BRAVE CASTLE CAST
148 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsBrave Castle is a podcast dedicated to discussing the pursuit of creativity with an emphasis on entrepreneurship and multi perspective thinking. Makers, Builders, Artists, Writers, Thinkers and Adventurers. Anyone I have access to who use their short time in existence to plant their flag as high as they can on the mountain of success, what ever that may be. This podcast is to be long format discussions into the lives and ideas of people that I respect. People of thought and action. My interests lay all over and I collect weirdos as friends. This podcast is a place to show case them, their work and their unique perspectives of the world. Brave Castle is a spelunking mission into conversation.
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BCC #47 CHRIS GRABILL
January 22, 2018 10:47 - 3 hours - 263 MBChris Grabill is on the Santa Rosa Board of Public Utilities and is the director of programs for The Sonoma County Conservation Action. He is fighting hard to protect our water from toxic run off from burn sites after the Sonoma County fire. Find him @thegrabill
BCC #46 RETURN
January 19, 2018 11:50 - 2 hours - 228 MBThe Brave Castle is back, a little dusty, a little ashy. Fires came and went. A lot has changed. Thanks for tuning in. I have plans for more and it feels good to return. @gnarlytubes
BCC GARY PAINTIN
August 27, 2017 19:00 - 3 hours - 262 MBGary Paintin is a young local artist who has gone full time in the art life game. He is on his own path and is definitely a character. Please go see his art On sept. 1st @ atlas coffee in Santa Rosa @garypainting
BCC DESERT AARON ADAMS
August 23, 2017 08:00 - 3 hours - 271 MBAaron Adams is a coach and ex Army paratrooper. He and I always have great flowing conversations. He has a different perspective then most people I hang around. He is good for a laugh, is introspective and always has an interesting take on things.
BCC #44 TONY GUARALDI-BROWN
August 08, 2017 07:23 - 3 hours - 251 MBTony Guaraldi-Brown is a professional illustrator and comic book artist who also teaches art at Rancho Cotati High School. He is a master of his craft and deep thinking individual. Find him and his book at www.tgbart.com and @tony_guaraldi_brown
BCC #43 EVAN WILHELM BLAIR TOM
August 06, 2017 08:49 - 3 hours - 249 MBEvan Wilhelm is one of two founders of the planned parent hood supporting organization @firstfriendswear that sells crafty panties to raise money for PPH. We all know her husband Blair @gnarlytubes
BCC #42 BAR OWNER VS. TATTOOER
August 04, 2017 09:24 - 4 hours - 338 MBAccording to the writer Douglas Adams the meaning of life is 42. Thus this episode being the meaning of life. Bar owner versus tattooer is a story teller cast for your enjoyment. Find us at Jack and Tony's
BCC #41 SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE ELLIOT DAUM
August 01, 2017 06:08 - 2 hours - 231 MBJudge Daum is a west coast transplant. He has interests in theater, History, writing and JUSTICE. I am honored that Elliot took the time to sit and talk with me and further outline how much reading I have to do.
BCC #40 JOSH KATZ
July 26, 2017 08:01 - 2 hours - 184 MBJosh Katz of the Truth-time Theatre Podcast joins Young Danny and I to talk about his Photography, podcasting and shit talking to young Danny. Josh is a fun guy who has lived a weird life. @joshakatz and search Truth-Time Theatre on iTunes and Stitcher
BCC #39 TODD JONES
July 25, 2017 07:35 - 2 hours - 202 MBTodd Jones (also known as Tadd) is a father, union sheet metal worker, avid mountain bike dork and a loyal client of mine. He is a ranter a thinker, protector of etiquette and story teller. I always enjoy my time with Tadd find him @puff_taddy
BCC #38 Max Bowen Zec Perez
July 24, 2017 10:38 - 2 hours - 226 MBMax Bowen and Zec Perez joined me to talk about their worlds in the cannabis industry and specifically Max's experience in becoming a legit cannabis business owner in Sonoma County. @atrium_ca and @resin_hitsx
BCC #37 NATE GLOMB
July 21, 2017 09:20 - 2 hours - 225 MBNate Glomb is a Tattoo colleague of mine who works at Faith Tattoo in Santa Rosa just up the street from Glass Beetle Tattoo. He's an adventurer, bad ass tattooer and a good man. @mercifulnate Also, Please welcome The young Danny to the BCC! The shows new assistant and my buddy. One step at a time to make this whole thing better. I apologize for the hiatus. Life happens folks! We are back, stronger then before! @faithtattoo @nateglomb
BCC #36 SAILOR JARED
June 20, 2017 08:27 - 3 hours - 259 MBJared Powell is a big brother of mine, fellow tattooer and coworker of mine at Glass Beetle Tattoo. He's a thinker and a professional artist. @jp87cents @glassbeetletattoo
BCC# 35 SKYE BARNETT BRYAN MANEY
June 18, 2017 09:05 - 3 hours - 252 MBSkye Barnett and Bryan Maney are my best friends. They really didn't want to do this podcast with me. I forced it. We had a great time, we hope you do too. Forced it out. Lovely men who I love very much.
