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This episode of Backyard Brilliance is a fun one.

David and Langston sit down with the wonderful Annalia Acuna. Annalia is a teacher, UNCO Bear alum, and Denver Deep Dive participant. The conversation hits on connection to community, relationship with identity, and the role it plays in all our spaces—the power of being in tune with your spirituality and how it can impact us professionally and personally.

We’re genuinely excited to share with people the perspective of being a jack of all trades and how you can be great without being boxed in.

Our Call to Community this episode is:

• How are you interrogating your role(s)?

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As we return for our last full month of summer, our first episode in August is a special one. The fellas sit down with the Ednium royalty and the Queen of Guinea herself, Kathe Traore. Kathe spent the past couple of years helping communicate the vision of Ednium and bringing event to life in her role as Brand & Engagement Manager. As an East High grad, she has poured back into the city of Denver in a plethora of ways. This episode marks as send-off for Kathe as she departs to live back in her family's homeland of Guinea, in West Africa. Join us in learning, celebrating, and imagaining with Kathe, David, and Langston in Episode 86.

Ednium family we welcome you to July, the best month of the year! The fellas are back with a great conversation with the Executive Director for the Latino Cultural Arts Center of Colorado, Alfredo Reyes. In this episode we get to learn about and from a man that has navigated an array of feelings and experiences. Alfredo talk about his relationship with his parents, indigeneity, the importance of learning from and serving your community. And about how a warrior has to be gentle. Tap in and give a listen to The Book of Alfredo.

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Happy belated Fathers day to all our dad's across the ednium community! While there may not be any fathers (yet) in this episode, we do have a great conversation between 3 young men as the fellas have a sit down with Ednium program participant member Joshua Magallanes. Josh is currently involved with both The Leadership Launchpad and Denver Deep Dive. There is some real vulnerability around education, showing up in PW spaces, and masculinity.

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The Call to Commnuity Question this episode is:

• When was the last time you held space for yourself or someone else to cry?

  
  

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Our first official mailbag episode!

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This episode the fellas get together with a godo friend, Alexis Salas to talk Serverance, public service, and what means to have the people you trust believe in you and give you hope. Alexis is a Manual HS alumna who is a Metro State University grad, who is proud of her roots from the eastside of the city out to Commerce City. Alexis works in public policy and has a true passion for understanding how laws impact everyday people and wants to continue to serve and represent her neighborhood and family.

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Episode 82 is full of game just like the course of an NBA season. The fellas have an Ednium OG, Elijah Huff stop by and drop some gems. Around his journey from his first time on the podcast back on Episode 2. To now his official role as Research & Action Initiatives Manager for Ednium. To his evolution as a son & a man and now as father & leader.

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This episode the fellas are back with a wonderful conversation with Vallerie Bustamante! Val is a mother and a true leader within her community that is consistently seeking out opportunities to grow and be better. The conversation finds its way navigating grief and how that fuel us and drain us. We learn about Vallerie's perspective and experience with commitment and the ways she is challenging herself to reconsider the best approach.

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Were BACK!! Spring has sprung and the fellas have returned to share in the fun. Welcome to Ednium Presents: Backyard Brilliance. This is the first episode of many to come that will be illustrating the living/breathing evolution of the podcast.

Episode 80 brings us a wonderful conversation wit Stephanie Lopez a College Success Program Manager with DSF. The 2024 Dream Investor Homegrown award winner. And overall kind human being. We have a great conversation about purpose, faith, and family. And we are excited to for you to learn more about Stephanie and get a glimpse of what it sounds like to walk in gratitude.

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Episode 79 brings us the dawn of a new era. With fellas having the privilege of reintroducing Richard Maez to the podcast but now as Executive Director of Ednium: The Alumni Collective. We invite our community to join us in tapping into a conversation where not only do we get to learn about Richard's vision for leadership in this new role but we get to learn more about the evolution of leadership and service throughout his life. His relationship with failure, education, and his community. Our aim is, to always provide a space for our leaders and community memembers to share their authentic voice. As we embark on this new chapter of Ednium, we hope that this conversation allows us to have a deeper understanding to the man behind the vision, which in turn, allows us to see ourselves within it.

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Happy New Year to everyone! To kick off 2025 we are excited to bring you the first of the five Ednium Homegrown awards winners from 2024. This week we have the wonderful Cristina Chacon joining the fellas, as the recipient of the Table Builder award. Cristina has spent time in the classroom as a teacher and in the non-profit space. Currently, she is a master facilitator of all things wellness, with her instructing yoga and crafting up her own teas meant to address the various needs of the human experience. We can’t wait to share with you this heartwarming and encouraging conversation with YEBO’s own Curator, Pollinator, and Activator Cristina Chacon. Let us know what you think!