We Are Chaffee Podcast
By Adam Williams
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This is the archive of the We Are Chaffee podcast, a conversational podcast of humanness, community and well-being rooted in Chaffee County, Colorado. Produced and hosted by Adam Williams in collaboration with Chaffee County Public Health.
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The End: Wrapping up the We Are Chaffee Podcast with Andrea Carlstrom, Director of Chaffee County Public Health
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Sep 23, 2025 |
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Becca Williams, founder of Menopausey, on insatiable curiosity & ‘saving the world,’ entrepreneurship & creative problem-solving, practicing gratitude, the seasons of life & perimenopause
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Dr. Erika Altneu, geriatrician, on the art & science of geriatric medicine, good life & good death, and medical aid in dying
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Aug 26, 2025 |
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Tommy Gram-Ahlene, on avalanche safety & ‘unconscious incompetence,’ climate change & the outdoor industry, the extraordinary nature of the Arkansas Valley & bootstrapping a dream
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Aug 05, 2025 |
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Melanie Roth, historian & preservationist, on St. Elmo, her godmother Annabelle Stark, the St. Elmo fire of 2002 & the loss of treasured outhouses
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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Three Years, Nearly 100 Episodes & What’s Happening in September
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Nathan Ward, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, on ‘The Rider & The Wolf,’ a creative life of adventure, living in Kathmandu & bikepacking in Mongolia
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Lara Richardson, on her memoir The Table, the rare life of ranching in contemporary America, family & community
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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John & Coleen Graybill (Curtis Legacy Foundation), on great-grandfather Edward Curtis’ iconic work, shining light on Native voices and stories, and their Descendants Project
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May 27, 2025 |
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MaryAnn Longwell, on a career change in her 50s, serving in the Peace Corps in Belize, and the birthright to grow, heal & evolve
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May 13, 2025 |
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Reed Dils, pioneer river outfitter in the Arkansas Valley, on the industry’s Wild West early days, negotiating water flows, legacy & today’s challenges
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Apr 29, 2025 |
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Johnny Buschmann, on Columbine, survivor’s guilt & ‘trauma camp,’ forgiveness & showing love, & living a joyful life with Chicki Minaj & Cardi Bird
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Betsy Dittenber, of the Community Foundation, on roller derby & personal transformation, social justice & nonprofit entrepreneurship, & the ‘Tinder for volunteering’
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Apr 01, 2025 |
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Josh & Maddy Chance, of Headwater Farms, on their love story & traveling adventures in farming, ‘The Farming Chefs’ & ‘The Good Life’
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Mar 18, 2025 |
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Jessica Oatman, on loss & joy, choosing to live for today, making vibrant art, surfing & family adventure
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Mar 04, 2025 |
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Tracy Arthur Kachadourian, on conflict resolution, self-accountability, her emancipation as a teen & the benefits of investing in youth
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Feb 18, 2025 |
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Jordan Cunliffe, on his love of soccer & coaching, self-sabotage & a decade of addiction, Carl Jung & doing hard things, and ‘an insane Google search’
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Feb 04, 2025 |
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Krista Jarvis, on creativity under communist constraints, the ‘Velvet Revolution’, upcycled fashion & a circus village to raise children
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Gina Lucrezi, on creating Trail Sisters, ‘The Candidate’, community & public service, gold for Team USA & harnessing her superpower
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Jan 07, 2025 |
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Matt Allen, D.D.S., on dentistry as public service & his tech venture DifferentKind, the two halves of life & our roles as parents, Liverpool fandom & communal singing
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Dec 31, 2024 |
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David Sorrentino, raconteur, on a ‘Bigfoot’ experience, accidentally enlisting in the Army, cycling the Great Divide, and 50 years of fly fishing
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Paul Andrews, on growing up in small-town England, father wounds & positive masculinity, faith in the Universe & the Zen of affordable housing development
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Dec 10, 2024 |
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Rama Yigit, of Rama’s Bread, on baking, village life & shepherding in Kurdistan, seeking asylum & the bittersweet freedom of not being able to go home again
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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Mike Harvey, on Badfish & his life’s work, river surfing & a profound shift in perspective, whitewater park design & the Scout Wave … & ‘Derry Girls’
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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PT Wood, on ‘skitching’ & other childhood adventures, the rise of microdistilleries post-9/11, local politics, affordable housing & the land use code
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Nov 19, 2024 |
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Angie Jenson, on Mormon excommunication & challenging rules, wildland firefighting & tree activism, solo world travel & a revelatory experience in a Buddhist monastery
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Nov 12, 2024 |
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Crossover: Adam Williams on the ‘Eyes on the Street’ podcast, talking community storytelling with Ryan Short
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Nov 05, 2024 |
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Dr. Erica Gift, on rewilding & foraging, psychology & food choices, the science of meditation, pathological optimism, magic mushrooms & a Vanagon named ‘Butter’
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Oct 29, 2024 |
