Tuesday - May 01, 2018
Jan Yager joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the ways our time and performance has been impacted by technology and the increased pace of the marketplace.
Jan Yager joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the differences in how men and women think about time management, plus how culture impacts time considerations.
Arran Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how blockchain works, how it’s used and why business owners should care about the impact on their business in the future.
Arran Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how blockchain technology will be incorporated into the process of acquiring and onboarding new employees, including how they will be paid.
Arran Stewart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that while blockchain has some of the limitations of bitcoin, it has many elements that are not limited, including how much it can be used and scaled.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of commercial real estate construction, which is that the expanding economy has raised all boats, including construction.
Joe Cleary joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the history of Harvey Builders, and his family’s relationship with George and Barbara Bush, and the passing of this great stateswoman.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to ask him why he wrote his fourth book, The 3rd Ingredient, and discuss his answers.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how Jim’s new book, The 3rd Ingredient, can help determine how to process news and participate in digital relationships.
Ellen Rohr joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how businesses, individuals and government have to work together to accomplish proactive digital ethics.
Wednesday - May 02, 2018
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use the “two state” approach to negotiating, which is to resist making a concession because of a higher authority, such as a law, company policy, etc.
Tom Anastasi joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that using a deflection, such as “can we table this for now,” or “I’d like to sleep on that,” as a way to slow things down in a negotiation.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the factors being considered by the Fed as they contemplate their next monetary move, like raising rates, which Andy thinks is unlikely this time.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons inflation may become a significant headwind for the economy, especially wages and energy.
Andrew Gause joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the challenges ahead with a dearth of qualified employees potentially causing the economy to languish below its potential.
Dan Pastorini joins Jim Blasingame to remember some of the good and the bad about NFL football back before money ruined the game.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the benefits that the Insperity Invitational produces for charities, including contributing to a new house for a Gold Star widow.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to report on the fact that the economy could be set back due to a lack of qualified employees, and why small businesses should protect themselves from poachers.
Jay Mincks joins Jim Blasingame to report that in many ways, Millennial B2B sales people are more ready and able to sell in the 21st century because they don’t have any Age of the Seller baggage.
Thursday - May 03, 2018
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why every couple who is involved with a startup should discuss the challenges and timing together, so there are no surprises when there’s high risk, and/or when a return takes longer than expected.
Paul Lester joins Jim Blasingame to talk about how he became the legendary golf photographer, and how he runs his international company.
Richard Rawson joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Insperity Invitational Champions Tournament, and the millions of benefits local charities have received from the tournament.
Richard Rawson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the journey he’s taken with Insperity over the past three decades, first as CFO and then as President, from being the 26th employee to over 3,000 today.
Richard Rawson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the end of his three decade career with Insperity, why he’s ready to move on, and that he’s not retiring, but reorganizing his life.
Frank Lavin joins Jim Blasingame to report on his exporting business that helps U.S. companies do business in China by offering logistical, marketing, financial assistance.
Frank Lavin joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the most desired American products by the Chinese middle class, and how to avoid the pitfalls of doing business there.
Frank Lavin joins Jim Blasingame to report on the likelihood of a satisfactory result to the current trade negotiations between the U.S. and China.
Ami Kassar joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the different entrepreneurial profiles and encourage any potential partners to know their own and the profile of their partner before starting a business together.
Monday - May 07, 2018
Kate Pope Hodel joins Jim Blasingame to report on her research concerning the importance of communities investing in the support and encouragement of entrepreneurship, in concert with traditional economic development.
Kate Pope Hodel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether 21st century entrepreneurs need more help getting established than those who started their businesses in the previous century.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the energy required to start and maintain the installation of a new idea in any organization.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the tips and best practices required to launch and institutionalize a new idea, including using a simple, straight line method of execution.
Rick Maurer joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why any new idea must be prepared to survive the installation and implementation process before it can be sustained and institutionalized.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the importance of having regular meetings, and the three worst things you can do in as a participant.
Beverly Inman-Ebel joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to determine if your meetings are successful, and three things to do to help make them so.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the current state of Main Street economy, and why small businesses are so optimistic about their future.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to report on the new policies from the Dept. of Labor that will create association health plans, allowing small businesses to purchase health care products across state lines, the way big business and labor unions have been able to do for decades.
