Army of Normal Folks

Forget the Life Hacks. These 7 Habits Actually Matter

In this Shop Talk, Bill and Alex take on the nine million self-help books promising to fix your life, from 4:17 a.m. ice baths to journaling and cutting carbs, and go bac

What Playing Softball With Murderers Taught Him About Fatherhood | Rob Maaddi

In this episode, Bill sits down with Rob Maaddi, senior NFL writer for the Associated Press and host of Faith on the Field, who partied with the athletes he covered and w

HIGHLIGHTS: What Playing Softball With Murderers Taught Him About Fatherhood | Rob Maaddi

In this episode, Bill sits down with Rob Maaddi, senior NFL writer for the Associated Press and host of Faith on the Field, who partied with the athletes he covered and w

What If You’ve Been Keeping Score of the Wrong Game?

Bob Buford had already won - he built his family's media business into a major cable company and sold it for an estimated $300 million. Then his 24-year-old son passed aw

If You're Not Where You Want to Be In Life… This Is Probably Why | Mike Rowe

In this episode, Bill sits down with Dirty Jobs host Mike Rowe for a Supporting Greatness conversation about the three normal men who made him: a grandfather who only wen

The 4 Things Every Family Should Do Before Disaster Hits

It's not a matter of if a disaster hits your community. It's when. And when it does, the first person on the scene isn't first responders or government officials. It's yo

HIGHLIGHTS: The 4 Things Every Family Should Do Before Disaster Hits

It's not a matter of if a disaster hits your community. It's when. And when it does, the first person on the scene isn't first responders or government officials. It's yo

Before You Ask “What’s Wrong With Them?”, Listen To This

In this Shop Talk, Bill and Alex break down ACE scores - Adverse Childhood Experiences - and what the research says about how childhood trauma shows up decades later in o

Why America Is in Better Shape Than You've Been Told | Unify USA

In this episode, Bill sits down with Teagan and Koston McCoy of Unify USA: how Teagan, 21 and fed up with the division on his phone, pulled an American flag off his truck

HIGHLIGHTS: Why America Is in Better Shape Than You've Been Told | Unify USA

In this episode, Bill sits down with Teagan and Koston McCoy of Unify USA: how Teagan, 21 and fed up with the division on his phone, pulled an American flag off his truck

He Built a Confessional—But He Did the Confessing

At one of the most secular campuses in America, a group of Christians set up a confessionial booth during a wild campus party. But they weren't there to hear confessions.

What a Former Heroin Addict Will Teach You About Relationships | Ariel Moore

Ariel Moore lost nearly everything - her home, her freedom, and even her child. But that's not where her story ends. In this episode, Ariel sits down with Bill to talk ab

HIGHLIGHTS: What a Former Heroin Addict Will Teach You About Relationships | Ariel Moore

Ariel Moore lost nearly everything - her home, her freedom, and even her child. But that's not where her story ends. In this episode, Ariel sits down with Bill to talk ab

We Have A Morality Problem. And We’re The Problem

In this Shop Talk, Bill and Alex break down the speech Bill gave at the West Tennessee Faith and Community Summit in Memphis, with the governor, the mayor, and a ballroom

43 Million Americans Can’t Read Well Enough to Work (Here’s the Fix)

Nearly 2/3 of American kids aren't reading proficiently by 4th grade. And if they don't catch up, - they're far more likely to drop out, struggle to find work, and cycle

HIGHLIGHTS: 43 Million Americans Can’t Read Well Enough to Work (Here’s the Fix)

Nearly 2/3 of American kids aren't reading proficiently by 4th grade. And if they don't catch up, - they're far more likely to drop out, struggle to find work, and cycle

What Jesse Itzler's $18 Office Can Teach Us About Service

When Jesse Itzler was broke and sleeping on a friend's couch, he couldn't afford an office. So he made the Beverly Hills Hotel his office - for the price of an $18 salad

His Tool Helped 13,000 Families Out of Crisis. This is How | Restore Hope

Paul Chapman spent years doing charitable work until he finally got frustrated by this: the people trying to help were often doing great work — but they were doing it in

HIGHLIGHTS: His Tool Helped 13,000 Families Out of Crisis. This is How | Restore Hope

Paul Chapman spent years doing charitable work until he finally got frustrated by this: the people trying to help were often doing great work — but they were doing it in

The Forgotten Club That Once Had 1 Million Members

In this Shop Talk, Bill and Alex dive into the odd history of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows - one of the largest organizations most Americans have never heard of.