Podcasts about Tattered Cover

Kendall Berg doesn't just coach careers—she rewrites the rules of corporate success. At her Tattered Cover book signing and live Q&A, she breaks down the unwritten rules no one teaches you: what leaders really say behind closed doors, how promotions actually happen, and why your job isn't responsible for your growth—you are. With humor, vulnerability, and hard-won experience, Kendall shares the behind-the-scenes moments that shaped her new book Secrets of the Career Game. From mispronouncing “hierarchical” her entire career to being stuck at the same level for 6 years before earning 5 promotions in a row, this episode is equal parts masterclass and memoir. Whether you're wondering how to communicate your unique value, what's keeping you stuck, or how to stop being emotionally wrecked by work—this is your wake-up call to treat your career like the business it is.

It's Friday and we're looking back at the biggest stories of the week. First, a big new investigation from CPR reveals that a foundation meant to support mental health and substance use treatment problems may be sending millions in taxpayer dollars to some potentially shady places. Then, the new plan for Civic Center Park has sparked controversy over a proposed modern redesign of the historic space. Host Bree Davies is joined by politics and green chile correspondent Justine Sandoval and Westword staff writer Catie Cheshire to dig the oversight scandal and the park plans, as well as the sad ending of Biker Jim's Gourmet Dogs, the Parade of Lights turning 50, and more wins and fails of the week. By focusing on the stories and issues shaping our neighborhoods, City Cast Denver bridges gaps and connects the dots in Denver. Become a member today to support local journalism that connects.  Catie mentioned fellow Westword writer Jason Heller's piece digging into the latest chapter in the Tattered Cover saga and a new book on Nikola Jokić from former Denver Post reporter Mike Singer. Justine talked about the new Engines Off For Food Trucks program. What do you think about the plans for Civic Center Park? We want to hear your take! Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/Denver Learn more about the sponsors of this December 6th episode: BetterHelp - get 10% off at betterhelp.com/CITYCAST Unit E Records Colfax Ave BID Office of Climate Action Coloradogives.org PineMelon - Use promo code CITYCASTDENVER for $35 off your first delivery Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this illuminating episode of Stay Grounded, host Raj Jana engages in a profound conversation with Greg Berry, a seasoned entrepreneur and wealth advisor with a unique approach to life and business. Greg shares his journey from tech entrepreneur to impact investor, and now to a wealth advisor focused on aligning investments with values. The discussion delves deep into topics such as servant leadership, the importance of vulnerability in business, and the wisdom of trusting one's intuition in decision-making.Key takeaways:The power of vulnerability and receivership in leadershipThe importance of creating a culture that values personal growth and well-being alongside business successHow a deeper understanding of interconnectedness can lead to more sustainable and ethical business practicesThe value of trusting gut instincts and waiting for a "full body yes" in decision-makingThe benefits of maintaining a daily practice for grounding and energy flowThe significance of questioning cultural assumptions and finding one's own pathThe impact of early spiritual awakening and continuous self-reflection on personal and professional growthThis episode offers a wealth of insights for entrepreneurs, leaders, and anyone seeking to live a more authentic and impactful life. Greg's journey and wisdom demonstrate how integrating spiritual principles, ethical considerations, and business acumen can lead to a more fulfilling and successful career. Listeners will be inspired to reflect on their own decision-making processes, leadership styles, and the importance of staying true to one's values in the face of external pressures. Whether you're navigating career transitions, seeking to make more aligned investment decisions, or simply looking to ground yourself in a chaotic world, this conversation provides valuable guidance and food for thought.Tools/resources mentioned in this episode:Tai Chi practice Tattered Cover bookstore Impact Hub Book "The Tao of Physics" by Fritjof Capra Connect with Greg:Website: https://www.beinggregberry.com/Connect with Raj:Website: http://www.rajjana.com/Instagram: @raj_janaiTunes: https://podcasts.apple.com/rs/podcast/stay-grounded-with-raj-jana/id1318038490Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/22Hrw6VWfnUSI45lw8LJBPYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@raj_janaLegal Disclaimer: The information and opinions discussed in this podcast are for educational and entertainment purposes only. The host and guests are not medical or mental health professionals, and their advice should not be a substitute for seeking professional help. Any action taken based on the information presented is strictly at your own risk. The podcast host and their guests shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss, damage, or injury caused or alleged to be caused directly or indirectly by information shared in this podcast. Consult your physician before making any changes to your mental health treatment or lifestyle. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mary Writz, SVP of Product Management at Red Canary is our feature interview this week. News from Tattered Cover, Arrow Electronics, PhotoPacks.ai, Ping Identity, Lares, LogRhythm and a lot more. Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week's news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Morrison's new cameras flag 9,000 speeders in less than two weeks - Canyon Courier Barnes & Noble CEO explains Tattered Cover bookstores deal New AI summit in Denver to focus on how to address affordability Colorado public companies notch big profits and big losses in DBJ rankings Denver startup uses AI to generate professional headshots How Colorado's tech leaders want the state's new AI law changed Denver lacks comprehensive approach to cybersecurity risks, city auditor says How Session Management Works and Why It's Important The Power of Modern-Day Purple Teaming: A Consultant's Perspective How to Ensure Your Data is Ready for an AI-Driven SOC  | LogRhythm Job Openings: Pax8 - IAM Architect Gates - Sr Cybersecurity Analyst Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck - CISO Affirm - Director of Product, Trust & Safety Bank of America - Senior Information Security Officer Meta - Security Partner - Mergers & Acquisitions HealthEdge - Director, Governance, Risk, and Compliance Presidio - Vice President, Cyber Security Practice DAT - Security Analyst 1 Ryder System - Application Security Engineer Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISSA COS - Cybersecurity First Friday - 7/12 ISSA COS - July meeting - Conversations that count - 7/16 CSA Colorado - Responding to the Quantum Computing Threat - 7/16 Denver ISSA - BBQ - 7/17 Denver OWASP - AI in the Age of Application Security - 7/17 ISSA COS - July Mini Seminar "Blackout Brainstorm" Tabletop around EMPs - 7/20 Let's Talk Software Security - What do the Developers Think of your Security Program? - 7/23 ISC2 Pikes Peak - July Meeting - 7/24 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

Jeff and Rebecca dive into an extremely busy week of book news. Amazon buys Tattered Cover. April book sales are up so much it's hard to believe. And published books have gotten way more diverse over the last 5 years, but there is more work to be done and reason to wonder if the progress will continue. Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, and Spotify. For more industry news, sign up for our Today in Books daily newsletter! Check out the Book Riot Podcast Book Page on Thriftbooks! This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Discussed in this episode: Find Other Book Riot Fans (Social Media Handle Exchange) The Book Riot Podcast Patreon Barnes & Noble buys Tattered Cover Amazon's best books of 2024 so far Sales were way up in April and print sales were up 5% in May New data on DEI in publishing Frontlist Foyer, brought to you by Thriftbooks Long Island by Colm Tóibín Bite by Bite by Aimee Nezhukumatathil Consent by Jill Ciment Margo's Got Money Problems by Rufi Thorpe Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join hosts J.D. Barker, Christine Daigle, Kevin Tumlinson, and Jena Brown as they discuss the week's entertainment news, including Barnes & Noble purchasing Tattered Cover, how you can read classics with A.I. guides, Saturday Books' new launch, and how authors seek help to plug their own books. Then, stick around for a chat with Ace Atkins! Ace Atkins is an award-winning, New York Times bestselling author who started his writing career as a crime beat reporter in Florida. Don't Let the Devil Ride is his thirtieth novel. His previous novels include eleven books in the Quinn Colson series and multiple true-crime novels based on infamous crooks and killers. In 2010, he was chosen by Robert B. Parker's family to continue the iconic Spenser series, adding ten novels to the franchise. He lives in Oxford, Mississippi with his family. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/writersink/support

It's Friday, and we're digging into the biggest stories of the week. First, Barnes & Noble put in the most competitive bid to purchase Tattered Cover, which is facing bankruptcy after more than 50 years as Denver's most iconic, independent bookstore. Plus, as Denver Pride celebrates 50 years this weekend, we wonder: Is this celebration of a revolution too corporate? Host Bree Davies is joined by Kate McLachlan of the Dyketopia podcast and the Sie FilmCenter's Keith Garcia to talk big money influence in Denver and share their top picks for how to celebrate Pride right in the Mile High. Bree mentioned the latest Masterpiece Bakeshop legal case, the LGBTQ+ community's boycott of Coors, and local artist Sofie Birkin's work for Starbucks. Keith shouted out the Playhaus and Junk Drawer parties, both happening this weekend, and CinemaQ going down in August. Kate talked about children's camp classic “Mother Goose Rock ‘n' Rhyme” — catch her at Pride Comedy Night and the Dyke Drama movie series.  What do you think about corporate money in Pride? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Support City Cast Denver by becoming a member: membership.citycast.fm/Denver Learn more about the sponsors of this June 21st episode: Central City Opera New Era Colorado PineMelon Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RuPaul's Drag Race has rocketed many drag performers from primetime TV to international stardom — including multiple queens from right here in Denver. In their new book, “All About Yvie: Into the Oddity,” RuPaul's Drag Race Season 11 winner Yvie Oddly explains how growing up in the Mile High City as a Black queer kid played into their formation as an artist, musician, and performer. Yvie will be appearing at the Tattered Cover to talk about their new book this Thursday, June 20; (it's currently sold out, but check back for openings!)  For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: PineMelon Central City Opera New Era Colorado If you enjoyed today's interview with RAQC's Communications and Programs Coordinator, Kelsey Simpkins, learn more here. Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

 Serenity the Sea Turtle: Please Help Us Save the Oceans, by Aleta Antoinette of the Imagine Peace Foundation, is a book written for ages 8 to 12 that also has an appeal for readers of all ages who care about ocean ecology and health. Along with questions on each page that promote engagement and conversation between children, their friends, teachers, and other adults, this book also contains space for children to write about intention, compassion, and making a plan to care for the world's oceans and sea life. Serenity the Sea Turtle will be released by Amazon on June 8th for World Ocean Day. It is available at AletaAntoinette.com or Amazon. On the day it is released Serenity the Sea Turtle can be purchased for $24.95 for the softcover or $39.99 for the limited-edition hardcover available in the fall. The author, Aleta Antoinette, plans a book launch event at the Downtown Aquarium June 16th Denver, Colorado on World Sea Turtle Day. A book reading will be held on July 28th at Tattered Cover, Stanley Marketplace location at 2 p.m. Serenity's character is on a mission to save the oceans, and she's asking for help. This is the story of a sea turtle, her family, friends, and her environment. Lessons learned from her grandma teach her how to care for others and her home. Swim with her through the story to discover that everyone has a gift to offer—their unique perspective—that makes them special and shows them how they can have a positive impact. Aleta Antoinette's first book, Imagine Peace: A Year of Gifting, is a collection of five decades of her poetry. The book honors 80 charities and pays tribute to global photographers. The book launch was held at the Brown Palace in Denver on September 11, 2021, the 20th anniversary of the attack. That Day of Peace launch event was featured on both ABC and Denver7 news. Founder of the Imagine Peace Foundation, Aleta is a Tattered Cover local author, and was runner up for Aurora Poet Laureate in 2022. Serenity the Sea Turtle is the first book in a series of three that focus on what everyone, especially children can do to decrease pollution on Earth. Support the Show.Discover The 4 Powerful Ways Quantum Medical Hypnosis Will Transform Your Lifehttps://www.mybesthealer.com

A HISTORY OF THE KKK IN MIDDLE AMERICA IS FASCINATING And I've got the author of A Fever In the Heartland: The Ku Klux Klan's Plot to Take Over America, and the Woman Who Stopped Them Timothy Egan on today at 12:30 to talk about his most excellent telling of how one man's cult of personality helped the KKK take over Indiana politics, law enforcement, and governance in the 1920s. It's a great book, I highly recommend it and you can buy it here. It makes a great companion to this book about the KKK in Colorado. Timothy is going to be at Tattered Cover in Aspen Grove this Sunday, click here for more!

DORIS KEARNS GOODWIN IS MAKING HISTORY Or rather should I say writing history, as she has for decades. She is the author of acclaimed biographies of American greats like Abraham Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson and others. She is now writing her own history and that of her husband as they navigated Washington DC in the 1960's as they both worked in government. The result of that is An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History of the 1960s. You can buy the book here but her book signing at Tattered Cover is sold out tonight!

Hello and welcome to another episode of "F-Stop Collaborate and Listen," with your host, Matt Payne. In today's awe-inspiring episode, we're incredibly honored to sit down with the legendary nature photographer, Art Wolfe. Wolfe brings to us tales of passion, adventure, and a relentless pursuit of excellence that has defined his illustrious career behind the lens. From his early switch from painting to photography to traversing the globe capturing life in its myriad forms, Art has constantly pushed the boundaries of the craft. He has conveyed the importance of observing and understanding the behavior of wildlife in photography, and he approaches each project with a meticulous and organized method. Art will share insights into the creative process, the tricky balance of inspiration versus emulation, and offer a behind-the-scenes look at his television series, Travels to the Edge. He also addresses the complexities of maintaining a legacy, detailing his desire to establish a foundation to preserve his work and his archive for posterity. Today, Art is here not just to reminisce but to inspire with his latest project, a powerful book called "Wild Lives," focusing on the resurgence and hope within wildlife populations, a joyful counter-narrative to the oft-dismal news cycle. Support the Podcast If you enjoyed this conversation and are eager to hear more stories of photographic success, consider supporting us on Patreon. Your engagement helps us continue to bring thought-provoking content and celebrated guests like Art Wolfe to the photography community.  Resources Mentioned Art Wolfe's New Book: Discover Art Wolfe's inspiring work in his latest book, "Wild Lives," available on his website, Amazon, Powell's Books, Tattered Cover, or Elliott Bay Book Company. Travels to the Edge : Immerse yourself in Art Wolfe's adventures with his TV series available on Amazon and Vimeo. Photography Classes : According to Art, taking natural history, art, and drawing classes can significantly complement your photography skills and success. Connect with Art Wolfe : Learn more about Art's workshops, tours, and his expansive portfolio. Atlantic Magazine Article from 1998. Photographers Art Wolfe Mentioned 1. Frans Lanting. 2. Galen Rowell. 3. Thomas Mangelsen. 4. Jim Brandenburg.

