Mind Yo' Business S7:E8 - The Business of Storytelling, Connectivity, and News Media in an Ever-Changing Environment
Release Date: 08/30/2024
MIND YO' LIFE - From Small Town to Stadiums: Clayton Anderson on Country, Chesney & Conspiracies
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In this landmark 100th episode of Mind Yo’ Life, recorded inside Morgenstern’s Bookstore Podcast Studio, Andrew celebrates the close of Season 8 with a guest who embodies the Midwestern hustle, heart, and humor that define the show—Clayton Anderson, a Bedford, Indiana native turned rising star in country music. Clayton shares the story of his climb—from playing local events and pouring sweat into bar gigs, to eventually making it to Nashville, where he caught a career-changing break by winning Kenny Chesney’s “Next Big Star” competition in Cincinnati. That victory...
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Mind Yo' Business S8:E12 - The Business of Change: How Arts and Music Can Move the World
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In this December episode of Mind Yo’ Business, recorded in the Ruoff Mortgage Podcast Studio in partnership with Karan Rastall (NMLS#763395), Andrew sits down with Jess Reed, a leader whose life and career bridge local arts, global music empowerment, and nonprofit innovation. Jess currently serves as Chief Operating Officer of Playing For Change Foundation, a nonprofit that uses music and arts education to build community, support children, and inspire positive change around the world. Playing For Change is known for its global music collaborations that bring musicians from many...
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Mind Yo' Business S8:E11 - The Business of Balance: Single Motherhood, Sales, and Self-Worth
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In the November episode of Mind Yo’ Business, recorded in the Ruoff Mortgage Podcast Studio in partnership with Karan Rastall (NMLS#763395), Andrew sits down with Diana Thomas, the Sales Director of the brand-new POSH Boutique Hotel on Kirkwood Avenue. What unfolds is not just a story about hospitality and career success—but one of grit, growth, and grace under pressure. Diana opens up about growing up as an only child in a single-parent household, navigating the responsibilities of adulthood far earlier than most. She shares how those early experiences shaped her work ethic, her...
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MIND YO' LIFE - Reinvention: Mafia, Mythology, and the Mind of B.C. James
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In this crossover edition of Mind Yo’ Life, recorded live inside Morgenstern’s Bookstore Podcast Studio, Andrew hosts a special author talk with B.C. James to promote his latest novel Mjolnir—a mythologically charged reimagining of the legendary hammer that dives deeper than anything the Marvel universe has portrayed. B.C. James shares the incredible journey that led him here: from working with the Detroit mafia in his early years, to turning his life around through a passion for computers. He now works as a successful software engineer, helping develop the touchscreen...
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Mind Yo' Business S8:E10 - The Business of Volume: A Crossover with Into the Run Out
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In this high-energy crossover episode of Mind Yo’ Business, recorded in the Ruoff Mortgage Podcast Studio in partnership with Karan Rastall (NMLS#763395), Andrew welcomes the dynamic duo behind the popular music podcast Into the Run Out—John Nelson and Anthony Nasella—for a mic-sharing session that blends business, broadcasting, and rock and roll. John and Anthony discuss how Into the Run Out began as a passion project rooted in their lifelong love of music and their curiosity about how albums shape identity and influence culture. Rather than interviewing artists or...
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MIND YO' LIFE - Culture & Community: How Bloom Magazine Evolves After 20 Years
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In this episode of Mind Yo’ Life, recorded inside Morgenstern’s Bookstore Podcast Studio in Bloomington, Andrew sits down with Malcolm Abrams (founder, editor and publisher) and Cassaundra Huskey (executive publisher) of Bloom Magazine—two leaders guiding a local publication that’s entered its 20th year of serving the Bloomington community. Malcolm shares how his career in New York publishing and his discovery of Bloomington in 2005 laid the foundation for creating Bloom Magazine, which began in August 2006 and is now celebrating two decades of storytelling. Cassaundra explains...