Hector Barreto joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the issues that will be front and center for small businesses in the 2018 mid-term elections, and why this election will be critical for Main Street America.
Tuesday - May 08, 2018
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to talk about the Phil Knight autobiography, “Shoe Dog,” where the founder of Nike reveals his entrepreneurial journey, and why much of success depends on just showing up and doing the work.
Wally Bock joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the common threads that connect the stories of the entrepreneurs, both great and small, including an initial devotion to the customer.
Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to explain how energy risk is appraised in the 21st century, impacted by geopolitics and the U.S. becoming energy independent.
Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth of alternative energy, combined with hydro-fracking, has contributed to energy independence and influenced geopolitics.
Bruce Piasecki joins Jim Blasingame to report on the growth of alternative energy, combined with hydro-fracking has created a new carbon paradigm for being energy competitive.
Soulaima Gourani joins Jim Blasingame to reveal her entrepreneurial story, which began when she got fired from an executive position, when she was also pregnant.
Soulaima Gourani joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the power of countries trading with each other as a solution to preventing wars of the future.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that Google likes frequent Twitter posts when considering the ranking of your website.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to report on the announcement that Facebook is considering joining the online dating industry, and the industry implications that created.
Kathy Perry joins Jim Blasingame to explain what a micro-influencer is, and whether you should consider using them to help you with targeted lead generation.
Wednesday - May 09, 2018
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to share their stories about what it takes to start and grow a business from nothing, including the practical and the personal.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to help Jim celebrate a milestone, and discuss the importance of business milestones, for yours and your customers.
Hilarie Gamm joins Jim Blasingame to dispel the myth that America needs more tech workers from abroad, and that we need to guard our intellectual property like the critical national treasure that it is.
Hilarie Gamm joins Jim Blasingame to discuss their belief that the next jump in technological capability will be achieved by a small group of companies and countries, and it result in a quantum advantage.
Hilarie Gamm joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the most important next steps we have to take to protect and secure our intellectual property is to recognize that this is a national priority for all stakeholders.
Jim Blasingame continues a three-part series on buying a business, with four key factors to take into consideration before you begin this process.
Jim Blasingame reveals some things for a startup entrepreneur to consider before investing in the legal process of making the business a corporation or LLC.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the true enormity of the U.S. national debt obligation, which is considerably more than the number you hear in the news.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the far-reaching implications of the U.S. government having to service the current national debt when interest rates rise back to historic average levels.
Charles Wheelan joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the only way to reduce the national debt is to get control of government spending, including reducing the size of government, which requires different politicians than we currently have.
Thursday - May 10, 2018
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to reveal steps to take to make sure your interactions with key employees are as productive and fulfilling for them as for you, so they become less likely to be poached by another business.
Jim Canterucci joins Jim Blasingame to emphasize that key employees need productive interactions with you, as a way to help them feel fulfilled and successful in their jobs, therefore, becoming less of a poaching target.
David Drake joins Jim Blasingame to reveal what crypto-currency, how it’s different from e-money, and its future.
David Drake joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the future of Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies, as money, as an asset class, etc., as well as blockchain-type technology, that stores and delivers it.
David Drake joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the two waves of blockchain-type technology, first as a new way to do business, and then, ultimately, as a total disruption of our world.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the 21st century expectation of behavior by businesses, large and small, to be role models of leadership in the digital age.
Mark Babbitt joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the digital age requirement for humans to identify and become devoted to digital trust, as a business best practice.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the unprecedented level of small businesses that are going to be for sale, and why this creates merger and acquisition prospects that are also unprecedented.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the reasons why millions of small businesses need to prepare themselves for an acquisition approach from a larger entity, including the unprecedented levels of cash in the marketplace.
Andrew Sherman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways a small business can make themselves ready, and get invited, to the mergers and acquisition party.
Friday - May 11, 2018
Paul Krasnow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how he turned his business bankruptcy into a world-class success story in another industry, and what he learned about success along the way.
Paul Krasnow joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how trust continues to be the most powerful element in any success story, and why it’s becoming more powerful than ever.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that winners always keep score, and one of the ways is by identifying and tracking key performance indicators.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to use a KPI – key performance indicator with your team to help them see the power of measuring activity at all levels of the operation.
Stephen King joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how a KPI – key performance indicator – template works, where to apply them and how to turn them into a lever you can use to become more profitable and stronger.
