Best Chelsea Swain Podcasts (2024)

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Dave Phinney 0:48

2M ago0:48

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Early in his career Dave Phinney redefined the look and feel of winemaking and marketing in Napa Valley when he created a red blend called The Prisoner. Simultaneously he founded and remains involved with Orin Swift, working in partnership with Gallo. After the sale of his original brands, Dave went on to forge his own path establishing the spirits…

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Chelsea Barrett 47:02

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Growing up in one of Napa Valley’s most celebrated winemaking families, Chelsea brings a wealth of personal knowledge to her professional success. After graduating from UC Davis she gained real-world experience working in wine regions around the world and in wineries of all sizes from large to small. Today she is winemaker at Napa Valley’s Materra …

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Jean Hoefliger 43:26

2M ago43:26

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Born in Switzerland, Jean Hoefliger worked in vineyards and wineries throughout the world before landing in Napa Valley in 2001 and his first job here at Newton Vineyard. Since then he’s made wine with numerous brands including Alpha Omega Winery and AXR Napa Valley as well as with his long-time friend Michele Roland.…

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Emma Swain 50:48

2M ago50:48

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Her journey in wine took Emma Swain from Francis Ford Coppola’s Neibaum-Coppola Estate to wineries owned by Sonoma’s Sebastiani family before taking the reins at Chanel-owned St. Supèry. Visit St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & WineryBy Doug Shafer

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10. Eighteen Inch Haircut and Upper Limits 27:40

1+ y ago27:40

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Welcome Back to the Brimworthy Podcast! It’s been awhile since Chelsea last uploaded an episode, but it’s time for her to share a valuable lesson she learned while she was gone. This episode is for you if you feel like you have been working hard towards a dream, and you feel like the more you work towards your dream, the more chains you feel are pu…

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9. Take Care of You to Take Care of Them 15:17

2y ago15:17

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You may have seen Chelsea has been on a hiatus due to some wild life circumstances. Chelsea comes back behind the mic to bring some fire! To take care of others well, you need to take care of yourself well. Chelsea shares common ways to nourish ourselves so you can serve from a BrimWorthy cup. As mothers, we often put our wants on the back burner. …

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Violet Grgich 1:04:11

2y ago1:04:11

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Third-generation vintner Violet Grgich tells an incredible family wine story that spans a century that includes a world war, daring escapes, and a years-long journey to Napa Valley. Her grandfather was a winemaker in their small town in Croatia, her father came to Napa and help put the region on the world stage and started a winery, Grgich-Hills Es…

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Hugh Davies 59:21

2y ago59:21

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Hugh Davies lives in the same house he grew up in at Schramsberg Winery here in Napa Valley and, in a case of history repeating itself, it’s where he and his wife are raising their own family and making world-class wines. Hugh does a great job of weaving together 150 years of stories about family and winemaking on Diamond Mountain. Enjoy! For more …

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8. Money, Motherhood, and Letting Go 49:55

2y ago49:55

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Finding harmony, balance, and alignment can feel overwhelming for mothers who are entrepreneurs. But what if there was a different way? What if you could make a simple shift in your mindset to help you discover more freedom. Money Coach and Accountant, Dawn Patton, joins Chelsea on the Brimworthy podcast to talk about the art of being a mom and an …

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John and Rory Williams 1:02:03

2y ago1:02:03

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In 1975 John Williams arrived in Napa Valley with a return bus ticket and $40 in his pocket. He fell in love with wine and never used that return ticket – instead launching Frog’s Leap Winery. Today John and his son Rory (who also owns Calder Wine Co.) are running Frog’s Leap together and on the podcast, they discuss the joys and challenges of fami…

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7. You are a Disco Ball! 5 Steps to go from Drowning to Dancing 33:45

2+ y ago33:45

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Introducing the D.I.S.C.O. Method, Chelsea brings her unique fun-loving and innovative coaching technique to this episode. We are all created to be creative. It takes energy. Is the energy creating more energy or draining you? The intention is to thrive in your life, not just survive. Chelsea proposes the idea of envisioning being a disco ball. No,…

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6. You Can Win Without Going ALL IN 20:04

2+ y ago20:04

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Chelsea Swain coaches us through a common message which holds most everyone back. Most people wrongly call this “hustle culture.” However, maybe it is the wrong term for it. Hustling is impossible to avoid whether you are an entrepreneur or a stay at home mom. The accepted message of “you have to go all in” needs a little unpacking. Through Chelsea…

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5. A Soupy Conversation with Burn Bright Society Member, Tessa Harvey 1:01:46

2+ y ago1:01:46

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A Soupy Conversation with Burn Bright Society Member with Tessa Harvey Tessa Harvey- a free spirit, media maker, mother of three, and creative storyteller joins Chelsea on the Brimworthy Podcast in this episode. After meeting online from a fellow freedom keeper introducing them and discovering they both lived in Colorado Springs, Chelsea and Tessa …

