Jon of All Trades

Ep. 24: Liz Wolfson – Founder of Girls Athletic Leadership Schools

Liz Wolfson is the founder of the Girls Athletic Leadership Schools (GALS). She built this school based on the brain science of movement, and how it boosts cognitive achievement. One of Liz’s abiding philosophies is that if you have a body, you’re an athlete. So how do we empower the next generation of female leaders…

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Robin

At my old website, we used to run Ghoul Pool contests. It’s an easy way to pander for audience participation, and I didn’t think anything of it until one year I found myself editing the entries. Suddenly and unexpectedly I got really bummed out as I culled through people’s submissions and I thought about how…

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This Week’s Episode (8.11.14): Liz Wolfson

This week’s guest is Liz Wolfson, founder of the Girls Athletic Leadership School of Denver (GALS). GALS envisions a world where all young women, regardless of their background, are given access to a personalized and holistic education that provides them the opportunity to access the skills, knowledge, and self-determination to succeed in college and to…

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Wipes, Dude

So a couple of weeks ago I was minding my own business watching the latest UFC of Fox card. Dennis Burmudez choked out Clay Guida, Anthony Johnson pounded the holy living dogshit out of Little Nog, and Robbie Lawler outlasted Matt Brown in the main event. Fun night of fights, and a nice way to…

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Ep. 23: Kristin Nolan – Denver Producer, 48 Hour Film Project

Kristin Nolan is the Denver Producer for the 48 Hour Film Project. What is the 48 Hour Film Project? Teams compete to write, shoot, edit, and score an entire film in 48 hours. The twist? Each team randomly draws a genre out of a hat, and each team has to use three common elements in…

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Forty-eight

This week’s episode of the podcast is all about the 48 Hour Film Project. I’ve only been a participant once, the experience of which I covered extensively here, but since I first learned of it, I’ve been a huge fan. Having to write, shoot, edit, and score a short film in two days is where…

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This Week’s Episode (8.4.14): Kristin Nolan

Let’s talk film with this week’s guest is Kristin Nolan! She is the Denver Producer of the 48 Hour Film Project, in addition to a ton of other projects working with film, music, art, and more. If you’ve had fun in Denver in the last decade, you’ve probably been to an event Kristin’s been involved…

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