Cannonballing Life with Coach & Derrick

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Cannonballing Life with Coach and Derrick is a lighthearted, laugh-filled podcast built around one simple idea—take the leap and cannonball into life. Hosted by Derrick, a podcast producer, professional bassist, and owner of SRP Studios Podcasting, alongside Coach, a motivational speaker with Motivate with Coach Camp, EMT professor, and retired firefighter paramedic, the show blends real-life experience with real-life chaos. Each episode dives into funny stories from their past, honest conversations about wins and failures, and the everyday moments that shape who they are.

Episodes

  1. Jun 26

    Coach Camp’s Big Keynote + Derrick’s Prostate Cancer Announcement for this podcast

    In this episode of Cannonball Life, Derrick and Coach Camp talk about spontaneity, including trying a Dunkin’ “strawberry cloud matcha,” then recap Coach Camp’s lead-off keynote at the Mississippi Educators’ Conference in Jackson, where he shared his background, emphasized that everyone is capable of taking “one more step,” and ended with a call-and-response and music cue. They discuss upcoming Hope Center leadership events on August 1 (Southaven) and August 15 (Olive Branch). Derrick describes his first colonoscopy, the prep, and results showing five polyps sent for biopsy with a recommended three-year follow-up. The biggest update is Derrick’s prostate cancer diagnosis (May 11), symptoms, PSA spike, family history, PET scan results, and decision for prostate removal surgery on July 2, plus expected recovery and a planned show break while encouraging men to get checked. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok Produced by Derrick Michaud and SRP Studios Podcasting

    1h 6m

  2. Jun 19

    Belize Cannonball: Island Time, Nurse Sharks & Avoiding a 7-Hour Flight Delay

    Coach and Derrick return for Episode 91 after Coach’s five-night Belize trip. They discuss travel anxiety and how flight attendants helped Coach manage his pre-flight nerves, then compare Belize’s strict passport checks with the ease of re-entering the U.S. Coach shares highlights and mishaps from an off-the-grid house reached by long golf-cart rides in the dark, including a scorpion in the bedroom and a massive mosquito swarm during a sunset grocery run. He recounts snorkeling the barrier reef, swimming near nurse sharks, and enjoying local food like stewed chicken, rice and beans, plantains, shrimp, and whole fish. A last-minute decision to stay an extra day proved crucial when the house lost power overnight and their original Friday flight was delayed seven hours, which they avoided. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 4m

  3. Jun 5

    Belize Vacation Prep, Red Light Therapy, and Running for Your Two

    In episode 90, Coach and Derrick riff through unscripted updates, including Coach’s upcoming weeklong family vacation to Belize and what he learned from YouTube research: English-speaking culture, a 2-to-1 currency exchange, limited cell service unless you pay, island travel by golf cart, snorkeling near the barrier reef, cave tubing, and zip-lining. The conversation also covers senior pictures and the emotions of kids growing up, Maddie’s tire blowout and “welcome to life” lessons, birthdays in the family, Coach trying red light therapy at the gym, and his commitment to daily two-mile runs—including a conference jog that left him drenched and a treadmill finish just before the power went out, disrupting his CPAP. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 4m

  4. May 30

    Grip It and Rip It: Graduation Tears, an Inversion Table Fail, and an Interstate 240 Hit-and-Run

    Coach and Derrick open with updates and promotions, joking about low energy during downtime, gym routines, sleep habits, and needing background noise to sleep. They discuss “life comes at you fast,” highlighted by Skylar Glynn Michaud’s Hernando High School graduation (class of 2026) at the Landers Center, including emotional moments, Principal Case’s retirement announcement, and a standout audience reaction for graduate Shelby. Coach shares mishaps involving an inversion table accident and a spider encounter while cutting grass. Derrick recounts being rear-ended on I-240 on the way to a Pink Floyd tribute gig, dealing with a driver who had no insurance or license and fled before police arrived, later learning the plate didn’t match the car. They share a fire-department fender-bender/insurance-fraud story, discuss learning new Pink Floyd songs, upcoming dates, June birthdays, Belize travel plans, and answer listener mail about starting a monogramming business. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 6m

  5. May 22

    Jeep Ducks, NYC Congestion Charges & Hernando Lady Tigers Win State

    In this episode, the hosts riff on “OnlyHaters,” then launch into a rant about how people rush to judge others—citing a local elected official’s DUI situation, wrongful convictions, and the “court of public opinion”—and criticize online dogpiling on community pages and unfair public attacks on small businesses and reviews. They debate Jeep “ducking” and waves, arguing only Wranglers count, and joke about dashboard trophies for animals hit. They complain about New York City tolls and a $15 congestion charge billed through a rental car, and recall an out-of-state ticket that had to be paid immediately via a card machine. The tone shifts to local highlights: the Hernando Lady Tigers softball team winning another state championship, a powder puff football game with football players as cheerleaders, and Coach Camp joining a Colonial Hills church men’s softball league. They close with listener questions about dating an alien and choosing what to be “attacked” by, plus plugs for SRP Studios and Motivate with Coach Camp. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 7m

