The Audra Show

The one & only Mr. Leviness

I had the great honor to interview Mr. Leviness back in the summer of 2015 and thought I would post it again to mark the passing of this wonderful, intelligent, adventurous, empathic man. Everyone's favorite 5th grade teacher. He influenced more people than any other person I've know personally, yet seemed to steadfastly refuse to believe he had any influence at all. RIP Mr. Leviness. YSLY!

The Audra Show #51: Ant and Sophia

It's Episode #51 of "The Audra Show" - a Very Special Episode with some Very Special Guest Hosts who I cannot thank enough, my niece and nephew the lovely Anthony and Sophia! We discussed our Colorado vacation, their fun-filled summer, our evening plans and Gilda's feelings toward them. There may have been some kazooing, but you'll have to listen to know for sure!

 

The Audra Show #50: Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer

Episode #50: For the Current and Future Citizens of HeidiTown

Thank you so much to my episode #50 guest, the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer for calling in to the show for a very fun chat about:

• How she barely escaped a career in international relations law
• The origins of HeidiTown - which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this month!
• Keeping up with the growth of Colorado and the festival scene
• Getting out to see your state!
• Concerns for the mountains
• A bit of Denver History
• Ryan Schlaefer Fine Furniture & the dual self-employment lifestyle
• The importance of connections & maintaining positivity

Check out HeidiTown.com, join the HeidiTown block party on Facebook, or tweet her your Colorado (and surrounding states) trip planning questions @HeidiTown. She loves that! Yes, really!

 

The Audra Show #49: Anita Hessin

Episode #49: “She got in her private plane and flew home. Local girl makes good”

Thank you dearly to my guest, 96-year old Anita Hessin who told me her amazing life story!

The Audra Show #6: Harmonic Brewing

**Recorded September 17, 2014, published on Podbean May 2017

Thank you to Eddie Gobbo and Jon Verna of Harmonic Brewing for chatting with me about craft brewing, NFL craziness, GRØWLER lyrics, and whether or not there is a magic leprechaun dancing around Eddie's head. Thank you to Scott Redick for fighting traffic to make it on the last minute of the show. And thank you to infant guest, Layla Gobbo, for appearing on not 1, but 2 FCC Free Radio podcasts today (catch her on today's episode of The Bob Benson Show as well)!!

 

The Audra Show #48: Trapper Johnson

A great big thank you to The Audra Show Episode #48 guest, Green Beret and Bronze Star winner, Trapper Johnson. I took a drive up to the mountains to chat with Trapper about:

• His amazing and heroic service in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia including his time being carried by the military as killed in action
• Thoughts on torture, heroin, communism, drones, US interference in foreign governments, Russian interference in ours & the dualities of life
• The guy in Cambodia who owes him 2 cents/week for renting his water buffalo since the 1970s
• Emotionally separating from the military and PTSD
• A shout out to the officer holding the nuclear football if Trump ever gets upset enough w a critic to give the order
• Predictions for our short-term future
• And more!

You can finally check out episode #48 of The Audra Show below or on iTunes. Thank you for listening!

The Audra Show #47: Beata Nazem Kelley

Very big thanks to my houseguest/episode #47 guest Beata Nazem Kelley who is the “Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food” behinds Beats Eats, a food blog where she makes delicious cooking easy and accessible for busy people. Now featuring videos!

She decided to travel to Colorado for The Audra Show in-person experience (admittedly, not the best ever) which gave us the chance to go on a mini-food tour of downtown Denver and describe it to you in detail, including this delicious item.

We also discussed:

• Bloody Marys
• Things to do with your extra mint, beets, chicken (which just inspired me to add some leftover green onions to my egg salad!)
• The staples of Persian cooking
• Recipes for tadeeg rice, curry chicken salad and easy homemade meals, taco tuesday and Persian pistachios!
• Reflections on life in America as a Muslim
• Nothing about politics!

Please checkout Beats Eats on Facebook, Instagram @beatseats and at beatseats.com!

Thank you for listening!

The Audra Show #46: Joshua North-Shea

Finally, it’s episode #46 of The Audra Show. Thank you and apologies to my guest, Joshua NS, the Sexton of the 6th Avenue United Church of Christ in Denver.  We had a fun and fascinating conversation that originally ran almost 3 hours, so took this long to edit (with a vacation in-between). Topics of discussion include:

• What is a sexton?

• Joshua’s time with the guerilla in the Guatemalan jungle at age 15

• His art project entitled “Who Is Nellie Bly?” featuring revolutionary American women from the turn of the century

• How to find a commune

• Why more people aren’t married by Jedi Knights (or are they?)

• What it means to be a Christian Anarchist and why it’s about hope (which i finally understood)

• Religion vs Spirituality vs Science

• The purpose of religion

• The concept of America as a Christian nation

• The Open and Affirming Project of the United Church of Christ to invite congregations to think about their relationships with the LGBTQ community

• Discussions provoked by statements he’s put on the church marquis

• Our thoughts on how to solve racism and other bigotry

The Audra Show #45: Jeffrey Zucker

For your weekend listening pleasure...it's The Audra Show episode #45. Big thanks to my guest Jeffrey Zucker of Green Lion Partners and Saltshaker Holdings. We had a very interesting and informative chat about his love of hockey, his start as a serial entrepreneur, the innovative ways that Green Lion Partners is working to enhance the public perception of the cannabis industry, and why that needs doing!

The Audra Show #44: Nathan Lund

Thank you to my episode #44 guest, Nathan Lund, for being my first episode in Denver guinea pig! We had a fun chat that covered the Denver comedy scene - starting with the last comedy show at The Squire, Nathan's many gigs including hosting Film on the Rocks and being promoted to a Comedy Works Pro, what it means to be an alt comic, roommates and relationships, and why the F everyone is moving to Denver.