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Welcome back to the program everyone and whomever else is listening.   My guest today is Lacee Smith. She is currently running for one of the open seats on the Payson, Utah city council.    With local elections just a week or so away, we’re talking about why she is passionate about running and why it’s important for you to exercise your voting rights.    In the past, only a small percentage of eligible city voters turned out. People are losing faith in and disillusioned with the governmental process and fearful of a percieved “good ole boys” club mentality where decsions are made and money is spent without the approval of the citizens.    She wants to bring a whole new set of eyes to the city which will foster a more transparent relationship between the residents and their government.   Love her or hate her, you’ll always know where she stands on the issues.   Voting Information - https://www.votelaceesmith.com/vote Social Media Contacts Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/laceemae/ Facebook - https://www.

My guest today is Brian Swan. He is a principal broker and attorney with over 20 years of experience in the real estate industry. Most agents know him through Stringham Real Estate School where he was the President for several years. Through his experience in sales, brokering, education, and law, his experience lends him an expertise in the industry that few, if any, have. He now operates his own brokerage, V Real Estate Agency where he focuses on training and coaching his agents to think like lawyers, perform like business owners, and rise to a higher level in their real estate practice.  Brian is on the program today to add some clarity to the many discussions being had by brokers and agents all across the country and how this could change the real estate industry and prepare for it.   Brian's Social Media Contacts Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/bri.swan Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/brianxswan/   Recommended source options to followup on the verdict https://www.rismedia.com/ https://www.hous

Welcome back to the show everyone and happy Halloween to those of you into all the dark and spooky things. Today, in light of the passing of Friends superstar, Matthew Perry and all the recent and and not-so-recent celebrity passings, my guest is Cary Snowden. He has been writing some of the most creative and heartfelt celebrity obituaries I’ve ever seen. Jump on in for a stroll into the macabre, the funny, the witty and sometimes a little heartbreak as we talk about his connection to the famously departed. Here is Matthew Perry's Obituary Matthew Perry has left the building. As one of the 'Friends,' Perry entertained the world and influenced culture through the 1990s in what was then the most popular sitcom TV had ever produced. Friends was huge, with many of my peers hosting weekly watching parties. We all loved it. Lynne and I still watch reruns as late as this week. Friends produced quotes and drama that were repeated and discussed at every company water cooler for the next week. Perry played Chandler

Today my guest is Jenny Tedjamulia, author of the Tales with Scales dragon book series with a focus on the first book, ⁠What Dragons Like To Do⁠.  Jenny is a wife, mother and creator of dragons. She takes us on a scary, funny and inspirational dive into the why behind her passion for pairing up these special dragons with children and how her books have helped many kids, learn to read and stimulate their creativity. Connect with Jenny and Tales with Scales on social media and email. She is available to speak to school groups, church groups and any group that will lend an ear. ⁠Facebook⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/taleswithscales ⁠Instagram⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/taleswithscales/ Email - yldlite@gmail.com #DragonBooks #ManInTheArena #DragonTales #TalesWithScales #SkinnyBooks #ShortBooks #DragonPuppets #SupportEachOther #ShouldaCoulda #PileOfShoulda 

Welcome back to the show everyone. My guest is Utah real estate broker, Justin Hutchins with ⁠Legacy Group Real Estate⁠. We talk about the Utah housing market and how it’s not as dark as it may seem if a buyer or seller has a highly trained and caring expert in their corner guiding them through the labyrinth that is the current real estate market. He is not only a professional guide but also a geniune friend. Oh and he may have mentioned the "Z" word that rhymes with pillow a couple of times. Contact Justin Today ⁠Instagram⁠ - https://www.instagram.com/hutchsellshomes/ ⁠Facebook⁠ - https://www.facebook.com/hutchsellshomes.broker #LegacyGroupRealEstateUtah #HutchSellsHomes #BurnTheBoats #NeverLookBack #Zillow #RyhmesWithPillow #CareerChange #FaithOfPeter #WalkOnWater #CouldaShoulda #SecurityIsAir #ToughLoveApproach #SellingUtahCounty #UtahRealEstateMarket #UtahRealEstate

