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OK Boomer

With a comedic bent, Boomer and his nutjob sidekick Jimmy Ahmahdoofous often converse with people about their unusual professions or job experiences along with episodes that are potpourri in content.

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36:19

Devin Parrish, Olympic boxing hopeful. Part 2

OK Boomer ·

2023/02/25

You have to be concerned about long term brain damage. This is a statement Golden Gloves boxing champion Devin Parrish addresses with honesty and thoughtfulness in the latest OK Boomer episode where we continue to converse with people who have interesting pursuits. Devin talks about financing a World Championship dream, how to use his feet in the ring, and perhaps most importantly how to use his mind on and off the canvas. Currently ranked number 7 in the nation at his weight class, hear how Devin

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31:42

Tales From the Workplace: National boxing champion...

OK Boomer ·

2023/02/10

Have you ever met ANYONE who voiced to you that s/he has a goal of becoming a world champion? Well, you can meet Devin Parrish in this episode and hear him talk about advancing from his current ranking of 7th in the nation as a light middleweight boxer to his goals of becoming an Olympic boxer and eventual world champion. He discusses the challenges of boxing that he fights with: weight loss, concussions, finances, training, and more. A 2017 graduate of Wauconda high school, Devin is on an

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43:09

Tales From the Workplace: Chancellor K. Jackson

OK Boomer ·

2023/01/25

Chancellor Jackson, author of 14 Days in Beijing, preceeds Brittany Griner with a story similar to hers: incarceration in a foreign country for possession of an illegal substance. Relive Chancellor's bewilderment, confusion, and concern upon being imprisoned without knowing what was going to happen to him. You will enjoy a few of his lighter moments as when his Chinese cellmates wanted to know if the stereotypes of African men's intimates were true.

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40:31

K. Keppeler: Actor, narrator, and harpy impersonator

OK Boomer ·

2023/01/10

Jimmy Ahmahdoofous's New Year resolutions that include dog porn, my guest's experience as a harpy, your chance to be featured on the next episode- it's all here in this episode with Kris Keppeler, an actor, writer, narrator, and more. If you were born in the previous century, you might remember noted writers Erma Bombeck or Andy Rooney. Enjoy Kris Keppeler's podcast Does This Happen To You? which has flavors of Bombeck and Rooney's narratives.

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17:21

Holiday Ramblings: Our first ever holiday episode!!!...

OK Boomer ·

2022/12/21

Seasonal mirth abounds when Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous exchange Holiday memories which include bad Christmas presents, Jimmy's time as a mall Santa, and the suspicious lyrics to some Christmas song classics. This is published four days early, just in case you need something to laugh at if you're snowbound in your house, a ditch, or, even worse, in your inlaw's house. You're ride over hill and dale (poor Dale) doesn't have to be boring.

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37:36

From snowballs to AK-47s

OK Boomer ·

2022/12/10

How did we get from pelting cars with snowballs to shooting cars on the interstate with high powered rifles? Bob LeMent of Static Radio podcast discusses this and other fun holiday topics (parade massacres, nuclear station bombing, etc.) along with the wonders of living in the midwest. This is part two of the conversation.

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31:19

Caught In The Middle: Gratitude for Midwestern...

OK Boomer ·

2022/11/25

Boomer's guest, Bob LeMent of the podcast Static Radio, agrees that midwest living is the way to go, that those on the coast can keep their wild fires and hurricanes to themselves. Gratitude for midwest values and for escaping lethal childhood ventures that include mechanized death are discussed in this episode.

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42:33

Tales From the Workplace: Andy Frye, Chicago sports...

OK Boomer ·

2022/11/13

Allegedly, Jesus told the Cubs organization, "Don't do anything until I get back." That's part of the conversation with Andy as he, Boomer, and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous talk about the rivalry between the Cubs and Cardinals baseball teams and Andy's first book "90 Days in the 90s: A Rock N Roll Time Travel Story." In addition to his new book, Frye has written articles for Rolling Stone, ESPN, and Forbes magazine.

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47:36

Part II: The Abduction of Connie and Larry Van Oosten

OK Boomer ·

2022/10/25

Just in time for Halloween, Boomer and Jimmy take a break from interviewing people with interesting careers to hear the tale of terror from two grandparents in western Illinois that were kidnapped and held hostage in an attempt to extort money from them. Part I related their abduction. Part II brings you their escape from their kidnapper but not an escape from being victims as they struggle to find normalcy, to escape PTSD and the permanent scars left behind.

