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The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 292: 5 Ways Carnivore Helps Autoimmune Disorders | Dr Chaffee on the Dr Ashley PodcastIf you liked this and want to learn more go to my new website www.DrAnthonyChaffee.com ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅Stockman Steaks, Australia Discount link for home delivered frozen grass-fed and grass finished pasture raised meat locally sourced here in Australia! Use discount code "CHAFFEE" for free gift with qualifying orders! http://www.stockmansteaks.com.au/chaffee ✅ 60-minute consultation with Dr Chaffee h...2025-07-1750 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 287: Live Q&A with Dr. Ken Berry, Dr Baker, Dr Kiltz, and Dr Chaffee! New Trailer for Animal Documentary!Live discussion with doctors Berry, Baker, Kiltz, and Chaffee about the carnivore diet and the new 'Animal' documentary film! Come check out this very special event, and be sure to share, like, and comment to try to get the word out on this amazing new documentary on the carnivore diet! 👍 Like, Subscribe, and share this episode to spread the word about the power of the carnivore diet and the complexities of food addiction! ✅ Dr Chaffee's website: www.thecarnivorelife.com ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meet...2025-06-121h 01
Building Wins LIVE!Randy Chaffee and Wes WyattRandy Chaffee and Wes Wyatt2025-05-1259 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 277: People Are Using Food Like Drugs, with Joe BirdJoin Dr. Anthony Chaffee on the Plant Free MD podcast for an incredible interview with tattoo artist Joe Bird! Joe shares his powerful experience completing 100 DAYS on a strict carnivore diet, detailing the AMAZING results he's witnessed in his health and well-being. Beyond the physical changes, Joe offers a fascinating and insightful perspective on addiction. He draws a compelling comparison between the journey of drug rehabilitation and breaking free from sugar and junk food. Joe highlights the crucial community support system available for those overcoming drug and alcohol addiction, contrasting it sharply with the often-unsupportive environment faced...2025-04-211h 42
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 276: Ask Me Anything, with Dr Anthony Chaffee, Richard Smith, and Coach StevenAsk me anything from our live Q&A on YouTube from Sunda April 13th, 2025. Enjoy! ✅ Dr Chaffee's website: www.thecarnivorelife.com ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅Stockman Steaks, Australia Discount link for home delivered frozen grass-fed and grass finished pasture raised meat locally sourced here in Australia! Use discount code "CHAFFEE" for free gift with qualifying orders! http://www.stockmansteaks.com.au/chaffee ✅ 60...2025-04-1859 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastBetsy Dittenber, of the Community Foundation, on roller derby & personal transformation, social justice & nonprofit entrepreneurship, community resilience & the 'Tinder for volunteering'Betsy Dittenber, executive director of the Chaffee County (Colo.) Community Foundation, talks with Adam Williams about her early experiences in nonprofit work and volunteerism in Boston and Guadalajara. They talk about what a community foundation is and how it fosters resilience, and how the CCCF has created a website that is the “Tinder for volunteering” with local nonprofit organizations.
They also talk about Betsy’s roller derby days in Las Vegas, where she was a founding member of the Sin City Roller Girls, and how that experience was transformative for her, personally and professionally.
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The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 268: What Is The Ketogenic Diet & How It Helps Millions Of People Around The World | Dr Chaffee on the Digital Social Hour PodcastDon't forget to like and subscribe to the Plant Free MD channel for more informative and inspiring content! ✅ Dr Chaffee's website: www.thecarnivorelife.com ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅Stockman Steaks, Australia Discount link for home delivered frozen grass-fed and grass finished pasture raised meat locally sourced here in Australia! Use discount code "CHAFFEE" for free gift with qualifying orders! http://www.stockmansteaks.com.au/ch...2025-03-0324 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastJordan Cunliffe, on his love of soccer & coaching, self-sabotage & a decade of addiction, Carl Jung & doing hard things, and ‘an insane Google search’Jordan Cunliffe is a soccer coach and mentor to students at an alternative high school in Chaffee County, Colorado. He also is a former Division I university athlete whose drug addiction cut short his career playing the sport he loved more than anything.
Jordan talks with Adam Williams about growing up in a non-religious, non-traditional family in a heavily Mormon-influenced community in Utah. They talk about his move to New York to play soccer at Iona University, and the decade-long spiral of addiction and self-sabotage that unfolded after an injury sidelined him from playing. Among other things...2025-02-041h 21
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 263: Carnivore Q&A with Doctors Kiltz and Chaffee: Unpacking the Benefits of an All-Meat DietJoin us for a replay of this live and interactive event featuring Dr. Anthony Chaffee and Dr. Robert Kiltz, two leading experts in the field of human nutrition. In this special episode, we'll delve deep into the world of the carnivore diet. Drs. Chaffee and Kiltz will discuss the potential health benefits of an all-meat diet, addressing topics such as: * Improved metabolic health: How a carnivore diet can impact blood sugar, insulin resistance, and weight management. * Gut health and digestion: Exploring the impact of animal-based foods on gut microbiome diversity and digestive function. * Autoimmune conditions: Discussing the potential role of a ca...2025-01-301h 13
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 260: Unlock the Power of the Carnivore Diet for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Recovery! | Pennie Roehr Query successful Try again without extensions In this episode of The Plant Free MD, Dr. Anthony Chaffee interviews Penny Roehr, who has had a remarkable recovery from multiple sclerosis (MS) using a carnivore diet. Penny shares her personal experience with MS, including her initial symptoms, diagnosis, and the challenges she faced with traditional treatments. She also discusses how she transitioned to a carnivore diet and the positive impact it has had on her health. Dr. Chaffee and Penny explore the potential benefits of a carnivore diet for people with MS and other autoimmune diseases. This...2025-01-191h 12
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 259: Carnivore Q&A with Dr Anthony Chaffee | Jan 11, 2025First Livestream of 2025! Please vote for me below for an advisory role in the new HHS department! All of your support is very much appreciated! https://discourse.nomineesforthepeople.com/t/dr-anthony-chaffee/9445 Are you curious about the Carnivore diet? Have questions you've been dying to get answered by an expert in the field? Look no further! YouTube is hosting an exclusive, LIVE Q&A with Dr. Anthony Chaffee, host of the Plant Free MD podcast, where all your questions about the Carnivore diet will be addressed on Jan 11th, 2025! Dr. Chaffee offers his wealth...2025-01-121h 53
We Are Chaffee PodcastGina Lucrezi, on creating Trail Sisters, ‘The Candidate’, community & public service, gold for Team USA & harnessing her superpowerGina Lucrezi founded Trail Sisters, the leading women’s trail running organization in the U.S., if not world. This passion extends from her standout running career – track and trail – as a National Champion and 10-time All-American at DeSales University, then as a professional trail runner and as a gold medal-winning member of the 2012 Team USA World Long Distance trail-running team in Interlaken, Switzerland.
Gina talks with Adam Williams about those experiences and shaping influences in her life, as well as her volunteer service and leadership for Chaffee County (Colo.) Search & Rescue North, her being featured in “The Cand...2025-01-071h 20
We Are Chaffee PodcastICYMI: 2024 Review & 2025 KickoffIn this short episode, Adam Williams looks back at the year that was for the We Are Chaffee podcast, ICYMI (in case you missed it). He also looks ahead at 2025 and the upcoming episodes that will kick off the new year.