Karyn Schoenbart joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the most successful CEOs practice their communication to be clear and concise, and they always work on being a better delegators.
Karyn Schoenbart joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how the seasoned leaders can mentor the younger generations about what’s really important, including making sure they get context with the content.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that being totally devoted to service to customers is an important way to restore humanity to the marketplace.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how demonstrating your personality, being courteous, and adding beauty to your world are ways of restoring humanity to the marketplace.
John Horvat II joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how the different face-to-face behaviors, like manners, real conversations and human contact are essential to adding humanity the marketplace.
Monday - May 14, 2018
Melinda Emerson joins Jim Blasingame to discuss some of the things that hold small business owners back from accomplishing success, including failure to prepare, to focus on the right people, and getting out of your own way.
Melinda Emerson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the causes of crisis management, and why these create some of the biggest mistakes that can rob you of success.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index of small business optimism, which indicator is up again for a record number of months, and some of the reasons.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to report on the NFIB Index that shows small businesses are making more money, hiring more people, and paying them better.
Bill Dunkelberg joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the impact of higher interest rates on the Main Street economy, with inflation causing the Fed to take action.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to report on the General Data Protection regulation (GDPR) which will impact – and possibly cost money – for ANY business that violates the laws with any EU citizen.
Rick Mathieson joins Jim Blasingame to report on some of the algorithm changes Facebook is making to their advertising strategy, which will likely impact how you do business with them, and not in a good way.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to report on how a lack of qualified workers, and a failure to install digital ethics in our technology, could derail economic growth.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the difference in how we’re adopting and adapting to new digital leverage, and yet something has been left out.
Jack Uldrich joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the role of ethics in the existence of analog humans, and why we’re having so much trouble making the conversion to digital ethics.
Tuesday - May 15, 2018
Kenneth Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his new book which connects the first World War with the Spanish flu pandemic, which were both coincidental and symbiotic.
Kenneth Davis joins Jim Blasingame to discuss his new book that shows the impact of a viral flu outbreak that killed millions worldwide and a more regional World War that was happening at the same time.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to report on the EUs Global Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) laws and what the percentages are that your small business could be impacted.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to discuss that the reasons humans are so anxious about technology today is because we haven’t figured out how to establish digital ethics.
Cliff Ennico joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why it will take devotion to a digital technology, like blockchain, by analog humans to accomplish digital ethics that can be trusted.
Jane Pollak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal her method for helping an entire industry of participants grow more invested in themselves and each other.
Jane Pollak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how using the power of confidential mastermind groups within an industry can create a higher level of professional engagement.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how becoming complacent with being good enough will never get you to the level of becoming great.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of achieving professional greatness actually makes sustaining success easier than merely being good.
Ivan Misner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the ways to get yourself out of a professional rut and on a path to greatness, including becoming a life-long-learner.
Wednesday - May 16, 2018
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the greatest mistake small businesses make is to think they can presume what their customers expect from them.
Kristin Zhivago joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that digital marketing must be accomplished by all businesses, including small ones, and why this is the greatest challenge for Main Street businesses.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on just a few of the reasons the new tax law will not be good for many small businesses, including being temporary, not including all businesses, and the unnecessary complexity.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to report on a high level or reported workplace fraud – from the inside – and what you can do to minimize the challenge.
Barbara Weltman joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the reasons why you shouldn’t become a small business owner unless you’re prepared to make sacrifices you wouldn’t make as an employee.
Jim Blasingame explains why cowboys and entrepreneurs have a lot in common, including how differently they look at the world than everyone else.
Jim Blasingame reveals just a few of the elements of the recent tax law that are unfair to small businesses, and in fact put them at a disadvantage to big companies.
Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to report on the Gallup research that reveals why entrepreneurs and innovators all ultimately build things that create value, and why that should be the future focus of work.
Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are three essential people in any organization that builds something useful, including the entrepreneur, the manager, and the rainmaker.
Jim Clifton joins Jim Blasingame to explain why the United States, warts and all, is still the world’s best hope for spreading freedom and opportunity through business and trade relationships, by business builders, large and small.
Thursday - May 17, 2018
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the greatest mistake small businesses make going to market is in assuming all customers want the same thing, and how to break that cycle.
