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Colorado Soul Stories
Your host, Mama Jill, protects and collects precious stories of our state; from place-makers who were the pioneers of creating culture here to the risk-takers passionately following their compass. Colorado is a beautiful place to behold and these people help make it a soulful place to be, emulating what is quintessentially Colorado.
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Episodes:
Meet Mama Jill
A quick introduction to Mama Jill and how this podcast came about.
In the early 1970s when Denver was a much more isolated city, Muddy's Coffee House emerged out of a vacant building and provided an oasis of culture, civility and refuge for folks from all walks of life. Check it out!
Music:
Featured "house" music for the pod is the track, "Lyons" by the Highland Ramblers, now, The Highland Electric Co.
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Do you have a story to tell that you've never really told anyone because it was traumatic, devastating or humiliating? These stories can eat away at us sometimes if they don't come out. eXposed Storytelling gives folks an accepting place to do this and it is intense! Join Mama Jill for an enlightening conversation with founder Josie Nixon and peer, Cooper Braun.
Music:
Featured track from my brother,
Kyle Carstens' 1990s band, Zoon Politikon, "Angel of Desperation."
Exposed storyteller, JoJo Elmquist shares how she found the Exposed Storytelling open mic in Northeast Denver, which led her to join that crew at their performance at the Bug Theatre this past May.
Cipriano Ortega is a longtime Northsider in Denver with deep roots. During this episode we discuss his newly released album, LoLo House as well as all of his creative activity.
We have discussions on home and how the changes in Colorado have affected us.
Music:
Featuring the track, "Cocoa" from his album, LoLo House.
Ana Maria Vasquez
In this 5th episode of the podcast, Mama Jill goes on the road to visit Ana Maria Vasquez in Nathrop, Colorado on her 40 acres adjacent to the beautiful forest and surrounded by her beloved animals. Ana Maria teaches us how to develop our intuitiveness about nature in order to live a joyful life full of more awareness.