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John Kongsgaard 1:01:50

2+ y ago1:01:50

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John Kongsgaard grew up in Napa Valley, where his father was a beloved local judge. John says their father-son relationship was tested during the stresses of the Vietnam War and the road to healing that rift culminated in the creation of Kongsgaard’s most celebrated wine, The Judge. Today John works with his son, Alex, to keep growing beautiful fru…

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4. 3 Epic Skills Moms, Conspiracy Theorists, and Entrepreneurs Have in Common 27:07

2+ y ago27:07

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Mamas, Homemakers, Dream Makers, Entrepreneurs, Tin Foil Hat Wearers- what do you all have in common? Number one: YOU are not alone. Chelsea Swain coaches us through the common threads which hold each of these unique niches together. She shares how your distinctive passions can lead to a rippling effect on the people around you. Each of these dynam…

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3. Hard Things 9:44

2+ y ago9:44

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Welcome back to the Brimworthy Podcast! One truth that Chelsea knows as a Master Dream Coach and a homeschool mama, is we need to acknowledge that hard things are going to happen. Here at Brimworthy, Chelsea believes you can actually do hard things… with ease. You need to cultivate your skills to thrive in life; however, it may not be a walk in the…

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2. Living in the Adjacent Possible 18:13

2+ y ago18:13

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Whether you are a stay at home mama, tin foil hat wearer, or business entrepreneur, this Brimworthy episode, “Living in the Adjacent Possible” is for you. What is the theory of The Adjacent Possible? Chelsea dives into this incredibly powerful tool where good ideas come from and helps you to see the steps to take to allow your eyes to be open to yo…

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1. The Lie That Time Flies When You're Having Fun 19:14

2+ y ago19:14

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Chelsea Swain, Master Certified Dream Coach, starts off the Brimworthy podcast with how to build a Brimworthy life & business with a foundational conversation about time. It’s time to talk about time. Have you caught yourself saying, “I don’t have enough time?” Living an intentional life changes the way you perceive time. -Time is an allusion. -Tim…

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Welcome to Brimworthy Trailer 12:13

2+ y ago12:13

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Welcome to Brimworthy! The Brimworthy Podcast is for the lions and lighthouses of the world! It’s for the mothers, the women, the homemakers, and the entrepreneurs who are standing up for freedom- people who are ready to live and build a wider life. Listen in to the show to hear how you start living a Brimworthy life- it’s more possible than you re…

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Alan and Delia Viader 0:52

2+ y ago0:52

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Delia Viader came to the wine business in Napa Valley in the 1980s after living in Argentina, Switzerland, Lebanon, and France and earning degrees from the Sorbonne in Paris and MIT in Boston. Her son Alan grew up on the winery property, learning vineyard and cellar work at a young age. Today this duo runs Viader Vineyards & Winery, one of Napa Val…

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Adam Lee 58:00

3y ago58:00

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Adam Lee comes from a family of devout Texas teetotalers. In college, however, Adam not only tasted his first wine, he became passionate about it. He and then-wife Diane Novy moved to California and founded Siduri, making outstanding Pinot Noirs from vineyards site that ranged from Santa Barbara to the Willamette Valley in Oregon. After selling Sid…

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Donald Patz 59:00

3y ago59:00

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Early on Donald Patz thought he’d pursue a medical career. After college, however, he landed a wine sales job and one thing led to another. By the 1980s Patz met James Hall in Napa and they created Patz & Hall, a winery celebrated for outstanding Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. In 2016, they sold the winery and Patz moved on to several exciting new wine…

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Elizabeth Vianna 50:00

3y ago50:00

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As a kid Elizabeth Vianna lived in Brazil, Los Angeles, and Illinois, then moved back to Brazil. She entered college intent on becoming a concert pianist, then got serious about medicine but along the way found her true love in wine. Today Vianna is one of our favorite neighbors here in Napa Valley’s Stag Leap District as winemaker and general mana…

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Michael Silacci 1:18:00

3y ago1:18:00

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While Michael Silacci grew up near the vineyards of Gilroy, California, it took years of travel through Hawaii, Japan, Switzerland, and eventually France to discover his passion for wine. Today he can look back on nearly 20 years of stellar winemaking at Opus One, combining innovative thinking with age-old techniques to produce wines that are among…

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Jay McInerney 51:00

3y ago51:00

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Jay McInerney burst onto the literary scene in 1984 with Bright Lights, Big City, his novel based on an era both in his life and the life of New York City. A dozen years later McInerney surprised a lot of people by turning to writing about wine. He won over many early doubters, displaying a novelist’s eye and a wine lover’s enthusiasm for profiling…

