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The AmpersandTo become a wild thing: Season Four finale with Joanna LambertI read once that bravery required feeling tangible fear. A Shackleton-style blistering confidence that barrels into harsh landscapes is not, by definition, brave, because it refuses to acknowledge the contextual realities around one's experience. Today's guest, on the other hand, looks with clear eyes at challenging field experiences, the inherent risks of life and severe discomfort, and she goes anyway. Joanna Lambert, professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a conservation rock star. Known more recently for her research on Colorado's reintroduction of gray wolves, on today's episode she discusses her unexpected journey from commercial...
2025-09-071h 30The AmpersandTo become a wild thing: Season Four finale with Joanna LambertI read once that bravery required feeling tangible fear. A Shackleton-style blistering confidence that barrels into harsh landscapes is not, by definition, brave, because it refuses to acknowledge the contextual realities around one's experience. Today's guest, on the other hand, looks with clear eyes at challenging field experiences, the inherent risks of life and severe discomfort, and she goes anyway. Joanna Lambert, professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, is a conservation rock star. Known more recently for her research on Colorado's reintroduction of gray wolves, on today's episode she discusses her unexpected journey from commercial...
2025-09-0739 minThe AmpersandEmbracing (Family) Feud: Megan StephensonA moment of honesty: This producer shies from conflict. Most often, when someone disagrees, I perceive it as intellectual arm-wrestling—the more clever person winning the day and their opponent (usually me) hunched in a walk of shame away from the table. Imagine our delight when we began to work with today's guest, Megan Stephenson, who not only sees conflict as a means of connection and a path toward equity, but finds the reconciliation of differing views to be one way we can work toward a shared understanding. Megan is the College of Arts and Sciences' director of academic op...
2025-08-3130 minThe AmpersandEmbracing (Family) Feud: Megan StephensonA moment of honesty: This producer shies from conflict. Most often, when someone disagrees, I perceive it as intellectual arm-wrestling—the more clever person winning the day and their opponent (usually me) hunched in a walk of shame away from the table. Imagine our delight when we began to work with today's guest, Megan Stephenson, who not only sees conflict as a means of connection and a path toward equity, but finds the reconciliation of differing views to be one way we can work toward a shared understanding. Megan is the College of Arts and Sciences' director of academic op...
2025-08-3130 minThe AmpersandAn optimist's guide to biological competition: Ed ChuongANDers, today's episode is a doozy. Today, we sit with Ed Chuong, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and researcher at CU Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute. Ed discusses his research exploring unexpected conflict, even in the womb, and his more recent exploration of the long-overlooked transposons. He also shares his journey into biology—from a love of science-fiction to an interest in developing video games, to a devastating discovery while snorkeling leading to original, career defining work in a lab. This conversation is a case study in ANDing's array.
For more on Ed Chuong's research, visi...
2025-08-1030 minThe AmpersandAn optimist's guide to biological competition: Ed ChuongANDers, today's episode is a doozy. Today, we sit with Ed Chuong, associate professor of molecular, cellular and developmental biology and researcher at CU Boulder’s BioFrontiers Institute. Ed discusses his research exploring unexpected conflict, even in the womb, and his more recent exploration of the long-overlooked transposons. He also shares his journey into biology—from a love of science-fiction to an interest in developing video games, to a devastating discovery while snorkeling leading to original, career defining work in a lab. This conversation is a case study in ANDing's array.
For more on Ed Chuong's research, visi...
2025-08-1030 minThe AmpersandThe craft of a human moment: Nick HouyOkay ANDers, we need a moment to fawn. Today's guest, Nick Houy, is a Hollywood film editing badass with movie credits like Barbie, Little Women, Mid90s and Lady Bird. Full transparency, these are some of our team's faves, and we couldn't believe our luck when Nick agreed to come on our show. When we discovered he is not only brilliant but incredibly kind and thoughtful, we lost it ... quietly, but we lost it. On today's episode, Nick discusses his career, his sculptor's approach to editing and why he looks for small moments among found footage.
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2025-07-2727 minThe AmpersandThe craft of a human moment: Nick HouyOkay ANDers, we need a moment to fawn. Today's guest, Nick Houy, is a Hollywood film editing badass with movie credits like Barbie, Little Women, Mid90s and Lady Bird. Full transparency, these are some of our team's faves, and we couldn't believe our luck when Nick agreed to come on our show. When we discovered he is not only brilliant but incredibly kind and thoughtful, we lost it ... quietly, but we lost it. On today's episode, Nick discusses his career, his sculptor's approach to editing and why he looks for small moments among found footage.
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2025-07-2727 minThe AmpersandBeginning with hello: Cleo Washington on student successCleo Washington (DnceBFA'25) is a gifted dance performance artist who deftly performs pieces across styles—from ballet to house, Hip Hop to modern. Hers is a rare talent, but Cleo's journey to graduation from the University of Colorado Boulder was not a simple story of recognizing talent and shaping skill in an academic experience. On today's episode, Cleo discusses challenges she faced, the courage she needed to ask for help, the support of her family and how the simplest moments, like a casual, friendly hello, deeply affects students' lives.
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2025-07-1327 minThe AmpersandBeginning with hello: Cleo Washington on student successCleo Washington (DnceBFA'25) is a gifted dance performance artist who deftly performs pieces across styles—from ballet to house, Hip Hop to modern. Hers is a rare talent, but Cleo's journey to graduation from the University of Colorado Boulder was not a simple story of recognizing talent and shaping skill in an academic experience. On today's episode, Cleo discusses challenges she faced, the courage she needed to ask for help, the support of her family and how the simplest moments, like a casual, friendly hello, deeply affects students' lives.
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2025-07-1327 minThe AmpersandYour chosen family: Sarah LooperCan we trust what we see on social? In the case of today's guest, the answer is adamantly the affirmative. Sarah Looper is a gifted sommelier and wine educator who has worked in the food and wine world for over twenty-five years. She is also the beloved personality behind Loopersomm, an online presence that democratizes wine with content that rapidly switches between hysterical and informative. That presence and personality is authentically Sarah, and on today's episode she discusses her background, synesthesia, fascination with wine and interest in social media as a means to convey a topic she loves to...
2025-06-2238 minThe AmpersandYour chosen family: Sarah LooperCan we trust what we see on social? In the case of today's guest, the answer is adamantly the affirmative. Sarah Looper is a gifted sommelier and wine educator who has worked in the food and wine world for over twenty-five years. She is also the beloved personality behind Loopersomm, an online presence that democratizes wine with content that rapidly switches between hysterical and informative. That presence and personality is authentically Sarah, and on today's episode she discusses her background, synesthesia, fascination with wine and interest in social media as a means to convey a topic she loves to...
