The Edlow Podcast

Brian Faulconer - Marriage, Fatherhood and Following the Spirit - A Not So Typical Mormon Story

Brian Faulconer is a husband, a father of 4 children and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
 
Many who know Brian would look at him and think that he had a "standard" LDS upbringing. Brian and his sister were born while their parents were in their 30s. His father, a frenchman who served in the French Legion, was a convert to the church. His mother had "pioneer heritage" and was born and raised in the church. Both had been married before and carried some bad habits into their second marrriage.
 
Brian would grow up with both parents, and loved them both. However, he learned lessons of what to do and what NOT to do when he would find his own wife. While everything appeared good on the outside, several instances were less than ideal growing up.
 
Nevertheless, Brian grew through spiritual experiences, and learned at an early age to rely on God's influence in his life. He would serve a mission for the church, and shortly upon arriving home, fall in love with his wife. They now have four children and are growing together in a trying their best to live a gospel led life.
 
Brian comes on the podcast to tell his story. To discuss his views on spirituality, how to recognize spiritual promptings, dealing with communication in marriage, dealing with the mental health issues of others, and how he keeps his own mental health in proper alignment.

Nikita Koloff -Wrestling With God - How The Russian Nightmare Became a Warrior for Jesus

"The Russian Nightmare" Nikita Koloff is a retired Professional Wrestler, a born again Christian, creator of Koloff for Christ Ministries and Co-Founder of the "Man Up" conference which focuses on Men's ministry.
 
Nikita was born in the projects of Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was the youngest of four children. Around fifth grade, his mother moved him to the suburbs where he became enamored with bodybuilding and football. 
 
He would embark on a football career. His high school football team included numerous other future pro wrestlers including "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "Mr. Perfect" Curt Hennig, John Nord (The Berzerker), Barry Darsow (Ax of Demolition) and others. 
 
One day his college football teammate Road Warrior Animal would call him and tell him about an opportunity in wrestling. Without any training, he would have his first match in front of thousands. Ivan Koloff would take him under his wing, teaching him on the job for the next four months. One year later he would be main evening the first Great American Bash against Ric Flair. 
 
Hear the rest of the story. Hear how he retied in 1992 and gave his life to Jesus in 1993. He never looked back to wrestling with the exception of helping several of his friends turn their lives around through Christian ministry. He now runs a camp with Lex Luger to help men become better husbands, fathers and community leaders. 
 
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Ryan Dostart - Lawyering, Sobriety & Family - Living A Life Dedicated to Service

Ryan Dostart is an award winning trial attorney. He is also one of my partners at Dreyer Babich Buccola Wood & Campora.
 
Ryan is an El Dorado County native who would probably describe himself as the rebellious type. From an early age he was causing trouble and found himself on the wrong side of the law in several instances. Early alcohol use coupled with some personal issues resulted in him spending some time in jail. It appeared that he was headed for a life of crime and indulgence.
 
Hear the rest of the story. Hear how Ryan cleaned his life up, found sobriety, made better choices, fell in love with combat sports, found the love of his life and turned into one of the top trial attorneys in Northern California.
 
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Ari Lehman - Friday the 13th, First Jason and Music - Tales from the Original Jason Voorhees

Ari Lehman is an American composer, performing artist and actor. He is best known for playing the original Jason Voorhees in the classic Horror Film Friday the 13th. He currently is the lead singer of the horror punk rock band "First Jason."
 
 
A native New Yorker, Ari Lehman grew up in Westport, Connecticut, where he trained in Classical Music and Jazz Piano. Lehman was presented with an All-State Award for Excellence in Jazz Piano and a scholarship to Berklee School of Music by jazz educator, Dr. Billy Taylor.
 
Lehman heard about an audition being held in Westport for the movie, "Manny's Orphans", about a group of inner-city orphans who play soccer, directed by Sean S. Cunningham. Lehman snuck into the audition and landed the role of "Roger". This role led to Lehman getting the call to play Jason Voorhees in Friday the 13th from Sean S. Cunningham. "For his audition Lehman was asked one key question by the director, ‘Can you swim?’"
 
