Untold Santa Cruz

The nuts and bolts behind, the why‘s and how‘s of everyday heroes leaving positive legacies in Santa Cruz California.

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7. Irene Van Der Zande: Co-founder of kidpower advocate for safety and well being.

If you are a new listener to Untold Santa Cruz, I would love to hear from you, do you know someone with a story that simply ought to be told? Please email me and let me know who I should meet! Music for the Podcast was graciously created and offered by the talented Ketsa and was obtained at the Fee Music Archive . Please visit the artist's webpage for more info! In this episode of Untold Santa Cruz, Irene and I talk about the origins of the program and how the value of an evolving organization h...

Nov 12, 2021•52 min•Ep. 7

6. April Stearns: When You Are "Too Young" For Breast Cancer.

If you are a new listener to Untold Santa Cruz, I would love to hear from you, do you know someone with a story that simply ought to be told? Please email me and let me know who I should meet! In this episode of Untold Santa Cruz: Shelter In Peace April Stearns, creator of Wildfire magazine for young women with breast cancer ( Free Issue! ) and I talk about: The music for the podcast is generously provided by Ketsa the track is Multiverse Check It Out! 2:55 The birth of the name Wildfire 4:10 A ...

Jul 03, 2020•51 min•Ep. 6

5. Erika Leonard: On parenting and homeschooling through a crisis.

If you are a new listener to Untold Santa Cruz, I would love to hear from you, do you know someone with a story that simply ought to be told? Please email me and let me know who I should meet! Music for the Podcast was graciously created and offered by the talented Ketsa and was obtained at the Fee Music Archive . Please visit the artist's webpage for more info! In this episode of Untold Santa Cruz: Shelter In Peace Erika Leonard and I talk about: 2:45 Meeting and knowing your “actual" child. 7:...

May 18, 2020•1 hr 27 min•Ep. 5

4. Mitchell Kimbrough: In the Business of Helping

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Apr 10, 2020•39 min•Ep. 4

3. Micah Rodler: Memento Mori with Micah or When life goes off script, a timely perspective for all of us.

A bridge conversation to pre Covid-19 fears. A prescient perspective into the common thread of human existence, mortality. Micah Rodler is an inspiration to his family, friends and community. His love of life is infectious even in the face of his ALS diagnosis. You can get in touch with Micah Rodler and support his cause in bringing awareness and support to ALS and research at any of the links below. Micah Rodler on Facebook Micah Rodler on Instagram Rodler Family GoFund Me page Micah Rodler Rai...

Mar 28, 2020•46 min•Ep. 3

1. Andy Orsini:Fine Woodworker, The value of models, career capital, and work/life balance

In this episode of Untold Santa Cruz, I sit down with Andy Orsini fine woodworker, great dad, and master problem solver . We of course talk about the beautiful creations that he designs and builds. We also touch on many other subjects through the lens of craft, processes, changing careers, etc. I learned so much from his thought processes and hope you do too! His use of models to iterate before committing more resources to a project was inspiring, and I am using the concept to develop the podcas...

Mar 08, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 1

2. Clay Butler: A terrible plan for a wonderful career or Stay Busy – Be Useful – Live With Purpose

In this episode of Untold Santa Cruz, I sit down with Clay Butler , photographer , Dad blog author , comic strip writer and product designer . It's a fun and broad conversation with a unique human being that lives life to it’s fullest and shares freely, the wonder he finds along the way. We talk about his unorthodox approach to a portfolio career (Shoutot to Dave Nebenski and the Portfolio Career Podcast! ) built on skills that rose out of necessity and passion. We talk about the creative proces...

Mar 08, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Ep. 2

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