The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson

04/06/2024

Proof the great John Cleese is a Packers fan. We love this guy. (Not the Packers.)

06/05/2024

This week at Sunnyside, Troy preps for a graduation reception and decides to plant his flag in opposition to the May 1st United Methodist decision to allow gay marriages and ministers. Let's Chronicle this one.If you want more information about Su...

06/05/2024

A day on The Hill...

06/05/2024

Good morning!

06/05/2024

Knox, get off the bed!

01/04/2024

This week - on The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson comedian and author Mike Knox stops by Sunnyside to share his story of working in LA, being a dad of a daughter with epilepsy, and his book about that: Vivien's Rain - don't miss it - thanks to Mike Knox for being the Sunnyside of his daughter's (and so many others'" life!

24/03/2024

Tomorrow: The 2024 Resurrection Roundtable on the The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson Check it out on your favorite podcast platform as we celebrate the Holy Week with Pastors Denny Hudson and Bob Snitzer! You can always go to https://thesunnysideoflife.buzzsprout.com for any episode and the Bible in a Year Experience as well!

Everyone needs a place they can call their “center of the universe”, for Troy Thompson and family, that is a place called Sunnyside in rural Iowa. Pioneer back with the old sergeant to a way of life that loves (most of) the neighbors, tries to see...

10/01/2024

View this morning from the home gym...get after it!

09/01/2024

Saw a thing on FB this morning that said the #1 song on your 24th birthday will be how 2024 will go....so....I guess, "I'm Your Angel" in 2024. (BTW, checked my wife's song too...apparently this year will be "Macarena". Hmm.)

09/01/2024

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09/01/2024

Who was that guy we were fishing with?

This week Troy returns to The Sunnyside of Life with a story of the family vacation in the Florida Keys, a new game the kids invented, revisiting the honeymoon stomping grounds and meeting one of the most unexpectedly interesting characters on a c...

09/01/2024

Listen in each day in 2024 for The Sunnyside of Life Bible in a Year experience! It's a great way to start or end your day - and hear The Word from start to finish - and it's FREE! It's never too late to listen in and it's easy to catch up as each episode is just 10-15 minutes. Happy New Year - may 2024 bring you the opportunity to be the Sunnyside of someone else's life and give you PEACE! https://thesunnysideoflife.buzzsprout.com/share

09/10/2023

New episode:

This week, Troy is joined by Nate Forsberg and Donovan Johnson - the three directors of the BrickStreet Theatre's December 2023 one of a kind production of The Best Christmas Pageant Ever! Listen in to the processes these three have created t...

01/09/2023

A new episode drops Labor Day - this time with Stock Cropper entrepreneur - Zach Smith. Listen on you favorite platform or early by clicking here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2121032/13510871

Happy Labor Day from the The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson

28/08/2023

Just wrapped the interview with Dr. Sumantra Ray, NNEdPRO Founding Chair, Chief Scientist and Executive Director from University of Cambridge! Dr. Ray's episode will drop Monday, September 11th! We are what we eat and Dr. Ray has been traveling the world to promote healthy eating through healthy cooking in a massive effort to battle hunger (especially hidden hunger), obesity, and nutrition illiteracy. In the meantime, visit https://www.nnedpro.org.uk to learn more.

"Life, Liberty and the Pursuits That Make Us Happy"

23/08/2023

This week - we fire it up and farm it out on The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson new episode out now on all platforms!

This week Troy sits down in studio with friend and neighbor from just down the road, Todd Lewis. Todd dropped his graduation cap and gown from high school in the backseat of his parent's car following commencement in 1995 and hit the road in his p...

14/08/2023

This week, visit the future Joseph R. Biden Presidential Library….here’s a little snippet…never miss an episode - each Monday on your favorite podcast platform!

14/08/2023

When your little town meets its goal to help another little town...

08/08/2023

Thanks for listening! Looking forward to the next 2500!

Everyone needs a place they can call their “center of the universe”, for Troy Thompson and family, that is a place called Sunnyside in rural Iowa. Pioneer back with the old sergeant to a way of life that loves (most of) the neighbors, tries to see the good in everyone, prizes hard work, a good s...

07/08/2023

Oh yeah, and introducing “Knox”….the newest Sunnyside of Life Player…

07/08/2023

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2121032/13359586

This week on the Sunnyside of Life, Troy returns from Washington DC and covers the highlight of the week long family trip to our nation's capital including stops at Gettysburg and Mount Vernon. He actually read the Wallstreet Journal and lear...

07/08/2023

After a week in Washington (which was pretty hot) we’ve found the solution to draining the swamp - check out this week’s episode - “No AC in DC!”

17/07/2023

Monday 7/17/23: Cory Schmitt!

This week Cory Schmitt drops by the studio. Cory is a doctoral of musical arts candidate at the University of Iowa and the most recent former band instructor at Forest City High School and Waldorf University. Cory shares his journey in music educa...

17/07/2023

This week…Cory Schmitt! Beloved former high school band instructor, doctoral candidate at the University of Iowa, and proponent of music education. (Not to mention, a pretty darn good guy!) Find the whole episode Monday 7/17!

10/07/2023

Hello neighbors! Check out this week’s new episode with legendary truck, tractor pull, monster truck, combine demo and women’s mud wrestling announcer: Wes Koskela!

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-sunny-side-of-life-with-troy-thompson/id1667982222?i=1000620445763

And join The Sunnyside of Life team to build a deep water well in Uganda by registering to walk August 13th with us at Pilot K**b State Park or simply donate right here: https://support.h4ki.org/team/514227

May the Sunnyside of YOUR life, liberty and pursuits be in Christ and bring your PEACE!EVERY DROP COUNTS! Help us provide SAFE water to a needful village in Uganda!

03/07/2023

This week we are joined by Ben Anderson, head pastor of Christ Church Nashville and old friend of the host for a great episode on America's birthday. Enjoy! You can always find The Sunnyside of Life with Troy Thompson on any of your favorite podcast platforms!

Happy Birthday, America! This week, Ben Anderson visits the Sunnyside of Life. Ben's the head pastor of Christ Church Nashville, an old friend, talented musician, family man and man of God. Listen to his story and share in the laughter of days gon...

21/06/2023

We cordoned off Sunnyside with 7 acres of alfalfa and oats in April and now it seems the butterflies have returned. 🙂

18/06/2023

It’s Father’s Day weekend and the boys have Hi-Jacked the studio!

This week on the Sunnyside of Life, the studio gets hi-jacked by four boys intent on telling stories about their father: Troy. Who knew they had it in them? Learn all about the host from the perspective of the boys who know him best. Tough love o...

05/06/2023

Great to visit with Joel McNulty about the Sunnyside of Life in the music scene of Kansas City. Here's a link to the full episode:

This week we welcome dear college friend and maestro, Joel McNulty, to Sunnyside. Troy and Joel go way back to college. He's full of surprises, encouragement, and humor and he did the interview from the ER! What? Find out why this Kansas City salo...

28/05/2023

Thanks Joe Denim and DenimFest for bringing the show to Forest City! God bless!