Pain: Leighton’s 5K Results & Nicholas Breaks His Shoulder — FPP528

Leighton tells the story of how the 5K Donut Dash went at the 2025 Apple Festival in Nappanee, IN. On the night before the big race, Nicholas was ridi...

Labor, Leather, & Football — FPP527

Nicholas & Leighton Go Church Camping & Jeff Returns — FPP526

Leighton Trains for a 5k Marathon — FPP525

Reuben Faints While Listening to a Podcast — FPP524

Poop in the Closet Goes from Bad to Worse — FPP523

Theo Buys a House & Boundaries is Self Control — FPP522

Baked Beans with Brother-in-Law Tim — FPP521

Swimming with a Snapping Turtle — FPP520

Over the weekend Reuben and Leighton camped in Akron with the family.

Disaster Stories with Dion Graber — FPP519

New sponsor for the FPP, Dion Graber of Indiana Farm Bureau, joins the podcast to talk about some of the craziest stories from his time as an insuranc...

A Chicken Funeral — FPP518

Jamie’s YouTube Famous Haunted House — FPP517

Amish Bird Hotline, a Shocking Fish Story, & Reuben’s Golden Day — FPP516

Church Group Passing Out Ice Cream Causes Kidnap Scare with Micah Miller — FPP515

Cousin/brother-in-law Micah tells the story about how his church youth group caused local panic by passing out ice cream. Here’s the original news sto...

Too Soon, Too Big: Isaac’s NICU Story with Jason Gingerich— FPP514

Imaging being 7 weeks from your due date and suddenly learning your baby’s life is in immediate danger. Jason Gingerich shares the birth story of thei...

Nicholas is Writing a Book — FPP513

Jeff and Reuben share what they are most proud of doing in 2024. Nicholas didn’t have anything ????. Reuben had a major work breakthrough with getting...

Pastors are Sheep Too & Parks Farm Applebutter — FPP512

Leighton recalled a book he read in 2024 that did impact his life. It’s about pastors being sheep too and needing to guard against burnout. Joseph Par...

Final Decision on Reuben’s Mustache & Skittle Drinks — FPP511

Mom’s Podcast, How Are Dates Dried, & Carmen Isn’t a Back Nurse — FPP510

Reviewing Nicholas’s First Week at Touchdown Tech — FPP509

What book did you read in 2024 that changed your day-to-day life? Jeff, Reuben, and Nicholas answer this question. We sample more of Uncle Joel’s edib...

Mutual Funds Are a Scam! (with Kyle Miller) — FPP508

Kyle Miller convinces Reuben to stop investing in mutual funds. He lays out their return (or lack thereof) vs the stock market and how their annual fe...

Nicholas Joins Touchdown Tech & Reuben Goes Ocean Fishing in Waders — FPP507

Nicholas is starting a new job working for Reuben at Touchdown Tech. Reuben went fishing in the ocean with waders. Someone asked Nicholas to rate his...

Knocked Out in Wisconsin — FPP506

Nicholas’s second adventure in Wisconsin had to do with a skiing accident.

Mustache Decision & Nut Allergy — FPP505

Reuben faces a facial hair decision: should he keep his mustache or go back to a full beard? Leighton, Jeff, and Nicholas weigh in on the decision and...

Humble Pickleball Pie & Lost in Walmart — FPP504

Reuben plays pickleball with completely random strangers and chooses to play in the intermediate section. Big mistake. On the way to Wisconsin, someon...

A Tale of Two Water Heaters, PWI Christmas Party, & Polar Bears Hibernation Debunked — FPP503

Reuben accidentally buys two water heaters for his remodel project. Leighton did his best to win the ugly sweater contest at the PWI Christmas party,...

Remodel Red Flags—Buyer Be Ware — FPP502

Reuben shares some red flags he should have noticed when buying their home. You could also use these red flags to review work done for you.

Camel Milk vs Horse Milk & Bourbon Blinds Origin Story — FPP501

Cousin Myles of Bourbon Blinds joins the podcast to bring an edible (camel milk and horse milk). He also tells the story how his hunting blind company...

#FrenchFest500: Berea Origins & 1904 Olympics (w/ Mr. Dave) — FPP500

Thanks to all who have made the French Press Podcast possible. Whether by listening, sharing with friends, engaging, or attending live events. Leighto...

Smoking Hot Brakes & Cold Raw Cookie Dough — FPP499

When Nicholas visited Theodore brakes were smoking when they almost hit a broken down vehicle.

The Tyler Rodes Eastlake Story #Cancelled — FPP498

Tyler Rodes joins the podcast to tell his story of cancelling his Eastlake Athletic Club membership and to introduce our new podcast sponsor, The Ging...

Brenten Almost Becomes an International Criminal — FPP497

Brenten Stauffer almost became an international criminal when he decided to drive from Nappanee to Montreal airport to pick up a stranded friend.

Escaping Hurricanes (Part 1) — FPP496

Listen to part one of escaping hurricanes. Reuben and the family went down to Sarasota Florida the day of Hurricane Helene and were scheduled to fly h...

A Golden Day Turns Into a Bed Bug Disaster — FPP495

Exciting news! We are having a live podcast in 2024 for episode 2024. Reuben experiences why you don’t want to let the bed bugs bite ????. Avoid them...

Power Wheels & a Murderous Garden Shed — FPP494

Louisa, Jeff’s wife, shares the most unlikely of stories involving the police and power wheels and Reuben has a murderous garden shed that neighborhoo...

Anuj’s Real Life Journey from India to Purdue in Artificial Intelligence — FPP493

On this episode, Anuj, shares his journey from India to Purdue University in the field of machine learning and artificial intelligence. He also mentio...

Cancelled! Gym Horror Stories (Eastlake & Planet Fitness) — FPP492

Things really do happen in pairs. Both Reuben and Leighton cancelled their gym memberships within a two-week period. Both learned how to do business a...

Dazbog Is Thriving & Camel Jerky — FPP491

While driving through Denver, Reuben was shocked to see a looming red building along the highway with the words “Dazbog” on the side of it. Here’s a l...

Nicholas Doesn’t Fall Off a Cliff & Turkey Food Is Good — FPP490

Jeff and Nicholas sample some more edibles from uncle Joel — “Turkey food is good”. Nicholas almost fell off a cliff… but Theodore reached out and sav...

Getting Things Done w/ Jeff & More Uncle Joel Edibles — FPP489

Enjoy our first app recommendation in years on the FPP (probably years ????). Jeff has been on the hunt for a while for a task management/reminders ap...