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Garrett Thorn - Golden Handcuffs, Energy and Chakras & Northwoods Culture - Episode #83
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July 13, 2026

Garrett Thorn - Golden Handcuffs, Energy and Chakras & Northwoods Culture - Episode #83

Garrett Thorn is an Nashville-based independent singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and touring musician. Originally hailing from the Northwoods of Wisconsin in Three Lakes, Garrett has taken his rustic, soulful sound from small-town Midwestern stages to performing across the United States, Europe, and beyond.

In this episode Brad and Garrett talk about taking the leap from a "safe" life to pursue music, playing hoops at St. Norbert College, Science, energy and quantum entanglement, Easte
Chris Herriot - State Titles, Education, Photography & the Outdoors - Episode #82
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June 29, 2026

Chris Herriot - State Titles, Education, Photography & the Outdoors - Episode #82

Chris Herriot is a high school educator and state-champion track coach at Arrowhead High School, and the creative eye behind My Wisconsin Photography.

In this episode we talk about his journey as a coach, mentor, and educator, how his deep roots in the Wisconsin outdoors shape his artistic vision, perspective that comes with travelling the globe, parenting, passion and his love for what he gets to do, and MUCH more.

https://www.mywisconsinphotography.com/

https://www.instagram.com/mywisconsin
Heather Golden - Hoops to Golf, Top Tracer, and Range TwentyFORE - Episode #81
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June 22, 2026

Heather Golden - Hoops to Golf, Top Tracer, and Range TwentyFORE - Episode #81

Heather Golden is the owner of the new Range TwentyFORE in Wrightstown, Wisconsin and a former basketball player at UWGB.

In this episode, Brad and Heather talk about her hoops career and winning a Wisconsin high school basketball state title at De Pere, her D1 recruitment and commitment to play at UWGB, the evolution of her career post college, taking up golf and how it satisfies the competitive "itch," becoming an entrepreneur and opening the newest Top Tracer range in Wrightstown, and much m
Adriana Vander Leest - Marketing, Motherhood, and Sticking it to the Man - Episode #80
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June 8, 2026

Adriana Vander Leest - Marketing, Motherhood, and Sticking it to the Man - Episode #80

Adriana Vander Leest is the owner and founder founder of the Wisconsin-based pet products brand, Oat & Paw.

In this episode, Brad and Adriana discuss marketing and social media, an unexpected career transition and her path to entrepreneurship, "sticking it to the man," parenthood and partnership, the value of authenticity, and much more!

Check out Oat & Paw for awesome products for your doggo.

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61563213202373

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Brad (Quick Solo Episode) - Thank You, Aldo Leopold & a Quick Break - Episode #80
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May 25, 2026

Brad (Quick Solo Episode) - Thank You, Aldo Leopold & a Quick Break - Episode #80

I am taking the first "break" EVER from regularly scheduled episodes. I didn't want to leave you hanging though! Just a quick few thoughts and another podcast you can check out to see me in the "opposite" chair with the fellas at Okayest Hunter.


Okayest Hunter podcast link:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4oDoFUlKOQ


Sand County Almanac:


https://www.amazon.com/County-Almanac-Outdoor-Essays-Reflections/dp/0345345053


Big shoutout to our sponsors:Epic Mortgage - Human Centered Mortga
Lindsay Huehns - Art is Dirty, Ceramics, Passion & Brain Surgery - Episode #79
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May 18, 2026

Lindsay Huehns - Art is Dirty, Ceramics, Passion & Brain Surgery - Episode #79

Lindsay Huehns is a Wisconsin-based ceramic artist, entrepreneur, and educator who is passionately making the world a little more beautiful and a little more tactile) through her brand, Art is Dirty, specializing in thoughtful, small-batch pottery and custom ceramic art.


In this episode, Brad and Lindsay talk about her path to the arts and business ownership, making art a career, teaching others, her story of having brain surgery, finding her passion, and the sourdough she can't kill.


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