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…
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 45 🎙️🎓 Dr. Kimberly Sheehan | Santa Ynez Valley Union High School - “ Is The Total Package” Community High School California Should Try To Emulate
If you’re a parent…this is not optional listening.Because everything you think you know about schools, kids, and “how things are these days”…might not be the full story.This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with…
🎙️ Episode 44 🇺🇸🔥 – Andrew Coffin | Reagan Ranch
Andrew Coffin | The Reagan Ranch, Legacy, and Leadership That Still SpeaksSome places are visited.Some places are remembered.A very rare few… shape the people who shape the world.This episode is about that place.I sat…
🎙️🙏🏫 Episode 41 — Casey Groves: Faith, Friendship, and What’s Really Behind the Pulpit
Casey Groves | Faith, Doubt, and Real Conversations About ChurchSome people talk about faith.Some people avoid it.And some people wrestle with it—honestly.This episode is about the wrestle.I sat down with my friend…
🏍️🔥 Episode 40 — Josh @IMRidingPlaces : Bet on Yourself, Buy the Bike, and See What Happens Saarloos and sons – Chopping it up – With Keith Saarloos
Josh | Motorcycles, Risk, Freedom, and the Kind of Life You Have to Go ChaseSome people wait until life gives them permission.Some people buy the motorcycle first.And every once in a while, somebody decides to stop…
🎖️🎶 Episode 39 — Mike McGrew & John Fiorey: First Responder Stories, Healing Through Music, and Project Harmony
Mike McGrew & John Fiorey | Service, Trauma, Songwriting, and Turning Pain into Something BeautifulSome people run toward the worst day of your life.Some people carry what they saw for decades.And every once in a while,…
🎙️ 🇩🇰 Episode 37 — Community Chaplain Linda Palmer: Solvang, Danish Roots, and Rebuilding Community
Saarloos and sons – Chopping it up – With Keith SaarloosLinda Palmer | Solvang History, Danish Culture, and the Work of CommunitySome places are built with lumber and brick.Some places are built with memory.And the best…
🎙️🎧 📻 Episode 36 — Dylan Ortega: Valley Roots, Radio, and the Sound of Independence
Saarloos and sons – Chopping it up – With Keith SaarloosSome people chase fame.Some people chase money.Some people just try to live a meaningful life in the place they love.Dylan Ortega is one of those people.This…
🎙️🏴☠️🏫 Episode 33 — Josh McClurg: Coming Home, Leading Pirates, Building Community
Some people grow up here and leave.Some people leave and never look back.And then there are the rare ones who come home—and decide to carry the weight.This episode is about one of those guys.I sat down with Josh…
🎙️ 🕊️ Episode 29 – Chaplain Linda Palmer 🕊️🌿 (Solvang History, Preparedness, Inner Purpose)
This one felt like stumbling into a living library… and realizing the book can talk back.I met Chaplain Linda Palmer at Good Seed Coffee and within two minutes I knew I’d found one of those rare people who has lived ten…
🎙️❤️ Episode 26 — Pam Gnekow | The Heart That Feeds the Santa Ynez Valley 🥕🚚
This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with a true, behind-the-scenes legend of the Santa Ynez Valley: Pam Gnekow, CEO of San Ynez Valley Community Outreach—the woman quietly holding the safety net together while…
🎙️🌍🤝 Episode 25 — Robbie Boyd | The Price of Luxury, the Cost of Loneliness, and Why Friendship Still Wins 🌍🤝
This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with a man who should probably charge him rent for all the space he takes up in his head — his good friend Robbie Boyd, calling in from the opposite coast with a sharper wit…
🎙️💥 Episode 24 — (Part 2) - Efran Pulido | From 500-Pound Bombs to Santa Ynez Real Estate 🏡🇺🇸
In Part 2 of this episode of Chopping It Up, Keith picks back up with Efran Pulido right where we left off — on MSR Bug in Iraq, at the height of the IED war.Efran walks us through dismantling devices while insurgents…
🎙️💣 Episode 24 (Part 1) — Efran Pulido | From Elm Street to the Triangle of Death 🇺🇸
This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with homegrown Valley kid Efran Pulido — and Part 1 of his story starts a long way from real estate signs and collared shirts.Efran walks us through how his family first came…
🎙️⛳ Episode 22 — Johnny Hogan | Golf, Grit & the Hidden Magic of the Alisal Ranch Course 🌄🏌️♂️
This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with local legend Johnny Hogan — the guy who didn’t just grow up at the Alisal, he shot 60 out there and holds the course record at the Ranch Course.They get into what makes…
🎙️🏊♀️ Episode 20 — Lisa Palmer | Building the Santa Ynez Aquatics Future 🌊❤️
This week on Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with community powerhouse Lisa Palmer to dive into the vision behind the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Foundation—and why a world-class, two-pool complex right on the…
🔪⚒️ Episode 18 — Clem’s Knives | From Code to Forge, Valley-Made Heirlooms 📻🌲
Clem Boyleston went from building high-tech solutions to hammering out purpose-built knives you’ll hand down to your kids. We talk Santa Barbara → Santa Ynez migrations, the smell of upturned dirt over the pass, and why…