Velocity With Ryan Estes

December 19, 2023 - This week we’re gearing up for the holiday season with our recommendations for the best holiday events, concerts, and parties from Tom’s own DJ set coming up at Beacon to how we’re greeting the new year. We’re also sharing an update on our What Gives holiday initiative, our takeaways, and the great experiences we’ve had showing our city some love.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   the "what the fuck is poetry?" poetry workshop @ The Karma House - Lakewood   Denver Art Society - Santa Fe Drive   Emerging Film Maker’s Project @ Bug Theatre - Sunnyside   Clozee at Mission   New Years Masquerade Ball - Celebrity Confetti Events Place on E Hampden   Todo (Tom) at Beacon - RiNo        N

December 12, 2023 - In today’s episode, we share our top podcast recommendations – spoiler alert, they’re almost all music oriented. From industry shop to talk to worshiping Rick Rubin, we’ve got something for every kind of audiophile. Troy and Tom confess that they don’t read, so Ryan and Olivia share the top book they’d like to recommend.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home. We   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods:   Cumbia Night @ Lion’s Lair - E Colfax   Color Red Presents Funk and Soul Vinyl Night @ Revival Denver Public House - Cap Hill   CHFA: First-Time Home Buyer Education - Your Municipal Govt.   Troyboi @ Mission Ballroom - RiNo   Spookadelia Immersive Arts Experience - Colfax   Mile High Spirits all you can drink silent disco - Cent

December 5, 2023 - Today we’re digging into Denver’s best comfort food. That treat that tastes like home? That meal that sends you into an instant happy nap? That’s the stuff we’re bringing to the table from chicken sammies to pozole, elaborate diner orders, and cajun breakfasts.      We’re also talking about the anarchists that brought us the Santa pub crawl, holiday fables, Olivia’s first isolation tank float, and the musician that ripped off our boy Troy’s song in the SoundCloud days. As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.     Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   Women’s Caucus for Art: Taking Up Space Exhibit @ Curtis Center for the Arts - Greenwood Village   The Miracle at Tepeyec @ Su Teatro Cultural & Performing Arts Center - Santa Fe

November 28, 2023 - Today is Ryan’s birthday! In honor of our friend turning 46, we’re doing exactly what a group of four people who know nothing about astrology should do – a feature that is loosely astrology related. We’re naming famous sagittariuses, answering archer trivia, dropping facts about the constellation, and pondering whether Troy and Ryan will ever overcome their starry astrological differences.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods:   Camp Christmas @ Stanley Market - N. Park Hill   Sondheim on Sondheim @ JCC Mizel Arts & Culture Center - Glendale   Lighthouse Writers Workshop - Ongoing Classes - Clayton   Cherry Creek Holiday Market @ Fillmore Plaza - Cherry Creek   Denver Tech Career Fair -

November 20, 2023 - This week we’re warming up for Thanksgiving by talking about the dishes we love, the traditions we want to rewrite, and the misunderstood star of a table – the modern cranberry sauce.    We’re also dropping in Ryan’s interview with Tori Schumacer. Tori is the owner of Hazel, the S. Pearl community art bar bringing together the neighborhood, great drinks, bites, and coloring books.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   Ryan’s Cranberry Sauce Ingredients: 1 bag Ocean Spray cranberries 1 lb of strawberries 1 “lil’ scoop” unsweetened cocoa powder 1 “lil’ scoop” powdered cinnamon 1 dash chili powder Marshmallows (optional) 1 FANCY dish (no, not a bowl)   Ryan’s Cranberry Sauce Method: Boil cranberries until skin breaks. Drain and combine with strawberries. Blend until smooth with cocoa powder and spices. Serve in your fancy dish. Optional: top with a layer of marshmal

November 14, 2023 - This week we’re talking Denver history. We discuss Tom’s brother’s bar??? As well as some weekend highlights and an exclusive sneak peak of a new DNB track.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.    Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   Disco Lines @ Mission Ballroom - RiNo neighborhood of Denver, Colorado   Ableton Live Workshop @ Sound Barrier Music Academy   Colorado Parks & Wildlife   Marc Maron @ Comedy Works South - Greenwood Village   KOAN Sound Presents @ Ogden Theatre - Colfax    Denver Broncos Vs. Minnesota Vikings @ Mile High Stadium       The Denver History:   Little Raven   My Brother’s Bar        The Highlights:   Kennedy Golf Course       Our Sponsor:   Samana Float Center     Music produced by Troy Higgi

November 7, 2023 - This week we’re getting ready for winter sports in Denver and wishing for a Super El Niño. We’re hashing out our favorite mountains, cherished sledding hills, and considering snowboard retirement as ice fishers.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.    Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   Brad Williams @ Comedy Works Downtown - 16th St. Mall   Ralph Barbosa Comedy Special - Netflix   "Culture Cloth" Exhibit Tour & Curator Discussion @ McNichols Civic Center- W. Colfax   Pussy Riot Days @ The Gothic - Englewood   St. Paul and the Broken Bones @ Ellie Caulkins Opera House - Colfax   I-70 Things Winter Season Kickoff Party @ Orchid Denver - Central Bus. District   Woodward Copper Barn - Frisco   Red Rocks Schedule       Th