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The We Are Chaffee Podcast is supported by Chaffee County (Colo.) Public Health. Show notes, including the episode transcript, are at wearechaffeepod.com. Connect on Instagram @wearechaffeepod.
We Are Chaffee (wearechaffee.org) partners with KHEN radio (khen.org) in Salida, Colo., for local broadcasting of the We Are Chaffee Podcast.
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We Are Chaffee PodcastPaul Andrews, on growing up in small-town England, father wounds & positive masculinity, faith in the Universe & the Zen of affordable housing developmentPaul Andrews is the man with the vision behind The Crossing neighborhood development in Buena Vista, Colo. He talks with Adam Williams about that project, which is committed to 50 percent affordable housing through partnerships with the Chaffee Housing Trust and Chaffee Housing Authority.
Paul and Adam also go back to Paul’s roots in small-town England, where he says he grew up on the “wrong side of the tracks.” Through his father, Paul formed a lifelong connection with nature and an ambition to build a life that was beyond expectations.
Paul also tells of his first...2024-12-101h 22
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 252: MAHA Nomination and Live Q&A! with Dr. Anthony ChaffeePlease consider voting for me for a spot as an advisor with the new MAHA team to try to get these and other ideas into the public and political sphere! Link below: https://discourse.nomineesforthepeople.com/t/dr-anthony-chaffee/9445 ✅ Dr Chaffee's website: www.thecarnivorelife.com ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅Stockman Steaks, Australia Discount link for home delivered frozen grass-fed and grass finished p...2024-12-072h 12
We Are Chaffee PodcastPT Wood, on ‘skitching’ & other childhood adventures, the rise of microdistilleries post-9/11, local politics, affordable housing & the land use codePT Wood grew up in Boulder in the ’70s, skating and skitching around town. He came to the Arkansas Valley in the ’80s, like many drawn by the river and the skiing, and has been part of the scene in Salida, Colo., since.
He and Adam talk about the resilience needed to thrive in mountain town life. For PT, that's included working as a river guide and a kayak sales rep, a housebuilder and pizza shop owner, as a whiskey distiller and entrepreneur (Wood's High Mountain Distillery). Not to mention his public service locally for many years, includ...2024-11-1950 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastCrossover: Adam Williams on the ‘Eyes on the Street’ podcast, talking community storytelling with Ryan ShortThis crossover episode features Adam Williams, host of We Are Chaffee's Looking Upstream, as a guest on Ryan Short's (co-founder of CivicBrand) Eyes on the Street podcast. (Ryan was a guest on Looking Upstream recently.)
In this episode from Eyes on the Street, Ryan and Adam talk about community storytelling and how it can be a catalyst for change. Adam shares insights about Looking Upstream and the larger We Are Chaffee storytelling initiative that it’s part of.
They also talk about some of Adam's creative interests, how he got into podcasting, what he loves about...2024-11-0557 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 244: Live YouTube Q&A with Dr Anthony Chaffee | Oct 11, 2024Live YouTube Q&A from October 11th, 2024 where I answer live questions from the audience and discuss topics of the day. Join me Live on YouTube and ask your own questions by going to my YouTube channel Anthony Chaffee MD and joining my weekly Live events! ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day car...2024-11-023h 15
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 240: Live YouTube Q&A with Dr Anthony Chaffee | Oct 9, 2024Live YouTube Q&A from October 9th, 2024 where I answer live questions from the audience and discuss topics of the day. Join me Live on YouTube and ask your own questions by going to my YouTube channel Anthony Chaffee MD and joining my weekly Live events! ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day car...2024-10-121h 16
We Are Chaffee PodcastStacey Joslin & Elizabeth Ruggiero, on mental illness & health, what’s missing in therapy, ‘normal,' neurodiversity, masculinity & the warrior spiritStacey Joslin is executive director of the Chaffee County affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Dr. Elizabeth Ruggiero is a systemic therapist. Both have extraordinary personal experiences that influence their insights on mental wellbeing.
They talk with Adam Williams about what’s missing in how we think about and experience therapy, and why it goes against the grain of conventional perspectives. They talk about stigmas and “normalcy.” And touch on neurodivergence and on the warrior spirit of masculinity. Among other things.
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The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 237: Lioness Lifestyle Live with Dr Anthony Chaffee!The Lioness Lifestyle with guest Dr Anthony Chaffee: Join us for an empowering livestream series where we delve deep into the world of meat-based eating and lifestyle choices, all from the perspective of WOMEN. Hosted by a passionate team of women, we are here to celebrate and empower the lionesses of the carnivore community. Your 3 Carnivore Hosts Adrian - from “BiggestLoserCarnivore” / @adriankgledhill Ellie - from “Nourishment Redacted” / @nourishmentredacted Cristie - from “Meating Wellness” / @meatingwellness ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.ston...2024-09-281h 07
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 235: "Questioning The Science" Livestream with Dr Anthony Chaffee and the Noakes FoundationProf Noakes Foundation https://thenoakesfoundation.org/prof-tim-noakes/ The Nutrition Network https://nutrition-network.org/ Donate to the Noakes Foundation https://thenoakesfoundation.org/support/donate/ ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅Stockman Steaks, Australia Discount link for home delivered...2024-09-221h 02
We Are Chaffee PodcastRead McCulloch, of Chaffee Housing Trust, on housing affordability problems & solutions, short-term rentals, and the community land trust model vs. deed-restricted housingRead McCulloch is executive director of the Chaffee Housing Trust. He talks with Adam about housing affordability, how we got this state of housing affordability crisis and deed-restricted housing vs. the community land trust model.
Read also addresses: Are the local building processes and policies we have in place what we need them to be? How do short-term rentals factor into the equation? What’s the impact of a moratorium on construction? Among other things.
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We Are Chaffee's Looking Upstream podcast is a collaboration with Chaffee County (Colo.) Public Health and the Chaffee Hou...2024-09-171h 12
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 225: Dr. Anthony Chaffee On The Hard Yarns Podcast | FULL EPISODE!This is my first appearance on the Hard Yards Podcast here in Perth, Australia from which several viral clips and shorts were made. I appeared two more times on with this podcast, and the links for these are below. Enjoy! Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H9czN9zbDSI&t=3370s Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f328j6ADFWw&t=1152s The HardYarns Podcast: YT: @TheHardYarnsPodcast IG: @thehardyarnspodcast ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8...2024-07-282h 24
We Are Chaffee PodcastKen Matthews & Jon Pray, on Mick Jagger, Black Panthers, playing rugby, ‘Chaffee Housing Report’ & 'A Home in Paradise'Jon Pray and Ken Matthews join host Adam Williams for a half-interview, half-coffee chat episode.
Ken hosted a radio show called Chaffee Housing Report for several years. Jon was the radio engineer behind the scenes on that show as he often is for Looking Upstream. Adam pulls back the curtain to learn more about each of these guests and to get them to tell a bit on each other along the way.
