The Spreading Happiness Podcast

National Disability Employment Awareness Month, Snowshoe and Plantar Fasciitis

Welcome to National Disability Employment Awareness Month! Take a listen to this week’s episode of The Spreading Happiness Podcast and hear how hard John has been working advocated for people with differing abilities. Plus Mark’s plan to dig a hole from New York to Australia had to be put on hold as he is sidelined with plantar fasciitis. More of our weekly segments like good news, bad jokes, John’s love life and more! Also…Jets beat the Packers! J-E-T-S-JETS-JETS-JETS!
Business to highlight: 
Got some more cookies from Sweet Jordan’s down in Paris, Tennessee
https://sweetjordans.com/ 
Matthew’s Bonfire BBQ
https://www.bonfirebbq.com/
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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Community Living, Greeting Cards and Beauty in All Forms

Welcome back, folks! The boys kick off with a "best of" from this past week's events. The top highlight was the "Another Face of Fashion" Fashion Show at the Walt Whitman Shops complete with a fashion show, an art show and so much more! Plus a performance from F.R.E.E. and The Musical Academy of Special Learners at the event, which was so cool! Models from John's Crazy Socks, Special Olympics, the Viscardi Center and more...all models with differing abilities. Plus some of the usual segments like good news, bad jokes, John's love life and more!
Business to highlight:
Blue Star Recyclers: www.bluestarrecyclers.com
They recycle electronics for businesses as well as individuals and families.  They wipe data clean and prevent harmful chemicals and elements from being dumped into the environment.Our mission is recycling electronics and other materials to create local jobs for people with autism and other disAbilities. Turn your e‑waste into real, local jobs. Your recycling fees help us achieve over 90% self-sustainability and pay our workers real wages.
They have four locations: Denver, Chicagoland, Boulder and Colorado Springs Bill Morris co-founded Blue Star Recyclers in 2009 after discovering people with Autism and other disabilities possess innate talent for tasks involved in the recycling and refurbishing of electronics. He is a tireless advocate for the workforce of people with disAbilities, enjoys traveling, and has a personal goal of playing a round of golf without cursing or throwing his driver.
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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Airline Flights, John Cena and Bad Jokes

Welcome to another episode of The Spreading Happiness Podcast (in John’s energetic voice). The boys are off to the races again and traveling all over the place, but this time they’re traveling separately! John takes his first solo flight down to Washington D.C. where he met Mark, who was already down in Virginia for another meeting! John even has goals of taking a solo trip without dad next time so we’ll keep you posted. It’s a big week coming up for the guys as John’s Crazy Socks hosts the “Another Face of Beauty Fashion Show” this coming week and John and Mark are very energetic leading up to the event since Zach Wilson is back and the New York Jets actually won a game! Plus more of our weekly segments like John’s love life, good news, bad jokes and our business highlight!
Business to highlight:  Mentioned in this episode: ZABS Place: https://zabsplace.org
Friendship Circle & ZABS Place100 N Trade St, Matthews, NC 28105
Named for a young man who passed away form Leukemia. Formed by the Friendship Circle of Charlotte, North Carolina
Train and support entrepreneurs with special talents
Run a boutique to sell their goods
Mentioned in this episode: 
Another Face of Beauty Fashion Show
Location: Walt Whitman Shops
Date: Saturday, October 8th Time: 1 PM-3 PM
Learn more here: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/afb-fashion-show
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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SEPTA, Another Face of Beauty Fashion Show and Another Jets Loss

The boys are back and they kick things off by reminiscing about a talk they did for the Special Education Parent Teacher Association (SEPTA) in Hauppauge, Long Island and that’s when they had the “peanut butter debacle” (which you’ll have to listen to find out about). The guys discussed lots of other events that they attended and some great working they have been doing with the Viscardi Center, Entrepreneur’s Organization (EO) and more, but we would be remiss if we didn’t congratulate TSHP co-host Mark Cronin for earning the Corporate Business Award from the Long Island Business News! John and Mark also talked about the fashion show/art show that they are staging called Another Face of Beauty Fashion Show at Walt Whitman Shops on Saturday, October 8th from 1 PM-3 PM. Plus all the usual haunts (no pun intended for October) like good news, bad jokes, John’s love life and more!
Business to highlight:   Perkiomen Valley Brewery: https://perkiomenvalleybrewery.com #wherepatienceandpassionmeet 
Mentioned in this episode: 
Another Face of Beauty Fashion Show
Location: Walt Whitman Shops
Date: Saturday, October 8th Time: 1 PM-3 PM
Learn more here: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/afb-fashion-show
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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Icarus, Texas BBQ and The Buddy Walk

After a whirlwind past few weeks of traveling and some good, old-fashion fun, the boys are back recording another episode of your favorite podcast. Everything is bigger in Texas and the boys made sure that their trip reflected that. They visited The Bush School of Government, the Bush Presidential Library, Texas A & M and so much more. There’s so much more to discuss, including the NDSS Buddy Walk, our usual segments and more, but you’ll just have to listen to hear the rest.
Business to highlight: Gabi’s Grounds - https://gabisgrounds.com/
 
