I had the great honor to interview Mr. Leviness back in the summer of 2015 and thought I would post it again to mark the passing of this wonderful, intelligent, adventurous, empathic man. Everyone's favorite 5th grade teacher. He influenced more people than any other person I've know personally, yet seemed to steadfastly refuse to believe he had any influence at all. RIP Mr. Leviness. YSLY!

It's Episode #51 of "The Audra Show" - a Very Special Episode with some Very Special Guest Hosts who I cannot thank enough, my niece and nephew the lovely Anthony and Sophia! We discussed our Colorado vacation, their fun-filled summer, our evening plans and Gilda's feelings toward them. There may have been some kazooing, but you'll have to listen to know for sure!

Episode #50: For the Current and Future Citizens of HeidiTown

Thank you so much to my episode #50 guest, the Mayor of HeidiTown.com, Heidi Kerr-Schlaefer for calling in to the show for a very fun chat about:

• How she barely escaped a career in international relations law

Check out HeidiTown.com, join the HeidiTown block party on Facebook, or tweet her your Colorado (and surrounding states) trip planning questions @HeidiTown. She loves that! Yes, really!

Episode #49: “She got in her private plane and flew home. Local girl makes good”

Thank you dearly to my guest, 96-year old Anita Hessin who told me her amazing life story!

**Recorded September 17, 2014, published on Podbean May 2017

Thank you to Eddie Gobbo and Jon Verna of Harmonic Brewing for chatting with me about craft brewing, NFL craziness, GRØWLER lyrics, and whether or not there is a magic leprechaun dancing around Eddie's head. Thank you to Scott Redick for fighting traffic to make it on the last minute of the show. And thank you to infant guest, Layla Gobbo, for appearing on not 1, but 2 FCC Free Radio podcasts today (catch her on today's episode of The Bob Benson Show as well)!!

A great big thank you to The Audra Show Episode #48 guest, Green Beret and Bronze Star winner, Trapper Johnson. I took a drive up to the mountains to chat with Trapper about:

• His amazing and heroic service in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia including his time being carried by the military as killed in action

You can finally check out episode #48 of The Audra Show below or on iTunes. Thank you for listening!

Very big thanks to my houseguest/episode #47 guest Beata Nazem Kelley who is the “Persian Girl Desperately Addicted to Food” behinds Beats Eats, a food blog where she makes delicious cooking easy and accessible for busy people. Now featuring videos!

She decided to travel to Colorado for The Audra Show in-person experience (admittedly, not the best ever) which gave us the chance to go on a mini-food tour of downtown Denver and describe it to you in detail, including this delicious item.

We also discussed:

• Bloody Marys

Finally, it’s episode #46 of The Audra Show. Thank you and apologies to my guest, Joshua NS, the Sexton of the 6th Avenue United Church of Christ in Denver.  We had a fun and fascinating conversation that originally ran almost 3 hours, so took this long to edit (with a vacation in-between). Topics of discussion include:

What is a sexton?

Joshua’s time with the guerilla in the Guatemalan jungle at age 15

His art project entitled “Who Is Nellie Bly?” featuring revolutionary American women from the turn of the century

How to find a commune

Why more people aren’t married by Jedi Knights (or are they?)

What it means to be a Christian Anarchist and why it’s about hope (which i finally understood)

Religion vs Spirituality vs Science

The purpose of religion

The concept of America as a Christian nation

The Open and Affirming Project of the United Church of Christ to invite congregations to think about their relationships with the LGBTQ community

Discussions provoked by statements he’s put on the church marquis

Our thoughts on how to solve racism and other bigotry