Road Dog Podcast

"Yo soy para el pueblo. I'm for the people. That's why god gave me this opportunity to sing and give myself and give what he gave me to the people." Josue Hernandez is a prolific soloist who performs mariachi and other forms of Mexican music. Learn about the rich history and difference between Mariachi, Banda, and Norteño music. Hear how Josue has turned to biking to stay fit, and his appliance re...

"Once you make the decision not to stop, there's really just one thing to do, and that's to go forward." Rob DeCou  is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Lux Virtual. He is also a ultra-endurance athlete. In this episode, Luis chats with Rob about his experience completing the grueling Uberman Triathlon. Support Road Dog Podcast by:   1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com...

"Oh my god! This is like a little speak easy night club back here." Danny George is one of the founders of The Old Town Market Backroom Jam. Danny is a longtime Orcutt resident, landscaper, and sometimes beautifier of public spaces in Orcutt, CA. Join Luis as he jams along with local musicians and learns a little history and maybe a few new chords on guitar. ADAM LOPEZ ZOOM CALL LINK: https://us02...

"What makes one song different from the next is usually in the melody and I find melody in words." Adam Lopez is an American roots musician who lives in Nashville. Hear how Adam got his start in music, how running inspires songs, and who are his biggest musical influences. Adam shares his latest album with Luis entitled  Vol. 1 The Love We Were Born . Songs heard on this episode include Honest Man...

"My mask would be off, tongues would be in my mouth, I mean they don't care about social distancing or any of that." Samantha O'Brien works at the San Diego Humane Society. Hear why some dogs end up in a shelter, stories about senior dogs, and organizations that are doing good. Patrick Sweeney runs us through an experience of running with donkeys at an organized race. Recorded live in San Bernardi...

"I guess that's the fun of it because there's no end. There's never a perfect race, you're never finished." Jon Sabes  becomes the interviewer in this Episode. Jon is the Chief Executive Officer at FOXO BioScience. Recorded at Telescope Peek in Death Valley, Jon interviews Luis Escobar. They chat about the beginnings of the Road Dog Podcast, Western States 100, Born To Run, the influence of the Ta...

"I've seen a little of everything, by the way, I don't know what I haven't seen in the way of somebody dying." Badwater Ben Jones is a retired medical Dr. born in 1932. Ben has birthed more than 1,000 babies, performed 2,000 autopsies, and run 133 marathons. Also known as the Mayor of Badwater, he is a three-time Badwater Ultramarathon finisher, husband to fellow Badwater luminary Denise Jones, an...

"Dirt makes me happy. You know, sweat and dirt and having fun, you feel like a kid again." Mo Bartley is a 5-time Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run finisher and the Fleet Feet Sacramento Trail Coach.  Sean Garbutt is the Training Programs Director at Fleet Feet. Connecting athletes to coaches. In this episode, Luis sits down with them in the historic flagship Fleet Feet store in Sacramento, CA...

"The first time you finish an ultra, it's kind of like a life changing event in your life, it's like a right of passage." Billy Barnett is a special education teacher in Hawaii and was the featured runner on the cover of the Born To Run book by Christopher McDougall. Billy discusses how he got into running, his adventures from Born To Run, running the trails in Hawaii, and the current state of edu...

"It's not gonna be pretty and it's not gonna be fast, but it's gonna get done." Rob DeCou is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Lux Virtual. He is also a ultra-endurance athlete. In this episode, Luis chats with Rob about how he got into endurance sports, doing 50 hours of non-stop aerobics, biking the Ride Across America, and his preparation for the Uberman Triathlon. Rob also discusses Rai...

"My job had been to basically be a bouncing ponytail…and now I'm bald and my body doesn't work so well." Kim Strom is a runner, photographer, writer and cancer survivor. Kim sits down with Luis and talks about how she ended up moving to Europe from Chicago, how she started running, mapping out trails in the Swiss Alps, moving to California and how she battled cancer and won. Support Road Dog Podca...

"I'm tired of having this conversation, I'm tired of seeing these images, I'm tired of the pain and the trauma." Ben Chan sits down with Luis and talks about his experience growing up in New York an American born Chinese and the racism he encountered. Luis and Ben have the hard conversation of what diversity and inclusion actually looks like. Ben shares his experience of donating a kidney, donatin...

