Coffee and a Mike

Therese Haiss, originally from northeast Ohio is now an assistant coach at University of Toledo Cross Country/Track and Field.   She comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Ohio,   transitioning from University of Arkansas to becoming a professional runner living in San Diego, how her mental health has improved since returning to Ohio, teaching her athletes to avoid some of her pitfalls, and...

Mark Agnew is a runner, ocean rower, and has been an editor for the South China Morning Post since 2017 capturing the extreme sports scene in Hong Kong. He comes on the podcast to discuss what life is like in HK during Covid, his recent article "How long can trail race organizers survive if there is no Hong Kong-wide Covid-19 vaccine until 2022 and sports are still restricted?" and his 2021 mariti...

Joel Pollak is the Senior Editor-At-Large for Breitbart. He comes on the podcast to discuss his latest ebook available on Amazon "Neither Free Nor Fair: The 2020 U.S. Presidential Election," what can be done to assure this never happens again with our voting system, why the Georgia Senate run-off is so important, and what life is like in California right now.  

Majo Srnik is a back country skier, climber and ultra runner.   He comes on the podcast to discuss growing up in Slovakia,   moving to Canada with his girlfriend now wife, his first introduction into trail running,   how he balances his love for skiing and running, and dealing with the tragic loss of a fellow skier this summer.

Mark Glennon, the Executive Editor and founder of wirepoints.org is back on the podcast to discuss how big tech censorship flipped countless down-ballot elections, how they make no effort to hide methods of spreading propaganda while suppressing competing speech, whether honest or not, his take on a recent article "President Trump Invokes 2018 executive order, authorizing military response to cybe...

Colin Heffernan is an assistant wrestling coach at Ohio University.  He comes on the podcast to discuss wrestling for St. Edwards high school in Lakewood, Ohio, what it was like not only being coached by his father John Heffernan but having both of his uncles be state wrestling champions at St. Ed's, his favorite St. Ed's team, the impact Mike Kulczycki and others had on him, wrestling at Central...

Julia Stallings is a 5x collegiate National Champion and currently a professional shooter living and training in Tennessee. She comes on the podcast to discuss her love for the second amendment, what it's like working at a gun store in today's climate, how certain types of ammo is unavailable until mid-2021, how she went from water skiing to becoming a champion in trap shooting, and how you should...

Nahshon Garrett is a professional wrestler currently living and training in Tennessee. He returns to the podcast to discuss how someone used his name to cast a mail-in ballot in Maricopa County, Arizona in the 2020 election where he has not lived in over a year, how almost a month later he has more questions than answers,   at what point do you start to question authority, and how the ability to "...

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

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

Shayna Powless is a professional cyclist for team Twenty24 and co-founder with her partner Eli Ankou of the DreamCatcher Foundation. This foundation is dedicated to empowering youth through sports, focusing on sports camps but also bringing awareness to the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls crisis. She discusses her intro into cycling, how racing on Zwift has been so beneficial in 20...

Brian Schroy is an elite runner for Tinman Track Club, is coached by Tom "Tinman" Schwartz and is the regional fight manager for Haymakers for Hope.   He comes on the podcast to discuss his love for boxing, how recovering from a torn labrum in a fight led to the start of running,   the first run with his then girlfriend now wife that started his running career, how he incorporates boxing into his...

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

Patrick Reagan runs professionally for HOKA One One and Gu Energy Labs.   He returns to the podcast to discuss his recent trip to Arizona for the Aravaipa Running Javelina Hundred Endurance run, pacing/crewing his athlete Kalie Demerjan to a 3rd place finish, winning the Yeti Trail 100 mile race in September,   sharing some of his comfort movies during the pandemic, the great running community in...

My 200th episode features Nick Coury, co-owner of Aravaipa Running. He returns to the podcast to discuss his fastest known time (FKT) of Hole-to-Hump, bottom of the Grand Canyon to the top of Mount Humphreys covering over 70 miles, winning Man vs. Horse back-to-back, finishing second in the Javelina Hundred Endurance Run, having his brother Jamil pace him for the last loop, how he is in the best p...

Matt Warburton was a Consulting Producer on COMMUNITY after having worked on THE SIMPSONS for 11 seasons. He is a graduate of Harvard and was president of The Lampoon. He returns to the podcast to discuss being a Consulting Producer on the Netflix series "Never Have I Ever" created by Mindy Kaling and Lang Fisher, working on both the "Saved By the Bell" reboot and "The Sex Lives of College Girls,"...

Catalina Lauf grew up in Illinois her family were legal immigrants from Guatemala. She is a former candidate for US Congress and the founder of Defense of Freedom Pac, an organization that supports candidates who align with preserving and defending Freedom. After graduating from Miami Univ. of Ohio she went from private to public sector in 2018 as an adviser at the U.S. Department of Commerce. She...

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

Dara Wong owner of the restaurant Shift in Flagstaff, AZ has a passion for pastry and a penchant for perfection.   George Murkowicz, is an award winning Chef who fuses many European and American cuisines. They come on the podcast to discuss Dara working for Bobby Stuckey at Frasca Food and Wine, George with Chef Matt Carter at Scottsdale's Zinc Bistro, how they adapted during the pandemic, challen...

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

Mark Glennon, the Executive Editor and founder of wirepoints.org. returns to the podcast to discuss his recent article posted on October 25th, 2020 "Was Thomas Jefferson right? New study quantifies flight from America's big cities during pandemic," the Hunter Biden laptop scandal, the corruption of the federal government, and the role these large tech companies play.

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

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

Ted Dabrowski's knowledge of finance, policy and government stems from his international career in finance and management. Now the President of wirepoints.org, an independent, nonprofit company delivering original research and commentary about Illinois' economy and government. He comes on the podcast to discuss his recent article "Desperate Illinois To Borrow From Fed's "Lender Of Last Resort" Fac...

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