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Listener Questions with Spencer Christian 1:07:00

3+ y ago1:07:00

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In this episode the guest is you! We invited listeners to send in questions about wine collecting, winemaking, or all things Shafer – and you came through. Doug Shafer invited veteran broadcaster and wine enthusiast Spencer Christian to help navigate our way through all the queries and to add some of his own colorful thoughts and observations and w…

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Charles Woodson 59:00

3+ y ago59:00

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Later in 2021, Charles Woodson will accept a Pro Football Hall of Fame award in Canton, Ohio, just 100 miles from where he grew up in the small town of Fremont. From his start in high school football through college and an outstanding NFL career, Woodson was unstoppable, winning countless awards while at the same time becoming a philanthropist and …

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Tor Kenward 48:00

3+ y ago48:00

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Early in college Tor Kenward was drafted and sent to Vietnam. Coming home he realized that life is short and he only wanted to do things that brought him joy. That pursuit brought him to Beringer Vineyards in the 1970s where he became “Vice President of all the Fun Stuff.” In the early 2000s he and his wife Susan launched TOR Wines, a small winery …

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Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle 45:06

3+ y ago45:06

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Dalla Valle, long known for elegant and outstanding wines, is opening an exciting new chapter. Originally founded by Gustav and Naoko Dalla Valle in 1986, today the winery is run by the incredible mother and daughter team of Naoko and Maya Dalla Valle. Their story covers a lot of territory – from Northern Italy, to Kobe, Japan to Bordeaux, to the r…

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Métis in Space Theatre Presents: Tara McGowan-Ross 1:09:10

3+ y ago1:09:10

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tawâw and welcome to this very special first episode of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci kîsikohk otôtêma pîkiskwêyiwa: Métis in Space Theatre Presents! Our first guest host is Tara McGowan-Ross, an urban Mi'kmaq multidisciplinary artist. Tara chose to cover Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit, "a World War II satire that follows a lonely German boy named Jojo …

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Métis in Space S6E1 Recipe For Seduction 59:49

3+ y ago59:49

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Bid adieu to 2020, that hell year, and kick off Season 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk with Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel as they review "Recipe For Seduction," a 15-minute KFC and Lifetime mini-movie featuring "a young heiress struggling to choose between a wealthy suitor chosen by her mother, and the new house chef Harland Sanders." Som…

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Cyril Chappellet 1:05:00

3+ y ago1:05:00

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In 1967 the Chappellet family built the second post-Prohibition winery in Napa Valley. Cyril was in elementary school then and mostly what he recalls is all the fun of living in the wilds of Pritchard Hill with his four brothers and sisters. The next 50-plus years have been a great adventure for the Chappellet family, who’ve made some beautiful win…

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Tom Matthews 1:03:00

3+ y ago1:03:00

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By the age of 35 Thomas Matthews had lived in several U.S. states and abroad in Belgium, France, and Spain. He didn’t see himself staying anywhere for long. Then he took a job in London to write for a magazine called Wine Spectator. And something happened. He fell in love with the world of wine. This year Tom retires after more than 30 years with W…

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Jaime Araujo 1:07:00

4y ago1:07:00

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By the time her parents started Araujo Estate in 1990, Jaime Araujo was in college. She went on to earn four degrees, was a theater actress in London, and launched her own marketing agency in France – all before returning to Napa Valley. That life experience has been a boon in partnering with her parents on their winery, Accendo Cellars, as well as…

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Métis in Space Pre-Season 6 Interlude 12:57

4y ago12:57

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In this pandemic hell year 2020 season interlude (season 6 coming soon!) of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel provide an exciting update to their Back 2 The Land: 2Land 2Furious project!

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Oscar Renteria 49:00

4y ago49:00

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Oscar Renteria grew up in Napa and wanted to escape the wine industry so he went to college and earned a business degree. After graduation his father called and asked Oscar to come work for his new vineyard management company. Oscar accepted and together as they turned their business into one of Napa Valley’s leading vineyard companies. Today Oscar…

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Tom Rinaldi 57:00

4y ago57:00

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Tom Rinaldi grew up in San Francisco, enjoyed the Summer of Love, and tasted wine in Napa Valley on his motorcycle. Later he signed up for the Navy before entering UC Davis where he studied winemaking -- and the rest is history. He’s been winemaker for Round Hill, Duckhorn, Provenance, Pellet Estate, and others. His sense of adventure intact, Tom l…

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Métis in Space S5E10 The Indian in the Cupboard 1:31:21

4y ago1:31:21

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In this Season 5 Episode 10 finale of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel finally watch the most requested movie of their existence as podcasting duo - "The Indian in the Cupboard", where "a boy receives a wooden cupboard, antique keys, and an Iroquois warrior figurine for his birthday. The figurine c…

