HI YA’ALL. STEVE HODGON HERE FROM THE YOUR LIFE MATTERS SHOW PODCAST!

THAT’S RIGHT WE ARE BACK! AFTER A MOVE FROM INDIANA TO FLORIDA WE ARE BACK AND ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE A HUGE LINEUP OF GREAT GUESTS.

THIS WEEK, I AM INTERVIEWING FELLOW FLORIDIAN SCOTT TEPPERMAN. SCOTT IS A REALLY GOOD FRIEND AND ALSO A WONDERFUL GUY TO KNOW. YOU WILL RARELY HEAR ANYONE SAY SOMETHING BAD ABOUT HIM.

YOU MAY KNOW SCOTT FROM GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL. BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE TO SCOTT THAN THE PARANORMAL. SCOTT IS AN AUTHOR HAVING PENNED TWO GREAT BOOKS TITLED OVERLOOKED AND UNDERRATED (PARTS ONE AND TWO). HIS FILMS MAGNETIC HIGHWAY ARE EXCELLENT DOCUMENTARIES ON VIDEO STORES AND COLLECTORS. SCOTT IS AN AVID VHS COLLECTOR, DVD COLLECTOR AND A SERIOUS HONEYMOONERS COLLECTOR AS WELL.

WE WILL TALK A LOT ABOUT LOS BASTARDZ PRODUCTIONS. WORKING ALONGSIDE HIS PARTNER JIM O’REAR, SCOTT HAS APPEARED IN MANY FILMS PLUS NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD: GENESIS, DON’T LOOK IN THE BASEMENT 2. THE HOSPITAL 1 & 2, CAMP MASSACRE. HELLS BELLS, I DARED YOU! TRUTH OR DARE 5 AMD SOO MUCH MORE.

I MET SCOTT IN PERSON IN 2014 AND WE HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE SHARING MANY STORIES OF GROWING UP IN NEW YORK. THE LATEST MOVIE CRUEL SUMMER PART 2 IS JUST HITTING THE MEDIA. TIME PERMITTING WE WILL TALK ABOUT ALL OF THIS AND MORE.

The Your Life Matters Show Podcast with host Steve Hodgson welcomes their very special guest Jeremy Parsons.

COMING OUT OF THE LONE STAR STATE OF TEXAS AT AN EARLY AGE TAUGHT HIMSELF HOW TO PLAY THE GUITAR AND BEGAN TO WRITE AND PERFORM HIS MUSIC.

OVER THE PAST DECADE JEREMY PARSONS HAS PLAYED ALL OVER THE US AND EVEN IN EUROPE. HE IS KNOWN FOR AND LOVES TO INTERACT WITH HIS AUDIENCE. HE CAPTIVATES THE CROWD WITH THAT GENUINE PERSONALITY, HUMOR AND HEART-FELT LOVE FOR MUSIC. ALL OF WHICH YOU WILL SEE AND EXPERIENCE ON OUR SHOW.

HE WILL TALK TO US ABOUT HIS LATEST ALBUM “THINGS I NEED TO SAY” WHICH HIT THE TOP 40 ROOTS MUSIC REPORT. HE HAS HAD NUMEROUS HITS CLIMB ALL OF THE COUNTRY CHARTS AND WE WILL SPEAK ABOUT ALL OF THEM.

DESPITE HAVING SOME GREAT MEDICINES TO TREAT IPF – IDIOPATHETIC PLUMINARY FIBROSIS, THESE MEDICINES CAN EXTEND SURVIVAL BY SLOWING THE DISEASE PROGRESSION. BUT, THE QUALITY OF LIFE DETERORIATES AS THE DISEASE MOVES ALONG. THE REASONS WE DO THESE SHOWS IS ALL ABOUT THE QUALITY OF LIFE – QTR – QUALITY TIME REMAINING.

PLEASE UNDERSTAND THAT WE WILL NOT BE GIVING ANY MEDICAL ADVICE HERE AT ALL. WE IMPLORE YOU TO SPEAK TO YOUR DOCTOR AS EVERY CASE IS UNIQUE AND WE ARE NOT MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS NOR CLAIM TO BE ONES.

