Life Unraveled Podcast

Life Unraveled #97 with Traye McCool

Traye McCool is a former colleague, historian, college history professor, and member of the US Army Reserves who is finally making his first appearance on the show! It was great getting to sit down and catch up with my friend and talk a little about history and current events. We discuss issues surrounding the upcoming election, gun control, law enforcement training, and more. Enjoy the show.

MMA Unraveled #33 with Zane Isaacs

Zane is back on the show to discuss MMA, the benefits of training martial arts and maintaining your fitness, life as a martial arts academy owner, singing in a band, and more. Zane is the owner of Championship MMA in Van Buren, AR. And has an extensive background in martial arts, particularly Jeet Kune Do. It has been awesome connecting with Zane and getting to train with him these last couple of years. Thank you again for taking the time to come on the show, sir!

Life Unraveled #96 with Billy Reeder

It was awesome getting to sit down and catch up with the Pirate Professor, Mr. Billy Reeder! Billy is back on the show for a chat about his recent move to the Florida keys, his take on the evolution of technology, news and social media platforms. We also riff on links between the last election cycle and previous election cycles such as 1860 and 1968 as well as discuss what potential outcomes of the 2024 election as we reflect on what a modern civil war might look like, the pandemic and the social unrest of 2020.

After the Show #18 -The Civil War, A Film by Ken Burns with Brian, Thurman, and Julie

In this episode Thurman, Julie, and Brian review The Civil War, A Film by Ken Burns. The nine-part documentary was streamed to 40 million viewers when it first premiered. We will be analyzing some of the controversies surrounding the film and the prevalence of Lost Cause mythology woven into the narrative.

Life Unraveled #94 with Jeff Woods

Our good friend Jeff Woods is back on the podcast. Tune in for a focused discussion over writing. Woods is going to share some of his personal writing strategies and what he has changed over the years. Jeff Woods is a Professor of History at Arkansas Tech University and Black Belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Tae Kwon Do.

Life Unraveled #95 with Bill Eakin

It was a true pleasure to sit down with Bill in the studio and talk about his life, travels, and his writing. Bill is a Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and taught courses in philosophy, religion, creative writing, art history, and humanities throughout his tenure at the University of the Ozarks. Bill is the author of Redgunk Tales: Apocalypse, and Kudzu from Redgunk, Mississippi, The Wild Women of Redgunk, Redgunk Tales: Tales form the Kudzu," and "Welcome to Redgunk: Tales from One Weird Mississippi Town."

Visit his website williamreakin.com for a free story and more information about Bill and his publications. You can also purchase his most recent work which we will be discussing in detail on a future podcast here: https://www.amazon.com/Welcome-Redgunk-Tales-Weird-Mississippi/dp/1590214781

Read what critics have to say about his stories:

• “....poetic and unusual....” — Publisher’s Weekly
• “Eloquent and witty, thoughtful and even heart-rending. . . . Every time I’ve read a Redgunk story recently, I’ve come away thinking the most recent was better than what I had seen before. I’m coming to realize that it’s not a question of better; each one has been good on its own. . . .Bill Eakin is a brilliant storyteller." —Kim Mohan, Amazing Stories
• "Redgunk is simultaneously a place of prosaic horror and impossible beauty...author William R. Eakin provides readers with plenty of swamp gas and a piercing view into the human soul." - A. M. Dellamonica, Science Fiction Weekly

Life Unraveled #92 with Bair the Comic

Bair is back on the show to discuss life as a Comedian amid and post pandemic. From living in southern Cali chasing his dream when COVID began to what it has been like for him on the other side of things back in Arkansas now that shows are happening again. We unravel it all here on the podcast. It is always a pleasure hosting Bair on the show. Thank you all for watching and listening. Check out his page for more information and dates: https://www.facebook.com/BairTheComic/

MMA Unraveled #32 with Dwight Woods

Dwight Woods is the host of the JKD Dialogues Podcast. Woods is a longtime student of Dan Inosanto, one of Bruce Lee's first and students. He is also the head instructor of Unified Martial Art Academy in Miami. He is on the podcast today to talk about his podcast and his 40+ years of training in the martial arts. Enjoy and thank you all for listening!

MMA Unraveled #31 with Zane Isaacs

It was an honor having Zane Isaacs on the show to discuss his life in the martial arts. We go into his background in Jeet Kune Do, coming up training with Arkansas MMA pioneer, Sifu Rodney Hitchcock, as well as his exposure to one of Bruce Lee's original students in Ted Wong. We riff on different styles and training methodologies, martial arts legends and myths, interpretations of techniques, phases/ranges of fighting, self-defense, modern MMA and much more. Zane is the owner of Championship MMA in Van Buren, Arkansas.

Life Unraveled #91 with Josh Wilson

Josh Wilson is back on the podcast foor a talk about life, reading, writing and more. It is always great having Josh in the studio and there is never a shortage of great conversation. Join us for live for wherever the podcast goes!