Good and Game

In conversation 3.2, Michael sits down with the founder of ValorFit, Troy Peterson. ValorFit helps connect veterans to gyms and memberships. Since 2018 more than 3,000 veterans have received ValorFit support. In conversation 3.2, we dive into the impact of ValorFit then go beyond the organization into Troy’s story. A story of tragedy and transformation. Good&Game is available on YouTube, Spoti...

Chris Jones is here to challenge the status quo. Iowa has a water pollution problem. Since the 1970's water researchers have been worried about nitrate pollution in Iowa waterways, in 1992 Des Moines Water Works installed the world's largest nitrate removal system and just this week - May of 2026 - Central Iowa's two major water drinking sources were too polluted to drink. Jones has be...

What amount of risk are we willing to take when it comes to our health? This is the core topic in conversation 2.7 with Adam Shriver. Adam is the Director of Wellness and Nutrition Policy with the Harkin Institute. Cancer in Iowa and the impact environmental risk factors play in the rising rates are top of mind with Adam and THI. Adam brings a unique angle to this conversation. Not only is he deep...

We’ve reached the penultimate conversation in our secondcollection of conversations. Rob Faux moved to northeast Iowa with plans to be a professor, but those plans were diverted.  Faux started a small-scaled, diversified farm in 2004. Growing food for his family and his neighbors. In the summer of 2012, just as Faux was starting to bear the fruit from years of work and the traditional challenges t...

In conversation 2.5 we connect with Dr. Whitney Zahnd on the health challenges facing rural Iowans. Dr. Zahnd has dedicated her life's work to a career as a health services researcher focused primarily on rural cancer and survivorship. Be Good. Be Game.

Liz Garst comes from a family of farming pioneers andconservationist. Most notably her grandfather, Roswell, developed the hybrid corn seed in 1930 which revolutionized global corn farming. But there’s much more to the Garst story and it’s still being written. After earning degrees from Stanford, Michigan State and Harvard Liz joined the Peace Corp and laterworked at World Bank before returning to...

As a third generation farmer, Zach Van Arkel is carrying onthe family tradition. But the Van Arkel’s are doing more than farming the land.. for the past couple decades, they have used conservation reserve practices like bumper and cover crops. It’s not only been a benefit to the land and water but it’s also benefitted the bottom line. In this converstion, Michael Admire heads to the Van Arkel Farm...

Dr. Richard Deming is the medical director at a cancercenter that bears his name. But as you’ll hear in our conversation, Dr. Deming takes a wholistic approach to treating patients. From counseling to spiritual connections to his non-profit Above and Beyond Cancer pilgrimages. Dr. Deming wants his patients to find joy in life, even when life puts a massive obstacle in your way. Dr. Deming’s experi...

Iowa is 2nd overall on the list no one wants to be on- Cancer Rates per capita. What’s the explanation? Well, that’s where the Iowa Environmental Council steps in. This organization just celebrated 30-years of pairing positive environmental practice with good policy. In this conversation, I’m joined by the Senior Director of Policy and Programs, Kerri Johannsen. She has spent her professional care...

Welcome to Good&Game with Michael Admire. This is a collection of conversations with people living with intention and armed with the courage to make a positive impact in our world. This Fall the Good&Game conversations focus on one topic while introducing listeners to several inspiring individuals. The people at the center of the Fall 2025 Collection have dedicated their lives to helping o...

Welcome back to Good&Game. As we continue to collect our Fall 2025 Series of Conversations we will drop an "entry" from time to time. For this one I welcome in the ultimate-hype-man, Stars Wars nerd, father of two and my friend... Sam Lozada. Sam has been working behind the scenes on Good&Game but here steps to the mic and we reflect back on Season One, discuss the future of Good...

If permission is all you're looking for, then here you go. With the Good&Game Summer 2025 Collection of Conversations already available, and work on the Fall series underway, I am using this in-between-time to publish a few G-N-G Entries. They're like a journal 'entry' but for public consumption. This episode is a quick peak-behind-the-curtain at Good&Game plus a few though...

There is one word that comes to mind when I think of MarquasAshworth: Persistent. On this episode of GOOD&GAME we dive into Marquas’ story and the wave of events that led him to a one-of-kind project that’s weeks away from opening. Marquas’ belief in conscious capitalism and his never-say-die attitude makes him a perfect guest to round out our Summer 2025 Collection ofConversations.  Available...

Are you keeping you from being where YOU want to be?  Kyler Case is a Sports Rehab Chiropractor that specializesin helping people move away from their pain and back into doing what they’re meant to be doing.  Kyler also walks the walk. He doesn’t just crack backs and cashchecks. He builds relationships and helps guide people to rebuilding their body. In this conversation we’ll spend plenty of time...

Jon Kallen puts his money where his mouth is. Or better yet,he puts his money where his heart is.  Jon has summitted some of the tallest mountain peaks in theworld, and his love for the outdoors informs how he manages Jennings Kallen Advisors, consulting and investing in renewable energy and agriculturaltechnology. Good&Game Conversation 1.4 of the Summer2025 Collection Michael Admire climbs i...

Zack & Taylor Grasso are husband & wife who have combined their super powers to launch a functional mushroom mocktail line of drinks called: Pesche. As timing would have it, the Grasso’s officially launched Pesche only a few weeks before they welcomed their first child.  Conversation 1.3 of the Summer 2025 Collection covers it all, and then some. We’ll discuss the challenges of brining a b...

Colin Behr was living out his dream job, but he had something nipping at him. The want & will to make a greater difference. So, after 10-years working at NIKE and designing shoes for the legendary Jordan Brand… he left it all to move back to Iowa and launch The Wardrobe Theory Project. WTP is GQ – or insert your favorite designer magazine – but from a sustainable slant. What if the hottest fas...

This is Good&Game. A collection of conversations with people living with intention, and armed with the courage to make a positive impact in our world. This are heart-centered people from America's Heartland. Nothing like starting it all with a conversation on religion! But it's the only way I see fit, because, even though he was unaware, inspired this concept. Brian is a pastor in Des Moines,...

Welcome to Good&Game with Michael Admire. This is a collection of conversations with people that are living with intention and armed with the courage to make a positive impact in our world. The Summer '25 Collection & show debut on June 30th and here's a look at what's to come. Be Good. Be Game. Follow us on Instagram and YouTube - @GoodAndGame