New Roads with Jordan O'Donnell

Jake dials in with Lewis Crouse to get fresh perspective on the ever-evolving role of the church in modern Christianity and how difficult decisions often have to be made in the name of faith. One of the few guests to travel more than the Zoon Garden Tour, Crouse had plenty of stories from the road to share and interesting parallels to offer for a life lived faithfully.

Jake reconnects with old friend Corey Van Aken, professional renaissance man and music producer. Corey blesses the pod with a truly remarkable story of getting lost, rediscovering passions, and finding new ways to make those passions into a lifestyle. Now living out his snowboarding and music production dreams in Colorado, Corey gave us plenty of insight into what it means to chase dreams, even in a turbulent time.

Ayisha Elliott called in to the pod to shed some light on what it's like to be a double minority: being black in the Pacific Northwest and a woman in the podcasting space. With formal experiences in racial education and informal knowledge ranging through every facet of racial and cultural friction, Ayisha makes clear that issues in Oregon can be just as deep-rooted as they are in much older places.

Jake and Jonah phoned in with Patty Rose of the Spent the Rent podcast to finally take New Roads out west. Touching on everything from unique local approaches to government, making music and the enigma of the I-5 corridor, Patty and Jake bounce back and forth around what's going right in the northwest and what the past few months have done to upend 'business as usual' in the region.

Stef and Taylor, the health and wellness coordinators for the team take a break from their ever-growing list of duties to discuss the impacts of quarantine so far, the road back to health for the team, and what even some insights into how they've managed to keep 18 people healthy and happy on the road.

Pausing for a moment in Big Bear, the team's better-traveled members come together to give us insight into how they've managed to travel far with all the constraints of being young and financially stressed. From favorite apps to closest calls abroad, this is one you won't want to miss.

Before leaving the east for good, Jordan and Taylor turned on the mics for some candid conversation about dietetics in America, getting creative with healthy solutions on the Zoon Garden Tour, and finding new ways to get the public interested in their own health.

During a couple minutes of rare downtime, Jonah sat down with team members Grace Tierney and Leanne Weaver to kick off The Sauna, a chance to check in on the highlights of the trip so far and dig deeper into life on the road with the Zoon Garden Tour.

Prior to kicking off the tour in Richmond, the Zoon Garden Tour team stopped off in Baltimore and met Protean Books & Records owner Matt Benecewicz. Matt and Jordan discussed navigating COVID as a small business, Amazon's role, and much more.

Welcome to New Roads! Our first conversation is with Jake Harris, tour manager and one of Jordan's best friends. Listen in as they talk about highlights of our time on the farm, their own struggles with tribalism, and of course some fun stories and sidetracks.