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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Spreading Happiness Classics - Joey Tribbiani is Not a Role Model, Birthdays and Perfect Dates

It's the first ever Spreading Happiness Classics where Mark and John take a look back at episode 6 and talk about why they loved the episode: It’s John’s birthday! Actually it’s his birth-month as the never-ending birthday celebration continues. Mark reluctantly volunteers to be the sole audience member as John does an impromptu performance of “Defying Gravity” from Wicked. Plus, John tells Mark about the perfect date that he had on Valentine’s Day, planned by John himself of course. Trigger warning: this episode ends with some pretty lousy jokes and the boys doing their best Warren Zevon impression with a 4 second rendition of “Werewolves of London" and you are almost GUARANTEED to smile. That’s what it’s all about, right?
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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Fargo, Native Americans and Fantasy Football

The boys kick off the show with another accounting of their travels around the world, or at least the country right now. In particular, John and Mark visited Fargo, North Dakota recently and did everything from speaking to site seeing. The site seeing didn’t stop in Fargo as the guys returned home and took a couple of extra days on top of the Labor Day Weekend to do some fun stuff around home, like visiting the Shinnecock Native American tribe on Long Island, NY. Once Labor Day comes and goes, it’s time for the Cronin’s to take part in a fantasy football draft! Plus all our normal features like our highlighted business this week, Doggy Delights by Allison, as well as good news, bad jokes, John’s love life and more! We hope everyone had a great holiday weekend full of happiness!
Business to highlight: Doggy Delights by Allison - https://www.doggydelightsbyallison.com/
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
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Poop Emoji Socks, The Kennedys and Fantasy Football

The boys are recording from home this week because spreading happiness is a business that never sleeps! Mark and John talk about their trip to Cape Cod and if we’re talking about Cape Cod, we’re talking about the Kennedy family of course. There’s a rumor that the guys even went sailing on Nantucket Bay with one of the Kennedys but what happens on the Cape, stays on the Cape. Plus a trip to Newport, Rhode Island, the Teacher of Patience movie, a Wilco Concert and so much more! John and Mark also revel in the success of the NY Mets and the (probably short-lived) NY Jets. Of course The Spreading Happiness Podcast gives everyone the usual segments like good news, bad jokes, John’s love life and the fitness journeys for both Mark and John!
Business to highlight: Ronnie Brown the Fry Guy: https://www.trifryguy.com/
 
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
Subscribe to The Spreading Happiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Tuesday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spreading-happiness-podcast/id1611218712 

30 Episodes Later, It’s All About John

For the first time since launching our first show, 30 episodes ago, we’re taking on a new format for one show and one show only! We’re so proud of all the happiness we’ve been spreading this year through our podcast so we wanted our listeners to get to know John Cronin, and his origin story, a little bit. He’s a sock tycoon, a philanthropist, a business owner, an activist, an athlete, a son, a brother, a brother-in-law, a boyfriend, a dancer and by the way, he has Down syndrome (but as he always says, Down syndrome NEVER HOLDS HIM BACK). Join Mark and John today on this special episode as the father-son duo share some special moments during this excellent retrospective on John’s incredible journey. 
 
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
Subscribe to The Spreading Happiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Tuesday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spreading-happiness-podcast/id1611218712 

Fashion Shows, The Stock Exchange and Cape Cod

The boys start the show off by talking about their upcoming fashion show showcasing individuals with differing abilities happening at The Shops at Walt Whitman in Huntington, NY on October 8th! John visits the New York Stock Exchange and he got to ring the closing bell. Mark talks about meetings that they guys had with the American Cancer Society, Best Buddies and The Viscardi Center. The father-son duo mention the kickoff of the football pre-season with another disappointment from the NY Jets, but that’s par for the course for 2 life-long Jet fans. Best wishes to Zach Wilson on his recovery, by the way. Plus more of the usual like John’s love life, the boys’ fitness journey (which Mark is doing REALLY well with), good news, bad jokes and more! Thanks for helping us spread happiness!
Business to highlight: Truffles E. Truffles from Adam DeBacker: https://www.facebook.com/trufflesetruffles/
Mentioned in this episode: 
American Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.org
Best Buddies:https://www.bestbuddies.org
The Viscardi Center: https://www.viscardicenter.org
New York Jets: https://www.newyorkjets.com
Finding John’s Crazy Socks: https://johnscrazysocks.com/ 
Hosted by John & Mark Cronin, co-founders of John's Crazy Socks. Visit John's Crazy Socks here: https://johnscrazysocks.com
Follow @johnscrazysocks on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and TikTok.
The Spreading Happiness Podcast is produced by Launchpad 516 Studios.
For show ideas, guest inquiries, general feedback, sponsorships and media inquiries, drop an email: thespreadinghapinesspodcast@lp516.com
Information about Speaking Engagements with John and Mark: https://johnscrazysocks.com/pages/speaking-engagements-1 
Subscribe to The Spreading Happiness Podcast on Apple Podcasts and get notified of new episodes, every Tuesday! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-spreading-happiness-podcast/id1611218712