The Front Porch Chronicles

The Front Porch Chronicles

Front Porch Chronicles is a space for real stories—raw, unfiltered, and human. 👀 Strangers with stories 🎒 Eyes full of dreams, burdens, and hopes 🛤️ Different paths—but the same human journey. Somewhere along the way, I realized I was walking through life numb—broken, disconnected, surviving. But the more I started seeing people, really seeing them… the more I realized we’re all carrying something. And we all need grace. This podcast isn’t about me. It’s about us—the overlooked, the healing, the searching. It’s about slowing down, listening deeper, and remembering that no one’s story is too small to matter. Here’s to standing tall, moving with truth and love— and reminding each other we’re not alone on the ride. One episode at a time. 🤍 🗓️ New episodes every Wednesday at 7PM PST. No fluff. No filters. Just fight and real life ⚔️ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-front-porch-chronicles--5999017/support.

Episodes

From Little League to Legacy: Brandon Canady on Blood, Sweat & Tears, Basketball & Purpose

October 22, 2025 • 39 mins
This episode is a full-circle moment. I coached Brandon Canady back in Montgomery, Alabama when he was just a quiet, focused kid with big potential — and now he’s a father, basketball coach, and founder of BST (Blood, Sweat & Tears), a clothing brand built on resilience and real life lessons. Brandon went from Brewbaker Tech High School to playing at the University of New Orleans, and today he’s using his story to teach others ...
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💥 AJ Silva: Hard Work, Wrestling 🏆 & Giving Back Through Semper Fi 🇺🇸

October 2, 2025 • 81 mins
AJ Silva joins me on The Front Porch Chronicles to share his story. Raised on values of 💪 hard work and 🤝 keeping your word, AJ found his calling in wrestling at Servite High, helping capture back-to-back CIF championships 🏅. From coaching his brothers 👊, to leading Corona del Mar’s wrestling team 🏟️, to working with UFC & MMA fighters 🥋🔥 — AJ has become a mentor who builds champions on and off the mat. Now, with Semper ...
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She Lost Her Leg at 19… But Never Lost Her Faith | Marcia Lucas on Resilience & God’s Plan

September 24, 2025 • 59 mins
When tragedy struck at 19 and Marcia Lucas lost her leg, many would have given up. But instead of letting pain define her, she let God refine her. Raised in a tough environment, Marcia never stopped believing in God’s plan. Through heartbreak, faith, and resilience, she became a teacher, an author, and a living testimony that God can use even the hardest seasons to shape a greater purpose. What started as simple Portuguese lessons ...
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From Gangs to God: Professor Kenny Tenny’s Journey Through Jiu-Jitsu & Redemption

September 18, 2025 • 64 mins
On this episode of The Front Porch Chronicles, I sit down with my brother and teammate, Professor Kenny Tenny. Kenny’s journey is nothing short of powerful — growing up in a tough environment, running with gangs, and facing struggles most wouldn’t survive. But through Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu and his walk with God, he found redemption, brotherhood, and purpose. This is more than a story about martial arts… it’s about faith, resilienc...
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Nate “The Snake” Ray — Shedding Skins: Adoption, Addiction, Jiu-Jitsu & Fatherhood

September 10, 2025 • 61 mins
Nate “Snake” Ray (IG: @SnakeTheNateMMA) sits on the Front Porch to talk adoption, growing up wild in Lake Elsinore, losing his mom, learning radical empathy for addiction, and how Jiu-Jitsu became therapy. We dig into fatherhood, unconditional love, finding peace in chaos, and why he fights calm, not angry. We close with his Vegas quick finish and the next one: Sept 26 — San Diego, The Observatory (North Park). Guest: Nate “Snake” ...
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Brooke Evans: From Addiction to Bare-Knuckle Redemption

