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Africa Here and NOWSouth Africa's Karoo Meets Chelsea's Flower ShowA tiny slice of South Africa's semi-arid Karoo region was painstakingly recreated at this year's Chelsea Flower Show in London. It was the first time such an ambitious project had been undertaken to display the world-famous Karoo succulents at Chelsea's annual Festival of Flowers and Plants. I caught up with ERNST VAN JARSVELDT a master botanist who spent a lifetime nurturing these hardy plants and trees. ERNST's passion for succulents is infectious; his knowledge is second to none. When he's not in London, ERNST is at the Babylonstoren Estate in South Africa's Franschhoek wine vally with...2025-06-1914 min
EXPAND storytellingNICK OLSONNick Olson is a serial entrepreneur who is passionate about building community spaces. A Traverse City native, he spent some time in New Jersey and Pennsylvania before boomeranging back in 2019, and is now a part of creating ELEV8 Climbing and Fitness, Grand Traverse Social Sports, and Hearth Sauna. He is easily excited by new ideas, and convinced that we all need to spend more time together. You are most likely to find Nick playing on the slackline in the corner of ELEV8 or over the Boardman River, gardening in his backyard, playing soccer or kickball at the Civic Center, cooki...2025-06-0917 minEXPAND storytellingKARINE PIERSONKarine Pierson is a musician, educator, and storyteller based in Traverse City. As the owner of MiMusic Studio and the Traverse City Violin Company, she fosters a vibrant community of music learners of all ages. A classically trained violinist, vocalist and versatile performer, she leads an 8-piece wedding band, directs youth rock bands, and creates innovative music programs, including special needs classes, video game music camps and video lesson courses. Passionate about the power of music to connect and inspire, she brings heartfelt stories from her musical journey to the stage.2025-06-0914 minEXPAND storytellingMARK GOETHELMark Goethel is a resident of Traverse City, MI, and is known for his strong ties to the local community and his passion for recreation in northern Michigan. With a background in video production, Mark is dedicated to empowering people and brands through thoughtful and creative visuals with his company Rec Creation Media. Outside of work he is a husband, a father, an adventurer, and he has been a volunteer at Mt. Holiday for over 20 years, creating events and kids programming, and of course teaching others how to flip on skis or blades:) Here is Mark's story from the Ma...2025-06-0313 minEXPAND storytellingKelli Kaberle MengebierKelli Kaberle Mengebier, a Traverse City native, is co-founder of HKM & Associates and a connector of people, ideas, and impact. She leads fundraising and advocacy with heart and hustle—whether in her hometown or on Capitol Hill. A former MTV casting director turned philanthropy pro, Kelli brings big energy, sharp strategy, and a deep love for community to everything she does. She’s a fierce health advocate, a proud Michigan State alum, a former National Cherry Queen (so obviously a cherry lover), and a devoted fan of family and fashion. Here is Kelli's story from the May 2025 event...2025-05-2817 min
Love your Wife PodcastDennis & Chelsea ByrneSend us a textIn this episode, Chelsea Byrne returns to discuss our recent struggles and how communication turned things around. We also discuss our conversations while having coffee every third day.2025-04-2235 min
The Servant Leader Coaches Bible Study"The Servant Leader" 5th Anniversary: The The Power of Sacrifice in Servant Leadership| Dennis McNulty| Pastor/Coach Timothy Christian SchoolIn this episode, Coach Chelsea and Pastor Dennis McNulty celebrate five years of the Servant Leader Coaches Bible Study, reflecting on the journey of servant leadership, the importance of sacrifice, and the role of God's presence in leadership. They discuss personal challenges, the significance of worship, and the value of scars as evidence of healing. The conversation emphasizes the need for servant leaders to give God a yes in difficult times and to understand the true meaning of worship beyond mere songs. This conversation explores the themes of presence in leadership, the importance of genuine connections in ministry, celebrating...2025-04-141h 00Love your Wife PodcastChelsea GonzalezSend us a textThis is the first episode of the "All Wives Month". In this episode of the podcast I sit down with Chelsea Gonzalez to talk about her 14 year marriage and life as a mom of two. We dive into the unique challenges of being in a military marriage, navigating through rough patches, and how counseling played a key role in strengthening her relationship.2025-02-051h 28EXPAND storytellingJOSH HARTMANJOSH HARTMAN is an educator, creator, and adventurer who thrives on sharing knowledge and inspiring others to reach their potential. With a foundation in elementary education and over a decade of experience as a professional photographer, Josh has blended his passions for teaching, creativity, and connection into a unique journey. From living life on the road for four years in a van to exploring the beauty of Iceland, Romania, and beyond, Josh’s