We Are Chaffee Podcast
This is the archive of the We Are Chaffee podcast, a conversational podcast of humanness, community and well-being rooted in Chaffee County, Colorado. Produced and hosted by Adam Williams in collaboration with Chaffee County Public Health.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 162
- Years Active
- 2022 - 2025
Dr. Erika Altneu, geriatrician, on the art & science of geriatric medicine, good life & good death, and medical aid in dying
Dr. Erika Altneu, geriatrician, talks with Adam Williams about the art and science of geriatric medicine. They talk about how she helps her patients pursue a good life and, when it’s time, a good dea…
Tommy Gram-Ahlene, on avalanche safety & ‘unconscious incompetence,’ climate change & the outdoor industry, the extraordinary nature of the Arkansas Valley & bootstrapping a dream
Tommy Gram-Ahlene owns and operates two outdoor adventure businesses in the Arkansas Valley: Whitewater Attainment and BV Mountain Adventures. He has built an extraordinary outdoor life and career re…
Tommy Gram-Ahlene, on avalanche safety & ‘unconscious incompetence,’ climate change & the outdoor industry, the extraordinary nature of the Arkansas Valley & bootstrapping a dream
Tommy Gram-Ahlene owns and operates two outdoor adventure businesses in the Arkansas Valley (Colo.): Whitewater Attainment and BV Mountain Adventures. He has built an extraordinary outdoor life and c…
Melanie Roth, historian & preservationist, on St. Elmo, her godmother Annabelle Stark, the St. Elmo fire of 2002 & the loss of treasured outhouses
Melanie Roth is a historian who has been a huge part of historic preservation efforts in the Buena Vista, Colo., area, working on many projects during the past nearly 50 years.
She talks with Adam Wi…
Melanie Roth, historian & preservationist, on St. Elmo, her godmother Annabelle Stark, the St. Elmo fire of 2002 & the loss of treasured outhouses
Melanie Roth is a historian who has been a huge part of historic preservation efforts in the Buena Vista, Colo., area, working on many projects during the past nearly 50 years.
She talks with Adam W…
Three Years, Nearly 100 Episodes & What's Happening in September
This is Adam Williams' annual summer update episode, where he catches his breath in the recording schedule and takes a few minutes to summarize where the podcast has been and where it's going.
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Three Years, Nearly 100 Episodes & What’s Happening in September
This is Adam Williams’ annual summer update episode, where he catches his breath in the recording schedule and takes a few minutes to summarize where the podcast has been and where it’s going.
Nathan Ward, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, on ‘The Rider & The Wolf,’ a creative life of adventure, living in Kathmandu & bikepacking in Mongolia
Nathan Ward is the Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker behind "The Rider & The Wolf," which dug into the legend of mountain biking innovator Mike Rust -- and his mysterious disappearance and dea…
Nathan Ward, Emmy Award-winning filmmaker, on ‘The Rider & The Wolf,’ a creative life of adventure, living in Kathmandu & bikepacking in Mongolia
Nathan Ward is the Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker behind “The Rider & The Wolf,” which dug into the legend of mountain biking innovator Mike Rust — and his mysterious disappearance and deat…
Lara Richardson, on her memoir The Table, the rare life of ranching in contemporary America, family & community, and facing existential challenges
Lara Richardson is a rancher in Salida, Colo., and author of The Table, a memoir that dives into her and her family’s life on the ranch, growing hay and raising cattle, and connecting deeply as a mul…
Lara Richardson, on her memoir The Table, the rare life of ranching in contemporary America, family & community
Lara Richardson is a rancher in Salida, Colo., and author of The Table, a memoir that dives into her and her family’s life on the ranch, growing hay and raising cattle, and connecting deeply as a mul…
John & Coleen Graybill (Curtis Legacy Foundation), on great-grandfather Edward Curtis’ iconic work, shining light on Native voices and stories, and their Descendants Project
John and Coleen Graybill, of the Curtis Legacy Foundation, are doing their "life's best work" in retirement. Through the Foundation, they are focused on raising awareness of indigenous peoples and th…
John & Coleen Graybill (Curtis Legacy Foundation), on great-grandfather Edward Curtis’ iconic work, shining light on Native voices and stories, and their Descendants Project
John and Coleen Graybill, of the Curtis Legacy Foundation, are doing their “life’s best work” in retirement. Through the Foundation, they are focused on raising awareness of indigenous peoples and th…
MaryAnn Longwell, on a career change in her 50s, serving in the Peace Corps in Belize, and the birthright to grow, heal & evolve
MaryAnn Longwell had accrued a wealth of life experience when she made a career change in her early 50s. After years of teaching science and Spanish, she became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and …
MaryAnn Longwell, on a career change in her 50s, serving in the Peace Corps in Belize, and the birthright to grow, heal & evolve
MaryAnn Longwell had accrued a wealth of life experience when she made a career change in her early 50s. After years of teaching science and Spanish, she became a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and …
Reed Dils, pioneer river outfitter in the Arkansas Valley, on the industry’s Wild West early days, negotiating water flows, legacy & today’s challenges
Reed Dils and his wife, Karen, were river outfitting pioneers in the Arkansas Valley (Colo.), in the mid-70s. They owned 4-Corners Rafting, the second outfit to establish itself in the area. Within a…
Reed Dils, pioneer river outfitter in the Arkansas Valley, on the industry’s Wild West early days, negotiating water flows, legacy & today’s challenges
Reed Dils and his wife, Karen, were river outfitting pioneers in the Arkansas Valley (Colo.), in the mid-70s. They owned 4-Corners Rafting, the second outfit to establish itself in the area. Within a…
Johnny Buschmann, on Columbine, survivor’s guilt & ‘trauma camp,’ forgiveness & showing love, & living a joyful life with Chicki Minaj & Cardi Bird
Johnny Buschmann was a 4’11”, 80-pound freshman at Columbine High School in 1999 when a mass shooting changed his life, and the lives of so many others. He talks with Adam Williams about that day, th…
Johnny Buschmann, on Columbine, survivor’s guilt & ‘trauma camp,’ forgiveness & showing love, & living a joyful life with Chicki Minaj & Cardi Bird
Johnny Buschmann was a 4’11”, 80-pound freshman at Columbine High School in 1999 when a mass shooting changed his life, and the lives of so many others. He talks with Adam Williams about that day, th…
Betsy Dittenber, of the Community Foundation, on roller derby & personal transformation, social justice & nonprofit entrepreneurship, community resilience & the 'Tinder for volunteering'
Betsy Dittenber, executive director of the Chaffee County (Colo.) Community Foundation, talks with Adam Williams about her early experiences in nonprofit work and volunteerism in Boston and Guadalaja…