Guest: Professor Hacker is a demographic historian at the University of Minnesota who teaches courses from The Civil War and Reconstruction to The Peoples of Early America. His work covers multiple disciplines and has been awarded numerous times over his career.

Guest: Entrepreneur, Mentor, World Traveler, Optimist, and Host of the 12 Geniuses Podcast.

Books that were discussed throughout this conversation include:
1.) Enlightenment Now by Steven Pinker
2.) What We Owe the Future by William MacAskill
3.) No One Wins Alone by Mark Messier

12 Geniuses: https://open.spotify.com/show/34Bk9YfKoZ9KATZ0SDVDPu?si=b1dd9de032a248a2

Guest: Juvenile probation officer and the lead guitarist for the band Whiskey Burn

Guest: Juvenile probation officer and the lead guitarist for the band Whiskey Burn.

Guest: Former Co-owner of Midsota Manufacturing and current owner of Millwood Metalworks.

Jim Mader coached the Albany Football Team for 23 seasons. As head coach, Coach Mader had an all time record of 230-65. He made 15 state appearances and secured two state titles in 1989 and 1997. He was inducted into the Minnesota State Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2003. Other notable accomplishments of Coach Mader include his 2006 induction into both the Minnesota Athletic Director's Hall of Fame and the Albany High School Hall of Fame, serving as a head coach in the Austrian Football League and the Switzerland NLA League, and being an assistant coach for Saint John's University football team.

Guest: Former Albany Head Football Coach with a career record 151-50 through 19 seasons. Coach K was inducted into the Minnesota Football Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 2024.

Guest: Albany Boys Basketball Coach and High School Math Teacher