Christopher

What makes a place?  That’s the question we asked in this episode of Rooted. Amy Conkling and Denice Gilliland from HutchRec joined me, along with Kari Mailloux from the Hutchinson Community Foundation. We walked through some of the history and science of placemaking, and discussed some of the intentional spaces and places that people in…

This episode of That Podcast in Hutch is all about feelings – and an upcoming event that hopes to create more public conversation around the topic of mental health in our community.  Bret Thomas visited the studio to talk about Feel Fest – which is being held in Downtown Hutchinson on Oct. 9 and 10….

Welcome to another edition of Ounce of Prevention!  I had so much fun with this episode, and I think you’ll have a lot of fun listening.  We talk about bats. We talk about sexually transmitted illnesses. We talk about Ebola virus – which to me is one of the scariest things on the planet.  Kate…

I’ve learned in my time that most of the good things in life come from good people working to create goodness in the world. That’s certainly the case with the people who dedicate their time, effort, and talent to HutchRec and the foundations that support their work.  This month’s episode of Rooted explores the people…

This episode of An Ounce of Prevention began with a simple question: What does the Reno County Health Department do, anyway? Turns out a lot – and it’s not just vaccinations and restaurant inspections.  For the record, the State of Kansas took restaurant inspections away from local health departments more than 10 years ago and…

Thanks for the great response to our first episode of Rooted – with HutchRec. It was great to see the positive feedback from so many of you.  Our second episode of Rooted focuses on the power of stories and storytelling. My friend Sue Wray came to the studio to share a story about the important…

I’m very excited to help bring an informative and entertaining new podcast to That Podcast in Hutch listeners!  An Ounce of Prevention will be an up-close conversation about public health with Candace Davidson and Kara Bunce, who both work in the field every day with the Reno County Health Department.  In this first episode, we…

We’re embarking on something new here at That Podcast in Hutch, and I can barely tell you how excited we are about it!  That Podcast in Hutch has partnered with the Hutchinson Recreation Commission to present a new Podcast – Rooted. A podcast that focuses on how HutchRec builds community through its programming, events, and…

Join producer Christopher as he leaves Hutchinson to meet up with Jason in Burden Kansas, a stop along the Bike Across Kansas route. Christopher joins Jason, along with several other cyclists on BAK as they discuss the hardships and struggles of BAK, the community they have built, the history of the ride, and the towns…