#196 – Roderick Edwards (Author)

In this episode I speak with fellow Author, Roderick Edwards. Roderick has published 13 books. He writes both fiction and non-fiction across several different sub-genres. We speak about his upbringing, where he was adopted at age four and tracked down his birth family at age fifty! We also speak about the inspiration and background to many of his books, his writing process and much more!

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#193 – Welcome Baby Grayson (Re-Release)

A year has passed and Grayson is now 1 year old. I decided to re-release this episode to reflect on the experience of his birth. Here’s the original description:

In this episode my wife and I speak about the experience of welcoming our second-born child home. We speak pregnancy, delivery, recovery, leaving the hospital during COVID times, the scary experience of her having to be re-admitted into the hospital postpartum, and much more!

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#189 – 9/11 Never Forget (firsthand experiences, from New Yorkers) (Re-release)

In this special edition episode of the Spun Today Podcast, you’ll hear a collection of firsthand experiences, from New Yorkers that lived through the events of 9/11. Memories are fleeting and have a way of fading away into a once-upon-a-time haze that we seldom revisit and when we do, they just seem like surreal experiences. I think that an important component to history not repeating itself, is continuing to share and speak about our learned experiences. Where were you during the events of 9/11?

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#187 – Jose De La Rosa (Golden Gloves Champion, Firefighter & Fitness Aficionado)

In this episode I sit down and speak with my long-time friend Jose De La Rosa. We speak about Jose’s journey to becoming a gold & silver Golden Gloves boxing Champion. We speak about his decision to become one of New York’s Bravest, a FDNY Firefighter and also about his lifelong dedication to fitness and much more!

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