BCC #34 KATE NAGLE
June 14, 2017 08:42 - 3 hours - 291 MBKate Nagle is a professional Photographer and business owner. She is also the powerful mother of our friend Frankie who just beat AT/RT cancer. Her and her husband Matt Mckenzie are huge inspirations katenaglephoto.com @katephotofreak
BCC #33 MIKAYLA BUTCHART
June 10, 2017 02:02 - 2 hours - 203 MBMy big sister Mikayla Butchart is on to talk art life and business, school, new york and chasing the damn thing down! She is an inspiring person who I Love greatly. Find her on Instagram @mikaylabutchart & mikaylabutchart.com
BCC #32 DEVON RUMRILL
June 07, 2017 08:33 - 3 hours - 249 MBDevon Rumrill is and endlessly interesting dude. A power house musician, origamist, archer the list is too long for me to know. We scratch the surface on this one, per usual BUT, we have great time and Devon is a rad dude. @rainbowdodecahedron
BCC #31 GWEN GUNHEIM
June 06, 2017 05:55 - 2 hours - 227 MBGwen Gunheim of @hendlyhardgoods joined us to talk about how she go into starting her own business making kitchen tools to help facilitate people cooking at home. Gwen is a wealth of inspiration. Look to her to find inspiration.
BCC #30 JOSH WINDMILLER
June 05, 2017 09:25 - 3 hours - 305 MBJosh Windmiller is the front man of the band The Crux, creator of the North bay Hootenanny events and the big dreamer and creator of the Rail Road Square Music Festival in Santa Rosa CA joshwindmiller.com thecruxmusic.com railroadsquaremusicfestival.com secondoctave.com @rsmfest Please join us at the Railroad Square music Festival on June 11th! Its a great time and its FREE!!
BCC #29 MICHAEL CONRAD
May 31, 2017 08:17 - 3 hours - 300 MBMichael Conrad is an artist and barber, an old friend, talent and inspiration. He cuts a mean fade and loads his insta with endless hard work. Find him on Instagram @michaelwconrad @black_magic_barbering and Razor Mikes in RP.
BCC #28 JARED POWELL #PAINTCAST
May 30, 2017 08:35 - 2 hours - 233 MBJared Powell is an artist and Tattooer. He works at Glasss Beetle Tattoo in Santa Rosa CA and I am proud to call him a coworker. Find Him on Instagram @jp87cents This is a #paintcast BUY THE PAINTINGS WE MADE TONIGHT AT GLASS BEETLE @glassbeetletattoo
BCC #27 JOHN BLACKWELL
May 24, 2017 09:35 - 2 hours - 241 MBJohn Blackwell is local photographer and mountain bike badass. He is one of my big brothers. He has two last names. @johnmblackwell Find him on Instagram and look for him on the trails.
BCC #26 TODD JONES
May 23, 2017 08:39 - 3 hours - 282 MBTodd Jones is a union sheet metal worker. From art to welding to mountain biking, Todd (also known as Tadd) is an enthusiastic man of action. Wind him up , let him go Todd is always a fun time. @puff_taddy on Instagram.
BCC #25 JACK MITCHELL
May 22, 2017 08:42 - 3 hours - 283 MBJack Mitchell of Jack and Tonys is a restauranteur and chef. He steers his own ship and seeks knowledge and conversation. Find him at Jack and Tonys in Santa Rosa's Railroad Square. @jackandts
BCC 24 KLAUS RAPPENSPERGER
May 20, 2017 08:28 - 3 hours - 288 MBKlaus Rappensperger is an artist and fabricator who owns Schnitz Kraft. Klaus is a talented and introspective business owner and father. Find him on Instagram @schnitzkraft
BCC #23 CHRIS GRABILL
May 17, 2017 10:04 - 3 hours - 324 MBCommissioner Chris Grabill is a local activist, musician, papa and athlete. He is a passionate fellow and is an inspiring person to talk to. He is a big proponent of measure C in Santa Rosa. He also spent time in Greece helping with the refuge Crisis.
