"Oh my god! This is like a little speak easy night club back here."

Danny George is one of the founders of The Old Town Market Backroom Jam. Danny is a longtime Orcutt resident, landscaper, and sometimes beautifier of public spaces in Orcutt, CA. Join Luis as he jams along with local musicians and learns a little history and maybe a few new chords on guitar.

ADAM LOPEZ ZOOM CALL LINK: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/8420553231

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"What makes one song different from the next is usually in the melody and I find melody in words."

Adam Lopez is an American roots musician who lives in Nashville. Hear how Adam got his start in music, how running inspires songs, and who are his biggest musical influences. Adam shares his latest album with Luis entitled Vol. 1 The Love We Were Born. Songs heard on this episode include Honest Man, The Love We Were Born, The Architects Of Oppression, Hello Stranger, Lightening, Suicide Doors, The Loony Tune, One Week In April, and Free Love.

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IG: @adamlopezguitar

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"My mask would be off, tongues would be in my mouth, I mean they don't care about social distancing or any of that."

Samantha O'Brien works at the San Diego Humane Society. Hear why some dogs end up in a shelter, stories about senior dogs, and organizations that are doing good. Patrick Sweeney runs us through an experience of running with donkeys at an organized race. Recorded live in San Bernardino County at a nudist resort.

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Samantha O'Brien Contact Info:

San Diego Humane Society

www.sdhumane.org

Frosted Faces

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The Animal Pad

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Patrick Sweeney Contact Info:

IG: @Sweeneydoes

http://www.packburroracing.com/index.shtml

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

[email protected]

Luis Instagram

Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

[email protected]

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"I guess that's the fun of it because there's no end. There's never a perfect race, you're never finished."

Jon Sabes becomes the interviewer in this Episode. Jon is the Chief Executive Officer at FOXO BioScience. Recorded at Telescope Peek in Death Valley, Jon interviews Luis Escobar. They chat about the beginnings of the Road Dog Podcast, Western States 100, Born To Run, the influence of the Tarahumara Indians, Badwater Ultramarathon, and many more races.

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Jon Sabes Contact Info:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jon-sabes-14368257/

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"I've seen a little of everything, by the way, I don't know what I haven't seen in the way of somebody dying."

Badwater Ben Jones is a retired medical Dr. born in 1932. Ben has birthed more than 1,000 babies, performed 2,000 autopsies, and run 133 marathons. Also known as the Mayor of Badwater, he is a three-time Badwater Ultramarathon finisher, husband to fellow Badwater luminary Denise Jones, and was Lone Pine's MD and autopsy-er for half a century.

Hear historic stories and unfortunate tales from the basin of Badwater to the top of Mt. Whitney as Luis discusses this iconic race with Ben.

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Personal Number (760) 937-8219

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"Dirt makes me happy. You know, sweat and dirt and having fun, you feel like a kid again."

Mo Bartley is a 5-time Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run finisher and the Fleet Feet Sacramento Trail Coach. Sean Garbutt is the Training Programs Director at Fleet Feet. Connecting athletes to coaches. In this episode, Luis sits down with them in the historic flagship Fleet Feet store in Sacramento, CA. They discuss the history of Fleet Feet and why you should go into a store to get fitted. They chat about the Fleet Feet trail program and reasons runners fail. Hear stories from the Western States 100 and best tips and practices for finishing.

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Sponsor: Fleet Feet

Fleet Feet Sacramento has served the running community for over 45 years, providing gear and coaching for athletes of all levels on the roads and trails. At the helm of Fleet Feet's Trail Heads group training program, Coach Mo Bartley introduces new trail runners to legendary trails in the Auburn, CA area. Learn more about Trail Heads here.

Sean Garbutt Contact Info:

Instagram: @sean_garbutt

Fleet Feet Sacramento Instagram: @fleetfeetsac

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"The first time you finish an ultra, it's kind of like a life changing event in your life, it's like a right of passage."

Billy Barnett is a special education teacher in Hawaii and was the featured runner on the cover of the Born To Run book by Christopher McDougall. Billy discusses how he got into running, his adventures from Born To Run, running the trails in Hawaii, and the current state of education during Covid.

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"It's not gonna be pretty and it's not gonna be fast, but it's gonna get done."

Rob DeCou is the Executive Producer and Co-Founder at Lux Virtual. He is also a ultra-endurance athlete. In this episode, Luis chats with Rob about how he got into endurance sports, doing 50 hours of non-stop aerobics, biking the Ride Across America, and his preparation for the Uberman Triathlon. Rob also discusses Raising money for causes like human trafficking, brain cancer research and Polio.

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Rob DeCou Contact Info:

E-mail – [email protected] Website – gorobgo.org Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/rob.decou.1/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gorobgo_org/ Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertdecou/ Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC- NXgoUWikEQjjlzKtj5U2Q?

Uberman Triathlon - uberman1.com

Luis Escobar (Host) Contact:

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Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

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"My job had been to basically be a bouncing ponytail…and now I'm bald and my body doesn't work so well."

Kim Strom is a runner, photographer, writer and cancer survivor. Kim sits down with Luis and talks about how she ended up moving to Europe from Chicago, how she started running, mapping out trails in the Swiss Alps, moving to California and how she battled cancer and won.

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Kim Strom Contact Info:

WEB: kimstrom.com / alpsinsight.com / elevation.alpsinsight.com / patitucciphoto.com

IG&FB: @kimberly.strom @alpsinsight.com @patitucciphoto

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Kevin Lyons (Producer) Contact:

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"I'm tired of having this conversation, I'm tired of seeing these images, I'm tired of the pain and the trauma."

Ben Chan sits down with Luis and talks about his experience growing up in New York an American born Chinese and the racism he encountered. Luis and Ben have the hard conversation of what diversity and inclusion actually looks like. Ben shares his experience of donating a kidney, donating his NY Marathon medal, GVRAT, why his race team withdrew from CRAW, BLM, and finding HBCUs Outside.

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Ben Chan Contact Info:

Instagram: @malerunner

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Road Dog Podcast Adventure With Luis Escobar

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