Legacy Matters

Minnesota farmer Doug Hilgendorf has been farming his entire life. Doug was organic before organic was cool. He attended an AG school here in Minnesota and has been an advocate for better farming pra…

Rachel Estes Leyk joined Jim and Sam for raucous conversation about life and entrepreneurship. Rachel is a founder and CEO of Covalent North. She is also very active support of women in business as a…

Founder of the Literacy Matters Foundation, Deb Mallin, joins us for an important chat on Legacy Matters. A 25+ year veteran of the education system, Deb is passionate about providing literacy educat…

We welcome Principal Mauri Friestleben of North High School in Minneapolis to the podcast. Mauri is perhaps best known as the Principal featured in the acclaimed documentary about Lucy Laney Elementa…

The Legacy Matters crew is on-site with Dan Oskey, Founder & Co-Owner of Tattersall Distillery in NE Minneapolis on today’s episode. A podcast favorite, Tattersall is a welcoming, lively locale for …

Michael Swanson, owner of Far North Spirits, joins us in the studio to talk about following a passion and revitalization for a small northern Minnesotan community along the way. He and his wife Cheri…

Christina Hausman Rhode has a passion for the outdoors. As Executive Director of the Voyageurs National Park Association, the non-profit charged with helping fund the Voyageurs National Park in North…

Steve Purdum, director of the oldest continuous running camp in Minnesota, stopped by the studio to talk about the importance of legacy with Jim and Sam. His passion for youth involvement in nature i…

Singer/Songwriter and Rock Legend Chan Poling needs little introduction. For music fans (especially those in Minnesota), Chan’s legacy is well-known as lead Singer of The Suburbs and most recently as…

Sam and Jim welcome Founder of Bedore Business Group Mickeli Bedore to the Legacy Matters podcast. A fifteen year sales veteran in technology sales, Mickeli has created his Minneapolis-based company …

Jon Lurie visited the studio for a conversation with Jim and Sam to talk about canoeing and Jon's book "Canoeing with Jose". This episode delves into the historic spirit, as well as the modern folly …

We welcome Paul Odegaard to the podcast, Philanthropic Advisor at the Minneapolis Foundation. Paul, Sam and Jim talk the art of giving and delve further into the important work of the philanthropic c…

The work of artist David Rathman is equal parts captivating and thought-provoking. Drawing from old Americana and the Old West, David’s work starts with a photograph captured from a movie and then re…

Sign painter, creator, and artist Forrest Wozniak takes his craft seriously. You see his work peppered across the Midwest in the form of multi-story graphics or a refurbished vintage sign at your fav…

Artist Alanah Luger-Guillaume joins the Legacy Matters Crew to talk about art in the Twin Cities and acclimating to Minnesota from the East Coast. As one of the Founders of the non-profit The White P…

Choice Pickins, a man with a name that guaranteed fame and fortune, stops by the studio to reveal a secret he's been carrying for the past eight years. With his band, Whale in the Thames, he plays ve…

Aaron Eggert, Founder at BACKforty and Coalition9, joins Jim and Sam for a conversation about marketing, business, gardening and nonsense. Aaron has a natural ability to help people focus their effor…

Sam, Jim and Sarah welcome in former Mayor Chris Coleman to cover a range of topics including his time as Mayor of St. Paul from 2006 - 2018, the beauty of the Mississippi River and - his love of bag…

Jim and Sam have a conversation with dynamic local singer Terry Walsh of a Twin Cities’ favorite, The Belfast Cowboys. We talk about Terry’s deep love of Minnesota and his rare adventures outside of …

Join us for a spin-off episode featuring our latest project, Company I Founded, a new way to connect with the creators, makers and doers in the Twin Cities community. We held our inagaural event on O…