

Coffee and a Mike
Michael Farris
I want people to find my podcast objective so that they can critically think to make an informed decision.
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Jun 10, 2019 • 1h 8min
Shari Rowe #55
Shari Rowe has earned a reputation for capturing simplistic beauty, crafting each lyric and melody with truth, sincerity and artistic integrity. This Southwestern troubadour has spent her career captivating audiences country-wide, from front porch performances to concerts on the big stage. Combining classic country and bluegrass elements with a stellar lineup of Nashville players, Rowe is changing the pace of modern country music. Her latest single Night Ridin' is available on all digital platforms.

Jun 5, 2019 • 53min
Paul Walter Hauser (Revisited) #54
Paul Walter Hauser is an American actor, producer, writer and stand-up comedian from Saginaw, MI. Some of his roles include I, Tonya, BlacKkKlansman, and Cobra Kai series on YouTube. His newest movie "Richard Jewell" hits theaters December 13th directed by Clint Eastwood.

Jun 3, 2019 • 43min
Comedian Jerry Garcia #53
Jerry Garcia has stormed his way into the National Comedy scene as one of the Top-Rated Comedians. Audiences cannot get enough of this smart-energetic-funny-funny man from Huntington Park, California. A single father of three boys, Jerry allows us to come into his world and laugh hysterically with his charm, witty puns, and punchlines using his young hip Latin flavor that easily crosses over to all audiences. His new comedy special "IT'S NOT MY WEEKEND" debuts on HBO Latino June 14th.

May 29, 2019 • 1h 7min
Arian Carpio #52
Arian Carpio is a professional freestyle wrestler and member of the Sunkist Kids training for the 2020 Summer Olympics. She is a two time high school Washington state wrestling champion, second female to make the Arizona State wrestling team, and two time Pan-American Medalist.

May 20, 2019 • 1h 39min
Nahshon Garrett #51
Nahshon Garrett is a professional freestyle wrestler and member of the Sunkist Kids training for the 2020 Summer Olympics. He is a two time high school California state wrestling champion and a four-time All-American wrestler at Cornell University. He finished the 2015-2016 season undefeated and won the 133 pound NCAA Division One National Championship.

May 15, 2019 • 1h 25min
Paul Mosier #50
Paul Mosier is the author of critically acclaimed middle grade novels, including Train I Ride, Echo's Sister, and the forthcoming Summer and July. He lives very near his place of birth in downtown Phoenix, and is married and the father of two girls, one of whom has passed to the next dimension.

May 13, 2019 • 1h
Jennifer Caraway The Joy Bus Diner #49
Jennifer Caraway, Founder and Executive Director of The Joy Bus and The Joy Bus Diner, is an accomplished restauranteur, Food Network's Chopped Champion, and a true pioneer in the field of social entrepreneurship. She has dedicated her life and passions to serving her community and the culinary medicine movement.

May 8, 2019 • 35min
Sierra Blair-Coyle #48
Hailing from Scottsdale, Arizona, 25-year-old Sierra Blair-Coyle has been competing professionally in rock climbing since the age of 14. Voted one of the Top 99 Most Outstanding Women of 2015 by AskMen, she has also been a World Cup Competitor (2010-2018), and was a two-time National Champion as a junior competitor. Sierra graduated in May 2016 from Arizona State University with a degree in marketing. She now enjoys traveling the world competing and doing what she loves full-time.

May 6, 2019 • 1h 3min
Hal Sparks #47
Hal Sparks won the Funniest Teenager in Chicago contest when he was 17 years old, the same year he starred in Frog, starring Elliott Gould, Shelley Duval and Scott Grimes. In 1999 he became the host for the E! show Talk Soup. You might also know him from Queer As Folk, Dude, Where's My Car?, I Love the 80s, Lab Rats, his Stand Up or his band Zero 1.

May 1, 2019 • 1h 6min
Dusti Bowling #46
Dusti Bowling grew up in Scottsdale, Arizona, where, as her family will tell you, she always had her nose in a book. But it wasn't until after starting down a couple of different career paths that Dusti realized her true passion was writing. Her third book Momentous Events in the Life of a Cactus is due out September 2019 which is the sequel to the critically acclaimed Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus.