2025-06-2238 minThe AmpersandMusic for Leaving: Erika's debut novelErika and Producer Tim discuss Erika's debut novel, Music for Leaving, its origin story, what makes the story grand and how Erika and Tim navigate feeling like imposters, even with a gorgeous book in-hand.
Buy Music for Leaving on IngramSpark, our preferred vendor.
Music for Leaving is also available, often by request, from your favorite bookstore or online service.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
2025-06-1416 minThe AmpersandMusic for Leaving: Erika's debut novelErika and Producer Tim discuss Erika's debut novel, Music for Leaving, its origin story, what makes the story grand and how Erika and Tim navigate feeling like imposters, even with a gorgeous book in-hand.
Buy Music for Leaving on IngramSpark, our preferred vendor.
Music for Leaving is also available, often by request, from your favorite bookstore or online service.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
2025-06-1416 minThe AmpersandCommunity through imagination: Marcia DouglasAn encounter with the smallest material can spark nostalgia: the first bite of saltfish and home, the texture of satin and standing onstage, just the right weight of rain. While these unexpected free-falls into memory can be a lovely surprise, today's guest reaches intentionally into her imagination and shapes memories into gorgeous narratives of fiction and nonfiction. Marcia Douglas is an author, artist and professor of creative writing at the University of Colorado Boulder. Widely published and a winner of many awards, she discusses growing up in Kingstown, Jamaica, writing in community and her playful-profound approach to creative craft.
2025-06-0833 minThe AmpersandCommunity through imagination: Marcia DouglasAn encounter with the smallest material can spark nostalgia: the first bite of saltfish and home, the texture of satin and standing onstage, just the right weight of rain. While these unexpected free-falls into memory can be a lovely surprise, today's guest reaches intentionally into her imagination and shapes memories into gorgeous narratives of fiction and nonfiction. Marcia Douglas is an author, artist and professor of creative writing at the University of Colorado Boulder. Widely published and a winner of many awards, she discusses growing up in Kingstown, Jamaica, writing in community and her playful-profound approach to creative craft.
2025-06-0833 minThe AmpersandFinding fidelity: Monica LaBonte on the musician's road, teaching vocal lessons and parentingSo many highlight their winding roads to self-discovery, but we still seem in a rush to get to our end fast. But could a wide curiosity of all of our becoming (i.e., reflecting on how you AND) help you rediscover facets of our being that lived inside us all along? On today's episode, musical artist Monica LaBonte recounts a winding journey of discovering her love of music and performance, becoming a full-time musician, pivoting away to teaching and finding her love of expression through song again.
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2025-05-2532 minThe AmpersandFinding fidelity: Monica LaBonte on the musician's road, teaching vocal lessons and parentingSo many highlight their winding roads to self-discovery, but we still seem in a rush to get to our end fast. But could a wide curiosity of all of our becoming (i.e., reflecting on how you AND) help you rediscover facets of our being that lived inside us all along? On today's episode, musical artist Monica LaBonte recounts a winding journey of discovering her love of music and performance, becoming a full-time musician, pivoting away to teaching and finding her love of expression through song again.
Follow Monica on Instagram.
Check out Mo...
2025-05-2532 minThe AmpersandThe ANDertones: Dan Carlin on punk, narrative storytelling and exploring the pastIn an era marked by impatience and shortened attention spans — Hang on ... I forgot where I was going with that. — Anyway, today's guest is Dan Carlin, whose podcast, Hardcore History, is one of our medium's gold standards for narrative storytelling. On today's episode, we dig into Dan's past, discover the music that defined his counter-cultural posture and learn how deep, detailed descriptions of our past are their own kind of punk rock.
Learn more about Dan at dancarlin.com or listen to his seminal podcast Hardcore History.
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2025-05-1140 minThe AmpersandThe ANDertones: Dan Carlin on punk, narrative storytelling and exploring the pastIn an era marked by impatience and shortened attention spans — Hang on ... I forgot where I was going with that. — Anyway, today's guest is Dan Carlin, whose podcast, Hardcore History, is one of our medium's gold standards for narrative storytelling. On today's episode, we dig into Dan's past, discover the music that defined his counter-cultural posture and learn how deep, detailed descriptions of our past are their own kind of punk rock.
Learn more about Dan at dancarlin.com or listen to his seminal podcast Hardcore History.
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2025-05-1140 minThe AmpersandThe Ampersand, Season Four TrailerANDers, look at the horizon. Coming fast are an epic lineup of guests making up our fourth season of The Ampersand. Featuring Dan Carlin, Monica Labonte, Marcia Douglas, Sarah Looper, Cleo Washington, Nick Houy, Ed Chuong, Megan Stephenson and Joanna Lambert. Debuting on Radio 1190 AM Boulder, 92.9 FM Denver and coming soon to your favorite podcast platform. Tune in and discover the alchemy of ANDing.
2025-05-0601 minThe AmpersandThe Ampersand, Season Four TrailerANDers, look at the horizon. Coming fast are an epic lineup of guests making up our fourth season of The Ampersand. Featuring Dan Carlin, Monica Labonte, Marcia Douglas, Sarah Looper, Cleo Washington, Nick Houy, Ed Chuong, Megan Stephenson and Joanna Lambert. Debuting on Radio 1190 AM Boulder, 92.9 FM Denver and coming soon to your favorite podcast platform. Tune in and discover the alchemy of ANDing.
2025-05-0601 minThe AmpersandOverANDing: Does ANDing encourage us to max out?What we love about ANDing is synthesizing our interests, personalities, cultures and experiences into a swirling, gorgeous human that is you. But does that variety implicitly encourage overdoing it? We've heard from many ANDing-curious listeners that they worry an emphasis on ANDing encourages busyness and maxing out the calendar with an ever-growing list of to-dos.
So, does it?
Erika and Producer Tim sat down to talk through that very question, recorded as a winter special just in time for these very busy holidays.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
2024-12-1911 minThe AmpersandOverANDing: Does ANDing encourage us to max out?What we love about ANDing is synthesizing our interests, personalities, cultures and experiences into a swirling, gorgeous human that is you. But does that variety implicitly encourage overdoing it? We've heard from many ANDing-curious listeners that they worry an emphasis on ANDing encourages busyness and maxing out the calendar with an ever-growing list of to-dos.
So, does it?
Erika and Producer Tim sat down to talk through that very question, recorded as a winter special just in time for these very busy holidays.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
2024-12-1911 minThe AmpersandWhen stories reflect the people we become: Jennifer HoIf storytelling is an art, today's guest is a maestro. Jennifer Ho is a professor of ethnic studies and director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder. On today's episode, our finale for season three, Jennifer's ability to convey meaning through compelling narratives is on full display. She discusses growing up in California, navigating cultural differences in the U.S. South, finding joy in hardship, countering racism and the manner art can bring about true reconciliation.