Ross Kimbarovsky joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the second greatest mistake small businesses make is not having a budget for marketing, and to reveal what should be in that budget.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issue of being rejected and how people deal with it, in life and in business.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the many ways your key people are critical to your success, the increasing possibility that another company will poach them, and how to prevent that from happening.
Sarah Hiner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the issue of eating while travelling alone, including some of the options to consider, and whether it’s different for men and women.
Sarah Petty and Marley Stubblefield, a high school senior, join Jim Blasingame to introduce a new program that is training high school seniors how to become entrepreneurs as part of their curriculum, with hands-on experience.
Sarah Petty and Marley Stubblefield, a high school senior, join Jim Blasingame to talk about a growing national program to educate college seniors on entrepreneurship, including one of the participants telling her story.
Julie Thomas joins Jim Blasingame to report on a recent study that asked business customers if they feel comfortable with the integrity of the sales people who call on them.
Julie Thomas joins Jim Blasingame to report the findings of a new study that almost two-thirds of business customers don’t trust what your salespeople tell them at worst, and not helpful at best.
Julie Thomas joins Jim Blasingame to report on a study that shows customers have varied and specific expectations on how to contact them, and what they want to hear if you’re going to get in the door.
Friday - May 18, 2018
Allen Adamson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of Shift Ahead, which is to lead change in such a way that you’re taking action ahead of the rest of the marketplace, more in line with customer expectations.
Allen Adamson joins Jim Blasingame to reveal why watching competitors as your guide to future behavior is a plan for extinction, and that being relevant to customers is the key to sustained success.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that there are nuanced elements of the sanctuary city debate that shows the issue isn’t exactly black or white.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the fact that there is a dearth of qualified employees in the U.S. today, and what should be done to address this crisis, which is only going to increase.
Tamar Jacoby joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that at a time when there is increased reason for manufacturers to keep jobs here in the U.S., the dearth of qualified employees could be a block to this momentum.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to offer her suggestions on how women should deal with unwanted sexual advances so that they don’t become a bigger problem.
Vicky Oliver joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how to deal with sexual advances before they get out of hand, and how to know when something is reportable, or an inept admirer.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to remind you that even when the economy is going well, we still need to focus on the operating fundamentals that deliver profit.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how to serve your customers so well that they’re not only afraid to do without, but that motivation causes them to pay you more.
Steve Martin joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the volunteers at SCORE work with small businesses to help them increase their profitability.
Monday - May 21, 2018
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that setting the right tone and business rhythm is essential to help teams hold each other accountable with honest communication.
Steven Gaffney joins Jim Blasingame to suggest that you treat honesty inside of, and between teams, the way you deal with customers and vendors.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if a customer doesn’t believe what you’re telling them, it might be because you don’t act like you believe yourself, or in your own product.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that if you can turn the conversation with prospects and customers into their words – or “schpiel”— you’ll be closer to what benefits them.
Rob Jolles joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the steps to take after the prospect/customer has allowed you to use their words to sell themselves, into the ultimate closing steps.
Ralph Winnie joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that the Chinese have been used to negotiating with technocrats, but they now have to deal with the reality of negotiating with a world-class deal maker, Donald Trump.
Ralph Winnie joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how small businesses are impacted by the trade negotiations going on between the U.S. and China.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to review the myths and realities of NAFTA, three decades later, including the U.S. winners and losers.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the concepts of free trade and how it differs from the so-called “fair trade,” and the specific applications with China and Mexico.
Ray Keating joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of the current renegotiations of NAFTA, and the many reasons the three countries should work together as a hemispheric entity.
Tuesday - May 22, 2018
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to report on recent research that indicates over half of Americans express a tendency toward loneliness, as in feeling disconnected from others, and how this is impacting society.
Michael Stallard joins Jim Blasingame to report on research about loneliness in America, and to discuss what to do with employees who demonstrate lonely tendencies.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how you’re being tracked by your smart phone, even when you turn off your gps locator and all apps.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the concept of blockchain technology, including how it can be used for many applications, including smart contracts.
Scott Aurnou joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the evolution of blockchain-type technology as it comes in two waves, first the handy applications and then the disrupting tsunami.
Mike Schmidt joins Jim Blasingame to report on how the Trump administration is making adjustments to how businesses treat certain employees regarding overtime, and how this is different from the Obama administration.
