Coffee and a Mike

I want people to find my podcast humorous, informative, and most important fun. To provide a short escape for people to check out of their busy life. With thoughts in my mind I hope that people stay in their car a little longer, get a few more minutes of working out or delay taking a lunch break from work to hear my next thought or idea.

Nic Errol #206 11/24/2020

Nic Errol #206 Nic Errol aka “Australian Nic” is an ultra runner, currently living in London UK. He returns to the podcast to discuss recovering from his recent Haglunds surgery, the amazing support he has had, what life is like during the new lockdown in the UK, JFK 50 mile endurance run results, discussing the book “The Jordan Rules,” and some of our favorite throwback movies. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16943057

Bobby Stuckey #205 11/23/2020

Bobby Stuckey #205 Bobby Stuckey, Owner and Master Sommelier of Frasca Food and Wine Group in Boulder, Colorado comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Arizona, some of the restaurants he has worked at in the past, how running every morning keeps him sane, managing with the recent spike of Covid cases, what wine he will be pairing with his turkey this Thanksgiving and how passing the Restaurants Act for the independent restaurants will be his greatest professional accomplishment. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16914374

Shayna Powless #204 11/20/2020

Shayna Powless #204 Shayna Powless is a professional cyclist for team Twenty24 and co-founder with her partner Eli Ankou of the DreamCatcher Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to empowering youth through sports, focusing on sports camps but also bringing awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis. She discusses her intro into cycling, how racing on Zwift has been so beneficial in 2020, similarities/differences with her pro cyclist brother Neilson, and future work for the foundation. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16882727

Brian Schroy #203 11/16/2020

Brian Schroy #203 Brian Schroy is an elite runner for Tinman Track Club, is coached by Tom “Tinman” Schwartz and is the regional fight manager for Haymakers for Hope. He comes on the podcast to discuss his love for boxing, how recovering from a torn labrum in a fight led to the start of running, the first run with his then girlfriend now wife that started his running career, how he incorporates boxing into his training, and some of his favorite restaurants where he resides in Boulder, CO. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16821545

Kalie Demerjian #202 11/11/2020

Kalie Demerjian #202 Kalie Demerjian is an ultra runner, artist, illustrator, and deep thinker. She comes on the podcast to discuss her 3rd place finish in the Javelina Hundred mile endurance run, what impact running coach Pat Reagan has had, how horror movies influences her art, and how she is “just a gremlin ghouling through life.” Her artwork can be found at www.imokaybrand.com /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16764479

Patrick Reagan #201 11/09/2020

Patrick Reagan #201 Patrick Reagan runs professionally for HOKA One One and Gu Energy Labs. He returns to the podcast to discuss his recent trip to Arizona for the Aravaipa Running Javelina Hundred Endurance run, pacing/crewing his athlete Kalie Demerjan to a 3rd place finish, winning the Yeti Trail 100 mile race in September, sharing some of his comfort movies during the pandemic, the great running community in Arizona and some of my go to restaurants which include Cotton & Copper and Pizzicletta. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16731620

Nick Coury #200 11/06/2020

Nick Coury #200 My 200th episode features Nick Coury, co-owner of Aravaipa Running. He returns to the podcast to discuss his fastest known time (FKT) of Hole-to-Hump, bottom of the Grand Canyon to the top of Mount Humphreys covering over 70 miles, winning Man vs. Horse back-to-back, finishing second in the Javelina Hundred Endurance Run, having his brother Jamil pace him for the last loop, how he is in the best physical shape of his life, and preparing with his coach James Bonnett for the Desert Solstice. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16703474

Matt Warburton #199 11/05/2020

Matt Warburton #199 Matt Warburton was a Consulting Producer on COMMUNITY after having worked on THE SIMPSONS for 11 seasons. He is a graduate of Harvard and was president of The Lampoon. He returns to the podcast to discuss being a Consulting Producer on the Netflix series "Never Have I Ever" created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, working on both the "Saved By the Bell" reboot and “The Sex Lives of College Girls," future of television, his love for comic books, and which super hero he would pick to create a story. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16694000

Catalina Lauf Election Day #198 11/03/2020

Catalina Lauf Election Day #198 Catalina Lauf grew up in Illinois her family were legal immigrants from Guatemala. She is a former candidate for US Congress and the founder of Defense of Freedom Pac, an organization that supports candidates who align with preserving and defending Freedom. After graduating from Miami Univ. of Ohio she went from private to public sector in 2018 as an adviser at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She comes on the podcast to discuss, her love for America, Illinois' fiscal crisis, and election predictions. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16666106

