We Are Chaffee Podcast

The We Are Chaffee Podcast is a conversational podcast of humanness, community, and well-being rooted in Chaffee County, Colorado. It is part of the We Are Chaffee storytelling initiative. We...more

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Nathan Ward, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, on ‘The Rider & The Wolf,’ a creative life of adventure, living in Kathmandu & bikepacking in Mongolia

June 24, 2025

Nathan Ward, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, on ‘The Rider & The Wolf,’ a creative life of adventure, living in Kathmandu & bikepacking in Mongolia

Nathan Ward is the Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker behind "The Rider & The Wolf," which dug into the legend of mountain biking innovator Mike...

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Lara Richardson, on her memoir The Table, the rare life of ranching in contemporary America, family & community, and facing existential challenges

June 10, 2025

Lara Richardson, on her memoir The Table, the rare life of ranching in contemporary America, family & community, and facing existential challenges

Lara Richardson is a rancher in Salida, Colo., and author of The Table, a memoir that dives into her and her family’s life on...

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John & Coleen Graybill (Curtis Legacy Foundation), on great-grandfather Edward Curtis’ iconic work, shining light on Native voices and stories, and their Descendants Project

May 27, 2025

John & Coleen Graybill (Curtis Legacy Foundation), on great-grandfather Edward Curtis’ iconic work, shining light on Native voices and stories, and their Descendants Project

John and Coleen Graybill, of the Curtis Legacy Foundation, are doing their "life's best work" in retirement. Through the Foundation, they are focused on...

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MaryAnn Longwell, on a career change in her 50s, serving in the Peace Corps in Belize, and the birthright to grow, heal & evolve

May 13, 2025

MaryAnn Longwell, on a career change in her 50s, serving in the Peace Corps in Belize, and the birthright to grow, heal & evolve

MaryAnn Longwell had accrued a wealth of life experience when she made a career change in her early 50s. After years of teaching science...

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Reed Dils, pioneer river outfitter in the Arkansas Valley, on the industry’s Wild West early days, negotiating water flows, legacy & today’s challenges

April 29, 2025

Reed Dils, pioneer river outfitter in the Arkansas Valley, on the industry’s Wild West early days, negotiating water flows, legacy & today’s challenges

Reed Dils and his wife, Karen, were river outfitting pioneers in the Arkansas Valley (Colo.), in the mid-70s. They owned 4-Corners Rafting, the second...

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Johnny Buschmann, on Columbine, survivor’s guilt & ‘trauma camp,’ forgiveness & showing love, & living a joyful life with Chicki Minaj & Cardi Bird

April 15, 2025

Johnny Buschmann, on Columbine, survivor’s guilt & ‘trauma camp,’ forgiveness & showing love, & living a joyful life with Chicki Minaj & Cardi Bird

Johnny Buschmann was a 4’11”, 80-pound freshman at Columbine High School in 1999 when a mass shooting changed his life, and the lives of...

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