WE HAVE ALREADY SPOKEN TO PEOPLE WITH IPF, INCLUDING ME, YOUR HOST. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO CARETAKERS AS WELL. WE HAVE DISCUSSED HOW WE ARE DEALING WITH THE BURDENS BROUGHT OUT BY IPF.

TONIGHT, WE WILL TALK ABOUT LUNG TRANSPLANTS. OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST IS ANDY SAURER. ANDY WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE RECEIVED A DOUBLE LUNG TRANSPLANT AND IS NOT WASTING ANY TIME ENJOYING THE REST OF HIS LIFE.

SO, LETS QUICKLY GO BACK. THE FIRST SUCCESSFUL LUNG TRANSPLANT FOR PULMONARY FIBROSIS WAS IN 1983. THE PATIENT SURVIVED WITH A GOOD QUALITY OF LIFE FOR MORE THAN 5 YEARS. TODAY THAT NUMBER IS MUCH MUCH HIGHER. PATIENTS WITH IPF ARE CHOSEN FOR A TRANSPLANT IF THEY HAVE A HIGH RISK OF DEATH (LESS THAN 50% CHANCE) IN THE FOLLOWING TWO YEARS, HAVE A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SURVIVING AT LEAST 90 DAYS AFTER THE TRANSPLANT AND A HIGH PROBABILITY OF SURVIVING LONG TERM AFTER THE TRANSPLANT FROM ANY OTHER MEDICAL CONDITION THEY HAVE. THIS INFORMATION COMES FROM PUBMED CENTRAL. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CRITERIAS OR HOOPS YOU MUST JUMP THROUGH TO GET A TRANSPLANT.

THEN THERE IS THE COST. IF YOUR INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER THIS YOUR OUT OF POCKET CAN BE AROUND 1.3 MILLION DOLLARS (A 2022 COST NUMBER). IN SOME CASES, BASICALLY AS YOU ARE STRUGGLING FOR LIFE BUT THERE IS A PRICE TAG BEING PUT ON YOUR MORTALITY. I PERSONALLY KNEW SOMEONE WITH A SEVERE CASE OF COPD, WHO WAS ONLY 18 AND THE FAMILY COULD NOT COME UP WITH THE FUNDS. IN FACT, THE FAMILY WAS ON MY SHOW MANY YEARS AGO INCLUDING THE DAUGHTER WHO LOST A VALIENT BATTLE TO STRUGGLE TO STAY ALIVE AND FIND SOME NORMALITY.

SO TONIGHT WE CELEBRATE ANDY SAURER…A NEW LEASE ON LIFE…CANULA FREE!

So we are back here talking about the Mothman. And yes we also have the ever talented Travis Shortt with us. Admittedly we have talked about the Mothman in Point Pleasant Virginia back on November 15, 1966. A couple sees this winged creature in the sky - Man Sized Creature. Reports spread across the country as the stories makes National news! Next few days other people report some similar sightings? Large Bird with Red Eyes! Is it an Alien? Some type of Bird Mutation? A Cryptid? Then there is the Silver Bridge collapse in Point Pleasant. It happened Dec. 15, 1967, killing 46 people during rush hour traffic. Then it ended and we thought no one saw the Mothman again. But it does not end here…Let’s go to Chicago…

The timeline began with a sighting in 1957 in Braidwood, Illinois where a man out hunting reported seeing a “winged creature” with “the body of a large man. It was seen in 1971, 1976, 1981, 1987, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001 and I can keep going…getting the picture?

In 2021 there were five instances of people reporting seeing some kind of winged humanoid figure flying above them around Lake Michigan. The most recent sighting around Chicago was over last summer when three people reported a “security response to the appearance of a red-eyed winged humanoid at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.”

So, what is going on????

Our guests tonight will try to shine some insight on the subject. First as I said, returning is the Owner and Founder of Phoenix Publicity, Promotions and PR, He is one of the hosts of The Spiritual Warrior Show with Bill Bean (who he plays sometimes on radio and podcasts) with Desiree Valdez. He been on both sides of the microphone on radio…he is still a student as well as Chief Marketing Officer at Vectors Partners, LLC. He starred in and worked on the documentary “Dark Wings – The Mothman Chronicle”. He is a dad two times over and someone I truly value as a friend Travis Shortt.