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Ryan Heckart, on his Green Street Barbershop & the resurgence of barbering, Slipknot & Des Moines, growing up in Flyover Land & the power of silence
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Oct 22, 2024 |
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Chris White, founder and builder of Yurts at Poncha Pass, on leaving a career in marine biology to build sustainable community in the mountains
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Oct 15, 2024 |
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Stacey Joslin & Elizabeth Ruggiero, on mental illness & health, what’s missing in therapy, ‘normal,’ neurodiversity, masculinity & the warrior spirit
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Oct 08, 2024 |
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Derek Scott, pro skateboarder, on skating culture, history & the best rock band ever, the loss of his dad & the Heart of the Rockies Rampage
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Oct 01, 2024 |
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Debbie Cassidy, on a hero’s journey from intense generational trauma and ‘bad decisions’ to being a healer and spiritual teacher
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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Read McCulloch, of Chaffee Housing Trust, on housing affordability problems & solutions, short-term rentals, and the community land trust model vs. deed-restricted housing
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Sep 17, 2024 |
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Ryan Short, co-founder of CivicBrand, on ‘locals first’ placemaking & civic pride, values of travel, teaching sons & being bold in decisive moments
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Sep 10, 2024 |
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Tim Brown, on adventure & tintype photography, impacts of photography’s tech evolution, 1980s housing affordability, and heartbreak & healing
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Aug 27, 2024 |
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Ken Brandon, of Box of Bubbles, on Dalí & da Vinci, Absurdism & Stoicism, & channeling a character of love, joy & weirdness on a bicycle
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Aug 13, 2024 |
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Anna Heinauer, on nutrition & MyPlate, diet culture & ‘tricky foods,’ being a positive force in the food system & her children’s book, ‘Alice and the Garden’
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Jul 30, 2024 |
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Ken Matthews & Jon Pray, on Mick Jagger, Black Panthers, playing rugby, ‘Chaffee Housing Report’ & ‘A Home in Paradise’
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Julie Speer Jackson, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker & director of ‘A Home in Paradise’
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Jun 18, 2024 |
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Carrie & Michael Fox, on grief & healing, Russian roulette & revelation, poetry & music, and a whole lotta love
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Jun 04, 2024 |
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Thuy Nguyen, on self-empowerment & breaking free from a cult-like religion, overcoming postpartum depression, choosing gratitude & the pursuit of joy
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May 21, 2024 |
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Mahting Putelis, on his Latvian roots in Michigan, his ‘dirtbag’ 20s, realities of adventure photography, emergence of AI & the three things people want
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May 07, 2024 |
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Jason Marsden, on GARNA, the state of journalism today, being a cocktail party diversion at Harvard, and his friend Matthew Shepard
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Apr 23, 2024 |
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Silvana Montero, on traumatic brain injuries, her multicultural upbringing and getting your ‘ride smile on’ with Bicibits
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Jennifer Dempsey, on the value of social circus, Belfast during ‘The Troubles,’ creating resilience through humor and being the world’s worst waitress
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Mar 26, 2024 |
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Shane McNeil, on ‘Guy with the Chevy Tattoo,’ straight-edge punk, three chords and the truth, psilocybin, PMA & living in the gray
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Mar 12, 2024 |
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Gloria Esparza, on Gen Z, mental health among teens, generational disconnects, optimism for the future, and the best games of ‘cops & robbers’ ever
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Feb 27, 2024 |
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Thordis Simonsen, founder of the Museum of Authenticity, on living a bold, creative & courageous life
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Feb 13, 2024 |
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Ray Nypaver, nature-based psychotherapist, on ego & identity, fear & love, death & connecting with our true selves
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Jan 30, 2024 |
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Zac Baird, keyboardist, on hanging out with rock stars, balancing life as a touring musician and dad, the hardest job he ever had & how he hooked up with Korn
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Jan 16, 2024 |
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Jed Selby, South Main developer & former pro kayaker, on affordable housing, building the future, his love of live music & what motivates him
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Jan 02, 2024 |
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Rob Dubin, happiness expert, on gratitude & resilience, employee happiness & ‘quiet quitting’, a story of surviving against all odds & learnings from 17 years at sea
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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Alpheus “Alf” Rudd, 10th-generation master blacksmith, on times gone by, the value of old-world skills and self-sufficiency, and ‘Forged in Fire’
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Nov 28, 2023 |
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Keith Baker, County Commissioner and retired U.S. Navy Commander, on growing up in a ‘golden era,’ working with Gen. Colin Powell and servant leadership
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Oct 31, 2023 |
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Eddie Sandoval, chef, restaurateur and concert manager, on the visceral nature of music, sharing food as community, and travels in Southeast Asia
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Oct 17, 2023 |
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The Fites (Mars & Ashley), on family #vanlife, living dreams now, finding commonality with strangers of all stripes, and authenticity as digital creators
