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Yo Colorado Founder – Brad Miller Ep52
December 09, 2018 03:02 - 1 hour - 35 MBIf you’ve visited Colorado in the last few years one thing you can’t miss people wearing clothes with the Colorado flag. A company known for it’s hats it starting to stand out in the space, it’s called Yo Colorado. Co-founder Brad Miller joined me to chat about how he went from graphic designer and screen printer … Continue reading Yo Colorado Founder – Brad Miller Ep52 →
Advertising & Fine Art Photographer – Randal Ford Ep51
September 23, 2018 13:49 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBRandal Ford talks about what the job of an advertising photographer really looks like in probably the best description I’ve heard. What it looked like 10 years ago when he did a job compared to what it looks like now. How he got into the fine art world by photographing some cows and happens when … Continue reading Advertising & Fine Art Photographer – Randal Ford Ep51 →
Blind Adventurer – Erik Weihenmayer Ep50
May 15, 2018 00:48 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBTo most of us going blind would be the ultimate tragedy of our lives. For Erik Wehenmayer though he somehow eventually turned it into a career move. He made a name for himself as the first blind person to summit Everest in 2001 and has gone on to turn adventures into his job. When not going … Continue reading Blind Adventurer – Erik Weihenmayer Ep50 →
Pro Climber – Hazel Findlay Ep49
March 03, 2018 19:25 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBHazel Findlay is known as someone who climbs some of the scariest rock climbing routes in the world. But how do you make a career out of doing that? She shares her path, what it’s like to make a living from climbing, how her career has shifted as she’s gotten older, her fascination with the mental … Continue reading Pro Climber – Hazel Findlay Ep49 →
Pro Climber – Tommy Caldwell Ep48
February 02, 2018 20:54 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBPro big wall climber Tommy Caldwell comes on the show to talk about the life as a pro climber. Tommy has gone from something of a climbing prodigy to dirt-bagger to viral celeb to climbing elder statesmen. We talk about his unique childhood as his father tried to build in his kids the same love … Continue reading Pro Climber – Tommy Caldwell Ep48 →
Pro Slackliner – Mickey Wilson Ep47
January 12, 2018 03:26 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBMickey Wilson has found a way to make a career out of balancing, bouncing and flipping on a slack-line. He’s used these skills to win competitions, put on shows, travel the world, save someone’s life and get on the Ellen Show. Surprisingly enough not too long ago it was a much better bet that Mickey … Continue reading Pro Slackliner – Mickey Wilson Ep47 →
Historian Podcaster – Scott Rank Ep46
November 13, 2017 16:25 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBWhat do you do when your job prospects look bleak? Create your own job of course. Scott Rank talks about how he has carved out a career as a historian by way of podcasting and e-books. Now host of the History Unplugged podcast Scott has taken a very unique road into making a career as a historian … Continue reading Historian Podcaster – Scott Rank Ep46 →
Author & Coach – Sarah Lavender Smith Ep45
November 06, 2017 22:02 - 1 hour - 30 MBSarah Lavender Smith is a bit of a renaissance woman and in this episode she talks about how that came about. We chat about her path away from her original journalism career plan and how she found herself a runner much to her own surprise. Then how running became a career of its own. Sarah and her husband … Continue reading Author & Coach – Sarah Lavender Smith Ep45 →
Photo Professor – Marc Ullom Ep44
November 03, 2017 21:26 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBOne of the things that I find most interesting is all the different ways you can make a career out of the same thing. As a professor of photography Marc Ullom and I in some ways do the same thing, take pictures, the reality though is what we do is nothing alike and that’s interesting. … Continue reading Photo Professor – Marc Ullom Ep44 →
Documentary Family Photographer – Kirsten Lewis Part2 Ep43
October 10, 2017 01:56 - 1 hour - 27.9 MBBack for a second hour with documentary family photographer Kirsten Lewis. I ask more about this whole Creative Live and education side of her business. She tells me more of what she has up her sleeve for the future…it may or may not include Jennifer Garner. We also talk a little about some of her … Continue reading Documentary Family Photographer – Kirsten Lewis Part2 Ep43 →
Documentary Family Photographer – Kirsten Lewis Ep42
