Raconteur Denver

TOPIC: Tales from the Tour DATE: July 11, 2017 LOCATION: Infinite Monkey Theorem As a member of Denver band Flobots, Stephen had been on many tours but only one has touched his soul. He shared that story with us. About Stephen Stephen Brackett was born and raised in Denver, Colorado where he regularly interfaces between the music/arts, grassroots movements, and education sectors. As a member of Flobots, he is also a co-founder of the NOENEMIES project, which works within communities to explore the power of protest music, and Youth On Record, a Denver organization that today hosts a state-of-the-art Youth Media Studio and serves at-risk youths with music programs, for-credit classes, and more. Stephen finds bliss in tricksterism, giant toppling, spitting hot fire and clawhammer banjo. He is constantly provoked by Ephesians 6:12. This event was sponsored by Denver Bicycle Cafe, Carbon Beverage Cafe, KGNU and Pete Bellande The music for this podcast was created by Stephen Brackett. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com t

TOPIC: Tales from the Tour DATE: July 11, 2017 LOCATION: Infinite Monkey Theorem Audience members step up to the stage to share their tales from the tour! Jacob toured with a death metal band and learned a lot about what NOT to do on tour. Adam was signed up by his friends and bravely stepped up to share a story about a time on tour as a National Park manager. -- This event was sponsored by Denver Bicycle Cafe, Carbon Beverage Cafe, KGNU and Pete Bellande The music for this podcast was created by Stephen Brackett. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and David Rynhart. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

TOPIC: Tales from the Tour DATE: July 11, 2017 LOCATION: Infinite Monkey Theorem Michael Catlin was on location for a movie - what he thought of as his breakout role! The movie was nearing completion when he and a fellow actor decided they wanted to trade money in the black market money exchange, and that's when things really got interesting. About Michael Before moving to Denver three years ago, Michael spent 30+ years in Los Angeles, working in front of and behind the camera; as well as in the executive suites of the studios and production companies as a story analyst. He has coached writers and worked with directors preparing their screenplays for production, and currently is a member of the faculty at the Lighthouse Writers Workshops in Denver, where he focuses his teaching on "story development" and screenwriting. His company Genius Media is based in Denver and develops content across platforms and genres, with three projects under active development, including an independent feature; I Remembe

TOPIC: Tales from the Tour DATE: July 11, 2017 LOCATION: Infinite Monkey Theorem Kevin Larkin shares a tale from a tour that almost went wrong when his band van got a flat in the middle of nowhere, miles from their gig. Throw in a few fun road games, a little musical interlude and an unexpected twist, and you could almost imagine you were part of the band yourself. About Kevin Kevin is a self taught multi-instrumentalist, producer, songwriter and a lifelong explorer of sound and words. He spent most his 20's touring the the Deep South with a reckless string band and absorbed many of the American folk traditions born there. He is a founding member of Chimney Choir and also records music under the name Pineross. Most of his studies are now spent in the realm of electronics and sampling where he believes the possibilities of music are more endless than ever. When not performing or teaching, you can usually find Kevin in a hammock somewhere off of 285 searching for Yetis. -- This event was sponsored by Denver

TOPIC: Spectacular Failures DATE: May 9, 2017 LOCATION: The Lobby Audience members step up to the stage to share their stories of SPECTACULAR FAILURES. Matt faced his very mortality when he didn't make it home in time to prevent disaster. Brendan failed miserably and all he got was a shitty t-shirt. Gardenia followed her dreams to New York, and ended up homeless. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Rare Tempo, Margaret Murphy and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast was created by Tom Hagerman. More of his music can be found at tomhagerman.com -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and David Rynhart. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

TOPIC: Spectacular Failures DATE: May 9, 2017 LOCATION: The Lobby Jess Robblee wants to do a good deed, and were the topic anything other than "spectacular failures" we're sure it would have gone off without a hitch... About Jess Jessica Robblee is a co-writer, co-director, and performer for Buntport Theater for All Ages. She has performed in Drowning Girls (Arvada Center Black Box); All the Way, Lord of the Butterflies, Drag Machine (Denver Center for the Performing Arts); After the Revolution, Homebody Kabul, Rabbit Hole (Curious Theatre); Dust (Wonderbound-Curious Theatre); This (Boulder Ensemble Theatre); Gidion's Knot (Sis Tryst Productions); 5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche (Square Product Theatre); Siren Song, Duck Duck Dupe, Trunks: a live comic book, Yesterado, Unbeweaveable, Eating Words (Buntport Theater for All Ages), and The Odyssey: A Walking Tour (Buntport Theater). This summer she will be in Sex with Strangers at Theatre Aspen and The Tempest with No Holds Bard. -- This event was sponsored