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2024-12-0239 minThe AmpersandWhen stories reflect the people we become: Jennifer HoIf storytelling is an art, today's guest is a maestro. Jennifer Ho is a professor of ethnic studies and director of the Center for Humanities and the Arts at the University of Colorado Boulder. On today's episode, our finale for season three, Jennifer's ability to convey meaning through compelling narratives is on full display. She discusses growing up in California, navigating cultural differences in the U.S. South, finding joy in hardship, countering racism and the manner art can bring about true reconciliation.
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2024-12-0239 minThe AmpersandOf Muppets, ground-truthing and jazz: An interview with Eric SmallBeyond a wild ride of an interview, Eric Small gifted us a new favorite word that describes his hydrological research on water, energy and carbon budgets of the Earth's surface—ground-truthing. On today's episode, Eric explosively (i.e., like a Muppet) walks us through the practice of matching on-the-ground maps with satellite data. Beyond the sheer hilarity of his and Erika's conversation, what makes this such a fun interview is his unwavering belief that easy answers are hard to come by and they only get more complex the closer you choose to look.
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2024-11-1833 minThe AmpersandOf Muppets, ground-truthing and jazz: An interview with Eric SmallBeyond a wild ride of an interview, Eric Small gifted us a new favorite word that describes his hydrological research on water, energy and carbon budgets of the Earth's surface—ground-truthing. On today's episode, Eric explosively (i.e., like a Muppet) walks us through the practice of matching on-the-ground maps with satellite data. Beyond the sheer hilarity of his and Erika's conversation, what makes this such a fun interview is his unwavering belief that easy answers are hard to come by and they only get more complex the closer you choose to look.
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2024-11-1833 minThe AmpersandBuilding bookshelves of connections—Charles EaganEmpathy is trending again—we are reminded in venues as wide as SNL sketches and self-improvement podcasts that growing our capacities to step into another’s point of view and feel their perspective brings boons to our interpersonal, professional and emotional lives. The practical work of looking for opportunities to empathize often goes unsaid or appears trickier to realize. Today’s guest, though, is a veritable maestro in building connection points with those fortunate enough to meet him. Charles Eagan in an award-winning academic advisor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences at CU...
2024-11-0429 minThe AmpersandBuilding bookshelves of connections—Charles EaganEmpathy is trending again—we are reminded in venues as wide as SNL sketches and self-improvement podcasts that growing our capacities to step into another’s point of view and feel their perspective brings boons to our interpersonal, professional and emotional lives. The practical work of looking for opportunities to empathize often goes unsaid or appears trickier to realize. Today’s guest, though, is a veritable maestro in building connection points with those fortunate enough to meet him. Charles Eagan in an award-winning academic advisor in the Department of Psychology and Neuroscience in the College of Arts and Sciences at CU...
2024-11-0429 minThe AmpersandBringing change and finding community along the way: Eswari DuggaralaActivists have expressed that the work of changing oppressive structures requires tirelessness and strength. When we consider how this looks lived out, striking photos and stories of campus protests, marches and sit-ins focused on a given issue come to mind, but how do communities come together to advocate for change? Today's guest, Eswari Duggarala (she, they), is the co-founder of Students Against Campus Sexual Assault at the University of Colorado Boulder, and they recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in ethnic studies. Eswari discusses how they sought to make Boulder's campus a safer, more just and equitable place...
2024-10-1428 minThe AmpersandBringing change and finding community along the way: Eswari DuggaralaActivists have expressed that the work of changing oppressive structures requires tirelessness and strength. When we consider how this looks lived out, striking photos and stories of campus protests, marches and sit-ins focused on a given issue come to mind, but how do communities come together to advocate for change? Today's guest, Eswari Duggarala (she, they), is the co-founder of Students Against Campus Sexual Assault at the University of Colorado Boulder, and they recently graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in ethnic studies. Eswari discusses how they sought to make Boulder's campus a safer, more just and equitable place...
2024-10-1428 minThe AmpersandWhen words become you: Julie CarrAfter reading a poem out loud, we hope you've had the experience of inexplicably welling with emotion. Be it joy, grief, adoration for beauty or those emotions harder to describe, we've found these literary experiences can dramatically alter our points of view. But why? What in tightly written pieces of prose causes us to shiver with goosebumps, weep or smile ear-to-ear? Julie Carr is an award-winning poet and activist who has authored seventeen books of poetry, prose and translation, and on today's episode she delves into the way poetry and written words can transform their readers. Julie also explores...
2024-10-0131 minThe AmpersandWhen words become you: Julie CarrAfter reading a poem out loud, we hope you've had the experience of inexplicably welling with emotion. Be it joy, grief, adoration for beauty or those emotions harder to describe, we've found these literary experiences can dramatically alter our points of view. But why? What in tightly written pieces of prose causes us to shiver with goosebumps, weep or smile ear-to-ear? Julie Carr is an award-winning poet and activist who has authored seventeen books of poetry, prose and translation, and on today's episode she delves into the way poetry and written words can transform their readers. Julie also explores...
2024-10-0131 minThe AmpersandThe Ampersand NYC: Coming Oct. 22 to Peoplehood in ChelseaThe Ampersand is bringing ANDing to the Big Apple! Join Erika and Producer Tim for an evening of networking and nostalgia at the first roadtrip version of Arts & Sciences CU After Work. We're busy in our ANDer's Workshop whittling experiences and games to complement our keynote discussion (with mystery guests) about the essence of ANDing.
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Details:
Oct. 22, 2024
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Peoplehood's Flagship
109 W. 17th St.
New York NY, 10011
Cost is $35 per person. A portion of the registration fee supports A&S student scholarships.
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2024-09-3001 minThe AmpersandThe Ampersand NYC: Coming Oct. 22 to Peoplehood in ChelseaThe Ampersand is bringing ANDing to the Big Apple! Join Erika and Producer Tim for an evening of networking and nostalgia at the first roadtrip version of Arts & Sciences CU After Work. We're busy in our ANDer's Workshop whittling experiences and games to complement our keynote discussion (with mystery guests) about the essence of ANDing.
Save your spot!
Details:
Oct. 22, 2024
6:00 – 8:30 p.m.
Peoplehood's Flagship
109 W. 17th St.
New York NY, 10011
Cost is $35 per person. A portion of the registration fee supports A&S student scholarships.
Li...
