Unfiltered: Revealing tactics to meet life's demands - #36 Jesse Green, Iowa State Senator, politics & faith, talking the things not normally talked about

#36 Jesse Green, Iowa State Senator, politics & faith, talking the things not normally talked about

11/24/23 • 77 min

Unfiltered: Revealing tactics to meet life's demands

It was a privilege to do this episode with Iowa State Senator Jesse Green (District 14) over this Thanksgiving week! It became evident within the first 5 minutes what kind of a person he is. Jesse has a strong belief system and his faith influences everything he does. If you were interested in local and state politics and the direction it is going, I would rest assured with people like Jesse involved, he will never forget why he's there, why he was elected. He was a strong will to serve people. All of them. Anybody and everybody. He's there to empower us, the people, to be able to help ourselves. He would give a fish to someone in need in a heartbeat but his long term agenda involves teaching anybody who wants to learn how to fish in as many areas as possible and provide opportunities for growth and wealth.
Specific topics we touched involve
School educational savings accounts, aka - Vouchers
The future of state income tax (going away!?)
His experience with the E-15 bill
Dynamics within the Senate and House, and how they interact with the Governor
His outlook on federal politics and who our next president could be
Overall this was a fantastic experience and it created a thirst to interview more politicians, Republicans and Democrats alike, to have deep meaningful conversations, so we the people can stay in the know about what's going on with our homeland.

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#35 Schyler Bardole - stones, bees, cows, pigs & kids, a journey of Iowa life to our big wide world

Ever heard the quote, "jack of all trades, master of none?" Did you know there was more at the end of the saying?
It actually goes, "Jack of all trades, master of none, better than being a master of one."
The saying can be used for many different points of context, but in this case, Schyler Bardole is on his way to being a jack of all trades and a master of many. He farms with his family on their heritage farm (150 years in the same family), as well as with his wife's century farm, raises Scottish Highland cattle, pigs, bees, not to mention his 2 boys with a third kid on the way.
He always is a follower of current world events, and in this episode shares what he has learned about the world and its people, and the direction we are going.
His insights are fascinating, sure enough so it is not farfetched in the future you'll see him with a podcast of his own. We could have several hours long, but enjoy this episode with a great guest.

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#37 Matt Wetrich - A man of many hats, City Councilman, Main Street Director, Outdoorsman, and more

Matt wears a lot of hats. The thing one about Matt is he transfers all his passion into whatever hat he is wearing. This conversation is about getting to know what drives him to do this, what life experiences have shaped him along the way (like receiving his first Peterson birding field guide!), and what the future is for him and the city he serves. One thing about Matt is that he is confident in what he believes and thinks. This does not leave him closed off and stubborn, he is still willing to take in new info and learn, but what he knows he is willing to act on, and there are many who never quite reach that stage of being confident enough about ANYTHING to talk about it let alone act on it. This makes for an interesting conversation because Matt can explain at depth about what he is convicted about in life! Tune in to see and hear what Matt brings to the table.