Well aloha everyone! We got a special luau for you today, as we meet my friend Krys. She is a life coach, and the leader/creator of her Hawaiian ministry, Grace For Generations. She is incredibly kind, strong, and loving woman, and I only hope you can see this when you listen to today's episode. As we get into faith, her continuing (but winning!!) battle through cancer, and her story on how she became the woman she is today. This is a longer episode but I do recommend listening to it's entirety. We talk about a lot of hard stuff but also the victories in conquering those traumas. Enjoy!!

Krys' Website: https://krysgrantray.com/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2LahJvpHdvJ05K4Yni0dkA

Get yourselves settled down now, cause we got a very funny comedian coming up tonight. On this episode of OPES, we get my very own comedy "sensei", Keith Lowell Jensen for an episode. We get to talk about more comedy, being a comedian and raising a family. We also talked about the lead singer of Metallica, James Hetfield, who personally called Keith, to tell him about how funny a certain "KFC" bit made him laugh (you can catch more about this from his new special free on youtube, if you click the link below).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ev82Rdrt8Uk

Keith will also be performing at the Sacramento Punchline on June 4th 2023. Feel free to go to the link and check out his show (I hear he's recording a live comedy album!)

https://www.punchlinesac.com/EventDetail?tmeventid=G5vYZ9E9ngV6E&offerid=144568

Hey guys, dudes, non-binary palerinos, Tristan's back with another episode of OPES. Today we jump right into the funny matter, and speak with a good friend of mine, Kyle Adams. He's an up and coming comedian whose played all over the country, and was nice enough to stop by Portland and share his extraordinary story. If you like mountain dew and dead moms, you'll love this episode!!

Hello everyone who actually ends up reading this. Today's episode is about my good friend Zach Van Dyck, a Sacramento musician who has had the chance to perform with Trace Cyrus and even open for Drake Bell (that didn't age well). He's a wonderful person who was transparent enough to talk about the hard life of an artist, and the struggles we all face: addiction, inspiration, real life, etc. So if any of this sounds interesting to you or you are looking for some new music that covers the entire emotional spectrum, be sure to check out my guy Zach Van Dyck, on most of your music platforms (including here on Spotify {or where ever else you're listening to this podcast to lol}). He even has a new song that dropped called "dinero", it was the song I was humming to in the beginning.

We're all going to pretend I released this on 4/20 so it can still be relevant....

Hey guys! Your Host with the most here, bringing you a bit different of an episode today. In spite of the holiday, national cold brew/high five day, a close friend and I banter between life's hard subjects. Soprano's, Jesus, and Ronnie J all get brought up here. Also if the raunchy humor isn't something you enjoy, may advise to stay away from this one.

Merry Holidays everyone! I know we're a little early to be talking about Christmas and all, but half the country is snowing and the other half has disaster weather reportings so.... close enough lol Today's episode is about a good friend Russell, who I met while he was on a job. He is a professional Santa, and we talk all about what that entails. He also shares some of his personal favorite stories about being Santa, and why believing is still important to do. Get your insulin ready because this is going to be a sweat episode! 

Long time, no listen ehhh folks? Get your textbooks open and your pens ready, because we got a lesson in history today, black history. In honor of black history month, I am posting a very nice interview with a friend of mine, who interned for NASCAR. His name is Phil and he is an exceptional young man. We talk about what HE did during pandemic, and the leaps and bounds he went through to go after his dream. We discuss quite a bit in this episode, including some race related stuff, however, I do implore whatever your stance on it is, you give this a listen. Now without further ado, we're off to the races!! (racecar ones)

Hey there folks! It's your host with the most back with another extraordinary episode. Today we got a chance to talk with my friend Lori-Ann, a new resident to Portland, who has had an extensive history in the magical world of Opera! We talk about her favorites, how she fell in love with the music, and even get a little taste of the pipes she's working with. Check it out! 

Welcome dudes, dudettes, and theyettes to another episode of Ordinary People Extraordinary Stories. Tonight's episode is all about my friend Joey Wilson. Current guitarist for the ORIGINAL A Skylit Drive. We talk about rocking out, having babies, and what's next for him and the band. 

The following music was used for this media project:

Sad Song used:

Stoic Morning by Kevin MacLeod

Free download: https://filmmusic.io/song/4418-stoic-morning

License (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

Artist website: https://incompetech.com

Sup. On today's episode we are getting into the world of the hippoty hops. My good friend Max shares his history as an MC (touring, rapping with others and creating beats), but also gives us a taste of the crazy world of his cartoon, Max and Patrick. You're gonna wanna grab a bowl for this one (you know which one).