What do censorship, homeschooling, intellectual freedom, and libraries have in common? We get into it today with Eddie Kristan about the fight libraries are seeing with parental-rights extremist groups trying to censor books and the impact that has on children's rights to access information. Show Notes: Institutions on the job: Freedom to Read Foundation (IF arm of the ALA): https://www.ftrf.org/ Emily Knox - Freedom to Read Foundation - knox@illinois.edu PEN American has been on the job: https://pen.org/report/book-bans-pressure-to-censor/ DPLA - the banned book club: https://www.dplabannedbookclub.com/ Queer Liberation Library https://www.queerliberationlibrary.org/ Brooklyn Public Library's Books Unbanned: https://www.bklynlibrary.org/books-unbanned Chicago Public Library Book Sanctuaries: https://www.chipublib.org/news/book-sanctuaries-committed-to-protecting-banned-and-challenge-books/ CPL Book Sanctuary Project: https://www.booksanctuary.org/ Past ALA cases: United States, et al. v. American Library Association, Inc. et al., 539 U.S. 194, 123 S.Ct. 2297, 156 L.Ed.2d 221 (2003) Tattered Cover, Inc. v. City of Thornton, 44 P.3d 1044 (Colo. Sup. Ct., 2002) Sund v. City of Wichita Falls, Texas, 121 F. Supp. 2d 530 (N.D. Texas, 2000) the “300 signatories” case. Case v. Unified School District No. 233, 908 F. Supp. 864 (D. Kan. 1995) The “Annie on my mind” case. Active cases to follow: Pen America v. Escanaba School District 23-cv-10385 Filed May 17, 2023 Fayetteville Public Library v Crawford County et al. -23-CV-05086 Book People Inc et al. v. Wong 23-cv-00858 - Filed July 25, 2023 Leila Green Little, et al. v. Llano County, Llano County Texas Library Most concerning bills: Idaho HB 666 Indiana SB 17 Iowa HB 2176 Oklahoma SB 1142 South Dakota House Bill 1337: Tennessee House Bill 1944 Tennessee House Bill 800 Follow: emilyknox.net @fobettarh EddieKristan Eddie the Giant Librarian

It's Tuesday, and we're talking about the biggest stories shaping Denver today. First up, Congresswoman Lauren Boebert got a big boost from Republican Party leaders last week, so we're surveying the state of the races to represent Denver, Colorado Springs, the Eastern Plains and the Western Slope ahead of the congressional primaries in June. Westword editor Patty Calhoun joins producer Paul Karolyi to talk through the latest developments. Plus, Patty's got the scoop on possible changes coming to the city-owned Buffalo Bill Museum & Grave, the Tattered Cover's bankruptcy, and the historic preservation fight over El Chapultepec.  For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: The Colorado Wine Board Newman Center for the Performing Arts  Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the February Eating Disorders series, Ally Rae Pesta joins me to share her journey with her eating disorder which started over 10 years ago.  Ally emphasizes the importance of empowerment in recovery and shares her experiences, from denial and control to recognizing the need for help and embarking on her recovery journey.  She provides insight into her key stages of recovery, addresses the importance of destigmatising eating disorders, discusses the significance of community, and shares the details of her memoir, 'Beyond my Body'.  If you or someone you know is struggling, here are some resources: Eating Disorder Hotlines for 24/7 Crisis Help: ⁠https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders/eating-disorder-hotlines⁠ NEDA help page: ⁠https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/get-help/⁠ NEDA resources: ⁠https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/resource-center/⁠ Links: https://www.instagram.com/allyraepesta/ https://www.allyrae.co/ Ally's book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CJL28LP4/ Meet Ally at Tattered Cover on 2/23 at 6PM: https://www.tatteredcover.com/events/local-author-event-live-colfax _____ CONNECT WITH ME: ⁠Apply for run coaching⁠ ⁠Subscribe to my newsletter⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠ ⁠TikTok⁠ ⁠Website⁠ ⁠Email⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coaching-klutz/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/coaching-klutz/support

It seems like Mayor Mike Johnston has tried everything to make Denver a welcoming place for the nearly 40,000 South American migrants who have arrived here since December 2022. He's opened up shelter space and organized a city-wide fundraiser. He called on city departments to cut their budgets to fund additional support. He even flew to Washington, DC, to personally appeal to President Biden for more federal money and fast-tracked work authorizations — twice! But with Congress embroiled in partisan turmoil, is there anything more he could do? César Cuauhtémoc García Hernández is a veteran immigration lawyer and Denver-based law professor with The Ohio State University, and he's on today with a big, bold, unprecedented idea for the mayor. César mentioned this recent debate within the University of California system and responded to this critique of the proposal from George Fishman of The Center for Immigration Studies.  He will be appearing in conversation with State Senator Julie Gonzales at the Tattered Cover on Colfax on February 1 to promote his forthcoming book on immigration law, “Welcome the Wretched: In Defense of the 'Criminal Alien.'” What do you think about César's big idea? Should Denver lead in support of the migrants? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ We've got a bunch of resources for more ways to help the migrants in our newsletter Hey Denver, which you can subscribe to now at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Denver Health Denver Art Museum - “Untitled: Artist Takeover,” Jan. 26 6-10 p.m.  Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tattered Cover filed for bankruptcy this week after a rough few years for the beloved Denver institution. Three of the bookseller's seven locations will close and 27 employees will lose their jobs as the company fights for survival. So, what does it all mean for the devoted customers, local authors, and remaining workers? Host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are joined by author Erika T. Wurth to discuss Tattered Cover's murky future. Plus, Colorado Parks and Wildlife fends off a zebra mussel invasion and a toast to Meow Wolf's new watering hole.  Paul mentioned the train that derailed and collapsed a bridge over I25 last Sunday. The authorities have since identified a cause of the accident. The bridge report he discussed is here. Bree talked about Batchcamp, a chrome extension to download and save your entire Bandcamp library in case the company goes sideways. She also mentioned Tattered Cover's previous owners and their statement on BLM. Erika talked about the latest twist in the campaign to ban books in Douglas County.  Erika's novel, White Horse, is now out in paperback. You can also hear more of her excellent writerly opinions on TikTok. What do you think? Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: 720-500-5418‬ For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver at denver.citycast.fm. Follow us on Instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: “Amoako Boafo: Soul of Black Folks” at the Denver Art Museum Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The President's trip to Israel is over and arrests at the U.S. Capitol. Sound also from WY Sen. John Barrasso. Also - condolences to the trucker killed in the train derailment earlier this week near Pueblo. Then - we welcome in former Denver mayoral candidate and current DPS School Board candidate Kwame Spearman www.kwamefordenver.com . Topics - the board, his Mayor's run and the Tattered Cover bankruptcy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

IF YOU LOVE THE LONGMIRE SERIES You may want to head over to the Tattered Cover store on Colfax to meet the author Craig Johnson tomorrow night. I've got him on the show today at 1pm, and you can find out all the details about the book signing here.

The CEO of The Tattered Cover drops out of the Mayor's race, endorses his former opponent Kelly Brough. On the surface it seems like a classless move and insiders are furious. Steffan breaks down the timeline of the last five days. Then - the first money handed-out by the "Colorado Opioid Abatement Council" led by AG Phil Weiser. Speaking of money: a recent CBS News report shows when Michael Hancock took office July 18, 2011 the City spent $8M/year on homelessness. Today? $250M/year. Stunning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kwame Spearman is on leave from his job as CEO of Tattered Cover, which is also co-owns, and he wants to be mayor. He sits down with host Bree Davies to talk about his plan to make Downtown a better place to do business, he personal experience with psychedelics, and how he'd bring his experience running Denver's most iconic bookstore to the mayor's office.  We are inviting all 17 candidates for interviews before Election Day on April 4. So far, we've talked to: Renate Behrens Leslie Herod Lisa Calderón Ean Thomas Tafoya Trinidad Rodriguez Thomas Wolf Chris Hansen Mike Johnston Kelly Brough James Walsh Keep up with Mayoral Madness on our site! And if you've got a question you'd like us to ask the candidates, or one candidate in particular, email it to us at denver@citycast.fm. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver by texting “Denver” to 66866 Follow us on Twitter: @citycastdenver Or instagram: @citycastdenver Chat with other listeners on reddit: r/CityCastDenver Text or leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and you might hear it on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rundown -    Intro with Troubadour Dave Gunders - 00:36   "Looking Down" by Dave Gunders - 16:22   Kwame Spearman - 22:15   In our ongoing series of in depth interviews with major Denver mayoral candidates, show welcomes Kwame Spearman. He's owner of The Tattered Cover, a Denver independent book selling institution.   Find out what makes this Denver native tick. Spearman grew up in east Denver and now worries about the unaffordable housing, homelessness, crime, and Denver headed downward. Listen to Kwame Spearman's solutions.   Kwame Spearman worked for Bain Capital after going to East High, Columbia and then Yale Law School. After living and working in NYC, Spearman returned to be part of a group that purchased The Tattered Cover.   We go over the highlights from the latest Denver mayoral debates including Spearman's qualified immunity discussion concerning DPD. We also discuss his homelessness discussions with Kyle Clark and others and last week's guest, Chris Hansen.    Show Troubadour Dave Gunders contributes mightily with his wild song, Looking Down, apropos of the downward direction of Denver with its crime and homelessness problems. What can be done to restore Denver's greatness?    Lively introduction with Troubadour include current events, the sad return of Tiger Woods with his tampon joke, and a quick sports review with a Colorado flavor. New champs in football, Nuggets soaring in basketball and baseball changing its rules. Let spring training and spring fever begin.   The Craig Silverman Show - Every Saturday morning at 9 a.m. Colorado time

We're catching you up on all the top stories of the week so far: The Broncos went from bad to worse. Tattered Cover's OG owner passed away. Denver continues to greet busloads of migrants and asylum seekers, even as the city and aid groups are overwhelmed. The Suncor Oil Refinery was shut down temporarily, which could impact air quality (in a good way) and gas prices (in a bad way). Oh, and a 16th Street Mall institution may have closed its doors forever.  We know you, our listeners, like our Friday news roundups, so host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are trying out this new mid-week wrangling of top stories and info! Let us know what you think: reach us via email denver@citycast.fm or leave us a message on the City Cast Denver hotline: (720) 500-5418‬. Bree mentioned Axios's coverage of the migrant situation; if you'd like to help, the city has shared information on needs and donation options on its website. For even more news from around the city, subscribe to our morning newsletter Hey Denver by texting “Denver” to 66866 Follow us on Twitter @citycastdenver Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: How to Buy a Home Podcast Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When people think of philanthropy, they often think of wealth—but it doesn't have to be that way. Alan Frosh (BA 2005, JD 2011, MBA 2020) calls himself a “next-generation philanthropist,” and he's spreading the word about how to make an impact on a smaller budget. Frosh is co-owner of Denver's Tattered Cover Book Store and the Denver market director at Notley Ventures, where he supports people, businesses and nonprofits striving for social change. On the Voices of Experience podcast, Frosh explains his philanthropic philosophy and how he's rebuilding the community's trust in Tattered Cover. Table of Contents 0:59 Three tours of DU-ty 2:57 A not-dirty or not-flirty 30th birthday 4:34 What is a "next generation philanthropist?" 6:28 Where to start your philanthropic journey 7:03 "American-style" philanthropy 8:42 Taking over at Tattered Cover 11:28 Rebuilding trust in Tattered Cover 15:27 How to support social change 16:57 Serving communities as an "outsider" 19:26 Keys to career success 22:18 Show notes and credits

Dr. Annie Fenn is a physician and chef focused on Alzheimer's prevention. In 2015, she founded the Brain Health Kitchen, an evidence-based online resource about how and what to eat to resist cognitive decline. Soon after, she launched the Brain Health Kitchen Cooking School, the only school of its kind focused specifically on fending off Alzheimer's and other dementias. Her students learn which foods are neuroprotective, which ones accelerate cognitive decline, and how to prepare foods using brain-friendly cooking techniques. Fenn's new book, The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer's Through Food is available now for pre-order and on shelves in January. Join Travis and Dr. Fenn for an important and highly educational conversation about brain-healthy eating, gravel biking, Jackson, WY, and more.Fenn will present with Travis and Mark Macy in Colorado next April about her book plus their book, A Mile at a Time:4/3 Tattered Cover on Colfax4/4 Boulder Bookstore on Pearl Street4/5 Berkley Park Running CompanyIn This Episode: Dr. Annie Fenn Instagram | Websitewww.insidetracker.com/travismacy  OFFER: 20% OFF the entire InsideTracker store DISCOUNT CODE: TRAVISMACYTravis Macy Instagram | WebsiteMark Macy on InstagramInjinji Discount SiteThe Feed Instagram | Website- - - - - - - - - - -If you like this podcast, please consider our book, A Mile at A Time: A Father and Son's Inspiring Alzheimer's Journey of Love, Adventure, and Hope*30% off with discount code MACESubscribe: Apple Podcast | SpotifyCheck us out: Instagram | Twitter | Website | YouTubewww.AMileAtATimeBook.comThe show is Produced and Edited by Palm Tree Pod

A search for clues at Lakeside Amusement Park. A clandestine meeting at Union Station. A round of putt-putt through an old motel. These are scenes from Erika T. Wurth's new indigenous literary horror novel “White Horse,” which sends readers on a fast-paced mystery across Old Denver and beyond. The Apache/Chickasaw/Cherokee author joins host Bree Davies to talk about how she built this literary horror-mystery hybrid from her own experience growing up as an urban Indian around Idaho Springs, and why she chose to take on the gilded legend of The Stanley Hotel — and add her own mythical, indigenous twist to it.  "White Horse” goes on sale tomorrow, and Erika will be speaking and reading from book in Denver twice this week: 5:30 p.m., Nov. 1, Meow Wolf Denver (1338 1st St.) 6:00 p.m., Nov. 3, Tattered Cover on Colfax (2526 E. Colfax Ave.) Subscribe to Hey Denver, our kickass morning newsletter, by texting “Denver” to 66866 What do you think is the creepiest place in Denver? Tweet at us @citycastdenver Got any last-minute questions about your ballot before election day next week? Leave us a voicemail with your name and neighborhood, and we might answer your question on the show: (720) 500-5418‬ Learn more about the sponsors of this episode: Denver Film Festival (11/2 - 11/13) Looking to advertise on City Cast Denver? Check out our options for podcast and newsletter ads at citycast.fm/advertise Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Elizabeth Strout is our guest this week, and our conversation couldn't be more timely. First, her novel, Oh William! has just been short listed for the Booker Prize - perhaps the most prestigious award for a writer of literary fiction. And second, her latest novel in the Lucy Barton series has just been published - Lucy by the Sea. For those who love her writing, and we are among her greatest admirers, you know that Lucy by the Sea represents a continuation of the series that includes Oh William! The book allows us to see the chaos of the last years through Lucy's eyes, and it's a tumultuous, beautiful journey. The independent bookstore this week is Tattered Cover and we talk to Jeremy Patlen, their head buyer. Books mentioned in the podcast: Amy and Isabelle by Elizabeth Strout Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout Abide with Me by Elizabeth Strout Lucy by the Sea by Elizabeth Strout Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout The Burgess Boys by Elizabeth Strout My Name Is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout Anything Is Possible by Elizabeth Strout This is Happiness by Niall Williams The Collected Stories of William Trevor War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories by John Updike Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage by Alice Munro Woman of Light by Kali Fajardo-Anstine Upgrade by Blake Crouch Just Kids by Patti Smith We are the Light by Matthew Quick Less Is Lost by Andrew Sean Greer