Hello Parrish the Thoughters. Yes that is a word and you are my groupies. Enjoy your place in the club. My guest today for the fourth time is my friend ⁠Kris Kristensen⁠. For those that are joining us for the first time or if it’s been a minute, three years ago, Kris was diagnosed with stage 4 ⁠Chondrosarcoma⁠, an aggressive bone cancer in his pelvis and was literally weeks from the disease taking his life. To save him, doctors performed a grueling surgery called a Pelvectomy. Yes it’s as harrowing as it sounds. The entire left side of his pelvis had to be amputated and in the process he lost a perfectly good left leg. Needless to say his life was forever changed and this interview is part 4 in a series of life check-ins to see how he is often winning the battle to get his life back to a somewhat normal state and also a deep dive into the darkest recesses of his soul where he often ends up while trying to make sense of the why behind this new journey.  He tells me that dying would have been easy. Living is th

Ladies and Gentlemen, cats and dogs, friends and foes, welcome back to another episode of the show. As ⁠Pride Month 2023⁠ is long in the rear view mirror, I have on the show with me today a good friend since high school, Jacob Mayer. Jay is a middle aged gay man who no longer embraces what gay pride has morphed into over last 10 to 15 years. Contact Jay: jacob.mayer.actual@gmail.com  Balanced views: If you or someone you know would like to be on the show to talk about why you think pride month IS a good thing please reach out to parrishpodcast@gmail.com  #PrideMonth #LoveIsLove #Stonewall #LGBTQ #Gay #Democrats #Republicans #ThomasSowell #ContentOfCharacter #Conservitarian #MiddleOfTheRoad #Centrist #Leftism #RightWing #YoureJustGay #GayPride #LesbianPride #Libertarian

Today we’re talking with Dexter Pitts, a 12 year veteran officer in Louisville, Kentucky area and Irag war veteran. In the wake of the 22nd anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, we talk about the reasons that fateful day motivated him to join the Army when he was 18 and his perspective in hindsight.   CONTACT DEXTER Read his book, I ⁠Am Pitts, Memoirs of an American Patriot⁠ Listen to his podcast, ⁠I Am Pitts⁠ Email Dexter, iampitts@yahoo.com YouTube Channel, ⁠I Am Pitts⁠ ⁠Facebook⁠ ⁠Instagram #911 #IraqWar #WarOnTerror #OsamaBinLaden #WeaponsOfMassDestruction #NineEleven #IAmPitts #Duped #GovernmentLies #WarPropaganda #ServeWithHonor #IraqVeteran #ThankAVet #ThanksForService #TerroristAttack #NYC911 #TwinTowers #WorldTradeCenter #AfghanistanWithdrawl #IED #MuslimAmericans

My guest today is ⁠Courtney Fuller⁠, a 35-year old wife, mother of three, ⁠realtor⁠, ultrasound technician and body-builder. We do a dive into her past and why she has always been body conscious since the age of 10 and how she has turned her negative relationships with food and body image into her current superpower. It's the ultimate flex to go from stick figure to muscle mom! #IFBB #NationalPhysiqueCouncil #Anorexia #CenterForChange #BodyConscious #Ozempic #HotMoms #BodyBeautiful #BodyBuilding #NoYoYo #HabitsAreYourFuture #OnePercentChange #FearFood #DontFearFood #JustStart #StartNow #Macros #CountingMacros #PersonalChange #EatingDisorders

My guest today is Adam Coleman, writer, sensible thinker and author of the ever popular book, Black Victim to Black Victor: Identifying the ideologies, behavioral patterns and cultural norms that encourage a victimhood complex. This is his second appearance on the show.  This time it is to discuss his recent video post titled, “Why Joe Biden felt comfortable saying, ‘You Ain’t Black.’” This was a comment he made while being interviewed on The Breakfast Club with Charlamagne Tha God close to three years ago.  Adam and I discuss the why behind Biden’s comfort in spewing such a racist statement and the double standard in our political culture. Contact Adam Facebook Instagram Substack (WrongSpeak) #YouAintBlack #WrongSpeak #JoeBidenGaffs #PoliticalNeutrality #Independent #HanlonsRazor #PoisonTheWell #KeepThemFighting #NeedToWin #WinAtAllCosts #Othering #MySide #YourSide #TheTribe #DebatesSuck #ConversationMatters #ConversationIsEverything #CharlamagneThaGod #TheBreakfastClub #HotSauce #FreeSpeechMakesFreePeople