Jon tells stories of interviewing Mick Jagger on the radio years ago, and covering a clash between the Black Panthers and riot police...2024-07-1659 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 223: You Should NOT Eat Vegetables! Here's Why... Dr Chaffee on the Ben Wehrman PodcastOriginally aired on the Ben Wehrman Podcast here: www.youtube.com/@benwehrman/videos IG: www.instagram.com/thebenpod ✅ Don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe for more insightful content! ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅Sto...2024-07-082h 16
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 221: The ROADSHOW Podcast with Dr. Anthony Chaffee! | Nutrition As MedicineThis is my much requested apeparance on the Roadshow Podcast in full! 🔴 Watch PART 2 Here! 🔴 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2W1MH3KZ0o&t=11458s @TheRoadshowPodcast IG: https://www.instagram.com/roadshow.podcast ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarniv...2024-06-253h 01
We Are Chaffee PodcastJulie Speer Jackson, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker & director of ‘A Home in Paradise’Julie Speer Jackson is an Emmy Award-winning documentary director and producer. In this conversation, she talks about how she went from studying biochemistry in French, while a college student in Brussels, Belgium, to theater and eventually a career in filmmaking.
She talks with Adam Williams about her innovative DocuReach approach to making films. It’s a model for social change that makes filmmaking a team sport, rather an ego-driven, command-and-control kind of endeavor.
They also talk about the evolution of technology throughout Julie’s career, from digibeta to the role of the Internet and YouTube, to her...2024-06-1853 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 218: "I Ate ONLY ONE Food And My Parkinson's REVERSED!" | Mimi MorganMimi Morgan is a remarkable survivor, having overcome rheumatoid arthritis, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and spinal MRSA. Embracing a carnivorous lifestyle, she lives by nature rather than the social system. Mimi is not only an artist and equestrian but also an adventurer who enjoys lifting weights and taking cold swims, all while being completely free of medications. Tune into the PlantFreeMD Podcast's latest episode to hear her complete story! X @mimikmorgan IG @mimimorgank ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Dis...2024-06-171h 10
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 217: The ONLY Diet That Will Make You Feel Like A SUPERHUMAN! | Dr. Michele MahrDr Mahr has been carnivore for about 7 years and is very assionate about health and fitness. She has a PhD in Rehabilitation Psychology from UW- Madidon. Enjoy research and i have explored several eating lifestyles. Diagnosed with celiac many years ago, she tried vegan, vegetarian and keto, but carnivore worked best for her. She is currently an assistant professor in rehabilitation counseling and enjoys helping others in nutrition and fitness. On top of that, she is an accomplished zero carb athlete and just completed the Salt Lake City Marathon as a zero carb carnivore! Ig...2024-06-121h 09
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 216: The Real Health Care Crisis, and What To Do About ItThis is a really important one everybody. Please share this with everyone you can, because we are rapidly heading down a road that will not only collapse or medical systems, it will collapse society as a whole. Please help me get this out there to as many people as possible! ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings! https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up...2024-06-121h 14
We Are Chaffee PodcastCarrie & Michael Fox, on grief & healing, Russian roulette & revelation, poetry & music, and a whole lotta loveMichael and Carrie Fox are a married musical duo that perform as Known Odyssey. Michael also is a poet and video artist. Carrie also is a writer, music therapist and grief counselor.
Carrie has published writing about grief and loss. She was a music therapist for hospice patients for years, and she lost her dad to pancreatic cancer when she was 22 years old. Michael lost his mom to lung cancer when he was only 17, and his dad rarely was involved in his life.
This incredible conversation dives into the human experiences of grief and loss...2024-06-041h 16
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 214: Playing Rugby Into Your 50's In Optimal Health, with Dr Aaron TresslerDr Aaron Tressler, DC is a chiropractor and longtime rugby player who has revitalized his health and playing career with a carnivore diet so that he can continue to play competitive rugby into his 50s! He has had several health struggles, like many of us, and has improved many of these issues with diet and lifestyle, and if now passing that along to his patients. Come join us for this excellent interview with the impressive Dr Tressler! ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b D...2024-06-041h 11
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 212: TOP 5 SECRETS For Optimal Hormones! With Anthony PhaesseAnthony Phaesse is a personal trainer with 21 years of background, working with athletes. He is strongly focusing on the hormonal aspect of fitness. Lean Seven is a ten-week online program covering the 7 major hormones that encourage fat loss, body composition, and youthful aging. Their mission is to empower participants to take charge of their own health through specific lifestyle interventions and self-development principles. Connect With Lean Seven Website: https://leanseven.com.au/ Online program https://www.hormonedomino.com/online-program ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral lin...2024-05-251h 27
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 211: Plant Based India Is One Of The SICKEST Countries On Earth! | Dr. Ankur VermaDr Ankur Verma is a Carnivore Emergency physician in India who is trying to raise awarness regarding the standard indian diet, which is carb loaded and associated with the massive boom in Metabolic syndrome and diabetes in India. You can find his podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/2RoGJHoXkVE1myjHG1Yn6O?si=ChwwUl23QXyWxfTaiXliKQ ✅ Brand Ambassador for Stone and Spear tallow and soaps referral link https://www.stoneandspeartallow.com/?ref=gx0gql8b Discount Code "CHAFFEE" for 10% off ✅Join my PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meeti...2024-05-221h 12
We Are Chaffee PodcastThuy Nguyen, on self-empowerment & breaking free from a cult-like religion, overcoming postpartum depression, choosing gratitude & the pursuit of joyThuy Nguyen is a poet, writer and speaker on self-empowerment. She came up in a cult-like religious environment. When Thuy was a teen, she was preyed upon by a church leader and, ultimately, shunned by that community. Adam talks with Thuy about those experiences, how she broke free from the church, and what she’s learned about leadership, accountability and forgiveness in the process.
They also talk about mental health, including Thuy’s experience of postpartum depression – the fear, the extreme paranoia – and how she worked her way through that and found the light again.
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The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 209: The Hangry Truth: How Your Diet Dictates Your Emotional Stability! | Laura BirdLaura is one of the leading speakers in the field of dating and relationships. She helps you to surrender to softness, attract love from your feminine nature and build relationships with masculine men. She's skillfully carved a path for women to follow her on their own journey back to who they are underneath their survival state, anxious attachments and drama cycles. "Women find me once they realize that the way they are living is burning them out instead of turning them on!" www.reignitingwomen.com www.youtube.com/@reignitingwomen ✅ Brand Ambassador for...2024-05-151h 55
We Are Chaffee PodcastMahting Putelis, on his Latvian roots in Michigan, his ‘dirtbag’ 20s, realities of adventure photography, emergence of AI & the three things people wantMahting Putelis grew up in a Latvian community in Kalamazoo, MI. It was extraordinarily formative, and is a source of great pride for Mahting. Adam talks with him about that upbringing and community, and its influences on him.
They also talk about Mahting’s history with photography, the realities of trying to thrive as an adventure photographer, and the emergence of artificial intelligence and its effect on Mahting’s photographic work. Among other things, like being a “dirtbag” climber and adventure guide living in a van throughout his 20s.
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We Are Chaffee PodcastJason Marsden, on GARNA, the state of journalism today, being a cocktail party diversion at Harvard, and his friend Matthew ShepardIn this episode of We Are Chaffee’s Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Jason Marsden, executive director of the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA), rights advocate and former newspaper reporter.
