In this packed episode, Phil and Dan pull back the curtain on growing up in Hardin County, the unspoken realities of life on the farm, and what it’s really like behind the wheel of a big rig. Joined by special guest Calvin Coomes, the guys tackle everything from hilarious childhood memories and sketchy moments on the road to the biggest misconceptions about truck drivers today.

Plus, we get real on the big questions:

• The Generation Gap: What older generations get dead wrong about young people today—and what young people misunderstand about the past.
• The American Dream: Is it still alive, what worries us most about the future, and where we still find hope.
• Life Lessons & Legacy: The wisdom learned in the fields, the dream of owning land, and the legacy Calvin hopes to leave behind.

Stick around until the end for a fast-paced Rapid-Fire Round covering favorite trucks, worst jobs, top country songs, and the ultimate hunting debate!

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From rebuilding discarded trash-can computers with Linux in Wisconsin to hacking in-orbit satellites, Bryan Torielli’s path in tech is anything but traditional.

In this episode of Catalyst Comms, Phil and Dan sit down with Bryan, founder of Null-SAT, to trace his journey through high school boredom, military base relocations, reverse-engineering defense networks, and building Silent Shield at Deloitte. Now, he’s taking on "dead" satellites and converting them into live orbital cyber ranges for DARPA and the Space Development Agency. Tune in for a masterclass on leaning into the problems everyone else thinks are "too tough."

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What does it take to go from an unhappy 17-year-old escaping a turbulent home life to becoming one of the first 45 women integrated onto a U.S. Navy warship? In this episode, we sit down with retired CWO3 Cryptologic Officer Kelly Soles for a raw, unflinching look at her historic naval career.

Kelly takes us inside the intense command climate of the USS Vella Gulf in 1996, the sting of having her hard-earned promotion to Chief Petty Officer questioned by male peers, and why she firmly believes modern DEI policies risk diluting the meritocracy she fought so hard to prove. We also explore the deeply personal decision to walk away from her dream of becoming the first female CWO5 to put family first. Finally, Kelly pulls back the curtain on her current work managing the critical CCTV links for the ongoing, decades-long legal proceedings at Guantanamo Bay for the 9/11 and USS Cole terrorist attacks. It’s a powerful conversation about survival, breaking barriers, leadership, and the slow wheels of American justice.

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