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Our country’s problems will never be solved by a bunch of fancy people in nice suits talking big words on CNN and Fox, but by An Army of Normal Folks just deciding “hey, I can help.” Hosted by Coach Bill Courtney from the Oscar-winning Undefeated, this podcast is building the Army and celebrating its extraordinary members. New episodes are released every Tuesday. 


An Army of Normal Folks

Bob Lupton moved into inner-city Atlanta, where he learned the hard lesson that most of his charitable work was toxic. This led him to radically change how he showed up. And to write the bestselling book Toxic Charity that rocked our world and likely will rock yours. 

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Bob Lupton: My Charity Was Toxic. Is Yours? (Pt 1)

Bob Lupton: My Charity Was Toxic. Is Yours? (Pt 2)

For Shop Talk, we deep dive into 211, a nationwide helpline which fields over 16 million requests each year and how a brand-new solution is helping to close the loop on these calls. The story offers great lessons for Army members and a way that you might be able to help the 211 system. 

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Closing the Loop

Adrianne's home of Tulare County has the highest rate of chronically unsheltered homelessness in America, with over 2,500 people experiencing homelessness in a county of 484,000. Despite not wanting to take action, Adrianne felt convicted that she must and her nonprofit Salt + Light built The Neighborhood Village, a brand-new community of 50 housing units with onsite whole-person care. Community changes everything and teaches all of us to love each other better. 

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Adrianne Hillman: My Sneaky Way To Teach People To Love Better (Pt 1)

Adrianne Hillman: My Sneaky Way To Teach People To Love Better (Pt 2)

For Shop Talk, we reflect on the assassination of Charlie Kirk, the disturbing share of Americans who think such actions are justified, and what An Army of Normal Folks can do about it. 

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The Rising Violence and Assassination Culture

When 80% of kids aren't reading on grade level in Oklahoma, Chris Brewster believes that they don't love kids in his state. His wife told him "Suck it up princess, get to work" and so Chris did. He founded Santa Fe South Schools, which has an inner-city population of 5,000 students that usually score in the bottom 5-10% in the state, but their elementary and early childhood students are in the top 5-10%! 

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Chris Brewster: We Don't Love Kids in Oklahoma (Pt 1)

Chris Brewster: We Don't Love Kids in Oklahoma (Pt 2)

For Shop Talk, we honor the story of Hody Childress, an Alabama farmer whose secret generosity came to light after his death. 

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Secretly Paying for the Prescriptions of Strangers

Sparky Reardon worked in student services for 36 years at Ole Miss, including his final 14 years as the Dean of Students. His stories span the hilarious to the tragic and he is a one-of-a-kind leader who thousands call a mentor and a friend, including Coach Bill Courtney.

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Sparky Reardon: The Most Loved Dean Ever (Pt 1)

And his goal is 1 million kids. But none of this would’ve happened if a high school teacher didn’t make the effort to teach Orrin chess and show him a better path than his gang life.

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Orrin “Checkmate” Hudson: Teaching 100,000 Kids Chess (Pt 1)

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