Adam talks with Jason about his early years growing up on a farm, his studying post-WWII poetry at Harvard, and his time as an environmental reporter at the Casper Star-Tribune. They also talk about the state of journalism and truth in the media today.
And they talk about Jason’s friend, Matthew Shepard, who became the subject of national and international media cove...2024-04-231h 16
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 202: Stronger Than Any Medicine | Dr David Unwin, MDDr David Unwin is a leading GP in the UK whose practice has put more patients into Type 2 Diabetes remission than any other in the world. He is an advisor on Diabetes to Royal College of GPs and winner of NHS Innovator of the Year, 2016. PHC Conference In London: COME TO OUR CONFERENCE 18-19 MAY – IN PERSON (OR LIVESTREAM FROM APRIL) https://phcuk.org/phc-conference-2024/ FOLLOW PUBLIC HEATH COLLABORATION TO HEAR LATEST ON CONFERENCE – WE APPRECIATE THE SUPPORT! X http://www.x.com/PHCukorg https://www.instagram.com/phcukorg/ https://www.facebook.com/PHCu...2024-04-181h 06
We Are Chaffee PodcastSilvana Montero, on traumatic brain injuries, her multicultural upbringing and getting your ‘ride smile on’ with BicibitsIn this episode of We Are Chaffee’s Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Silvana Montero.
Silvana, a road cyclist, recounts the harrowing experience of when she was hit from behind by a motorist driving more than 45 miles per hour -- and the divine instruction that she heard in that instant that might have saved her life. That led to the first of two traumatic brain injuries that Silvana has been living with since.
They talk about how her life has changed, including the social isolation and grief that came with loss of friendships alon...2024-04-0959 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastJennifer Dempsey, on the value of social circus, Belfast during ‘The Troubles,’ creating resilience through humor and being the world’s worst waitressIn this episode of We Are Chaffee’s Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Jennifer Dempsey, founder of the Salida (Colo.) Circus and former director of the Belfast Community Circus in Northern Ireland.
They talk about what a social circus is and the good it serves in a community. They talk about what it was like for Jenn to live in Belfast for 12 years, using the circus as a tool for bringing people together during “The Troubles.”
Jenn tells about how, as a two-time college dropout who was, in her words, “the world’s worst wait...2024-03-2654 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastShane McNeil, on ‘Guy with the Chevy Tattoo,’ straight-edge punk, three chords and the truth, psilocybin, PMA & living in the grayIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Shane McNeil, singer-songwriter-guitarist, auto mechanic and jack-of-all-trades.
In this conversation, Adam talks with Shane about tattoos and Shane’s autobiographical song, “Guy with the Chevy Tattoo.” They talk about the early influences in Shane’s life, including straight-edge punk rock music and the ethos behind it. They talk about why Shane is so restless and optimistic, and about the most valuable lesson he thinks anyone can learn.
Adam and Shane explore being a “gray area” person in a world that wants to box...2024-03-121h 33
We Are Chaffee PodcastGloria Esparza, on Gen Z, mental health among teens, generational disconnects, optimism for the future, and the best games of ‘cops & robbers’ everIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Gloria Esparza, an 18-year-old high school senior and a youth advisor through Chaffee County (Colo.) Family & Youth Initiatives.
Adam talks with Gloria about her upbringing in a home with three generations and two languages, teen mental health, loss of identity as an athlete due to significant injuries and generational disconnects in communication. Among other things.
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The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 188: Optimizing Mental Health with Dr. Georgia Ede Dr. Tony Hampton and Dr. Anthony Chaffee and more!Special live stream event as we delve into the powerful connection between nutrition and mental health featuring Dr. Gerogia Ede, Dr. Tony Hampton and Dr. Anthony Chaffee and more! Goals: Reach out to those in need, spreading awareness about the crucial connection between nutrition and mental health. Share Dr. Georgia Ede’s insightful book "Change Your Diet, Change Your Mind". Check it out here: [Book Link](https://a.co/d/7ZRDHYO). Support the "Healing Humanity" documentary through fundraising efforts: https://www.gofundme.com/f/carnivore-diet-documentary Hour 1 – 7 PM CST: Main Discussion Roundtable** _Guest Introductions:_ - Dr. Georgia Ede - Dr. Tony Hampton @DrTonyHampton - Dr. Anthony Chaffee @a...2024-02-223h 07
We Are Chaffee PodcastThordis Simonsen, founder of the Museum of Authenticity, on living a bold, creative & courageous lifeIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Thordis Simonsen, the founding director and curator of the Museum of Authenticity in Salida, Colo. Thordis is a painter, photographer, writer and curator. She’s the author of three books, including "You May Plow Here."
In this conversation, Adam talks with Thordis about how she came to leave a career as a school teacher to go live in a small Greek village, where she would spend years interviewing villagers and documenting their life in photographs. Never mind that Thordis did not know Gre...2024-02-1357 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastRay Nypaver, nature-based psychotherapist, on ego & identity, fear & love, death & connecting with our true selvesIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Ray Nypaver. Ray is a nature-based psychotherapist and running coach, essayist and poet whose newest book is "Light & Dark: Reflections on the Human Experience."
She studied at Naropa, a Buddhist-inspired university in Boulder, Colorado. Adam and Ray delve into matters of spirituality, and how we all can be our highest, truest selves. They talk about fear and love, ego and death, magic and joy. Among other things.
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We Are Chaffee PodcastZac Baird, keyboardist, on hanging out with rock stars, balancing life as a touring musician and dad, the hardest job he ever had & how he hooked up with KornIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Zac Baird, keyboardist and composer. Zac is known across musical genres for his skills with synthesizers and computers. He has toured the world far and wide, playing with various artists and bands for more than 30 years, including for more than a decade with the metal band Korn.
Adam talks with Zac, who had just returned home from nearly a year working and touring in Europe and North America with Beyoncé’s “Renaissance” tour. They talk about his early years with music, including his atten...2024-01-161h 39
We Are Chaffee PodcastJed Selby, South Main developer & former pro kayaker, on affordable housing, building the future, his love of live music & what motivates himIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Jed Selby, co-developer of South Main in Buena Vista, Colorado. That includes the Surf Hotel, the bar and restaurant Wesley & Rose, and the concert venues of the Ivy Ballroom and the Lawn, among other things.
Jed is a former professional kayaker and former U.S. Freestyle Kayak team member. He’s a passionate lover of live music and has contributed a lot to the local area music scene for nearly 20 years.
Adam gets to know something about who Jed is beh...2024-01-021h 26
We Are Chaffee Podcast2023 Review & 2024 KickoffIn this short episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams goes solo. He looks back at the diverse guests on the podcast in 2023. He also gives a heads up to the three guests who will kickoff the biggest month, so far, on the podcast in January 2024.
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You can see show notes, read the show transcript, and l...2023-12-2609 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastRob Dubin, happiness expert, on gratitude & resilience, employee happiness & ‘quiet quitting', a story of surviving against all odds & learnings from 17 years at seaIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Rob Dubin, a former filmmaker who has become an expert and international keynote speaker on happiness and resilience.