"I'm not gonna change who I am or the songs I write for anybody. You either like it or you don't." Doc Oliver is a poet with a guitar whose music can be heard on iTunes, Soundcloud, Spotify, Pandora, and Amazon to name a few. Luis sits down with Doc in his garage in Orcutt California and talks about how he got started playing music, his life as a medic in the Navy, being a parent and what guitar h...

"We had a good look at my feet and it was pretty grim. My heels had pretty much disintegrated." Katie Hall ran 180 miles through the Great Glen Way in Scotland over 5 days carrying all of her own supplies to raise money for the cancer center that had supported her mother. Hear Katie describe her journey and the people who helped her along the way like Sam Howland . Hear Luis butcher the names of S...

I'm like, "what's in this?" I open it. It's a mattress, a porno mag and rooster cages." Stacy Silva is the Emergency Manager for County of Santa Barbara and Geoff Clinton is the Supervising Animal Control Officer for Santa Barbara County Animal Services. Luis chats with them at the Santa Maria Animal Center about adoption, community, fireworks, running with dogs, and what you can do to help. Hear...

"I would say oatmeal is the number one worst breakfast you could have on race day." Brian Frank is the owner/founder of Hammer Nutrition based in Whitefish Montana. In this episode, Luis and Brian talk about how Hammer Nutrition was born, the "Less is best" philosophy, what to do about nutrition on race day and the difference between water drinkers and drink drinkers. Support Road Dog Podcast by:...

"We've had some guys who've run over 20,000 miles." Frank Ruona has been coaching inmates to run marathons for over 15 years. Frank is a seasoned marathon runner and run club coach that has discovered his efforts with coaching inmates has had the power to transform the lives of those prisoners even from behind bars. The simple act of helping inmates set goals and work hard to achieve them has deve...

"Okay 6 miles to the next trail crossing with 2700 feet of up and 1900 feet of down….Holy cow that's a brutal way to end this thing!" Kyle Curtin is an ultra-runner focused on mountain adventures, although he enjoys skiing, biking, and hiking as ways of getting to the great outdoors too. He started running 100 mile races in 2012 with the Ozarks in Missouri, but his graduation to more serious adven...

"I'm really hoping to just enjoy the first 30 something miles…and not blow up." Kyle Curtin is an ultra-runner focused on mountain adventures, although he enjoys skiing, biking, and hiking as ways of getting to the great outdoors too. He started running 100 mile races in 2012 with the Ozarks in Missouri, but his graduation to more serious adventuring began after getting out of the Army in 2015 wit...

"I guess it's like full contact fartleks for me." Filip Keuppens is a former U.S. Army Soldier, professional mogul skier, Olympic rugby player, and the vice president of global sales and marketing for the Pickle Juice Company. Pickle Juice is a sports drink that eliminates muscle cramping and dehydration. Luis and Filip discuss the rules of Rugby, muscle cramping, the benefits of Pickle Juice, and...

"You are meant to be here. You are worthy and you have a whole line of ancestors and family that fought and died for you to be here today." Jordan is a citizen of the Kul Wicasa Oyate (Lower Brule Sioux Tribe) as well as a passionate advocate for Indian Country and all people. She is nationally known for her advocacy and grassroots organization for anti-pipelines/climate justice efforts, change th...

"We have not run together but we have drank together." Peter Maksimow & Sage Canaday are elite trail runners who ran for the US Mountain Running Team and are beer connoisseurs. Luis drinks beer with them and discuss all types of brewing processes and running on trails. Recorded at the Stanley Hotel. Support Road Dog Podcast by:   1. Joining the Patreon Community: https://www.patreon.com/roaddogpod...

"If all runners are important to us and their safety is important to us, we all have to become anti-racist." Vic Thasiah is the founder and executive director of Runners For Public Lands which is a nonprofit environmental organization committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion in its conservation work and environmental advocacy. Luis and Vic discuss how they got into trail running, tennis, the...

"I'm running with anywhere from 5 to 6 sighted guides for a 100 mile race." Kyle Robidoux is a visually impaired runner, local beer enthusiast who has worked tirelessly to ensure he is not defined by the boundaries that others place on him and his vision. Kyle has completed over 25 marathons and ultra marathons including three 100-mile races. Luis and Kyle discuss training for marathons, ultra run...

"I think one of my biggest qualities is that I'm a dreamer." Matthew Chapman is an international athlete and founding partner and founding member and International Engagement Director of the Snowman Race Board. Matt uses his running as relaxation against his entrepreneurial life. His global business interests are multi-faceted across HR, hospitality and technology. Matt is founder and chairman of...