2024-09-3001 min
Bravo Tea With A Stay At Home MomThe Valley Shocking Season Finale ending, and other Bravo Tea!Bravo Tea coming in HOT! A bombshell was revealed at the Season Finale party of The Valley, that is not a good look for Jax. Randall Emmett sells his house and Lala is about to go toes with her old cosmetics partners!
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2024-09-1718 minThe AmpersandLove what was. Live into what will be: Francois BaptisteNostalgia can be tricky business. Love of the past can lead to a slowing stasis of the people we are/were or our refusal to let relationships evolve. But remembering places and experiences can fill us with warmth or teach us to live into our respective nexts. Today's guest beautifully threads that balance. Francois Baptiste is co-founder of the company 3DEEP Productions, and he has built a successful career in the music promotion industry. At the same time, he is keenly aware of his past experiences' effect on that path. Today's episode is filled with glorious recollections of Boulder...
2024-09-1627 minThe AmpersandLove what was. Live into what will be: Francois BaptisteNostalgia can be tricky business. Love of the past can lead to a slowing stasis of the people we are/were or our refusal to let relationships evolve. But remembering places and experiences can fill us with warmth or teach us to live into our respective nexts. Today's guest beautifully threads that balance. Francois Baptiste is co-founder of the company 3DEEP Productions, and he has built a successful career in the music promotion industry. At the same time, he is keenly aware of his past experiences' effect on that path. Today's episode is filled with glorious recollections of Boulder...
2024-09-1627 minThe AmpersandDance down the street like you own it: Tin Tin SuToday's guest owns that dance. Tin Tin Su is an intellectual force, whose research on tiny fruit flies led to fresh discoveries and innovative approaches to radiation therapy for those living with head and neck cancers. While she offers us a snippet of her work in the lab, Su spends today's episode discussing the childhood experiences in Burma and India that shaped her worldview, her interest in the U.S. and a leadership style that still finds space to dance.
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2024-09-0225 minThe AmpersandDance down the street like you own it: Tin Tin SuToday's guest owns that dance. Tin Tin Su is an intellectual force, whose research on tiny fruit flies led to fresh discoveries and innovative approaches to radiation therapy for those living with head and neck cancers. While she offers us a snippet of her work in the lab, Su spends today's episode discussing the childhood experiences in Burma and India that shaped her worldview, her interest in the U.S. and a leadership style that still finds space to dance.
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Learn more about Tin Tin Su's research and the Su Lab.
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2024-09-0225 minThe AmpersandANDing brain evisceration: Ava AltenbernOver our years, we've collected quite the stories of A&S students at the University of Colorado Boulder living out the alchemy of ANDing. Their experiences perpetually nudge what we suppose our students can experience—opportunities that reach for the boundaries of the profound and even the obscure. Our guest today, Ava Altenbern (art history, biochemistry '24), puts the unexpected on full display. From an internship at a Colorado morgue to her bubbly optimism while navigating death to searching for her art style to an honors thesis on riboswitches, she delves into the manner these interests wove together and sh...
2024-08-1928 minThe AmpersandANDing brain evisceration: Ava AltenbernOver our years, we've collected quite the stories of A&S students at the University of Colorado Boulder living out the alchemy of ANDing. Their experiences perpetually nudge what we suppose our students can experience—opportunities that reach for the boundaries of the profound and even the obscure. Our guest today, Ava Altenbern (art history, biochemistry '24), puts the unexpected on full display. From an internship at a Colorado morgue to her bubbly optimism while navigating death to searching for her art style to an honors thesis on riboswitches, she delves into the manner these interests wove together and sh...
2024-08-1928 minThe AmpersandTenacity fused with patience: An interview with Aba ArthurTenacity is often portrayed as acting with a confident, if insensible inevitability. Characters like Creed's Donnie Johnson, Selena and even Jack Sparrow of The Pirates of the Caribbean barrel into adventures filled with long odds and only slightly wavering determination. While their stories are wrapped within a film's tidy two-ish hours, how can we maintain the same level of drive when our plot lines extend out months, years and even decades?
Today's guest, Aba Arthur, found that happy medium in her pursuit of a Hollywood career. While the list of roles in her film credit continues to g...
2024-08-0532 minThe AmpersandTenacity fused with patience: An interview with Aba ArthurTenacity is often portrayed as acting with a confident, if insensible inevitability. Characters like Creed's Donnie Johnson, Selena and even Jack Sparrow of The Pirates of the Caribbean barrel into adventures filled with long odds and only slightly wavering determination. While their stories are wrapped within a film's tidy two-ish hours, how can we maintain the same level of drive when our plot lines extend out months, years and even decades?
Today's guest, Aba Arthur, found that happy medium in her pursuit of a Hollywood career. While the list of roles in her film credit continues to g...
2024-08-0532 min
In The Weeds with Ben RandallMilkCrate Manifesto - Episode 2: ErikaToday we're pulling up a milkcrate next to my former sous chef Erika! Hear all about what she's doing now that she doesn't have to work for me anymore.As always, find us here:https://www.facebook.com/groups/774902433251568https://www.instagram.com/chefbenrandall/ (instagram)https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-the-weeds-with-ben-randall/id869521547intheweedswbr.comhttps://www.redbubble.com/people/enzwell/shopintheweedswbr@gmail.com
2024-07-081h 10The AmpersandComing soon: Season Three of The AmpersandComing as soon as that tantalizing ice cream truck jingle, we are deep in production of The Ampersand's third season. So that you need not waste time deciding between your favorite desserts, we've pulled together this season's novelties in a singular menu that offers a taste of each interview. We hope you'll love what you hear and come back for more when we debut season three later this summer.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
2024-06-1903 minThe AmpersandComing soon: Season Three of The AmpersandComing as soon as that tantalizing ice cream truck jingle, we are deep in production of The Ampersand's third season. So that you need not waste time deciding between your favorite desserts, we've pulled together this season's novelties in a singular menu that offers a taste of each interview. We hope you'll love what you hear and come back for more when we debut season three later this summer.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
2024-06-1903 minThe AmpersandSeason Two of The Ampersand ... In postYes, this trailer for season two of The Ampersand is nine months late. But, like the Scotch that inspired Erika and Producer Tim to match the guests to their ideal labels, this one is worth the wait.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
2024-05-2005 minThe AmpersandSeason Two of The Ampersand ... In postYes, this trailer for season two of The Ampersand is nine months late. But, like the Scotch that inspired Erika and Producer Tim to match the guests to their ideal labels, this one is worth the wait.
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Original music composed by Nelson Walker.
