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Pork Pond Gazette

Mike Rathbun

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Let’s talk. Let’s talk about hope. Let’s talk about inspiration. Let’s talk about being happy, even if it’s only for 30 minutes. My goal for this show is for it to be a place to get away from the division and the anger in the world for a while. Relax, grab a coffee or a wine or your beverage of choice and just relax for a while. Welcome. I’m glad you’re here.

Recent Episodes

OCT 1, 2026
AI And Kindness;
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1542607/fan_mail/newAI can write a beautiful apology, a perfect condolence message, and a calm response when you’re furious. The real question is not whether artificial intelligence is “good” or “bad” it’s whether we’ll use...
25 MIN
SEP 24, 2026
When Community Cares
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1542607/fan_mail/newSomeone walks out of a federal detention facility into a Minnesota winter with no phone, no coat, and no clear idea what comes next. Then a small crowd of strangers is waiting with hot chocolate, spare...
29 MIN
SEP 17, 2026
The Ones Who Do
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1542607/fan_mail/newSomebody should do something. We all say it, we all mean it, and then life moves on. But there’s a moment when that sentence turns into a mirror, when a problem keeps tugging at you and the next thought...
22 MIN
SEP 10, 2026
Capitalism, But Make It Human
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1542607/fan_mail/newCapitalism gets talked about like a cage match: winners on one side, everyone else on the other. I’m not an economist, but a single line stopped me cold: capitalism actually works better when it’s built...
20 MIN
SEP 3, 2026
The Bravest Seat In The School
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1542607/fan_mail/newThe loudest room in a school can be the most honest one. We’re talking about the cafeteria, that daily moment when kids carry a tray into a crowded space and have to answer a deceptively hard question:...
23 MIN