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Ep. 93: Bree Davies – Freelance Journalist, Denver Westword Columnist

Bree Davies cares about Denver. In fact, she cares about a lot of things, and you’d know that if you follow any of her social media accounts. Her Facebook is here. Her Instagram is here. And her Twitter (her favorite platform) is here. One of the most compelling aspects of Bree’s personality is her willingness…

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Ep. 92: Neil Truglio – Director, Writer, Creator, Founder of Modest Arts

Neil Truglio was the main reason I was at the Denver Film Festival at all. He served as the press contact for the entire festival, and, in an effort to expand the reach of the Fest and tell the stories of the participating filmmakers in a new way, reached out to Denver podcasts to participate….

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How I Gained Back 20 Lbs.

Remember how I wrote a whole series of blog posts touting How I Lost 40 Lbs? Well, in the interest of full transparency and keeping in the spirit of using the blogs to chronicle the never-ending process of losing weight and keeping it off, I’m here to share with you, somewhat disappointedly, that I’ve gained…

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Ep. 91: Kayvan Khalatbari – Founder of Sexpot Comedy, Entrepreneur

Kayvan Khalatbari is a Denver entrepreneur who’s founded (among others) Sexpot Comedy, Sexy Pizza, Denver Relief, Denver Relief Consulting, and Birdy Magazine. He also ran for Denver City Council in 2015. Needless to say, this gave us plenty to talk about on this week’s show. I was introduced to Kayvan Khalatbari by Jake Browne (from…

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Ep. 90: Shepard Nevel – President & CEO of LiveWell Colorado

Shepard Nevel is the President & CEO of LiveWell Colorado, a nonprofit that works to reduce obesity and improve health by increasing access to nutritious food and opportunities for physical activity throughout the state. On this week’s show, we discuss the work of LiveWell, and how when it comes to obesity, there’s a lot more…

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Ep. 89: Nathan Lund – Denver Comedy Champion and Fellow Wrestling Geek

Nathan Lund is a founding member of The Fine Gentleman’s Club, a commentator and comedian for Lucha Libre & Laughs, the reigning and defending Denver Comedy Champion, and, important for my purposes, a professional wrestling fan. Why? Because it’s WrestleMania week, baby! We are just a few scant days out from Sunday, April 2, and…

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Ep. 88: Jes Ward – Executive Director of cityWILD

Jes Ward is Executive Director of cityWILD, whose mission is to engage youth in experiential learning opportunities that boldly address issues of inequity in education, economic opportunity, and access to the outdoors. cityWILD motivates participants to reach their potential at school, at home and in their communities – and they succeed! On this week’s show, Jes…

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Vote for Jon of All Trades in the Westword’s Best of Denver Readers’ Choice Awards

Dear Jon of All Trades Listener, Well, holy shit! The Jon of All Trades Podcast is a finalist in the Westword’s Best of Denver 2016 Readers’ Choice Awards, and it’s because of you. Thank you to everyone who took a moment to nominate this show a couple of weeks ago when the nomination period opened….

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Ep. 87: Tim Wigley – President of the Western Energy Alliance

Tim Wigley is the President of the Western Energy Alliance, an oil and natural gas trade association focusing on federal legislative, regulatory, environmental, public lands and other policy issues. WEA represents the voice of the Western oil and natural gas industry in a variety of ways. On this week’s show, Tim shares with us his…

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Ep. 86: Taylor Gonda and Kevin O’Brien – Hosts of These Things Matter Podcast

Taylor Gonda and Kevin O’Brien are the hosts and co-creators of the These Things Matter Podcast, which has been melting people’s faces in the Denver podcast scene and beyond for nearly four years now. Full disclosure, I was a guest on their show last June and talked about The Karate Kid. I have an intense…

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