Recorded at Interplay Recording and Multimedia.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
2024-05-2005 min
Holly Randall Unfiltered341: Kazumi: Every Girl Wants a G*ngb*ng!It's the return of Kazumi! The Gangbang Gal is back to give all the updates on her transition from content creator to a highly in-demand mainstream porn star. Plus she reveals how a dominatrix prepped her for anal, and gushes about her new Erika Lust gangbang, 'Kazumi's Party'. She and Holly discuss: can a gangbang be feminist. She says YES-- and makes her case for why every girl deserves a gangbang....and we don't disagree! Twitter: The Gangbang Gal is back to give all the updates on her transition from little slut content creator to being a big slut porn...
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Grit, Grace & Glitz with Erika RothenbergerThe Glitz On The Other Side Of The LeapWhat if you could unlock your true potential by diving into the unknown, just like Anne Randall has? What if an opportunity you have been watching and waiting on, is just a few decisions away? If you have ever felt stuck - but know there's more after the leap - listen in!We follow Anne's unconventional career path, where she has emerged as a successful franchise owner, speaker, and podcast host she is today. As an early (and current) owner of Orangetheory Fitness studios she put family first, took control of time and big things happened!
2024-01-0321 minThe AmpersandWeaving reciprocity with jazz: An interview with Reiland RabakaFor The Ampersand’s final episode of season two, we have the joy of interviewing Dr. Reiland Rabaka, professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Center for African and African American Studies. Dr. Rabaka is a creative and scholarly hurricane who has authored more than 17 books that span his wide interests. Like his research, today’s interview covers unbelievable and unexpected ground—from W.E.B. DuBois to the Women’s Movement, from jazz and the civil rights movement to soul sisters and funksters, from Rabaka’s upbringing in Texas to catalyzing change in...
2023-12-2244 minThe AmpersandWeaving reciprocity with jazz: An interview with Reiland RabakaFor The Ampersand’s final episode of season two, we have the joy of interviewing Dr. Reiland Rabaka, professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado Boulder and director of the Center for African and African American Studies. Dr. Rabaka is a creative and scholarly hurricane who has authored more than 17 books that span his wide interests. Like his research, today’s interview covers unbelievable and unexpected ground—from W.E.B. DuBois to the Women’s Movement, from jazz and the civil rights movement to soul sisters and funksters, from Rabaka’s upbringing in Texas to catalyzing change in...
2023-12-2244 minThe AmpersandCounting back from three: An interview with Rachel SuterFear of failing stops many of us from tackling curiosities or opening doors on new adventures, but what if we could live without that anxiety of falling from heights? For today's guest, Rachel Suter, mitigating that fear comes down to confidence in her plans, counting from three and leaping from the (in this case literal) precipice. Suter, an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder, is majoring in neuroscience and art practices, dives at Casa Bonita and for CU Boulder's club diving team, works in the College of Arts and Sciences' student government, professionally models and more. On today's...
2023-12-1329 minThe AmpersandCounting back from three: An interview with Rachel SuterFear of failing stops many of us from tackling curiosities or opening doors on new adventures, but what if we could live without that anxiety of falling from heights? For today's guest, Rachel Suter, mitigating that fear comes down to confidence in her plans, counting from three and leaping from the (in this case literal) precipice. Suter, an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder, is majoring in neuroscience and art practices, dives at Casa Bonita and for CU Boulder's club diving team, works in the College of Arts and Sciences' student government, professionally models and more. On today's...
2023-12-1329 minThe AmpersandEspresso stories of sonder: An interview with Camden SharkeyThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (a rabbit hole courtesy of today's guest Camden Sharkey) defines sonder as "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." While this may feel sad for some, Sharkey, who is an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in political science and dance, finds the concept invigorating. Whether it means treating every individual coming to Dutch Bros coffee shop with care, arguing for social change at the State Capitol or crafting dance performances that bring voice to current issues, Sharkey navigates life with grace...
2023-12-0523 minThe AmpersandEspresso stories of sonder: An interview with Camden SharkeyThe Dictionary of Obscure Sorrows (a rabbit hole courtesy of today's guest Camden Sharkey) defines sonder as "the realization that each random passerby is living a life as vivid and complex as your own." While this may feel sad for some, Sharkey, who is an undergraduate at the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in political science and dance, finds the concept invigorating. Whether it means treating every individual coming to Dutch Bros coffee shop with care, arguing for social change at the State Capitol or crafting dance performances that bring voice to current issues, Sharkey navigates life with grace...
2023-12-0523 minThe AmpersandSearching for Self-compassion: An interview with Lauren LewisOn The Ampersand, we love to highlight stories of people who bring together their widest interests, research and making. In most cases, these disparate facets of being shine from our brightest sides—but how can we find compassion for our darker corners? Today’s guest, Lauren Lewis, walks listeners through her journey navigating an eating disorder while learning to cook from the heart as a nutritionist and chef, guiding others to healing as a yogi, feeling at home in her body through dance and wake surfing, and how she seeks out love and self-compassion.
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2023-11-2028 minThe AmpersandSearching for Self-compassion: An interview with Lauren LewisOn The Ampersand, we love to highlight stories of people who bring together their widest interests, research and making. In most cases, these disparate facets of being shine from our brightest sides—but how can we find compassion for our darker corners? Today’s guest, Lauren Lewis, walks listeners through her journey navigating an eating disorder while learning to cook from the heart as a nutritionist and chef, guiding others to healing as a yogi, feeling at home in her body through dance and wake surfing, and how she seeks out love and self-compassion.
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2023-11-2028 minThe AmpersandLiving your North Star. Values and bringing human resources into the 21st Century with Bernadette StewartHow do you pass your values on to those you love? Or live out those same values in your workplace?
On today's episode, Bernadette Stewart, assistant dean of people, engagement and culture at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses the manner we not only articulate what we hold most dear, but live out our "North Stars" on a daily basis. From growing up in a military family to parenting to music/streaming lists to self-care and living larger, Stewart shares the experiences and lessons she gleaned over a lifetime helping people reflect on who they have become.
2023-11-1038 minThe AmpersandLiving your North Star. Values and bringing human resources into the 21st Century with Bernadette StewartHow do you pass your values on to those you love? Or live out those same values in your workplace?
On today's episode, Bernadette Stewart, assistant dean of people, engagement and culture at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses the manner we not only articulate what we hold most dear, but live out our "North Stars" on a daily basis. From growing up in a military family to parenting to music/streaming lists to self-care and living larger, Stewart shares the experiences and lessons she gleaned over a lifetime helping people reflect on who they have become.
2023-11-1038 minThe AmpersandWalk softly on this earth: The far right, Norse mythology, animism, metal, witches and more with Mathias NordvigOn The Ampersand, we take pride in the ground each episode covers. Today's guest, though, sets a high standard for the breadth through which we can meander in 30 minutes. Mathias Nordvig is a teaching professor in the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of German and Slavic Languages and Literatures. He specializes in pre-Christian Nordic mythologies, folklore and Neo-paganism. From the far right's co-opting of Norse iconography and mythology, to Danish summer camps, heavy metal, animistic philosophy, witch hunts, issues of separating wilderness from society and more, a conversation with Mathias is like a grand epic just starting out by...
