People of Chattanooga
"People of Chattanooa" A weekly podcast that interviews the unique individuals that make up this wonderful city. They are the adventurers, risk takers, entrepreneurs, creative thinkers, movers and shakers of the city. They are bold, they have succeeded or failed, they are not the mundane, they have a story to tell and this is where they can do that. Welcome to the People of Chattanooga Podcast, hosted by Luke Swab.
Episodes
49 episodes
#49 - Lewis Armistead - The Bone Yard Bar + Lewis and Clark Band + The Wreckless Conduct
Today on the show I have Lewis Armistead. Lewis is Lewis. I don’t know anyone else like him. He is a Downhill Skater, Musician, Singer, Mtn Biker and now successful Bar owner with his masterpiece on Station Street named the Bo...
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2:17:53
#48 Blythe Bailey - Director of Design and Connectivity for the Department of Parks and Outdoors
Today on the show I have Blythe Bailey. Blythe works for the city as the Director of Design and Neighborhood Connectivity. In this conversation, we dive as deep into greenways as I could keep up with. We discuss how important green ways a...
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1:35:43
#47 - Skyler Baker - Hiking the Pacific Coast Trail
Today on the show I have Skyler Baker. Skyer loves to camp and hike. His latest project was completing the famous Pacific Coast Trail. This 2,650 trail from the Mexican Border to Canada was his daily life for a few months and ...
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1:24:48
#46 - Ben VanderHart - Telemonster & Yellow Racket Records
Ben VanderHart is a local Musician from his band Telemonster. He also is the owner of the record label titled: Yellow Racket Records. Yellow Racket also has a brick and mortar storefront on east main which sells turntables and has o...
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1:16:29
#45 - Cash Daniels - Chattanooga's Conservation Kid
Cash Daniels, you may have seen him on the Kelly Clarkson Show or talking to former Mayor Andy Berke about Conservation. His resume may be the longest of anyone I have ever had on the show. The following is a list of his current awards an...
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#44 - Jeff Styles - "Chattanooga Drive In Show" Podcast
Jeff Styles has been on local talk radio morning shows for 29 years. He knows the game well and has cultivated a loyal following. I had the pleasure to sit down with him for two hours to discuss leaving radio and switching to podcas...
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2:03:08
#43 - Randy Whorton - The Big Cumberland Loop
Randy Whorton is a legend in Chattanooga. He loves everything outdoors and gives so much back to the community by cleaning up our rivers and trails. His passion for trail running and stand up paddle boarding led him to tackling bigg...
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1:48:20
#42 - Nathan Bird - Chattanooga Civics Podcast
Today on the show I have Nathan Bird. Nathan is the host of the local podcast Chattanooga Civics. In this conversation we learn about the man behind the mic, why he started the podcast, and when and where we can vote. Nathan is pass...
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1:28:12
#41 - Cameron Muilenburg - Videographer, BMX, Hddn.co, RAD DAD!
Today on the show I have my good friend and colleague Cameron Muilenburg. Cameron and I met riding BMX bikes a few years back and our relationship has grown from friends to working together as journalists for RoadRunner Touring Magazine.&...
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1:46:52
#40 - Kim White - River City Company & Mayoral Candidate 2021
Kim White: You all probably have heard her name before as she is a powerful, well-known woman in our community who has quite the running resume. She has held the title of President and CEO of River City Company which is a non-profit resp...
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#39 - Paul Mayer - Discovering the WWII U.S.S. Indianapolis - Submersible Pilot for the late Paul Allen
Paul Mayer is one of the best Submersible Pilots in the world. He has over 2,000 dives under his belt, which in layman's terms means that less than 10 people who have ever lived on this planet have dived more than him . He has worked pilo...
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3:13:27
#38 - Scottie Bowman - Scottie's on the River, Big Chill & Grill, The Launch Pad
Scottie Bowman is the owner of two great restaurants in town: Scottie’s on the River and also the Big Chill & Grill. She started The Launch Pad which is a twelve step based sober living house for women in recovery of alcohol and...