October 31, 2023 - This halloween, we’re launching our holiday campaign to fight food insecurity in Denver and we’re inviting you to join us! Listen in to learn about a handful of local organizations you can volunteer at to lend a hand in making sure our community is fed this holiday season.   We, along with our friends at Kitcaster, have committed to donating 100 volunteer hours to food security related causes in Denver before the new year. We’re spreading those hours across different organizations so that we can gain a dynamic understanding of the food-related challenges our community faces and their potential solutions. We invite you to join us!   Besides our feature, this week we’re mourning Troy’s Pinocchio costume’s contest loss to a gory Cruella DeVille and Tom’s loss of the New Jersey state high school improv competition to… a judge who was bad at counting. We’re also pondering – how many folks does it take to make a chart topping song?   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events,

October 24, 2023 - This week, in the honor of next week being Halloween / Dia de los Muertos, we’re sharing our nightmares. From the classic “no pants” trope, to tests, labyrinths, and an Arnold Schwarzenegger cameo, we’re opening up on the shared wonder of humanity that is dreams… but only the bad ones.   Besides still being stuck on any event that involves a goat, we’re making the most of spooky season’s final week, thinking about scary (and not-so-scary) films, and more. As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods:   Goatflix and Chill   Denver Halloween Bar Crawl   Untitled Artist Takeover @ The DAM- Cap Hill   Ramayana @ The Bluebird - Colfax   Alebrijes Workshop @ Anythink York Street - Thornton   Red Rocks Sched

October 17, 2023 - This week, we’re talking about fall fashion: our go to local spots, the brands we love, and the Denver archetypes that our fashion falls into – whether we like it or not.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home. We’re washing it down with the art of breathing and screaming, Nest’s eggy mess, and, for the first time ever, a Halloween pop-up that left a lot to be desired.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   Collage/Art Journaling @ Harvard Gulch Rec Center - S. Denver   Message in the Madness - Cap Hill   Scream Church: Active Breathwork @ Collaboratory Complex - South Den   Elitch Gardens Fright Fest   Mile High Grilled Cheese and Mac Festival - Tivoli Square   18th Annual First Bite - Boulder   Pearl Street Comedy Show -

October 10, 2023 -   This week, we’re featuring our favorite ways to stay fit in Denver including HIIT classes, gyms, martial arts, indoor cycling, and more. Along the way, we’re pondering nude beach culture – why is there always a creepy guy?   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we’re proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   Jackelope Art Fair @ Olde Town Square - Arvada   Denver Film Festival - Denver Wide   "0% Juice,”  Sam Smith @ Core Art Space - Lakewood   The Grow Op - Skate & Smoke @ Lumenati Productions - North Park Hill   LIGHTCODE by LSDREAM - Red Rocks - Oct 12 @ 10:30am   Spiders Around the World @ Butterfly Pavillion - Westminster   Red Rocks Schedule   Miller Farms Pumpkin Patch - Platteville   Reptile Expo - Denver Airport Conventio

October 5, 2023 -    Tom and Olivia venture out and take a tour of Denver Community Media facility downtown.    Owned and operated by the city of Denver, Denver Community Media is an inclusive project that keeps multimedia content creation in the hands of the community, and aims to modernize its public access model. It is an affordable multimedia one-stop-shop with access to media training, tools, and a platform in a centrally located, collaborative space.   Listen in as we sit with Ivana Corsale and Austin Andrews from the DCM team to hear all about the amazing resources and programs they're bringing to content driven Denverites! The Goods:   https://www.denvercommunitymedia.org/Home   First Friday Films at DCM - Friday, October 6th - Submit your film!!   Rocky Mountain AVXPO - Wednesday, October 18th   DCM Howloween Spooktacular - Saturday, October 28th   Music produced by Troy Higgins

October 3, 2023 This week we’re featuring Denver’s best sushi. We’re diving into favorite spots of every kind from high-end swank to locally owned hole in the wall types, family style options, and the best all you can eats for a night out with da’ boys.   As always, we’re throwing out the music, cultural events, and art openings we can’t wait for, trading Denver lore, and digging up Denver’s hidden gems (plus a little spooky season flair to kick off October.)   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods: From Prison Walls to Gallery Halls @ The People’s Building - E. Colfax The Revolutionists @ The People’s Building - E. Colfax Banned Books Week @ Your local book store or public library - October 1-7th American Library Association Banned Books Week 9th Annual Harvest Festival @ Barr Lake  Denver Walls - Denver Wide Butterfly Pavilion's Spiders Around the World - Westminster

September 26th, 2023 - This week we’re featuring four local heroes that are serving our community - one historic, one through movement, one through uplifting marginalized youth, and one especially mysterious one through Winyl (music and vinyl) in the park! We’re stoked to give these leaders their flowers and explore the ways that they make a difference.   As always, we’re sharing our favorite upcoming events in Denver. Today’s episode has an extra dose of art openings, fringe music events, and places you either should or definitely can’t take a baby.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.     The Goods:   Hootenany @ Audubon Nature Center Chatfield - Littleton   Reptile Expo @ Denver Airport Convention Center - Near the Airport   Ken Walker Sextet @ Dazzle - Downtown   BabyMetal @ The Fillmore - Colfax   Steve Simeone  @ Comedy Works South - Greenwood Village   History in the Headline