Rob and his wife, Dee, made national news 30 years ago when they survived several days in the backcountry during a phenomenal blizzard near Aspen, Colorado. Adam talks with Rob about that experience and not only how but why survival against all odds was possible.
A few years later, Rob retired from filmmaking at 42. He and Dee sold their home and bought a 40’ sai...2023-12-1250 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastAlpheus “Alf” Rudd, 10th-generation master blacksmith, on times gone by, the value of old-world skills and self-sufficiency, and ‘Forged in Fire’In this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Alpheus “Alf” Rudd, a master blacksmith with a family lineage in the trade, dating back to at least the 1600s.
Adam and Alf take a ride through history and stories of a time gone by, personal, family and otherwise. Alf was abandoned by his father from the get-go, and his stepfather was lost at sea in the Pacific during World War II when Alf was only a baby. He has stunningly vivid memories of being run over by a car driven by his...2023-11-2856 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastKatie Brown, rock climber and memoirist (‘Unraveled’), on navigating hidden trauma and anorexia while publicly being celebrated as the ‘best female climber of the millennium’In this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Katie Brown, the renowned rock climber that Climbing magazine named the “best female climber of the millennium” in 1999, and the author of ‘Unraveled,’ a memoir of Katie’s journey through darkness and back.
Adam talks with Katie about her growing up in isolation that was, at least in part, dictated by religious fervor in the household. She shares about how she walked the confusing tightrope of that isolation, of the expectations of god and her parents, and the fact that she was a rock cli...2023-11-141h 08
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 163: Dr Chaffee YouTube Live | November 2nd, 2023✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ Today Dr. Anthony Chaffee shares his personal take on how to track what you eat to get healthier, stronger and live a better life. He also tackles the tough questions people always ask when starting a carnivore lifestyle. *Originally Live Streamed On November 2nd 2023 ✅ Don't forget to like, comment, share, and subscribe for more insightful content! Contact and Follow Dr Chaffee: ✅PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyC...2023-11-042h 50
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 161: Dr Chaffee YouTube Live |October 26th, 2023✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ Today Dr. Anthony Chaffee answers your questions about the carnivore diet, keto and how changing your diet can completely change your life! *Originally Live Streamed On October 26th 2023 Contact and Follow Dr Chaffee: ✅PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅INSTAGRAM: @anthonychaffeemd www.instagram.com/anthonychaffeemd/ ✅TWITTER: @Anthony_Chaffee ✅TIKTOK: @Ant...2023-10-311h 24We Are Chaffee PodcastKeith Baker, County Commissioner and retired U.S. Navy Commander, on growing up in a ‘golden era,’ working with Gen. Colin Powell and servant leadershipIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Keith Baker, Chaffee County (Colo.) Commissioner, retired U.S. Navy Commander, and former owner of The Trailhead (Buena Vista, Colo.), to name just a few chapters in Keith’s story.
Keith talks about his country roots in Georgia and his perception of life as a child in the Sixties, a decade that had its challenges, for sure, but Keith was formed as an optimist from his early years on and overall saw it as as a golden era of possibility and progress, lik...2023-10-3159 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 158: LIVE Q&A with Dr Chaffee on Oct 19, 2023Listen to the recording of Dr Chaffee's Live YouTube Q&A from October 19th, 2023 and join him Live next time to ask your own questions! Are you curious about the Carnivore diet? Have questions you've been dying to get answered by an expert in the field? Look no further! YouTube is hosting an exclusive, LIVE Q&A with Dr. Anthony Chaffee, host of the Plant Free MD podcast, where all your questions about the Carnivore diet will be addressed on Thursdays at 6pm PST/9pm EST on the Anthony Chaffee MD YouTube channel! Dr. Chaffee o...2023-10-221h 35We Are Chaffee PodcastEddie Sandoval, chef, restaurateur and concert manager, on the visceral nature of music, sharing food as community, and travels in Southeast AsiaIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Eddie Sandoval. Eddie might be most known as chef and owner of the Asian Palate (Buena Vista, Colo.), along with his wife, Brynn. In recent months, he also became concert manager for the Surf Hotel.
In this conversation, Adam gets to know more about where Eddie comes from, his Midwest upbringing and his young adult years on the East Coast. They talk about how food came to be a central passion for Eddie, though he’d initially thought he’d become a schoo...2023-10-1754 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastThe Fites (Mars & Ashley), on family #vanlife, living dreams now, finding commonality with strangers of all stripes, and authenticity as digital creatorsIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Mars and Ashley Fite.
The Fites are married digital creators who were early to living adventures on the road before #vanlife became a thing on social media. Ashley and Mars share fantastic insights and perspectives on life, travel, parenting and creativity.
They tell how their van life actually started with a monthslong 48-state road trip in a Honda Civic with their then 2-year-old daughter. They talk about how they came to be featured on HGTV’s show “Tiny House, Big Livin...2023-10-0356 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastSuzy Kelly, historian & rancher, on capturing & losing stories of the past, Cockeyed Liz, Chief Ouray, post office controversy and changeIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with historian and rancher Suzy Kelly.
Suzy is a local historian and nearly lifelong resident of the Arkansas Valley here in Colorado. She holds a wealth of knowledge on the history of the area, and has built a legacy of preservation as a founding board member of the local Heritage Museum for the past nearly 50 years.
Adams asks about some of the local stories Suzy knows, just as she learned many of them by asking those who could tell the stories...2023-09-1955 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 153: LIVE Q&A with Dr Anthony Chaffee Sept 8th, 2023In addition to answering questions, talk about the desperate plight of our good friends Maggie and Mac the ranchers in Canada. Please see the first portion of the video to see what's happening and how you can help! Link for their Give, Send, Go campaign is below: www.givesendgo.com/PleaseHelpMaggie Maggie the Rancher, the 82-year-old life-long Carnivore from Canada, is in trouble! With soaring hay prices, Maggie is unable to afford to winter her animals and is faced with losing half of her herd in order to afford feed for the rest, or selling off even...2023-09-093h 34We Are Chaffee PodcastLaurie Benson, on ‘Leading from the Feminine,’ community, the power of perception, and accepting life with a neutral spiritIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with entrepreneur, author, speaker and coach Laurie Benson.
Laurie talks with Adam about her experiences working on climate issues around the world. They talk about her connection with indigenous women, and her work with mothers and children seeking safety and support at the U.S. border with Mexico. They talk about accepting life with a neutral spirit, and the power of perception to shape how we see and move through the world.
Laurie also shares about her current work, Inward Bound, w...2023-09-0554 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastKimi Uno, on Riot Grrrl, ‘Howl’, her family’s experience of internment camp during World War II, and the importance of fighting for what’s rightIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with entrepreneur and activist Kimi Uno.
Kimi shares about the influence of the Riot Grrrl movement on her life when she was coming up in the Pacific Northwest. She and Adam talk about female empowerment and feminism, multiculturalism and anti-racism, and her history of activism.
They also talk about the U.S. government’s internment of Japanese-Americans, including Kimi’s family, during World War II, and the lasting effects it’s had on generations of a family and community at large.
K...2023-08-2256 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastJoe Parkin, on cycling, doping and race fixing, and his many adventures in ‘search of that thing that so completely enthralls’ the mind and bodyIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Joe Parkin.
