The Roadcast

Roadcast sat down with power couple Savannah and West Watts of Tiny Watts Solar. These electrical magicians grant energy independence with their off-grid solar kits. Helping people go further and stay longer in their tiny adventure vehicles. West Savannah's love for life and adventure is absolutely contagious, and we know that once you hear their story, you'll stop daydreaming and start to chase your dreams of getting out there, having a good time, and living life on your own terms. PRESENTED BY: LSW Architects: https://www.lswarchitects.com/ PRODUCED BY: Riff Creative Studio: https://riffcreativestudio.com/ FOLLOW ALONG: TINY WATTS Instagram: @tinywattssolar @our_landyacht www.tinywattssolar.com https://theroadcast.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_roadcast/

Annually, we waste 70 billion tons of coffee fruit as a global community. Riff Energy+ is looking to utilize that waste from the coffee plant to spark a regenerative movement in the coffee industry. This is a huge idea that can affect significant change. Thanks for watching, and we'll see you down the road!

Imagine hailing an affordable on-demand flight to the places you want to go, and to see the people you to connect with. Sound too good to be true!? Combining aviation technology and software, Kinect Air is making private air travel accessible to more people than ever before. Pack your bags and come check out the future of flight!

It's been a minute! But we are back, and back with an amazing episode! A therapist and a teacher by trade, Kelly Oriard and Callie Christensen started Slumberkins as a side hustle out of their homes 6 years ago. Fast fast forward to today where they can now add Co-executive producers to the list as The Jim Henson Company has produced Slumberkins into a children's TV show that is distributed by Apple TV plus. Recorded in Hollywood during early days of production we hope you enjoy and we'll see you down the road!

We sat down at the Jim Henson Creature Shop with Peter Brooke to talk all things puppets, and the Iconic legacy of the Jim Henson Company. Peter has helped bring some of the worlds most Iconic characters to life for shows like Fraggle Rock, The Dark Crystal, Dinosaurs, Where the Wild Things Are, and more. We hope you enjoy this peak behind the curtain where many of our childhood dreams were shaped!

Dennis Bredow was a part of our first Design Conference in 2019 that later launched Roadcast, and so it was a blast to catch up with him as the world thaws out from the global pandemic. We think of Dennis as our honorary sage in the journey to have inspiring conversations around design, art, and innovation as these topics come as 2nd nature to Dennis. We know you will enjoy! And as always, we'll see you down the road. Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-bKtp0nmrRI

In this episode, you will get a rare peek into the Sonos lab right in the heart of Santa Barbara to see how Sonos speakers are born. We have no doubt you will leave this interview inspired, so kick back, turn up the speakers and enjoy this episode of Roadcast- and we'll see you down the road! Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/gIo3lQvnUOE

We are in California to meet up with Joel P. West- Joel is a designer, artist, and composer who has created the soundtrack for iconic films and shows like Just Mercy, Short term 12, Chef's table and most recently he composed the soundtrack for Marvels Shang Chi. Listen in for a behind the scenes look at his process and insight. Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OMFtEpUxUF4

When what your city needs aligns with your passions, goodness almost always awaits. And goodness does await you In Bigfork, MT at Max's Market. Owners Chris and Jenny Evans have created a place where you just want to be. It's warm, welcoming and down to earth. We so enjoyed our conversation with these two and we hope you will too. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5bybnD1C4c&t=429s

There's an old adage – “buy land because they're not making any more of it...” And yet if you have land, keeping ahold of it can be a tricky game. Farmers and ranchers who do some of our most valuable and important work do not have an easy road to making a living – let alone making ends meet. Enter Landtrust. They are leveraging the idea that maybe what we already have is enough if we can find new ways of sharing it. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BUsNWPb9ac