October 06, 2017 03:21 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBOne of my favorite things is people with unique careers and Kirsten Lewis certainly has one of those. In fact she kind of helped create the genre of documentary family photographer. We talk about how she arrived at her niche, inspiration, teaching, balancing family life and so much more. If you’re in the Denver/Boulder area … Continue reading Documentary Family Photographer – Kirsten Lewis Ep42 →
Underwater cinematographer/photographer – Perrin James Ep 41
September 15, 2017 15:36 - 1 hour - 29.4 MBWhenever I see a Perrin James image or video I am always jealous. Which I think is a good sign for how good he is at what he does. He captures some of the most amazing underwater imagery I have ever seen and I was always left wondering how did he do that? Well I … Continue reading Underwater cinematographer/photographer – Perrin James Ep 41 →
Aerial Photographer – Tobias Hägg Ep40
August 17, 2017 21:52 - 1 hour - 33.8 MBAerial photography has for lack of a better pun really taken off in the last few years thanks to advances in drone technology. Around the same time Instagram grew in popularity and became one of the places to showcase aerial photo and video work. Instagram is how I found photographer Tobias Hägg of Sweeden. His aerial landscapes are … Continue reading Aerial Photographer – Tobias Hägg Ep40 →
Birth Photographer – Jessie Fultz Ep39
August 06, 2017 23:05 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBLife goes in some odd directions. I feel that way about my own career and looking at where my high school classmate of mine Jessie Fultz ended up I found myself both curious and mystified. How does someone end up as a birth photographer? Well Jessie found her passion in birth photography despite having never … Continue reading Birth Photographer – Jessie Fultz Ep39 →
Portrait & Celebrity Photographer – Art Streiber Ep 38
July 24, 2017 23:13 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBArt Streiber doesn’t want to be described as a celebrity photographer. He’d prefer portrait photographer or problem solver, maybe visual fixer. Really though Art is all those things. He is also a very open book about how he goes about solving those visual problems and making portraits of celebrities. And being open in the world … Continue reading Portrait & Celebrity Photographer – Art Streiber Ep 38 →
Instagrammer – Jess Dales pt2 Ep37
July 21, 2017 20:20 - 48 minutes - 22.2 MBMore with Jess Dales breaking down how she gets jobs from Instagram, who hires her and what they hire her to do. For anyone trying to make something more from social media or just wondering how others have done it these episodes with Jess are super insightful. Jess was really great to talk and is … Continue reading Instagrammer – Jess Dales pt2 Ep37 →
Instagrammer – Jess Dales part1 Ep36
July 18, 2017 04:47 - 1 hour - 31.1 MBJess Dales doesn’t call herself an Instagrammer, that is a lame name I gave her. She would say travel blogger or visual storyteller and those both would be very true and she is very good at both of those things. But the primary way that Jess gets her visuals and stories out into the world … Continue reading Instagrammer – Jess Dales part1 Ep36 →
Writer – Leslie Jamison Ep 35
July 11, 2017 18:00 - 1 hour - 38.3 MBLeslie Jamison is the author or the New York Times best seller the Empathy Exams. She is also someone who in her writing is willing to share about some of the most raw things that ever happened to her. In turn in her book people share the raw things that happened to them. I found … Continue reading Writer – Leslie Jamison Ep 35 →
Pro Runner – Tim Olson pt2 Ep34
June 23, 2017 01:09 - 1 hour - 84.2 MBTim is back for part two talking about the people chasing his record at Western States 100, looking at you Jim Walmsley! We also chat what it’s like to get pegged as the poster child for things like meditation and diet. I also talk smack about runners way better than me and tell Tim how I … Continue reading Pro Runner – Tim Olson pt2 Ep34 →
Pro Runner – Tim Olson pt1 Ep33
June 20, 2017 23:13 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBTim Olson is someone I had hoped to talk to for a while. He is one of the most well known ultra runners out there but he has a lot of things that make him unique. The unique things that some people see are his look with his long blond hair, his dietary habits have … Continue reading Pro Runner – Tim Olson pt1 Ep33 →
Travel & Adventure Blogger – Heather Balogh Rochfort pt2 Ep32
June 07, 2017 15:03 - 49 minutes - 56.9 MBHeather Balogh Rochfort the writer behind the Just A Colorado Gal blog and the new book Backpacking 101 is back for part two. Find out more about her best adventures, the good and bad about being a woman in the outdoor publishing world, my blabbing and more!