September 3, 2025 • 52 mins
In this episode of Front Porch Chronicles, I sit down with Brooke Evans (@bareknucklebrooke) to unpack a story of survival, struggle, and strength. We talk about her childhood roots, the years lost in addiction, the breakthrough that turned her life around, and how stepping into the bare-knuckle fight world became a symbol of redemption. Brooke’s journey proves that scars don’t define you — they refine you. Listen in for one of the...
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FleaRoy Brown | Jiu Jitsu, PGF, Alabama Twisters & Coaching Kids Beyond Small-Town Struggles

August 28, 2025 • 56 mins
In this episode of The Front Porch Chronicles, host Clinton Foshee sits down with FleaRoy Brown — jiu jitsu athlete, PGF competitor, and part-owner of Alabama Twisters. FleaRoy opens up about life on the mats, building a gym in Alabama, and the struggles that shaped him. From his larger-than-life personality to his commitment to the kids he coaches, FleaRoy makes it clear: everything he does is for them. 🎙 What we cover:
– Jiu Jits...
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From Chaos to Courage: Amberlee Cuaresma’s Journey of Survival, Advocacy & Healing | Front Porch Chronicles

August 20, 2025 • 42 mins
Amberlee Cuaresma’s story is one of survival, strength, and raw truth. She grew up in a world of violence and trauma, raised in a Hells Angel household where survival meant impossible choices no child should face. Despite everything, she rose above—becoming a certified victims advocate and self-defense instructor, using her pain to empower others. But life dealt her another devastating blow. Last year, Amberlee faced the unimaginab...
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Breaking Chains & Throwing Hands: Anthony Yost on Fatherhood, Faith & Bare Knuckle Fighting

August 14, 2025 • 27 mins
BKFC fighter Anthony Yost joins The Front Porch Chronicles for a conversation that goes far beyond the ring. We talk about the grit it takes to be a present father, the courage to break generational curses, and the heart required to battle both in life and in bare knuckle fighting. This is raw, real, and unfiltered — the kind of talk you won’t hear anywhere else.
🎧 Listen now and subscribe for more real conversations every week. 
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College Roommates, Parking Lot Fights & HBCU Talent Shows 😂 | Brotherhood, Growth & Real Talk 💯

August 7, 2025 • 54 mins
From Alabama State University to fatherhood, therapy, and growth — this one’s for the real ones. I sat down with my college roommate from ASU to revisit:
➡️ Our infamous parking lot squabble 🥊
➡️ The time I (the white guy) shut down the HBCU talent show with some smooth moves 🕺
➡️ How an HBCU shaped us into men of purpose 🎓
➡️ The way therapy helped us evolve emotionally 🧠
➡️ What we’re still learning as fathers 👨‍👧‍👦
➡️ And how w...
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Julius “Juice Box” Walker: From Small-Town Stardom to the UFC — And the Fight That Changed Everything

July 31, 2025 • 44 mins
Julius “Juice Box” Walker joins Clinton Foshee on The Front Porch Chronicles for a raw, honest conversation about growing up in Springfield, Missouri, becoming a hometown hero on the basketball court, and chasing greatness inside the cage. He shares:
  • How he became Springfield’s all-time leading scorer
  • The transition from college basketball at Drury to MMA
  • His rise to 6–0 as a pro fighter
  • What it felt like to lose his UFC debut by s...
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From the Fire to Faith: Brad Overand’s Journey of Grit, Grace & Growth | Front Porch Chronicles 🔥🙏

July 23, 2025 • 36 mins
Too many people walk through life feeling invisible — like their story doesn’t matter unless it’s polished, perfect, or profitable. But not here. This week on Front Porch Chronicles, elite trainer and former #unlv football player Brad Overand drops the mask and gets real about:
⚡️ Navigating identity beyond athletics
💥 Facing burnout and rebuilding with purpose
🙏 How faith carried him through the fire

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Faith, Fists & the Fight to Be Free — Cody F’ing Vidal on Healing, Hypnosis & BKFC Philly

