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Life 2.0

John St. Augustine

”Life 2.0” is designed to inform, entertain, inspire, and enhance the experience of being alive.

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12:14

SUPER-BOWL!

Life 2.0 ·

2025/02/12

Yes, I was one of the 127.5 million people who tuned in to watch Super Bowl LIX and the ferocious dismantling of the Kansas City Chiefs by the Philadelphia Eagles. But it was the Super Bowl held the day before that grabbed my attention. I think it's time that the PBA follows the lead of the NFL and starts to ramp up their half-time (beer frame!) activities to get in some of that cold hard advertiser cash!

52:16

Jerry Kramer

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2025/02/08

Only a handful of men remain who played in Super Bowls I and II. My longtime friend and Green Bay Packer Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer is one of them. JK takes us back to a very different time in the game when tickets were $12 bucks, there were 10,000 empty seats, and that first contest between the Packers and Chiefs was broadcast on two competing television channels. Now, a ticket to the game tomorrow could run you $10 grand, one network will make serious coin and there will not be any empty seats at

10:00

The Wednesday Rant!

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2025/02/05

Taking a pro-active stance on the impending tariffs, I thought a good pre-emptive strike would be to buy a few cases of my favorite beer before we went into a trade war with the Canadians. It didn't quite go as I expected. The Moose is loose!

29:00

Pale Blue Dot

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2025/02/03

It's the 2nd episode of Earth Matters Monday, which will air on the 1st Monday of every month in 2025. Today, it's all about the moral responsibility each of us has to be a spiritual steward of our part of the planet. As Carl Sagan pointed out... there is no Planet B we can escape to, and for better or for worse, we make our stand here on the pale blue dot.

47:21

Jen Weigel

Life 2.0 ·

2025/02/01

Instead of bloviating, speculating, and ruminating as a solo act, I've secured the wit and wisdom of my gal-pal and best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning journalist, and media maven- Jen Weigel on this episode. It's a no-holds-barred, unplugged, raw, and real conversation about everything from overcoming adversity to getting your sh*t in one sock and why I think Batman is the best super hero-ever. Hold on to your lugnuts with this one, cause it's time for a serious spiritual overhaul.

22:19

Immersion Therapy

Life 2.0 ·

2025/01/25

It looks like any typical plot of ground next to the expressway in Chicago, but I see a portal into the past when that little triangle became a football stadium when I was a boy. I had an extra hour on my hands last week, so I made the "Immersion Therapy" circuit as I drenched myself in little bits of yesterday, to make today seem more bearable. Part of that route had me in front of my grandma's house, then in front of our home not far from there and the aforementioned "Triangle Stadium" as well as

54:21

Looking For Space

Life 2.0 ·

2025/01/18

Every time I am introduced to an audience (as I was last Monday for the MIC (Media in the Caribbean workshop) my bio mentions the thousands of hours of radio/podcasting that I have hosted and/or produced in the past 30 years. They also mentioned the long list of guests of name and note that I've had conversations with.Its an impressive list of humans. But there is one person I never really thought I would have on the guest list-my daughter Amanda Lee. We've had a lifetime of father/daughter

21:10

Be Like Jimmy.

Life 2.0 ·

2025/01/11

This past Wednesday, I attended two funerals for a man named Jimmy.One was planned, and the other was not, and while the two men being remembered were vastly different, both lived their “dash” to the fullest. Both were Navy men, later wearing different uniforms, one in the White House and the other on the streets of Chicago. It took a few hours for me to see their similarities, and while it's sad they are both gone, we should be celebrating the time they were here. A few years ago Nike came out

35:21

Earth Matters Monday

Life 2.0 ·

2025/01/06

Earth Matters Monday will air on the first Monday of every month of 2025. Kicking off with a look at the very lifeblood of the planet-water- with a little help from Bill Kurtis and Jean-Michel Cousteau. The action step is to make 2025 a plastic-free zone whenever and wherever possible, especially when it comes to one of the greatest PR moves ever-bottled water- to create a ripple effect of sustainability.

25:23

"DON'T QUIT!"

Life 2.0 ·

2025/01/04

Here we are in 2025, and the gym is crowded more than at any other time of the year, filled with hopefuls looking to tone, tighten, and firm. January 10th is known as "Quitter's Day" when all those well-intentioned New Year's resolutions go by the wayside. So, if you want to make this year different, remember the small things eventually add up to big things. Toss in a few words from Churchill (the poster boy for not being a quitter) and a little musical help from John Berry, you're setting yourself

01:46:30

Remembering John

Life 2.0 ·

2024/12/31

Singer/songwriter/humanitarian/environmentalist John Denver would have turned 81 today. He was the guy who kick-started my entire career back in 1994, and as I always do on New Year's Eve, I remember the man and his music, with the help of a few of John's family and friends. "Though the singer is silent, there still is the truth of the songs..."