Our second guest that we are truly honored to have on our show and hopefully not just this one time is an Fortean researcher, author, and publisher of the syndicated 'Phantoms and Monsters' blog. He began the blog in 2005, which has steadily grown in popularity and is read daily by tens of thousands of paranormal enthusiasts, His work has been featured on The History Channel's 'Ancient Aliens,' Syfy's 'Paranormal Witness', 'Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files,' and Destination America's 'Monsters and Mysteries in America.'

He has been interviewed on hundreds of radio & online broadcasts, including multiple guest appearances on 'Coast to Coast AM.' He was also featured on Destination America's 'Monsters and Mysteries in America' television show for 'The Sykesville Monster' episode. Lon is an author having written 9 books and is currently the host of Phantoms & Monsters Radio on YouTube.

SO WE ARE COMING TOWARD THE END OF 2022. IF YOU ARE LIKE ME YOU ARE LOOKING AROUND WONDERING WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE WORLD. CRIME, WAR, MUSIC, PEDOPHILIA, INFLATION, SEX EDUCATION TO LITTLE CHILDREN, SATANIC PRAYERS AT PUBLIC MEETINGS….WHERE AM I??

THIS WEEK’S SHOW I AM GOING TO PRESENT A THEORY ON WHAT IS HAPPENING. ONE THAT MAKES SENSE TO ME AND PROBABLY TO A LOT OF OTHERS. WHAT IS THAT THEORY YOU ASK? SATAN! THE DEVIL IS RUNNING WILD AND WE AS PEOPLE ARE LEANING MORE AND MORE TO THE DARK SIDE FOR THE CONVENIENCE, THE FAME, THE WEALTH AND DOMINANCE.

NOW REMEMBER I WROTE MY SECOND BOOK ON THIS, “THE PARANORMAL, NOT AS SEEN ON TV: THE DARK SIDE”SEE, I SAW IT FIRST HAND. I EXPERIENCED A LOT OF IT FIRST HAND.

I LISTEN TO THE CRITICS WHO SAY THERE IS NOTHING EVIL OUT THERE AND I CRINGE. BUT YOU ARE ALLOWED TO BELIEVE WHATEVER IT IS YOU WISH.OR AT LEAST RIGHT NOW, WE STILL HAVE FREE WILL AND FREEDOM OF SPEECH.

TO HELP ON THIS SUBJECT I DECIDED TO STEAL AN ENTIRE BROADCAST’S TEAM. SCHEDULED TO JOIN US WILL BE REVEREND BILL BEAN, TRAVIS SHORTT AND DESIREE VALDEZ. THIS IS THE ENTIRE TEAM FROM THE WEEKLY SERVICE “THE WARRIOR MODE SHOW” ON FRIDAY EVENINGS AT 11 P.M. ON YOUTUBE.

THIS THURSDAY WE WILL GO IN DEPTH…USING SCRIPTURE, INTERVIEWS, LYRICS, ACTUAL EVENTS TAKING PLACE. AS OUR GOOD FRIEND, THE LATE KEV BAKER WOULD SAY “I REPORT, YOU DECIDE.” WE ARE ABOUT TO REPORT…BE SURE TO HEAR US OUT AND DECIDE WHAT ACTIONS IF ANY YOU SHOULD BE TAKING.

THE YOUR LIFE MATTERS SHOW PODCAST. THIS THURSDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 15TH AT 8 P.M. EST. JOIN US ON FB OR LIVE ON YOUTUBE WHERE YOU CAN ASK QUESTIONS LIVE AND WE WILL TRY TO GET THEM ON THE AIR.

MY GUEST THIS EVENING IS SOMEONE I CONSIDER A VERY SPECIAL, UNIQUE PERSONALITY AND ALL AROUND GREAT GUY. HIS NAME IS MIKE COUCH.

NOW IF YOU ALREADY KNOW MIKE, THEN I AM SURE YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THE LAST SENTENCE WAS ACCURATE AND RIGHT ON THE MARK. LET ME TRY TO GIVE A BRIEF GLIMPSE OF WHAT WE WILL DISCUSS…

MIKE IS AN AUTHOR HAVING PENNED THE BOOK, “HOW I ENDED UP WITH ONE LEG INSTEAD OF TWO” WHICH IS THE STORY OF HIS LIFE SO FAR GROWING UP. WE WILL GO INTO DETAIL ABOUT THAT.