experiences have shaped his belief in the power of growth and exploration. Now based in Traverse City, Michigan, he continues to build meaningful connections through his yo...2025-02-0416 minEXPAND storytellingVLAD BORZAVLAD BORZA grew up in Romania, playing outside any chance he had. Immigrating to southern Canada's industrial corridor in the mid 90's, he always sought refuge and adventure in the outdoors. After studying biology in college, he became a middle & high school teacher in Grand Rapids, but found himself traveling up the coast nearly every weekend to take in the Lake. He dreamt of finding a way to live up here. In 2019, Vlad was granted a 1-year sabbatical to study the ecology of a remote Island in Northern Lake Michigan; it was a dream come true. 6 years later, he...2025-02-0422 minEXPAND storytellingSUSIE GRACESUSIE GRACE is a free spirit with a creative soul, an eternal adventurer who loves traveling, doing anything active, and trying to catch even the smallest wave. Known for diving headfirst into situations that (often) scare her later, she thrives on doing things her own way. A lifelong learner and maker, Susie pours her passion into everything from skateboarding, repurposing scrap fabric into functional items to crafting sustainable skincare and personal care products for Valor Skincare (her company). She’s deeply connected to our beautiful Earth, endlessly curious about the natural world, picking up trash everywhere she goes, and ta...2025-02-0416 minEXPAND storytellingPETER FARMERPETE FARMER is the brains behind all Farmer Foot Drum instruments and single-handedly turned his ideas into a full-time business, despite being a self-taught musician, craftsman, and businessman. Pete has been drawn to music his entire life and stumbled in to the world of foot percussion in his twenties. He then started making and playing his own creations for friends and busking on the streets of Seattle, his home town. While he now spends most of his time working in the shop and doesn’t get to play as much music as he would like, he is very fulfilled kn...2025-02-0319 min
A Mediocre Time with Tom and DanMichael Yo 2.0Michael Yo Simmons, born on November 20, 1974, in Houston, Texas, is a versatile American comedian, actor, and television host. Known for his dynamic presence across various entertainment platforms, Michael has carved a niche in stand-up comedy, acting, and hosting. In stand-up, Michael honed his craft under the mentorship of Chelsea Handler and Jo Koy, leading to nationwide headlining tours. His comedy specials, including "Blasian" (2018), "I Never Thought" (2022), and the recent "Snack Daddy" (2024), showcase his humorous take on family life and personal experiences. As an actor, Michael has appeared in notable television series such as "Kevin Can W...2025-01-1750 min
Horror Babe ShowKelly Lou Dennis' award-winning "Good Girls Get Fed" | Interview | FilmQuest Filmmaker Friday —Ep.2Welcome to FilmQuest Filmmaker Friday with Horror Babe and Kelly Lou Dennis who wrote, directed, and performed in her horror short film— "Good Girls Get Fed". This short film comments on the expectations of society and the female experience. Kelly touches on her upcoming feature, women in horror, and the horrors that haunt us to this day.
**ICYMI— our horror host, Chelsea, was invited to the FilmQuest film festival in Provo, Utah where she interviewed several horror filmmakers and connected with many more. The next foreseeable Fridays will be dedicated to these interviews (and post-fest virtual interviews). Enjoy!
00:00 Hi babe...2024-11-2216 minEXPAND storytellingSamuel LaSusaSam LaSusa is professionally trained in architecture which has led him to focus on community development and municipal planning. His passion is facilitating affordable housing, improving multimodal transportation routes, increasing pedestrian safety, protecting the natural beauty of the area and supporting the local agricultural industry. He finds joy in getting his hands in the dirt, building edible landscaping projects or restoring natural areas. He also helps to supports two of the local farmers markets in the area and enjoys the interactions he has with local agricultural producers. Having grown up in Traverse City, he can often be found hiking...2024-10-2414 minEXPAND storytellingCLAY MASS“I’m Clay Maas, making pottery and teaching ceramics is my jam! The Ceramics spark was lit during my final year of college and that passion is burning even brighter today. Being the co-owner of Clay Space TC allows me to share my love of art and pottery with others. I grew up in a small Ohio town and moved to Traverse City in 2015. My wife, Emily, our daughter Wren and our buoyant doodle Lincoln, the mascot of ClaySpaceTC, are in love with the community we live in. We enjoy hiking, paddling, beach days, brewery visits and rounds of golf...2024-10-2420 min
Dennis and FriendsEPL Talk #30: Finding Rhythm and Key Stretches On The Horizonmilestone episode! milestone number for EPL Talk! Clayton and I are back (as the league resumes this weekend) to discuss Liverpool vs Chelsea on Sunday, the strong starts of Jhon Duran and Bryan Mbuemo, Tuchel becoming England manager, the first 2 games of the Pochettino USMNT era, and so much more!