If you haven't noticed, I am a self-help, professional development, non-fiction book lover! And I LOVE sharing book recommendations with my patients, clients, and anyone else who will listen. This makes me EXTRA excited that I get to share Donna Jackson-Nakawaza's powerful new book and resource for raising resilient young women with all of YOU! She joined me on the podcast to talk about Girls on the Brink a few weeks ago and I can't wait to share it with you now! ================================================================ Donna Jackson Nakazawa is an award-winning journalist and internationally-recognized speaker whose work explores the intersection of neuroscience, immunology, and human emotion. Her mission is to translate emerging science in ways that help those with chronic conditions find healing. Follow Donna on these platforms: Twitter: @DonnaJackNak Instagram: @DonnaJacksonNakazawa Facebook: @donnajacksonnakazawaauthor ================================================================ The Crunchy Allergist team is SUPER excited to kick off the 1st Official Book Club & Author Event with one of my FAVORITE authors next month. We love a good Win-Win-Win scenario. So we are partnering with an independent bookstore, Tattered Cover in Denver, to fulfill book orders for the event. YAY for supporting small when we can! GET YOUR TICKET HERE: https://www.crunchyallergist.com/girls-on-the-brink-with-the-crunchy-allergist

In 2020, Kwame Spearman made the career-shifting decision to leave a New York City-based consulting job to return to his hometown of Denver, Colorado, and take over an iconic independent bookstore, The Tattered Cover. Spearman saw an opportunity to reinvent the local business to build a sense of community after the pandemic. But he also had to find a way to meet the big challenges facing independent booksellers amid technological change and shifting business models.

On todays show Erin and James disucuss the NYT article exploring the recent changes to the housing market. We go over some updates from recent clients, and talk about the new Tattered Cover book store in Colorado Springs. For more information visit us at https://www.erinandjamesrealestate.com  

For this week's Friday news roundup, City Cast Denver host Bree Davies and producer Paul Karolyi are joined by Westword editor and founder, Patty Calhoun, to discuss a couple legacy businesses in the city that are undergoing some big changes. First, in a lengthy investigative piece, Denverite found that some employees of Denver's largest independent bookstore, Tattered Cover, are less than satisfied with the new owners who took over in 2020 and started aggressively expanding the business. Then, Denver Business Journal revealed this week that Tom's Diner on Colfax might be coming back from the grave as…a 1970s-era Las Vegas-style cocktail lounge?  By the way, we want to find the best fried chicken in Denver, and we want your help! Email your pick to denver@citycast.fm or leave us a voicemail explaining why at 720-500-5418.  Subscribe to the CCD newsletter for great food recommendations around the city: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ You can also talk to us about fried chicken on Twitter: @citycastdenver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What's the best part of any good local bookstore? The staff recs! Duh. We love those colorful little handwritten notes on the shelf pointing us to that next page-turner. So as holiday shopping gets under way, we invited two of Tattered Cover's book buyers to come on the show and share some of their favorites of the year. City Cast Denver host Bree Davies sits down with Jeremy Patlen and Kathy Baum to talk through Tattered Cover's 2021 Books of The Year and give us a little behind-the-shelf insight into how these recommendations happen.  Find links to all the books mentioned and the full list right here: https://www.tatteredcover.com/2021-books-year And for even more on The Holly: Five Bullets, One Gun, and The Struggle to Save an American Neighborhood, check out our interview with author Julian Rubinstein and Terrance Roberts, the former gang member-turned-anti-gang activist at the heart of Rubinstein's book: https://open.spotify.com/episode/55BtBvCfcJZ52TJB34sKbv?si=67eb748add9b4bc9 Wanna help Capitol Hill Books rebuild after a truck drove through their front window? Here's a link to their GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/t2b6z-help-capitol-hill-books-rebuild For more local shopping inspiration, be our inbox buddy! https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ What was your favorite book of the year? Shout it out and tag us @citycastdenver Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we discuss the current median home price numbers for Colorado Springs and Denver, as well as the new measures on the November ballot that effect Colorado Springs. And we talk about one of Colorado's most beloved books stores Tattered Cover. For more info on Colorado real estate, investment and house hacking visit https://www.erinandjamesrealestate.com

Jon Marcantoni is the Local Author Coordinator at Tattered Cover as well as the founder of LCG Media, a publishing and multimedia company. He is the author of five books, including the award-winning Kings of 7th Avenue. His work has appeared in Latino Rebels, Warscapes, Across the Margin, PANK Magazine, The New Engagement, Minor Literatures, 3 AM, Label Me Latino, and he has been featured in the Huffington Post, Washington Post, El Nuevo Dia in Puerto Rico, The LA Times, and NPR's Frontera series. On the podcast, Jon talks about the system he has set up to accept independently published books at the Tattered Cover.  The Tattered Cover staff will be on hand to run the bookstore at Colorado Gold, coming up in Denver from Oct. 15 - 17.  More: https://www.tatteredcover.com/local-authors Intro Music by Moby Gratis: https://mobygratis.com/ Outro Music by Dan-o-Songs: https://danosongs.com/

Welcome to episode #65!Kwame Spearman and I chat about introspection during the pandemic and immersing ourselves in what's important in our lives, how sometimes there really aren't two sides to an argument, universal truths, community, Denver, and what's new for Tattered Cover Book Store, recently bought by Bended Page LLC, with Kwame as CEO.Tattered Cover is the largest independent bookstore in Colorado, with five locations in and around Denver and a sixth location planned for Westminster, Colorado, October 2021. They host more than 500 events each year, sell a diverse selection of new and used books, and offer a wide choice of interesting gift items. Tattered Cover is a Denver institution, a community gathering place, and an experience you can't download.Tattered Cover Book StoreSupport the show (https://paypal.me/TheBookshopPodcast?locale.x=en_US)

Joined this week by a new friend of the pod, retired Harvard Business School professor Steve Rogers, we shut down the French Open as well as a Canadian member of parliament who can't seem to stop getting naked on Zoom. Also, the hottest new fashion trend for men: 4” inseams. We talk to Steve about his excellent new book, “A Letter to My White Friends and Colleagues: What You Can Do Right Now to Help the Black Community.”   HEAR US ON ITUNEShttps://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/this-week-in-nope/OVERCASThttps://overcast.fm/itunes1312654524/this-week-in-nope SPOTIFYhttps://open.spotify.com/show/07WFZhd5bgY1l1BspArfRJSTITCHERhttps://www.stitcher.com/podcast/this-week-in-nopeSOUNDCLOUDhttps://soundcloud.com/user-518735966/tracksPOCKET CASTShttps://pca.st/SrJY RADIO PUBLIChttps://radiopublic.com/this-week-in-nope-GAOx3N In this week's episode: Read “Naomi Osaka and the Power of Nope” in the New York TimesBig #YUP to…Steve Rogers, whose book you can buy here, at the Tattered Cover book store. Hall & Oates at Jones Beach! Documentaries about the Tulsa MassacreIn addition to Twitter, you can now also follow us on Goodpods, a new app that will help you discover great podcasts.

Denver's best known bookseller is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and it's come a long way from that very first shop in Cherry Creek. As of last December, Tattered Cover has new owners. And as of this summer, they'll have a new flagship location at McGregor Square, that fancy new development going in across from Coors Field. Host Bree Davies sits down with one of Tattered's new owners, Kwame Spearman, to hear how they're maintaining that familiar Tattered feeling and what they're planning for the new downtown location. Kwame's also got a book recommendation for you. Plus, Bree shares some City Cast Denver news.  Subscribe to our weekday morning newsletter: https://denver.citycast.fm/newsletter/ Get the tweets: @citycastdenver

Now, Jim takes us on another journey, this time to Mt. Everest. A life-long dream, Jim starts the book remembering being at Camp 1 in the Western Cwm at 19,700-feet on Mt Everest when the 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the region. I was a bit higher in the Cwm that day at Camp 2. Reading Jim's description of the harrowing events, rescues, courage, and loss of life brought back vivid memories. But Jim does more than tell an earthquake story. He takes us inside his tent as he and his tentmate thought an avalanche would take their lives. He puts us in the helicopter to fly over the Khumbu Icefall and back to a decimated Everest Base Camp where almost 100 people were injured, and eventually 19 died. He deals with situations most of us will never face. With his 2015 effort over, Jim ponders if he'll ever return to Everest or move on with life. What I enjoyed most about his book was, clearly, the mountaineering stories, but also how Jim weaved life lessons he learned from his Dad, Joe, and his Uncle Bob as a teenager painting almost anything near Concord, Massachusetts. I won't spoil the ending of "The Next Everest," but I highly recommend buying "The Ledge" now and placing an advance order for "The Next Everest." "The Next Everest" will be widely available on April 20, 2021, but can be pre-order now from online sources Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Tattered Cover plus your local bookstore. If you preorder from the publisher, Macmillan, where you can get a limited-edition The Next Everest mini-carabiner.

In Episode 36, Sarah & Becca interview Dr. Lindo Bacon, Best-Selling Author of Health at Every Size: The Surprising Truth About Your Weight, and the co-authored Body Respect: What Conventional Health Books Get Wrong, Leave Out, or Just Plain Fail to Understand about Weight. and their latest book a manifesto, Radical Belonging: How to Survive and Thrive in an Unjust World (While Transforming It for the Better).Dr. Bacon shares about their self acceptance journey and how it lead them to explore and write Radical Belonging. More About Dr. Bacon: https://lindobacon.com/about-lindo/Instagram: @lindobaconGet the book at a local book store! (Tattered Cover in Denver carries it!)Or on Amazon Here

In this episode we welcome Kwame Spearman CEO of The Tattered Cover Bookstore. In December of 2020, Kwame, and his business partner David Back purchased the Tattered Cover because they know how important the store is to the Denver Community. The purchase made the Tattered Cover the largest black owned independent book store in America. It is so cool that this place exists right here in our own community. We asked Kwame about his experiences as a black entrepreneur to learn more about what or who inspired him to get into business. For this interview, Kwame called in virtually and we invited some younger students in to speak to Kwame with us. You will hear questions from Tru, Jayveon, Dorianda and Avayah. We are so proud of them for making their first podcast. A special thank you to Mrs. Lovell for setting this interview up for us. We hope you enjoy the interview! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/voiceofmontbello/support

Author of Dark Sky, Book 21 in the Joe Pickett series Photo by Dave Neligh Interview starts at 19:40 and ends at 43:22 Note: I will be discussing my C. J. Box interview Saturday March 6, 2021 at 4 pm ET on Clubhouse. If you are a member of Clubhouse, please click here to join me. I've also created a club named The Reading Edge. Use this link to join! Links President Biden's video on union election in Alabama Amazon EU blog on Working at Amazon “When Amazon Raises Its Minimum Wage, Local Companies Follow Suit” by Ben Casselman and Jim Tankersley at The New York Times - March 5, 2021 All-new Echo Show 10 (3rd Generation) Eink.link “Eink.link is a website directory for e-readers” by Mark Frauenfelder at boingboing - March 2, 2021 “How New E Ink Tablets Combine the Best of Kindles and iPads” by Alex Cranz at The Wall Street Journal - March 3, 2021 C.J. Box's website C.J. Box livestream recording at The Tattered Cover bookstore - March 4, 20212 Obituary of Doug Crowe in the Casper Star-Tribune - December 4, 2020 “Big Sky” TV series on ABC, based on The Highway by C. J. Box Bob Budd, executive director of the Wyoming Wildlife & Natural Resource Trust Next Week's Guest: Friday, March 12: Chris Bailey, author and narrator of How to Train Your Mind, an Audible Original Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa If you'd like brief daily updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what's my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday, usually by 8:00 am Eastern Time.  The Kindle Chronicles is now available at Audible Podcasts. The only thing missing are ratings! If you have time, please consider leaving one in order to help others learn about the show.  Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

The Fort Morgan restaurant, Elaine's Place, has struggled to stay afloat in the pandemic. Then, remembering Grand Junction's Olga Archuleta who died of COVID-19 in December. Later, Tattered Cover teams up with Hue-Man, the former Denver bookstore that brought diverse literature to the city. Plus, listen to wind from Mars! And, new music from South of France.

The Fort Morgan restaurant, Elaine’s Place, has struggled to stay afloat in the pandemic. Then, remembering Grand Junction’s Olga Archuleta who died of COVID-19 in December. Later, Tattered Cover teams up with Hue-Man, the former Denver bookstore that brought diverse literature to the city. Plus, listen to wind from Mars! And, new music from South of France.