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MIND YO' LIFE - Stage Left, Fork Right: A Life in Film, Food, and Philosophy
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In this rich and winding episode of Mind Yo’ Life, recorded at Morgenstern’s Bookstore Podcast Studio in Bloomington, Andrew sits down with the unforgettable Spyridon “Strats” Stratigos—a man whose life reads like a multi-act play with just the right mix of drama, comedy, philosophy, and breakfast food. Strats is a film actor (Rudy, Hoosiers), stage performer, restaurateur, community advocate, and self-proclaimed “occasional mystic.” He’s been a referee on screen, a board member at Bloomingfoods, and a breakfast innovator behind some of Bloomington’s most...
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Mind Yo' Business S8:E9 - The Business of Building Bridges: From Fast Food to First-Year Studies with Dave Campaigne
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In this September episode of Mind Yo’ Business, recorded in partnership with Karan Rastall (NMLS#763395) at the Ruoff Mortgage Podcast Studio, Andrew sits down with Dave Campaigne, a man whose professional life has spanned fast food advertising, higher education, and meaningful innovation. Dave opens up about climbing the marketing ladder—working his way up through McDonald’s and even crossing paths with fast-food legend Ray Kroc. But that chapter was just the beginning. He later refocused his energy on academia, earning multiple degrees and ultimately becoming a...
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Mind Yo' Business S8:E8: The Business of Routes and Reasons: Navigating Travel, Government, and Growth
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In this August episode of Mind Yo’ Business, recorded inside the Ruoff Mortgage Podcast Studio in partnership with Karan Rastall (NMLS#763395), Andrew sits down with entrepreneur and travel industry disruptor Justin Tait, the founder of CruiseAlly. Born and raised between Arkansas and Indiana, Justin reflects on how his Midwestern upbringing shaped his work ethic and curiosity. From his early academic start at Ivy Tech Community College to his time at Indiana University, he shares how education helped him find his voice, sharpen his skills, and eventually build a brand that’s redefining...
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MIND YO' LIFE - From Spotlight to Sugar Rush: Chad Rabinovitz on Reinventing the Show
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In this delightfully unpredictable episode of Mind Yo’ Life, recorded inside Morgenstern’s Bookstore Podcast Studio in Bloomington, Andrew sits down with theatre innovator, serial entrepreneur, and full-time idea machine Chad Rabinovitz. Chad is the Artistic Director of Constellation Stage & Screen, a one-of-a-kind arts organization blending professional theatre with independent film. He’s also the founder of The Candy Space—a space-themed candy shop that launched in New York and quickly expanded into a national freeze-dried candy brand known as Space Candy. ...
info_outlineThe Pritchett Brothers' Studio was thrilled to welcome the award-winning faculty member Ron Osgood for the August episode. Ron - or as the Podcast Master knew him "Professor Osgood" - helped to set the stage for a few milestones on the show. Ron is the second father-son duo to be interviewed but the first to be on the same season. Ron is the second Telecommunication and Media faculty member to join the program since Robert Affe in Season 2 and Ron has been such a positive influence in media education that he has taught our fearless producer, Wes Lasher and Kate Miller, our guest from Season 3.
This episode allows Ron to use his amazing storytelling skills to set the stage for his life, including the process of learning about being adopted and whether he can connect with biological parents, his time getting drafted and serving in Vietnam during the War, both learning and self-teaching technology from every generation, starting back in the 60's, to how he ended up with several Emmy Awards for amazing work on multiple documentaries, one of which tells the story of families impacted by the Vietnam War on both sides of the fight.
With grace and humbleness, Ron weaves his life story effortlessly sharing the drama and humor of his days hitchhiking, serving in the Navy, starting a family, teaching students while at sea, and so many other wonderful moments that you'll want to hear more. Whether needing to redact his son's incorrect information or sharing concerns on whether Witcher could have an interesting story to document, this is an episode that you won't want to end.
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