My guest today is Jordan Duckett, mortgage loan officer with Security National Mortgage in Lehi, Utah. We talk about the housing marketing in a simplified way so one can actually understand and why the Utah housing market isn’t as dark as the media would make you think. He’s the in-house mortgage whisperer. Contact Jordan with any questions at⁠ jordan.duckett@snmc.com⁠ or 801-636-9069 Instagram: ⁠@jordanduckettmortgage⁠ Facebook: ⁠Jordan Duckett at SNMC⁠ #UtahMortgageLender #SecurityNationalMortage #21BuyDown #UtahHousingMarket #MortgageWhisperer #JordanDuckettSNMC #AriveHomes #UtahCountyNewConstruction #BrianKeithParrishRealtor #ParrishTheThought #ParrishTheThoughtPodcast #ParrishPodcast

This episode is a little disturbing and enlightening.  My guest today is 19-year old Camilla Cloward, founder of the non-profit organization that raises awareness to the world’s number one growing criminal enterprise, human trafficking, Giving A Voice.  Her story is one that no child or human should ever have to endure yet out of the horrific darkness of repeated sexual assaults starting at age 14, leading into drug addiction and a suicide attempt came the passion not be a victim and to help other young people never have to travel the road she has. Camilla also drops a huge bomb with the recent discovery and betrayal by someone very close to her and her cause. It's beyond heartbreaking however she will turn this into currency. Just you watch. Contact Camilla: givingavoice@outlook.com or on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/giving.a.voice/ #Trafficking #HumanTrafficking #Johns #OUR #OperationUndergroundRailroad #SexSlaves #Evil #Prostitution #Grooming #Groomers #Geertsen #GeertsenClothing We'd like to th

My guest today is Jason Christensen, one of Security Home Mortgage’s finest lenders and recent disciple of Mt. Kilamanjaro the tallest mountain in Africa. We talk of the preparation and spiritual journey that was going to Africa and leaving it all on the mountain, getting scolded by the guides…and all with his kid in tow. #MtKilamanjaro #Toto #Africa #HikingKilamanjaro #Kilamanjaro #SecurityHomeMortgageLehi #MountainsAreSacred #AboveTheClouds #20,000Feet #HikingWithMySon #AltitudeSickness #OxygenDeprivation #ScoldedOnKilamanjaro        

Welcome back to the program my lovely listeners and soon to be watchers. In the past I’ve had seasoned and also retired cops on the show sharing their first hand experiences in the line of duty. To balance things out, I wanted a fresh perspective, literally. So I found the youngest guy with the newest set of eyes in the field. My next guest is officer Bryce Fevold of the ⁠Spanish Fork, Utah police department⁠. He has been on the force for just over a year and shares, why, in our political climate a young man would jump into a career in law enforcement. He’s a wise young man, mature beyond his years. So sit back and find out why. Connect with Bryce via Instagram #CopsAreHuman #CopsAreNicePeople #SpanishForkCity #SpanishForkPolice #UtahCops #UtahHighwayPatrol #UHP #SFPD #DrugsAreDumb #MentalHealth #MethAddict #ActiveShooter #ActiveShooterPrank #SpanishForkHighSchool #SalemHillsHighSchool #HelpingMyNeighbor #USConstitution #LawEnforcement #DrugsDestroyLives  

Mark Twain said "⁠A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes.⁠”  The story you’re about to hear is one of the reasons this phrase exists.  You may think you know what happened in the tragic ⁠shooting of Breonna Taylor⁠ back in March of 2020 in Louisville KY, but no one knows the real story better than the lead officer on scene, Sergeant John Mattingly.  Sadly, the truth has been buried by the local and national media, elected officials, hollywood stars and professional athletes and the consequences have been devastating. Until now.  We talk about Johns book, "⁠12 Seconds in The Dark⁠, a Police Officers Firsthand account of Breonna Taylor Raid". He explains the minute by minute events of that fatal night and the subsequent fallout. We're giving away 3 signed copies of Johns book. The first three people to send an email to parrishpodcast@gmail.com or DM us @parrishthethoughtpodcast Contact Sgt Mattingly on all social media platforms ⁠@sgtmattingly⁠. #12SecondsInTheDa