TOPIC: Spectacular Failures DATE: May 9, 2017 LOCATION: The Lobby From Western Australia to South Korea, Erica Prather shares tales of failures across the globe. About Erica Erica Prather is a freelance-writer, aspiring-curmudgeon, film-maker, rage-cooker, desert rat. She has worked various positions in conservation and science education in Australia, South Korea, Iceland and Alaska. She originally hails from Wichita, Kansas. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Rare Tempo, Margaret Murphy and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast was created by Tom Hagerman. More of his music can be found at tomhagerman.com -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and David Rynhart. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

TOPIC: Spectacular Failures DATE: May 9, 2017 LOCATION: The Lobby Gifty Amponsem shares the tale of her 27th birthday and how a wilderness adventure gone wrong caused her to re-evaluate most of her life choices. About Gifty Just as a gift is unexpected, but can bring joy and delight, the same can be said about Gifty. Gifty was born in raised outside of Washington D.C and is a city girl at heart. She spent a year of undergrad in Paris, and completed her studies at New York University with a psychology degree. She has had many jobs, her favorite being a middle school science teacher. Now She works at Denver Health and is working on prerequisites for pharmacy school. Most of Gifty's free time is spent doing aerial with the best people around especially with the acclaimed founder of Raconteur Denver. All of the time you can catch Gifty laughing, or scaring people with her sneeze. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Rare Tempo, Margaret Murphy and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast

TOPIC: Nicknames DATE: March 7, 2017 LOCATION: Spangalang Brewery Wonderbound Producing Director and former Professional Ballet Dancer, Dawn Fay shares tales of nicknames she has had throughout her life from a very young child cheating at Monopoly to her professional career, she's had quite the plethora of monikers thrown her way. About Dawn A native of Memphis, Tennessee, Dawn Fay is Producing Director of Wonderbound. She received her professional dance training at North Carolina School of the Arts, began her career at Ballet Oklahoma and went on to dance with Miami City Ballet, Royal Ballet of Flanders and Ballet Memphis. In 2005, Dawn became a founding member of Trey McIntyre Project, dancing at festivals around the country including The Vail International Dance Festival and Jacob’s Pillow. As Producing Director at Wonderbound, Dawn works closely with Artistic Director Garrett Ammon on the development and creation of his new works and facilitates the collaborations with Wonderbound’s plethora of multi-genr

TOPIC: Nicknames DATE: March 7, 2017 LOCATION: Spangalang Brewery Impromptu Raconteurs share tales of nicknames. Pete has a squirrel situation. As he takes care of that he questions whether wild animals have nicknames. Gifty has a unique name, a name that is constantly either forgotten, approximated or assumed to be a nickname. How could something like this even happen? She tells us the tale of her birth. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and David Rynhart. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

TOPIC: Nicknames DATE: March 7, 2017 LOCATION: Spangalang Brewery Denver Comedian Nathan Lund shares tales of nicknames from the ones we choose ourselves, to the ones we give to loved ones and expounds on how a nickname once caused an all out Battle Royale. About Nathan Nathan Lund is a Denver comedian who has travelled all over the country and is a favorite at Denver’s Comedy Works. Nathan was featured on the TV show "Flophouse" on the Viceland network and the BBC2 show "Horizon". He was a part of Funny or Die's Oddball Comedy Fest, Crom Comedy Festival, Savage Henry Fest, and the High Plains Comedy Festival. His weekly showcase Too Much Fun! has been lauded by the Denver Post. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Carbon Beverage Cafe, Outspoke and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast was created by Adam Baumeister. More of his music can be found at https://meeprecords1.bandcamp.com/music -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and m

TOPIC: Nicknames DATE: March 7, 2017 LOCATION: Spangalang Brewery Gwen Lassen shares an embarrassing fact about herself - she can't remember your name! But she'll create one heck of a nickname for you. About Gwen Gwen Lassen is obsessed with tiny things, growing things, and wondering about things. Her Mom tried to remind her that it was rude to stare at people while she was growing up but she's politely declined to follow that guidance. She likes to watch people and make up stories about them in her head, probably like she's doing to you right now. She doesn't do anything of importance in the circles you run in, unless you also eat seitan wings and drink beer, which then means that she's your hero between the hours of 2pm and 6pm on most weekdays. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Carbon Beverage Cafe, Outspoke and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast was created by Adam Baumeister. More of his music can be found at https://meeprecords1.bandcamp.com/music -- Visit raconteurdenv