Sahara Leigh is an Alchemist of the Soul. She teaches folks how to use the everyday, mundane aspects of their lives and selves to create our most magical lives possible. Using Ayurveda, Energy Work, Movement, and Plant Medicine; Sahara shows you how everything you touch is a tool that moves you closer to, or further from, your Authentic Self. You can build your dream reality if you know how to use the tools of your life. https://holisticmojo.com/ http://theconsciousalcoholic.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HolisticMojo/ https://www.instagram.com/holisticmojo/ https://holisticmojo.thinkific.com/courses/30-days-to-mindfulness?utm_source=thinkific-admin&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=social-share https://www.youtube.com/c/Holisticmojo/videos --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/damagedparents/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/damagedparents/support

We speak with Emilie Aries - a speaker, podcast host, author, and the Founder & CEO of Bossed Up, an award-winning personal and professional development community where she helps women craft happy, healthy, and sustainable career paths. You can find Emilie at Bossed Up, or on her podcast at https://www.bossedup.org/podcast and her book, Bossed Up: A Grown Woman's Guide To Getting Your Sh*t Together, is available at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Tattered Cover.Follow the podcast at @itsjustbusinesspodcast on all the major podcasting platforms.Connect with us:To get in touch with us, email the podcast at itsjustbusinesspodcast@gmail.com.Join us on Facebook, Instagram, or LinkedIn - we appreciate your support!www.itsjustbusinesspodcast.comYou can find Russ @reliable.remediationRuss Harlow – Reliable Remediation – Disaster RestorationGoogle: https://g.page/r/CXogeisZHEjMEBAYou can find Dana @adashofboss, @dana.dowdell and @hrfanatic Dana Dowdell – Boss Consulting – HR ConsultingGoogle -  https://tinyurl.com/y4wxnavx

It’s finally here! BRIDGERTON! Lydia and Tay discuss episode 1 of Netflix's Bridgerton, "Diamond of the First Water.” No spoilers for the rest of the season. Featuring: Best Dressed, Best Undressed, our thoughts on adaptation, and, perhaps, some general silliness.Briefly: We loved it, and we have a lot to say. Shocking, we know.Our take on episode 2, “Shock and Delight,” is coming next week, so keep your bingeing to a, well… maximum? Do what you want!Support independent bookstores! Yay!The Ripped Bodice in LA, CA www.therippedbodicela.com Tattered Cover in Denver, CO https://www.tatteredcover.com/ What we’re reading:Farrah Rochon, The Boyfriend ProjectBea Koch, Mad and Bad: Real Heroines of the RegencySherry ThomasElizabeth HoytCourtney Milan, The Duke Who Didn’tDenise Williams, How to Fail at FlirtingT.J. Klune, How to Be a Movie StarThanks for listening! Let us know what you think. You can find us on Instagram and Facebook @callingcardspod, on Twitter @CardsCalling, on our website, callingcards.wixsite.com/callingcardspod, or by emailing us at callingcardspod@gmail.com. Theme music by PASTACAT, @pastacatmusic on Instagram.

The Tattered Cover is now the largest Black-owned bookstore in the country. We talk with the new owners about their vision for the future. Then, a Western Slope artist shares how the pandemic's influenced her work. Also, a 17-year-old songwriter finds success with "Ratatouille" and TikTok. And, Colorado's holiday light tradition and poinsettia pointers.

The Tattered Cover is now the largest Black-owned bookstore in the country. We talk with the new owners about their vision for the future. Then, a Western Slope artist shares how the pandemic's influenced her work. Also, a 17-year-old songwriter finds success with "Ratatouille" and TikTok. And, Colorado's holiday light tradition and poinsettia pointers.

News from Tattered Cover, El Chapultepec, Sunday, Range Ventures, Stackhawk, Coalfire, Ping Identity, LogRhythm, Optiv and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Iconic Denver bookstore Tattered Cover sold to investor group - Denver Business Journal Denver's El Chapultepec closes its doors after 87 years in business The grass is greener: Boulder lawn care subscription startup lands $19M Series B funding Report offers plans for Colorado Front Range passenger rail Denver's Range Ventures closes $23M fund for early-stage software startups StackHawk Brings Application Security to Developers with New Free Plan Coalfire Name Grand Winner in SVUS Women World Awards - Coalfire Ping’s Industry-leading +65 Net Promoter Score How to Detect Exploits of FireEye Red Team Tools in Your Environment Abusing AirWatch MDM Services to Bypass MFA | Optiv Job Openings: Ping Identity - Manager, GRC (Privacy Programs) Ping Identity - Manager of GRC Ping Identity - Product Security Engineer Pinsight - IT Manager - Cloud Systems & Security Denver Water - IT Security Analyst Colorado Department of Public Safety - Cyber Security Intelligence Analyst Ballard Spahr - Privacy and Data Security Associate FirstBank - Security Governance Analyst SCL Health - Security Analyst II Presidio - Sr. Solutions Architect, Cyber Security Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: ISC2 Pikes Peak - December Chapter Meeting - 12/16 ISSA C.Springs - December Meeting - Chapter Appreciation - 12/17 ISSA / ISACA - Annual joint holiday meeting - 12/17 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

PubTalk Live is a publishing talk show, broadcasting live to YouTube every 2nd and 4th Saturday at 9pm Eastern. Host Sarah Nicolas is joined in each episode by a Guest Co-Host and at least one Special Guest. They talk about all aspects of the book publishing industry, including its intersections with other media and libraries. This episode of PubTalk Live features Guest Co-Host Janice Hardy and Special Guest Joanna Penn. (Due to time differences, the interview portion with Joanna will be pre-recorded) Janice Hardy http://www.janicehardy.com/ https://twitter.com/Janice_Hardy https://www.facebook.com/janice.hardy.184 Joanna Penn https://www.thecreativepenn.com/ https://twitter.com/thecreativepenn https://www.instagram.com/jfpennauthor/ http://thecreativepenn.com/moneybooks Your Host, Sarah Nicolas: www.sarahnicolas.com @sarah_nicolas on Twitter @presidentSarah on Instagram Thank you to my patreon podcast sponsors: Brenda Drake, Jae Lynn, and reframecons.wordpress.com. Become a PubTalk Live patron: https://www.patreon.com/pubtalklive Merch: https://teespring.com/stores/sarahs-place Subscribe via email: http://eepurl.com/gE3ahb Originally Streamed at: https://youtu.be/lNZpJVuALvo PubTalk Live Logo adapted from art from freepik.com. --News-- BookExpo and BookCon no more: https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3878 Draft2Digital announces payment splitting: https://www.draft2digital.com/blog/announcing-d2d-payment-splitting/ The Association of Authors' Representatives is now the Association of American Literary Agents: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/newsbrief/index.html?record=3021 Changes in lockdown reading habits: https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reading-habits-changed-coronavirus-lockdown-b882662.html The Bad Sex in Fiction awards cancelled for 2020: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/08/bad-sex-award-cancelled-as-public-exposed-to-too-many-bad-things-in-2020 Ben Bova has passed: https://www.tor.com/2020/11/30/legendary-science-fiction-author-ben-bova-has-passed-at-the-age-of-88/ The Tattered Cover changes hands: https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85096-denver-s-tattered-cover-bookstore-is-sold-to-two-entrepreneurs.html https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/bookselling/article/85106-black-booksellers-denounce-tattered-cover-announcement.html JRR Tolkien's House for Sale: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/dec/03/campaign-to-buy-jrr-tolkien-house-backed-by-lord-of-the-rings-actors-ian-mckellen-martin-freeman Amazon ebooks & libraries: https://thehill.com/business-a-lobbying/528280-amazon-under-pressure-to-lift-ban-on-e-book-library-sales --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Author of the Sanibel Island Mysteries series Interview begins at 16:20 and ends at 45:54 Links “Google is going to convert ebooks to audiobooks” by Michael Kozlowski at Good E Reader - December 8, 2020 “Tattered Cover sold to local investment group, making it the U.S.'s largest black-owned bookstore” by John Wenzel at The Denver Post - December 9, 2020 Fintie Folio Case for Kindle Oasis at Amazon.com “Amazon Kindle for iOS can now add a widget to the homescreen” by Michael Kozlowski at Good E Reader - November 11, 2020 Jennifer Schiff's author page at Amazon Jennifer's books at Shovel & Pail Press MacIntosh Books + Paper, Sanibel FL The Sanibel Sunset Detective Mysteries series (12 books) by Ron Base The Doc Ford Novels (24 books) by Randy Wayne White The Molly Murphy Mysteries(17 books) and The Royal Spyness Series (14 books) by Rhys Bowen The Islands of Sanibel-Captiva Chamber of Commerce Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum in Sanibel Tinder Fella: A novel by Jennifer Schiff A Shell of a Problem audiobook at Audible Next Week's Guest Joanna Penn, author of Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Virtual Worlds: The Impact of Converging Technologies on Authors and the Publishing Industry. Morning Journal flash briefing for Alexa If you'd like brief daily updates on technology, books, marriage, and puppies, you can follow along with my Morning Journal flash briefing. From your Echo device, just say, “Alexa, enable Morning Journal.” Then each morning say, “Alexa, what's up?” or “Alexa, what's my flash briefing?” I post a five-minute audio journal each day except Sunday, usually by 7:30 am Eastern Time.  The Kindle Chronicles is now available at Audible Podcasts. The only thing missing are ratings! If you have time, please consider leaving one in order to help others learn about the show. (Thanks to David Enzel for letting me know about this.) Right-click here and then click "Save Link As..." to download the audio to your computer, phone, or MP3 player.

Good Morning, Colorado, you’re listening to the Daily Sun-Up. It’s Thursday December 10th, and we’re feeling lucky to start the day with you. Today, we’re focused on students in Colorado who are engaging with the legislative process. And how more and more they’re seeing their ideas reflected in results. But before we begin, let’s go back in time with some Colorado history adapted from historian Derek R Everett’s book “Colorado Day by Day”: Today, we’re going back to December 10th, 1941, three days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, when Former governor of Colorado, Ralph L Carr expressed his pride in Coloradans for the manner in which they received the news. Carr went on to become one of Colorado’s most respected governors. Now, our feature story. Driven by issues impacting their daily lives and aided by the legislative process itself, Colorado’s youth -- whose activism filled the streets last spring -- have stepped up their engagement. While The police reform protests prodded lawmakers into some quick, incremental action, young people across the state have been learning other ways to make their voices heard. Elected officials seem increasingly inclined to listen. Colorado Sun reporter Kevin Simpson joins us today to tell us more. Kevin, thanks so much for giving us some more insight into what’s happening. So, with youth all over the country raising their voices on a variety of issues. Can you tell us how is this playing out in Colorado specifically? And what does this look like in terms of legislation? Can you talk more about some examples? So, other than an interest in the system. What else is driving these young people? And why are lawmakers listening now? In 1982, the heartwarming story of youth involvement in Colorado politics featureda Thornton elementary school urging lawmakers to designate the stegosaurusas the state fossil. And then in 2018, the legislature passed a bill creating an interim committee of five lawmakers and five youth representatives charged with generating policy proposals that could result in as many as three actual bills being introduced -- bills that would not count against any legislator’s five-bill personal limit. That committee, advanced by Loveland Republican Rep. Hugh McKean, didn’t offer any bills in that first year because the ideas exceeded the scope of the legislature’s authority -- or its ability to pay for them. But it started students along the learning curve of lawmaking. They met once in the 2020 session cut short by the pandemic. But once the pandemic subsides, this mechanism promises to put more young people’s ideas front and center in 2021. Not just as pie-in-the-sky concepts, but as actual bills.  Finally, here are a few stories you should know about today: Elon Musk’s SpaceX is coming to Colorado. Sort of. The California aerospace firm was among the winners in the $9.2 billion federal broadband auction aimed at ending the digital divide in rural America.  A leading independent bookstore, the Colorado-based Tattered Cover, has been sold to a group of investors and will become the country’s largest Black-led bookseller. COVID outbreaks at Colorado K through 12 schools nearly doubled in November, reflecting the challenge of keeping the virus at bay in classrooms when cases are surging in the community. For more information on all of these stories, visit our website, www.coloradosun.com. Now, a quick message from our editor. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week I'm chatting with Taylor about the book, “Homegoing” by Yaa Gyasi. (https://bookshop.org/a/7227/9781101971062). Page Love is a weekly podcast conversation about books enjoyed between friends. This week’s book, "Homegoing," is a historical fiction novel by Yaa Gyasi, where each chapter in the novel follows a different descendant of an Asante family from Africa. The book highlights the complicated and broken system of criminal justice in the U.S. and helps readers understand the effects on this broken system at a personal level experienced by the characters in the book. Buy your copy of "Homegoing" or any book you'd love to read from our Bookshop page to support our Podcast and independent bookstores with your purchase. (https://bookshop.org/shop/pagelovepod) As a thank your for you purchase, you can complete this form (https://forms.gle/dnD7uiCEheZwLmxx8) and receive a set of three Page Love bookmarks! Please review our show and share this episode or any of your favorite episodes with your friends to help our audience grow. If you’re ever in Denver, visit our featured bookstore of the week, Tattered Cover (https://www.tatteredcover.com/). Take action for the Black Community and other communities of color by learning about the work of the ACLU (https://action.aclu.org/give/now) and The Collective PAC (https://collectivepac.org/) and make a donation to support these groups. Follow our show on Twitter and Instagram @PageLovePod and visit our website (https://www.pagelovepod.com). Our music is written and produced by Collin Findlay. A special thank you to Cody Sanders for our studio gear. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pagelove/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/pagelove/support

Mark Masters wrote a book about his first 6 months performing stand-up comedy that is a must-listen for new comics. We talked about that and where he is now in his career. Mark has a website www.markmasters.co He has a mailing list with only one email per month www.markmasters.co/#laughlist Mark has a web series and podcast www.markmasters.co/podcast-and-web-series.html He runs a monthly Saturday night comedy show in Vail, CO at Vail Brewing Company www.vailcomedyshow.com He is starting a new show in Parker, CO at the Blu Note, a beautiful jazz club, www.parkercomedyshow.com friends of the podcast can get free tickets by reaching out to Mark.  First show is Sunday March 22 with headliner Derrick Stroup Mark has a book called Not Good Yet, more info at www.notgoodyet.com it is available in print at Mutiny Cafe and Tattered Cover in Denver as well as on Amazon.  The audiobook is on Audible and many other audiobook providers Mark is happy to sell his famous Alpaca Vail Comedy Show stickers, get a personal note from Mark with a sticker by sending $5 to @markmarkcolorado www.vailcomedyshow.com/#sticker Mark is performing at the Premise comedy show in San Francisco, CA on April 8, 2020 Mark has shows on April 9 in Aspen, CO, April 10 in Steamboat, CO (ticketed, reach out for comps), and April 11 in Vail, CO Mark will be speaking at the 32nd annual Colorado Teen Literature Conference on April 18, 2002If you like the show, you can follow us on social media! Isn't that great!FacebookTwitterInstagramAnd..if you want to see some of my comedy, you can check out my YouTube Channel and heck, maybe subscribe!BTB YouTube 

