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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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Saturday Rewind-Dan Millman

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2026/04/04

It's been quite a week for your host. First, watching Artemis II break the surly bonds of Earth brought me back to being a 10-year-old boy as we rocketed to the moon in 1969. Then, I received a message from someone who used to listen to my show nearly 30 years ago, who took the information they heard and applied it to their own life, which led them to their own life's calling. It's the perfect segue to roll back the years to 2000 and my conversation with the brilliant Dan Millman, best known for

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Saturday Rewind-Christian Picciolini

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2026/03/28

At 14, Christian Picciolini went from naïve teenager to white supremacist -- and soon, the leader of the first neo-Nazi skinhead gang in the United States. How was he radicalized, and how did he ultimately get out of the movement? He is the best-selling author of Romantic Violence: Memoirs Of An American Skinhead. This Saturday Rewind goes back to 2017 as Chris and I discuss his riveting, revealing journey from hate-monger to peace activist.

45:16

SMR-ARUN GANDHI

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2026/03/21

The Saturday Morning Rewind takes us back to 2015, and my conversation with the late, great Arun Gandhi, the youngest grandson of Mohandas Gandhi. In going through more vintage audio, I came across our conversation (one of many over the years) and was sad to find out that Arun had passed away in 2023, which makes this conversation even more important. Its an exercise in the idea of non-violence that Arun made his life's mission and an opportunity to share a few words I wrote at a peace conference

32:08

Saturday Morning Rewind

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2026/03/14

So, what do Bill Kurtis, Jean-Michel Cousteau & Ed McMahon all have in common?They're all part of the ongoing purge of my vast Aurora Media Productions audio archives. These vintage clips are like digging up buried treasure, because I haven't heard this stuff for years. Add in a current offering from radio hall of famer Garry Meier, and you've got a solid half hour of common sense for uncommon times.

46:02

The Incredible Journey of Rose Crelli

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2026/03/07

Just about a month ago, I was watching Super Bowl LX and waiting for the highly anticipated and controversy-stirring halftime show featuring Bad Bunny. Since I survived everyone singing the Macarena in the 90s, I could endure 15 minutes of Spanish music. But imagine my surprise when the camera panned over Bunny's shoulder, and I caught a glimpse of Rose Crelli in a tuxedo playing the violin at the biggest event in the world! There are few people I know who have had a greater journey than Rose, from

62:14

Building Bridges

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2026/02/28

This is one of those episodes that created itself out of bits and pieces of life stuff over the past week. It started with me finding an email from March 1st, 2020, about a radio concept that would become a reality, bringing my voice to Beijing, China, for a year. Part of that team was Cimcie Nichols, who also floated into my orbit again, and it was great to catch up on her latest effort called Hatchet Granny. Add to that a profound Facebook post (there aren't many) from Rolland Smith about the

8:49

The Good, The Bad & The Ugly

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2026/02/25

Yesterday, the budget axe fell on the careers of nine on-air personnel at WGN-TV, including notable names like long-time entertainment critic Dean Richards and sports anchor Chris Boden, along with stalwart news anchors Ray Cortopassi, Sean Lewis, and Judy Wang. Reporters Julian Crews & Bronagh Tumulty, as well as meteorologist Mike Janssen and political analyst Paul Lisnek, have all been given pink slips.I can tell you from the inside out, that the inner workings of the media is often built

39:35

Jenniffer Weigel

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2026/02/21

She's one of my favorite gal-pals, and a true force of nature for all things good in the world. After leaving the "If it bleeds, it leads" media world (with a few awards in hand), Jen Weigel decided to turn her talents to creating content that lifts people up, not pushes them down. As always, it's a rousing conversation about the human condition and how each of us can make a difference in our own lives, which is where all real change starts. With the Olympics taking center stage, I was moved to

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The Wednesday Rant-Goodwill Hunting

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2026/02/18

Three days a week, I watch the ebb and flow of discarded items get dropped off at the local Goodwill Store. From my perch on the treadmill at the gym, I have a ringside view of this $6.1 billion industry that takes in discarded items, slaps a price tag on them, and the re-sells it to people who wait in line for 30 minutes for the doors to open. But it wasn't until I inadvertently dropped off an item that was buried in a bag with other stuff, and went back to retrieve it, that the sticker shock of

15:43

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

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2026/02/14

Once again, we are out buying cards, candies, and roses for our beloveds. But how did this all start? Why is it celebrated on February 14th? Beyond all that, this is the date that I remember when a bunch of 2nd graders helped me find my heart again, during a very turbulent time in my life, and how the power of love triumphs over all.