2023-10-2335 minThe AmpersandWalk softly on this earth: The far right, Norse mythology, animism, metal, witches and more with Mathias NordvigOn The Ampersand, we take pride in the ground each episode covers. Today's guest, though, sets a high standard for the breadth through which we can meander in 30 minutes. Mathias Nordvig is a teaching professor in the University of Colorado Boulder's Department of German and Slavic Languages and Literatures. He specializes in pre-Christian Nordic mythologies, folklore and Neo-paganism. From the far right's co-opting of Norse iconography and mythology, to Danish summer camps, heavy metal, animistic philosophy, witch hunts, issues of separating wilderness from society and more, a conversation with Mathias is like a grand epic just starting out by...
2023-10-2335 minThe AmpersandThe universe, Dungeons and Dragons and self-discovery: An interview with Mikayla HuffmanToday's guest, Mikayla Huffman, is pursuing a PhD in astrophysical and planetary sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Huffman's research delves into numerical modeling of impacts onto icy bodies, crater mapping on rocky bodies and cometary spectroscopy. She is also an exceptional dungeon master (DM) who leads epic, year-plus campaigns through a variety of Dungeons and Dragons worlds. Tune in to hear more about astrophysics and the manner D&D creates space for people to discover how they want to show up in our modern world.
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2023-10-0944 minThe AmpersandThe universe, Dungeons and Dragons and self-discovery: An interview with Mikayla HuffmanToday's guest, Mikayla Huffman, is pursuing a PhD in astrophysical and planetary sciences at the University of Colorado Boulder. Huffman's research delves into numerical modeling of impacts onto icy bodies, crater mapping on rocky bodies and cometary spectroscopy. She is also an exceptional dungeon master (DM) who leads epic, year-plus campaigns through a variety of Dungeons and Dragons worlds. Tune in to hear more about astrophysics and the manner D&D creates space for people to discover how they want to show up in our modern world.
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2023-10-0944 minThe AmpersandWe are coming: A collaborative project gives voice to the past and draws researchers closer in the presentWhat happens when you not only collaborate on a project, but you also meet your creative work and research bestie?
The result, in the case of today's guests, is We Are Coming, a project by Yumi Janairo Roth and Emmanuel David about Filipino pasts and futures. In 1899, Buffalo Bill's Wild West hired three Filipinos to join the Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Although the Filipino Rough Riders were largely forgotten to history, Roth and David are working with historic theaters in towns and cities where the Wild West show traveled to install the trio’s na...
2023-09-2532 minThe AmpersandWe are coming: A collaborative project gives voice to the past and draws researchers closer in the presentWhat happens when you not only collaborate on a project, but you also meet your creative work and research bestie?
The result, in the case of today's guests, is We Are Coming, a project by Yumi Janairo Roth and Emmanuel David about Filipino pasts and futures. In 1899, Buffalo Bill's Wild West hired three Filipinos to join the Congress of Rough Riders of the World. Although the Filipino Rough Riders were largely forgotten to history, Roth and David are working with historic theaters in towns and cities where the Wild West show traveled to install the trio’s na...
2023-09-2532 minThe AmpersandStudying the best of humanity, even our darkest partsAt what point does the drive for positivity become toxic? This week’s guest, June Gruber, studies moments that people deny themselves the full complexity of their emotions in order to try and stay happy, even when their experiences warrant feeling anything but joy. Gruber, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, studies the dark side of happiness, but in today’s interview she also explains how complex emotions give her hope in humanity’s capacity for good.
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2023-09-1928 minThe AmpersandStudying the best of humanity, even our darkest partsAt what point does the drive for positivity become toxic? This week’s guest, June Gruber, studies moments that people deny themselves the full complexity of their emotions in order to try and stay happy, even when their experiences warrant feeling anything but joy. Gruber, an associate professor of psychology and neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder, studies the dark side of happiness, but in today’s interview she also explains how complex emotions give her hope in humanity’s capacity for good.
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2023-09-1928 minThe AmpersandThe Ampersand Summer SpecialWe're back! Our lovely listening ANDers made season one such a huge success that we're spending this summer recording seasons two and three of The Ampersand! While we're hanging out at Interplay Recording in Boulder learning about toxic happiness, playing with gender in Dungeons and Dragons and the way music can mobilize people toward a just and equitable society, we wanted to offer listeners something to satiate their thirst for the alchemy of ANDing.
I hope you'll enjoy this conversation between me, Erika Randall, and Producer Tim Grassley about The Ampersand's origins and the surprises along the w...
2023-06-1529 minThe AmpersandThe Ampersand Summer SpecialWe're back! Our lovely listening ANDers made season one such a huge success that we're spending this summer recording seasons two and three of The Ampersand! While we're hanging out at Interplay Recording in Boulder learning about toxic happiness, playing with gender in Dungeons and Dragons and the way music can mobilize people toward a just and equitable society, we wanted to offer listeners something to satiate their thirst for the alchemy of ANDing.
I hope you'll enjoy this conversation between me, Erika Randall, and Producer Tim Grassley about The Ampersand's origins and the surprises along the w...
2023-06-1529 min
Passports and PostcardsTravel Rangers and More with Guest Erika BudJoin me in conversation with Erika Bud. Erika went from being a Los Angeles Police Officer to an Author of Children's Books, but not just any type of book as we find out in this podcast. Erika has travelled to some 30 countries and has actually lived in Spain and Australia and found her back in Barcelona for this podcast where she is spending a month with her son. Some people think you should not take your child out of school, however, we both agree that travelling to another country is a better way of educating. ...
2023-05-2022 minThe Ampersand“I’m like guacamole, baby. I’m extra.”Sammy Ramsey’s interests have always been wide, but many mentors told him to keep those passions private and choose one professional lane. On The Ampersand’s final episode of season one, Ramsey, who is an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses how he navigated these pressures, chose to embrace his full self even if it got him kicked out of graduate school and how fighting to bring his entire identity to work and life generally has helped him become a stronger biologist, speaker, graduate student mentor, researcher and human being.
2023-03-2139 minThe Ampersand“I’m like guacamole, baby. I’m extra.”Sammy Ramsey’s interests have always been wide, but many mentors told him to keep those passions private and choose one professional lane. On The Ampersand’s final episode of season one, Ramsey, who is an assistant professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses how he navigated these pressures, chose to embrace his full self even if it got him kicked out of graduate school and how fighting to bring his entire identity to work and life generally has helped him become a stronger biologist, speaker, graduate student mentor, researcher and human being.
