🇺🇸 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 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 43 — Louis Lucas: A Beautiful Life, Hard Truths, and the Future of Wine Country Saarloos and sons – Chopping it up – With Keith Saarloos
Louis Lucas (Pt. 2) | Farming Wisdom, Industry Reality, and Why It Was All Worth ItSome people build something.Some people survive something.And every once in a while, someone looks back on a lifetime of both… and says…
🍇🏆 Episode 42 : Louis Lucas: The Grape Legend, The Man Who Built Santa Barbara Wine Country Saarloos and sons – Chopping it up – With Keith Saarloos
Louis Lucas | Wine Pioneer, Valley Builder, and the Foundation of an Entire IndustrySome people plant grapes.Some people build wineries.And every once in a while, someone builds an entire region.This episode is about…
🎸🌄 Episode 38 — Logan Livermore: Valley Sound, Local Legend, and Music Built on Dust and History
Logan Livermore | Local Music, Los Olivos History, and the Sound of the Santa Ynez ValleySome bands play songs.Some bands play a place.And every once in a while, you hear music that could only have come from one stretch…
🎙️ 🇩🇰 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 31 — Mark Herthel: Horses, Healing, Reagan, and Building Things That Matter: The Backbone of the Valley 🐎🧠🇺🇸🎙️
Mark Herthel | Horses, Healing, Reagan, and Building Things That MatterSome people build businesses.Some people build institutions.And a very rare few build the backbone of a community.This episode is about the latter.I…
🍺 Episode 30 — Adam Firestone 🍺🍷🇺🇸 Firestone Walker Co-Founder | Flagship Family of the Santa Ynez Valley — Yes, That Adam Firestone
This one mattered.Not because of fame.Not because of numbers.But because some stories don’t get told very often—especially by the people who lived them.Adam Firestone doesn’t do long interviews like this.He doesn’t need…
🎙️ 🕊️ 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 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 15 — Alfred Holtzhoy | 🥩☕️🌶️🥪 The History of El Rancho Market
From a shuttered “Buy Wise” in 1966 to the beating heart of the Santa Ynez Valley, this one has it all. Alfred Holtzhoy takes us inside his family’s immigrant-to-owner story—dad a German-trained master butcher who…
Episode 9 🧢 Ian Palmer | The Family Who Put Up the Flagpole in Los Olivos
In this episode of Chopping It Up, Keith sits down with Ian Palmer, a true homegrown son of Los Olivos whose family has been part of the Santa Ynez Valley for over a century. From his great-grandfather riding a bicycle…
LEGENDS OF THE VALLEY - 2 - Don Felipe
Summary:In this episode of An Idiot's Guide to Life, host Keith Saarloos interviews Don Felipe, a legendary figure in the Santa Ynez Valley wine community. They discuss Don Felipe's journey from Mexico to the valley,…
2B: Legends of the Valley - Fred Chamberlin - The Man, The Myth, The Legend.
In this episode of An Idiot’s Guide to Life host Keith Saarloos pays tribute to a true legend of the Santa Ynez Valley, Fred Chamberlin. From his humble beginnings on a family ranch to his groundbreaking work in Silicon…
Episode 2A - Dutch: The Official Ronald Reagan Ranch Wine
Welcome to Episode 2A of An Idiot’s Guide to Wine. I’m Keith Saarloos, and today, we’re diving into something incredibly special—our wine, Dutch, crafted to honor Ronald Reagan and his enduring legacy. This episode is…