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Super Bowl I with Jerry Kramer

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2026/02/07

The first AFL–NFL World Championship football game was played on January 15, 1967, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California. The National Football League champion Green Bay Packers defeated the American Football League champion Kansas City Chiefs by a score of 35–10, winning their tenth championship and becoming the first NFL team to win double-digit championships. It wouldn't officially become the "Super Bowl" until the 2nd matchup of the Packers vs. the Raiders in 1968

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Throwback Thursday-Chuck Negron

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2026/02/05

In 1967, singer Danny Hutton invited Chuck Negron to join him and Cory Wells to form the band Three Dog Night. The group became one of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, selling approximately 60 million records and earning Gold records for singles that featured Negron as lead vocalist, including "Joy to the World", "One", "Mama Told Me Not to Come", "Old Fashioned Love Song", and "Easy to Be Hard".Back in 2001, Chuck joined me to talk about his book "Three Dog Nightmare,"

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Saturday Rewind-Jerry Kramer

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2026/01/24

He's one of a handful of men who played in Super Bowls I & II, was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018, and is the author of five best-selling books, including Run to Win, written with Bob Fox in 2023. Jerry Kramer turned 90 yesterday (and shares a birthday with my son, Andy). This Saturday Rewind was an easy choice, with another look back at the glory days of pro football, when it was more of a game than a business, with the best guard who ever strapped it up and stepped on the

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The Wednesday Rant-Tribal Warfare

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2026/01/21

I had to wait a few days to mourn the Bears' loss to the Rams and gather my thoughts (not really), but once again, I am reminded that football (really all sports) is tribal warfare and is based on the woulda, coulda, shoulda game plan. That means that if we woulda changed a play, or coulda caused a turnover, or shoulda kicked a field goal, somehow we'd reach the promised land. I've got about 20 years in the game as both a player and coach, and I am here to tell ya that you can play your heart out

53:13

Saturday Rewind-Remembering Pete

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2026/01/17

During his lifetime, Pete Huttlinger became widely known as one of the most awe-inspiring acoustic guitar players in the world. His unique arrangements and spell-binding musicality and precision entertained audiences from Nashville to Los Angeles to Milan. He toured with such major acts as LeAnn Rimes and John Oates of Hall & Oates and became John Denver's lead guitar player in 1994. Born with a rare heart defect, Pete underwent a series of operations, beginning as a teenager, that ultimately

31:39

Reality Check

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2026/01/10

I had thought about taking the easy route today, as Da Bears are hosting the Packers tonight in the first playoff round and chatting up that decades-old rivalry. But then, the events of the past week wouldn't leave me alone, and I literally sat for an hour before turning on the mic this morning, arguing with myself if I had anything at all worth sharing as it pertained to making sense of the senseless. Three things came to mind, and for better or for worse, I've once again attempted to find the

31:52

Rules of the Road

Life 2.0 ·

2026/01/03

Here we are once again, at the beginning of a brand new calendar year. I've got a few thoughts on where we've been, why we are here, and where we are going in the next 365 sunrises. In addition, a good friend of mine sent me a sorta "Rules of the Road" message to start the new year, mostly as it pertains to those of us who are past the half-century mark, and I found it worth sharing. And just like I ended 2025 with a tribute to my old pal Mr. Denver, I found it fitting to kick off this year with his

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Remembering John

Life 2.0 ·

2025/12/31

As we celebrate New Year's Eve, I am reminded that today would have been John Denver's 82nd birthday. I've produced and hosted numerous tribute shows in his memory over the years, and every time I think it's no longer important to do so, I remember John's own words, "Though the singer is silent, there still is the truth of the songs..." In a world of turmoil, his music and message continue to ring clear and cut through the chaos.Memories and more from John Berry, Richard Hyman, Roger "The

43:25

BULLY!

Life 2.0 ·

2025/12/27

I've been a bona fide "Ted Head" since the age of 10 or so, when I read a story about TR as a boy, growing up in New York, and securing the skull of a dead harbor seal as the most impressive artifact for the Roosevelt Natural History Museum (which consisted of a drawerful of animal bones in his bedroom). A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine gifted me a copy of "In The Arena" by David S. Brown, which was just published in early December, and I devoured the book in less than a week. So, I reached

28:07

The Sack Man-SMR

Life 2.0 ·

2025/12/20

This Saturday Morning Rewind is from Christmas 2022.It all started back in 1980 when I volunteered to be the Santa at the NAS Glenview Air Base during my first year of enlistment. Then, the CO of CGAS Chicago asked me to do it for the Coast Guard Christmas party. Then, a few of the guys on the crew asked me to do it for their kids. The word spread, and eventually, I donned the red suit and beard, along with a sack of toys, to visit hospitals, homes, and participate in "Breakfast with Santa" for

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