Podcast
Schmaltalk
Hosted by George Schmalstig · EN
George talks to interesting and thoughtful guests to gain their perspectives on big issues.
11episodes
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Season 3 kickoff with Sheriff David Vincent
Sep 1900:40:56Tap to summarizeDavid Vincent has been the Sheriff of Citrus County for more than six motnhs and the community stands behinds it's decision by giving him a 92% approval rating. Sheriff Vincent discusses a variety of topics like traffic enforcement, body cameras, and the new court decision on open carry.
Transcribe →Big Tech Bullying or Just Good Business?
Jan 13, 202101:12:12Tap to summarizeGeorge and Justin talk about the Trump rally, Capitol Riot, and Big Tech's reaction. Justin describes Section 230, how it allies to social media companies and the need to repeal and replace it.
Transcribe →New Year Resolution Time
Jan 6, 202101:06:19Tap to summarizeJenny Broadbent, owner and coach at CrossFit gym Primal Body Athletics is the guest. Joining George and Jenny are Rick, Shannon, and Rebecca who all workout at PBA. Jenny shares what CrossFit is all about, addresses common misconceptions about CrossFit and the group shares their experience and goals for the new year.
Transcribe →Giving Tuesday
Dec 2, 202001:02:31Tap to summarizeShaunda Burdette from the Citrus County Education Foundation and Victoria Thorp from Aspire Relationship Center join George as all three talk about their respective nonprofit agencies and how they serve the community in Citrus County, FL.
Transcribe →Faith-Based Voting
Oct 30, 202001:12:52Tap to summarizeJustin and George respond to an article by Christian author John Piper. In his article, Piper explains why he will not be voting for Trump or Biden in the upcoming election. Both Justin and George appreciate Piper sharing his perspective, but strongly disagree with his conclusion.
Transcribe →Post-Presidential Debate Show
Oct 7, 202001:10:25Tap to summarizeTheressa, Justin, and Greg join George in a discussion about last week's presidential debate. We all seem to agree that there was no winner and the American people came out on the losing end of the deal. In the debate, the President of the United States was called a liar, a clown, a racist, the worse preisdent ever, and he was told to shut up. Everyone shared their perspective on what that says about our attitude toward authority in contemporary American culture.
Transcribe →Pre-Presidential Debate Show
Sep 30, 202000:56:50Tap to summarizeTheressa Foster West, Justin Strickland, Chris Moling, Josh Wooten, and Greg Kell join George to share their thoughts on our local election in Citrus County, FL and the Presidential race leading up to the debate. George predicted the debate moderator, Chris Wallace or Fox News, would not be "invisible" as he said he would. Score one correct prediction for George!
Transcribe →Strickly West
Sep 15, 202000:57:54Tap to summarizeJustin Strickland and Theressa West join George to pick up where they left off on their authority discussion. Where does our obligation to follow our nation's leaders end in when then operate on the "do as I say, not as I do" principle.
Transcribe →Are trophies really the problem?
Sep 2, 202001:37:58Tap to summarizeEducator and life coach Melissa Pfeiffer-Hermann is the guest. She shares her journey from at-risk teen mother to successful educator and life coach. We always, we drilled down on what makes people think and act the way they do and we talked a little politics.
Transcribe →Whippin and Flippin
Jul 15, 202000:57:39Tap to summarizeTheressa West comes back to the show to discuss the upcoming Global Leadership Summit August 6-7, 2020. We discuss takeaways from last year's summit and what is to come this year. The Global Leadership Summit originates from a Christian church so George begins to explore his favorite Jesus scene in the Bible, when Jesus made a whip and used it to clear the temple and flipped some tables while he was at it.
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