Travel & Adventure Blogger – Heather Balogh Rochfort pt1 Ep31
June 01, 2017 21:22 - 43 minutes - 49.3 MBTurning your travel, adventures, photography and writing into a career is something a lot of people wish they could do. Heather Balogh Rochfort is someone who is actually finding ways to do it. From blogging, to writing for magazines to now writing a book Backpacking 101 Heather has been finding paths to make her passion for travel … Continue reading Travel & Adventure Blogger – Heather Balogh Rochfort pt1 Ep31 →
Travel Writer – Fran Golden Ep30
May 24, 2017 01:08 - 1 hour - 74 MBSometimes you go on a journey to get a career you want and sometimes that career finds you. In a lot of ways travel writing found Fran Golden and it sure seems like she has been enjoying the journey. When the journey is getting paid to cruise around the world and write about it I … Continue reading Travel Writer – Fran Golden Ep30 →
Features Writer – Jane Marion Ep29
May 19, 2017 18:39 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBJane Marion has been writing features about celebrities, artists, chefs, restaurants and quirky Baltimore people for 30 years! First as an editor and writer at TV Guide magazine and more recently at Baltimore Magazine. When it comes to writing, working on features always struck me as the fun stuff. You get to meet interesting and … Continue reading Features Writer – Jane Marion Ep29 →
Author – Scott Carney part 2 Ep28
May 16, 2017 14:45 - 44 minutes - 51.4 MBScott Carney and I continue our conversation about what makes books sell, what motivates him to write, what question he is trying to answer with all of his writing, what he think of Wim Hof and his strategy for talking to hard subjects. There are lots of good insights into the world and career of … Continue reading Author – Scott Carney part 2 Ep28 →
Author – Scott Carney part 1 Ep27
May 13, 2017 01:30 - 56 minutes - 64.6 MBScott Carney is a writer who has investigate some strange and dangerous things. His books have explored the economy for human body parts, extreme meditation and what can go wrong and how learning techniques for coping with extreme cold can perhaps help your health. He is also very savvy about the business of writing. He shares … Continue reading Author – Scott Carney part 1 Ep27 →
Creative Writer – Duncan Sarkies Ep26
May 09, 2017 01:25 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBWhen it comes to creative writing Duncan Sarkies has nearly done it all. He is a novelist, playwright, tv and movie screenwriter, humorist, story writer, writing teacher and now writer of an epic absurdist musical humor podcast The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie’s Botanarium. Duncan hails from New Zealand and talks about how he started … Continue reading Creative Writer – Duncan Sarkies Ep26 →
Corporate Writer – Mara Whitten Ep25
April 29, 2017 00:57 - 53 minutes - 61.7 MBMara Whitten is a communications specialist for Land O’ Lakes, yes the butter company. Mara will let you know it’s so much more than butter though. Indeed Land O’ Lakes is a 13 billion dollar co-op that also owns things like the agra brand Winfield and the animal food brand Purina…except not the cat and … Continue reading Corporate Writer – Mara Whitten Ep25 →
Freelance Writer – Matt Hart part2 Ep24
April 26, 2017 02:28 - 1 hour - 86.5 MBRound two with freelance writer and journalist Matt Hart. We go down some rabbit holes about things like the book Born to Run, straddling the line of fiction, FKT shoutouts, short attention spans, long form vs writing for web, why I may or may not be a good interviewer and how I got rejected by … Continue reading Freelance Writer – Matt Hart part2 Ep24 →
Freelance Writer – Matt Hart part 1 Ep23
April 21, 2017 18:22 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBMatt Hart has lived a few different career lives. He’s worked in the tech world for companies like Microsoft, he’s been a professional athlete and coach and now he finds himself as a writer and journalist for places like the National Geographic, Outside Magazine, Men’s Journal and even CLIF Bar. If you ever read articles … Continue reading Freelance Writer – Matt Hart part 1 Ep23 →
Podcaster/TV Host – J.E. Skeets part 2 Ep22