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1:38:00
#37 - Wade Hinton - Former City Attorney & Mayoral Candidate 2021
Wade Hinton was born and raised in Chattanooga’s west side neighborhood by his single mother. He went to College at Emory University and Law School at the University of Memphis. His resume is impressive as he has been the city’s at...
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1:32:05
#36 - Tim Laramore - Director of North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy
Tim Laramore is an avid kayaker, a teacher at Baylor, and the Director of the North Chickamauga Creek Conservancy. The conversation revolves around water as we discuss access, land acquisition, park creation and maintenance. We talk...
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1:24:32
#35 - Mark Baldwin - Breakdancer, Dj & Founder of L2 Outside
Mark Baldwin has lived a crazy life. In his 20’s he was a popular DJ in the Caribbean Islands. Some of those islands were so dangerous that he had a personal bodyguard. In fact one summer a DJ was murdered and Mark was next in line ...
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1:46:15
#34 - Nelson Johnston - Thorough Built LLC
Nelson Johnston is our youngest guest to date at only 24 years old, but don’t let his age fool you. He is in a league of his own when it comes to working hard. He has quite the unconventional success story. He self-describes h...
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1:04:06
#33 - Sunshine Loveless - Gold Medalist & Outdoor Enthusiast
Sunshine Loveless is a world class athlete who played for America in Women's tackle football. In 2010 she helped the US take home the gold medal against Canada in the first ever IFAF Championship. She also has played competitive fas...
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1:06:39
#32 - Monty Bruell - First African-American Graduate of Baylor, Harvard Alumni, Mayoral Candidate 2021
Today on the show I have Monty Bruell. Monty has a fascinating story as he guides me through his life during this podcast. He was raised in Alton Park by his single mother. He became the first African-American to graduate from Baylo...
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1:43:24
#31 - Hollee Brock - Walking the Camino de Santiago & Along the Camino Podcast
Hollee Brock recently completed the Camino de Santiago in Spain which means “The way of Saint James.” It is a pilgrimage route of sorts with most people using the trail to grow their Spirituality. Hollee is a wonderful writer and af...
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1:12:56
#30 - Jim Johnson - Bike Tours & Building Greenways in Chattanooga
Jim Johnson the owner of Biketours.com and overall bicycle advocate. He has been helping people plan European bike tours for 18 years, that was until Covid-19 hit. His business model came to an abrupt halt and now one year before re...
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1:45:07
#29 - Tim Kelly - Chattanooga FC & Running for Mayor
Tim Kelly is the owner of Kelly Subaru, an owner of Chattanooga Brewing Company and a founder of the Chattanooga Football Club. If that wasn’t enough, he is also currently running for Mayor. During our almost two hour uninterrupted ...
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#28 - Briana Garza - Chatt Taste Food Tour
Briana Garza is one of the most positive person that I have talked to in awhile. She was fired from her 9-5 job due to Covid-19, but as she puts it. Instead of becoming unemployed she became self employed. She chose to not feel sorry for her si...
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1:13:38
#27 - Genesis the Greykid - Fine Art Poet
Genesis the Greykid is a Poet, Writer, Artist, Musician who looks at the world differently than anyone else I have ever talked to. The way he thinks can only be described as beautiful. We talk about abstract ideas like changing your age, spirit...
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1:45:14
#26 - Matt McLelland (AKA @chadthevan) - Innovation Strategist
Matt Mclelland is an Innovation Strategist at Covenant Transport Services. He looks into the future to see where the industry is headed and then advises the company how to not be left behind with the changes ahead. He also has a rea...
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1:06:31
#25 - Stratton Tingle - SoundCorps, Flavorless, Music & More
If you are in the music scene in Chattanooga, you already know Stratton Tingle. If you are not in the music scene, there is still a good chance that you have at least heard his name. He is a man of many talents and is heavily involved wit...
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