Coach Schuman, VOICE OF REASON FRANK CRISTIANO, and Steve Cully are back to talk about the news in politics this week. Iran and Israel are hopeful of a ceasefire. President Trump commands a room and gets things done. As Frank pointed out, Trump has done more in 6 months than Biden did in 4 years. If he can end the Israel/Hamas conflict, plus Russia vs Ukraine, he may deserve a place on Mount Rushmore. I challenged the guys to name their top presidents since Kennedy. The best, most successful leaders since JFK. Most picked Reagan, Clinton and Trump. I went with Trump, Clinton, and Reagan. As for the worst presidents, Jimmy Carter, Ford, LBJ. I went with Bush and Nixon as well. A spirited episode of Rebel Republic.

In a captivating episode of the Small Town Life podcast, host Dave Warner interviews Scott Flansburg, owner of the Herkimer Originals ABA basketball team and a key figure in a groundbreaking investigation into the origins of basketball.

Recently featured in The New York Times, Flansburg shares his journey from a world-record-holding "Human Calculator" to a passionate advocate for proving that basketball was invented in Herkimer, New York, not Springfield, Massachusetts, as widely believed.

Get ready for an inspiring tale of creativity and resilience as local filmmakers Michael Flores and Austin Green share their journey behind the upcoming film Dogs on the Sendero. In the engaging episode, Flores and Green recount how Dogs on the Sendero, originally a student project titled Sendero (Spanish for "path"), evolved into a festival favorite, clinching nearly 20 awards at events like the Full Bloom Film Festival and the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival in Wales. The film, now distributed by Good Deed Entertainment, follows a young couple’s dream road trip that takes a tragic turn, exploring themes of grief, hope, and self-discovery with a bittersweet, uplifting narrative.