THEN THERE IS HIS LOVE OF THE PARANORMAL. MIKE SHARES THAT PASSION, MOST OF US INVESTIGATORS FEEL ABOUT EXPLORING THE UNKNOWN. DIFFERENCE IS MIKE HAS HIS OWN PARANORMAL HOT SPOT HE LIVES IN!

OK SO THE ROADS HOTEL IS NOW OWNED BY THE LOST LIMBS FOUNDATION. DID I HEAR YOU SAY WHAT IS THE LOST LIMBS FOUNDATION? TONIGHT, YOU WILL LEARN ABOUT THIS NON PROFIT 5013C CORPORATION TONIGHT AND THAT AWESOME WORK IT DOES TO HELP CHILDREN.

AND LASTLY, DO YOU WATCH AMAZON PRIME AT ALL? IF YOU DO, PLEASE (AFTER YOU FINISH WATCHING THIS PODCAST ALL THE WAY THROUGH) WATCH THE DOCUMENTARY "UNLIMBITED JOURNEY". THIS IS THE STORY OF MIKE COUCH ALONG WITH NICK GROFF RAISING MONEY FOR LOST LIMBS BY CLIMBING MT WASHINGTON. YOU WILL LAUGH, YOU WILL CRY AND YOU WILL BE INSPIRED. I WATCHED IT THE OTHER NIGHT AND IT WAS TRULY AMAZING FILM.

OUR VERY SPECIAL GUEST THIS WEEK YOU WILL PROBABLY RECOGNIZE FROM THE SYFY SHOWS GHOST HUNTERS AND GHOST HUNTERS INTERNATIONAL. MY IRISH CONNECTION BARRY FITZGERALD.

YOU MAY KNOW BARRY FROM THE 56 EPISODES OF GHI BUT THERE IS A LOT MORE YOU PROBABLY DO NOT KNOW. BARRY IS AN ACCOMPLISHED AUTHOR HAVING WRITTEN such as ‘The Complete Approach‘, ‘The Influence’, ‘My Home Is Haunted Now What?’, ‘In The Mist Of Gods’, ‘Banshee’, ‘Searching The Sídhe‘, a series of investigative stories into Irish mythology and folklore called ‘Legend Seekers’ , the fictional trilogy ‘The Council of Three’ and his latest work has him return to his roots with ‘The Deception of Gods and Men’ which we will discuss in detail.

HE HAS TRAVELED AROUND THE WORLD, ONCE VOTED THE SEXIEST MAN OF THE YEAR AND MUCH MUCH MORE. HE IS VERY INTO THE MYTHOLOGY OF IRELAND WHERE HE RESIDES IN A HAUNTED HOUSE. HE HAS CONDUCTED EXTENSIVELY INVESTIGATIONS OF ANIMAL SENSITIVITY TO PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AS WELL AS HUMAN REACTIONS AND BIOCHECMICAL RESPONSES.

INTERESTED YET? THERE IS SO MUCH MORE BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO TUNE IN THIS THURSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 10TH AT 8 P.M. E.S.T. BARRY HAS AGREED TO STAY UP AND TALK WITH US.

HE IS A ROCK AND ROLL EXTRONDAIRE PETER BARON.

WE WILL DELVE ALL THE WAY BACK TO HIS ROOTS IN GREENWICH VILLAGE WHEN HE WAS STARTED PLAYING WITH LESLIE WEST AT AGE 17. HE HAS TOURED THE WORLD PLAYING GUITAR WITH THIS SOLID ROCK AND ROLL STYLE.

HE WAS WRITTEN ALBUMS, DONE SOME MUSIC FOR COMMERCIALS, PRODUCES SOME GREAT TALENT AND CXONTINUES TO PLAY ALL OVER INCLUDING SOME GREAT CLUBS IN NEW YORK CITY.

HOPE YOU ENJOY…OH, AND BY THE WAY, PETER AND I GO WAY BACK, WAY BACK AS WE GREW UP RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM EACH OTHER!