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32:15

The Abduction of Larry and Connie Van Oosten

OK Boomer ·

2022/10/10

Remember the scene in one of the Lethal Weapon movies where Danny Glover's character is awakened in the middle of the night by criminals who use duct tape to restrain and silence him and his wife while threatening them and their children? It is a terrifying scene, even if it was enacted. But this scene REALLY HAPPENED to two grandparents outside a small town in western Illinois: Larry and Connie Van Oosten were similarly abducted and held hostage for 48 hours. Hear this story of evil and how they

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37:57

James Alcroft of The Mack and Jamie Comedy Duo

OK Boomer ·

2022/09/25

"Name dropping is really tacky. Paul McCartney told me so," quips James Alcroft as he shares stories about his decades long success as a comedian in the 1980s and 1990s. Having performed on the Tonight Show for both Carson and Leno and opened for Diana Ross, Jamie has a lot of names to be dropped, including Bob Saget who was his competition for the role of Danny Turner in Full House. Get inside stories on Saget, Paul Lynde, and others in this episode.

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31:12

James Alcroft: There's a lot of funny in having been...

OK Boomer ·

2022/09/10

Between being jailed for marching for the legalization of marijuana and fathering current star singer Hayley Kiyoko (aka Lesbian Jesus), James Alcroft found his way onto the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson and Jay Leno, put together a dynamic comedy team and received a heart and liver transplant. His conversation with Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous is definitely funnier than a heart attack.

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31:18

Tales From the Workplace: Bill Cushing, Blue Collar...

OK Boomer ·

2022/08/25

Bill Cushing has held many an instrument in his days: a shovel for digging ditches, a weapon for service in theNavy, an ohmmeter for working as an electrician. He now wields a pen as an award winning poet from Glendale, CA. Bill discusses the advantages of having a diverse life, about not being locked into aspects of your life, and of course more of his writing.

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33:19

Bill Cushing Blue Collar Poet part 1

OK Boomer ·

2022/08/11

How does a guy go from years in the navy and working as an electrician to teaching college and becoming an award winning poet? Bill Cushing explains how he did it and some of his ventures on an incongruous road to becoming an award winning author- and he shares it via his rotary phone in Glendale, California!

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38:34

Keira Dafnis: female wrestler- Beauty AND the Beast...

OK Boomer ·

2022/07/23

Imagine what it must be like to compete on the national level as an athlete. Imagine what would be like to compete on the national level as a wrestler. How about a female wrestler? A real Beauty AND a Beast, Keira Dafnis continues sharing a bit of her brief 17 years on planet earth as a wrestler and in thoughtful discussion about diversity, her own asexuality, and whether young people can be optimistic about the future.

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27:20

Keira Dafnis: Beauty AND the Beast, part 1

OK Boomer ·

2022/07/10

How many resumes can list winning a beauty pageant and a wrestling tournament? At least one and it belongs to Keira Dafnis, a female wrestler who will continue her grappling in college. Only seventeen, she is an accomplished wrestler on both the state (Illinois) and national level. Her beauty pageant winning face regularly sports the badges of honor that a wrestling match produces: bruises, cuts, scrapes. Listen to Keira talk about the various challenges in her young life, not just about the

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27:43

Christine Herbert, Peace Corps volunteer, part 2

OK Boomer ·

2022/06/25

"We cant' let ourselves think about what and who we are leaving behind or it will break us. My daily routine was in every sense life giving. And what will make me feel that way when I return to the States?" Christine Herbert, Peace Corp volunteer and author of The Color of the Elephant, a book that recounts her African Peace Corp experience, answers this question and others in part 2 of her conversation with Boomer and Jimmy Ahmahdoofous.

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36:59

Tales From the Workplace: Peace Corps Volunteer (pt. 1)

OK Boomer ·

2022/06/10

Naked, afraid, and alone . . . well, she wasn't naked, but Christine Herbert did have some scary moments (poisonous snakes, floods) spending two years in the African nation of Zambia, thousands of miles away from friends, family, and even people of her race. No electricity in her mud hut was just one element of her experience that molded an unexpected transformation that challenged the way she understoond the world. She captures two years of wonder in her book "The Color of the Elephant" and

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28:46

Walk Like A Man(iac) by Jake O'Donnell

OK Boomer ·

2022/05/25

Beware the worm! Has a worm ever sent someone to the ER? It sent Jake O'Donnell when he was performing the worm during a pub crawl in Madrid. Jake chronicles this story and other seminal moments of becoming a man in his book "Walk Like a Man(iac) and in part 2 of his conversation with Boomer.

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30:52

Jake O'Donnell, author of Walk Like A Man(iac), part 1

OK Boomer ·

2022/05/10

Are you a fan of movies like the Hangover and Jackass series? How about David Sedaris or Dave Barry? If so, prepare to be a fan of Jake O'Donnell, author of Walk Like a Man(iac). Jake dares to bare his pre and post pubescent soul as he reflects upon the many "firsts" of his journey towards adulthood and beyond. He does this with great deprecating humor and detail, allowing us to laugh along with him about experiences most males (and most females) can identify: first kisses, first brushes with

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