Joe was a pioneering American professional cyclist in Europe in the 80s and 90s. He also has been a professional and/or highly competitive BMX, mountain bike and motorcycle racer.
He’s been an aerobatic pilot. He spent several years as a highly accomplished long-range rifle shooter. He has been on several tours with the rock band of the actress Juliette Lewis. He has published two books and later worked as a magazine editor and writer. He’s owne...2023-08-081h 25
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 147: Understanding the Carnivore Diet with Dr Anthony Chaffee LIVE Q&A from July 28, 2023Are you curious about the Carnivore diet? Have questions you've been dying to get answered by an expert in the field? Look no further! YouTube is hosting an exclusive, LIVE Q&A with Dr. Anthony Chaffee, host of the Plant Free MD podcast, where all your questions about the Carnivore diet will be addressed on July 28, 2023! Dr. Chaffee offers his wealth of knowledge and experience as he deep-dives into the Carnivore diet. He’ll be answering YOUR questions, debunking myths, and sharing exclusive insights you won't find anywhere else! Contact and Follow Dr Cha...2023-08-023h 44
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 145: LIVE QA with Dr Anthony Chaffee July 21, 2023Are you curious about the Carnivore diet? Have questions you've been dying to get answered by an expert in the field? Look no further! YouTube is hosting an exclusive, LIVE Q&A with Dr. Anthony Chaffee, host of the Plant Free MD podcast, where all your questions about the Carnivore diet will be addressed on July 21, 2023! Dr. Chaffee offers his wealth of knowledge and experience as he deep-dives into the Carnivore diet. He’ll be answering YOUR questions, debunking myths, and sharing exclusive insights you won't find anywhere else! Contact and Follow Dr Cha...2023-07-293h 01We Are Chaffee PodcastYear One Review & Year Two KickoffIn this short episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams goes solo. He looks back at the diverse guests and topical threads of conversations in the first year of the podcast. He also takes a look at the guests’ stories that will kick off year two.
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You can see show notes, read the show transcript, and lea...2023-07-2507 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 142: LIVE QA Understanding the Carnivore Diet with Dr Anthony Chaffee July 14, 2023Audio recording of my YouTube Live from July 14, 2023. This went on a lot longer than expected, and I still wasn't able to get to all of the questions! Enjoy! Contact and Follow Dr Chaffee: ✅PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅INSTAGRAM: @anthonychaffeemd www.instagram.com/anthonychaffeemd/ ✅TWITTER: @Anthony_Chaffee ✅TIKTOK: @AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Apple Podcast: The Plant Free MD https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast...2023-07-203h 16We Are Chaffee PodcastRick Bieterman & Katy Welter, of Watershed Ranch, on adventure & leaps of faith, leadership & community, land conservation & historic preservationIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Rick Bieterman and Katy Welter.
Katy and Rick are married partners in a life of ranching and historic renovation, and other adventures. They met on a 75-day outdoor leadership adventure in the mountains. They had come to that experience as individuals, strangers, who unwittingly had both traveled from Chicago to get there, and they left as a couple.
Adam talks with Katy and Rick about leaving behind careers as a lawyer and a teacher, respectively, in the Midwest to, ultimately...2023-07-1156 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 134: Dr Anthony Chaffee on 60 Minutes Australia My Review and Live QAYou may have seen my recent appearance on 60 Minutes Australia where I discussed the Carnivore diet and how it benefits people's health. (If not, you can watch it here https://youtu.be/2l25ixKvYtk ) You may be wondering my thoughts on them lumping me and the Carnivore diet in with those trying to make a quick buck off of people and sell expensive treatments and products, even though the entire point of going Carnivore is that you get OFF of most of these expensive treatments and medications, and won't need the majority of the expensive surgeries down...2023-07-0149 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastEric S. Lee, on growing up in Detroit in the Motown era, practices for inner peace, and restorative justiceIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with Eric S. Lee, executive director for Full Circle Restorative Justice.
Eric has a rich history of entrepreneurship and service to others, including as a chef and restaurateur, life coach and fitness trainer, book author and restorative justice facilitator. He and Adam talk about Detroit and the Motown era of Eric’s early years, and other influences in his life as a kid coming up there in the 1960s and 70s.
They talk about how Eric ultimately left behind a wayward li...2023-06-271h 12We Are Chaffee PodcastTravis Macy, pro endurance athlete and author, on his new book, his father Mark Macy’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, love and grief, optimism and resilienceIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with professional endurance athlete and author Travis Macy.
Travis has a new book out, “A Mile at a Time.” It’s a collaboration with his father, the legendary endurance athlete, Mark “Mace” Macy, and Patrick Regan.
Adam and Travis talk about the impact of Mace’s Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and the ambiguous sense of loss and grief along the way. They talk about the role of humor and choosing happiness, and facing life with courage. They also talk about Travis and Mark’s relatio...2023-06-1358 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastBrinkley Messick, on his journey as an artist, his passion for the wilderness, and what he struggles with and loves most about fatherhoodIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, Adam Williams talks with artist Brinkley Messick.
Brinkley dropped out of art school, yet here he is, one of this area’s most recognizable artists with work that is known up and down the Arkansas River Valley and beyond. Brinkley describes himself as “naturally subversive.” He and Adam talk about how that, his study of anthropology, and his parents have influenced his work as an artist.
Brinkley shares about his upbringing and early influences in life, and why he loves music but feels like he hasn...2023-05-301h 21We Are Chaffee PodcastElisia Parham, on slam poetry, Black Lives Matter, allyship, confronting her own biases, activism out of love, and having difficult conversationsIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Elisia Parham, poet, activist and social worker.
Elisia is a poet who grew up in unconventional circumstances. She and Adam talk about how those circumstances helped her to develop resilience and her voice, which she has used not only as a performing slam poet but as an activist.
Adam talks with Elisia about her path from being an activist out of righteous anger to being an activist out of love, and one who recently earned her Master’s degree an...2023-05-161h 13We Are Chaffee PodcastSophia Herzog Gibb, two-time Paralympic medalist, on her swimming career, cultivating resilience and confidence, her dwarfism and a love storyIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Sophia Herzog Gibb, a two-time Paralympic medalist swimmer.
Sophie retired from world competition after the Tokyo games were held in 2021. She grew up in Fairplay, Colo., at first with dreams of being a competitive skier. We talk about what led her from skiing to glory as a swimmer. We talk about her growing up with a disability and how that affected her life in a small rural school, and fueled her fire to excel at academics and athletics.
Sophie...2023-05-0253 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 120: Ask Me Anything with Dr Anthony Chaffee April 28 2023recording of my Live AMA on YouTube and Instagram April 28th, 2023. Thank you everyone for joining me on my Instagram live, joined with YouTube live! We answered a ton of questions from both YouTube and Instagram viewers, thank you everyone who participated and submitted questions, I hope you all got a lot out of it! Thank you all! Want to join Dr Chaffee's community and get access to weekly Q&A sessions and have your questions answered directly? Join Dr Chaffee's Patreon group, Anthony Chaffee MD, and get access to weekly Zoom Q&A f...2023-04-301h 34We Are Chaffee PodcastWendell Pryor, on civil rights and public service, family values, the importance of Internet for rural connectivity, and only semi-retiring in his 70sIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Wendell Pryor, the retired former executive director of the Economic Development Corporation (EDC) in Chaffee County, Colo.
