It Matters To Me
Episodes
65: Network Coffeehouse with Ian Stitt
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does community and faith intersect with homelessness?Ian Stitt is the Executive Director of Network Coffeehouse and through his work, he shows how...
64: KiddoDitto with Kay Newman
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For children with medical conditions that require complexmedical devices, it can be hard to feel like they fit in.Kay Newman created KiddoDitto to fix...
63: Jewish Outreach Initiative
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What does it mean to be Jewish in this moment? Rabbi Menachem director of the Jewish Outreach Initiative, a program nestled under the non-profit orga...
62: Showers For All with Jenn Kloeppel
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The bathroom is often the most private part of any home. But what if you don’t have a home? Showers For All, and its founder, Jenn Kloeppel, can’t...
61: RFOV with Becca Schild
27 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Stewardship goes further than just picking up trash. Becca Schild and the non-profit she leads, Roaring Fork Outdoor Volunteers, makes sure it’s a ...
60: Colorado Fourteeners Initiative with Brian Sargeant
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Colorado’s fourteeners don’t maintain themselves you know. Brian Sargeant and the rest of the grew that makeup Colorado Fourteeners Initiative h...
59: Huts For Vets
05 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Founded in Aspen, Colorado in January 2013, Huts For Vets provides at no cost to participants, wilderness and communal experiences as therapeutic heal...
58: Back on My Feet with Jenn Wells
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Back on My Feet bridges the gap between emergency resources and self-sufficiency to truly help someone recover from homelessness, addiction, and often...
57: Climate Change with Aspire Adventure Running
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change... a topic we're all too familiar with but still have so much to learn about. Aspire Adventure Running organizes single and multi-...
56: Body Positivity with Callie Vinson
27 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
She has a runner’s body. It is also a body that lost 200lbs and has run 100-mile ultras and climbed mountains. All after enduring years of mistreatm...
55: SheJumps with Claire Smallwood
05 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Claire took her passion for skiing to the next level when she co-founded SheJumps alongside the professional ...
54: Hiking My Feelings with Sydney Williams
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sexual assault and Type 2 Diabetes are hard enough to process on their own but combined, they can be almost insurmountable. Sydney Williams navigated ...
53: Suffer Better with Peter Downing and Bob Africa
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
They might be younger, faster, or have a bigger engine.... but you can Suffer Better. Peter Downing and Bob Africa are using Suffer Better to tap th...
52: Rising Hearts with Jordan Marie Whetstone
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“I think anyone will have their own definition of what that means to them and I think for me and for Rising Hearts it really embodies, you know, the...
51: Running Footprints with Dakota Jones
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Basically what we’re doing is trying to bridge this gap. We know the problems of climate change, we know the solutions, and what’s going to con...
50: Global Running Adventures with Jeff Pelletier
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“That’s really become my focus, that’s what I like to think of my niche, my differentiator on Youtube is I’m taking viewers to places they may...
49: Tangle News with Isaac Saul
24 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“My promise to my readers is I’m going to be honest and I’m going to be fair and when we’re explaining the issue at the top, like I will be as...
48: Keeping Hardrock with Dale Garland
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Some of the most meaningful… some of the most emotional things I’ve experienced as an RD [Hardrock Run Director] has been standing at the finis...
47: Healing Advocacy Fund with Sam Chapman
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“When we’re able to step into the shoes of that person who’s struggling, people start to open their minds about what their willing to allow to b...
46: Artful Running with Rickey Gates
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“The people that you share the experience with and the land that you are traversing are really the two most important things and how they make you f...
45: Fishing The Good Fight with Jennings Hester
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“Mental health is not a destination, it’s a journey. You know, it’s continuous work.” Welcome everyone to the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show...
44: New Friendships with Rick Farbro
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
“We’re going to pay for you to go to mortuary school so you can be a licensed funeral director in the state of Oklahoma” Welcome everyone to the...
43: Heroic Hearts Project with Zach Riggle
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“To hear that there were people out there that were willing to help me out and willing to take care of me and give me everything that I needed to tr...
42: 14 Peaks with Kristin Harila
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I told him, like, when I saw Everest, I said ‘Oh it doesn’t look so high!’” Welcome everyone to the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that ...
41: Independence Day with Steve Lopez
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“As a columnist, there aren’t a lot of people telling me what to do.” Welcome everyone to the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show that celebrates t...
40: Rebels at Sea with Eric Jay Dolin
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“What I really found out was that privateering, which very few people know about, during the American Revolution, was incredibly important in winnin...
39: Reintegrating Veterans with Mark Matzeldelaflor
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Guardian Grange is my vision to reintegrate and reinspire veterans with the purpose of healing through doing work in nature and building communitie...
38: Dangerous Metaphors with Dr. Anna Schaffner
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Often exhaustion and burnout is not our fault, often it really is our working environments that are making us ill.” Welcome everyone and thanks ...
37: Most Interesting Mayor In America with Bud Starker
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“People respond to being listened to and being perceived that you’ve treated them fairly” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 3...
36: Nerding Out with Heimir Sverrisson
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I remember the first time I got electrocuted” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 36 of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show tha...
35: Authentic Leadership with Eric Christianson
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“If you’re not vested in the mission; if you’re not trusting your leadership, personally, like do they care about you and if you’re not having...
34: Creating Ant Space with Jacob Lemanski
05 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I let the ants do my dishes the last two years of my bike trip” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning in to episode 34 of the It Matters To Me P...
33: Be The Change with Maggie Doyne
29 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“It was just unthinkable to me that kids were passing their lives this way and that it was ok and accepted” Welcome everyone and thanks for tuning...
