OPES: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories

Ahoy there mateys! On today's episode of OPES, we go throughout the seven seas with my good friend, Dr. Captain Brian. You see Brian was the doctor to diagnosis and boot my broken ankle back in September. In just a short time, found out he was a ship captain/crew member of the HMS bounty, and even taught the crew of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 &3 how to operate the vessel. We get into all k...

Good morning and thanks for checking out another episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories. What with today being memorial day, I felt it appropriate to have our next episode be released today. Meet Jared Laskey, veteran/author/pastor the man does it all. But what is truly remarkable about his story is his journey of healing. You see Jared was over in Iraq/Afghanistan where he saw some hea...

K R O P S, KROPS the only radio station that's fighting for your right to party!! Now here's your host, Sleezy T!! Well hello guys, thanks for coming to another episode of OPES! Today I get to have my friend Mr. Bob Lement, one of the host/creators of Static Radio, one of the longest running radio shows to date! With over 25+ years experience, we get to talk all about how he started, but w...

Got another novella for you guys. Today we get into a variety of topics ranging from P-Diddy, creating art, coldbrew coffee, and that sticky green stuff everyone's talking about (money!!). We get a little silly with this one, so if you don't want your humor blue, may want to wait for the next one. Find us on other platforms here: ⁠https://linktr.ee/opespodcast⁠ Support us on Patreon: ⁠http...

(Starts performing the sickest drum solo you've ever seen!) THANK YOU PORTLAND, GOODNIGHT! .... And welcome to another rocktastic episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories. I am your jukebox hero, and today we are talking to a real good friend of mine, Clementine Moss. Besides being an amazing drummer for the all female Led Zeppelin cover band, Zepparella (seriously check them out), bu...

Did you know in the navy, you can sail the seven seas? Did you know in the navy you can put your mind at ease? Well to all those Village People out there, WELCOME to another patriotic and spiritual episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories. Today's episode we get a very special man on here, Mr. Bill Wickham. I have know this man for 18+ years and had the pleasure of having him officiat...

Everyone put your hands together for another exciting episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories! For today we got master emcee, Alfie Noakes, creator of the We Are Funny Project, a program designed to not only teach stand-up comedy but also enhance your stand-up too. Alfie has been a long time veteran of the London comedy scene, hosting over 10,000 gigs and even having a hand in writing an...

Its time to spa down in today's episode, as we talk to local portland vendor Lanisha "Nish" Brown, owner of Queen's Kitchen. Nish sells various body butters and scrubs. Inspired to make a "spa in a jar", we talk about her journey into making her small business, but also get some insight on her back story. From growing up in Belize, to Iraq war veteran, to the accident t...

Good evening everyone, and welcome to another episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories. I'm going to be your dance instructor as we get into the life of my good friend Linda Plunkett. See Linda is a special person: author, dancer, therapist. But it wasn't until a tennis-ball-sized tumor, caused her to have to relearn EVERYTHING. Not to spoil you, but she is back and better than ev...

HO HO How is everyone doing this holiday season? It's me the host with the Christmas most, Tristan, welcoming another fabulous episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories! Though today's episode is a bit different, because I am not speaking to a person but the living embodiment of Christmas himself, Santa Claus! That's right the REAL Santa Claus, came on my show and we got to tal...

Let's get some comfortable music, and get the lights down low, for another episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary stories. I'm Tristan and today, we truly get intimate, talking about... well intimacy! My good friend, author Karl Beckstrand, wrote the book on it, literally! His most recent work "God Adores You! Beyond Either/Or Thinking to Your Most Fulfilling LGBTQIA Life", he...

Seasons greetings everyone! Publishing this a little after Thanksgiving, but that does not make me any less thankful for you guys tuning in to today's episode. Today we are greeted by a good friend of mine, Mr. Zane Landin, a very accomplished young man with a desire for mental health. Not only did he get to go to the White House for MTV’s first ever Mental Health Youth Action Forum, but he al...

Hello my ghouls and ghosts (man I love saying that)! To another blood curdling, spine chilling episode of an OPES novella. This is where I go off script, and just kinda do my thing. Don't let that dissuade you from checking this out, today we are talking about scary movies and all the stuff involved. My good friend Matthew has watched over 18 horror movies, in this month alone!and today we ran...