Nicole Bitter #197 11/03/2020

Nicole Bitter #197 Ultra runner and attorney Nicole Bitter returns to the podcast to discuss being the 2020 Javelina Hundred Ladies Champion, the decision to enter into that race, why she does not train using a watch, what running has meant during the pandemic, and spending the rest of 2020 with her husband Zach as he prepares for the Aravaipa Running 24 Hour Desert Solstice. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16659803

Dara Wong and George Murkowicz Shift Flagstaff #196 10/29/2020

Dara Wong and George Murkowicz Shift Flagstaff #196 Dara Wong owner of the restaurant Shift in Flagstaff, AZ has a passion for pastry and a penchant for perfection. George Murkowicz, is an award winning Chef who fuses many European and American cuisines. They come on the podcast to discuss Dara working for Bobby Stuckey at Frasca Food and Wine, George with Chef Matt Carter at Scottsdale’s Zinc Bistro, how they adapted during the pandemic, challenges Shift faced and what the future holds. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16597574

Christina Bobb #195 10/27/2020

Christina Bobb #195 Christina Bobb was the Executive Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, served in the Marine Corps, and is now a journalist covering breaking news for the Trump Administration on the OAN network. She returns to the podcast to discuss being censored on Twitter, her recent interview in regards to face masks being effective, election predictions, and what the next four years might look like. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16565033

Mark Glennon Wirepoints #194 10/26/2020

Mark Glennon Wirepoints #194 Mark Glennon, the Executive Editor and founder of wirepoints.org. returns to the podcast to discuss his recent article posted on October 25th, 2020 “Was Thomas Jefferson right? New study quantifies flight from America’s big cities during pandemic,” the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, the corruption of the federal government, and the role these large tech companies play. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16542467

Julia Kohnen #193 10/22/2020

Julia Kohnen #193 Julia Kohnen is a professional runner for HOKA NAZ Elite that recently relocated from St. Louis, MO to Flagstaff, AZ. She comes on the podcast to discuss how she did not start running until her senior year in college, balancing work with training, taking 10th in the marathon at the 2020 Olympic Trials, and getting ready for the Michigan Pro Half Marathon October 28th and the Marathon Project in Arizona on December 20th. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16499111

John Raneri #192 10/21/2020

John Raneri #192 John Raneri is an elite runner training in Flagstaff, AZ with McKirdy Trained. He comes on the podcast to discuss, how he got into running, how he has managed during the pandemic, running a 14:08 5k in a parking lot, his relationship with his coach and close friend James McKirdy, and their strategy for his upcoming race the Marathon Project on December 20th. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16478153

Ted Dabrowski Wirepoints #191 10/19/2020

Ted Dabrowski Wirepoints #191 Ted Dabrowski’s knowledge of finance, policy and government stems from his international career in finance and management. Now the President of wirepoints.org, an independent, nonprofit company delivering original research and commentary about Illinois’ economy and government. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent article “Desperate Illinois To Borrow From Fed's "Lender Of Last Resort" Facility A Second Time,” how this problem started 30 years ago, and why bankruptcy might not be a bad thi /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16442384

Jamie Groudle #190 10/16/2020

Jamie Groudle #190 Jamie Groudle was a runner-up, state wrestling champion, from Walsh Jesuit high school and a national qualifier from University of North Carolina. He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Buckeye, how he originally planned to wrestle at St. Edward before deciding to attend Walsh, the classic Walsh/St. Ed’s rivalry, and discussing a Forbes article “Why Wrestlers Make the Best Employees.” /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16424381

Brian Heffernan #189 10/15/2020

Brian Heffernan #189 Brian Heffernan, first state wrestling champion from St. Edward’s high school in Cleveland, Ohio and retired Commander from the Cleveland Division of Police after a 30 year career. He comes on the podcast to discuss wrestling for Coach Ferguson, the collapse of the flats, managing a narcotics unit, thoughts on multiple drug task forces and agencies working narcotic cases and if he had a 100 million dollar budget to combat the war on drugs how would he spend it. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16411013

Chanelle Price #188 10/13/2020

Chanelle Price #188 Chanelle Price is a 2021 Olympic track and field hopeful competing in the 800 m. She comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Easton, PA, the values her family instilled in her at a young age, the time she spent training in Phoenix, how she has recovered from multiple injuries, and what’s on tap for the rest of 2020 into 2021. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16377875

Erich Schultz Steadfast Farm #187 10/09/2020

Erich Schultz Steadfast Farm #187 Steadfast Farm is a two acre bio-intensive market farm in Mesa, AZ which grows fruits, vegetables and flowers using organic practices and raise pastured poultry for eggs year round. They offer produce, cut flowers and eggs through their CSA program, farm store, farmers markets and local restaurants. Owner Erich Schultz comes on the podcast to discuss his transition from landscape design to farmer starting at Agritopia, and how he has consulted in the design of other farms across the globe. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16329509