April 17, 2017 17:53 - 47 minutes - 54 MBJ.E. Skeets the host of The Starters TV show on NBA TV is back! In part two Skeets explains what the day to day job looks like, we talk about what it’s like meeting and working with your childhood athletic heroes, needing to get away from the NBA at times and then play a few Starters … Continue reading Podcaster/TV Host – J.E. Skeets part 2 Ep22 →
Podcaster/TV Host – J.E. Skeets part 1 Ep21
April 14, 2017 17:25 - 51 minutes - 58.9 MBI think you can officially say J.E. Skeets an OG (look it up for those whiter than me) of podcasting. Skeets and I talk about trying to make a life and living from podcasting and what it’s like to finally get your dream job. He and friends from college started doing a podcast in 2006 about … Continue reading Podcaster/TV Host – J.E. Skeets part 1 Ep21 →
Brand Manager/Sponsor – Buzz Burrell Ep20
April 11, 2017 03:16 - 1 hour - 30.5 MBI look at the other side of pro running as I chat with the Ultimate Direction brand manager and sponsor Buzz Burrell. Buzz took over running the hydration company Ultimate Direction a few years back and one of the first things he did was sign on top ultra runners like Anton Krupicka, Scott Jurek and … Continue reading Brand Manager/Sponsor – Buzz Burrell Ep20 →
Pro Runner – Anna Frost part 2 Ep 19
April 04, 2017 04:14 - 47 minutes - 21.8 MBPro runner Anna Frost is back for part 2. We talk running, lessons learned, travel, Hardrock 100, nonsense and she threatens to hit me. The interview went really well! Frosty is a very impressive woman who has accomplished a ton in the running world but has also embraced the being a woman runner and role … Continue reading Pro Runner – Anna Frost part 2 Ep 19 →
Pro Runner – Anna Frost part 1 Ep18
March 31, 2017 03:48 - 45 minutes - 20.9 MBAnna Frost has made a career of doing some of the hardest athletic feats you can find and excelling at them. From vertical kilometer races, to adventure races to winning both the Hardrock 100 and The North Face 50…twice! She and a partner were also the first women to complete Nolans 14. Nolans 14 if … Continue reading Pro Runner – Anna Frost part 1 Ep18 →
Pioneer of Audio Books – Barbara Holdridge Ep17
March 28, 2017 01:25 - 1 hour - 29.8 MBIf you enjoy listening to spoken word audio you have Barbara Holdridge to thank for it. Together with her business partner, Marianne (Roney) Mantell, co-founded Caedmon Records in 1952. As an entirely women-owned company Caedmon stressed gender equality and focused on women’s writings. She was a pioneer in the genre of spoken word literary recordings, … Continue reading Pioneer of Audio Books – Barbara Holdridge Ep17 →
Pro Runner – Clare Gallagher Ep16
March 23, 2017 20:18 - 1 hour - 39.9 MBIn my third interview exploring the career of pro ultra running I was fortunate enough to talk to Clare Gallagher. She is new, she is excited, she is funny and she one fast runner. Clare is someone just starting her career as a runner, trying to figure out how to position herself, what’s important to … Continue reading Pro Runner – Clare Gallagher Ep16 →
Storytime – Ben Harland Ep15
March 21, 2017 02:31 - 47 minutes - 21.6 MBA new segment that we may have once in a while is Storytime! This one features a story I recorded a while back with one of my friends Ben Harland, but it’s one of my favorites. I call it his Christmas miracle. Ben might disagree, but what do I care. Anyway sit back and enjoy … Continue reading Storytime – Ben Harland Ep15 →
Pro Runner – Sage Canaday part 2 Ep14
March 16, 2017 22:44 - 2 hours - 76.6 MBSage is back! I tricked him into thinking the mic was off and we went down all the nerd running rabbit holes we could…including Run Rabbit Run, diet, shoes, sponsors, running at the front of the pack and too much of me rambling about myself and comparing myself to Sage. If any of that sounds … Continue reading Pro Runner – Sage Canaday part 2 Ep14 →
Pro Runner – Sage Canaday part 1 Ep13
March 13, 2017 21:15 - 1 hour - 34.3 MBSage Canaday is a hard man to keep up with. That is most true if you are running, especially in the mountains. It’s also true that trying to keep up with all the ways he is hustling to carve out a career in running is hard. He has sponsors, a YouTube channel with tips and … Continue reading Pro Runner – Sage Canaday part 1 Ep13 →
US Attorney – John Walsh Ep12
March 09, 2017 19:43 - 46 minutes - 21.3 MBTwo things I you come away thinking if you meet my guest John Walsh is “That guy is really smart and really nice.” John was the U.S. Attorney for Colorado from 2010-2016. The position is a presidential appointment and serves as the top federal prosecutor for the state of Colorado. Walsh stepped down before the 2016 … Continue reading US Attorney – John Walsh Ep12 →