Wendell tells about growing up in what was then a rural area outside Denver, coming up in a two-room schoolhouse without indoor plumbing, and spending weekends in the city with cousins. His dual-environment childhood and being surrounded by family values would be shaping factors in his life. Wendell would end up leaving the States as a teenager, however, to go to high school in...2023-04-1856 min
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 113: Dr Chaffee and Simon Lewis LIVE Q&A! (March 31st, 2023)We went live on Instagram and answered questions from followers. If you missed it, here's the recording! Every week Dr. Chaffee goes live on Zoom and helps a small private group of people who are participating in his 30-Day Carnivore Challenge. You can learn more about it here: https://30daychallenge.howtocarnivore.com/home ✅THE CARNIVORE BAR: Discount Code "Anthony" for 10% off all orders! https://the-carnivore-bar.myshopify.com/?sca_ref=1743809.v3IrTuyDIi ✅Schwank Grill (Natural Gas or Propane) https://glnk.io/503n/anthonychaffeemd $150 OFF with Discount Code: ANTHONYMD ✅Butcher Crowd Meat Del...2023-04-061h 06We Are Chaffee PodcastMonica White, on her yearslong struggle with Lyme disease and her advocacy as founder of the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness AssociationIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Monica White, founder of the Colorado Tick-Borne Disease Awareness Association.
Monica enjoyed a career as a wildlife biologist for the U.S. Forest Service for a number of years, and then experienced a life-changing illness that took years just to get support for diagnosis, let alone treatment. It’s her path with Lyme disease, and that of her husband and their two children getting sick with it, as well, that inspired her to become an advocate in the field of tick-borne di...2023-04-0457 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastAndrea Carlstrom, Dir. of Public Health, on a ‘wild, surreal’ pandemic ride, optimism & gratitude, and finding love on a Phish tour In this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Andrea Carlstrom, director of Chaffee County (Colorado) Public Health.
Andrea and Adam reflect on the recent past, with the three-year mark of the first COVID case noted in Chaffee County in mind. During the time that would follow, Andrea lived not only her own version of what everyone experienced with the pandemic, she also felt heavy responsibilities and stresses as director of Public Health responding to a health crisis in the face of political and social division. That included receiving politically m...2023-03-1757 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastLenny & Amy Eckstein, of the craft distillery Deerhammer, on big career changes and taking risks, leadership and crafting company culture, and squirt boatingIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Amy and Lenny Eckstein, the married couple and entrepreneurial energy behind the craft distillery Deerhammer.
Lenny and Amy tell about their East Coast origin story, how they met and made their way west, and why they left behind successful careers in other realms to buy a building on Main Street in a rural mountain town in Colorado and start a distillery.
Amy shares fantastic stories about growing up with a dad and family that hustled to make business ideas...2023-03-0758 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastJonathon Stalls, author, artist and advocate, on shedding painful life stories, learning to love himself, and advocating for connection through unhurried movementIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Jonathon Stalls, author of the book, “Walk: Slow Down, Wake Up and Connect at 1-3 Miles Per Hour.”
They talk about Jonathon’s 242-day walk across the United States as a pivotal experience for him, and the deeply painful buildup, including a suicide attempt, that led him to that mental and emotional space where a cross-country walk made sense to him, even if he had no idea what he was doing when he started it.
What Jonathon learned while walkin...2023-02-2158 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastLes Messamer, on growing up fundamentalist, being shunned for enlisting during WWII, being a seagoing cowboy on the Pacific, and moreIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Les Messamer, a 96-year-old World War II veteran who one might swear has lived multiple lives simultaneously. Adventurous ones and otherwise.
Les tells about his upbringing in a fundamentalist religious farm community in Iowa, and why he defied its wishes and enlisted to serve in World War II, only to be shunned when he returned home.
Adam talks with Les about his post-war adventures as a sea-going cowboy taking several hundred heifers across the Pacific to Shanghai, China, and s...2023-02-0756 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastTayte Pollmann, on earthship architecture and sustainability, trail running and writing in Nepal, living with five housemates and the importance of Liège wafflesIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Tayte Pollmann. Tayte is a writer, trail runner, Nordic skier, traveler and, it turns out, a lover of Liège waffles, artisan cheese and many other things.
Adam and Tayte talk about a roving range of topics, including food and their shared love of living in the mountains, and memories they both have of their dads introducing them to Nordic skiing.
Tayte also talks about his experience of living with five housemates in a time and place when housing af...2023-01-241h 39
The Plant Free MD with Dr Anthony ChaffeeEpisode 97: Live Q&A with Dr Anthony Chaffee Jan 19th 2023Contact and Follow Dr Chaffee: ✅PATREON for early releases, bonus content, and weekly Zoom meetings https://www.patreon.com/AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Sign up for our 30-day carnivore challenge and group here! https://www.howtocarnivore.com/ ✅INSTAGRAM: @anthonychaffeemd www.instagram.com/anthonychaffeemd/ ✅TWITTER: @Anthony_Chaffee ✅TIKTOK: @AnthonyChaffeeMD ✅Apple Podcast: The Plant Free MD https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-plant-free-md-podcast/id1614546790 ✅Spotify: The Plant Free MD https://open.spotify.com/show/0WQtoPLuPMWWm3ZT3DYXzp?si=PPc2rXZzQXuzjIRK__SEZQ ✅To Sign up for a personal consultation with me, you can...2023-01-221h 32We Are Chaffee PodcastDominique Naccarato, dir. of GARNA, on growing up in Salida in the pre-Internet era, waves of change and a look into the 22nd centuryIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Dominique Naccarato, executive director of the Greater Arkansas River Nature Association (GARNA) and city council member in Salida, Colo.
Dominique’s story is Salida’s story, at least in part. She talks with Adam about growing up in Salida in the pre-Internet era and wanting to leave and never come back. And she did leave. And then she came back some years later and, ultimately, took on leadership roles that will have far-reaching influence on the future of her community and the...2023-01-1057 min
Picture Book LookEp116 Courage in Her Cleats: The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach with Kim Chaffee, Alexandra Badiu, and Kayla TostevinThis week we chat with our own Kim Chaffee, illustrator Alexandra Badiu and editor Kayla Tostevin about the journey behind the pb bio, Courage in Her Cleats: The Story of Soccer Star Abby Wambach.***Find out more about Kim here: Website: www.kimchaffee.com Twitter: @kim_chaffee Instagram: @kchaffeebooks ***Find out more about Alexandra here: Website: https://www.alexandrabadiu.com/ Instagram: @alexandrabadiu https://www.instagram.com/alexandrabadiu/***Follow us here:Instagram: @picturebook_look Facebook: Picture Book Look P...2023-01-1020 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastJenny Davis, founder of Achieve, on neurodiversity, why you’re better at meditation than you think, and searching for the Dalai Lama’s tea potIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Jenny Davis, founder of Achieve, Inc., and Little Engine Eatery.
