The co-founder of the award-winning Hell’s Backbone Grill and Farm, a staunch equal rights and environmental activist, and practicing Buddhist. Blake Spalding has tirelessly worked in a conservative, largely Mormon community to create a restaurant of love and health on the edge of Utah’s Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument.

On this episode, learn about Blake and co-founder Jen Castle building cross-cultural bridges in a town with vast philosophical and political differences; what the Buddha might say to Republican and Democratic leaders over a gourmet meal; that a warm hearth and fierce determination are not mutually exclusive; how environmental protection gains were undone but quickly restored in the effort to save Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monument; coming to one another with the intention of building something beautiful as a key to a common ground; and love being the ultimate renewable energy source.

“Those who tell the stories of a culture govern human behavior,” is a paraphrased quote of media expert George Gerbner. It is also the driving force behind the Good Change podcast. This show was created to inject real stories of good into the inaccurate narrative we are being fed by those who seek to profit on their misrepresentations of us. This introduction episode includes stories about how one person or one organization or a fledgling movement can create ripples that positively transform lives. We welcome you to the podcast, where we illustrate good change through our remarkable guests who may help you relax, find peace of mind, laugh, and discover things you can incorporate into your life to create greater good on common ground.

With this episode, discover adventure, sadness, and serendipity in Siberia and Aspen; why we launched the Good Change podcast; what future shows aim to share with you; how one person and one act can forever positively impact another’s life; and find peace of mind, take deep breaths, laugh, and take to heart ideas for you to help create greater good.

The founder of the transformative personal development program “Healing is Possible” and internationally recognized holistic wellness expert, Rebeccah Silence shares with us philosophies, principles, practices to create your life as you positively imagine it. From examining your capacity to change, grow and live large to recognizing the weaknesses and self-beliefs that are keeping you held back from your own greatness, which can bring about individual and community change, Rebbecah shares her experiences and coaching strategies for you to heal and then offer more to the world. She challenges us in a loving but no BS way to bring it, to bring our limitations and fears to the light, in order to heal.

The co-founder and director of Redmond Proficiency Academy (RPA), Dr. Jon Bullock is a renowned education visionary and teaching practices innovator who has long espoused the benefits of personalized and compassionate learning environments. His state-of-the-art administration of RPA (one of the largest brick and mortar public charter schools in America), team-first leadership style, and selfless empowering of staff and students alike sets him apart as one of the brightest and most accomplished educators of the 21st century.

During this podcast, Jib shares how he conceived and created Project RAFT, an organization built on the idea of citizen diplomacy whitewater rafting expeditions between the USSR and the US. This world-changing program took us away from nuclear annihilation by fostering meaningful and lasting relationships across country and culture lines.

During this podcast, Jib shares how he conceived and created Project RAFT, an organization built on the idea of citizen diplomacy whitewater rafting expeditions between the USSR and the US. This world-changing program took us away from nuclear annihilation by fostering meaningful and lasting relationships across country and culture lines.