July 17, 2025 • 41 mins
What happens when a bare-knuckle fighter, certified hypnotherapist, and spiritual warrior sits down to talk real life? In this powerful episode of Front Porch Chronicles, Cody F’ing Vidal (@vidal.visions) joins host Clinton Foshee (@southernrealtorinoc) for a raw and unfiltered conversation on: 💥 Healing deep trauma and breaking generational cycles
🧠 How hypnosis became his tool for transformation
✝️ Finding faith after hitting roc...
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🎙️ Front Porch Chronicles | Season 2 Ep 2— Mark “The Shark” Irwin: Life After the Cage 🦈

July 17, 2025 • 21 mins
What happens when the spotlight fades? In this episode, pro fighter Mark “The Shark” Irwin gets real about life after the cage—mental health, identity, and his mission with Athletes Journey Home, a nonprofit helping athletes transition into their next chapter. We talk legacy, ego, and what it means to keep fighting when the crowd’s gone.
🎧 Tap in. This one’s different.

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Season 2 Ep 1 Ruben “Bad Boy” Warr: Retired from the Cage, Hungry for What’s Next 🔥

July 7, 2025 • 16 mins
This week on Front Porch Chronicles, we sit down with the one and only Ruben “Bad Boy” Warr — and this ain’t just a fight story. Ruben opens up about retiring from combat sports, walking away from the cage on his terms, and stepping into a new chapter:
💼 building a successful business,💍 getting married, and 🔮 figuring out what legacy looks like beyond the fight game. We talk mindset shifts, real-life transitions, and what it mean...
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Richie “El Machete” Miranda 🪓 Before the bright lights and the walkouts

July 7, 2025 • 26 mins
This week on Front Porch Chronicles, we sit down with lightweight knockout artist Richie “El Machete” Miranda 🪓 Before the bright lights and the walkouts, Richie was just a kid trying to survive in the shadows. In this episode, we talk about what life looked like before fighting — the mindset, the struggle, the fight outside the cage. Then we dive into his career:
💥 His rise through the ranks
🥊 What drives him when the gloves are ...
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Liz Carmouche: From the Marines to the Cage — What It Really Took

July 7, 2025 • 54 mins
Before the fight gloves, there was grit. 🇺🇸 This week on Front Porch Chronicles, we sit down with MMA legend Liz Carmouche — one of the realest to ever do it. From her early days as a U.S. Marine, to becoming one of the first women to ever fight in the UFC, to reigning as a champion — Liz opens up like never before. We talk:
➡️ Life before MMA
➡️ Breaking barriers as a pioneer in women’s fighting
➡️ The mental toll behind the wins
➡️...
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Terrance “T Wrecks” McKinney

July 7, 2025 • 43 mins
Before the lights. Before the walkouts. Before the world knew his name… there was just Terrance. In this episode of Front Porch Chronicles, we sit down with UFC’s own Terrance “T Wrecks” McKinney to talk about the fight before the fight — addiction, redemption, fatherhood, and how faith and failure shaped the man behind the knockout power. 🎙️ We cover:
  • His wild story before MMA 🧠
  • How fighting became purpose, not just violence �...
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Big Swarm, Big Dreams: Linton Vassell UFC story

August 9, 2024 • 53 mins
Pull up a rocking chair and join us on the Front Porch Chronicles as we welcome UFC fighter Linton "Big Swarm" Vassell for an exclusive chat! In this episode, Big Swarm opens up about his incredible journey from the #UK to #Florida, and what it takes to become one of the top contenders in the #pfl & #bellator #lintonvassell #LintonBigSwarmVassell #KillCliffFC

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The Unbreakable Bobby “King” Green | Exclusive Interview

July 20, 2024 • 42 mins
Step onto the Front Porch Chronicles with us as we welcome UFC fighter Bobby Green. From his early days as a fighter to his current status as a contender in the UFC, Green shares his story of redemption and resilience. But this isn't a story of hardship alone - it's also one of perseverance and determination. Green talks about the pivotal moments that changed his career trajectory. In this exclusive interview, Green gives us a behi...
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