32: Keeping Coolidge with Amity Shlaes
22 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It’s about how you tell a story and I became deeply interested in that.” Welcome everyone to episode 32 of the It Matters To Me Podcast, a show th...
Episode #31: Mark Masters
08 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s kind of ridiculous from a business perspective the things comedians will do.” Welcome everyone to episode 31 of the It Matters To Me Podca...
Episode #30: James P. Owen
24 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“I’m going to set a 10-year goal … to go from 70-years old to 80-years young.” Welcome everyone to episode 30 of the It Matters To Me Podcast,...
Episode #29: Sara Moore
27 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“It’s really universal where people can come sit down, watch a film, whether it has subtitles or not, and really just have an emotional response t...
Episode #28: Brian Geddes
13 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“The beautiful moment happens when you parse the person from the company that they represent on the other side of the call.” Welcome everyone to e...
Episode #27: Ronny Ullrich
27 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"I think the dogs can feel when you're happy, a lot, and what energy you give them back." Welcome to episode Twenty-Seven of the “It Matters To Me P...
Episode #26: Bobby Gill
13 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
"Through a lot of my life, I've always gone against the grain. Whether that's through skydiving or ultra-running or ditching a very comfortable federa...
Episode #25: Jeff Garmire
26 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to episode Twenty-Five of the “It Matters To Me Podcast”! I’m your host, Adam Casey, and joining me for this one is Jeff Garmire, record...
Episode #24: Tylor Belshe
14 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Some of these experiences, when you’re in them, it’s not all like happy, right? And so, you have to have courage to face down those things with...
Episode #23: Dr. Keith Cradle
17 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“That is the crux of being a human being, that we see each other in a way that we recognize were some folks have and some folks have not and how can...
Episode #22: Robbie Balenger
02 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“I started to like running more than I liked being at the bar, and it’s really one or the other with that.” Welcome everyone to episode Twenty-T...
Episode #21: Michelle Jeske
18 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“Libraries are all about sharing … well that’s our DNA. That’s what we do is share so we’re going to share with you too.” Welcome everyone...
Episode #20: Anthony and Tara Clary (#WEOFFTHECOUCH)
04 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“I just love the beauty and diversity of our group because we’ve attracted people from all walks of life and different political spectrums” Welc...
Episode #19: Mehgan Heaney-Grier
22 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“There’s always something you can do and there’s always a way to a part of the solution. And all we can do is make the changes ourselves and kee...
Episode #18: Eric Morris
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“For those of us that are sincere about bringing about diversity and inclusion, we have to show something different.” Welcome to episode 18 of the...
Episode #17: Carlee Koutnik
10 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“It was surprising to finally… fit” Welcome everyone to episode 17 of the It Matters To Me Podcast! Colorado Parks and Wildlife is a nationally ...
Episode #16: Matthew Norman
26 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome everyone to a very special episode of the It Matters To Me Podcast! My guest today is the one and only Matthew Norman. Author of “Domestic V...
Episode #15: Mike Wardian
12 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
“I’ve been like frozen at Barkley’s Marathon in a space blanket, wrapped in a coat, in a cave and still like hypothermic” - Mike Wardian Impre...
Episode #14: Sarah Quinlan
29 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome everyone to another episode of the It Matters To Me Podcast! When I say “conservative”, what comes to mind? How about “feminism”? How ...
Episode #13: Mark Masters
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Definition of apocryphal: of doubtful authorship or authenticity. Quick, when’s the last time you had to give a public speech. Better yet, when was ...
Episode #12: Laval St. Germain
01 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to another episode of the It Matters To Me Podcast. My name’s Adam Casey and have you ever wondered what it would take to summit Mt. Everest...
Episode #11: Justin Nozuka
17 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest in this episode is the iconic Justin Nozuka; professional musician, songwriter, and come to find out, runner at heart. Born in New York but b...
Episode #10: David Laney
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is David Laney, professional ultra-runner extraordinaire, coach and founder of Trails and Tarmac, and the unequivocal definition of a “...
Episode #9: Nicky Dallek
20 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Nicky Dallek, President of the Denver Young Democrats organization here in, you guessed it, Denver, They serve to amplify the voices...
Episode #8: Sarah Schlafly
27 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that in 2018, the average American ate roughly 200lbs of meat and that conventional beef usually requires 65 square feet of land per quar...
Episode #7: Matt Blank
20 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Have you ever wondered what would compel a human being to not only jump out of an airplane but to take it one step further and throw themselves off an...
Episode #6: Kofi Andoh
13 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
What do you get when you combine a professional engineer who has a passion for cooking and is one of the most sincerely kindest, best human beings on ...
Episode #5: Jessica Do
06 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For so many of us, coffee is more than just a morning pick-me-up. It can be that precious ‘me-time’ we rarely get to have to ourselves before we s...
Episode #4: Brian Daigneault
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us took maybe a shop class in middle school or high school where we built a clock or some type of boxcar derby racer out of balsa wood and aft...
Episode #3: Ryan Dumville
09 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When most people think of hunters, they probably visualize someone who paid huge amounts of money for a "trophy hunt" or someone out to satisfy a bloo...
Episode #2: Ryan Oswald
26 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Most people don't realize they're in the wrong career until it's almost too late in life to start over. They may have never thrown caution to the wind...
Episode #1: Chris Ward
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this very first episode of the “It Matters To Me” podcast, I have a conversation with long-time friend and fellow ultra-runner, Chris Ward. Chr...