BCC #22 BRISA ACEVES
May 16, 2017 11:32 - 3 hours - 280 MBBrisa Aceves is a hard working Photographer out of San Francisco CA and is also a licensed Vet Tech. She's lived is the city longer then most kids there have been alive. Find her on Instagram @vyletfemme
BCC 21 JOHN COURAGE
May 15, 2017 08:22 - 3 hours - 293 MBJohn Courage is an old friend who is a singer song writer of the Americana flavor. He has lived an exciting and inspiring life. He runs Gremlin Tone studios and will be playing at the Rail Road Music Festival June 11th @therealjohncourage
BCC #20 MIKE CHASE
May 12, 2017 08:08 - 3 hours - 280 MBMike Chase is a photographer, author, hot rod gear head, skateboarder the list goes on. He is a deep thinker and an artist. MY kind of guy. mikechase.com [email protected]
BCC 19 NICK HOFFMAN
May 11, 2017 07:25 - 2 hours - 191 MBNick Hoffman is a stand up comedian and film teacher. He hosts Professor Hoffman's comedy show at 6th st. Play House in Santa Rosa Ca. Next show is May 17th
BCC #18 JARED POWELL
May 09, 2017 03:27 - 3 hours - 255 MBJared Powell is a visual artist and fellow tattooer at Glass Beetle Tattoo in Santa Rosa. He has been making tattoos for many years while making visual art and Graffiti @jp87cents is where you will find him on Instagram.
BCC #17 MICA JENNINGS
May 08, 2017 06:44 - 2 hours - 205 MBMica Jennings is a local artist and graphic designer. She is constantly pushing out work while working full time as a designer and being a present and loving mother. Find her on Instagram @micasheaj Check out her art show on January 12th at Santa Rosa city hall next year. @renzo_butchart
BCC 16 JEREMY HANSEN
May 05, 2017 05:57 - 3 hours - 300 MBJeremy Hansen is a local participant in any thing fun and exciting. One of the most entertaining people I have ever met. He runs the swings at the Ren Fair....I got him out of the house and made him do this. Instagram @renzo_butchart
BCC #15 MAX BOWEN
May 02, 2017 07:20 - 2 hours - 221 MBMax Bowen is a cannabis production company owner here in Sonoma County. He has been in the industry since he was a teen ager. Being that he is a partner in a company that grows cannabis legally, he is very well versed into what he, the industry and our community here in California can expect from Prop 64 and measure A. I was surprised by his perspective and I think you all as listeners will be too. Max has a good head on his shoulders and is a homegrown, thoughtful business owner. He is a gr...
BCC #14 WALTER BLAIR TOM 2
May 01, 2017 23:51 - 3 hours - 310 MBWalter Blair Tom is a visual artist, surfer, skateboarder, activist, hockey player.... the list goes on. Check his work out on Instagram @gnarlytubes Find me @renzo_butchart on Instagram
BCC #13 ANDREA KENDALL
May 01, 2017 00:59 - 2 hours - 238 MBAndrea Kendall is a visual artist local to Sonoma county. She has a an opening at Spinster Sisters in Santa Rosa on June 6th to show her latest work. Find her on Instagram @andreakendallart and come out to see her work in June. Find me on Instagram @renzo_butchart Please Support and donate to www.familyhouseinc.org
BCC #12 NICHOLAS WOLCH
April 24, 2017 01:34 - 2 hours - 227 MBNicholas Wolch is a musician and ex bartender. He is a big time podcast fan and I credit him for introducing me to the medium. Nick Plays the drums and produces electronic music for his one man band project called Good Riddler. He let me know on this episode that we can expect an album soon, maybe some time this year. Find me on Instagram @renzo_butchart
BCC 11 MORGAN JAECKEL 2
April 18, 2017 07:23 - 2 hours - 191 MBMorgan Jaeckel is a good friend of mine who loves to talk macro economics, anarcho capitalism and anything finance. He is a smart, driven person who always makes room for jokes. This is Morgans second appearance on Brave Castle and he will be back for more. @renzo_butchart on instagram
BCC 10 SABEL ROSE
April 11, 2017 04:08 - 3 hours - 250 MBSabel Rose has been working in the cannabis industry for almost 20 years. She is a sweet modern pirate finding her way into legitimacy as our politicians start trying to find their way through "legalizing" cannabis. With the passing of prop 64 and then locally the passing of measure A, things are only getting stickier, forcing people like Sabel to wonder where they are being pushed to. Sabel is also an avid podcast listener, quilter, painter and jewelry maker. find her on Instagram @sabel.ro...