Jenny’s story of a Midwest upbringing and parents who divorced when she was a teen highlights her entrepreneurial spirit. Jenny and Adam talk about her setting aside the Christian faith of her parents and exploring Eastern philosophies, ultimately coming to identify as Buddhist. Jenny tells how she had to persuade her parents that, in fact, did not mean she had joined a cult. It would, however, lead to a frantic se...2022-12-271h 20We Are Chaffee PodcastMike Orrill, retired pastor, on the difficulties of faith, freedom in doubts, the evolution of his beliefs, and the power of sharing storiesIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Mike Orrill, a retired Presbyterian pastor of 35 years.
Mike describes himself as a “poster child for doubt,” as he and Adam discuss faith and the dangers of certainty. They talk about Mike’s personal evolution over nearly 50 years from fanatical believer who needed absolute answers to his questions, to transparently fallible human who has become relatively comfortable with life's ambiguity. Mike shares how faith, belief in the afterlife, and even belief in God have never come easily to him.
“I think...2022-12-131h 18We Are Chaffee PodcastBeck Cerón (Pt. 2), on loving his transgender & sober self, the freedom of “queer,” and allyship in pronounsIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks again with Beck Cerón, picking up where they left off in their previous conversation.
Adam and Beck go deeper into Beck’s story as a transgender man and the freedom he feels in his queer identity. Beck shares about his experience with gender dysphoria, as male in a female body. He talks about how that experience of himself tied to his use and abuse of drugs and alcohol, and ultimately how he would get clean and sober, and transition into the full...2022-11-2958 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastRob & Sarah Gartzman (‘The Biker & The Baker’), on balancing fear and love in business and marriage, and building a future that worksIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Rob and Sarah Gartzman, a married couple who also are entrepreneurial partners who own multiple restaurants (The Biker & The Baker, Sweetie's Sandwich Shop) in the town of Salida, Colorado.
Sarah and Rob met as high school seniors in Evanston, Illinois, somewhere around 20 years ago, and they’ve taken a really compelling path together – and for a bit apart – and have ridden some big ups and some scary downs.
Rob tells about the unwritten rule in their lives that keeps them g...2022-11-1558 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastMiki Hodge & Becky Gray, on lessons from the Rainbow Family, confetti joy and bringing Jane's Place to lifeIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Miki Hodge and Becky Gray. Becky and Miki share stories from their extraordinary lived experiences, and about how those tie to their roles in the development of Jane’s Place, an innovative housing, nonprofit and commercial project in the town of Salida.
Becky also talks about her years following the Grateful Dead around the country and being part of the Rainbow Family, living in a van with her then-infant son, and eventually their reentry into Babylon, which is what the Rainbow Fa...2022-11-0158 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastBeck Cerón, on self-taught survival, addiction, sobriety and identityIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Beck Cerón.
There has been an intensity to Beck’s life. Adam and Beck talk about survival and the self-taught, self-reliant, hands-on kind of energy that his life has demanded from him. They talk about a sliding-doors moment in Beck’s youth and about addiction. They also touch on his sobriety, which has come during a nearly 10-year career as a distiller of whiskey, gin and so on.
Beck and Adam also got into another incredibly important and huge t...2022-10-1858 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastAbigail Smedly & Tanya Wait, on public health, their paths to nursing, and the tangible expression of loveIn this episode of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, host Adam Williams talks with Tanya Wait and Abigail Smedly, deeply empathetic public health nurses in Chaffee County, Colorado.
Abigail tells about a life-changing experience that happened in the country of Kazakhstan when she was 16 years old. Tanya tells about how her nursing career nearly was derailed before it began, due to, of all things, a public health crisis.
Adam asks what makes “public health” nursing different from the typical role nurses hold in hospitals and doctors’ offices. And Abigail and Tanya elaborate on the def...2022-10-0453 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastArt Hutchinson, on a rare history and the weight of legacy, changing times and preserving neutral groundArt Hutchinson joins Adam Williams, host of the We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast, to talk about a rare history and perspective in Chaffee County, Colorado.
The Hutchinson Homestead & Ranch is located along highway 50 between Salida and Poncha Springs, Colorado. The ranch has been a keystone in the community since before there even was a community, having been founded in the 1860s, soon after the Civil War. That’s before Colorado was a state, before nearby Salida was a town, before … well, nearly everything that’s come to be established in Chaffee County.
Art and Adam t...2022-09-2056 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastNikki Ray, on growing up in a family struggling with drug addiction, run-ins with the law, getting clean and serving her community Nikki Ray and We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream host Adam Williams talk about Nikki growing up in a family that struggles with addiction, and how she too would end up experiencing many years of active drug addiction, starting at a pretty young age.
Nikki and Adam talk about her growing up in that environment and how it would lead to some significant losses in her life. They talk about why those losses pushed Nikki deeper into using drugs, rather than being the wake-up calls that might have helped her to shift course. In the process, she gives l...2022-09-0656 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastAlexandra Restrepo, on childhood with a drug-addicted mother, the enduring love of her father, and fighting for her biggest dreamAlexandra Restrepo and We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream host Adam Williams talk about Alex’s early childhood with an abusive, drug-addicted mother, and the love and sacrifices of her father.
We talk about her leaving the United States and growing up with her father’s family on a farm in Colombia, South America. Alex tells how she ended up falling into a pattern of toxic relationships and instability again, as she reached adulthood. Thankfully, that’s not where the story ends.
Seven years ago, Alex moved to Colorado. It was an escape. It also would be where...2022-08-2357 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastLisa Martin & Adam Williams talk about We Are Chaffee and the new Looking Upstream podcast with Ken Matthews on KHEN RadioLisa Martin, producer for the new We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream podcast and Community Advocacy Coordinator for the We Are Chaffee storytelling initiative, and Adam Williams, host of the new podcast, talk with Ken Matthews on the Chaffee Housing Report radio show on KHEN 106.9 in Salida, Colo.
The conversation is the second of a two-part transition from the Chaffee Housing Report to We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream, a human-forward, conversational, storytelling podcast that will focus on upstream health factors such as housing and living conditions, social inequities, and many related policies and systems in Chaffee County, Colo.2022-08-0953 minWe Are Chaffee PodcastAndrea Carlstrom & Becky Gray talk about Public Health and Housing with Ken Matthews on KHEN RadioAndrea Carlstrom, Director of Chaffee County Public Health and Environment, and Becky Gray, Director of the Chaffee Housing Authority, talk with Ken Matthews on the Chaffee Housing Report radio show on KHEN 106.9 in Salida, Colo.
The conversation is the first of a two-part transition from the Chaffee Housing Report to a new podcast, We Are Chaffee: Looking Upstream, which will focus on upstream health factors such as housing and living conditions, social inequities, and many related policies and systems in Chaffee County, Colo.
In this interview, Andrea and Becky give a broad overview of the...2022-07-2658 min
We Are Chaffee PodcastTRAILER - We Are ChaffeeWe Are Chaffee is a human-forward, conversational podcast. Host Adam Williams talks with guests about their lived experiences and how those have shaped who they are now. The conversations also weave in the topics that go into making a community healthy, vibrant and connected. More at wearechaffeepod.com and @wearechaffeepod on Instagram.
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