False Starts: Bill Blank & Chris Shipley Putting Mental Health In The Playbook False Starts

Travis Justice from KXNO Morning Rush & WHO Soundoff join Bill & Chris. Travis is completely open and honest about his home life growing up, and what affect that had on him. He talks about being a father and husband and how that has evolved. We hit topics ranging from Nebraska Football, Samari swords & dolphin sex. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE From the AKC Andrew Downs Marketing Studios.

Tony Rock is an American actor and stand-up comedian, the younger brother of comedian Chris Rock. He is best known for playing Uncle Ryan on Everybody Hates Chris, and television producer Dirk Black on the UPN/The CW series All of Us. Rock also appeared in many films including What Goes Around Comes Around and Redemption of a Dog. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the AKC Andrew Downs Studio.

Comedian Heather Jones comes on the pod. Heather is a mom of 6 kids and we talk to her about juggling those kids, working, and more. This episode is a replica of what we want this pod to be. We talk about some serious things in this pod, but the comedy to help cope is prevalent throughout this whole episode. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling.

BIll's old friend Aaron comes on the pod. Aaron is a minister and we sit down and have a great discussion about the difference between faith and religion.
Is there a correlation between having strong faith and your mental health? Can your mood be better because you are connected to a religion? Is there a difference between faith and religion? Bill and Chris talk about it. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

Bill & Chris sit down with Bill's great friend Ross Peterson for a frank discussion on how divorce can affect men. Ross comes on the pod and talks about what does being a single father mean in today's world, raising kids, and coping with the loss of a marriage? Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company.

World renown and Des Moines Legendary comic Willie Farrell steps into the pod with Bill and Chris. It would be easier to write what we didn't talk about on this amazing episode. We discuss the concept of grief and how we handle those, how his comedy helps, Chris, Willie and Bill dive deep into faith questions surrounding heaven and the after life and go deep in the weeds. All this while laughing their asses off. Sponsored by Revelton Distilling Company & LIVE from the Gravitate Coworking Studios.