Jake Hovis In this episode Mark Masters talks to Jake Hovis, a new comedian from Denver, CO. In high school basketball he led the state of Colorado in blocked shots his senior year! Mark drives Jake from Avon, CO to a show in Aspen, CO and they talk comedy, comedians, and stand up comics. They discuss: - Aspen Comedy Show at Silver City Saloon - Colorado driving conditions - Lincoln, NE showcase - How Jake got into stand-up, improv, church - Tracking open mics in spreadsheet - Favorite Denver open-mics - Finn McCool's Friday night mic - World Series of Comedy - Audio recording open mic sets - Feedback from wife, teamwork - "Blacking out" on stage - Books - Starting Standup, Serious Guide to Writing Jokes - Not Good Yet by Mark Masters - Check from Tattered Cover, Daron - Media Mail - Vail Comedy Show, Aspen Comedy Show - Jake's first time to Aspen - Big Jake, football, basketball - Megan O'Neill, Larry Sanders, Sarah Silverman, Blake Griffin - Surprises in comedy - Improv - 8 bit kids: Brenna Bigelow, Sean Wissing, Aaron Maslow, Lauren DuFault, Bonnie - Challenges - Steve Rannazzisi - Jessica Michelle Singleton - Ben Roy - Jake's next steps - Clean comedy, PG-13? - Accents - Digital marketing - John Crist - Elliott Woolsey, Brent Gill, Sam Tallent - crazy open mic stories and Jake's mom - Annual open mic goals - High school teacher summer - Laura Thompson - New Talent Night at Comedy Works - Denver open mic comedy scene - Earn your keep show at Irish Snug, Edward Bell, Michael Sayedian - Fresh & Clean with Big Jake - Ben Dailey - Show running, marketing [Show] - Reviewing the show, great! - High fives, handshakes, tips - Crowd work, focusing - Sheriff - Mixing dirty and clean jokes - Jake's set - Big pay day - Forgetting tags - Nathan Lund - Ryan and Jeremy at Silver City Saloon - Venue relationship - Taking pictures at shows - Next goals - 50 minute set for Jake - 70 people in audience - Youtube.com/bigjakehovis - Eeland Stribling - Sign off And much, much more. Strap in. This is a good one. Brought to you by Not Good Yet, the book by Mark Masters. www.notgoodyet.com

MPF Discussion with Rana FloridaGetting Comfortable with Failure with Creative Class Group CEO Rana Florida About Rana As Chief Executive Officer of the Creative Class Group, Rana Florida manages new business development, marketing, consulting, research and global operations serving such diverse clients as BMW, Converse, IBM, Cirque du Soleil, Audi, Zappos, and Starwood Hotels – to name just a few. She brings to this leadership role more than two decades of experience in corporate strategy, communications, and marketing, having directed global strategic communications for HMSHost, the world’s largest airport developer, as well as having executed marketing initiatives for such premier brands as Disney and Starbucks and events experience working with The Atlantic, The Aspen Institute and The Knight Foundation.Well known as a writer on business and leadership – for Fast Company, Inc.com, the Huffington Post, andrecruiter.com – Rana has also served as a guest business analyst on The Today Show. and MSNBC’s, The Cycle, has been a Fox News contributor for several years, and has been featured in the Business section of The New York Times and in interviews for The Wall Street Journal, Market Watch, CNN, The Globe and Mail and other major media outlets. Her one-on-one high profile interviews have covered notables – from President Bill Clinton and First Lady Michelle Obama to tennis great Andre Agassi and NBA owner (and TV star) Mark Cuban, from chefs Jeans-George Vongerichten and Mario Batali to singer Nelly Furtado and fashion designer Tory Burch, from the United Nations Director of Girl Up to world renowned architects Peter Marino and Zaha Hadid – and many more.Her book, Upgrade—Taking Your Work and Life From Ordinary to Extraordinary (McGraw Hill, 2013) was a ‘Business Best Seller,’ by Tattered Cover, the largest independent bookstore retailer in the U.S. and The Globe and Mail, Editor’s Pick.On this episode of My Perfect Failure (Getting Comfortable with Failure) Rana provides insights and tips on how we can all get more comfortable with Failure and achieve much more from our lives. Rana has interviewed noted people such as Michelle Obama, Bill Clinton, Andre Agassi and Mark Cuban. Rana shares some of their tips and tricks they have used to propel their careers: Some of the areas we cover: · Why People tend to avoid taking Risks?· How we can learn by opening up to the possibility of being wrong· The benefits of allowing your employees to come up with ideas· Rana’s fantastic book: Upgrade: Taking your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary Book by RanaUpgrade: Taking Your Work and Life from Ordinary to Extraordinary· https://www.amazon.com/Upgrade-Taking-Your-Ordinary-Extraordinary/dp/0071827218/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= Fast Company article by Rana· https://www.fastcompany.com/3037704/what-it-really-means-to-fail-forward Rana Twitter· https://twitter.com/ranafloridaRana Instagram· https://www.instagram.com/rflorida/My Perfect Failure contact me Work with me: paul@myperfectfailure.com

Started my day by breaking a contact lens, alas. Otherwise things are going well, and The Fiery Citadel is coming along faster now. Includes reminiscing on old Denver landmarks. Support the show (http://paypal.me/jeffekennedy)

You’re about to listen to Strength Running’s first live show with author Matt Fitzgerald. If you’re not familiar with Matt, he’s written more than 20 books about sports nutrition, endurance, running, and the marathon including my favorites, The Endurance Diet, Brain Training, Racing Weight, and Diet Cults. This was recorded in front of a live audience at the Tattered Cover bookstore in Denver, Colorado. Matt's latest book is a memoir called Life is a Marathon that chronicles his career as a coward when it comes to the suffering that inevitably accompanies endurance running. But he learns to overcome that suffering, and in doing so discovers the person he wants to become, for himself and for his wife Nataki who has severe bipolar disorder. It’s a very different type of book about running that I highly recommend, especially if you want a moving read that isn’t heavy on training jargon.

Unless you live under a rock, you know the name Roger Stone. But before his name was synonymous with Robert Mueller, WikiLeaks and Donald Trump, Stone was best known as a Washington, D.C. insider and political "dirty trickster." When Stone visited the Tattered Cover back in 2014, there was no mention of hacked emails or Hillary Clinton. On that day, his targets were John F. Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson, and John Dean, the former White House Counsel for President Richard Nixon.

This episode of the Rocky Mountain Writer is a live recording of the event held at The Tattered Cover in Denver on Oct. 25th to celebrate the release of "False Faces," the latest short story anthology from Rocky Mountain Fiction Writers. The hosts for the evening were editors Angie Hodapp and Warren Hammond. Writers at the event include Travis Heermann, Terry Kroenung, Amy Draper, Anne Therese Macdonald, Suzanne Proulx, Sue Duff, Angela Sylvaine, Andrea Poners, Saytchyn Maddux-Creech and Mark Stevens. Intro music by Moby Outro music by Dan-o-Songs

Recorded live at The Tattered Cover on Tuesday, August 14—the annual panel for the finalists for Independent Writer of the Year and Writer of the Year, this year moderated by current Independent Writer of the Year Wendy Terrien.  Panelists included Sue Duff, Corinne O’Flynn, Bernadette Marie, Gwen Florio and Curtis Craddock. Mandy Mickulencek was not in attendance, alas.  Corinne is the Independent Writer of the Year and Gwen is the Writer of the Year—both will be recognized at Colorado Gold next month.  And, thank you, Tattered Cover!

Chasing New Horizons  (starts 1:00) brings the reader Inside the Epic First Mission to Pluto to  hear the details and meet the personalities behind building, launching, and flying this audacious mission.  How on Earth's Joel Parker (also an astrophysicist on the New Horizons mission) speaks with authors and fellow scientists Alan Stern and David Grinspoon. (Booktalks at Boulder Bookstore and Tattered Cover). You can also listen to the full extended interview. GoldLab Symposium (starts 13:00) This year's symposium theme is Complexity:  The Intersections Between Health and Policy. Boulder Entrepreneur and symposium founder Larry Gold speaks with How on Earth's Shelley Schlender about this year's annual symposium that explores the frontiers of science and health with an eye toward ideas that will inspire even the greatest world expert, with an ear toward being understandable to anyone in the room. Host/Producer/Engineer:  Shelley Schlender Add'l Contributions/Executive Producer: Joel Parker

1. Mandy goes after Joy Reid of MSNBC. 2. Guest: Ross Kaminsky on Tattered Cover event. 3. Mandy discusses the White House Correspondents Dinner. 4. A look at the Colorado State legislative session.

A conversation with author Len Vlahos, owner of Tattered Cover in Denver. 

If you've wanted to live an inspired life and leave the fear behind, then do we have Inspired and Unstoppable show for you! Today I'll be speaking with Tama Kieves, visionary heroine, best-selling author, honors graduate of Harvard law school, best-selling author, and the author of an inspiring new book A Year Without Fear! And that's just what I want to talk with her about, about how to live an inspired life, leave your fear behind, and what we can do to become Inspired and Unstoppable. That plus we'll talk about the revelation vacations, the paradise café, playing it safe and law school, artistic spirit apartments, secret doctors and Chinese Restaurants, doodling in village inns, impulse shopped at the Tattered Cover, and what in the world serving chicken fingers and onion rings, has to do with anything! How do we get clarity on what we want to do? Why do we suffer until we live our dreams What's it mean to relax and receive? What's the importance of a slowdown? What's an undoing process? What's the importance of forgiving yourself? What's the importance of patience? What does it mean to live an extraordinary life? What's the importance of a daily journaling? What's the importance of commitment or being true to ourselves? How do we get over fear? What are several key learning's about A Course in Miracles What does it mean to go all in? What's the danger of being “realistic”? What does it mean to live “unreasonably”? What's it mean to show up with love no matter what? What does it mean to follow the breadcrumbs? How is self-love a brave act? How do we honor ourselves for being just where we are? What does it mean that love is at the wheel? To find out more: TamaKieves.com How to Live an Inspired and Unstoppable Life – Living in Love over Fear!!! + Guided Meditation! Tama Kieves | Health | Career | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

Self-published author, Catherine Spader, joins us to talk about her WULFHEDINN series, available now on Amazon and at The Tattered Cover on Colfax in Denver, Colorado. Mentioned in this episode: FEAST OF THE RAVEN by Catherine Spader RETURN OF THE WULFHEDINN by Catherine Spader Red Riding Hood Kirkus Review Publishers Weekly BlueInk Colorado Independent Publishers Association http://cipabooks.com CIPA EVVY Award http://catherinespader.com http://facebook.com/catherinespader The Denver Podcast Network http://denverpodcast.net Jon of All Trades http://jonofalltrades.us Thank you to all of our patrons over at http://patreon.com/beyondthetrope

If you've wanted to live an inspired life and leave the fear behind, then do we have Inspired and Unstoppable show for you! Today I'll be speaking with Tama Kieves, visionary heroine, best-selling author, honors graduate of Harvard law school, best-selling author, and the author of an inspiring new book A Year Without Fear! And that's just what I want to talk with her about, about how to live an inspired life, leave your fear behind, and what we can do to become Inspired and Unstoppable. That plus we'll talk about the revelation vacations, the paradise café, playing it safe and law school, artistic spirit apartments, secret doctors and Chinese Restaurants, doodling in village inns, impulse shopped at the Tattered Cover, and what in the world serving chicken fingers and onion rings, has to do with anything! How do we get clarity on what we want to do? Why do we suffer until we live our dreams What's it mean to relax and receive? What's the importance of a slowdown? What's an undoing process? What's the importance of forgiving yourself? What's the importance of patience? What does it mean to live an extraordinary life? What's the importance of a daily journaling? What's the importance of commitment or being true to ourselves? How do we get over fear? What are several key learning's about A Course in Miracles What does it mean to go all in? What's the danger of being “realistic”? What does it mean to live “unreasonably”? What's it mean to show up with love no matter what? What does it mean to follow the breadcrumbs? How is self-love a brave act? How do we honor ourselves for being just where we are? What does it mean that love is at the wheel? To find out more: TamaKieves.com How to Live an Inspired and Unstoppable Life – Living in Love over Fear!!! + Guided Meditation! Tama Kieves | Health | Career | Inspiration | Motivation | Spiritual | Spirituality | Inspirational | Motivational | Self-Improvement | Self-Help | Inspire For More Info Visit: www.InspireNationShow.com