BCC 9 MARTIN GILBERTSON - 4317 10.31 PM
April 06, 2017 20:57 - 2 hours - 235 MBMartin Gilbertson is the technical stage director at Santa Rosa's 6th street play house. He is currently producing a brand new stand up comedy night once a month. This months comedy date is APRIL 26TH at 8pm and is $15 at the door. There will be a beer wine and cocktail bar and live music. Please come hang out and party with the BRAVE CASTLE CAST CREW!! Lets support this event and Martin in his new adventure in making Santa Rosa better. Martin studied sculpture at Sonoma State University ...
BCC #8 MATT MCKENZIE
April 03, 2017 06:09 - 3 hours - 271 MBMatt Mckenzie is an inspiring man. I look up to him like a big brother. He is a talented musician, song righter, athlete, martial artist and in my opinion, he and his wife Kate are the parents of the year. A little less then a year ago Matt's son was diagnosed with AT/RT cancer. Matts family went to war with a brain tumor and aggressive cancer and their story is extremely inspiring and resets me into properly aligned perspective. I am so incredibly honored that Matt would share his story wit...
BCC #7 BRYCE DOW-WILLIAMSON
April 02, 2017 03:44 - 1 hour - 148 MBI have known Bryce Dow-Williamson for a while now. I met him in the different events and spaces he has been involved in. He works With a number of organizations, a few of which are @somoconcerts and @chimeraartspace and Bryce is also deeply involved in Santa Rosa's Rail Road Square music Festival that is happening on June 11th. It is a great event and everyone should check it out! Follow all the links Bryce drops on the episode! support! This weeks #bravecastledrawingchallenge is ...
BCC 6 BRANDON MANNING
March 30, 2017 21:52 - 3 hours - 248 MBI met Brandon when he was a bar tender in Santa Rosa's local whisky bar named Jack and Tonys. I have an interest in Brandon's work because he builds cocktail menus and is constantly creating new drinks. He is now running the bar in Healdsburg's Vallette. I ate there recently and I got to enjoy Brandon's creativity. Brandon studied martial arts for a long time and is also a tattoo and art nerd. He and I always have something to talk about. Please check out Brandon's work at Vallette in Heal...
BCC #5 KLAUS RAPPENSPERGER
March 25, 2017 05:08 - 3 hours - 281 MBKlaus Rappensperger is an artist who owns and operates Schnitzkraft where he designs and fabricates products for homes and businesses. He is a builder, artisan, designer, illustrator, skateboarder, thinker, self publisher, father and big time podcast listener. Klaus and I have been talking about art together for a few years now and we always have great conversations. I always enjoy my time with Klaus, he will be a repeating guest. This podcast is being reposted due to an audio editing issue....
BCC #4 FRANCESCO CATANIA
February 25, 2017 09:22 - 2 hours - 245 MBI am joined on this episode by Francesco Catania who is a musician and visual artist. We discuss the creative process, electronic music versus playing normal instruments, art space, downloading theft of music and trickle down bad attitudes. This is a very positive episode about healthy mindsets and living to foster a life of artistic production. Cesco is a very motivated and talented person. From playing guitar to building large scale sculpture, Francesco is always working on something. chec...
BCC 3 JOHN BLACKWELL
February 21, 2017 02:48 - 2 hours - 173 MBJohn Blackwell is a long time photographer, mountain biker and all around adventurer. John chases good times outdoors endlessly. If he cant get out on his bike for a few days, he suffers. A man of motion but also deeply creative, John is always looking for subjects for his photography. When the muses don't show up he doesn't force inspiration. Instead, he takes to the road or mountain seeking another hill to conquer and descent to navigate. John is a motivated guy who I find is always switch...
Episode 2 WALTER BLAIR TOM Brave Castle Cast
February 15, 2017 09:30 - 2 hours - 225 MBI met Walter Blair Tom ( I know him as Blair) in high school. He was like a big brother to me, him being 2 years older. Most of our time together was spent art making and he was a fun wild dude to run around with. Always up before everybody else, Blair was getting after it at a young age. From hockey to surfing, to studying history to visual art and skate boarding, Blair was always rolling the rock up the hill. His level of energy has always inspired me. A wild renaissance man, good friend a...
EPISODE 1 MORGAN JAECKEL
February 14, 2017 09:26 - 3 hours - 261 MBMorgan Jaeckel is a long time friend of mine. I really enjoy speaking with Morgan because he see things very differently then I do. He is a very intelligent dude and I always learn something when I talk with him. I had Morgan on specifically because he built his own education and understanding of finance and Macro economics by chasing information down online. Morgan stands as a testament to the power of Youtube and self motivated research. I don't always agree with Morgan, and when I try and...