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#05: From Ireland to America – Finding My Ancestors In Pennsylvania

Episode Transcript Ron Stauffer:  Good morning, this is Ron. Kevin Kenny:  Uh, hi, Ron, Kevin Kenny. Ron Stauffer:  Hi, sir. How’re you doing? Kevin Kenny:  Good. How are you? Ron Stauffer:  Excellent. This is Kevin Kenny PhD. Dr. Kenny is a professor of Irish studies at NYU, that’s New York University for Americans like me […]

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#04: Singing With A Four-Star Army General

Episode Transcript I have a cool job. As a self-employed marketing guy, I sometimes get so caught up in the daily grind of running my own business, just trying to keep the lights on, that I forget just how cool it can be. Marketing is a fascinating field, and being my own boss means I […]

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#03: Play Ball! Life Lessons From Coaching Youth Baseball

Episode Transcript This episode is all about baseball! As a lifelong observer of the sport, an occasional participant, and, sometimes, a coach for my son’s baseball teams, I’ve noticed that baseball — sometimes called one of America’s gifts to the world — has a lot to teach us. Through baseball, we learn about sportsmanship, teamwork, […]

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#02: Meeting Weird Al Yankovic

Episode Transcript A long, long, time ago… in a galaxy far away… okay, so it wasn’t so long ago—circa 1999, I made a discovery that changed my awkward teenage life. Some friends of mine introduced me to the crazy, the obnoxious, the brilliant, the weird, “Weird Al” Yankovic. For those who may not know, Weird […]

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#01: Growing A Beard (A Social Experiment)

Episode Transcript For the past decade or so, my facial hair has fluctuated back and forth between being neat and trim and fully grown and bushy. As any man who’s taken the time to grow a full beard knows, the strangest part about having a beard isn’t your facial hair itself but everything else that […]

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Podcast Trailer: Introducing Micron

Episode Transcript You’re listening to Micron: a one-man podcast with short episodes about life, travel, discovery, learning, and failure. I’m Ron Stauffer, the creator, writer, producer, and host. This episode is a show preview; an introduction to who and what Micron is all about. I hope you like it. Micron is a podcast by Ron […]