In Part Two of this interview, award-winning screenwriter and author of the debut novel All Our Wrong Todays, Elan Mastai, returned to talk about his fiction debut, the science of time travel, and finding inspiration in dark places. The writer and producer has written movies for both indie and Hollywood studios, including scripts for Fox, Sony, Warner Brothers, and Paramount. His most recent film – What If, a comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, and Mackenzie Davis – premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. Elan won the Canadian Academy Award and the Writers Guild of Canada Award for his script, and the movie played in over 30 countries. His new novel – All Our Wrong Todays – is a sci-fi tinged, time-travel romance and much buzzed about debut that is rumored to have landed the writer a seven-figure book deal worth north of a million dollars. The book has been described as “Dark Matter meets Back to the Future,” and even prior to the book’s publication, the film rights were sold to Paramount Pictures. Andy Weir, bestselling author of The Martian, called it, “A thrilling tale of time travel and alternate timelines with a refreshingly optimistic view of humanity’s future.” If you’re a fan of The Writer Files, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews. If you missed the first half you can find it right here. In Part Two of this file Elan Mastai and I discuss: Why you should double check your facts before sending your manuscript to a celebrity How music can influence your writing style Why you need to give yourself permission to write badly The writer as entrepreneur whose one product is the inside of their brain Why your writing is a like a time machine Listen to The Writer Files: Writing, Productivity, Creativity, and Neuroscience below ... Download MP3 Subscribe by RSS Subscribe in iTunes The Show Notes If you’re ready to see for yourself why over 194,000 website owners trust StudioPress — the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins — just go to Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress How Screenwriter and ‘All Our Wrong Todays’ Author Elan Mastai Writes: Part One All Our Wrong Todays – Elan Mastai ElanMastai.com Quit Social Media. Your Career May Depend on It. – Cal Newport How Andy Weir (Bestselling Author of ‘The Martian’) Writes: Part One How Bestselling Author Austin Kleon Writes: Part One How Wired Magazine’s Senior Maverick Kevin Kelly Writes: Part One Elan Mastai on IMDb Elan Mastai on Goodreads Elan Mastai on Twitter Kelton Reid on Twitter The Transcript How Screenwriter and All Our Wrong Todays Author Elan Mastai Writes: Part Two Voiceover: Rainmaker FM Kelton Reid: Welcome back to The Writer Files. I am still your host, Kelton Reid, here to take you on another tour of the habits, habitats, and brains of renowned writers. In part two of this file, award-winning screenwriter and author of the debut novel, All Our Wrong Todays, Elan Mastai, returns to talk about his fiction debut, the science of time travel, and finding inspiration in dark places. The writer and producer has written movies for both indie and Hollywood studios, including scripts for FOX, Sony, Warner Brothers, and Paramount. His most recent film, What If, a comedy starring Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Adam Driver, and Mackenzie Davis, premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2013. Elan won the Canadian Academy Award and Writer’s Guild of Canada Award for his script, and the movie played in over 30 countries. His new novel, All Our Wrong Todays, is a sci-fi tinged time travel romance and much buzzed about debut that is rumored to have landed the writer a seven-figure book deal. The book has been described as Dark Matter meets Back to the Future, and even prior to the book’s publication, the film rights were sold to Paramount Pictures. Andy Weir, bestselling author of The Martian, called it, “A thrilling tale of time travel and alternate time lines with a refreshingly optimistic view of humanity’s future.” In part two of this file, Elan and I discuss why you should double check your facts before sending your manuscript to a celebrity, how music can influence your writing style, why you need to give yourself permission to write badly, the writer as entrepreneur whose one product is the inside of their brain, and why your writing is like a time machine. If you are a fan of the show, please click subscribe to automatically see new interviews as soon as we publish them, and if you missed the first half of this show, you can find it in the archives, on iTunes, on WriterFiles.FM, and in the show notes. Just a quick reminder that The Writer Files is brought to you by StudioPress, the industry standard for premium WordPress themes and plugins. Built on the Genesis Framework, StudioPress delivers state of the art SEO tools, beautiful and fully responsive designs, airtight security, instant updates, and much more. If you’re ready to take your WordPress site to the next level, see for yourself why over 194,000 website owners trust StudioPress. Go to Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress now. That’s Rainmaker.FM/StudioPress. Why You Should Double Check Your Facts Before Sending Your Manuscript to a Celebrity Elan Mastai: Now it’s funny that you say Andy Weir. I was so flattered and grateful that Andy, who I don’t know personally, read the book and wrote me this terrific blurb, but when we sent him the manuscript to read, I actually had this moment of panic, and I went back and I redid all the calculations. And I realized when we sent him the book, I had gotten the speed at which the Earth rotates around the planet wrong, because I had started in kilometers an hour, because I’m Canadian, metric system, and then I’d converted it into miles per hour for my American publisher, and then I’d done something wrong. So I was like I was texting my editor, I’m like, We sent it to Andy Weir, of all the people we could have sent it to, we sent it to Andy Weir, and I got the speed of rotation of the planet around the Sun wrong, we have to get it back, I have to fix it. She’s like, “I think it’s going to be okay.” Fortunately, I mean, I fixed it in the book, and I ran all the calculations over and over again, but that is funny that you cited him in particular, because I get that one calculation wrong, and I was like super sheepish and embarrassed about it. Kelton Reid: Oh, man. Elan Mastai: It’s an honest mistake. I blame the metric system, as I blame it for so many things in my life. Kelton Reid: That’s awesome. Elan Mastai: So I like to figure this stuff out, and it’s not just the technology, although the technology and the science is the flashiest part. I like to drill down into everything. If I don’t know about something, I like to find out about it, so there’s a lot of, yeah, I go into a lot of Google holes trying to figure stuff out, but it’s usually a function of some moment in the story that I’ve come to where I realize I need to figure something out. I’ve hit the limits of my amateur knowledge, and I need to start, I need to give myself a little seminar in this area, whatever that area might be. I mean, the scientific and technological elements are, of course, sort of more complex and finicky, and you have to do a lot of work to not lose the reader. That was a big thing for me. I wanted it to be the interesting stuff that really matters for the story, and if it was just arcane technical stuff, I’m not going to put it in there because I don’t want to bore you, and if you’re interested, here’s some, you know, you can find out more. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: You can go down your own kind of Google hole, but you don’t want to lose people with all that stuff, you just want it to be interesting. So that was always my kind of North Star, which is just, Is it interesting? If it’s not interesting, that’s fine. I can talk a lot about traffic patterns for flying cars, but I boiled it all down to like two sentences in the book. Don’t worry. It’s not like there’s six chapters of how flying traffic is. I just like to figure this stuff out, and then I know, and then that’s what matters to me that I know, and then my job is then to figure out what’s the most interesting part of what I figured out for the reader. How Music Can Influence Your Writing Style Kelton Reid: Yeah, yeah. It’s pretty impressive just to see the kind of this mashup of worlds, that you know, from an outsider’s perspective, looking at your screenwriting background, I’m sure that you were influenced by some science fiction movies as well as romantic comedy stuff that you’ve written for multiple different genres. But, I think you’ve already outlined your productivity for the most part. When I think of screenwriters kind of looking at, you know, narrative fiction, I always imagine them kind of listening to different soundtracks, and it seems like you were influenced by music in your screenwriting somewhat. Did music play any part when you were writing this? I’m kind of imagining you listening to like Hans Zimmer while you’re writing. Elan Mastai: That’s not inaccurate. I mean, what I find, actually, is that certain sequences in the book I connect with certain songs or certain pieces of music. So I don’t always write to music, but then there are certain sequences when I’m trying to get myself in the headspace of that sequence, I’ll listen to the same piece, usually instrumental, over and over and over again, and there’s almost a … even if the reader doesn’t, wouldn’t ever catch it, the rhythm of the piece and the tone of the piece become the rhythm and the tone of that chapter or that piece of the story, and so while I’m writing it, I’ll listen to it over and over again. If I’m going back and rewriting or editing that section, I’ll put that same song back on, and it kind of gets me in the headspace. So yeah, I mean, I listen to sometimes movie soundtracks, but actually more, I listen to more like composers. Ludovico Einaudi, I hope I’m pronouncing that write, who’s an Italian composer. His music is used in films a lot, but he’s just a composer. I like his stuff a lot. There’s an American composer called Carly Comando whose work I listen to a lot. Max Richter, again, who’s somebody whose work is used in film a lot, but who also just composes his own pieces. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: I find, like, they’re just, they create these very moody soundscapes. Giles Lamb is another one, and I like to listen to those. Although there are certain ones, like I’m going to blank on his name, but he did the soundtrack to the Danny Boyle movies Sunshine and 28 Days Later. I’m blanking on his name. I think it’s John something, but his stuff is terrific, and you know, when you’re writing, even if what you’re writing is terrible, it feels epic when you’re listening to his music. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Yeah. Well, here’s the million dollar question. How do you feel about writer’s block as a guy who writes every day? Have you ever run up against it? Or do you believe in it? Elan Mastai: I believe in it, but what I believe writer’s block is a lack of preparation. I think that if you don’t know where you’re going with the story, you haven’t figured out what you have to say, you don’t know how your story ends, you don’t know what the actual journey your character is on, that’s where writer’s block comes from because you’ve hit an obstacle. It’s like you’re on a journey and you don’t have a destination in mind, and so you’ve gone down a dead end. Do I believe in writer’s block? I mean, I don’t feel writer’s block much at this point in my life because I know what I need is preparation. I don’t really start anything until I have a pretty good sense of my ending. Which doesn’t mean I know every single step along the way. For me, it is like a road trip. I know where I’m going, I know a couple stops along the way, and then I like to leave room to discover. I like to be surprised by my own story, but the way that, for me, I know that I’m going to do the best possible work is if I know I have a terrific ending, because to me, the ending is why I’m writing in the first place. If I don’t feel like I have a great ending to my story, I don’t even start. Because to me, then I’m just going to be spinning my wheels. A lot of movies and a lot of books and a lot of everything in writing loses its way right in the middle. Because that’s the moment, you know, you’ve gotten over the initial hump of, Okay, I’ve started my story, I’ve picked everything off, I’ve gotten everything placed. Wait, where am I going? Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: You know, I’ve packed up my car, I’ve filled up the gas, I’ve, you know, inflated the tires, and I don’t actually know which way to drive. And so for me, writer’s block, it can be a very real thing for people, but almost always, in my experience, it’s about a lack of preparation. You haven’t actually thought about what you’re doing enough. Once you’ve had a chance to think it through, then all of a sudden, you’re like, Okay, now I know where I’m going, and the writer’s block has a way of kind of magically dissolving. Why You Need to Give Yourself Permission to Write Badly Kelton Reid: For sure. For sure. And all screenwriters probably study the canon of, you know, McKee and Freytag’s Pyramid and all that stuff, so that probably assists you as well, I would imagine. Elan Mastai: I don’t actually take much kind of comfort or guidance from that sort of stuff. I mean, I think it can be very useful for people, especially when you’re starting out. I don’t turn down my nose, look down my nose at it or anything, but for me, what I find is I just, if I’m feeling like I haven’t figured stuff out, I just pick up a book, I watch a movie, or read a screenplay, I read a novel. I just go back to reading and get, and that’s usually what inspires me, rather than sort of, because I don’t find … I think we’ve internalized a lot of the rules anyways, and so I find a lot of these storytelling rules actually can make you feel more kind of bound than less. So I find, actually, I’m more free to come up with an unexpected solution. I also, just as a writer, I like to put myself in the headspace of my characters. I’ll write myself into a corner. I’ll put the characters in a place where I don’t know how I’m going to get them out, and then I have to figure out how to get them out, just like they have to figure out how to get out, and so I do trust that stuff. Now, of course, again, just to be clear, a lot of this stuff you fix in rewriting anyways. I mean, you know, nobody is, no movie you see, no book you read is the first draft. Kelton Reid: Right. Elan Mastai: I mean, by far. So I also, the other thing about writer’s block, for me, is I just give myself permission to write badly. You know, sometimes, the work is not going to be to your highest standard, but I’m going to rewrite it anyways, so I’d just rather write something that’s okay knowing that I’m going to go back and fix it, because it’s always easier to fix something you already wrote than it is to stare at the blank page or the blank screen. Because if I have a bad line of dialog, then I’m like, Okay, this is a crappy line of dialog. What would be a better way of expressing this? It’s totally different than, I have to come up with a line of dialog from scratch. So I’d rather just write badly for a while and fix it later. Kelton Reid: Yeah, yeah. I think Andy Weir expressed that exact same sentiment, and that’s a good takeaway. All right. So I’ve got a couple quick workflow questions for you. Mac or PC? Elan Mastai: Mac. Kelton Reid: What software are you using, predominantly? I’m imagining you use a different screenwriting software, obviously, then for the prose stuff. Elan Mastai: For screenwriting, I use Final Draft, and for novel writing, I just use Microsoft Word. I have Scrivener, which I like for organizing the story. Like moving things around, getting a sense of the structure of it all, but I actually like to use software that is as invisible as possible, and part of invisibility to me is just being used to it. So I’ve been staring at Final Draft for so many years that I barely even notice anymore. I know there’s lots of screenwriters who advocate for other kinds of software which they think is much better than Final Draft. I’m not even weighing in on that. When I open up Final Draft, I don’t even notice it. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: Same thing with Microsoft Word. I am in no way advocating that it’s the best software to write a novel on. I actually wrote All Our Wrong Todays on like Microsoft Word 2001. Like not even the newest versions. Like the old version, with as few bells and whistles as possible. I hate it when the little paperclip comes up and tries to tell you that you’re doing something wrong. I’m like, Get that paperclip out of my way. I don’t want anything that, when I’m in the flow of writing, I don’t want anything interrupting me, and so I actually use the simplest software as possible, and then later, I’ll go in and I’ll, you know, I’ll actually import it into a newer version. So I actually went from the 2001 Microsoft Word to the most recent one when I was actually doing edit, like the copy editing and production editing for the novel. Likewise, I’ll write in an old version of Final Draft, and then I’ll update it to something newer when I’m editing or when I’m in production, when you need all the bells and whistles, But for me, it’s like I want it to be as clean and as uncluttered as possible. I think a lot of software, unfortunately, they try to shove as much stuff in there as possible to get you to buy the new version, whereas all I want is the oldest and simplest version. The Writer as Entrepreneur Whose One Product is the Inside of Their Brain Kelton Reid: Love it. I love it. Well, before we talk about creativity, I guess my last question is how do you unplug at the end of a long writing day when you’re kind of going back and forth and wearing all these different hats? Elan Mastai: I don’t know that I do, man. I mean, it’s a lovely aspiration. I would love to. Can you tell me, please, actually, can you answer that question? I mean, sometimes, it’s very simple. I have an office in my house. I work from home most of the time. I do go out and work in other places sometimes, but I mostly just like to work from home, and I sometimes just leave my cell phone in my office upstairs at the end of the day, and I go down and just don’t answer it. Don’t look at it. You know, the reality is, unless you’re in production on a film or your book is literally going to the printers, there are very few emergencies in the writing life, and so I do like to just leave it in another room, leave it on vibrate or even off, and do try to take the time to just be very, you know, present in my life. But it’s hard because when you’re a writer, whether it’s a screenwriter, a novel writer, any kind of writer, whether you’re a freelance writer, whatever you’re doing, you are an industry of one. You are an entrepreneur. You are completely self-directed, and you’re basically running a small business with one product, which is the insides of your brain, and so it can be hard to turn off. I think we all struggle with that, and in fact, you know, part of, one of the big reasons why, you know, I advocate for using the simplest possible version of the software is it’s minimizing distractions in a sort of an environment, a cognitive environment, where there’s so many distractions coming at us all the time. And most of, you know, whether it’s social media or cell phones, all this sort of stuff. They’re literally built to get your attention. They’re trying to get your attention and catch your attention and give you the little pleasure buzz of a note that’s come in, of somebody liking or reacting to something. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: Again, I’m not even turning down my nose at that stuff. Like it’s all very fun and pleasurable, you know. It’s like Facebook and Twitter, it’s like a video game, where the final boss at the end of the level is, you know, people approving of you. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: I like video games, but you know, it’s like I don’t play a video game while I’m writing, and so I try to avoid social media and stuff like that while I’m writing, but unplugging is tough, and I think it’s something that we all struggle with, and I think it’s just like you have to be adamant about carving out time to write in a focused, uncluttered environment, and nobody is going to do that for you except you. That’s been like the biggest thing that I’ve figured out with my own writing over the years, which is that you are the only one who’s going to advocate for that quiet mental space, and if you don’t do it, absolutely nobody else will do it. You’re the only one. It’s just like working out. Nobody else, no one’s going to pick you up by the scruff of the neck and haul you to the gym and throw you on a whatever, an elliptical trainer. Like, you have to do that, and so whether you have a day job, whether writing is your job, it actually doesn’t matter, because if you don’t, even if you’re a professional writer, if you don’t carve out the mental space to write without interruption, you’re not going to be able to do your job. Kelton Reid: For sure. For sure. I will link to an article by Cal Newport in the New York Times where he, well, the title of it, Quit Social Media, Your Career May Depend On It, echoes much of that same sentiment, and I think it’s important to kind of think about those distractions that can keep you out of flow state, as you noted. That’s important to writing. So, let’s talk about creativity before I lose you here. Elan Mastai: Sure. The Source of Elan s Creativity and Inspiration Kelton Reid: Because the inside of your brain is a fascinating place. Obviously, the book is kind of the definition of creativity. All these different fascinating things. So do you think you could define creativity, kind of in your own words? Elan Mastai: Oh wow, that’s a big and intense question. To me, creativity is taking all the things that make you specifically you: your history, your experiences, your perception, your emotion, your psychology, your desires, your fears, your hopes and dreams, your anxieties and worries, and finding a way to take all of those things and communicate them in a way that makes sense and is appealing to other people. Now, of course, some creativity can be totally personal, but to me, creativity is connected to connection. It’s indivisible from connection. Part of what makes my creative life appealing to me is the ability to connect and communicate with other people. Whether that’s my book being a conversation with the writers, and the books that have inspired me, or whether my book is starting a conversation with readers who might get in touch with me via social media or in person, or even better, write their own books. I mean, the greatest compliment anybody could give me is that my book inspired them to write a book that I can then read. And so for me, creativity is about taking what makes you absolutely, uniquely you, your brain as the one and only iteration of it in the Universe, and finding sort of a vehicle or a means to express it to others. Kelton Reid: Yeah. I love that. Do you have a creative muse right now? Something that’s kind of piquing your interest? Elan Mastai: Probably the fear of death. You know, a classic one. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: That I don’t have enough time. That I’m never going to be able to tell all the stories that I have to tell, say all the things that I want to say, connect with as many people as I want to connect with. I don’t lie around in that sort of like, you know, like the protagonist of a Woody Allen movie from the 80s, like, bemoaning my mortality or anything like that, but you know, honestly, my mom died quite suddenly when I was in my mid-20s, and you know, she was a very, very smart, very accomplished, very impressive person. She was, you know, she was my mom, but she was also a good friend and a mentor to me, and I lost her, you know, very suddenly. In addition to just that feeling of, you know, that she never really got to know what my life was going to be like, what my career was going to be like, she wasn’t going to meet my wife, she wasn’t going to meet my kids. It was also that feeling of like oh, wow, like, you know, the last gift that she gave me was the awareness that I don’t have unlimited time, and if I’m going to accomplish anything, if I’m going to tell the stories I want to tell, write the movies, write the books that I want to write, I gotta get going, because you never know when it could be over. So that’s a super depressing answer to your question, I’m so sorry, but that is the truth is that I have a real sense of a ticking clock, and I don’t know when it’s going to, when the alarm’s going to go off, and so I just want to get as much stuff out into the world, but also make it as good as possible. You know, I just I want everything to be as good as I can at this point with my talent, and just connect with people. Because to me, it’s not, I don’t see my novel as me standing on a milk cart in, you know, the town square with a megaphone screaming at everybody, Listen to me, look at me. I want to connect with people. I have all these ideas, but I also have questions, and I love the conversation you get with people who have read the book, who’ve connected with it, who it gets them thinking, it gets them excited. I want people, I mean, I think the book is fun. It’s funny. It’s not like a downer. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Yeah. Elan Mastai: But it also asks a lot of big questions, and it searches for answers, and I mean, to me, that conversation is why you do it. It’s why I get up every day and sit at my desk and hunch over the keyboard and start smacking on it, is because I want to engage. Why Your Writing is a Like a Time Machine Kelton Reid: Yeah. Yeah. Well, I hope that listeners find this interview before they read the book, because kind of all of those things come through in this fantastic book, and Austin Kleon actually said almost exactly the same thing about his methodology, I think, early on in his creative process was to read obituaries as kind of a, you know, I mean, just a reminder that, like, life is temporary. We don’t really, no one knows how long they’re going to be here, right? Elan Mastai: I do live, I’ve never done that. I do live only about maybe seven or eight blocks from a cemetery. If I wanted to get really grim, I could hop over there. Kelton Reid: And you’ve written horror before. Elan Mastai: I suppose, yeah, I could gaze longingly at the tombstones. No, I mean, you know, the other thing is, again, I mean, this is more of a personal answer, but I have two young daughters, and they’re not going to read the work I’m writing right now, but I love the idea that in the future, they could discover my work, my voice, what was, you know, the things that I was thinking about, the stories that I was telling when they’re older, and that is a kind of time machine. All the art you create, the writing you do is a kind of time machine, because it’s a portrait of who you were at the time. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: That inspires me as well. You know, I mean, I want to be, it’s like that idea of like, I could be gone at any time, but that I could still communicate with my children, you know, years after I’m gone is, it’s also something that inspires me every day. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Well, before we wrap up with your advice to your fellow scribes, I’ve got one more fun one for you. If you could choose one author from any era for an all expense paid dinner to your favorite spot in the world, who would you take and where would you take them? Elan Mastai: Oh, wow. That’s a really good question. I’m going to say Neal Stephenson, the science fiction, primarily science fiction author because when I read his books, I just feel like I’m learning so much, and his storytelling is so bold and ballsy, and he has such a scope of his vision, and I’ve been reading his books since I was like, you know, a teenager, and watching him progress. So you know, I don’t know him, but I know something of him from the work that I’ve been reading since the first one I read was Snow Crash in like 91 or 92. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: I went back and read his earlier books, and it’s like he’s been developing as a writer for basically, you know, for most of my conscious adult life, and so I would love to take him out for dinner, because I think it would be a fascinating conversation. Where would I take him? There’s a great restaurant in New York City called Estella, which I’ve never had a bad meal there, so I would take him to Estella in New York City. It’s in SoHo. I mean, it’s very fancy, but I mean, you know, if somebody’s paying for it, it’s not me, right, it’s all expenses paid. Kelton Reid: Nice, nice. Three degrees of separation on The Writer Files, I believe that the founder of Wired Magazine, Kevin Kelly, is buddies with Neal Stephenson, so we will link to that episode as well. Well, can you leave us with some advice for writers on how to keep the cursor moving, how to keep the ink flowing? Elan Mastai: Finish things. That would be my biggest advice. It’s very easy to start things, it’s very hard to finish them, but until you finished it, you don’t know what you have. So just kind of push through. It’s okay to write badly. That is the hardest thing, you know. You know what it’s supposed to feel like in your head, it just doesn’t seem to be coming out on the page, but you are going to rewrite everything so many times. Your favorite books, your favorite movies, your favorite songs, your favorite everything, those were not first drafts. Those are the result of months and months, years and years of rewriting and revising and rethinking, and so you can’t get discouraged by all the stuff that you love, even though it seems so much better than what you’re doing, because it wasn’t good when it started. None of it was good when it started. Nobody starts amazing, and so I would just say my advice is to finish things, and then rewrite. Rewrite, rewrite, rewrite. I mean, it’s sort of like Writing 101 advice, but in my career, that feeling of finishing something, allowing it to not be great, because I find in the confidence to rewrite and rewrite and get it there over time, that’s been everything for me. Yeah, over time, you do get better, you know. Every time you write something and you finish it and you rewrite it and you put it out into the world, whether or not people love it or hate it or are indifferent to it or never even knew it happened, every single time you do that, you go through the whole process, the next time you start a first draft, it’s better. Every single time. So it’s a long process. It’s a lifelong thing becoming the kind of writer you want to be, but like anything, it’s all about the muscles you exercise, the patience you have, and how far ahead your vision for yourself is. So that would be my advice, and the best possible result of this podcast is a couple people who listen to it turn off their … turn the podcast off right now and go and finish whatever it was that they started and couldn’t finish. Kelton Reid: Yes, yes. Click stop here, and we will talk to you later. Awesome, awesome. Well, thank you so much for doing this. All Our Wrong Todays comes out February 7th, is that correct? Elan Mastai: That’s right, February 7th. Kelton Reid: And you can pre-order it now. It is a fantastic, almost indescribable sci fi tinged love story that we can’t begin to explain here, but it is fantastic. Kudos on the novel, and where can listeners connect with you out there? Elan Mastai: Well, there’s my website, ElanMastai.com. It’s E-L-A-N-M-A-S-T-A-I.com. You can get in touch with me, there’s like a, you know, you can connect with me by email through the website. I’m also on Twitter, @ElanMastai. I’m on Facebook, Elan Mastai, I have an author page there. Goodreads, you know. I’m around. I’m not that hard to find. And fortunately, although my name is hard to spell, once you’ve figured out how to spell it, there’s no other Elan Mastais out there. I’m the only one. Kelton Reid: Right. Elan Mastai: So once you actually figured out how my name’s spelled, it’s very easy to find me. Kelton Reid: You’re good. You’re halfway there. Awesome. And you are on tour starting February 7th, it would appear. Elan Mastai: Yup. Kelton Reid: I’m going to try to catch you February 8th in Denver, Colorado, at the Tattered Cover Bookstore. Elan Mastai: I love the Tattered Cover. It’s great. Kelton Reid: Me, too. Me, too. Elan Mastai: Yeah, it’s got this awesome record store right next door. Kelton Reid: Yeah. Elan Mastai: And there’s the Denver Film Society Movie Theater. It’s a great little complex. Kelton Reid: Yes, yes. Well, best of luck with everything. Hopefully, you will come back and talk to us again on your next adventure, and we look forward to what comes next, and especially reading this amazing, amazing book. So congrats. Elan Mastai: Thanks so much, Kelton. Thanks very much for having me on your show. Kelton Reid: Thanks so much for joining me for this half of a tour through the writer’s process. 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On today’s show, we talk about how to choose the healthiest way possible to measure progress while you're on a lifestyle transformation journey. We're back with our 74th episode of the Fed+Fit Podcast! Remember to check back every Monday for a new episode and be sure to subscribe on iTunes! Find us HERE on iTunes and be sure to "subscribe." Episode 74 Links Fed & Fit / Practical Paleo Book Tour Stops HERE! Order  a copy of the 'Fed & Fit' book HERE! Sign up for email notifications on the Fed & Fit Project HERE! Episode 74 Transcription On today’s show, we talk about how to choose the healthiest way possible to measure your progress while on a lifestyle transformation journey. Cassy Joy: Hello everybody! Welcome back to the Fed and Fit podcast. I’m so excited to have you here today. If you are a new listener, or you do not follow me on social media or anywhere on my blog, then you may not know that I am actually smack in the middle of the first leg for my nationwide book signing tour for my debut printed book, Fed and Fit! It’s so exciting and humbling, and even in just recording this show, my voice feels a little raw, so I think I’m going to have some tea later tonight to kind of help soothe that. But man, it has been just so great. So much fun. I’m having the time of my life, mostly because I get to see you guys face to face! You know, I try to do my best, if you guys email me or you send me a note on social media. I always do my best to respond because I think that’s really important. There’s nothing worse than sending something out into the universe and it going unanswered! So I feel like we’ve made friendships over the years through the internet, and it’s really great to put faces to names. So thank you for coming out to these events; thank you for all of your awesome questions, and for letting me signs your books! {laughs} It’s been so much fun. And really, ultimately, thank you for letting me be a part of your story. It’s an honor. If you guys are in any of these cities that we’re coming up to; I’ll go ahead and read them off really quickly so you know where we are coming, and if we’re coming to a city near you, we would love to see you! I’m on tour with my travel partner, Diane Sanfilippo, who just published the second edition of Practical Paleo. And it is just a wonderful resource. Diane and I are having an awesome time touring together. You can kind of get an idea in our talks; we kind of put on, since both of us are certified nutrition consultants, we put on sort of a little mini nutrition seminar. So if that’s something that interests you, this is essentially a way to come out and take advantage of that. Grab a couple of books; maybe one for yourself, maybe one for a friend. Support the bookstores that are hosting us; get them signed. They make great gifts and great holiday presents. Let’s see; I’m looking at the schedule really quickly so I can tell you guys where we’re coming up next. Let’s see, Monday when this podcast airs, the 13th, oh goodness not Monday. {laughs} my days; oh man. I’m in San Francisco right now, and earlier today, I was telling some friends that I stayed on a houseboat here once upon a time for my sister’s graduation; and they were like, oh from what school? And I said Seattle University {laughs}. I thought I was in Seattle and I was in San Francisco. Anyways, bear with me. Ok, so we’re going to be at the Desert Ridge Barnes and Noble in Phoenix on the 13th from 7 to 9 p.m., so that’s one option if you’re in Phoenix, Arizona. And that stop is actually going to be myself, Diane, and Juli Bauer, of PaleOMG is going to be joining us. Then we’re going to be at the Half Priced Books in Kansas City from 7 to 9 p.m. on the 15th of September, and actually it will be myself, Diane, Juli, and Liz Wolfe will be there for that one. And then the last event with Juli will be Tattered Cover in Denver on the 16th from 7 to 9.

