Real Good Denver

January 23, 2023 - We've got Kitcaster Co-founder Brandy Whalen with us today to drop some knowledge on the Denver comedy scene!   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to...

January 16, 2023 - Katie joins us to spread some knowledge about dinner party best practices. Do your dinner parties have shrimp towers? Spotlights? Vibes? They do now   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that...

January 9, 2023 - Riley hops on this week to talk us through her thoughts on the golf and billiards scenes in Denver. Toulouse targets every wire in the studio. We also go DEEP on the National Western Stock Show.    As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver...

January 2, 2023 - New Year, same pod (just without Olivia). We're going through our New Year's goals, hopes, and dreams and reeling it back in after the break. Hop in and listen to what's going on in Denver!   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home.   Do you have a Denver event...

December 19, 2023 - This week we're gearing up for the holiday season with our recommendations for the best holiday events, concerts, and parties from Tom's own DJ set coming up at Beacon to how we're greeting the new year. We're also sharing an update on our What Gives holiday initiative, our takeaways, and the great experiences we've had showing our city some love.   As always, we're sharing our...

December 12, 2023 - In today's episode, we share our top podcast recommendations – spoiler alert, they're almost all music oriented. From industry shop to talk to worshiping Rick Rubin, we've got something for every kind of audiophile. Troy and Tom confess that they don't read, so Ryan and Olivia share the top book they'd like to recommend.   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural...

December 5, 2023 - Today we're digging into Denver's best comfort food. That treat that tastes like home? That meal that sends you into an instant happy nap? That's the stuff we're bringing to the table from chicken sammies to pozole, elaborate diner orders, and cajun breakfasts.      We're also talking about the anarchists that brought us the Santa pub crawl, holiday fables, Olivia's first isolat...

November 28, 2023 - Today is Ryan's birthday! In honor of our friend turning 46, we're doing exactly what a group of four people who know nothing about astrology should do – a feature that is loosely astrology related. We're naming famous sagittariuses, answering archer trivia, dropping facts about the constellation, and pondering whether Troy and Ryan will ever overcome their starry astrological...

November 20, 2023 - This week we're warming up for Thanksgiving by talking about the dishes we love, the traditions we want to rewrite, and the misunderstood star of a table – the modern cranberry sauce.    We're also dropping in Ryan's interview with Tori Schumacer . Tori is the owner of Hazel , the S. Pearl community art bar bringing together the neighborhood, great drinks, bites, and coloring b...

November 14, 2023 - This week we're talking Denver history. We discuss Tom's brother's bar??? As well as some weekend highlights and an exclusive sneak peak of a new DNB track.   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home.    Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommend...

November 7, 2023 - This week we're getting ready for winter sports in Denver and wishing for a Super El Niño. We're hashing out our favorite mountains, cherished sledding hills, and considering snowboard retirement as ice fishers.   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home.    Do...

October 31, 2023 - This halloween, we're launching our holiday campaign to fight food insecurity in Denver and we're inviting you to join us! Listen in to learn about a handful of local organizations you can volunteer at to lend a hand in making sure our community is fed this holiday season.   We, along with our friends at Kitcaster, have committed to donating 100 volunteer hours to food security...

October 24, 2023 - This week, in the honor of next week being Halloween / Dia de los Muertos, we're sharing our nightmares. From the classic "no pants" trope, to tests, labyrinths, and an Arnold Schwarzenegger cameo, we're opening up on the shared wonder of humanity that is dreams… but only the bad ones.   Besides still being stuck on any event that involves a goat, we're making the most of spooky...

October 17, 2023 - This week, we're talking about fall fashion: our go to local spots, the brands we love, and the Denver archetypes that our fashion falls into – whether we like it or not.   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to call home. We're washing it down with the art of breathin...

October 10, 2023 -   This week, we're featuring our favorite ways to stay fit in Denver including HIIT classes, gyms, martial arts, indoor cycling, and more. Along the way, we're pondering nude beach culture – why is there always a creepy guy?   As always, we're sharing our favorite upcoming cultural events, art openings, concerts, and all of the things that make Denver the city we're proud to cal...

October 5, 2023 -    Tom and Olivia venture out and take a tour of Denver Community Media facility downtown.    Owned and operated by the city of Denver, Denver Community Media is an inclusive project that keeps multimedia content creation in the hands of the community, and aims to modernize its public access model. It is an affordable multimedia one-stop-shop with access to media training, tools,...

October 3, 2023 This week we're featuring Denver's best sushi. We're diving into favorite spots of every kind from high-end swank to locally owned hole in the wall types, family style options, and the best all you can eats for a night out with da' boys.   As always, we're throwing out the music, cultural events, and art openings we can't wait for, trading Denver lore, and digging up Denver's hidde...

September 26th, 2023 - This week we're featuring four local heroes that are serving our community - one historic, one through movement, one through uplifting marginalized youth, and one especially mysterious one through Winyl (music and vinyl) in the park! We're stoked to give these leaders their flowers and explore the ways that they make a difference.   As always, we're sharing our favorite upco...

September 19, 2023 -   It's Hispanic Heritage month and to know Denver is to know how foundational Hispanic cultures are to the Mile High City. We're sharing our favorite people, places, and events to celebrate the occasion and, hopefully, inspire curiosity. As always, we're also dishing the upcoming events we're looking forward to and the local eats we can't get enough of.   Do you have a Denver...

September 12, 2023 - What's good Denver? As we're sure you know, us Denverites know our way around a brewery and we've got delicious local suds in spades. This week, by complete accident, we've brought lots of local brews to the table as well as some great beer-centric events coming up. We're also digging into the storied Mile High Flea Market, a quiet paddleboarding spot, and as always, local tun...

What's Good Denver? We've got a very solid week of music coming up in the Denver Metro from EDM to meta garage, and back-to-back Brandi. We're also looking forward to bites from  this year's Best of Denver winners, plant based art, and aaaaall of the self care. This week's feature: The NFL season preview & a snack sized look at the world pinball champ. Our team shares their controversial favorites...

What's Good Denver? This week we're stoked to be back in the studio and heading into a packed Labor Day weekend. We're looking forward to an acupuncture sound bath, Wu-Tang Wednesday, goat yoga, and more. We may even figure out how to pronounce the word, "lumpia."   This week's feature: fashion. Troy gives the 411 on fast fashion and we share our favorite local spots for great, sustainable threads...

The crew is coming to you live from the Podcast Movement Conference!! Listen in for a quick update and a special green chili tutorial from 5 time self proclaimed CO green chili champion - Ryan. Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us? We want to hear from you! Tell us what's good at  tom@kitcaster.com . The Goods: Chili Verde Season is here! @ O...

August 15, 2023 - Back to school time is making us think about new sneakers and catching classic end-of-summer events. We've got bao and beer boogies, film happenings, a 21+ amusement park party, and a passive aggressive stand-off with Natural Grocers. The cherry on top is the 411 on Denver's best listening room. This week's feature: taco spots. We're a city that's uniquely blessed with authentic...

August 8, 2023 We're back for our second episode and chatting about the good things we're hearing, doing, seeing, and eating around Denver. Join us to dig on jazz past and present, fight monsters, celebrate 50 years of hip-hop, and ponder quirky food events from brunch fest to… a hot dog contest on wheels? Do you have a Denver event, cause, opening, or recommendation that you want to share with us...