Mark Glennon Wirepoints #186 10/07/2020

Mark Glennon Wirepoints #186 Mark Glennon is the Executive Editor and founder of wirepoints.org. Wirepoints is an independent, nonprofit company delivering original research and commentary with a particular focus on the state and local fiscal crises. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent article posted on September 27th, 2020 “New CDC Estimates: Fatality Rate For COVID-19 Drops Again And May Surprise You,” why the people are leaving major cities, and how some major cities might take years to come back. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16302176

Dana Alexa #185 10/05/2020

Dana Alexa #185 Dana Alexa is a reporter, political commentator, and news writer for One America News Network. She comes on the podcast to discuss her upbringing, how she learned “critically thinking” at a young age, her thoughts on the first Presidential debate, food photography, and passion for stand-up comedy. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16269068

Brent Thompson #184 09/30/2020

Brent Thompson #184 Brent Thompson, was a 3x state placer, state wrestling champion from Walsh Jesuit high school, and a 4X MAC champion from Kent State University. He comes on the podcast to discuss how he got into wrestling, how Don Horning taught him to be light on his feet, his take on the Walsh/Ed’s rivalry, how he coped his junior year after his mother’s passing, and adjusting from high school to collegiate wrestling. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16220555

Sage Watson #183 09/28/2020

Sage Watson #183 Sage Watson is a Canadian athlete sponsored by Nike and Loreal that specializes in the 400 m hurdles. She comes back on the podcast to discuss life on her family’s ranch in Canada, how her go to comfort food is soup, love of 80’s/90’s romantic comedies, what she has been up to since Covid, the impact coach Fred Harvey has had and how she is looking forward to the Olympics next summer in Tokyo. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16178510

Kelly Kandah Colossal Cupcakes #182 09/23/2020

Kelly Kandah Colossal Cupcakes #182 Kelly Kandah is an entrepreneur and business owner from Cleveland, OH. Kandah began her brand, “Colossal Cupcakes” in 2011, creating over 60 flavors and baking orders out of her home. In 2012, she opened her first store front and became the youngest female store front business owner in downtown Cleveland. She comes on the podcast to discuss her start, adapting during the pandemic, May 30th when her business was destroyed by rioters/looters, how the city has responded, and how she plans to move forward. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16118291

Gabriella Hoffman #181 09/21/2020

Gabriella Hoffman #181 Gabriella Hoffman is a media strategist, conservative political columnist, and award-winning outdoor writer based in the Washington, D.C. Metro Area. Her articles and columns have appeared in numerous publications which includes Field & Stream, Townhall.com and a variety of others. Gabriella also hosts the weekly "District of Conservation" podcast. She comes on to discuss her upbringing, growing up in California, her take on the wildfires, and where to start if you want to learn gun safety. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16086551

Christina Bobb #180 09/19/2020

Christina Bobb #180 Christina Bobb was the Executive Secretary for the Department of Homeland Security, served in the Marine Corps, and is now a journalist covering breaking news for the Trump Administration on the OAN network. She comes on the podcast to discuss her transition into journalism, her recent story on the Administration blocking Chinese forced labor from U.S. economy, state of our country, the hypocrisy going on in Washington, future projects, and her definition of “critical thinking.” /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16070627

Jeffrey A. Tucker #179 09/18/2020

Jeffrey A. Tucker #179 Jeffrey A. Tucker is the Editorial Director for the American Institute for Economic Research. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent article “In a War on Restaurants, Media Tout the Lockdown Narrative,” how Nashville officials withheld low covid numbers coming from bars and restaurants, how tech giants play a role, the economic impact this pandemic will have on major cities and his upcoming book “Liberty or Lockdown,” which is scheduled to be released next week /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16058363

Andrew Meena #178 09/16/2020

Andrew Meena #178 Andrew Meena, son of V. Rev. Elias A. Meena comes on the podcast to discuss his latest project. The book titled “Light of Light, Meditations on Living a Christian Life in the Modern World.” It is a book written by his late father Elias and edited by Andrew that consists of four parts: faith, scripture, purpose, and image/likeness. He also discusses the history of his family from Lebanon to the United States, how he dealt with his father’s passing, what went into completing this, and future project /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/16026734

Amanda Basham #177 09/14/2020

Amanda Basham #177 Amanda Basham is a professional ultra runner currently living in Boulder, Co and expecting her first child in January 2021. She comes on the podcast to discuss her introduction to ultra running, how running helped work thru an eating disorder, her definition of an “interesting muffin,” what running these days is like and how she is managing with less caffeine during her pregnancy. /episode/index/show/coffeeandamike/id/15987407

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