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Fishing Without Bait 534: Building Community With Casa San Jose With Monica Ruiz

October 6th, 2026  |  20 mins 34 secs

Civic Engagement, Compassion, Privilege, Representation, advocacy, belonging, casa san jose, community advocacy, community building, community resources, difficult conversations, fear based thinking, honesty open mindedness willingness, human dignity, human rights, identity, inclusion, jim ellermeyer, latino community, listening, mental health, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, monica ruiz, personal growth, pittsburgh, pittsburgh latino community, positive living, recovery, seat at the table, sister janice vanderneck, social work, social worker, wellness

Jim Ellermeyer welcomes Monica Ruiz of Casa San Jose for Part 1 of a conversation about community, advocacy, belonging, and making sure people have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. Monica shares the growth of Casa San Jose and reflects on confronting prejudice, creating meaningful conversations, and building a more welcoming Pittsburgh. We’ll return to the rest of Melissa Carey’s interview in the following weeks.

Fishing Without Bait 533: You Are Already Whole w/ Melissa Carey

September 29th, 2026  |  27 mins 34 secs

Meditation, active listening, anxiety, anxiety support, behavioral health, breathing exercises, breathwork, coping skills, emotional wellness, gratitude, guided meditation, holistic wellness, into the spirit healing, jim ellermeyer, life transitions, living in the moment, melissa carey, mental wellness, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, music therapy, personal development, personal growth, present moment, recovery, self acceptance, self awareness, self love, sound therapy, stress management, wellness, wholeness

Melissa Carey joins Jim Ellermeyer for Part 1 of a conversation about self-love, anxiety, mindfulness, and returning to the present moment. Melissa shares how listening, breathwork, music, and simple awareness can help us reconnect with a sense of wholeness that may already be there beneath the noise of everyday life.

Fishing Without Bait 532: Beyond the Comfort Zone with Austin Cairns

September 22nd, 2026  |  20 mins 9 secs

Journalism, ambition, broadcasting, career growth, collaboration, college sports, comfort zone, courage, fantasy football, focus, full impact mindfulness, independent wrestling, jim ellermeyer, living in the moment, mindfulness, motivation, networking, nil, personal development, personal growth, pittsburgh sports, pittsburgh steelers, presence, professional wrestling, radio broadcasting, recovery, resilience, self improvement, sports broadcasting, sports gambling, sports media, taking chances, television broadcasting, wellness, wrestling culture, wrestling podcast, wrestling tribalism

In Part 3 of Jim Ellermeyer’s conversation with Austin Cairns, Austin reflects on the personalities and tribalism of independent wrestling, his growing career in sports broadcasting, and why progress often means entering situations that make us uncomfortable. They also explore staying present in a world full of phones, fantasy sports, distractions, and constant competition.

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Fishing Without Bait 531: From Wrestling Fan to Broadcaster with Austin Cairns

September 14th, 2026  |  18 mins 22 secs

Family, Storytelling, austin cairns, avoiding burnout, being present, broadcasting, burnout, career development, ccac, celebrating accomplishments, celebrating success, confidence vs arrogance, following your passion, full impact mindfulness, gratitude, independent wrestling, internships, jim ellermeyer, life balance, living your dream, mental wellness, mindful living, mindfulness, personal growth, pittsburgh podcast, podcast, point park university, pro wrestling commentator, professional wrestling, recovery, self confidence, self worth, sports broadcasting, sports media, time management, trusted relationships, wellness, work life balance, wrestling commentary

In Part 2 of our conversation with sportscaster Austin Cairns, we explore the value of trusted relationships, making time for family, and learning to recognize your own accomplishments. Austin shares how his path through sports broadcasting and professional wrestling helped him realize that sometimes you're already living the dream before you stop long enough to notice it.

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Fishing Without Bait 530: Finding Your Voice: Austin Cairns on Taking the First Opportunity

September 8th, 2026  |  17 mins 33 secs

action and effort, alby oxenreiter, broadcasting, career development, comfort zone, confidence, covid 19 pandemic, creating yourself, family support, finding your voice, full impact mindfulness, honest feedback, jim ellermeyer, media career, mental wellness, mentorship, mindfulness, motivation, overcoming fear, pandemic isolation, perseverance, personal development, personal growth, pittsburgh broadcasting, pittsburgh media, podcasting, point park university, practice, professional wrestling, recovery, resilience, self doubt, self improvement, social isolation, sports broadcasting, sports media, wellness, young professionals

Jim Ellermeyer begins a new conversation with Pittsburgh broadcaster Austin Cairns about finding direction during the uncertainty and isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic. Austin shares how encouragement from his father, early announcing opportunities, supportive mentors, repeated practice, and a willingness to hear difficult feedback helped a shy young man begin finding his voice behind a microphone.