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Leave a review/rating and let me know what you wanna hear in future episodes via Instagram or em...2024-10-181h 30EXPAND storytellingHEATHER SPOONERHeather Spooner is a multi-passionate lettering artist and pen pal enthusiast who shares her journey, projects, and inspirations through her Instagram. Her feed is a mix of vibrant hand-lettered pieces, personal reflections, and updates on her creative endeavors, such as her “Letter League” community (and documentary!) In her writing, Heather often explores topics like embracing change, overcoming unhealthy comparisons, and following passion projects. Prior to art, Heather was teaching fifth grade outside of Atlanta, Georgia. Her time as a teacher and artist were separated by a year living in New Zealand. The year was spent doing odd jobs with and...2024-10-1820 minEXPAND storytellingCHAD LINDSEYChad Lindsey is the Executive Director of City Opera House. Before coming to Traverse City, he helmed The Mark O’Donnell Theater - a black box experimental theater and mixed-use arts and residential building in Brooklyn, NY in association with the Entertainment Community Fund. Chad is an actor, director, and artist. He holds a degree in music from Valparaiso University. He founded Hook & Eye Theater - an award winning devised theater company. On his way to assuming his ultimate form in Michigan, he danced with modern dance companies in Chicago and LA, apprenticed with a furniture designer for six ye...2024-10-1814 minEXPAND storytellingSkyeLea Martin FitchSkyeLea is a dynamic force in the local music scene and brings a unique blend of heartfelt melodies and powerful stage presence to every performance. With a rich and soulful approach to musical storytelling, she captures audiences with her blend of guitar and vocal prowess. As a solo artist and a member if Trillium Groove. And you can most likely find her wondering around or working at The Alluvion.
And if you haven’t seen her dance - Skye brings the light and energy! She spent most of her childhood in a dance studio learning or teaching.2024-09-0613 min
"PFOSTEN RETTET!" - Der Fußball-Podcast mit Alex und DennisMarescalation in London | FC Chelsea Anti-RebuildIch mach so und noch schlimmer! So oder so ähnlich arbeitet der FC Chelsea aktuell, der scheinbar komplett vergessen hat, das es sich um einen echten Fußballverein handelt und nicht um den FM Karrieremodus auf Anfänger gestellt. Es wird mit Geld geschmissen als sei man Dagobert Duck und das alles schön vorbei am FFP. Wir beleuchten das Ganze mal und schauen uns in unserem Anti-Rebuild mal an, was alles schief läuft und untersuchen dabei auch die LowBudget Version der Blues, den FC Barcelona an!Hier findest du alle Infos und Angeb...2024-08-221h 10Love your Wife PodcastRecap episode with Chelsea ByrneSend us a textIn this episode of the podcast my wife and I discuss the man points we took away from our last three podcasts. This recap episode includes the Matt Barrera, Geccarri Freeman, and the three shot buy in episode with Rich Thompson and Dom Mazzella.2024-07-1445 min
Cuppa Haters - Wrestling Podcast7 Jahre Cuppa Haters - WWE 2024 vs. 2017Anlässlich des 7. Geburtstags haben wir wieder eine recht besondere Folge für euch. Euch erwartet ein kleines Hörspiel, Wrestling-Talk, viel kleiner Schabernack und ganz viel KI.
Und hier ist der Weg, welche KI ich wie eingesetzt habe.