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Métis in Space S5E9 Blood Quantum 1:53:48

4y ago1:53:48

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In Season 5 Episode 9 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain, Chelsea Vowel, and guest Daisy "Shania" Swain, review Jeff Barnaby's "Blood Quantum" where "the dead are coming back to life outside the isolated Mi'kmaq reserve of Red Crow, except for its Indigenous inhabitants who are strangely immune to the zombie plague…

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Métis in Space S5E8 The Spy Who Dumped Me 1:46:11

4y ago1:46:11

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In Season 5 Episode 8 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Molly Swain and Chelsea Vowel introduce the world to one of their many premoirs; a film depicting actual events involving the two intrepid hosts, events which have not yet happened in this timeline. The buddy comedy, "The Spy Who Dumped Me," details the adventures Molly …

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Andy Erickson 1:09:00

4y ago1:09:00

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In his 20s Andy Erickson thought he’d work in the diplomatic corps but an extended trek through South America’s wine country and a chance encounter with Paul Hobbs changed all that. Erickson came back and started a Napa Valley winemaking career producing outstanding wines for Dalla Valle, Screaming Eagle, Bond, Staglin, Mayacamas, as well as the wi…

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Robert Kamen 41:00

4y ago41:00

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Robert Kamen has written the screenplays for blockbusters including Taps, the original Karate Kid films, Fifth Element, Gladiator, Lethal Weapon 3, the Transporter Films, A Walk In the Clouds, the Taken films, and on and on. In the middle of an active screenwriting career, he's been producing some real blockbusters as one of Sonoma's top vintners w…

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Kim McPherson 1:24:00

4y ago1:24:00

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Though Kim McPherson of McPherson Cellars grew up surrounded by wine history-in-the-making, it wasn’t obvious that vineyards and cellars were in his future. Kim’s dad, “Doc” McPherson, is credited as the father of the modern Texas wine industry but Kim’s got a degree in food science. Doc persuaded him to study winemaking at U.C. Davis and come back…

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Mark Beringer 1:07:00

4y ago1:07:00

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In spite of his last name, Mark Beringer’s future in wine was not a foregone conclusion. His family had sold Beringer in 1971. When he graduated from high school he thought he’d pursue music but changed course and began to study viticulture and winemaking. His career includes stints at Benzinger, Duckhorn, and Artesa before becoming winemaker at Be…

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Métis in Space S5E7 The Blues Brothers 2:13:04

4y ago2:13:04

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In Season 5 Episode 7 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain reject all copaganda in favour of cops and Nazis getting smashed up by The Blues Brothers. Part 2 of a 2 part special pandemic interlude, your intrepid hosts showcase their Favourite Movie of All Time time time. Just over two hours focusing …

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Cristie Kerr 48:00

4+ y ago48:00

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Cristie Kerr discovered golf at the age of eight growing up in Florida. She played on her high school’s boys team and by her late teens went pro, becoming one of the most successful players in LPGA history. Bringing the same drive she has in golf, Kerr has started two wine brands: the first one, Curvature, which raised funds for breast cancer resea…

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Métis in Space S5E6 Jesus Christ Superstar 1:51:59

4+ y ago1:51:59

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In Season 5 Episode 6 of otipêyimisiw-iskwêwak kihci-kîsikohk, Métis in Space, Chelsea Vowel and Molly Swain put the otipêyimisiw in "their own bosses" and toss away the imaginary limitations of genre. Part 1 of a 2 part special pandemic interlude, your intrepid hosts showcase their Favourite Movie of All Time time time. This extra verbose 2 hour e…

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Laura Catena 1:07:00

4+ y ago1:07:00

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From an early age Laura Catena wanted to pursue her interest in science. She earned an M.D. and became an emergency room physician in the Bay Area. Then in mid-career, while raising three children with her husband, who’s also an ER doc, she decided to join her family’s wine business in Argentina. Today she divides her time between San Francisco and…

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David Graves 1:08:38

4+ y ago1:08:38

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As a kid David Graves loved science and he earned a degree in evolutionary biology at UC Santa Cruz. Soon though, in a grad program, he realized he wasn’t enjoying life and what sounded like a lot more fun? Wine. He and a friend, Dick Ward, founded Saintsbury Winery in 1981. Today Saintsbury is known for beautifully crafted Pinot Noirs and Chardonn…

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Gerald Casale 1:05:08

4+ y ago1:05:08

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Gerald Casale is best known as co-founder and bass player of the ‘80s band Devo – a group with a style all their own with hits like “Whip It.” As the band became successful and toured the world, Gerald fell in love with great food and wine. Recently this composer and performer became a Napa Valley vintner. His Fifty By Fifty is one of Napa’s newest…

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