome back to Season 3, Episode 2 on Transacting Value Podcast!
Back in the day, to join the military, most applicants needed little more than a medical doctor’s stamp of approval. Today it’s a bit more involved. The Marine Corps and other branches of the military have rather strict rules regarding applicants who have been prescribed medications for ADHD, stimulants, antidepressants, or other psych medications. Unfortunately, these rules affect a lot of potential soldiers.
Chad Elders, a Marine Corps recruiter, chats will Porter about his military career, the role his recruiter and mentors have had on his life and career, and how some of them have inspired him to be a positive influence in the lives of his recruits.
Because of the new guidelines and the political climate over the last decade, recruiting has become more of a challenge. What happened to honor, initiative, leadership, and sacrifice? Chad refers to the youth today as the "Why?" generation. They tend to question authority, which can be a good thing in a different context, but the “why” mentality in a military environment could have devastating consequences.
Join Porter and Chad as they reflect on the character-building traits that can be learned from the Marine Corps, taking care of recruits, and the importance of employing those who enlist according to their natural abilities.
Quotes from today’s episode:
“Finding a legit clean kid is so hard, and that’s about the only kind of kid you can put in the military right now.”
“Take care of your guys, and they’ll take care of you.”
“The Marine Corps gets these people who want to push themselves and in return are pushing you to be better.”
Sponsors and Resources mentioned in today’s episode:
(0:00:56) Bee and the Bear Creations
(0:02:03) Keystone Farmer’s Market
Connect with Chad on Instagram
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Transacting Value Podcast - Conservation, Fishin Stories, Tarpon Tales
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Alrighty, folks. Welcome back to the Transacting Value Podcast. Now, you may remember this as SDYT the podcast. We've since changed our name, and that concludes season 2 of this podcast.
And now officially the fourth of July 2022, We're opening up season 3 with episode 1 of the transacting Value Podcast. With a good friend of mine, he's an outdoorsman, he's a Star Wars fan, he's really just a supremely awesome dude.
His name is Robert Baloo. We'll get into that in just a second.
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