Franz Nicolay is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, composer, true punk philosopher, and now…an author.The Humorless Ladies of Border Patrol chronicles Nicolay and his wife Maria’s tour through the underground punk/DIY scene of Russia and the Ukraine and is unlike any travelogue that has come before it. Immersive, poignant, and a treat for the senses , Ladies is the next step in an already vital career for Nicolay that is required reading for fans of music, punk, or just gaining a new perspective on the world we all share.But enough of us gabbing. How about we let Franz tell you all about it…Show NotesLearn more about Andrey MakarevichOfficial Site | FacebookLISTEN ON: Spotify | Apple Music Franz NicolayTake the trip and get The Humorless Ladies of Border Control out 8/2 everywhere, all over the world!LinksOfficial SiteFacebookTwitterBandcampInstagramListen OnSpotifyApple Music Upcoming Book Events9/2 - Tattered Cover, Denver CO9/7 - Housing Works, NYC9/12 - Kramerbooks, Washington DC9/16 - The Hideout, Chicago IL, in conversation with William Nickell (co-sponsored by Seminary Co-op Bookstore and the Center for Eastern European and Russian/Eurasian Studies at U. of Chicago) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Author Matt Bai's 2014 book "All the Truth is Out: The Week Politics Went Tabloid," revisits the 1987 sex scandal that sank former presidential hopeful U.S. Sen. Gary Hart of Colorado. The interview, which took place live at Denver's Tattered Cover bookstore, first aired in October 2014.

Live from Denver's Tattered Cover bookstore, Damian hosts the Men With Cats release party and Q&A with New York Times Bestselling Author/photographer, David Williams.