  6. May 16

    Mother’s Day Pool Chaos, Concert Nights, EV Charging Fails & A Surprise Wedding

    After two weeks off, the Coach and Derrick catch up on summer heat, Mother’s Day family pool fun, a gym session, and trying the new restaurant The Docket—praising the food and service but critiquing the unsweet sweet tea. They give live updates on Hernando High softball’s state championship series, discuss senior breakfast and a new principal coming to Hernando High, and recap a Real Hernando interview with Neil Colley. They share frustrations with Facebook posting limits, talk concerts including Brit Floyd and a Billie Eilish concert film, and describe a Starkville trip for Zach Bryan that revealed broken EV chargers and poor cell service. Other highlights include a grimy hotel stay in Clarksdale, Coach Camp performing his fifth wedding at the DeSoto County fountain, an AEMT finals haka, Mother’s Day in Grenada, and brief viewer mail on favorite guests and post-quitting-smoking overeating Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 5m

  7. May 1

    T-Shirt Launch to Parking Lot Rants

    The show starts with Coach dramatically ripping open his button-up to reveal new Cannonballing Life T-shirts. They explain where to buy the $15 shirts, credit local maker Amy Lofton of Happy Chick, and discuss expanding to hats and mugs, etc. The conversation shifts to workouts, running five miles around Hernando, and the irony of hunting for the closest gym parking spot, plus stories about confusing medical-office parking, cart corrals, and a Kroger parking-lot rant. Derrick shares frustrations with Zoom customer support and an AI assistant call, leading to the workaround of replacing his debit card to stop renewals. Coach’s wife Alicia(flyswatter lady) unexpectedly joins, talks about her new haircut, animal encounters with her Jeep, and family end-of-school emotions. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 16m

  8. Apr 24

    Flight Chaos, Yankee Stadium Tour & Marathon #37

    In this episode of Canonnballing Life, Coach and Derrick recap a studio day, share updates on recent recordings for the Motivate with Coach Camp Show and Real Hernando. Coach recounts a stressful travel day to New York/New Jersey for a Yankees game and stadium tour, including an air-conditioning failure that forced passengers off the plane, rebooking, luggage ending up on another flight, long rental-car lines, getting lost in one-way traffic, and arriving just in time for the tour. He describes enjoying hockey-jersey night and a Yankees win, but complains about aisle seats and constant fans blocking the view. Coach then covers Marathon #37 in New Jersey, battling cold wind, sprinkling rain, missing his poncho and Gatorade, an early water-station shortage, and finishing in 5:52. The conversation also covers Derrick’s emotional reaction to daughter Skylar’s final senior spring choir concert and upcoming cabaret and graduation plans. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 4m

  9. Apr 17

    Steroid Energy, Studio Updates & Weed-Eating Chaos

    Derrick and Coach Camp return after missing a week, joking about low iPad battery and jumping into updates: Coach shares a prednisone “steroid pack” boost ahead of his upcoming New Jersey marathon and a Yankees–Royals game, while Derrick promotes SRP Studios in Hernando and recaps a busy studio day with multiple podcast sessions. Coach describes a disastrous weed-eating session involving a rock to the shin, red ant attacks, and a pebble shot into his nostril. They discuss Derrick reviving The Real Hernando podcast after it paused following his leg break and sponsorship changes, brainstorm a parody rival show, and answer listener Dana P’s question about going to the moon while noting Coach’s flight anxiety. Derrick also shares recording an audiobook for author Caroline Sanders, a referral connected to Coach’s pastor Luke Sanders. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 15m

  10. Mar 27

    The Big Move: Cannonballing Life Levels Up

    In this episode of Cannonballing Life, Coach and Derrick dive into the big move as the podcast officially launches on a brand-new network, complete with a fresh YouTube channel and new streaming homes across all major platforms. They break down the reasons behind the transition and what it means for the future of the show. Along the way, the conversation takes a nostalgic turn as the guys reflect on what life was like growing up in the 90s as Gen Xers. Coach shares exciting news about writing a book this year, while Derrick wrestles with a very real (and very frustrating) studio dilemma—trying to avoid paying for new internet while dealing with a barely functional hotspot thanks to terrible phone service. As always, the episode is packed with humor, real talk, and plenty of their signature dorky moments. Please email us your questions at cannonballinglife@gmail.com Follow Coach’s new FB Group, Positive Voices SUPPORT THE POD - If you would like to make a donation to the show you can on Venmo - @‌motivatewithcoachcamp You can find Cannonballing Life on YouTube, Apple, Spotify, Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok This episode was recorded at SRP Studios and Produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC SRPStudiosLLC.com

    1h 1m

  11. Mar 27

    The Fresh Start Episode: Meet Coach & Derrick

    In this special introduction episode of Cannonballing Life, Coach and Derrick welcome listeners to their brand-new podcast channel—while celebrating a journey that’s already 80+ episodes deep. Though the show isn’t new, it’s making a fresh start on its own dedicated platform, and this episode serves as the perfect entry point for new listeners. Coach and Derrick reintroduce themselves, sharing the story behind their long-standing partnership and the paths that brought them here—Derrick as a podcast producer and owner of SRP Studios Podcasting, and Coach Camp as a motivational speaker and creator of the Motivate with Coach Camp platform. They break down the format of the show, what listeners can expect, and the energy they bring to every episode. Most importantly, they take time to thank their growing audience for joining them as Cannonballing Life dives into this exciting new chapter.

    9 min
  • 11 Episodes

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Cannonballing Life with Coach and Derrick is a lighthearted, laugh-filled podcast built around one simple idea—take the leap and cannonball into life. Hosted by Derrick, a podcast producer, professional bassist, and owner of SRP Studios Podcasting, alongside Coach, a motivational speaker with Motivate with Coach Camp, EMT professor, and retired firefighter paramedic, the show blends real-life experience with real-life chaos. Each episode dives into funny stories from their past, honest conversations about wins and failures, and the everyday moments that shape who they are.

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