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Schreibe eine Geschichte anlässlich des 7. Geburtstags des Podcast "Cuppa Haters". Schreibe die Geschichte im humoristischen Stil von Terry Pratchet und Douglas Adams. Die Hauptfiguren der Geschichte sind Dennis, Taco, Marco und Thomas. Die Geschichte beschreibt die Herausforderungen der schwierigen Aufnahme zum Podcastfolge zum 7. Geburtstag. Hier sind einige Charakterisierungen: Thom...2024-07-051h 16Love your Wife PodcastRecap episode with ChelseaSend us a textIn this episode of the podcast I recapped the podcasts with Andre Cruzeta, Scottie Hobbs, and Andrew Glaze. Chelsea comes on to give her takeaways as we discuss the three guests.2024-06-1738 minEXPAND storytellingDANIEL SARYADaniel Sarya is passionate about helping others find their smile. He is the owner of Sarya Orthodontics, a business that has been around for over 50 years. Growing up in Traverse City, Dan was raised to have pride in his Finnish heritage. All of his ancestors emigrated from Finland, and one of his trips back to visit his relatives with his family he realized that he wanted to bring the traditional Finnish sauna culture to Northern Michigan. So MI Sauna, a mobile wood fired sauna on Lake Michigan was created in 2020 to bring culture, community, care and SMILES to us a...2024-06-0520 minEXPAND storytellingErica BourdonErica Bourdon is a Licensed massage therapist, and intuitive body worker at Bodywise. She believes that the body has an intrinsic ability to self-heal, and brings her clients into a space of deeply listening to these messages through her healing touch. Erica lights up by moving her body in nature and unplugging from the outside world, through rock climbing, backpacking, paddling, swimming or just sitting on the forest floor. Erica finds joy through authentic human connections with friends, creating art, having deep philosophical conversation and belly laughing! She is a mother of two amazing children who bring her perspective...2024-06-0515 minEXPAND storytellingAdam WeinrichAdam Weinrich is a family man and farmer that loves a good wilderness adventure. He returned to Michigan with his family five years ago from hong kong to trade in his business suit for Carhartts. They have built Anavery Fine Foods into a trusted local producer and supplier of pastured-raised, ethically-treated animal proteins. The farm is a vehicle to connect his family to other people, to the land and animals, and to their personal history. Adam also loves an adventure in the backcountry, whether it be car camping with his kids or ski mountaineering in a distant mountain range.2024-06-0516 min
The Servant Leader Coaches Bible Study"My Calling To Fulfill:" Dennis McNulty| Head Coach| Timothy Christian Boys BasketballThe Servant Leader Anniversary edition message. Pastor and Coach Dennis McNulty offers a word for the 4-year anniversary of the Podcast.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-servant-leader-coaches-bible-study9737/exclusive-content
2024-06-011h 11Love your Wife PodcastSolo Recap episode 4Send us a textRecap episode of our last three guests. Chelsea Byrne, Matt Anderson, and Charles Seifert2024-04-2121 minLove your Wife PodcastChelsea Byrne take 2Send us a textIn this episode my wife, Chelsea Byrne, and I talk about our recent unique date night and how we were able to get over some arguments. 2024-03-311h 00Dennis and FriendsEPL Talk #25: Carabao Final Preview + Post Winter Break Assessmentsit's that time of the month...Clayton and I are back with another EPL Talk! On this edition, we preview another Liverpool vs Chelsea league cup final, discuss injuries throughout the league and the changing of the guard at Crystal Palace, check in on the Champions League/MLS/Bundesliga/Serie A, and much more!
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Leave a review/rating and let me know what you wanna hear in future episodes via Instagram or email (dennisandfriendspod@gmail.com)!2024-02-231h 18EXPAND storytellingAMBER HASANAmber Hasan has been writing for as long as she can remember. She sees writing as sacred, a vehicle for feeling spiritually whole and fulfilling her life purpose. In addition to being a writer, she is a wife, mother, actor, hip-hop artist, herbalist, and community organizer. Amber’s work focuses on bringing light to dark places and situations while also helping others to find and use their voices as a tool of empowerment.
Amber Hasan has done a lot of things and worn many hats during her 42 years of existence, but none of those things define her or...2024-02-0614 min
How I Built My Small BusinessChelsea Bay Dennis - Can You Still Make a Living as a USA Graphic Designer? C.BAY DESIGN Reveals How + Bonus Tips on Buying Property on an Entry-Level SalaryChelsea Bay Dennis is a graphic designer, certified life coach, and storytelling even creator with nearly twenty years of experience. She was a co-owner of a four person graphic design firm and also a solo entrepreneur that found a win-win solution for clients and herself. Listen as she provides nuggets of wisdom that anyone interested in graphic design can use to get clients and keep them coming back. As the founder of C.Bay Design, The Conscious Entrepreneur, and Expand Storytelling, Chelsea continues to inspire others to make ideas happen, be successful and...2024-01-3036 min