Red Mike Messages

About Red Mike Messages

Red Mike Messages are Leadership and life lessons I've picked up from 25 years as a public servant, 16 years as a youth sports coach and Scouting volunteer, and 10 years as a mediocre athlete with far more heart than actual physical ability. Life is Short. Drink the Bourbon. No Politics. The Red Microphone is literally red.

Publisher

Patrick Fortner

Category

education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

28 May 2024

Latest episode

30 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

661 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2026

   Feedback, Boundaries, and Backbone

   Red Mike Messages: Feedback, Boundaries, and Backbone Kind Does Not Mean Spineless #EQ #DrinkTheBourbon

2. 

   29 Oct 2026

   Name the Thing

   Red Mike Messages: Name the Thing Feelings Need Steering #EQ #DrinkTheBourbon

3. 

   28 Oct 2026

   Conflict Without Combustion

   Red Mike Messages: Conflict Without Combustion Find the Third Way #EQ #DrinkTheBourbon

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

4,657,713,651

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

2 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 73 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

96

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

32

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