Jon Of All Trades

Drew Magary was nice enough to be on my show once already when he was promoting The Hike. That was Episode 139 in July of 2017. Kind of a lot has happened since then. Drew suffered an incredible brush with death when his brain hemorrhaged spontaneously after hosting The Deadspin Awards, went into a coma...

Jonathan Shikes is a freelance writer for Denver Westword, author of Denver Beer: A History of Mile High Brewing, and one of my favorite beer nerds in the city. I first met him while doing publicity for the rollout of Old 121 Brewhouse, and have wanted to have him on the show ever since. During...

What do I say about Scott Keith here? I’ve probably read more of this man’s words on the internet than anyone else. (For the record, second and third place probably belong to Drew Magary and Roger Ebert.) On one of his old websites, he had a feature called “The Rant Crew” that allowed pretty much...

Dude, it’s SPILLY! Ryan Spilborghs is one of my all-time Top 3 favorite Rockies (the other two, since you’re likely wondering, are Todd Helton and Nolan Arenado). The reason is that I loved his play, and more importantly, I loved his personality. He was a a big part of the huge beating heart of this...

Eric Nusbaum is the author of Stealing Home: Los Angeles, he Dodgers, and the Lives Caught in Between. Here’s a brief description of the book from the website linked above to whet your appetite: Dodger Stadium is an American icon. But the story of how it came to be goes far beyond baseball. The hills...

Here’s James Lane’s original Facebook message to me on March 18: My name is James Lane and I am a Colorado creative and am interested in sharing my stories on your show. I’m an FM radio host at 92.9FM Denver, podcaster, musician that performed The Underground Music Showcase, travel blogger that just visited my 50th...

What are three of the things I love most? Punk rock. Radio. Denver. So, if I’m celebrating my 6-year anniversary of being a show, I’m doing it in style with a dude hugely responsible for Denver being such an amazing music town. I’ve got NERF from 93.3 KTCL talking with me (remotely, of course) about...

Welp, I live in Denver, so I’m not going anywhere for awhile! As long as we’re here, why not create some great content? That’s right, the show is back on and I’m planning on having some amazing guests for you in the coming weeks. We’re going to get through this together, and I’m grateful for...

The Mailbag returns to the podcast. I take your questions in a fun, lively, sort of unhinged half hour. Anytime I do a solo episode, I choose intentionally not to edit it. So, if you’ve ever been curious what it’s like inside my brain, here it is – circuitous thinking, lots of profanity, strange opinions,...

R. Alan Brooks appeared on this show 101 episodes ago (Episode 140, to be exact) talking about his graphic novel The Burning Metronome. He returns to talk about his newest graphic novel, a post-apocalyptic Western called Anguish Garden. Please check out his Kickstarter, which I have personally donated to, here. This is a dynamite show...

R. Alan Brooks was on this show two and a half years ago talking about his outstanding work The Burning Metronome, in addition to the multitude of other projects he’s always got his hands in. He returns Wednesday, February 19 to discuss his new project Anguish Garden and a ton more. Be sure to support...

Liam Keegan is the Founder and Owner of 24/7 Networks, a Denver-based IT services company offering innovative solutions backed by a team that is highly skilled, empowered and honest. He’s also the older brother of one of my oldest friends, and a great dude teeming with insights about the evolution of IT over the last...

Liam Keegan is the Owner of 24/7 Networks, which provides information technology services offering innovative solutions backed by a team that is highly skilled, empowered and honest.  He’s the guest on Ep. 240 of the Jon of All Trades Podcast, airing Wednesday, February 5. But first, Liam tells me about his first job working for...

Reyna Bryan was here nearly 5 years ago touting Recycling Is Sexy on Ep. 49 of the podcast. So, what’s she been up to since then? Lots! For starters, she’s created RCD Packaging, which is a packaging innovation and supply company that helps brands transition into leading-edge sustainable materials and formats (compostable, bio-based and recyclable)....

Reyna Bryan makes her triumphant return to the show on Wednesday, January 22nd. You can check out her first episode from nearly five years ago (!) right here. In that time, Reyna has moved from social movement and consulting, to creating her own line of sustainable packaging solutions through RCD Packaging. But first, Reyna tells...

Ramesh Madakasira is the creator of Urban Village Eat & Sip, located at 9234 Park Meadows Drive, Suite 700 in Lone Tree, CO. He’s also an IT professional who manages teams in the US and India. I sat down inside Urban Village with Ramesh and he bestowed upon me a pot of chai and an...

Ramesh Madakasira is the creator of Urban Village Restaurant in Lone Tree and an IT developer with teams in the US and India. He’s the guest on Ep. 238 of the Jon of All Trades Podcast, which debuts Wednesday, January 15 in a fascinating and far-reaching chat. But first, Ramesh tells the story of opening...

Mona Magno, better known as Monalicious, is a musical momma, video queen and community leader from Denver, CO.  Currently she writes and performs with her band (formerly known as Twin Flame Medicine). Her sound has been defined as sweet nectar soul juice. Aside from creating music, Mona is the founder and executive director of a...

Mona Magno, better known as Monalicious, is a musical momma, video queen and community leader from Denver, CO.  She’s got an incredible amount of projects going, and we spend nearly an hour talking about them in an absolutely fascinating chat. That episode drops on Wednesday, January 8. But first, Mona shares with me the story...

Gerald Rivers is new to the team at Bulow Jewelers, but being new to an organization has never been a challenge for him. When you’re a professional athlete, you find yourself integrating yourself into new cultures frequently, and, in his case, learning a brand new playbook every time you change teams. Gerald’s good at this,...