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Fishing Without Bait 529: A Reintroduction to Fishing Without Bait

August 25th, 2026  |  20 mins 11 secs

12 step recovery, Compassion, Letting Go, Michael Sorg, acceptance, awareness, creating yourself, difficult conversations, emotional honesty, emotional regulation, expectations, full impact mindfulness, healthy communication, impermanence, intentional living, intentions, jim ellermeyer, living in the moment, mental health, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, non attachment, paying attention on purpose, personal growth, personal responsibility, present moment, producer mike, recovery, recovery podcast, relationships, resilience, responding versus reacting, self awareness, self reflection, serenity, spirituality, wellness, wellness podcast

In Fishing Without Bait 529, Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike return to the heart of the show: living with intention instead of being trapped by expectations. They discuss emotional honesty, the courage to face uncomfortable truths, responding instead of reacting, and remembering that ultimately “we live by moments.”

Fishing Without Bait 527: Be More Awake: Lessons From the Buddha

August 11th, 2026  |  26 mins 16 secs

12 step recovery, Compassion, Letting Go, Meditation, Michael Sorg, acceptance, being awake, boundaries, buddhism, buddhist philosophy, compassion with boundaries, emotional regulation, emotional wellness, expectations, healthy habits, intentional living, jim ellermeyer, living in the present, mental health, mental wellness, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, non attachment, personal growth, positive habits, producer mike, recovery, recovery podcast, self awareness, self improvement, spirituality, wellness, wise mind

What does it actually mean to “be like the Buddha”? Jim Ellermeyer and Producer Mike explore how being more awake, compassionate, intentional, and less attached to outcomes can help us participate more fully in the life happening right now.

Fishing Without Bait 523: Beyond the Party Line

July 14th, 2026  |  23 mins 54 secs

Civic Engagement, Communication, Compassion, Emotional Intelligence, abortion discussion, accountability, adoption, bipartisan conversation, community, critical thinking, difficult conversations, family support, forgiveness, foster care, infertility, jim ellermeyer, lifelong caregiving, listening to learn, mental health, mindful living, mindfulness, mr. rogers, personal responsibility, political dialogue, political representation, producer mike, recovery, representative democracy, republican perspective, respect, respectful disagreement, social media echo chambers, special needs care, teenage pregnancy, voter education, wellness, wise mind

In Part 2 of our conversation with Missy Sorg, we explore difficult questions surrounding abortion, adoption, foster care, family support, voter education, and personal responsibility. Missy and Jim Ellermeyer also examine how political labels and social media echo chambers interfere with our ability to listen, learn, and treat one another with respect.

Fishing Without Bait 522: Respect Across Political Lines

July 7th, 2026  |  26 mins 28 secs

Social Media, abortion discussion, birth control, common ground, contempt prior to investigation, difficult conversations, emotional wellness, fertility treatments, friendship, full impact mindfulness, jim ellermeyer, mental health, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, missy sorg, patriotism, personal growth, podcast, polarization, political differences, recovery, recovery podcast, respectful disagreement, wellness, women’s health

In Fishing Without Bait 522, Jim Ellermeyer welcomes Missy Sorg for Part 1 of a thoughtful conversation about political differences, friendship, respect, and the search for common ground. Together, they discuss how people can move beyond labels, assumptions, and anger to have more honest conversations about difficult topics.

Fishing Without Bait 520: Eamon & Merlin on Faith, Curiosity, and Healing

June 23rd, 2026  |  26 mins 48 secs

Compassion, Meditation, a gay and his enby, authentic conversations, curiosity, deconstruction, eamon, emotional wellness, faith, forgiveness, healing, hope, identity, jim ellermeyer, mental health, merlin, mindfulness, mindfulness podcast, personal growth, recovery, resilience, self awareness, self reflection, sorgatron media, spirituality, trauma recovery, wellness

In Part 3 of our conversation, Eamon and Merlin explore the power of curiosity, challenging deeply held beliefs, and finding healing through honest self-reflection. They share personal experiences around faith, identity, trauma, and spiritual growth while encouraging listeners to embrace compassion—for themselves and others.