Digging Up Rad

Ep. 15 “One Bean Runner.” Stu visits with Adam Doiron, organ donor, ultrarunner, and triathlete. They chat about Adam's support to his wife in her own ultrarunning adventure and then getting serious about his own health AFTER he discovered he was at risk in choosing to donate a kidney to a friend. Checkout details for the Kidney Walk: kidney.rallybound.org/twincities/onebeanwalking Find Adam on Instagram: instagram.com/onebeanrunning "Giving to Receive" article in The Times: https://www.houmatimes.com/lifestyles/point-of-vue/giving-to-receive Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/mavrickthecyclist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 14 “Brotherhood in Bright Colors.” Stu visits with Matt Hawkins, owner and founder of Ridge Supply. They chat about Matt's competitive swimming and eventually finding his passion for cycling. This is an amazing story about his determination after being ran over by a truck to an idea that would create a sock business out of function, style, and emotion. And a brotherhood that he could have never predicted. Checkout Ridge Supply: ridgesupplysocks.com instagram.com/ridgesupply facebook.com/ridgesupply twitter.com/ridgesupply Post/share photos of your Ridge Supply gear with hashtags: #ridgesupply #wattsforthesole #shakethedust # RSWoC #RSArsenal Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/mavrickthecyclist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 12 “Addicted to Pushing Limits” Stu visits with fellow long distance junkie, Jude Breaux. Jude is a long distance skateboarder who has competed on the marathon, stage race, and 24-hour ultra level. The idea of riding a skateboard 242 miles seems pretty incredible, but we'll chat how he transitioned from "enjoying the ride" to respectable racer. We'll also discuss his career in restaurant management, living in Colorado, and returning to college later in life.  Checkout Jude's Instagram - instagram.com/cajun_cruiser  Push Documentary - https://youtu.be/Pm1_DTNMKqo , 2013 Chief Ladiga Silver Comet Sk8 Challenge - https://youtu.be/-kCM65zyEU0 , Long Treks Morocco - https://youtu.be/RFnLw8KvD5o  Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com Instagram: instagram.com/mavrickthecyclist --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 10 “Home Has No Boundaries” Stu visits with a college friend, Martha Castell. Martha is a New Orleans native who transplanted to Spain to teach English. What initially was suppose to be short-term, has turned into 4 years of teaching abroad, and now she's seeking residency in Madrid. We'll discuss Spanish culture and Martha's love for creative writing, traveling, and photography. Checkout Martha's Instagram - instagram.com/maardaa Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 8 “The Real Zeal” Stu visits with Ryan Charles, a local Philanthropist, Youth & Community Leader, and Positive Speaker. Ryan credits a family tradition of DIYers and grassroots activism with building community. He also shares stories on a sneaker club that sponsored a local Boy's Club which became a monumental local organization in mentoring young adult needs. Along with several other projects he champions. http://www.houmatimes.com/who-dat/houma-community-comes-together-for-beautification-project/ Checkout the Zealous Leadership Organization: https://www.zealousleaders.org , Facebook @ zealousleaders , Instagram @ zealousleaders A charity Ryan supports: https://www.guardianlongrange.com Ryan is brand ambassador for Ridge Supply socks: https://ridgesupply.com Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 6 “Ironman to the 14th Power.” Stu visits with Brent Ragas (better known as “Ragas”), a 13-time Ironman Triathlete, currently training for his 14th. Ragas credits wrestling to his success as a triathlete. He also shares some incredible stories of determination through training, racing, and coaching. Checkout the Terre-Tri group on Strava – https://www.strava.com/clubs/Terre-Tri Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 4 “The 1-Up Punk.” Stu visits with Jamie Rickenbaugh, aka Jamie Disappointment from the punk band Chapter 11, digging up the rad story of how he found punk rock and place “to fit in when you didn't have to fit in.” Along the way he rooted himself in DIY worth ethics, always trying to “1-Up” himself in everything he did. Checkout the Chapter 11 reunion show - https://youtu.be/3OPdQvjz6eA Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message

Ep. 2 “Creativity is perseverance.” Stu visits with JP, aka Johnny Anomaly, digging up the rad story of how he overcame life struggles and was influenced by wrestling, R. Kelly, and accidentally found a positive response to spoken word art! Contact Johnny Anomaly: Facebook.com/johnnyanomaly0 , Instagram.com/johnny_anomaly , Twitter.com/johnny_anomaly0 , Creative Coping Podcast: https://www.facebook.com/creativecopingpod/ , https://www.instagram.com/creativecopingpod/ . Contact Stu: digginguprad@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/digginguprad/message