Welcome, friends, to episode 7 of Drunk Booksellers! We’re here with Sam Kaas, Events Coordinator at Village Books in Bellingham, WA.   Epigraph Bitches in Bookshops Our theme music, Bitches in Bookshops, comes to us with permission from Annabelle Quezada.  Introduction   [0:30] In Which We Reminisce About the Good Ol’ Days and Emma Only Has Time to Read Books About Productivity Currently drinking: Left Hand Milk Stout from Longmont, Colorado. Emma’s reading The Girl Who Raced Fairyland All the Way Home by Catherynne M. Valente, The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories by Etgar Keret, The Checklist Manifesto: How to Get Things Right by Atul Gawande (also mentioned: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End by Atul Gawande, Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen, The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business Is Selling Less of More by Chris Anderson, Naked Money: A Revealing Look at What It Is and Why It Matters by Charles Wheelan)   Sam’s reading Clinch by Martin Holmen (pubs 7 June), Goodnight, Beautiful Women by Anna Noyes, A Tale for the Time Being by Ruth L. Ozeki   Kim’s reading Eruption: The Untold Story of Mount St. Helens by Steve Olson, A Life Apart by Neel Mukherjee (also mentioned: The Lives of Others), Curb Stomp by Ryan Ferrier   New/forthcoming books we’re excited about: Welcome Thieves by Sean Beaudoin Dodgers by Bill Beverly (pubs 5 April) The People in the Castle by Joan Aiken (pubs 26 April) Scarlett Epstein Hates It Here by Anna Breslaw (pubs 19 April) Tuesday Nights in 1980 by Molly Prentiss (pubs 5 April) The Lonely City: Adventures in the Art of Being Alone by Olivia Laing (also mentioned: The Trip to Echo Spring: On Writers and Drinking) All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation by Rebecca Traister (also mentioned: Spinster: Making a Life of One's Own by Kate Bolick) Jane Steele by Lyndsay Faye   Chapter I   [18:04] In Which We Discuss Radioactive Bookworms, Lawnmowers, and What Makes a Good Event     Chuck Robinson wrote a book about opening Village Books & Paper Dreams: It Takes a Village Books: 30 Years of Building Community, 1 Book at a Time Shout out to Watermark Books in Anacortes, WA. Another shout out to Third Place Books (opening a new store this year in Seward Park). If Tom Robbins requests a pocket road map of Venezuela, don’t question it, just get him one. Len Vlahos is a rockstar. Here’s proof:   Shit. Wrong image. I meant this:   See? Rockstar. I mean, he’s also a bestselling author and co-owns a little store in Denver, CO called The Tattered Cover. NBD. In other celebrity news, check out Chuckanut Radio Hour. Our favorite events tip: People shouldn’t be calling to ask if there’s an author event tonight, they should be calling to ask what the event tonight is. (hat tip to the fine folk at Elliott Bay Book Company [Kim pumps her fists in victory, even though she has absolutely nothing to do with events at EBBC]) Originally posted by mtv   So, yeah, you should check out Village Books’ event schedule, ‘cause it’s pretty great. Chapter II   [33:37] In Which Sam Builds Us His Wheelhouse, Discusses e-Reading, and Emma and Kim think dedicated e-readers are necessary for e-reading. You can buy one here.    [sign from @wordbookstores​] Kim can’t count. “A novel trying to answer big difficult questions and not necessarily succeeding but at least giving it a go.” = 19 words, not 16, but Sam still succeeded in the 20 Word Wheelhouse Challenge   Emma will read anything blurbed by Kelly Link. Sam will read things blurbed or compared to George Saunders or Sara Vowell. Also books about musicians. (Emma recs Rob Sheffield. Kim recs Hunger Makes Me a Modern Girl by Carrie Brownstein) Chapter III   [43:25] In Which We Discuss Book Problems in the Apocalypse, Kim & Emma Learn About Cities in Canada, and Sam & Emma Get In a Fight Sam’s Station Eleven book: Ulysses by James Joyce, assuming Shakespeare has been saved by wandering bands of theater nerds Sam’s Wild book: Lyrics & Poems 1997-2012 by John K. Samson (songwriter, rhythm guitarist, & singer of The Weakerthans) Emma and Kim are embarrassingly uninformed about Canadian geography, so in case anyone was wondering, here’s Winnipeg:   Sam’s Reader Confession (a la Bookrageous, Episode 85): Sam believes he might be the only millennial to not finish the Harry Potter series. Emma has lost all respect for Sam. We move on (kind of).   Sam’s go-to handsells: City of Thieves by David Benioff and The Financial Lives of the Poets by Jess Walter Sam’s impossible handsell: A Brief History of Seven Killings by Marlon James Epilogue   [53:50] In Which Sam Has Never Met a Bookstore He Hasn’t Liked and Discusses His Luddite Cynic Award Sam’s favorite bookstore (aside from Village Books): Third Place Books in Lake Forest Park, WA Sam’s favorite literary media: LitHub, BookRiot, The Paris Review’s Art of Fiction interviews, and old-school physical magazines (such as The New Yorker) Despite the fact that Sam has the Luddite Cynic Award hanging on his fridge and is the last bookseller on Earth not on Twitter, you can hang out with Sam and his mom on Facebook. Or email Sam at sam@villagebooks.com. UPDATE: Just before we posted this episode, Sam made himself a Twitter account. Go welcome him. You should probably follow us on Twitter @drunkbookseller if you’re not doing so already. We’re pretty okay. Emma tweets @thebibliot and writes nerdy bookish things for Book Riot. Kim tweets every few months or so at @finaleofseem. Make sure you don’t miss an episode by subscribing to Drunk Booksellers from your podcatcher of choice. Also, if you read this far in the show notes, you should probably go ahead and rate/review us on iTunes too. Share the love, y’all.

Tattered Cover co-owner, former punk-rocker, and young adult author Len Vlahos performs and discusses his new novel Scar Girl, the sequel to his bestselling debut novel The Scar Boys. Love, music, and heartbreak take the stage in this critically-acclaimed second novel. Told as an interview with the band after they reach the pinnacle of success, […]

Chief Executive Officer of The Tattered Cover Book Stores   Interview starts at 10:03 and ends at 42:09   I think it would be interesting for independent booksellers to experiment with selling eBooks directly, because it's become much less device-centric. Tablets have in some ways normalized that world, and the notion that someone could build an open-source eReader app and that we could have direct relationships with publishers and sell eBooks is something I think worth exploring down the road. But it's not a part of our core business. Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Google do what they do really well. For us, we have limited resources and limited brainpower. I'd rather see us make our stores even better than focus a lot of energy on that.   News “Amazon exec to run digital efforts of Italy's government” by Angel Gonzalez at The Seattle Times - February 10, 2016 Diego Piacentini featured on Amazon employee page “Working at Amazon” web site - includes signup for receiving email updates Amazon organization chart February 2016 Author Earnings Report “Digital Arachnid: What Does Author Earnings Say to the Industry?” by Porter Anderson - February 9, 2016 “My Bias (again)” by Hugh Howey - February 12, 2016 “Amazon's bookstore buzz hits San Diego” at the Lost Angeles Times - February 11, 2016 Shelf Awareness “Amazon Books Roundup” - February 12, 2016 (scroll down to find it)   Tech Tip Amazon.com help page showing which Kindle you have “Critical Software Update for Kindle E-Readers” at Amazon.com   Interview with Len Vlahos The Book Industry Study Group (BISG) “Len Vlahos, ‘The ABA Guy,' to Publish YA Novel" by Judith Rosen at Publishers Weekly - October 23, 2013 The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos “Joyce Meskis is selling Tattered Cover Book Stores after 41 years” by Aldo Svaldi at The Denver Post - March 26, 2015 Kobo eReaders and eBooks available for purchase at The Tattered Cover website Blue Ink Review Brewing Beneath the Perk: My Journey through a coffee shop business..to Me by Teri Meehan, reviewed in Blue Ink Review Tattered Cover Press: Books on Demand Scar Girl by Len Vlahos - available for pre-order (hardcover only), delivery March 1   Content Harry Potter: The Complete Collection by J.K. Rowling (Kindle) - now $56.64 instead of the brief bargain price of $14.99 earlier this week.    Postscript with Uber Driver Deb Brown (42:09 to 43:00) The Heart of the Buddha's Teaching by Thich Nhat Hanh (Link is to paperback copy at The Tattered Cover's website)    Next Week's Guest Jesper Bugge Kold, author of Winter Men , an AmazonCrossing translation available for pre-order with delivery on March 1, 2016. You can get a free copy now via Kindle First if you are an Amazon Prime member.    Music for my podcast is from an original Thelonius Monk composition named "Well, You Needn't." This version is "Ra-Monk" by Eval Manigat on the "Variations in Time: A Jazz Persepctive" CD by Public Transit Recording" CD.    Please Join the Kindle Chronicles group at Goodreads!

Connie Spittler's writing life unfolds in multi-layers. Her latest book The Erotica Book Club for Nice Ladies  crosses the genres of  mystery with women's fiction. She's just back from signing this book at the American Librarian Association Annual Conference in San Francisco, will read and sign at The Tattered Cover in Denver and be a featured author at Dies Laborum, The Day of the Book, in Salida, CO, then appear on a literary panel in Texas. Her work is found in over 20 anthologies with such notables as The Dalai Lama, Mikhail Gorbachev, Deepak Chopra, Desmond Tutu, Barbara Kingsolver.  She's produced two award-winning nature essay books featuring her husband's photography; also a book of western poetry entitled Cowboys & Wild, Wild Things. A former writer/producer at the Spittler Production Company, Connie and her husband received CLIO recognition. Later, Connie's videos, The Wise Women Series, were archived in Harvard University's Library on the History of Women in America.

Real Food (start time 4:20): What we eat , and how we eat, is inextricably connected to our own health as well as the health of the planet.  Every decision we make—whether to bake a chocolate cake or buy it from Safeway or at a Farmer’s Market—is full of nuances and even contradictions. Megan Kimble is a writer who became obsessed with wondering how she could make a difference in the world by examining her eating habits. Her just-published book, called Unprocessed: My City-Dwelling Year of Reclaiming Real Food, is her personal journey into the scientific, public health, environmental and political issues related to food. Kimble will  speak tonight at the Boulder Book Store, at 7:30, and tomorrow night, July 30, at Tattered Cover in Denver, at 7:00 p.m. The Buzz About Bees (start time 13:49): Across the United States, buzzing pollinators are key to the growth of countless flowering plants. But many bee species are also disappearing nationwide, due to pesticide use, habitat loss, and other threats.  Dr. Sam Droege is a wildlife biologist who studies this vanishing world. He heads up the U.S. Geological Survey’s Native Bee Inventory and Monitoring Lab. For several years he’s also led an effort to photograph bees — very, very close up.  Droege’s bee photos are the basis for a new book called “Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World.” Hosts: Susan Moran, Daniel Strain Producers: Susan Moran, Daniel Strain Executive Producer: Susan Moran Headline contributions: Daniel Strain Listen to the show here:

Cory meets up with Denver comic, road dog and reader of books Sam Tallent. Enjoy their interview at Tattered Cover Bookstore in downtown Denver, that details one of the founding members of the Fine Gentlemen's Club history with Denver and the punk rock scene.He talks about as a youngster, his family sleeping in their car outside of bookstores, his stay at Mouth House and how he went from a kid from Elizabeth to one of the biggest personalities in the Denver comedy scene.This episode features an intro from Those Who Can't Star Adam Cayton-Holland who plugs his cd release show at Hi-Dive Friday the 10th. Shout out to Renegade Brewing and Sexpot Comedy. Drink Craft Beer. Smoke Weed. Eat Pizza.

Further conversation with Charles Johnson. Then, our interview with Jennifer Kerns, Beltway Correspondent. Maybe Hillary Clinton will not survive the present email scandal? Will Sen. Chuck Schumer take over for the departing Harry Reid? Plus, further thoughts on the very sad situation in Longmont. Coloradoan Tim Knight earns a spot on the NRA Board of Directors. Also, musings on the sale of the Tattered Cover bookstore, as Casa Bonita becomes a historic landmark. With music and listener calls. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Put on your reading glasses and turn up the volume.  On this week's edition of Business Unconventional, we're talking to some "literary CEOs" - also known as authors.   Writing and successfully publishing a book is very much a business - requiring many of the same skills that any successful entrepreneur must master. Joining co-hosts David Biondo and Dean Rotbart on this week's program as a guest moderator is Cathy Langer, head book buyer at Colorado's Tattered Cover Bookstore.  Cathy is a regular contributor to B. Unconventional and one of the program's most popular guests. In this, the first of three related segments, Cathy explains the business aspects of merchandising a bookstore and talks about why the Tattered Cover is such a unique and popular destination for book buyers. B. Unconventional airs each Sunday morning at 8 a.m. (MST).  The program is also streamed over the Internet at www.710KNUS.com.  Original air date:  February 26, 2012 Photo: Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover

Dieses Kapitel ist The Tattered Cover gewidmet, Denvers legendärer unabhängiger Buchhandlung. Auf The Tattered Cover bin ich eher zufällig gestoßen: Alice und ich waren gerade aus London kommend in Denver gelandet, es war früh am Morgen, es war kalt, und wir brauchten Kaffee. Wir fuhren im Mietwagen ziellos im Kreis, und da sah ich es, […]

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Jane Parnell has been hiking and climbing the Rocky Mountains since the 1970's when she discovered how the mountains could heal her traumatic wounds. After being raped when she was twenty-one and with few people believing her claim, she met a mountaineer who introduced her to mountaineering. They would eventually be married. Jane's new passion helped her cope with the trauma of the rape and other family issues that weighed heavily on her throughout life. By the time she was thirty, she had become the first woman to climb the 100 highest peaks of Colorado. Jane continued her quest for the summit by turning the goal of sumitting the 100 highest peaks into conquering the 200 highest and ultimately setting her sights on the 300 highest and nearly reached that goal. Jane is on the show today to share with us the ways in which adventure sports,  and more specifically mountaineering,  can help us find and maintain some sanity in our crazy world. Check out her new book: "Off Trail: Finding My Way Home in the Colorado Rockies"   Jane will be at her book signing at the Tattered Cover in Denver, CO this Saturday Feb. 24, 2018 @ 2 pm. More info here:  http://www.tatteredcover.com/new-event-calendar#event-id-138172   Get the book: www.oupress.com/ECommerce/Book/Results/0/Title/true?Query=title=off%20trail or Call: Univ of Oklahoma Press 800-627-7377 Option #1   Facebook: www.facebook.com/colorockies   Visit bissell.com/adventuresports to learn more and buy your very own BARKBATH! And when you use the coupon code ADVENTURESPORTS you’ll receive two bottles of free no rinse shampoo with your order. This coupon code is good for a limited time only.   Ever lost your friends or family while out on an adventure with no cell coverage to call them? goTenna has your solution. Check out www.gotenna.com for more and save $35 by using our promo code: ADVENTURE35