The Audra Show #51

It's Episode #51, a "The Audra Show" Very Special Episode with some Very Special Guest Hosts who I cannot thank enough, my niece and nephew the lovely Anthony and Sophia! We discussed our Colorado vacation, their fun-filled summer, our evening plans and Gilda's feelings toward them. There may have been some kazooing, but you'll have to listen to know for sure!

Check out episode #51 below, on the Podbean app or on iTunes! Thank you for listening!

The Audra Show #50

Episode #50: For the Current and Future Citizens of HeidiTown

Thank you so much to my episode #50 guest, the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer for calling in to the show for a very fun chat about:

• How she barely escaped a career in international relations law
• The origins of HeidiTown - which is celebrating its 10 year anniversary this month!
• Keeping up with the growth of Colorado and the festival scene
• Getting out to see your state!
• Concerns for the mountains
• A bit of Denver History
• Ryan Schlaefer Fine Furniture & the dual self-employment lifestyle
• The importance of connections & maintaining positivity

Check out HeidiTown.com, join the HeidiTown block party on Facebook, or tweet her your Colorado (and surrounding states) trip planning questions @HeidiTown. She loves that! Yes, really!

Since we chatted by phone & weren't able to take a selfie together, please enjoy this picture of Heidi & her husband, Ryan!

Check out episode #50 below, on the Podbean app or on iTunes! Thank you for listening!

The Audra Show #49

Episode #49: “She got in her private plane and flew home. Local girl makes good”

Thank you dearly to my guest, 96-year old Anita Hessin who told me her amazing life story which included:

• Growing up on a farm in Ohio
• A secret marriage
• The first time she saw her husband after WWII
• Life in Cabimas, Venezuela:
  • the only song the native orchestra knew
  • what it sounds like when a “big lizard” falls onto a tin roof
  • the mail sedan
• The years they were taken in by the country club set of Oil City, PA
• Becoming the first female operating manager of Allstate
• And after all this the highlight of her life... learning to fly at age 45!

Check out episode #49 below, on the Podbean app or on iTunes! Thank you for listening!

The Audra Show #47

Beata Nazem Kelley

Beata & Gil

Very big thanks to my houseguest/episode #47 guest Beata who is the “Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food” behinds Beats Eats, a food blog where she makes delicious cooking easy and accessible for busy people. Now featuring videos!

She decided to travel to Colorado for The Audra Show in-person experience (admittedly, not the best ever) which gave us the chance to go on a mini-food tour of downtown Denver and describe it to you in detail, including this delicious item.

We also discussed:

• Bloody Marys
• Things to do with your extra mint, beets, chicken (which just inspired me to add some leftover green onions to my egg salad!)
• The staples of Persian cooking
• Recipes for tadeeg rice, curry chicken salad and easy homemade meals, taco tuesday and Persian pistachios!
• Reflections on life in America as a Muslim
• Nothing about politics!

Please checkout Beats Eats on Facebook, Instagram @beatseats and at beatseats.com!

Or find The Audra Show on iTunes or the Podbean app. Thank you for listening!

The Audra Show #44

Nathan Lund

Too Much Fun at the Deer Pile

Thank you to my episode #44 guest, Nathan Lund, for being my first-episode-in-Denver guinea pig! We had a fun chat that covered the Denver comedy scene - starting with the last comedy show at The Squire, Nathan's many gigs including hosting Film on the Rocks and being promoted to a Comedy Works Pro, what it means to be an alt comic, roommates and relationships, and why the F everyone is moving to Denver.

Catch Nathan hosting:

• Film on the Rocks at Red Rocks
• Bingo & Brunch at the Squeaky Bean
• Too Much Fun at the Deer Pile

Also look for him at the upcoming Bestival in SF and on his new a capella album, Singing in the Dark.

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The Audra Show, now from Denver, Preview

Here's a preview of some of the format changes that will be happening when The Audra Show starts up again from it's new home in Denver, CO!

The Audra Show from Denver Preview

Denver

Yay!

Podcasting equipment purchased! The Audra Show will be coming at you from Denver soon. Watch this space.

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The Audra Show #41

Very big thanks to my episode #41 guest: Creative writing, meditation and wellness facilitator June Daniella Lucarotti!

We had a fun chat that covered why June started her new business Vola Sessions, her transient lifestyle, her activism as a 10-year old in the Lower Haight and as an adult in CO, the affect meditation can have on your everyday life, and we ended the episode with a guided meditation!

For anyone interested in June's work or in becoming a client, please check out her (still in progress) website: volasessions.com