For BNLO’s season 2 conclusion, Shutter and Strum’s Brian Tryon has been in Colorado for a long time and you know what? He just wants us all to come together as a community. In this epic episode of BNLO, our conversation takes away back into time, all around the place, to Omaha, Knob Hill, downtown, the 80s and so much more. We talk about a city that’s changing, social media is changing how artists promote their work and an (almost) creative district that’s been on the rise.

Plus, what’s next for BNLO? What’s going on with season 3? Be sure to stay tuned!

Forgive the smudgy look of the bookends, I’m sorry, it looks bleh.

Mentioned in this episode:

Downtown Partnership

Knob Hill Urban Arts District

Knob HIll Neighborhood

Union Printers Hall Park

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0:00 Splash/Sponsor/Intro

0:31 Greetings and Monologue

5:02 Ad Break

5:56 Introducing Brian Tryon/Fall is Here

8:17 Life as a Teacher

12:28 The Young Brian Tryon

14:21 Finding Photography, Art and Culture

19:55 Growing up Fast and Losing the Passion

21:28 Getting Sober

27:02 President, Astronaut or…?

29:47 COS is Home, But Also Omaha?

37:04 Art Appreciation 101

40:25 Creating the Garfield Gallery

43:22 How to Sell Your Art/WTF is Social Media?

51:46 Hustling for a Living

54:43 Colorado Springs in the 90s

1:01:20 The Case for Preservation

1:07:38 Gentrification

1:16:16 The Need to Collaborate

1:25:14 Leaving a Legacy

1:27:22 Investing in Culture Beyond Shooks Run

1:34:40 How’s Shutter and Strum Doing?

1:39:18 Glowing up Knob Hill

1:44:49 The Sprawl of COS

1:48:01 What’s Next for Shutter and Strum

1:54:34 Interview Closeout

1:57:31 Outro/Credits

Believe it or not, political parties need leadership and John Jarrell is the latest person to step into the chair position of the El Paso County Democratic Party. We talk about what someone in that role does getting candidates on the slate for different races, supporting them, what it means to be a Democrat in such polarizing times when the party’s approval ratings are in the tank as well as John’s personal journey of winning against local Republicans.

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0:00 Splash/Sponsor/Intro

0:31 Greetings and Monologue

2:30 Ad Break

3:25 Introducing John Jarrell

4:03 Changing Seasons/Climate

7:10 What Does the Chair of a Local Political Party Do?

9:15 De-Gerrymandering

16:11 The County and Suburban Sprawl

21:33 Keeping the Party Going

22:35 The Bernie Swing

27:28 Taking Advantage of Protests

28:40 It’s Definitely Not Power

30:22 COS Dems v. Boulder Dems

32:38 Making Races Partisan Again

35:47 Don’t Play to the Middle

37:34 The Fear (?) of Polarization

41:34 Purity Testing Candidates?

45:40 More Progressives in City Council

47:35 Why Not a Third Party?

54:59 Seeking State Support in a Purple Town

59:38 John’s Favorite Local Issues

1:10:17 Protests

1:16:48 Zohran Mamdani

1:19:15 Why We Need More Housing

1:28:53 What Is Democratic Socialism?

1:33:15 When Were You Radicalized?

1:39:34 City Council Needs a Pay Raise

1:40:43 Why John Ran for Party Chair

1:43:48 Interview Closeout

1:46:00 Outro/Credits

Blackpackers founder and executive director Patricia Cameron hikes into Studio 809 in this episode of BNLO! We talk about hiking, being outdoors, the value of BEING outdoors and recreation vs. adventure. We also tackle how Mayor Yemi is doing, local politics and what protest looks like in these modern times. BNLO approves of her stance on the Confederate flag.

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0:00 Splash/Sponsor/Intro

0:31 Greetings and Monologue

3:19 Ad Break

4:14 Introducing Patricia Cameron

5:29 As a Young Adult…

7:51 Doing Stuff Because It’s Hard

11:11 Colorado Springs v. The World: Multimodal Edition

16:42 The Outdoors as Home

24:27 Colorado Springs as a Food/Transit Desert

26:08 Local Journalism and a Flag Burning

33:02 Connectivity and Bikes

41:19 Direct Advocacy

48:00 The Mayor Yemi Report Card

51:44 Local Politics

56:29 Outdoor Recreation v. Adventure

1:04:31 The Facts, The What and The Why of Blackpackers

1:14:08 Changing One’s Mind in a Big Way

1:21:04 How To Make Your Protest Count

1:23:46 What is Law Anyway?

1:28:38 Interview Closeout

1:32:35 Outro/Credits