September 19, 2023 -   It’s Hispanic Heritage month and to know Denver is to know how foundational Hispanic cultures are to the Mile High City. We’re sharing our favorite people, places, and events to celebrate the occasion and, hopefully, inspire curiosity. As always, we’re also dishing the upcoming events we’re looking forward to and the local eats we can’t get enough of.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods:   Volunteer @ The Presentation of Our Lady Mobile Food Market - Lakewood   Art In The Flesh Art Pop-Up @ The Banshee House - RiNo   Grounds for Dismissal - Denver Highlands   Denver Oktoberfest Weekend 1 - Ballpark District   Silent Disco @ Mile High Spirits - Near Coors Field   Red Rocks Schedule   Chali Tuna & Cut Chemist @ Levitt Pavillion - Ruby Hill   High Plains Comedy Festival - Various, Downtown Denver   Great American Beer Fest - Colorado Convention C

September 12, 2023 - What’s good Denver? As we’re sure you know, us Denverites know our way around a brewery and we’ve got delicious local suds in spades. This week, by complete accident, we’ve brought lots of local brews to the table as well as some great beer-centric events coming up. We’re also digging into the storied Mile High Flea Market, a quiet paddleboarding spot, and as always, local tunes.   This week’s feature: Colorado films. We’re sharing films that are about Colorado, were filmed in Colorado, or have a connection to Colorado. We’ve got a classic, an indie horror, the story of a Colorado hero, and something… dumber.    Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods: Michelada Fest @ Mile High Flea Market - Henderson, CO Colorado Korean Culture Festival @ Tivoli Quad - Auraria BeetleJuice @ The Buell - Central Bus. District Slave To The Death Match Weekend - Five Point

What’s Good Denver? We’ve got a very solid week of music coming up in the Denver Metro from EDM to meta garage, and back-to-back Brandi. We’re also looking forward to bites from  this year’s Best of Denver winners, plant based art, and aaaaall of the self care. This week’s feature: The NFL season preview & a snack sized look at the world pinball champ. Our team shares their controversial favorites and we dial in our locally famous junior sportscaster, Azzo Estes, to give us the lowdown as the season kicks off. You can join the What's Good Denver Pick'Em League linked below.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods:   Ron Gallo @ Globe Hall - Globeville   Westward Feast @ McNichols Civic Center - W. Colfax   Pop-Up Art Collective @ Left Hand Brewing - RiNo   Lane 8 @ Civic Center Park - Cap Hill   WWE Smackdown - Ball Arena   Red Rocks Schedule   Plantopia @ Spectra Art

What’s Good Denver? This week we’re stoked to be back in the studio and heading into a packed Labor Day weekend. We’re looking forward to an acupuncture sound bath, Wu-Tang Wednesday, goat yoga, and more. We may even figure out how to pronounce the word, “lumpia.”   This week’s feature: fashion. Troy gives the 411 on fast fashion and we share our favorite local spots for great, sustainable threads. Bonus: we dig into Denver’s famous pearl snappin’ western wear history.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   The Goods:   Willy/Nicky Drag Show @ Buntport Theater - Lincoln Park   Wu-Tang Wednesdays @ Honor Farm - Near Union Station   First Friday Art Walk - Santa Fe & RiNo Art Districts   Goat Yoga - Belmar Plaza, Lakewood   Red Rocks Schedule   Community Acupuncture and Sound Bath @ Inca Street Collective - Baker   Friday Night Bazaar - RiNo     The Drip (Sorry, Not Sorry):   Cl

The crew is coming to you live from the Podcast Movement Conference!! Listen in for a quick update and a special green chili tutorial from 5 time self proclaimed CO green chili champion - Ryan. Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com. The Goods: Chili Verde Season is here! @ Olde Glory Fireworks - 55th and Federal Music produced by Troy Higgins.

August 15, 2023 - Back to school time is making us think about new sneakers and catching classic end-of-summer events. We’ve got bao and beer boogies, film happenings, a 21+ amusement park party, and a passive aggressive stand-off with Natural Grocers. The cherry on top is the 411 on Denver’s best listening room. This week’s feature: taco spots. We’re a city that’s uniquely blessed with authentic Mexican food so we could never call just one “the best” but we’re shouting out a few favs that we can’t stop thinking about.    Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what’s good at tom@kitcaster.com.   Maui Support: Maui Strong Fund Help Maui Rise: Directly Aid ʻOhana Displaced by Fires Red Cross   The Goods: Metropolis w/ Live Orchestra @ The Mayan - Thurs 8/17, 7pm - S. Broadway Los Fantasmas Art Collective’s Invitational Exhibit @ The Hideout - Sat 8/19, 6pm - Univ. Park Denver Film’s Summer Scream @ Lakeside Amusement Park -