yooper

This episode I wrap up season 2 by chatting with my dad Joe about 37 years of coaching football, 50+ years of basketball officiating, and nearly 70 years of life in the Upper Peninsula.

https://upshf.com/inductees/31-inductee-class-of-2007.html#bio8
http://hof.mhsfca.com/bios/reddinger-joe/

This episode I chat with a group from Connect Marquette as part of their Lunch with Leaders series. I talk about creating Y is for Yooper: A Yooper ABC Book, this podcast, and much more!

https://connectmarquette.org/
https://www.amazon.com/Y-Yooper-ABC-Book/dp/0692470646

This episode I chat with full time Mackinac Island resident Bailey Janette about all things island life, and what it's really like to call Mackinac home.

https://www.tiktok.com/@baileyyjanette?lang=en
https://www.patreon.com/baileyyjanette
https://www.etsy.com/listing/956448106/handmade-by-baileyyjanette

This episode I chat with Dr. Steve Short about his journey from Kingsford to becoming the VP of Sports Medicine for the Denver Nuggets in the NBA.

This episode I chat with the co-founder of Fellow Flowers, Mel Charbonneau. She takes me through her journey of creating a movement over 30,000 females strong, spinning out of your rut, and much more!

https://fellowflowers.com/
http://www.melcharbonneau.com/

This episode I chat with the owner of Dead Miners, Mr. Benjamin Mitchell. We discuss life in the Keweenaw, how he makes his beautiful handmade goods, and much more!

https://getrichordiemining.com/
https://www.instagram.com/deadminers

This episode I chat with photographer Meg Loeks. We discuss her journey to the U.P., the world of photography, and how she's amassed over 286,000 followers on Instagram.

http://www.megloeks.com/
https://www.instagram.com/meg_nlo

This episode I chat with U.P. Poet Laureate finalist M. Bartley Seigel about his journey to the U.P., the poet laureate competition, and much more!

https://www.facebook.com/UPpoetlaureate/
https://www.mtu.edu/humanities/department/faculty-staff/faculty/mb-seigel/

HAPPY NEW YEAR! This episode I wrap up 2020 by answering listener questions, with my wife Patricia as a special cohost.

This episode I chat with my friend of nearly 30 years Mr. John Garrett. We discuss his epic journey from the Upper Peninsula to building his own brewery in South Korea, Nomadic Brewing Company.

https://www.instagram.com/nomadicbrewingco/

This episode I chat with Nancy Cheney from Contrast Coffee. We brew up a conversation about this small business, the community in the Upper Peninsula, and much more!

https://contrastcoffee.com/

It's that magical time of year, so it's time for some hunting stories!

Vote for Orion Hunting Products as the coolest thing made in Michigan:
https://coolestthing.mimfg.org/

This episode I chat with the president of Orion Hunting Products, Mr. Beau Anderson. We talk about hunting, turning an idea into a U.P.-based business, and he shares one of the funniest buck stories I've ever heard.

https://huntorion.com/

Episode twenty-two brings us to Grand Marais, Michigan to talk to Karen Brzys, co-founder of Lake Superior Brewing Company at the Dunes Saloon.  Karen started LSBC in 1994 when most people thought a brewpub was a crazy notion.  She has since moved on from the brewing industry to run the Gitche Gumee Agate and History Museum, but she took time with us to share her story from the early days of Michigan beer.

This episode I chat with the man behind the popular news blog Word on the Street, Mr. Brian Cabell.

https://wotsmqt.com/

David Manson and Andy Langlois took their robust home brewing hobby to a new level when they opened Blackrocks Brewery in 2010 in Marquette Michigan. They talk with us about mentorship, the UP and giving back to the community, from the beer garden of Blackrocks in the fall of 2018.

https://www.blackrocksbrewery.com/

This episode I chat with local author T. Marie Bertineau about her new memoir The Mason House, and bunch of other great stuff!

https://lanternfishpress.com/shop/the-mason-house

This episode I chat with Emily Geiger about the science of beer and her awesome company Craft Cultures located in the Keweenaw.

https://www.craftcultures.com/

This episode I chat with sisters Mandy Swanson & Michelle Walters about their women's clothing line Lumi Apparel.

https://lumiupnorth.com/

This episode I chat with filmmaker RJ Parrish about pursuing your passions, working with Lucid Coast & Campfire CoWorks, and much more!

https://rjparrishfilms.myportfolio.com/

https://lucidcoast.com/

https://lucidcoast.com/campfire-coworks/