2023-03-2139 minThe AmpersandFitting your story in: An interview with Sarah SohkeyWhy is it challenging to tell our stories, even when we are deeply passionate about the subject matter? On today’s episode of The Ampersand, Sarah Sohkey, an associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder, reflects on her fascination with Russia, policy reversals and territories within the former Soviet Union and the strategies she has tried to convey her research to students, colleagues and the public. She also describes her efforts to transform undergraduate research, wishing she grew up in the 1980s, effective lying and more.
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2023-03-0633 minThe AmpersandFitting your story in: An interview with Sarah SohkeyWhy is it challenging to tell our stories, even when we are deeply passionate about the subject matter? On today’s episode of The Ampersand, Sarah Sohkey, an associate professor of political science at the University of Colorado Boulder, reflects on her fascination with Russia, policy reversals and territories within the former Soviet Union and the strategies she has tried to convey her research to students, colleagues and the public. She also describes her efforts to transform undergraduate research, wishing she grew up in the 1980s, effective lying and more.
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2023-03-0633 minThe AmpersandWhen people listen: An interview with Aliya TrappOn The Ampersand, we highlight stories of people who dive into their interests. Equally important is the way we tell our stories. Today’s guest is Aliya Trapp, an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in ethnic studies and international affairs. Aliya loves to cook, garden and plays bass in a Grateful Dead cover band while diving deep into her studies. Besides chasing her interests with abandon, though, she reminds us just how important ANDing conversations can be.
Mentioned in today's episode:
Serial Podcast.
In the Dark podcast.
Unr...
2023-02-2725 minThe AmpersandWhen people listen: An interview with Aliya TrappOn The Ampersand, we highlight stories of people who dive into their interests. Equally important is the way we tell our stories. Today’s guest is Aliya Trapp, an undergraduate student at the University of Colorado Boulder majoring in ethnic studies and international affairs. Aliya loves to cook, garden and plays bass in a Grateful Dead cover band while diving deep into her studies. Besides chasing her interests with abandon, though, she reminds us just how important ANDing conversations can be.
Mentioned in today's episode:
Serial Podcast.
In the Dark podcast.
Unr...
2023-02-2725 minThe AmpersandVeggie shakes, mental health and wooded walks in Jackson: An interview with Christopher LowryWhen Christopher Lowry told us there is correlation between the number of plants you eat and emotional well-being, we stopped. Lowry, who is an associate professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, has spent his career digging into the manner microbiome diversity in the gut affects our mental health. On today’s episode of The Ampersand, you’ll hear about his research, the childhood experiences that set him on his academic journey and that his findings are more than just interesting knowledge—they change the way he chooses to live.
For information about Lowry resear...
2023-02-2033 minThe AmpersandVeggie shakes, mental health and wooded walks in Jackson: An interview with Christopher LowryWhen Christopher Lowry told us there is correlation between the number of plants you eat and emotional well-being, we stopped. Lowry, who is an associate professor of integrative physiology at the University of Colorado Boulder, has spent his career digging into the manner microbiome diversity in the gut affects our mental health. On today’s episode of The Ampersand, you’ll hear about his research, the childhood experiences that set him on his academic journey and that his findings are more than just interesting knowledge—they change the way he chooses to live.
For information about Lowry resear...
2023-02-2033 minThe AmpersandThe mid-PhD pivot: An interview with Karen BaileyA mid-career pivot is terrifying enough, but what if you decided on a new interest midway through your PhD’s field research? That’s part of Karen Bailey’s story, who is today’s guest on The Ampersand. Bailey, who is an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses her training as an ecologist that took her to Africa, the effect of seeing parallels between one of the largest droughts in southern African history and her own community's struggle with food insecurity, and her subsequent research on equity and environmental systems. Along the way, we also...
2023-02-1331 minThe AmpersandThe mid-PhD pivot: An interview with Karen BaileyA mid-career pivot is terrifying enough, but what if you decided on a new interest midway through your PhD’s field research? That’s part of Karen Bailey’s story, who is today’s guest on The Ampersand. Bailey, who is an assistant professor of environmental studies at the University of Colorado Boulder, discusses her training as an ecologist that took her to Africa, the effect of seeing parallels between one of the largest droughts in southern African history and her own community's struggle with food insecurity, and her subsequent research on equity and environmental systems. Along the way, we also...
2023-02-1331 minThe AmpersandA career following curiosity: An interview with Leilani ArthursHow do you talk to your kids about their interests? For kids who become college students, that conversation often affects the major they choose first—a process that many worry abound in implications on rest of their lives. In the case of our guest, her major choice simply led to more interests, questions and opportunities to dive into new fields of research. Leilani Arthurs is a hydro-geo-chemist who studies volcanoes, water, educational access and so much more. Hear her story of what it looks like when someone simply follows her curiosity.
For more information on Arthurs’ research, visit...
2023-02-0628 minThe AmpersandA career following curiosity: An interview with Leilani ArthursHow do you talk to your kids about their interests? For kids who become college students, that conversation often affects the major they choose first—a process that many worry abound in implications on rest of their lives. In the case of our guest, her major choice simply led to more interests, questions and opportunities to dive into new fields of research. Leilani Arthurs is a hydro-geo-chemist who studies volcanoes, water, educational access and so much more. Hear her story of what it looks like when someone simply follows her curiosity.
For more information on Arthurs’ research, visit...
2023-02-0628 minThe AmpersandTo see your community on the big screen: An interview with Gabby MejiaWhat does seeing your community in films accomplish? For today’s guest Gabby Mejia, the experience galvanized her desire to create visual stories that give voice to her experiences and bring positive societal change. Mejia discusses her background, her emotional response to seeing movies like Black Panther and the possibilities she sees when she collides her interest in film and social justice.
For more information on Mejia's creative work, see her online portfolio and her YouTube channel.
Music by Nelson Walker.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
Episodes recor...
2023-02-0628 minThe AmpersandTo see your community on the big screen: An interview with Gabby MejiaWhat does seeing your community in films accomplish? For today’s guest Gabby Mejia, the experience galvanized her desire to create visual stories that give voice to her experiences and bring positive societal change. Mejia discusses her background, her emotional response to seeing movies like Black Panther and the possibilities she sees when she collides her interest in film and social justice.
For more information on Mejia's creative work, see her online portfolio and her YouTube channel.
Music by Nelson Walker.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
Episodes recor...