@findyouryonder is a global platform helping people find and immerse themselves in nature-rich experiences. Whether you're looking to stay in a treehouse or a yurt or enjoy a guided hike or a horseback ride – Yonder has created a network of nature-focused getaways. We got to sit down with Tim Southwell, creator of Yonder, and unpack nature's design in healing and travel. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSkcb6CyS6Q

onX is a suite of navigation apps that enables adventurers to know where to go, where they stand and to share their experiences. We got to sit down with Charlie Avis from @onxbackcountry and chat about what it means to design technology to get people off technology and into nature. “onX has done its job if you got outside.” Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KLq7v9W38AU&t=69s

A song about moving far away from home and then realizing maybe being home wasn't so bad after all. Check out “I Think It's You” by @emilytheott Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mcp4vE17EE0&t=123s

A song about being impatient with “the way we've always done it.” Check out “Uoki” by @beaubeaubarina Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xE5sBaZ9Obk&t=673s

This is song about being completely enamored with someone and having basically no control over the situation but at the same time you're totally okay with it. Ya feel? Check out “Tricks” by Jacob Miller. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUKvm40YNBQ&t=608s

As y'all know, live music is BACK and a few weeks ago we got to experience “Songs by the River,” hosted by some of our favorite local artists at a remote property on the Columbia River. This intimate, BYOB, golden hour, concert-by-the-river show was exactly what we needed to break our live music fast. Pure magic. In episode three, you'll catch a quick interview with @themargosband and then get to hear them perform their brand new song. Cheers, friends Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uT6akTeWyUc

We got to break out of the global, pandemic-induced live events sabbatical a few weeks ago to experience “Songs by the River,” hosted by some of our favorite local artists at a remote property on the Columbia River. This intimate, BYOB, golden hour, concert-by-the-river show was exactly what we needed to break our live music fast. It was pure magic. In episode two, you'll catch a quick interview with artist @annagilbertmusic and get a chance to listen to one of her brand new songs. Cheers, friends! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZgJp3UnTdE&t=470s

We got to break out of the global, pandemic-induced live events sabbatical a few weeks ago to experience “Songs by the River”, hosted by some of our favorite local artists at a remote property on the Columbia River. This intimate, BYOB, golden hour, concert-by-the-river show was exactly what we needed to break our live music fast. It was pure magic. In this first episode, you'll catch a brief interview with artist @haleyjohnsenmus and get a chance to listen to one of her songs. Happy listening! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtKAPmNehAc

In this episode of the Roadcast, we continue on the theme of entrepreneurship with Founder and CEO of Hubb & Dynamic Events, Allie Magyar. At Allie's direction, Hubb is leading the way in the virtual event space—no small feat considering the pandemic sized disruption we had last year! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfzVgcIxGO0

We kicked open our plastic lawn chairs and sat down with David Howitt, author of “Heed Your Call” and founder/CEO of the Meriwether Group. David believes the modern day hero is the entrepreneur – the person willing to launch out into the unknown and face a myriad of challenges to bring to the world a new idea, product or resource that shapes culture, changes lives and brings more good in our communities. In this episode he unpacks this idea and inspires us to leave what is familiar and launch out into the unknown – just to bring something new into the world. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJgZQxzP4vg&t=1726s

Our third episode of the Roadcast is here and we can't wait for you to hear from our guest, Akasha Lawrence-Spence (@akashaforthepeople) Akasha is driven by the idea of designing for the common good – as an architect, developer and most recently a state representative, this question intersects almost all of her spheres of influence. Tune in as we examine this question and look deeper into our past as a nation as we move forward to design for the common good. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O4yMZ_1GrHM&t=18s

Tune in as we hear from Ben Kaiser and Emily Dawson of Kaiser + Path Architecture (@patharchitecture) and get an exclusive glimpse into Carbon 12 the tallest cross-laminated timber timber structure in the country! Kaiser + Path worked with city and state officials to waive restrictive codes limiting the height of wood buildings, making Carbon12 and future tall wood buildings in the US possible – and we got to see it firsthand! Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xl_MnK6ihAA&t=725s

Listen in as Dan Janssen, Owner and Creative Director of Lincoln Design, walks us through his studio and delivers hard won lessons in building a world class design studio. Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/theroadcast