Welcome back to Grounded with The Front Range Fellas. In this bonus segment, Thomas reads an excerpt from his uncle's book about a high-stakes bet he made my dad during his early days working for the Denver Broncos. My dad was also pranked many times by John Elway during his 20+ years working for the team, and this is one of those stories. Check ou…

Welcome back to another episode of Grounded with The Front Range Fellas. For part 3, we discuss the hype and subsequent search for Emma Watson in 2014 when she was spotted at times on campus at Boston College, and the many shortcomings of our dysfunctional "Emma Watson Search Party." It was a great effort and we simply wanted to get a photo with th…

Welcome back to another episode of Grounded with The Front Range Fellas. For part 1, we review the last 12 months since COVID took ahold of our planet and what we all did to stay sane (highs and lows of this year). What did you do? Also featured in this episode is a recounting of how I snapped my leg in half and went through emergency surgery and r…

When I found this out about our visual perception of the moon, it blew my mind! Hopefully it will blow yours too and you'll think of it every time you look at the moon. Some serious research and data included in this one. Enjoy. -------- Follow my music on Spotify and YouTube! and on Instagram: @thomas.harpole --- Send in a voice message: https://p…

Welcome back! On today's episode, I read my essay about terrible, chronic episodes of hunger on a plane, also known as HOAP, and how to cope through them. Contact me if you've ever had a similar episode and we can talk about it. Thomas Connect on Instagram Listen on Spotify Music --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/…

Hey folks! I'm joined today for another segment of What The Heck (WTH) with my good friend, professional musician and songwriter Zach Heckendorf for a three part conversation about marketing your art, earning a music income, the impact of COVID on the music world, creativity, the social media vortex (and how to channel it for good), how to develop …

Hey folks! I'm joined today for another segment of What The Heck (WTH) with my good friend, professional musician and songwriter Zach Heckendorf for a three part conversation about marketing your art, earning a music income, the impact of COVID on the music world, creativity, the social media vortex (and how to channel it for good), how to develop …

Hey folks! I'm joined today for another segment of What The Heck (WTH) with my good friend, professional musician and songwriter Zach Heckendorf for a three part conversation about marketing your art, earning a music income, the impact of COVID on the music world, creativity, the social media vortex (and how to channel it for good), how to develop …

Welcome! Today we feature an exciting excerpt from my Uncle Tom who is an author and has just published a book entitled Regarding Willingness, Chronicles of a Fraught Life. Riverfeet Press. I hope you enjoy and consider practicing the techniques discussed in this story. Thomas --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ttm…

On today’s episode of Grounded with The Front Range Fellas, we discuss: •New hip alternatives: soap-making, wildlife/bird watching, crochet. •The Master Checklist: what everyone should have when going skiing •How to defer medical bills / Health insurance must-do’s •The 3 Golden Rules for a weekend at high altitude •What to do if you’re generally lo…

The late David Foster Wallace was a legendary, MacArthur-Fellow-winning genius that I really look up to. His books and short stories are so well-written and his writing will change the way you think about storytelling. Take a deep dive into his work! This episode of The Good Stuff replays the commencement speech he did at Kenyon College and talks a…

Welcome to What The Heck, an occasional chat I have with professional musician and songwriter Zach Heckendorf, a Colorado native and well-known dude here in Denver.We discuss the songwriting process (Zach takes us through a few songs on guitar), the state of modern acoustic music in America, the drive it takes to be an independent musician, what Za…