A Tale to Tell: Recent Episodes
Don Roberts
A Tale to Tell, hosted by Don Roberts, is a collection of intriguing interviews with friends and acquaintances ranging from professional athletes and musicians to folks battling a serious health condition or addiction. Don's light banter and expressive questions give the listener a fun and entertaining experience, no matter who's telling their story.
Lierin Wilson is the first female to become the Best All-Around Miner in the Silverton, Colorado's Hardrockers Holiday Mining Competition. Growing up in Silverton helps Lierin understand the hard work that is needed to be at the top of the pack. Hear her story about how she trained for the intense drilling, jacking, wheel-barrow pushing, mucking, and spike driving of the Hardrockers and how she keeps fit for her arm-wrestling bouts.
Gaining over 50 pounds of lean muscle doesn’t happen easily - and for Jared Pitroski it was no exception.
Listen to how this skinny 130 pound former pro-cyclist changed gears and became a very strong and healthy 185 pound weight lifter.
Learn what advice Jared has on weight training, optimizing goals, and managing time.
In this podcast, hear how professional boxer Miguel Gallegos climbed up the ranks and find out what keeps him motivated. At 43 years old this ambidextrous, seasoned warrior may be in the best shape of his life. Learn some of his coaching methods for his young students and discover what's next on his agenda.
Teddy Hockenberry tells us about his lifelong career as a musician and how he became The Voice Chevel Shepherd's favorite steel guitar player.
Faith, Family, Football...Fires and Felons?! Pastor Rick Williams has a rich career history because he has been called to help people his whole life. Listen to how his wide range of experiences has guided him along his path to where he is now at Faith Community Church in Durango, CO. Find out his secret to go beyond surviving life into thriving each day.
What keeps you motivated to stay fit? Colorado Hall of Fame Arm wrestler, Charles "Hambone" Hamby likes to win, but he learns more about himself from training hard and, losing (which isn't often). He'll share some of his training secrets and give you a dose of what it takes to persevere on the table, and in life.
Fred Bryant has never taken for granted his career traveling the world to help communities take care of their wildlife. The people, the land, and the animals have enriched his life immensely. Listen to Fred tell his stories about being held at gun-point by terrorists, saving the Florida Panther, and more.
Hall of Fame athlete, renowned Coach of the Year, and beloved veteran teacher, Viki Streets-Thyfault tells us about the incredible support she had during her sports career, and describes how her struggles and choices along the way has helped her pass along valuable words of wisdom to her players and students.
Conquering alcoholism and conquering a boulder can be a very similar quest. Sam Redman accomplishes both. Hear how he landed on his feet, so to speak, by finding his true passion in bouldering.
Football is arguably the ultimate team sport. The life lessons about integrity, sportsmanship and brotherhood help to mold boys into men. Listen to Jordan Woolverton, 3A Player of the Year (2020), and Gage Mestas, leading receiver, describe how the past 10 years of teamwork resulted in the very first outright state football title for Durango High School.
47-year-old Chris Choate tells his story about how he deals with his Parkinson's diagnosis through personal research and by utilizing an incredible team of doctors, personal trainers and nutritionists. Learn how the sport of non-impact boxing has greatly improved his symptoms.
"Mutant" - a human being that possesses a genetic trait called the X-gene which causes the human to develop superhuman powers. (Marvel Comics) Steve Ilg has been featured in top outdoor magazines who have called him one of the greatest multi-sport athletes. At 58 years old, he is continuing to dominate the podium in numerous sports against athletes half his age. You'll find out what he attributes his success to, and hear about some of his interesting stories on the competition trail.
On this premier podcast, listen to Stephanie reveal how she reached a body weight of 362 lbs before making some incredible lifestyle changes in order to lose 192 of those pounds, and how she is able to keep her body at a healthy weight.