Los Olivos Day in the Country | Small Town. Big Heart. | Chopping It Up with Keith Saarloos
LOSOLIVOSCA.COM A little town. A big parade. And a whole lot of heart.Once a year, the streets of Los Olivos fill with neighbors, families, old friends, tractors, music, laughter, and the kind of small-town traditions…
What Happens When a Community Just Shows Up | Bethania Lutheran Food Distribution
Sometimes helping people isn’t complicated.You see a need.You show up.You get to work.In this episode, we’re at Bethania Lutheran Church in the Santa Ynez Valley for their food distribution, spending time with the…
The People We Trust With Our Children — Dr. Kim Sheehan
Dr. Kim Sheehan is the Superintendent of the Santa Ynez Valley Union High School District—and one of the people entrusted with helping prepare the next generation of this valley for adulthood.In this episode of Chopping…
Inside Rancheros Visitadores, Part Three: Honor, Remembrance and a Legacy That Rides On
What does it truly mean to be a Ranchero—and why do the traditions of Rancheros Visitadores remain so powerful nearly 100 years later?In the final chapter of this three-part oral history, Keith Saarloos and Bill…
Inside Rancheros Visitadores, Part Two: Famous Riders, Cowboy Code and Campfire Brotherhood
How did Rancheros Visitadores grow from a small horseback gathering into one of California’s most enduring and famously private riding traditions?In the second chapter of this three-part oral history, Keith Saarloos…
Inside Rancheros Visitadores, Part One: How California’s Legendary Ride Began
What is Rancheros Visitadores, how did it begin, and why has this famously private California riding organization endured for nearly 100 years?In the opening chapter of this three-part oral history, Keith Saarloos sits…
The Sun Will Come Up Tomorrow — My Mom, Linda Saarloos | Part 2 Episode 59
Keith Saarloos continues his conversation with the woman behind the Saarloos family—his mother, Linda Saarloos.In Part 2, Linda and Keith tell the story of how she and Larry “Big Lar” Saarloos followed a family dream to…
I Ambushed My Mom — Linda Saarloos: The Woman Behind Our Family | Part 1 Episode 58
Keith Saarloos welcomes the most important guest he has ever had on Choppin’ It Up: his mother, Linda Saarloos.There was only one way to get her into the studio.He ambushed her.Keith bought his mom a cup of coffee, told…
John Wright | The Analogue Room: We Traded Community for Convenience | Episode 57
We traded community for convenience.We gained every song ever recorded in our pockets—but somehow ended up listening to the same things alone.In Episode 57 of Choppin’ It Up, Keith Saarloos sits down with John Wright,…
What Horses Know About You Before You Do | Inside Roundbarn Ranch | Episode 56
What if a horse could show you something about yourself before you had the words to explain it?In Episode 56 of Chopping It Up with Keith Saarloos, Keith sits down with Justine Schreyer Lewin, founder of Roundbarn Ranch…
🎙️ Episode 55 | 🎻 A German Banjo Player, 🎼 An Opera Singer & 🍇 The Future of Verjus | Glass Rose
🍇 Can a German banjo player, an American opera singer, and a vineyard in the Santa Ynez Valley change the way we think about wine?It sounds like the beginning of a movie... because it almost is.What happens when a…
🇺🇸 Episode 54 | Dennis Patrick — (Part 3 of 3) The Digital Revolution • AOL • Time Warner • Why Community Still Matters
(Part 3 of 3) 📱 Who built the digital world we all live in today?💻 How did the internet move from dial-up to the smartphone in your pocket?🌾 And after helping shape the future of communications, why would someone leave…
🇺🇸 Episode 53 | Dennis Patrick — (Part 2 of 3) Free Speech • The Fairness Doctrine • The First Amendment
(Part 2 of 3) 🇺🇸 Should the government have a role in deciding what you can hear?📺 What was the Fairness Doctrine, and why did its repeal permanently change American broadcasting?🎙️ And why does a decision made nearly…
🇺🇸 Episode 52 Dennis Patrick — (Part 1 of 3) Ronald Reagan • The White House • The Breakup of AT&T
🇺🇸 What was Ronald Reagan really like when the cameras weren't rolling?🏛️ What was it like to work inside the White House during one of the most transformative presidencies in American history?☎️ And how did the breakup…
🤠🐴🇺🇸 Episode 51 — Old Santa Ynez Days - Charlotte Becerra - Jail Wagons • Tortilla Tosses • Rodeo Weekend • The Most Santa Ynez Thing Ever
Some towns have festivals.Santa Ynez has a jail wagon.This week on Choppin’ It Up with Keith Saarloos, Keith sits down with Charlotte Becerra from Old Santa Ynez Days and the Santa Ynez Chamber of Commerce to talk about…
🍷 Episode 50 — Doug Margerum 🍷🇫🇷 The Wine Cask • Margerum Wine Company • Why Wine Matters More Than Ever
Some conversations remind you why you fell in love with wine in the first place.This is one of those conversations.Before Santa Barbara County wine was cool...Before tasting rooms lined the streets...Before wine country…
🎙️ Episode 49 🍷 Larry Schaffer | Curiosity, Community, and Why Wine Should Be Fun
There are people who make wine.And then there are people who spend their lives asking questions.This week on Choppin' It Up, Keith sits down with one of the most outspoken, thoughtful, and genuinely curious people in…
Episode 48 🎨 LOON — The Most Interesting Man in the World
There are people who make art…and then there are people who quietly dedicate their lives to observing humanity…pointing out the absurd…and somehow making us love each other a little more because of it.This week on…
Episode 47 🍔🔥⛷️ Kevin Malone — The Local Kid Behind the Grill at Mattie’s Tavern
This week on Chopping It Up with Keith Saarloos, Keith sits down with one of the most interesting guys quietly shaping the Santa Ynez Valley food scene… Executive Chef Kevin Malone of Mattei's Tavern. But this episode…
46 VIDEO EPISODE : How to Fix Your Mental Health in 25 Minutes 🧠🍷 | SAARLOOS + SONS Spring Allocation
Before there was wine… there were people worth remembering.This is the RAW Video0 from our 2026 Spring Allocation—recorded in the vineyard as everything comes back to life. No script. No polish. Just the truth.I spent…