Mike Schmidt joins Jim Blasingame to warn about how many states treat overtime for managers differently than the federal laws, and how to keep yourself out of trouble.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to warn about the tensions between Iran and other Middle East states and the U.S., and how these could easily turn into a regional war.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to discuss Trump’s appropriate China trade strategy, while disagreeing that that same tough stance won’t work with his dealings with Iran.
Gerald Celente joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how geo-politics is impacting the price of oil, and how the current and future increases could jeopardize the global economic expansion.
Wednesday - May 23, 2018
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to review the history of travel technology over the past 20 years, and discuss how to be more efficient with customers when you’re on the road.
Jeff Zbar joins Jim Blasingame to discuss how we use mobile computing today, including all of the different kinds of devices, including that more of our business is done on a smartphone.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on the progress of a new welfare bill moving through the House, which is not unlike the successful law that was passed in the late 1990s.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the Supreme Court case that will determine whether small businesses will have to collect and remit sales tax to thousands of local precincts on online orders.
Pete Sepp joins Jim Blasingame to report on how potential U.S. and E.U. regulations may encroach on the productivity of the Internet, and therefore, your productivity.
Jim Blasingame talks about how passion at the startup phase of a business is good, but will not sustain you through the growth and maturity phase.
Jim Blasingame reveals why we can’t look to corporations like Facebook, Google, etc. and certainly not the government, to protect us from online privacy issues – we have to be our own guardians.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to reveal the power of becoming a professional networker, regardless of what you do.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss reasons why you can’t sustain long-term success if you don’t get outside of the four walls of your business and be willing to risk what you know for what you might learn.
Debra Fine joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the single greatest behavior a Millennial can exhibit in order to out-compete almost every one of their peers.
Thursday - May 24, 2018
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to reveal one of the great economic assets of the U.S., the Shale Crescent, which is rich with energy natural resources.
Greg Kozera joins Jim Blasingame to discuss whether the current energy independence of the U.S. could contribute to holding down the price of oil.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to report on her organization’s association with others to create a better health care policy option than Obamacare.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to discuss why small businesses need help with the oppressive Obamacare rules, and how the proposed policies reconcile with the exec orders by the Trump administration.
Grace-Marie Turner joins Jim Blasingame to reveal some of the new health care reform policies that would lower health care coverage premiums for small businesses, while giving them customized policies.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to reveal that spring is the perfect time to look at what isn’t working in your business and to hit the reset button for yourself, your employees, and even your customers.
Kita Szpak joins Jim Blasingame to suggest one way to reset your business is by using ‘old-school’ techniques like sending handwritten letters to, and having face-to-face meetings with, your customers.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how our natural elements are evolving into new versions that are actually 2D, meaning functional at the atomic level, like turning 3S gallium into 2D gallenene.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to report on how graphene is being added to strengthen concrete, while Sweden is testing electric highways, and the implications of putting those two together.
Joel Barker joins Jim Blasingame to reveal how water purification experts are using CO2 and the property and behavior of water molecules to separate impurities.
Monday - May 28, 2018
Jim Blasingame delivers his traditional story on how Memorial Day began, and why it’s such an important American Holiday. This is Jim’s 21st consecutive, live Memorial Day Show.
Jim Blasingame recites the poem, “Freedom isn’t Free” and explains why we honor those who poured out the last full measure of devotion, including four specific American heroes in his life.
Carlos Fuentes joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on why Memorial Day is such an important holiday in America, and indeed, the world.
Carlos Fuentes joins Jim Blasingame to report on the important events hosted and joined by the VFW around the country on Memorial Day, including the big events in Washington D.C.
Carlos Fuentes joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the purpose of Memorial Day, including a new poll Jim conducted that indicates almost half of respondents don’t know anyone in the military.
Jim Blasingame shares his thoughts on why Memorial Day is an important American holiday that should always be commemorated, including four names of heroes in his life who poured out their last full measure of devotion to us.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to reflect on the powerful sentiment that is evoked every time they hear the Star Spangled Banner, but especially on Memorial Day.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to discuss the current era military in America and to make the connection between the relationship of civilians with the military and patriotism.
Rich Galen joins Jim Blasingame to talk about why we have a Memorial Day in America, and that there are still American military personnel standing a post right now, in harm’s way, knowing they’re putting their life on the line for you and me.