TOPIC: Arrested DATE: January 10, 2017 LOCATION: Ubi Sub Ubi Room David Rynhart shares a tale of his musical travels in a van that ran on vegetable-oil and the night that the search for fuel caused everything to go awry. About David David’s musical journey began with teenage basement albums and wound through classical piano studies, jazz studies, traditional Irish music, life as a street musician, Gypsy Swing in Galway, The Prague Fringe Festival, extensive touring in Europe and in a bio-diesel van in the US, and creative children’s theater. He is inspired by interdisciplinary collaboration, which has been a principal focus in his work as a pianist, guitarist, vocalist, arranger and composer in Chimney Choir. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Carbon Beverage Cafe and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast was created by Kevin Larkin. More of his music can be found at soundcloud.com/aamateuraastronomy -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Rac

TOPIC: Arrested DATE: January 10, 2017 LOCATION: The Ubi Sub Ubi Room Impromptu Raconteurs share tales of arrest. A motorcycle crash brings Andy's past back to haunt him. Adam discovers that $1,000 can mean all the difference between imprisonment and freedom. Laura meets her comedic hero. Kayanne is arrested by her own inability to accept herself. Dan has an unfortunate encounter with the law. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and David Rynhart. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

TOPIC: Arrested DATE: January 10, 2017 LOCATION: Ubi Sub Ubi Room Brenton Weyi shares a tale of an evening of "turning up" with Jon Kesselman, self discovery and love long gone. About Brenton Brenton Weyi explores the human experience through the power of words and performance. He is a lecturer, essayist, award-winning poet, and polymath. He has traveled to over 55 countries engaging communities in the beauty and potency of their untold stories. He has been featured in The LA Times, Huffington Post, and many other sources. -- This event was sponsored by Pete Bellande, Carbon Beverage Cafe and Colorado Creative Industries. The music for this podcast was created by Kevin Larkin. More of his music can be found at soundcloud.com/aamateuraastronomy -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and David Rynhart. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show c

TOPIC: Arrested DATE: January 10, 2017 LOCATION: Ubi Sub Ubi Room LaShunta Pike shares the story of her time in law school when she felt arrested when speaking about race and diversity within communities of color and how she broke through that and found ways to create a dialogue with people from all communities. About LaShunta LaShunta Pike is Founder of Telling Kindred, a diversity and inclusion consulting company specializing in culturally inclusive and socially responsible brand management and content development. She believes that we all share in the responsibility to create the culturally diverse and socially inclusive communities we long for. Her passion is helping entrepreneurs, creatives and storytellers channel their unique talents and skills to become a part of sustainable progress. When she's not working on Telling Kindred, she can be found in the mountains with her husband, antique shopping at estate sales, or singing YouTube karaoke at the top of her lungs when no one is listening. -- This event

TOPIC: First Denver Anything DATE: November 3, 2016 LOCATION: Leon Gallery Morgan Hartley shares a tale about his ongoing battle with his nemesis: Longs Peak About Morgan Morgan Hartley is a serial joker, climber, and poor decision maker who decided to stop wandering two years back and came to Denver. He is best known for riding his bike from Paris to Shanghai, trying to hit on Martha Stewart at a Christmas party in New York, and that one time in high school he drank a coconut through his nose. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and Michael Edwards. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

TOPIC: First Denver Anything DATE: November 3, 2016 LOCATION: Leon Gallery From "quit-firing" to long standing dulcimer debts to a pink heart-shaped bass. You never know what you'll get when audience members step up to the stage. These are the stories of our Impromptu Raconteurs at the "First Denver Anything" Raconteur event on November 3. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and Michael Edwards. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!

Kirsten Lewis on the topic of First Denver Anything, from a Raconteur event recorded at Leon Gallery on November 3rd. About Kirsten As a working family photojournalist, keynote speaker and well respected educator in the photography industry, the majority of Kirsten’s time is spent traveling throughout the US and worldwide for work, so any time spent at home in Colorado is precious and savored. She has appeared on Creative Live, Craftsy, in the Huffington Post and passed out on various couches during much of her 20s. In her spare time Kirsten can be found accosting her 6 month old daughter with kisses, retrieving the ball she’s thrown for her dog Mingus and kicking her husband’s ass in Scrabble. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and Michael Edwards. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on i

Michael Henry on the topic of First Adulting, from a Raconteur event recorded at The Preservery on September 14th. About Mike Michael Henry is a poet, memoirist, clumsy guitarist, avid mountain biker, and father of two tall daughters. He lives in Thornton, Colorado, and grew up in Buffalo, New York. Over the years he’s worked as a water meter reader, pizza delivery guy, dishwasher, and painter’s helper. He currently serves as Executive Director of Lighthouse Writers Workshop, the largest literary arts center in the Rocky Mountain west. -- Visit raconteurdenver.com to see upcoming events, speaker bios, and more! Raconteur Denver is hosted by Amber Blais and Michael Edwards. This show will always be distributed freely, but we thrive on the generous donations of our fans. If you enjoy the show check out the Raconteur Patreon! Rate Raconteur Denver on iTunes!