
In The Area
We are on a mission to collect wisdom nuggets. Our goal is to spotlight people with stories concerning honesty, courage, love, transcendence and everything in between. If we sit down with the right people, ask the right questions, we will come away with a piece of their wisdom to launch ourselves on our own hero's journey. Whether you're listening on your morning commute, or lounging on a Sunday morning, grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and join us in our journey to collect wisdom nuggets.
Latest episodes

Oct 8, 2020 • 51min
Scott Rednor | Musical Mountain Gangster
Scott is an accomplished musician and owner of Shakedown Bar in Vail, a live music venue and bar in the heart of the Vail Village. Scott has toured around the world with artists like Lenny Kravitz, Dave Matthews, Ween, and Blues Traveler. We discuss music, business, spirituality, and life.

Oct 1, 2020 • 39min
Fred Schiller | MY DAD
My dad and I talk Holocaust, hitchhiking to Woodstock, collecting records, business, life, grandparents and more

Sep 24, 2020 • 30min
Haley Simmons | Athletic Trainer, Fires, Bears and Canoe Trips
Haley is an athletic trainer at the Steadman Clinic, a world-renowned orthopaedic clinic in Vail, CO. She is also a fearless canoeist. We talk about emotions, her encounter with a wildfire on a Canadian canoe trip, her close call with a bear, and her resilience despite breaking bones in the wilderness!

Sep 17, 2020 • 31min
Sarah Johnson | Nonprofits & Family
Sarah is currently the Senior VP at the Vail Valley Foundation, founded a yoga non-profit to serve domestic violence survivors, practiced law in one of the most prestigious firms in Chicago, served as general counsel for Augustana College and shares her experience of choosing to sell a 4th-generation family business. Check us out in Instagram @IntheareapodOriginal music by Tompkins & Billa Joints

Sep 3, 2020 • 25min
Anders Fogel | Spirituality and Antarctic Stars
Anders is an English and History teacher in Vail, CO who shares his thoughts on spirituality, family history, and the important things in life.

Aug 27, 2020 • 32min
Quinn Pinaire & Bram & Axel Lloyd | Border Race & Sleep Deprivation
230 Miles --- 103 hours --- Canoe Race. In the summer of 2020, a group of friends raced from Lake Superior to International Falls, MN eating only trail mix and pemmican and sleeping very little.

Aug 20, 2020 • 47min
Ben Woods, Henry Cordeal & Chris Martella | Tri-Province Arctic Canoe Expedition
Saskatchewan—Northwest Territories—Nunavut. On June 10th, 2013, the Tri-Prov Arctic boys set out on Black Lake, Saskatchewan, and finished 58 days later, August 6th, on the Queen Maud Gulf at the Arctic Ocean, Nunavut. In between these two points, they paddled through three Canadian provinces/territories and traveled roughly 1,000 miles - no resupplies.

Aug 13, 2020 • 33min
Bram Lloyd & Quinn Pinaire | Love & Hard Lessons On Arctic Canoe Trip
One year after our 109-day canoe trip to the Arctic Ocean, Quinn, Bram and I explore our emotions and lessons learned from our experience.@intheareapod

Aug 6, 2020 • 32min
Brittani Washington | Music, Solo Careers, & Success
Brittani Washington is a breaking out recording artist who is one of the biggest backup musicians in the world. She toured worldwide with Beyoncé for 7 years as her primary keyboardist and she's now in demand for recording artists like CeeLo Green who she has also toured the world with and most recently Flatbush Zombies for their NPR Tiny Desk show. She continues to be in high demand by high profile artists. Brittani shares her wisdom and experiences on the cast@Intheareapod@brittaniwashington

Jul 30, 2020 • 25min
Luigi Cortez | US Military & Leadership
Luigi is an officer in the US army and graduate of West Point. We talk leadership, getting into the United States Military Academy, and the meaning of life.@Intheareapod