Living the Dream with Ben and Rodney

Join us for a special episode as we welcome comedians Katherine Blanford and Lace Larrabee to the show to discuss their careers and the upcoming show at the Kentucky Comedy Festival October 19-20 (www.kentuckycomedyfestival.com).  Katherine and Lace are the hosts of the very popular "Cheaties" podcast (www.cheatiespodcast.com) and are 2 of America's funniest and most popular up and coming comedians and we are honored to have them o...

Join us as we welcome Miss Kentucky 2023 Mallory Hudson to the show!  Mallory is a native of Bowling Green, Kentucky and a student at the University of Kentucky majoring in Communications and minoring in Political Science.  Mallory stops by the show to share how she is "Living the Dream" as Miss Kentucky, and also her charity work to help needy children in Kentucky.  Learn more about Mallory's work as Miss Kentucky at www.misskentu...

We welcome the super funny Jasmine Ellis to the show to discuss her upcoming performance at the Kentucky Comedy Festival on Thursday, October 19 at Wrather Hall at Murray State University!  Jasmine's debut album "Trash Baby" soared to #1 on iTunes and her debut special on Dry Bar Comedy has been viewed by over 1 Million fans.  Learn more about Jasmine at www.jasmineelliscomedy.com and on Instagram at @jasmineelliscomedy.

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Join us for a special episode with one of America's funniest comedians:  Brad Upton!  Brad is one of stars appearing at the Kentucky Comedy Festival October 19-21 at Wrather Hall on the campus of Murray State University (www.kentuckycomedyfestival.com). 

Brad is one of top stars of Dry Bar Comedy with over 200 Million views of his Dry Bar Comedy specials!  He is super funny and has been selling out venues across the country, leadin...

Join us for a special episode with special guest and wrestling Hall of Famer Ricky Morton of the legendary Rock N Roll Express (@thebabyface_ricky_morton on Instagram) as we break down our 64 spot tag team wrestling bracket to pick the winner of this year's Living the Dream Tag Team Wrestling Challenge! Who is the best tag team?  Is it the Rock N Roll Express with Ricky Morton and Robert Gibson, The Road Warriors, The Steiner Broth...

This is the podcast episode I never wanted to have to do.  My Co-Host and dear child Rodney the Bulldog suddenly passed away on March 1, 2022 at 12 years old.  Rodney lived a long and amazing life!  He lived the dream with me.  He was a larger than life personality and all I could ask for in a bulldog, friend and child.  This episode is dedicated to Rodney and I reflect on a few of the many great times that he and I shared together...

Join us as we welcome Dr. Bob Jackson, President of Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, to the show to discuss how he is "Living the Dream" as President of our college alma mater Murray State University.  A former Kentucky State Senator and a former Murray State alum, Dr. Jackson discusses the exciting things going on at Murray State, from its outstanding academic programs and new building projects, to the continued succes...

Join us as we welcome Dr. Bob Jackson, President of Murray State University in Murray, Kentucky, to the show to discuss how he is "Living the Dream" as President of our college alma mater Murray State University.  A former Kentucky State Senator and a former Murray State alum, Dr. Jackson discusses the exciting things going on at Murray State, from its outstanding academic programs and new building projects, to the continued succes...

Join me and my special guest Scott Tudor as we review All Elite Wrestling (AEW)'s amazing All Out event from Labor Day Weekend, including AEW Champion Kenny Omega vs. Christian Cage, CM Punk returning after 7 years to face Darby Allin, Chris Jericho vs. MJF, and more!   We also discuss the tremendous growth and excitement in AEW in recent months with the additions of CM Punk, Bryan Danielson, Adam Cole, Christian Cage, Rubi Soho an...

Join us as we welcome University of Kentucky basketball legend Tony Delk to the show to discuss his All-American basketball career at the University of Kentucky, including leading the University of Kentucky to the 1996 National Championship as the team's leading scorer.  We also learn more about Tony's work at the Tony Delk Basketball Academy (www.tonydelk.com) where he is is helping dozens of boys and girls become the best basketb...

The power of perfectionism:  is it a blessing or a curse?  Are you a perfectionist, and is it driving you crazy or holding you back from living your dream?  Or, are you a perfectionist and you don't know when to turn it off, and it is negatively impacting your work, home life, or social life?  

Join us as we welcome life coach, author, and motivational speaker Vitale Buford, author of "Addicted to Perfect," as she discusses the pow...

In this week's episode we continue "Love Your Lawyer Month" as I welcome my friend and special guest Jason Darnall, who is the County Attorney of Marshall County, Kentucky.  In this episode, Jason and I discuss not only his legal career, legal trends and tips for aspiring lawyers in the first half of the show, but also our passions for University of Kentucky Wildcats basketball and St. Louis Cardinals baseball in the second half of...

Join me as I welcome my friend and fellow attorney Jay Vaughn of the Hendy Johnson Vaughn Emery law firm in Louisville, Kentucky (https://justicestartshere.com/team/jay-r-vaughn/) as we reminisce about our college days at Murray State University (www.murraystate.edu) in Kentucky and discuss why Jay loves being a lawyer.  Jay focuses his nationwide practice in the area of personal injury law and is a Board Certified attorney in Truc...

Join Rodney and me as we kick off "Love Your Lawyer Month" on the show with our friend and top-rated attorney Mark Bryant of the Bryant Law Center in my hometown of Paducah, Kentucky (www.bryantpsc.com).  Mark has been one of Kentucky's best lawyers since starting his career in 1973 following his graduation from the University of Kentucky College of Law.   Mark is the former Commonwealth Attorney for McCracken County, Kentucky and ...

Join us as we welcome special guest Barbara Rea of Rea Advisory Group to discuss the world of real estate investment.  Barbara has over 20 years experience as a real estate executive advising some of the top real estate investors and funds in the nation on forming their investment company, securing investors, and selecting the right properties.  Today she shares her insights on the real estate trends for 2021 and how the world of r...

Join us as we welcome wrestling legend Ricky Morton of the Rock N Roll Express to discuss his wrestling career of over 40 years!!  Ricky, along with his tag team partner Robert Gibson, are one of the biggest draws in the history of professional wrestling and are 9 time NWA World Tag Team Champions and WWE Hall of Famers!  In today's episode Ricky discusses his exciting career with his Rock N Roll Express tag team in the Memphis, Mi...

Join us as we welcome special guest Scott Tudor to break down the hard-hitting action from WWE's exciting Survivor Series event!  We break down the matchups between WWE Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Universal Champion Drew McIntyre, WWE's RAW Women's Champion Asuka and WWE's Smackdown Women's Champion Sasha Banks, The Street Profits against The New Day in a battle of WWE's tag team champions, the Survivor Series matches between RAW...