Coach John Wetzel

Orthodox Christian - ELCO FB GA/DC - Founding Board Chair KRJC - INTERN - Morning Light “Be PRESENT. Trust GOD. Pray frequently.” JW

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

“We exist to astonish the world, not just to make it better.” St. John the Merciful

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

One of my top priorities at @Arnold_Ventures has been to change the public conversation about public safety. In late 2024, I had the good fortune of meeting former BBC journalist @coates_jonathan through the British-American Project. I told him about some of the cool projects and initiatives my team was supporting, and he immediately recognized that we were trying to do something fresh and different in this space. He pushed me to tell those stories more publicly.

"You should be a media company," he said.
Me: "How would we even start?"
Jonathan: "I'd love to help!"

Fast forward to spring of 2026, and Jonathan — through his UK-based company, Indio Media — has built an incredible team of journalists. We've worked closely together to launch two new podcasts:

"Fighting Crime," hosted by the brilliant @cristinatquinn, is a narrative podcast that I informally refer to as Planet Money, but for crime. (Please don't sue me!) It looks at important public safety problems through the lens of an economist: what incentives are driving behavior, what new ideas could we try, and how will we know if they work? It brings a healthy mix of optimism and skepticism, with a pragmatic focus on finding solutions. The first episode dropped last week. It considers the challenge of helping people with criminal records find jobs. The policies we've tried in this space haven't worked — so what can we try next?

"Fighting Crime: Field Notes" is a companion podcast hosted by me, Julie James, and @KevinARing. It consists of longform one-on-one interviews with the people behind the most fascinating and innovative work in this space. The first episode dropped yesterday. In it, I interview Mike Thompson about his work at the Keystone Restituere Justice Center. Mike and his colleagues are focused on the workforce challenges (read: crisis levels of understaffing and violence) facing jails and prisons across the country. We're used to hearing terrible stories about prisons from the perspective of inmates. Those are important — but it turns out corrections officers are also struggling and share many of those inmates' concerns. It's a fresh and important angle on a persistent problem, and could be the key to positive change.

I'm so proud of how both shows are turning out. I hope you'll subscribe to both podcasts on your favorite app (links are in the comments) and share them with your networks.

And if you'd like help telling stories about the work you're doing, I cannot recommend Indio Media enough. Jonathan and his team have been an absolute dream to work with. They are sharp, creative, scrappy, and focused on impact. (It's all about ROI, folks!) The ideal partners.

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

”We don't get burned out because of what we do. We get burned out because we forget why we do it. Purpose keeps you fresh.” – Jon Gordon

[Metropolitan Saba Isper @SabaIsper]

Social media has placed immense power in our hands.
But the question is not whether these tools are good or bad. The question is whether we remain their masters—or become their servants.

[Jennifer Doleac @jenniferdoleac]

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[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

“Well done is better than well said." Benjamin Franklin

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"One of the most calming & powerful actions you can do to intervene in a stormy world is to stand up and show your soul." Clarissa P Estes

[Fr Joseph Huneycutt @Orthodixie]

Y'all. This is good stuff. Well worth 10 minutes.

May 31, 2026 Sermon by Fr. Michael Sakran https://t.co/k6M2beG0n0 via @YouTube

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

"Consider the rights of others before your own feelings, and the feelings of others before your own rights." -John Wooden

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

“Learn what is true in order to do what is right' is the summing up of the whole duty of man." -Thomas Henry Huxley

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“A candle loses nothing by lighting another candle." - Erin Majors

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“Things do not happen. Things are made to happen." - John F Kennedy

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“He who sacrifices his conscience to ambition burns a picture to obtain the ashes." Chinese Proverb

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“Opportunities multiply as they are seized." - Sun Tzu

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

"In the arena of human life the honors and rewards fall to those who show their good qualities in action." -Aristotle

[Brinley Donmoyer @Brinleydonmoyer]

First camp more to come

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“True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass, but to serve others at whatever cost." -Arthur Ashe

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

"A thousand words will not leave so deep an impression as one deed." -Henrik Ibsen

[Connor Savitsky @ConnorSavitsky]

Thank you @AFL_YorkPA for hosting the York Mega Camp and all the college coaches who attended. I had a great time showing out and competing!!

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[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

"There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up. Booker T. Washington

[Coach John Wetzel @johnewetzel]

“In a time of rapid change, standing still is the most dangerous course of action." - Brian Tracy