What you want? Well baby, we got it. Or should I say my guest Dr. Julie Pham, has it. She is the author of the book and course, 7 Forms of Respect: A Guide to Transforming your Communication and Relationships at Work. We talk about the current job market, and how employers can retain and keep their employees. But we also get personal, and talk about Dr. Julie's journey of creating this course,...

Greetings Earthlings! Today we go beyond the stars, as we deal with our first, non-human guest! His name is Hermes, and he describes himself as a traveler among the universe. He will not tell me specifics, only that he has infiltrated a country's military, and that there may be more like him among us. Alien take-overs aside, we have nice conversations about the meaning of life, and really get...

Welcome back guys to another exciting episode of Ordinary People, Extraordinary Stories! Today we're heading up to Canada to speak with my good friend Tyler Foley. Tyler is an actor/author who helps teach people the power in telling their story. His book, "How to Speak Naked" is a New York times best seller, and our episode today only gets better! We get into his acting journey, the...

DEATH TO ALL HUMANS!!!!!!!! I mean, hi, welcome to another episode of OPES. I'm Tristan's artificial intelligence, that writes these descriptions. Today we get to talk with Associate Director Richard Rosser, and his journey with A.I. and what it means for Hollywood. This was one of Tristan's favorite episodes to do, not only from a subject stand point but Richard was such a fun/intelli...

Schools in session!! Everyone take a seat and practice your mandarin, because we get to talk to my good friend Mr. Tony Rambles. He is the host of The Living Numbers Podcast, rookie teacher of the year 2019 (and he just started in 2018), and even taught English in China!! Sit with us as we talk about faith, uprooting and heading overseas, and just how he's equipping the next generation in educ...

We got an episode I particularly enjoying recording today. Today's episode is all about my friend Andrew Davie. Now Andrew is the kinda guy that the more you get to know him, the cooler he gets. Once a documentary film maker, Andrew has moved between author, teacher, podcast host, and all around cool dude. However, what really makes his story impressive, is just how close to death Andrew came...

Oh boy do we got a hot one for you here! Today's episode is with non other than America's Number 1 Firewalking Instructor, Dave Albin. Having worked with Tony Robbins for over 19+ years, the guy's been hired by NASA and Google, to lead people into conquering fear, and literally walking on FIRE!!! He is currently getting ready for his Firewalking Acacademy, a 5 day overnight seminar, wh...

Well aloha everyone! We got a special luau for you today, as we meet my friend Krys. She is a life coach, and the leader/creator of her Hawaiian ministry, Grace For Generations. She is incredibly kind, strong, and loving woman, and I only hope you can see this when you listen to today's episode. As we get into faith, her continuing (but winning!!) battle through cancer, and her story on how sh...

Get yourselves settled down now, cause we got a very funny comedian coming up tonight. On this episode of OPES, we get my very own comedy "sensei", Keith Lowell Jensen for an episode. We get to talk about more comedy, being a comedian and raising a family. We also talked about the lead singer of Metallica, James Hetfield, who personally called Keith, to tell him about how funny a certain...

Hey guys, dudes, non-binary palerinos, Tristan's back with another episode of OPES. Today we jump right into the funny matter, and speak with a good friend of mine, Kyle Adams. He's an up and coming comedian whose played all over the country, and was nice enough to stop by Portland and share his extraordinary story. If you like mountain dew and dead moms, you'll love this episode!! Fin...

Hello everyone who actually ends up reading this. Today's episode is about my good friend Zach Van Dyck, a Sacramento musician who has had the chance to perform with Trace Cyrus and even open for Drake Bell (that didn't age well). He's a wonderful person who was transparent enough to talk about the hard life of an artist, and the struggles we all face: addiction, inspiration, real life...

We're all going to pretend I released this on 4/20 so it can still be relevant.... Hey guys! Your Host with the most here, bringing you a bit different of an episode today. In spite of the holiday, national cold brew/high five day, a close friend and I banter between life's hard subjects. Soprano's, Jesus, and Ronnie J all get brought up here. Also if the raunchy humor isn't someth...