27:07

Keep Showing Up

Life 2.0 ·

2024/12/28

After just over a week of enduring some fairly serious audio issues (no mic, no sound, no fun) my IT guy installed some new drivers, and voila' good to go. Not being able to get behind the mic and deliver the mail as it were, felt like I missed my train to Podcastville USA. The quiet zone reminded me that while I cannot control (as much as I'd like to) things that happen to me, I can sure adjust and have total control of how I respond-or not-to the events in my life, including how many days on

22:16

Merry Christmas!

Life 2.0 ·

2024/12/21

For the past three days, microphone issues have had me tied up a bit, and while the sound is not to my past professional standards, I decided a little backup from some of my favorite Christmas voices over the years, takes the edge off the tech stuff. Thanks to Percy, Dean, Seymour, JB, and JD for their backup. Wishing you all the joy of the season and more.

39:31

The Business of Humanity

Life 2.0 ·

2024/12/14

It's the one thing I look forward to the most during the holiday season. No, not a nice bottle of bourbon, new socks, or even a subscription to Scary Monsters Magazine (which is pretty cool) but rather the 1951 version of "A Christmas Carol" starring the late, great Alastair Sim as Ebenezer Scrooge. It's a guttural and uplifting take on the Charles Dickens classic, written 180 years ago, and makes the case that back in 1843 ignorance and want were just as prevalent then as they are today. So, for

31:10

Lest We Forget

Life 2.0 ·

2024/12/07

It's been a week of lunches, laughter and friends. Every time I have the opportunity to get in the same space as the guys I grew up with, played high school and college football with, and some of the men who coached me, the memories become more vivid and the absolute preciousness of that time is self-evident. Also, today is the 83rd anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, and I wanted to share my thoughts on another friend, George Reinwand, who survived that horrible day. Lest we forget.

21:52

Righteous Anger

Life 2.0 ·

2024/12/04

For the most part, I am a mild-mannered, Zen-like fellow, bent on making the world a better place. However, cross a certain line with me, and it's like watching Dr. David Banner turn into the Incredible Hulk. So, this morning, when I came across a human sphincter using the N-word at the deli counter, it was time to unleash the inner beast and let the games begin. Don't make me angry, you won't like me when I'm angry...

36:15

Follow The Yellow Brick Road

Life 2.0 ·

2024/11/30

After barely surviving Da Bears (see what I did there) loss to the Lions on Thanksgiving, I was looking forward to heading to the Chicago Symphony for "Music and The Movies" featuring "The Wizard of Oz" conducted by my friend and internationally known conductor Richard Kaufman. It was an incredible experience on many levels, and reminded me of a talk I used to give when I was a platform speaker called "Follow The Yellow Brick Road." I can relate to all of the characters in L. Frank Baum's classic,

14:51

Count Your Blessings

Life 2.0 ·

2024/11/27

I intended to create some sort of Thanksgiving message that was a reminder of the importance of counting our blessings. As it turned out, I already wrote the script for this episode way back in 2019 and posted it in the landfill of Facebook, after a phone call with Jerry Kramer, the HOF Green Bay Packer's guard who always has a story to tell and a lesson to share. This one isn't about football, but rather the game we all play every day-the game of life-and the importance of perspective.A little

50:07

The Risks of Artificial Intelligence.

Life 2.0 ·

2024/11/20

In a time that often calls human intelligence into question, we are also on the brink of an artificial intelligence tsunami of sorts. Everything from Alexa to GPS to spell check already has a place in the world, but what about the more challenging aspects and risks AI brings with it? Best-selling author and CEO of The Cyber Dawn and world-respected AI risk expert Dawn Kristy joins me to explore the world of AI and how we can best protect ourselves. What is our collective moral responsibility as it

44:40

Higher Ground

Life 2.0 ·

2024/11/16

Tomorrow is Bears vs. Packers and with that in mind, this show is like a football game. The first half is a review of the incoming fan mail regarding the Line in The Sand episode and one listener in particular decided to let me know how much of an &#($&@#@ I am. The 2nd half of the show is a total shifting of gears as I grabbed some audio from one of the many conversations I've had with longtime friend and Green Bay Packer HOF Guard, Jerry Kramer about his insistence that we can all find

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