 
After the release of Friday the 13th, Lehman returned to New York City, where he enrolled at New York University and concentrated on Big Band Orchestration and Jazz Piano, "where he studied with the likes of Vladimir Shafranov". Lehman's career led him to become a keyboardist for artists of Reggae and African music of the time, with whom he toured throughout the US, Europe and West Africa, and recorded with at Tuff Gong Records and Interscope Records.
 
 
In 2004, Lehman formed his punk metal band whose name, First Jason, is based upon his role as Jason Voorhees. First Jason has independently released two albums: Jason is Watching! (2009), with Chuck Lescewicz "Nefarious" from Chicago death metal band Macabre playing bass, and Amit Shamir "Cleaver" from New York hardcore punk band Cro-Mags on drums; and "Heed My Warning,"(2013), described by Uber Rock (UK) as "a brand of thinking man's horror-themed rock."
 
 
Ari comes on the podcast to discuss landing the iconic role, his love of all things music and his love of performing!

Emma Kersey - Called to Serve - A Missionary Story

Emma Kersey is a returned Sister Missionary for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. She is currently attending college at BYU-Idaho in Rexburg.
 
Sister Kersey was born and raised as the youngest child of an active LDS family. She knew from a very young age that she wanted to serve a mission. At some points before serving she questioned whether this was really what God wanted her to do. However, spiritual experiences confirmed for her that God wanted her to serve a mission.
 
Hear the story. The ups, the downs, the struggles, the spiritual experiences, the growth, the successes, the failures and what she learned!
 
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Matt Freeman - Wrestling, Jiu Jitsu, Boxing and Dyslexia - The Life and Times of the "Big MF"

"Big MF" Matt Freeman is a Professional Wrestler, MMA fighter and boxer from the Central Valley in California. He is also the co host of Inside BJJ and the 209 Kliqcast.
 
Matt grew up in the Stockton, California in a very religious Pentecostal home. However, he describes his story as a typical Stockton upbringing, broken home, welfare and rough streets. This led to him getting into a lot of trouble in his teenage years and fights became a regular part of his life.
 
Regardless, his mother tried to keep him in church and school. He would often have to speak in front of the congregation and he learned that he had a gift for talking to people. That being said, he also suffered from dyslexia, which made school difficult. He would eventually drop out of high school as a result.
 
Hear the rest of the story. Hear how Matt created a successful life in sales, found solace in martial arts and pro wrestling. He discusses the importance of staying true to yourself, the deep friendships he's made, the enemies hes found as a result of speaking his mind and how he tries to instill important values in his son.
 
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Matt George - The Sacramento Kings, Sports Broadcasting, Fatherhood...and Nerdom

Matt George is a Sports television reporter/producer for ABC 10 in Sacramento. He is also the host of the Locked on Kings Podcast. His podcast brings daily episodes discussing the ins and outs of the Sacramento Kings.
 
Born and Raised in Sacramento, Matt has loved the Sacramento Kings his whole life. At a very young age he loved the game, although he did not have the athletic prowess to pursue it, his basketball IQ was off the charts. He decided that he would take his passion and develop it into a career. He was able to stay local and cover the team that he loves...a rarity in sports broadcasting.
 
In addition to loving sports and the Kings, he is also a new father and all around nerd. His love for Dungeons and Dragons actually created a fun relationship with Kings coach Mike Brown. His son was born on the same day as Kings forward Harrison Barnes' daughter, which has created a bond between them. His ability to connect has helped increase his understanding of the team.
 
Matt comes on the podcast to discuss all things Kings. He also discusses how he became the broadcaster he is, his love of nerd culture and his new fatherhood. Will the Kings make a trade? What do they lack? What are some of the odd things the players are into outside of Basketball? Who on the Kings are gamers? And what happens when he says negative things to the players who he otherwise has good relationships?
 
You can find the Locked on Kings Podcast on YouTube, Apple Podcast, Spotify and everywhere podcasts can be played?
 
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Just Me #9 - The Vince McMahon Scandal - From a Legal Wrestler's Perspective

Josh Edlow discusses the Vince McMahon allegations as both an attorney and as someone involved in the wrestling business. He discusses the power dynamics of Vince McMahon, victim blaming and the legalities of the Complaint filed. 
 
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