My guest today is author of a new-ish book which takes us on a personal tour inside the FLDS church through one man's personal experience at the feet of Warren Jeffs, Charlene Paul. Issac's life is nothing short of astonishing! A shocking and mesmerizing story of faith, abuse, courage and freedom. It is well written with a blend of honesty, acceptance of the reality, genuine emotions and insight. Charlene tells of the struggles in the FLDS without embellishment or sensationalizing the story. Suc...
Feb 17, 2024•59 min•Ep. 159
Welcome back to the show. Today the microphones are flipped and I am in the hot seat as a guest on Cheryl Knowlton's Command Performances podcast . Cheryl is a public speaker and a public speaking coach, real estate coach and a ton of other energetic things. She grills me and gets me to tell my story into podcasting and real estate and the big life changes I have made over the past five years. It's always nice to be on the other side of the mic. #CherylKnowlton #CherylKnows #CommandPerformancesP...
Feb 13, 2024•45 min•Ep. 158
After a long and successful career as a high school coach and administrator, Mark was "sentenced" to prison by his local school board. He became the academy principal with the Central Utah Correctional Facility in Gunnison, Utah. Arriving at the "Island of Misfit Toys", he quickly realized a massive opportunity to truly help and correct inmates. He saw prison through the eyes of the inmates who are not the monsters we often think they are. They're more often than not, decent men. Your brothers, ...
Feb 05, 2024•1 hr 18 min•Ep. 157
Welcome back to the second episode in my series for LDS (Mormon) parents of gay children. In part 1, Episode 155, Jake guided us through this first phase of his coming out journey as a 34 yo man to his parents a little over 4 months ago. On today’s episode, we have an additional special guest, Sue Petersen, who was the Stake Relief Society president in the Elk Ridge Utah Stake for the past 5 years. Sue has a grown daughter who has been in a lesbian relationship for the past 7 years. She shares w...
Jan 29, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Ep. 156
Welcome back to the program Parrish The Thought listeners. Today's episode is the first in a short series I'm doing for LDS parents specifically and also applies to parents of all faiths. My guest and new friend, Jake, is 34 and has recently come out to his LDS parents. Having an already strained relationship for the past 15 years has been hard enough so one can imagine how this news was received. Jake takes us step by agonizing step through the road trip home to tell his family he is gay. The r...
Jan 10, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 155
Ladies, gentlemen and whoever else is listening. Welcome back to the show. I appreciate you stopping by. A couple months ago I was having a chat with my co-worker Quintin, bantering back and forth about hobbies and the frivolities of life. Come to find out he is a serious sports cards collector and trader. My dear friends, this is a world I knew nothing about. His level of knowledge astounded me and did you know, these cards can cost as much as a sports car. Yep you heard that right. Mind blown....
Dec 16, 2023•35 min•Ep. 73
My guest today is the funnyman himself, Corey Zimmerman, co-owner and sales manager of the one and only Elevate Homescriptions . Covering Utah and Arizona for more than 10 years. For those who might be wondering what that means, well its a home warranty on steroids. He is with me today to talk about what it all means and why it matters to anyone who owns a home. Corey puts the sexy back into boring. Corey and Elevate's Social Media Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/elevatehomescriptions Instag...
Dec 02, 2023•35 min•Ep. 72
My guests today are Matt and Celeste Casey. A little over 2 years ago, a serious thing happened to him. His golf game started to suffer when he was losing to his friend Fuji. Real problems right. After being poked, prodded, and scanned, Matt was found to have neuroendocrine cancer or NET, neuroendocrine tumors which took them to the gates of hell and back. Join us for a lengthy tale of how a devoted and loving wife advocated for and may have saved the life of, her husband by challenging the medi...
Nov 28, 2023•2 hr 10 min•Ep. 71
Ladies and gentlemen and whoever else is listening, welcome back to the program. My guest today is the one and only humble goddess of real estate, Jean Tanner . She is the principle broker at Summit Realty in Orem, and has been honing her craft for more than forty years here in the great state of Utah. By definition she has forgotten more than most of us realtors have learned. Sit back, relax and grab a giant cup for all the wisdom she will be pouring out. 4 Rules of Life 1. Show up 2. Pay atten...
Nov 25, 2023•34 min•Ep. 70
Welcome back all you great and marvelous listeners. On the program today is my friend Ken Roberts. The REAL Ken Roberts . Ken is currently running for one of the open seats on the Lehi, Utah city council . He stopped by the international offices of the Parrish The Thought Podcast to share with us why he is also, like last week's Payson city guest, running for the position. Ken has a great personal philosophy of making things better wherever you are. He has raised his children in Lehi and loves g...
Nov 14, 2023•37 min•Ep. 69
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 a...
Nov 09, 2023•41 min•Ep. 68
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 l...
Nov 06, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 67
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 famous...
Oct 29, 2023•30 min•Ep. 66
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 availa...
Oct 22, 2023•25 min•Ep. 65
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. C...
Oct 16, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 64
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 harr...
Oct 13, 2023•51 min•Ep. 63
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...
Sep 22, 2023•35 min•Ep. 62
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 #Ir...
Sep 21, 2023•55 min•Ep. 61
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 #BodyBuildi...
Sep 11, 2023•56 min•Ep. 60
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 t...
Sep 10, 2023•49 min•Ep. 59
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 #SecurityNationalMor...
Jul 12, 2023•41 min•Ep. 58
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 othe...
Jun 07, 2023•48 min•Ep. 57
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 #Oxyge...
May 31, 2023•30 min•Ep. 56
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 clima...
May 09, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 55
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...
May 06, 2023•34 min•Ep. 54
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 ...
Apr 23, 2023•28 min•Ep. 53
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 ...
Apr 16, 2023•54 min•Ep. 52
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...
Apr 04, 2023•43 min•Ep. 51
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 #Lib...
Mar 22, 2023•32 min•Ep. 50
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 Uta...
Mar 05, 2023•53 min
