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
Betsy Dittenber, of the Community Foundation, on roller derby & personal transformation, social justice & nonprofit entrepreneurship, & 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…
Josh & Maddy Chance, of Headwater Farms, on their love story & traveling adventures in farming, ‘The Farming Chefs’ & ‘The Good Life’
Josh and Maddy Chance were high school sweethearts. The persistent football star and the resistant cheerleader. Over time, they’ve traveled near and far with their shared interests in farming, until …
Josh & Maddy Chance, of Headwater Farms, on their love story & traveling adventures in farming, ‘The Farming Chefs’ & ‘The Good Life’
Josh and Maddy Chance were high school sweethearts. The persistent football star and the resistant cheerleader. Over time, they’ve traveled near and far with their shared interests in farming, until …
Jessica Oatman, on loss & joy, choosing to live for today, making vibrant art, surfing & family adventure
Jessica Oatman is an artist, teacher, coach and surfer, among other things. She also has three teenaged kids who have homeschooled their whole lives. As a family of five, they got rid of their stuff …
Jessica Oatman, on loss & joy, choosing to live for today, making vibrant art, surfing & family adventure
Jessica Oatman is an artist, teacher, coach and surfer, among other things. She also has three teenaged kids who have homeschooled their whole lives. As a family of five, they got rid of their stuff …
Tracy Arthur Kachadourian, on conflict resolution, self-accountability, her emancipation as a teen & the benefits of investing in youth
Tracy Arthur Kachadourian is a professional mediator and an expert in facilitating conflict resolution. She and Adam talk about how to build more empathetic, accountable and resilient relationships, …
Tracy Arthur Kachadourian, on conflict resolution, self-accountability, her emancipation as a teen & the benefits of investing in youth
Tracy Arthur Kachadourian is a professional mediator and an expert in facilitating conflict resolution. She and Adam talk about how to build more empathetic, accountable and resilient relationships, …
Jordan Cunliffe, on his love of soccer & coaching, self-sabotage & a decade of addiction, Carl Jung & doing hard things, and ‘an insane Google search’
Jordan Cunliffe is a soccer coach and mentor to students at an alternative high school in Chaffee County, Colorado. He also is a former Division I university athlete whose drug addiction cut short hi…
Jordan Cunliffe, on his love of soccer & coaching, self-sabotage & a decade of addiction, Carl Jung & doing hard things, and ‘an insane Google search’
Jordan Cunliffe is a soccer coach and mentor to students at an alternative high school in Chaffee County, Colorado. He also is a former Division I university athlete whose drug addiction cut short hi…
Krista Jarvis, on creativity under communist constraints, the ‘Velvet Revolution’, upcycled fashion & a circus 'village' to raise children
Krista Jarvis grew up in communist Czechoslovakia and witnessed the Velvet Revolution. By the time she was a teenager, the country split into two nations: Slovakia and the Czech Republic. She talks w…
Krista Jarvis, on creativity under communist constraints, the ‘Velvet Revolution’, upcycled fashion & a circus village to raise children
Krista Jarvis grew up in communist Czechoslovakia and witnessed the Velvet Revolution. By the time she was a teenager, the country split into two nations: Slovakia and the Czech Republic. She talks w…
Gina Lucrezi, on creating Trail Sisters, ‘The Candidate’, community & public service, gold for Team USA & harnessing her superpower
Gina Lucrezi founded Trail Sisters, the leading women’s trail running organization in the U.S., if not world. This passion extends from her standout running career – track and trail – as a National C…
Gina Lucrezi, on creating Trail Sisters, ‘The Candidate’, community & public service, gold for Team USA & harnessing her superpower
Gina Lucrezi founded Trail Sisters, the leading women’s trail running organization in the U.S., if not world. This passion extends from her standout running career – track and trail – as a National C…
Matt Allen, D.D.S., on dentistry as public service & his tech venture DifferentKind, the two halves of life & our roles as parents, Liverpool fandom & communal singing
Matt Allen, D.D.S., is a formerly practicing dentist who now is the CEO and co-founder of DifferentKind, a tech venture focused on making healthcare more human.
He talks with Adam Williams about how…
Matt Allen, D.D.S., on dentistry as public service & his tech venture DifferentKind, the two halves of life & our roles as parents, Liverpool fandom & communal singing
Matt Allen, D.D.S., is a formerly practicing dentist who now is the CEO and co-founder of DifferentKind, a tech venture focused on making healthcare more human.
He talks with Adam Williams about how…
ICYMI: 2024 Review & 2025 Kickoff
In this short episode, Adam Williams looks back at the year that was for the We Are Chaffee podcast, ICYMI (in case you missed it). He also looks ahead at 2025 and the upcoming episodes that will kic…
David Sorrentino, raconteur, on a ‘Bigfoot’ experience, accidentally enlisting in the Army, cycling the Great Divide, and 50 years of fly fishing
David Sorrentino is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and of the U.S. Army. He’s a cyclist who has completed the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route three times, connecting America’s northern and southern bord…
David Sorrentino, raconteur, on a ‘Bigfoot’ experience, accidentally enlisting in the Army, cycling the Great Divide, and 50 years of fly fishing
David Sorrentino is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and of the U.S. Army. He’s a cyclist who has completed the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route three times, connecting America’s northern and southern bord…
Paul Andrews, on growing up in small-town England, father wounds & positive masculinity, faith in the Universe & the Zen of affordable housing development
Paul Andrews is the man with the vision behind The Crossing neighborhood development in Buena Vista, Colo. He talks with Adam Williams about that project, which is committed to 50 percent affordable …
Paul Andrews, on growing up in small-town England, father wounds & positive masculinity, faith in the Universe & the Zen of affordable housing development
Paul Andrews is the man with the vision behind The Crossing neighborhood development in Buena Vista, Colo. He talks with Adam Williams about that project, which is committed to 50 percent affordable …