My guest on the show today for the fourth time is one of my lovely daughters, Emily Parrish. She has recently returned from an 18-month service and proselyting mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-Day Saints. Emily was serving the people in the Bentonville, Arkansas and Springfield, Missouri areas. We talk about the why behind her choice to serve God in this capacity and the remarkable life nuggets she learned while away. One of her most profound takeaways is that God cannot lead us if we are not moving. We cannot steer a parked car. Connect with Emily: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/emilyprsh/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/emily.parrish02 #BentovilleArkansasMission #LDS #MormonMissionary #Mormon #ChurchOfJesusChrist #MotherTeresa #DoGoodAnyway #LoveThyNeighbor        

In 2015 my next guest, author of the book ⁠Living Louder⁠ and speaker, Portia Louder, was sentenced to seven years in fedral prison for money laundering and mortage fraud. (⁠read story⁠) After two years of blaming everyone for her incarceration she finally had the courage to own it all, took full responsibility and became a spiritually free woman while remaining behind bars and serving another three years of that seven year sentence. Sit back and enjoy this roller coaster ride from the pit of despair to a remarkably beautiful and full life of love, honesty and friendship in and out of the system. Connect with Portia ⁠Facebook⁠, ⁠Instagram⁠ #LivingLouder #PortiaLouder #FederalPrison #ExtremeOwnership #PersonalResponsibility #Forgiveness #MortgageFraud #Greed #Redemption #Rebirth #FamilyFirst #LDSChurch #Mormon

Our guest today for episode 132 is Thiefane (pronounced TFN) Magré, COO of ⁠Prouduct⁠, a Global Sourcing company and a Product Creation Accelerator.  We chat about how things have changed in the wake of Covid and crippling regulations in the business industry in China and how their company has pivoted to keep up with their clients demands. We talk about how the stories most of us hear in the media about China are only the tip of the iceberg and there is so much more to this amazing culture. Best of all is he shares with me his perspectives on life and humanity after visiting dozens of countries around the world and an immigrant himself. Wouldn’t you know it, he has an incredible love of America and we find out why. He is also host of ⁠The Product Guy Podcast⁠ which can be heard on all podcast platforms. ⁠Instagram⁠ #China #ChineseCommunistParty #AmericaBeaconOfHope #AmericanOpportunity #ChineseManufacturing #AmericasOpportunities #PursuitOfHappiness #ILoveAmerica #GodBlessTheUSA #LandOfTheFree

My guest today is, again, Heidi Alldredge, host of Heidi's Lemonaid Stand podcast. However we're doing it a little different. This interview was officially recorded via StoryCorps in September of 2022 in Salt Lake City. StoryCorps has a mobile studio which travels the country asking for people to come together and just have good old-fashioned conversations about life. We start by playing Two Truths and a Lie to get us started.   #StoryCorps #OneSmallStep #TwoTruthsAndALie #HeidisLemonaidStand #LibraryOfCongress #PorchTalk #TalkToEachOther #FriendsAndColleagues #FriendsTalkingToFriends #ParrishTheThought

Welcome back my raving fans. Thank you for your continued support of the show. This interview was done about 18 months ago by a moderator at StoryCorps (One Small Step). The One Small Step program was created in an effort to remind the country of the humanity in all of us, even those with whom we disagree. Learn more about their initiative to bridge political divides, one conversation at a time. My guest was Chiereme Fortune a young black Democrat from Bowie Maryland. I am very white, from Utah and at the time may or may not have been a screaming Republican. On the surface, the two of us may have avoided ever getting to know each other but in the end we realized we had much more in common than we didn’t. I apologize up front as part way through the conversation she kept getting cut off so had to do the second half of the interview via cell phone. Our moderator was Lea Zikmund, whom I have had as a guest on my show since then about a recent book she published. Chieremie will be coming back on the sho