2023-02-0628 minThe AmpersandWhen we are made of Venn Diagrams: An interview with Hayley MuthIn an era of specialization, many of us feel pressure to pick a thing—one skill, interest or passion that sets you apart. This one thing characterizes our identities, the way we talk, how we perceive ourselves and the stories we tell. But what happens when your one thing doesn’t pan out as planned and you need to pivot? That’s the story of our first guest in The Ampersand’s inaugural season. Hayley Muth graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder as a dance performance major, then pursued a career in dance, pivoted to a career in technolo...
2023-02-0631 minThe AmpersandWhen we are made of Venn Diagrams: An interview with Hayley MuthIn an era of specialization, many of us feel pressure to pick a thing—one skill, interest or passion that sets you apart. This one thing characterizes our identities, the way we talk, how we perceive ourselves and the stories we tell. But what happens when your one thing doesn’t pan out as planned and you need to pivot? That’s the story of our first guest in The Ampersand’s inaugural season. Hayley Muth graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder as a dance performance major, then pursued a career in dance, pivoted to a career in technolo...
2023-02-0631 minThe AmpersandIntroducing The AmpersandComing soon, a new podcast series from Erika Randall, a dancer, professor, mother, filmmaker and writer who explores the alchemy of ANDing.
Music by Nelson Walker.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
Episodes recorded at Interplay Recording in Boulder, CO.
2023-01-1303 minThe AmpersandIntroducing The AmpersandComing soon, a new podcast series from Erika Randall, a dancer, professor, mother, filmmaker and writer who explores the alchemy of ANDing.
Music by Nelson Walker.
Written and produced by Erika Randall and Tim Grassley.
Episodes recorded at Interplay Recording in Boulder, CO.
2023-01-1303 min
Comments by CelebsBravo: GIRLS TRIP Ep. 4, Randall Emmett, Diana vs. Sutton, Summer House Casting, Drop It with Drew, & More.Isabel and Emma immediately dive into Episode 4 of RHUGT - Dorobics, Jill and Dorinda's relationship history, Tamra and Vicki, the prohibition party, and overall how epic of an episode it was. They then touch on some news in the Bravo world. First, news that Luke/Andrea/Alex will apparently not be returning to Summer House, and a huge LA Times exposé on Randall Emmett. LA Times: https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2022-06-30/randall-emmett-bruce-willis-pacino-lala-kent People: https://people.com/tv/summer-house-drops-luke-gulbranson-andrea-denver-alex-wach/
2022-07-011h 04
No Filter With Zack PeterLive: Randall Emmett Exposed + Erika Jayne's EarringsWHOA! The LA Times released an exposé on Randall Emmett's rise and fall from Hollywood. Let's recap all the juiciest parts. Plus, the case of Erika Jayne diamond earrings has been resolved! Order some Housewives Watching Wine (in collab with Eliqs), on sale @ www.NoFilterWine.com Get access to our 'Reality TV Tea' Private Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3h0nykD Like the show? Subscribe at: https://apple.co/2DxTKe6 and listen every Monday and Wednesday. Don’t forget to leave us a nice review, because you love us! Keep up the latest show happ...
2022-07-011h 03No Filter With Zack PeterLive: Randall Emmett Exposed + Erika Jayne's EarringsWHOA! The LA Times released an exposé on Randall Emmett's rise and fall from Hollywood. Let's recap all the juiciest parts. Plus, the case of Erika Jayne diamond earrings has been resolved! Order some Housewives Watching Wine (in collab with Eliqs), on sale @ www.NoFilterWine.com Get access to our 'Reality TV Tea' Private Facebook Group: https://bit.ly/3h0nykD Like the show? Subscribe at: https://apple.co/2DxTKe6 and listen every Monday and Wednesday. Don’t forget to leave us a nice review, because you love us! Keep up the latest show happ...
2022-07-011h 03
MIDWEEK RISE UPliving a godly life in a godless societyThis episode of Midweek Rise Up is my message from the Good Things conference at Calvary Chapel San Juan Capistrano with Michelle Randall. Get ready to dive deep into the topic of how to be a godly woman in a godless society.What does it look like to be a woman of the WORD and not of the WORLD?What does it mean to live a life of purity?What does it take to be kind and self-controlled?What does it mean to date and marry wisely?Remember, it’s...
2021-09-0249 min
C-SessionsCancerHacker Learning Lab Co-founders Brad Power, Erika Brown discuss solutions for cancer patientsCancer patients and their caregivers experience many breakdowns in our healthcare system: they are overwhelmed as they confront their mortality and struggle to access and navigate complex, constantly changing treatment options across an uncoordinated healthcare system. CancerHacker Learning Lab accelerates patient-led solutions to these cancer care problems by organizing conversations with carefully selected advisors on their most urgent issues.
Brad Power, a process innovation consultant and lymphoma survivor, along with Erika Hanson Brown, a community organizer and colorectal cancer survivor, share how they created and co-founded CancerHacker Learning Lab with Hive Networks, a provider of health learning n...
2021-04-0320 min
My Sentiments Exactly013: The Benefit of Community in Churches ft. Erika Sheppard & Aleshia RandallWhat are the benefits of church? If it’s not a sin to miss, why should you go? What are some things we should keep in mind as we ask questions on this journey? How do I know if I’m under the right leadership? Tune in as Kay, Aleshia, and Erika discuss this very relevant topic! Erika Sheppard is from San Diego, CA, and currently resides in Baltimore, MD. She is a graduate of North Carolina A&T State University and works as a project coordinator for a pharmaceutical trade association. She loves hanging with her son who...
2019-09-2732 min
Happy Hour RewindEpisode 65: Pop culture tea timeGUYS! So much drama has been happening in the pop culture world and this week we are pouring the tea and our cups spilleth over. From the Fifty Cent/Money by Monday drama to the crazy scavenger hunt Taylor Swift has sent the world on to hopping across the pond and checking in on the Royal family, we're covering it all. Whether you have been paying attention on the Insta or not we have got you covered! Get out your aloe vera, the tea is hot and we are spilling it!
3:39: Drink of the Week:
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2019-05-0859 min
That Aged WellAs Good As It Gets - Brandon Tartikoff, Randall Batinkoff & a Charlie Horse to the SoulIt's another dip into the 1997 pool, as Paul and Erika watch As Good As It Gets, starring Jack Nicholson, Helen Hunt and Greg Kinnear. Paul finally realizes his lifelong dream of becoming a mean girl, while Erika is fascinated by the cuteness of the dog in this film. Together, they soldier through and survive this relic from the 90’s.-Wanna see the photo that Paul and Erika are talking about? Check out our Instagram! -THIS is Brandon Tartikoff. THIS is Randall Batinkoff. Now none of us need ever make that mistake again!-Paul wanted something filthy to...
2019-01-071h 03