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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Suzy Kelly, historian & rancher, on capturing & losing stories of the past, Cockeyed Liz, Chief Ouray, post office controversy, & change
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Sep 19, 2023 |
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Laurie Benson, on ‘Leading from the Feminine,’ community, the power of perception, and accepting life with a neutral spirit
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Kimi Uno, on Riot Grrrl, ‘Howl’, her family’s experience of internment camp during World War II, and the importance of fighting for what’s right
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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Joe Parkin, on cycling, doping and race fixing, and his many adventures in ‘search of that thing that so completely enthralls’ the mind and body
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Aug 08, 2023 |
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Rick Bieterman & Katy Welter, of Watershed Ranch, on adventure & leaps of faith, leadership & community, land conservation & historic preservation
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Jul 11, 2023 |
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Eric S. Lee, on growing up in Detroit in the Motown era, practices for inner peace, and restorative justice
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Travis Macy, pro endurance athlete and author, on his new book, his father Mark Macy’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, love and grief, optimism and resilience
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Brinkley Messick, on his journey as an artist, his passion for the wilderness, and what he struggles with and loves most about fatherhood
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May 30, 2023 |
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Elisia Parham, on slam poetry, Black Lives Matter, allyship, confronting her own biases, activism out of love, and having difficult conversations
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May 16, 2023 |
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Sophia Herzog Gibb, two-time Paralympic medalist, on her swimming career, cultivating resilience and confidence, her dwarfism and a love story
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May 02, 2023 |
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Wendell Pryor, on civil rights and public service, family values, the importance of Internet for rural connectivity, and only semi-retiring in his 70s
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Apr 18, 2023 |
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Monica White, on her yearslong struggle with Lyme disease and her advocacy as founder of the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association
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Apr 04, 2023 |
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Andrea Carlstrom, Director of Public Health, on a ‘wild, surreal’ pandemic ride, optimism & gratitude, and finding love on a Phish tour
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Mar 21, 2023 |
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Lenny & Amy Eckstein, of the craft distillery Deerhammer, on big career changes and taking risks, leadership and crafting company culture, and squirt boating
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Mar 07, 2023 |
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Jonathon Stalls, author, artist and advocate, on shedding painful life stories, learning to love himself, and advocating for connection through unhurried movement
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Feb 21, 2023 |
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Les Messamer, on growing up fundamentalist, being shunned for enlisting during WWII, being a seagoing cowboy on the Pacific, and more
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Feb 07, 2023 |
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Tayte Pollmann, on earthship architecture and sustainability, trail running and writing in Nepal, living with five housemates and the importance of Liège waffles
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Jan 24, 2023 |
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Dominique Naccarato, dir. of GARNA, on growing up in Salida in the pre-Internet era, waves of change and a look into the 22nd century
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Jan 10, 2023 |
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Jenny Davis, founder of Achieve, on neurodiversity, why you’re better at meditation than you think, and searching for the Dalai Lama’s tea pot
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Dec 27, 2022 |
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Mike Orrill, retired pastor, on the difficulties of faith, freedom in doubts, the evolution of his beliefs, and the power of sharing stories
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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Beck Cerón (Pt. 2), on loving his transgender & sober self, the freedom of “queer,” and allyship in pronouns
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Nov 29, 2022 |
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Rob & Sarah Gartzman (‘The Biker & The Baker’), on balancing fear and love in business and marriage, and building a future that works
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Miki Hodge and Becky Gray, on lessons from the Rainbow Family, confetti joy and bringing Jane’s Place to life
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Beck Cerón, on self-taught survival, addiction, sobriety and identity
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Oct 18, 2022 |
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Abigail Smedly & Tanya Wait, on public health, their paths to nursing, and the tangible expression of love.
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Art Hutchinson, on a rare history and the weight of legacy, changing times and preserving neutral ground
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Sep 20, 2022 |
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Nikki Ray, on growing up in a family struggling with drug addiction, run-ins with the law, getting clean, and serving her community.
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Sep 06, 2022 |
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Alexandra Restrepo, on childhood with a drug-addicted mother, the enduring love of her father, and fighting for her biggest dream
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Aug 23, 2022 |
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Adam Williams, Host of Looking Upstream, & Lisa Martin, Producer & Community Advocacy Coordinator, talk about We Are Chaffee and the new Looking Upstream podcast with Ken Matthews on KHEN Radio
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Aug 09, 2022 |
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Andrea Carlstrom, Director of Public Health & Environment & Becky Gray, Director of Chaffee Housing Authority talk about Public Health & Housing with Ken Matthews on KHEN Radio
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Jul 26, 2022 |