Pro Athlete – Anton Krupicka part 2 Ep 11
March 06, 2017 19:07 - 52 minutes - 24.1 MBThe second part of my conversation with mountain athlete Anton Krupicka dives into what has ultra running grown into and where might it go and what has Anton grown into and where is he going? In the last five years due to a number of injury setbacks Anton has moved away from competing at top … Continue reading Pro Athlete – Anton Krupicka part 2 Ep 11 →
Pro Athlete – Anton Krupicka part 1 Ep 10
February 27, 2017 16:50 - 53 minutes - 24.5 MBOne of my friends described Anton Krupicka as one of the godfathers of pro ultra running. I think he is right. Anton was one of the first people to make a career out of the curious sport of running more than 26.2 miles, usually much longer, in his case often 100 mile races, usually on … Continue reading Pro Athlete – Anton Krupicka part 1 Ep 10 →
Talk Radio Host – Guillermo Moreno Ep9
February 21, 2017 07:16 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBThe Guillermo Moreno show is a conservative talk radio show in Fresno, California and it just happens to be hosted by someone I went to college with, Guillermo Moreno! Guillermo was kind enough to come on and share the story of how he went from Democrat to Republican, lawyer to talk radio show host and … Continue reading Talk Radio Host – Guillermo Moreno Ep9 →
Audio Director – Mark Lampert part 2 Ep8
February 14, 2017 07:15 - 57 minutes - 26.3 MBListener questions and creative process with Mark Lampert! In the second part of my interview with Mark we get to a bunch of listener questions and talk more about how he actually goes about creating the sounds for monsters and robots. Spoiler alert, cats may be involved! Mark work for Bethesda Game Studios on games like … Continue reading Audio Director – Mark Lampert part 2 Ep8 →
Audio Director – Mark Lampert part 1 – Ep7
February 14, 2017 07:12 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBMark Lampert joins the show to talk about his job as a video game audio director. Mark works for Bethesda Game Studios on such games as Fallout and The Elder Scrolls. He oversees everything from creating sound effects, voice over to working with the sound track composers. In this episode Mark tells how he got started in … Continue reading Audio Director – Mark Lampert part 1 – Ep7 →
Underwater Archaeologist – Dave Conlin Ep6
February 06, 2017 07:08 - 1 hour - 30.7 MBDave Conlin joins the Just Curious Show to talk about his career as an underwater archaeologist working for the National Parks Services as the head of the Submerged Research Center. Conlin talks about how it’s science and his two masters degrees and Ph’d that got him not just being a good SCUBA diver. Though you … Continue reading Underwater Archaeologist – Dave Conlin Ep6 →
Advocate/Attorney Rabia Chaudry Ep5
January 29, 2017 07:05 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBAdvocate, attorney, podcast host, social media voice, author, narrator, countering violent extremism expert, cat lady and all around interesting woman Rabia Chaudry is on the show. Most people were first introduced to Rabia by the podcast Serial as the woman who originally brought the case to Sarah Koenig who went on to turn the story … Continue reading Advocate/Attorney Rabia Chaudry Ep5 →
Singer and Musician – Paul Dempsey Ep4
January 22, 2017 07:03 - 1 hour - 30.1 MBThis episode features singer, song writer, musician and absolutely fantastic live singer Paul Dempsey. Paul is from Australia where he rose to prominence with the the rock band Something For Kate. In 2009 he released his first solo album titled Everything Is True. Since then he’s released an album of covers titled Shotgun Karaoke and then … Continue reading Singer and Musician – Paul Dempsey Ep4 →
Indie Band – Hey Rosetta Ep3
January 17, 2017 07:01 - 1 hour - 33.3 MBHey Rosetta is on the podcast. This was recorded at my kitchen table a few years ago which is always an amazing experience. If you don’t know them Hey Rosetta is a Canadian indie rock band fronted by Tim Baker on guitar and lead vocals but also incorporating violin, cello, brass, piano, drums, and bass. Their albums … Continue reading Indie Band – Hey Rosetta Ep3 →