“If my brain doesn’t think it’s about to die, I’m not fully alive.”

Kevin and Jamie talk with Jake Parrish about growing up in East Texas, learning hard skills early, and spending years in oil and gas work where attention, precision, and risk were part of everyday life. Jake shares what it was like welding pipelines across Texas, living on the road, and navigating a career where experience is earned the hard way.

When a shift to remote work brought him back home, it also reopened a door he thought was closed — the door to wakeboarding. Jake walks through returning to board sports after years away, competing again, traveling internationally, and eventually helping bring a sanctioned wakeboarding event back to East Texas.

This conversation is about work ethic, adrenaline, identity, and what happens when you choose a path that keeps you engaged instead of settling into autopilot.

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Episode Chapters 00:00 growing up in East Texas 07:30 welding, pipelines, and learning the trade 18:45 money, maturity, and perspective 32:00 moving into corporate and remote work 44:30 returning to board sports 52:45 competitions and sponsorship moments 01:01:30 bringing wakeboarding back to East Texas 01:10:00 fatherhood and what matters now

Topics we explore in this episode include: skilled trades, oil and gas work, risk and responsibility, career shifts, wakeboarding culture, competition, community, East Texas roots, fatherhood

“Nobody wants to be fooled — we all want to know if what we believe actually holds water.”

Kevin and Jamie talk with Todd Brimm — Army and Navy veteran, retired police detective, instructor, and theologian — about belief, evidence, and the questions people wrestle with at different points in life. They get into what led him to write “Does God Exist?”, how his background shaped the way he examines information, and why he decided to challenge his own assumptions the same way he would evaluate a case.

The conversation moves through worldview, bias, scientific culture, and the human search for meaning, all through Todd’s lens of lived experience rather than theory.

You can find Todd’s book here

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Episode Chapters 00:00 meeting Todd + a lifetime of experience 05:00 the question that started the journey 12:00 evidence, worldview, and honest inquiry 22:00 science, bias, and cultural pressure 32:00 philosophy, morality, and the human condition 43:00 history, suffering, and searching for meaning 55:00 writing the book in one month 01:05:00 final reflections + purpose, truth, and hope

Topics we explore in this episode include: worldview and evidence, belief and doubt, intellectual honesty, scientific bias, cultural influence, philosophy and morality, human behavior, meaning and purpose, personal faith questions, history and context

“I like me. My wife likes me.” — the line that gets us every time.

Kevin and Jamie settle in for a lighthearted, nostalgic, and unexpectedly emotional conversation filled with holiday traditions, rising prices, childhood memories, and the magic of John Candy. From the $6 latte debate to the glory of Wawa coffee, they wander through favorite movies, family stories, and the simple moments that make Thanksgiving so special.

They talk about classic films, the chaos of traveling during the holidays, the comfort of old traditions, and the funny, messy, very real details of growing up in two different homes. Along the way, they weave in stories of grandparents, childhood Thanksgivings, and why certain memories — even the embarrassing ones — stay with us forever.

What you’ll learn in this episode: → Why nostalgia is one of the strongest memory triggers → How family rituals shape identity and connection → Why humor helps us navigate the changing seasons of life

It’s a warm, funny, and familiar episode perfect for holiday listening — full of stories, gratitude, and the comfort that comes from revisiting the past.

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Episode Chapters 00:00 coffee talk + morning chaos 05:00 the $6 latte debate + Starbucks math 12:00 John Candy documentary and childhood memories 22:00 Home Alone nostalgia + 1990s life 32:00 holiday traditions + Thanksgiving stories 43:00 family dynamics, travel, and growing up 55:00 turkey fryers, lake house stories, and old favorites 01:05:00 wrapping up + gratitude for the season

Topics we explore in this episode include: nostalgia and memories, Thanksgiving traditions, family stories, classic movies, John Candy documentary reflections, childhood holidays, cost of living, parenting moments, household quirks, holiday rituals, humor in everyday life